Love it! This is why a scales vs songs debate is a confused debate. Its not about what series of notes you're vocalizing with, its about the coordination you're using to vocalize. Exercises are means to obtain a coordination not a random noise you do on a scale to learn the scale. The exercises can be done with any notes as long as they are done correctly. Learning scales is not the point, learning efficient coordination is.
Absolutely 1000 percent correct. Get this figured out, and the rest will fall into place. Don’t learn this fact and spend a lifetime chasing performance and technique issues. If you’re an experienced singer and still struggling, strip it down to the very basic of phonation and check to see that the mechanics are functioning correctly. Without this, all else is wasted. This may be the single most important vocal instruction video I have ever seen. Seriously, start here people.
I’ve been singing my entire life. Been in many bands, toured, recorded with some of the best producers for my style....it all came natural and I didn’t have to work for it at all. I never developed my full capability but didn’t need it for what I was doing. Then, taking some time off and returning my voice wasn’t were it usually was and I began to grasp at the upper register. I was able to squeeze the wrong muscles for a while and could make the notes although they didn’t sound good. It got so bad that I pretty much lost my head voice completely. For me I knew the notes I used to hit with no problem so I thought I just needed to try a little harder. I mean we’re talking strangulating constriction here. Thank god that I have found others that have experienced the same thing and have shared their experience. You’ve been and continue to be a shining example of someone that has never given up no matter how great the obstacle seems. I feel that whatever I have now and in the future will have been earned though my focus determination and will. And that makes it so much more precious.
I've tried to teach a friend about proper chord closure and being able to sense and feel when enough of the right stuff is going on but it's so damned hard and he' gets frustrated and can't be bothered. I used various exercises, including having him talk in a very 'sing-song' expressive French, as he's multilingual. He makes the right sounds and does what needs to be done with certain parts of the way the French is spoken, but even getting him to home in on those specific moments results in difficulty. I have a chronic health condition and as a part of it I suffer from permanent laryngitis. No one knows why, but it's always there, under inspection, and it makes phonation much harder than it should be. Over years I basically learnt what you're talking about, in this video, as a way of simply being able to talk and eventually sing a little, even though consistency of the singing voice isn't exactly great and my range is quite poor (plus talking/singing can be quite painful at times). Still the point stands, before learning how to do this I could barely speak and singing was just impossible. With good chord closure, the ability to recognise how much is needed for the task at hand, the ability to dynamically alter it and therefore being able to provide just enough closure for efficient phonation, results in far FAR less stress on the vocal chords and your instrument in general. Both too much and too little closure are issues, although too much is rare and usually the result of someone attempting to compensate for something pathological, or simply terrible technique/a pathology in and of itself. Too little, or not having a good sense of closure results in all sorts of problems, from a lack of natural vibrato, lack of a crisp clean sound, lack of vocal efficiency (excessively breathy tone), going prematurely hoarse, pitch issues, a lack of range and a general inability to be able to sing in different registers effectively and to be able to coordinate between them. I'm like, if I could get my friend to be able to recognise this, and actually be able to do it, almost all of his problems would go away. For me it was like a light-bulb moment, I suppose a little like if/when you've ever taught yourself to be able to raise one eyebrow at a time. You look in a mirror, whilst trying to do it, and then it happens and you become aware of a specific muscle group, then you can raise it without a problem. This happened to me for my vocal chords when I was playing around with trying to make different sounds and everything changed literally over night. That moment when I became aware of the muscles that directly controlled what I was looking for and boom, I finally started making real progress towards singing and just being able to speak at the time. If any proof is needed as to the importance of being able to do this I'm a living example. Where before I could barely speak, let alone sing and now I can do both within the limitations of my health condition.
A great explanation. I'm at this point in singing. It was a big eye opener after getting mixed. I still have to warm up to get it. I think the reason why people don't get it is because if the mouth and that it mirrors the vocal folds.
Enjoyed your insightful analysis...I believe you are correct that great signing requires both technical ability in conjunction w/ artistic flair...focusing on style alone may assist w/ sounding "good" when you are at your best but can be a disadvantage when singing during fatigue or sickness.
Love your videos! Esp the George Michaels one. Do you mind if I tell you the background music is distracting so long like this? Esp when you riff & do scales over it.
Twang technique? There is "country twang," but I don't think that's what you are referring to, is it? Otherwise, the "twanger" is what some people call the the AES muscle, which is not used by a lot of pop vocalists, perhaps most. They instead over-adduct the vocal cords, probably because it's easier to do that. I found that it took more than a year for me to develop my AES, and then I had to learn how to control it. If I sing as a traditional crooner, for example, I have to ease off, but if I wanted to sing that Grinch Stole Christmas song I'd really squeeze it tight to get that sound. Otherwise, it's somewhere in the middle and I don't think much about it. I'd say it is important in classical technique especially, but it can also help avoid straining the vocal cords if you tend to over-adduct. My blog is at learningtosing.wordpress.com and I intend to publish a post on this subject because I have been seeing more questions about it lately.
Man, thanks for the live and authentic views on the topic, but I don't think that information is enough in a video, meaning that apparent aiming at some laid-back feeling didn't quite work and at least for me the visual here was quite unpleasant.
Hi coach, can I ask you to react to a new one for us? Henry Huo(also call Huozun/霍尊)'s from the Singer 2018. He can completely switch his voice in a second , sounds like different persons living in one body. want to see you analyze this kind of vocal technology. Thank you coach😊
Great techniques but No Brett is NOT GOD only a man, neither does the information he learned make him one! All Praises to AHAYAH (GOD) Ba Hasham YASHAYA (CHRIST), WA RAACH (HOLY SPIRIT)!
Love it! This is why a scales vs songs debate is a confused debate. Its not about what series of notes you're vocalizing with, its about the coordination you're using to vocalize. Exercises are means to obtain a coordination not a random noise you do on a scale to learn the scale. The exercises can be done with any notes as long as they are done correctly. Learning scales is not the point, learning efficient coordination is.
This comment is so on point, have pinned it!
Awesome!! Thanks!!
Carl... you are too kind brother. I'm grateful for our friendship.
Hey Brett only just got this, hope you're well dude, stay safe during these very difficult times 👍🏻
Absolutely 1000 percent correct.
Get this figured out, and the rest will fall into place.
Don’t learn this fact and spend a lifetime chasing performance and technique issues.
If you’re an experienced singer and still struggling, strip it down to the very basic of phonation and check to see that the mechanics are functioning correctly. Without this, all else is wasted.
This may be the single most important vocal instruction video I have ever seen.
Seriously, start here people.
Thank you for thoughts! its very useful!
I’ve been singing my entire life. Been in many bands, toured, recorded with some of the best producers for my style....it all came natural and I didn’t have to work for it at all. I never developed my full capability but didn’t need it for what I was doing.
Then, taking some time off and returning my voice wasn’t were it usually was and I began to grasp at the upper register. I was able to squeeze the wrong muscles for a while and could make the notes although they didn’t sound good. It got so bad that I pretty much lost my head voice completely. For me I knew the notes I used to hit with no problem so I thought I just needed to try a little harder.
I mean we’re talking strangulating constriction here. Thank god that I have found others that have experienced the same thing and have shared their experience.
You’ve been and continue to be a shining example of someone that has never given up no matter how great the obstacle seems. I feel that whatever I have now and in the future will have been earned though my focus determination and will. And that makes it so much more precious.
I've tried to teach a friend about proper chord closure and being able to sense and feel when enough of the right stuff is going on but it's so damned hard and he' gets frustrated and can't be bothered.
I used various exercises, including having him talk in a very 'sing-song' expressive French, as he's multilingual. He makes the right sounds and does what needs to be done with certain parts of the way the French is spoken, but even getting him to home in on those specific moments results in difficulty.
I have a chronic health condition and as a part of it I suffer from permanent laryngitis. No one knows why, but it's always there, under inspection, and it makes phonation much harder than it should be. Over years I basically learnt what you're talking about, in this video, as a way of simply being able to talk and eventually sing a little, even though consistency of the singing voice isn't exactly great and my range is quite poor (plus talking/singing can be quite painful at times).
Still the point stands, before learning how to do this I could barely speak and singing was just impossible.
With good chord closure, the ability to recognise how much is needed for the task at hand, the ability to dynamically alter it and therefore being able to provide just enough closure for efficient phonation, results in far FAR less stress on the vocal chords and your instrument in general.
Both too much and too little closure are issues, although too much is rare and usually the result of someone attempting to compensate for something pathological, or simply terrible technique/a pathology in and of itself. Too little, or not having a good sense of closure results in all sorts of problems, from a lack of natural vibrato, lack of a crisp clean sound, lack of vocal efficiency (excessively breathy tone), going prematurely hoarse, pitch issues, a lack of range and a general inability to be able to sing in different registers effectively and to be able to coordinate between them.
I'm like, if I could get my friend to be able to recognise this, and actually be able to do it, almost all of his problems would go away. For me it was like a light-bulb moment, I suppose a little like if/when you've ever taught yourself to be able to raise one eyebrow at a time. You look in a mirror, whilst trying to do it, and then it happens and you become aware of a specific muscle group, then you can raise it without a problem. This happened to me for my vocal chords when I was playing around with trying to make different sounds and everything changed literally over night. That moment when I became aware of the muscles that directly controlled what I was looking for and boom, I finally started making real progress towards singing and just being able to speak at the time.
If any proof is needed as to the importance of being able to do this I'm a living example. Where before I could barely speak, let alone sing and now I can do both within the limitations of my health condition.
Great ideas
I thank you
I love it! Natural singers are efficient
A great explanation. I'm at this point in singing. It was a big eye opener after getting mixed. I still have to warm up to get it. I think the reason why people don't get it is because if the mouth and that it mirrors the vocal folds.
This is SO HELPFUL! Thank you SO MUCH!!! Finally, someone understands my problem!!!
I love Brett manning as a coach...but my fav is Eric Arceneaux....have both of their programs
:)
Great content! Thank you Carl 🙌🏻😊
thank you for watching!
A great chanel, man! Please, don't stop doing this great job for us! Your lessons are very useful!!!! Hello from Moldova and sorry for my english
I have a new channel, th-cam.com/channels/ptWfm6ZZ5rRfvycLEYqqfw.html
Enjoyed your insightful analysis...I believe you are correct that great signing requires both technical ability in conjunction w/ artistic flair...focusing on style alone may assist w/ sounding "good" when you are at your best but can be a disadvantage when singing during fatigue or sickness.
:)
5:18, was that falseto?
Yes
Brett Manning or Justin Stoney?
Stoney
check out Dr. Dan voice essentials. some interesting info. plus he's articulate and to the point. Nice work, Carl
Justin Stoney is better hands down in all areas.
Come on are people really even making the comparison, Brett is KING.
Wow. This is confusing.
Can people provide some basis to put forward their arguement?
Love your videos! Esp the George Michaels one. Do you mind if I tell you the background music is distracting so long like this? Esp when you riff & do scales over it.
make a video about vocal TWANG technique please .
Twang technique? There is "country twang," but I don't think that's what you are referring to, is it? Otherwise, the "twanger" is what some people call the the AES muscle, which is not used by a lot of pop vocalists, perhaps most. They instead over-adduct the vocal cords, probably because it's easier to do that. I found that it took more than a year for me to develop my AES, and then I had to learn how to control it. If I sing as a traditional crooner, for example, I have to ease off, but if I wanted to sing that Grinch Stole Christmas song I'd really squeeze it tight to get that sound. Otherwise, it's somewhere in the middle and I don't think much about it. I'd say it is important in classical technique especially, but it can also help avoid straining the vocal cords if you tend to over-adduct. My blog is at learningtosing.wordpress.com and I intend to publish a post on this subject because I have been seeing more questions about it lately.
I don't know what twang is :)
Okay I published that post I promised about the "twanger:"
learningtosing.wordpress.com
Carl how do you structure your Skype lessons
Man, thanks for the live and authentic views on the topic, but I don't think that information is enough in a video, meaning that apparent aiming at some laid-back feeling didn't quite work and at least for me the visual here was quite unpleasant.
Yeah it is all about learning right kind of sqeeuze 👍👍
@Devon Hawkins-Anderson you can call it anything but end result should me same.
Hi coach, can I ask you to react to a new one for us? Henry Huo(also call Huozun/霍尊)'s from the Singer 2018. He can completely switch his voice in a second , sounds like different persons living in one body. want to see you analyze this kind of vocal technology. Thank you coach😊
more reactions coming soon
Carl John Franz That’s very appreciated. Expecting your new reactions coach👏👏
What's your view on Tristan "the Maestro" Paredes view that mixed voice is just head voice with twang (and forward placement)?
'mix voice' is just bullshit terminology like all of it, non of it matters apart from skill level and execution.
Argh OK.....thanks for that.
no silly you are god
Great techniques but No Brett is NOT GOD only a man, neither does the information he learned make him one! All Praises to AHAYAH (GOD) Ba Hasham YASHAYA (CHRIST), WA RAACH (HOLY SPIRIT)!