Created by voice educators and speech and language therapists
Warm up your voice in a minute
One Minute Voice WarmUp is a set of one-minute vocal exercises with video tutorials, created by vocal coaches Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, hosts of the This Is A Voice podcast, for warming up the voice before speaking or singing.
How can I warm up when there is no time?
A warm-up is the first thing dropped when there is no time — and the thing a voice about to speak or sing all day needs most.
Build your own. Pick from breath, tension, tongue and clear speech exercises.
Who wrote the exercises?
The exercises are written, demonstrated and recorded by Vocal Process — Dr Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher, voice coaches on The Voice UK, authors of the book This Is A Voice and hosts of the podcast of the same name. They went through the book’s 99 exercises on the Guardian’s science podcast. Speechtools built the app around their programme; the voice teaching is theirs.
the time it takes to carry out each exercise
- Kayes & Fisher
- wrote, recorded and demonstrated every exercise
How do I choose what to practise?
WarmUp of the weekA ready-made sequence, so there is nothing to choose before starting.
One exercise at a timeEach exercise is a minute, with a diagram and audio to follow.
Who needs a vocal warm-up?
This one is for people whose work depends on their voice lasting, rather than for a clinical population — though therapists use it with clients too.
- Singers and performers
- Warming up before rehearsal or a performance
- Teachers and speakers
- Anyone who uses their voice all day for work
- Call handlers and presenters
- Voices that have to last a full shift
- Voice therapy clients
- Practising warmups between sessions
- Free support
- Help from the team who built it.
- Nothing is recorded
- The app plays exercises to you; it does not listen.
Why warm up before you speak?
- Warming up your voice before you speakWhat a voice warmup is for, who needs one, and how to do a useful one in about a minute.
How do people rate it?
Common questions
How long does a warmup take?
Each exercise runs about a minute. A full weekly warmup is a short sequence of them.
What is in the app?
Exercises in five sections: breath control, releasing tension, tongue exercises, clear speech, and using your voice in a way that holds attention. Each one targets a different part of how a voice is produced.
Is every exercise demonstrated?
Yes. Each one comes with a video tutorial showing how to do it and explaining why it works, so there is no guessing from a written description.
Do I have to choose an exercise every time?
No. There is a new WarmUp of the week ready to start, and you can also combine up to five favourites into a sequence of your own.
Is there a subscription?
No. One Minute Voice WarmUp is a one-off purchase — you buy it once and there is nothing further to pay.
How much does it cost?
The current price is shown on the App Store and Google Play, in your own currency. Follow either badge on this page to see it.
Is the app available in my language?
One Minute Voice WarmUp is in English only. The exercises are demonstrated and recorded in English too.
More questions, and how to set it up: How to use One Minute Voice WarmUp.