Michael Yelverton shares a 5 Vocal Exercises to Help You Sing Gospel Music
                     M I C H A E L Y E L V E R T O N
MICHAEL YELVERTON - 5  
VOCAL EXERCISES TO 
HELP  YOU SING GOSPEL 
MUSIC
MICHAEL YELVERTON
Michael A Yelverton is a good music teacher. His Nic 
 name is Mike Yelverton. Michael Yelverton is an 
Artist  in North Carolina who has served well in the  
community of Wayne and Guilford county as a Band 
 Director, Music Teacher, Choir Director and most of 
all,  a Gospel Artist.
MICHAEL YELVERTON SHARES  
HIS TIPS FOR SINGING GOSPEL 
 MUSIC…
I have always been fascinated with gospel  
music! I spent several years studying Aretha  
Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta  
Tharpe, and other famous gospel singers,  
just so I could get that soulful feel and get  
those cool bluesy licks into my own singing  
style. Here are some tips to help you get  
started with your own gospel journey.
1. BREATHING 
In order toE beX abEleR to ChoIldS yoEurS gospel notes and vocal lines without
gasping for air by the end of the line, it is a good idea to practice breathing  exercises to give 
yourself more control. Singing is, after all, just vibrating
breath! One great exercise is called the “one minute breath.” The full  exercise — which I 
don’t recommend starting with! — is to inhale for 20
seconds, hold your breath for 20 seconds, and then exhale for 20 seconds.
2. VOCAL WARM-
UPS
You’ll want to warm up your voice before working on  your 
gospel song. A nice easy exercise is to sing “mah-  mah-
mah-mah-mah” on a major triad — for women,  perhaps 
start on the G major triad below middle C,  and for men, 
you can start on the C major triad an
octave below middle C. Then you can warm up on
some of the other pure vowel sounds, including “meh-  
meh-meh-meh-meh,” “mee-mee-mee-mee-mee,”
“moh-moh-moh-moh-moh,” and “moo-moo-moo-moo-  
moo.” Work your way down to your lowest note in
half-steps and then back up to your highest note in  
half-steps.
3. CHOOSE YOUR SONG
Next, try singing along with  
several gospel singers whom you  
admire. If you can hit all the notes  
that they are hitting, that is a  great 
song to start with. If you find  a 
singer whose voice is similar to  
yours, then you can learn a bunch  
of her or his s ongs and build your  
gospel repertoire.
4. ISOLATE A 
LICK
Almost every gospel singer out there has some vocal 
tricks  up her sleeve! Take the song “Amazing Grace”, 
for example
— the first “A” might have six or eight or more notes  
associated with it. Mahalia Jackson, on one version of 
the  song, sings the G and A below middle C for six 
notes before  hitting middle C on “-maz.” That is seven 
notes and we  haven’t even finished one word! It is a 
good idea to break  down the entire vocal line and 
practice it slowly at first, until  you can gradually sing it 
note for note with Mahalia or  whomever you enjoy 
singing with.
5. REPEAT, REPEAT, 
AnRy voEcaPl stEyleA woTrth! studying is going to take a large chunk of time to  
really get a feel for its ins and outs. Spend at least a few years studying  
gospel singing — developing your repertoire, your vocal lines, and  
eventually your own personal style — with a singing instructor who  
specializes in the genre.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
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