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Try doing the tongue exercise again, but this time, sing up into your nose. Think about singing upwards, rather than forwards.

Haha, that's the best way!! 😂 You can use the "Ng" sound, as I'm the word "suNG". This is good for activating the nasal resonance and then you can experiment with how much nasal resonance you use in your singing! 😁

Overnight, your sinuses become somewhat dehydrated. What were doing when we're "activating" the sinus space is twofold. 1. By forcing more of our sound waves around up there, we are EVER SO SLIGHTLY stretching/expanding the nasal space. 2. We are re-engaging the circulation of moisture in our sinuses.

@@henryfrater thanku. I did wonder why my voice improves Very slightly after a little warm up. I'm still a terrible singer. What basic advice would you give to someone who is just starting out, what should correct singing feel like?

Thanks buddy!! =D

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I get frustrated when content creators waste my time like this, I have no intention of being like them.

Thanks buddy, welcome to the vocal world!!! 🌍🤘🤘

Absolutely, accessing your nasal space alleviates some of the stress off of your vocal folds! If you do lip roll exercises, you will strengthen your vocal folds over time so you wont need to rely on this nasal resonance so much, which may be something you'll want to consider if you want to maintain strong chesty vocals for long periods at a time!

Thank you!! I think many people forget this with singing practice, it's a little different to practicing piano or other instruments. Glad you like the British accent 😄😄🇬🇧 You speak a lot of languages then, that's very cool!! 😎

Warm greetings from Oxford, England! 🙌😄

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You're most welcome! Recalling old things is always a good idea!!

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I like you too, you write lovely comments 😄😄🙌

@@henryfrater ...thanks so much, dear friend!!! 💖

I'm not surprised about the SpongeBob laugh. I assume his voice on the whole utilises a high larynx! I've been giving your conceptual idea of the moving larynx some thought and I like your idea of originality, but I don't think it's possible. The larynx is not built with those types of fine motor muscles needed to create that kind of action. You larynx built for slow gradual motions. I suspect if you try to push this, you'll most likely hurt yourself, quickly resulting in laryngitis. I would alternatively look into compression. It's a contemporary vocal style that allows for originality depending on how you conduct it.

@@henryfrater Yes, SpongeBob’s voice does use a high larynx. His laugh requires you to put at least one of your fingertips on your larynx and wiggle it around, usually vertically. I’ve been experimenting with a mobile larynx that doesn’t cause tension, and I have discovered that I can train the larynx to flutter vertically by exercising the muscles under the tongue, but as far as extreme bobbing of the larynx, you’re right to say that it would cause tension. I have heard that this is true unless you incorporate some rocking back and forth into the mix of movements.

Thank you for your kind words, I'll try my best!! Glad I could help 😁

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Whoever told you that singing in the nose was wrong was absolutely RIGHT! The nose is the « false » mask and « placing » the voice there is bad. The true mask is the forehead and you do not place the voice there it simply goes there when the tongue, the larynx and everything else are in the right position. The only split second something goes in the nose is to pronounce the consonants N, M and GN. Otherwise you can plug your nose and it should not affect your singing. Singing in the nose mutes your voice and does not allow the chest voice blossom.

@@marcelbureau2753 Thank you very much 🤗

Hold fire on the comment above. They are speaking the truth, but if you're new to this and you aren't able to access your nasal resonance, you'll struggle immensely to discover how you can use the mask to it's full capability. For now, you should feel your nose vibrate, especially at the back of it. If you are new so utilising the nasal space, you may feel some very strong sensations at the front too of your nose. It's great to hear your exploring your voice, I'd love to hear how you get on!! Check back in with me sometime? I'd be happy to give you further advice!

Here is an example of the placement in the nose: th-cam.com/video/ZIbgZp8d_Is/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4a2zFPcMJVNnJzyK. It does not matter whether you sing classical or pop it illustrates clearly the sound that you get with this placement. It may seem like a good projection but it is not. The voice is not free. It is pushed, pressed, constricted and squeaky. In order to place the voice in the nose you have to sing with a high larynx which is never good. M. Jaroussky seems to love this voice projection and never makes any comment about it. This student has an excellent potential but his vocal technique should be completely rebuilt from scratch. I will let you judge by yourself if this is the kind of sound you want.

You do not need to raise your larynx to create nasal resonance my friend. There are other things we do to engage with the benefits of nasal resonance whilst still maintaing the lush tonal quality, such as soft palate retraction and correct airflow. You may not like how the nasal resonance sounds, but a notable amount of contemporary vocalists use it, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera. It's a creative preference which is something everyone should bare in mind and make up their own minds on.

I appreciate the time you've taken to leave a comment so that the algorithm will boost this video and enable other people to see this poor version of this song 💙💙

@@henryfraterhahaha great response

@@adrienmaivai3105 Almost as good as yours! ❤

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Thank you!! I agree, it's a lovely song 😊

Thanks for the advice! I'll ask Steve, again, to stop kicking me in the balls right before I record a video, that should drop my voice down a few semi-tones!

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Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it! One of my favourite songs this one :)

I am confused and intrigued by this 😂 Was it the weird face I'm pulling that made you click? I hope you're a singer, otherwise this content would have done nothing for you 🤣🤣

Hahaha, cheers 😄❤️

Hey there Frulica 🙌😁 Thank you for your overwhelmingly kind words! Maybe one day, my channel will be big enough I can go full time with content creation 😄 I'm glad my little vocal collection has been able to help you! I tried to keep it as concise as possible which helps, no need for 10min videos on these things 😄 All the best mate!!! 🤘

@@henryfrater i am sure you will. You have it all. Just let the time do it's work, and you do yours. You will see. Mark my words.

That's awesome to hear, thank you!! 😁 I tried to keep these videos accessable, I'm glad I was able to help you out! 🙏

Yes, exactly what I meant in my comment!

Hahaha, cheers mate. Glad I could help :)

Hey there Anthony! I hear you. Isolating and recording your voice with a decent microphone can be interesting because it will highlight areas of your voice that need developing that you can't hear on your own. When you sing live with a backing track or band, it can mask the imperfections of your voice so there is a chance what your recording is no different to how it sounds when you sing live. Alternatively, your brain could be getting confused with the frequency difference between the sound your inner ears are hearing and the sound the headphones are projecting. One exercise that has helped another student of mine exploring a similar situation was, whilst wearing headphones and singing into a mic, play a musical note on a keyboard and try to match that note with your voice. This will hopefully help you calibrate your voice to this new confusing sensation. You can take this exercise one step further by also including a "tuner" plug-in on your vocal channel so you can visually see how accurately you are singing a note! I hope that helps :)

@@henryfrater thanks so much for your reply and very helpful advice....your the best.

Don't worry, this is genuinely one of the trickiest parts about singing, finding a space that you can comfortably experiment with your voice without feeling like your intruding on others. For me when I was growing up, this was one of the music practice rooms in my schools music department :)

Thanks! I was really proud of the harmonies and vocals on this one 🙏😊

Hahaha, thanks Sandra 😄 The Zelda sounds are random fun to put in 🕹️

A "lost art" on the TH-cam platform as of late 😄

@@henryfrater so is singing live and omg, without autotune. I am singing in my Band at the moment, Im ok, but not outstanding, real struggle trying to find a real singer, before even auditions, I simply ask, send me a live recording, its painful

@@songperformer-ot2fu Hahaha, yep! Autotune has become very accessible now! People don't realise that autotune was made as a time saving tool, as studio time can be expensive! It's not meant to be used for people to mislead others pretending that they can sing!

Thank you bud, I told you guys when I left that I was moving onto writing music for video games which I'm doing now! I hope you and everyone are keeping well =)

Oh wow, I've never thought of that scenario. Yes, that makes perfect sense! =D

@@henryfrater cool… Then I am not crazy… At least not because of that weird thing, I got sore throat after singing for a little while but not while playing the clarinet… I am still trying to understand how to use the voice, but I don’t know if I am making too much effort, therefore hurting my vocal cords or if it’s just bad technique… Do you offer online lessons? I mean, glasses, sessions one to one to fix bad habits and give advice?

@@GabrielPerboni It could be a variety of different possibilities regarding why your vocal folds may hurt after your singing session. Too wide a variety for me to define why! When singing, we channel air through our vocal folds to create sound. With the clarinet, the combination of your mouthpiece + reed is taking on that role your vocal folds would do for singing. It makes sense that although the channeling of airflow is a transferable skill from your clarinet to singing, the way you need to use your vocal folds for singing is completely different and will require more attention! I'm afraid I don't currently offer online tuition! But maybe one day. I'll never say never 😄

@@henryfrater Thank you very much! I'm and old musician, but I'm jsut starting on the clarinet and vocals... turns out that 20+ years of guitar/bass playing don't mean that much while singing (;

You can practice a bunch of nasal exercises, or maybe your 'soft palate' is getting in the way and not allowing your sounds to get up into your nasal space! I have a video on 'The Soft Palate' in my vocal collection video series if you need more info on how that works :)

You are most welcome, I'm I could help! 😊

Thank you bud. It's kind words like yours that makes me think I might actually be able to do it. Take care my dude 🙏