Let's laxvox!

You will need: A LAX VOX® tube & a bottle/glass of water. At one end of the LAX VOX® tube, there are three markings at 2, 4, and 6 cm. The deeper the tube is in the water, the higher the water resistance = the higher the training level. Always start at or below the first marking (=1-2cm). Then find the water depth where you can easily and relaxedly laxvox.

1. PREPARATION for Laxvoxing

• Insert the end of the tube with the markings into the water up to or below the first marking. Hold the tube at this height with one hand. The tube must not touch the bottom!
• Place the other end in your mouth between your front teeth and on the relaxed tip of your tongue, gently extending the tongue slightly.
• Gently enclose the tube end with your lips. Keep your cheeks loose and relaxed. Do not bite on the tube!
• Hold the bottle/glass close to your body at chest height.
• Exhale actively first, then let the air flow in passively, keep your abdomen loose, and start bubbling directly. Shoulders and chest remain down, only abdominal movement.
• Relax after each bubble (make a silly face, relax your jaw muscles, and let the air flow in passively).
• Bubble the sound, as before, with a straw into the water.
• Start at a medium pitch and go deeper.
• The higher the pitch, the more intense the training, later go to the vocal limits without straining.

2. Voice

• Speak short and long soft "oohs" (as in "moo") into the tube. Let your cheeks vibrate.
• Say a long "oooo" and vary the pitch. Keep your jaw loose and relaxed. Move your lips forward (pout) and sound long and loud enough.

LAXVOXING FEELS EASY AND RELAXED. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE AN EFFORT.

3. GLISSANDI AND MELODIES for Laxvoxing

• Make glissandi up and down in the tube.
• Sing simple melodies into the tube (e.g., "Happy Birthday", "Brother John"). Test what changes when you push the tube deeper into the water.

4. PRACTICE WITHOUT THE TUBE

• Slowly remove the tube from the water while singing. Keep all other settings.
• Practice with the tube in the water and then slowly remove it from your mouth. Otherwise, do not change anything!
• Then practice without the tube saying "oohs" and humming "mmmm".

5. TRANSFER TO SPEAKING

• Count from 1-10 with the tube and then without the tube, say the days of the week with the tube and then without the tube, speak short sentences with the tube and then without the tube. Read a text aloud with the tube and then without the tube.

It doesn't feel right? This is how Laxvoxing works