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However, we have to stay young at heart in order for us to face the world with a happy face against all the challenges in life.

Our brain is the main processing unit which helps to give orders to other parts of the body to perform the tasks that we want to achieve in our daily lives. It is very important for us to keep our brain active so that it will not be aging at a rapid rate. Research has shown that if our mind is not constantly working actively, it may have a chance of aging at a faster rate compared to those who practice to keep their mind active through simple mind exercises. There are plenty of ways to keep our mind active such as playing strategy board games, singing songs, playing mahjong (a game that let you think of ways to win your opponents) and more.

Nowadays people tends to work very hard and by the time they reach home, they do not have the mood to play strategy games which need them to think as they felt that they should be resting their mind or relax on the couch to watch their favourite television shows. I personally tend to fall into this particular categories when I started my working life and it makes me feel that the life is so boring as we keep on doing the same thing over and over again by repeating the same sequence daily.

Through reading books, I have realised that we should practice to keep our mind active so that it will not be dying. We should frequently try out new stuff in order to keep our brain active and personally, I have try this simple exercises on funny tongue twisters and I felt that I should share it with everyone. Give it a try by reading it out loudly and see whether you will get your tongue twisted.

------ No. 1 The World Famous Peter Piper ------

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

------ No. 2 Do You Understand? ------

If you understand, say "understand". If you don't understand, say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't understand". How do I understand that you understand? Understand!

------ No. 3 How I Wish? ------

I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

------ No. 4 A Sailor Went To Sea or See? ------

A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he could see was sea, sea, sea.

------ No. 5 Purple Paper People ------

Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People

------ No. 6 Witches or Watches? ------

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

------ No. 7 A Thought ------

I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.

------ No. 8 A Fellow ------

Once a fellow met a fellow in a field of beans. Said a fellow to a fellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, can a fellow tell a fellow what a fellow means?"

------ No. 9 Inside Or Outside? ------

Mr Inside went over to see Mr Outside. Mr Inside stood outside and called to Mr Outside inside. Mr Outside answered Mr Inside from inside and Told Mr Inside to come inside. Mr Inside said "NO", and told Mr Outside to come outside. Mr Outside and Mr Inside argued from inside and outside about going outside or coming inside. Finally, Mr Outside coaxed Mr Inside to come inside, then both Mr Outside and Mr Inside went outside to the riverside.

------ No. 10 Sounding a Sound ------

Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.

How do you feel after reading it aloud? Do you feel that your brain starts to feel refresh after reading it aloud? Try to do this simple exercise with a friend or your family members and you will greatly feel the effects on your mind.

If you have not start doing it yet, give it a try, nothing to lose! Hope you enjoy my sharing with you and do share with your friends about this simple exercises that anyone can do.

Cheers
Javier

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It is imperative for beginners as well as accomplished singers to incorporate vocal warm up exercises in their daily singing routine. Most singers and instructors are well aware of the benefits associated with vocal warm up exercises such as improvement in voice strength and quality and the removal of muscle tension. For the warm up exercises to be effective they should be done for at least 20 minutes. Before you start the warm up exercises you should hydrate and moisturize the vocal chords by drinking ample of water.

Vocal warm up exercises help to condition the voice producing organs by augmenting the blood flow to them. It is important to relax yourself mentally and physically before starting the warm up exercises. Follow the relaxation exercises with techniques that increase breath control, improve pitch range and help in increasing vocal strength. It is not unusual to start enjoying certain warm up exercises and form a routine incorporating them.

However in the beginning it is important for you to discuss the warm up exercises with your teacher and ask him/her to chalk out a plan for you. While there isn't an ideal set of warm up exercises some will work better for you than the others. As a thumb rule, warm up exercises should progress gradually from the mid ranges to the extremes. There are many books and online programs that provide a wealth of information on the topic. However, if you can, seek help from a voice professional to develop your own personalized set of vocal warm up exercises.

Below is a list of popular exercises:

Yawning Sighing: Inhale slowly on a yawn keeping your jaw, tongue and shoulders relaxed and exhale out vocally.

The Hmmm Exercise: Make the hmmm sound at a comfortable pitch half way through the exhaled breath change the sound to aaahh.

The Straw Technique: You should start by inhaling as you yawn but purse your lips together to breathe out through the straw.

The 'huh' exhalation: To begin with,  breathe in deeply feeling your chest and diaphragm expand to the maximum capacity and then exhale sharply by clenching the abdominal muscles and breathing out with an audible 'huh' sound.

Vowel Sounds: A good exercise to relax the jaw and to improve pitch range is to sing various combinations of consonant and vowel sounds at different scales ranging from low to high and vice versa.

Tongue Twisters: Another way is to use common tongue twisters like 'she sells sea shells on the sea shore'. The aim while performing this exercise should be to avoid tension in the articulators ( tongue, palate, lip and throat). You can then try to experiment with different pitch levels.

Listed below are a few of the benefits associated with warm up exercises:

* Helps to improve stamina
* Improves the vocal range
* Is important for mental and physical well being
* Increases voice control
* Improves Breath control
* Helps to prepare articulators for singing to avoid damage
* Vocal Strength is augmented

There is no disputing the fact that vocal warm up exercises are necessary to keep your voice and speech organs in the best condition.

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My name is Pamela C Smith. I have been a professional singer for 15 years, and a singing teacher for 10.

I currently write for several singing related websites including my own. If you'd like more quality information and professional advice about learning how to sing, please visit: Vocal Warm Up Exercises

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C. J. KARTHIK's Article on Tongue Twisters.

Tongue Twisters & Its Purpose

 Introduction

Tongue Twisters are nothing but a group of words (either complicated or difficult to pronounce at that particular point of time), which are exclusively meant for practicing the pronunciation and to gain fluency in the language. It should also be noted that, the tongue twisters are neither grammatically correct nor meaningful. It's just a tool to practice proper pronunciation and to get fluency in the language. The difficulty in pronouncing words differs from person to person. One may find difficult to pronounce F FA FI PA P sounds. Another may find difficulty in L LA RA R RU RO sounds. Keeping it in mind, the following tongue twisters are designed and well tested on more than 40 students from different background.

One can improve his/her pronunciation and fluency, by practicing the following tongue twisters. Further these tongue twisters are helpful in minimizing MTI/VLI (Mother tongue influence/Vernacular Language Influence).

Procedure

It's advised to practice the following tongue twisters (without making any changes) continuously 8 to 10 times, for a minimum period of 3 to 4 months to get adequate fluency in English. It's better to follow the following techniques while practicing the tongue twisters.

The duration of practice is 8 to 10 times a day for a minimum period of 3 to 4 months.

First time read slowly and 2nd time read as fast as you can.

Next time, put a chocolate or a piece of banana in the center of mouth and read it like as if you're speaking secret, shouting, quarreling, telling some happy news etc. In this method one's voice modulation will also be improved.

Caution: While practicing this method, one may face the problem of saliva or vomiting sensation in the beginning stage. Just ignore it & go ahead with your practice.

Tongue Twisters

1. Ape cake grape cake ape cake grape cake ape ape grape cake grape grape ape cake.

2. Peter Pass the pink purse peace please, Peter Pass the pink purse peace please.

3. Fifteen filthy flying foxes fifteen filthy flying foxes.

4. Expect except expert exclusively excludes excuse excel exams excess exercise.

 5. The quick quake quits asking quick quadratic questions after earthquake.

6. Fantastic fish fried fresh, fresh fried fantastic fish, fried fantastic fish, fine fish fantastic fresh fried.

7.  Top chop stop stock stick, shops stocks chops top sticks.

8. She sells sea shells on the southern side of the south sea shore.

9. Poet Peter piper picked a pickle prepared by pepper packed in a pink paper but not in a proper paper.

10.  Loyal lorry yellow lorry royal lorry loyal yellow royal lorry.

11.  Royal ruler rules rural loyal road roller rural royal road roller looses royal loyal rural ruler.

12.  She sees sixth Cieoro Cieasor's sister's sixty sixth short shape sharp scissors.

13.  Affected association of affection after afraid as affairs affidavits affiliated.

14.  Once obstruction obliged an obligation occurred on obvious ocean of occupation.

15.  Selfish shark selected several strategy shall shared slightly on a shouting sheep.

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