Nee-Ahh Eee, This is my very favorite voice exercise EVER! It doesn’t really have a name but I would just call it “Nee-Ahh Eee”. You sing Nee-Ahh Eee-Ahh Eee on 5 8 5 3 1 of a chord with each syllable on a note (This should be very legato and between the first Nee and Ahh very connected.) I usually start at the base of my range and work upwards by half-steps or whole-steps until I reach the top of my range depending on what is happening in my voice and what I want to focus on (which is usually the transition from head to chest and then the middle-ish high part of my range to high). While I primarily use this exercise to focus on finding resonant, supported, and jaw released high notes, I also use it to work on a seamless transition between my chest and head voice. I seriously love this exercise so much. Because of this exercise, I learned what supporting high notes should feel like. I use it every time I have a hard time finding an easy place for my voice up high.
Whee oh wee
One of my other favorite exercises is called “Whee-oh wee”. It goes 5 3 4 2 3 1 2 7 1 or on solfege, Sol Mi Fa Re Mi Do Re Ti Do. The words/sound are Whee oh wee oh wee oh wee oh wee with one syllable on each note. Usually I start in the middle of my range and go up a few half-steps or will start a little higher and work down a couple half-steps. The goal of this exercise is to help find as much resonance as possible and to let both the ee and the oh sit in the same place. Commonly, the ee will be to bright or the oh vowel too dark (at least for me). However if the student can find a good balance this exercise can be magical and help not only “oh” but everything else sit in a really resonant place.
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