Timo, this is great stuff. The intervals in the yawning position reminds me of an exercise i was given by a local vocal coach years ago. The exercise involved using thumb and index finger to push the jaw open, and then singing "la ga la ga la ga la ga la" over small intervals without allowing the jaw to close. It's a little like sticking the tongue out while yawning. Does that sound familiar and does that sound like something that would accomplish what you're suggesting?
Hi! Thanks for the knowledge you share with us. How many times a day, and how many minutes or hours, we need to practice this routine to be effective? thank you.
Hi! You are welcome! 😀 I'm talking about that in this video: th-cam.com/video/AHMDoJUW82M/w-d-xo.html All of these 3 exercises combined shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes!
In order for people to take you seriously, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to sing using the methods that you teach. Make some videos of you singing songs showing your vocal abilities, including range.
What do you mean by "don't use air pressure." If I inhale and then tighten or lift my stomach upon exhale, am I using air pressure? Can you do a video on no using air pressure and show us what you do. Many Thanks!
I'm planning to upload a video about it soon! 😀 But to already give you an answer upfront: We don't want to engage the stomach when we sing. For most people, any tightness results to using air pressure when singing You can experience the extreme version of air pressure when you are lifting a very heavy object (internal air pressure without release) or inflating a balloon (pressure is released through blowing). We can use specific muscles to make sure that we don't need air pressure to increase pitch and this way your range will grow immensely without straining. But it takes training and time to get there. I will go into greater detail in the upcoming video! Thank you for your question!😀
Good for me to watch-helps. Thank You! You don't mention tongue position for these exercises. It looks like tour tongue is touching inside upper teeth. Lightly touching? (of course not meaning the part where tongue stretching outside). Hope to hear back …wo i can try exercises properly. Lovely high notes at the beginning, btw.
You are welcome! I talk about the tongue position that I am using in this video here: th-cam.com/video/vZGJ6Gx2EPs/w-d-xo.html Feel free to check it out 😀
I'm going to try this. I do have a question, though - there are times when I want the sound of falsetto, even if at some point my abilities with "adding chest" into it (as my singing teacher calls it) allow me to access a higher pitch eventually. It sounds like you're advocating never using falsetto? Because I think that would not work for me - I really feel that I need to have the option. I'm gender non-conforming and there are times when I want to produce a more feminine sound, and falsetto is ideal for that. Thanks for the information - it's very good to understand what's going on with regards my vocal anatomy, and this and some other of your videos have been great for this!
Hi there, thank you for your comment! I’m glad I could help you understanding more about voice anatomy with my videos. I would definitely recommend to use falsetto as sparsely as possible, since it has a greater risk of injury and hinders optimal voice growth. I understand your situation. With a well trained head voice, you can create a very similar sound to falsetto. Head voice has a very similar sound for both men and women, when done properly. So maybe, this could be something interesting for you to check out. Thanks to your comment, I realised that I don’t really think of feminine or masculine sounds, and I rather think of it as darker/brighter and softer/more metallic. This way everyone gains a wider range of different sounds, without having to conform to a gender.
@@timoparker Thanks for your reply! I just reviewed your video on the difference between falsetto and head voice, and I noticed that you said falsetto is a quiet sound. That's not the sound that I am making - it's actually quite loud and not breathy at all (I can make the breathy sound with low breath support but I usually use high breath support and apply compression to the vocal folds). So perhaps it is people using different terms - I've heard reinforced falsetto used to describe the tone I am talking about, and it is difficult to lower the volume of it; you said in that video that this can be achieved if practised slowly, which is suggestive that it is the tone that you call head voice. Yet I do believe it is distinct from using the entire mechanism which also has CT involvement; I think if I involve CT, I can't get as high in pitch, though that is slowly getting better. When you are geared up for it, I might book a session or two with you so that we can explore what's actually going on. There are so many conflicting accounts on the internet about head voice and falsetto that it is really hard to know what's going on!
I'm currently working on my website, where you'll be able to book classes with me. I can't really give you personalised feedback without hearing your voice. In the about page you can find my contact, if you email me there I can send you the link once everything is online.😀
@@robynroxReinforced falsetto is a fake term, it’s just head voice. It’s a really unnecessary added term for that range. Falsetto is just the breathy quality of that range and head voice is taking the breathiness out of it.
Dear vocal couch; high notes are " high notes"; very high notes; are " very high notes.. and extremely high notes, as yours; mean " extremely high notes..or Dimash... Oh! Could you explain to me why not only don' t you use " falsetto" but even being untrain from it. I know contratenors and sopranos turn the position to " falsetto to obtain high notes ; Jaroussky; Andreas Sholl; and many sopranos...Im " fan" of th 2:012:01 em. you have a good knowledge, thanks I like your explanation, planned, didactic😅 and sure; what about " apoggio" you use body, lifting arms, what is it for??? how do you use to reach high notes. Thanks in advance. 4:122:01
Hi Laura, thanks for your comment and all your great questions.😀 I explain in this video why I don't recommend using falsetto: th-cam.com/video/Ac9l51edyBc/w-d-xo.html I lifted my arms in this case to stretch my body to signalise it that it can be relaxed and that it doesn't have to tense up and close down. Depending on the day, movement can be your best friend to release tension. On this day I apparently needed it 😀
You can gain around 4 octaves with this kind of training/singing. Maybe this video can give you an idea about practice frequency: th-cam.com/video/mSclK69wUK8/w-d-xo.html
Vocal vocabulary can be be weird sometimes.. you said don't use falsetto yet clearly your high note was pure falsetto 😂. But for the way you explain I guess you'll answer my question with "that was head voice not falsetto" which I can understand. The method of focusing on low larynx has been there forever even the recent SLS methodology utilize it a lot . But honestly the "Strengthen the muscle" part is not covered in most of the vocal methods and if it's true I guess it's a good new way to look at these exercises.
Hi there! Based on my definition I am using head voice in this video and not falsetto. I made a separate video about the difference between the two. Feel free to check it out here: th-cam.com/video/Ac9l51edyBc/w-d-xo.html
Very interesting haven’t heard it explained this way. What do you mean by not using air pressure for falsetto. I tried to find it but not sure what video it is in
I'm talking about avoiding air pressure and falsetto in this video: th-cam.com/video/IfMdWZ7C40g/w-d-xo.html You can also find more detailed information in my playlist "voice anatomy basics" (th-cam.com/video/IfMdWZ7C40g/w-d-xo.html)
I have noticed a little bit of pain when yawning and sticking my tongue out at the bass of my tongue. Not like a sharp pain, but more like a sore muscle pain. I am assuming this is muscle tension from my swallowing muscles that needs to be released?
That’s completely normal. It can be a little intense in the beginning when you start stretching the swallowing muscle. It is literally the same thing when you stretch any other muscle in your body that is very stiff. If it’s too intense just start with yawning without sticking out your tongue for while. With this you also stretch the swallowing muscle but just a little less.
@@timoparker I have been trying to fully stretch it by moving my tongue left to right. The pain seems to have decreased so I think I am on the right path. Also it think the soreness on the right part of tongue correlates more with the right part of my tongue being more raised when I sing.
I find the yawn/soft sound is great for light singing, but doesn’t translate well to actual singing. Do you have any clips where you actually sing out and can show how it relates to singing songs?
yes totally! 😀 It makes it even harder to keep your thyroid cartilage in a lower position, so I would just make sure that it doesn't creep all the way up to the top. It's like training with heavier weights. When you stick your tongue all the way out you can't use the sternohyoid muscle that can forcefully push the thyroid cartilage down. Some people mistake the feeling of engaging this muscle for a yawny sound instead of the yawning muscle. This could be the reason why it feels better for you, because with the tongue out you are actually forced to solely engage the yawning muscle. I sometimes do that with my students, so they can feel the difference. Good job coming up with this by yourself ! 🙌
I do not know how to practise this. I hear you doing a thinner more airy sound and can imitate that but I dpn't know if that is widening the thyroid or if I'm just using air.
If you can get lower in volume without your voice breaking away, it is likely that the thyroid cartilage is active. If the voice cracks (and the sound of your voice changes dramatically) as soon as you get lower in volume it is an indication that you were using air pressure!
Hi Timo. If i yawn and then do a vocal fry. The high notes can be effortless but it's not the same mechanism because something is tighter in the throat. Try a fry and see if you know what I mean. And should I not do it to achieve higher notes or is it ok
Hi there, I wouldn't recommend using vocal fry when you yawn and in general when you practice. I don't know what exactly you are doing, but I would always try to avoid any kind of compression or tightness when you sing. If the higher notes don't come out yet don't force them and start from a lower comfy note and focus on staying relaxed & "yawny ".
@@timoparker many TH-cam coaches are using fry for the higher notes . Like a creaky door. They are rock singers. It more edgy singing . Can I supply a link to a rock singer infield many times . He does a trick voice that's had immense power and he does it easily and plays 4 gigs a week . He never blows his voice. He uses it in high powerful songs. It's freakish. I will link in another comment to get your thoughts. He has a deep voice and uses the trick with a different section of his voice. Werid stuff. It's a high amd low note at once
@@timoparker th-cam.com/video/iAvQJxm_QEo/w-d-xo.html He changes to the freak voice on the words. " nother man" and " get away" Live is way better and much power. Like he does sweet child of mine and does it at the end . The whole roof blows off the pub lol
Brilliant . I have never heard the anatomy explained this way. Incredibly interesting and helpful!
Thank you! I’m glad it helped 🙌🏻
Chris Liepe also does a great job explaining how things should feel when you are singing.
I'm adding yawning to my exercises on long car drives! 🙂
Yeah good one. Just make sure you stay awake and alert while driving! 😊
Thanks for all the time and information you've invested in these videos, Timo! High five.
Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it! :)
You explain things so clearly and you have a lot of knowledge of anatomy. Thank you!
Thank you so much! 🙌
Very informative and helpful
Thank you for the video
I‘m happy to hear that! Thank you ☺️
Timo, this is great stuff. The intervals in the yawning position reminds me of an exercise i was given by a local vocal coach years ago. The exercise involved using thumb and index finger to push the jaw open, and then singing "la ga la ga la ga la ga la" over small intervals without allowing the jaw to close. It's a little like sticking the tongue out while yawning. Does that sound familiar and does that sound like something that would accomplish what you're suggesting?
Thank you for your comment! Not sure, I would need to hear/see it to give any feedback on that. 🙌
Yaaaaaaaahhhhh! Go Timo, GO! 😃
Thank you Voba! ❤️🙌🏻
Hi! Thanks for the knowledge you share with us. How many times a day, and how many minutes or hours, we need to practice this routine to be effective? thank you.
Hi! You are welcome! 😀 I'm talking about that in this video: th-cam.com/video/AHMDoJUW82M/w-d-xo.html
All of these 3 exercises combined shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes!
@@timoparker thanks!
You are awesome 😎
Thank you! 😊 Right back at ya!
In order for people to take you seriously, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to sing using the methods that you teach. Make some videos of you singing songs showing your vocal abilities, including range.
Thanks for the advice! ☺️
Thanks 🙏
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What do you mean by "don't use air pressure." If I inhale and then tighten or lift my stomach upon exhale, am I using air pressure? Can you do a video on no using air pressure and show us what you do. Many Thanks!
I'm planning to upload a video about it soon! 😀
But to already give you an answer upfront:
We don't want to engage the stomach when we sing. For most people, any tightness results to using air pressure when singing
You can experience the extreme version of air pressure when you are lifting a very heavy object (internal air pressure without release) or inflating a balloon (pressure is released through blowing).
We can use specific muscles to make sure that we don't need air pressure to increase pitch and this way your range will grow immensely without straining. But it takes training and time to get there. I will go into greater detail in the upcoming video!
Thank you for your question!😀
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Good for me to watch-helps. Thank You! You don't mention tongue position for these exercises. It looks like tour tongue is touching inside upper teeth. Lightly touching?
(of course not meaning the part where tongue stretching outside).
Hope to hear back …wo i can try exercises properly.
Lovely high notes at the beginning, btw.
You are welcome! I talk about the tongue position that I am using in this video here:
th-cam.com/video/vZGJ6Gx2EPs/w-d-xo.html
Feel free to check it out 😀
I'm going to try this. I do have a question, though - there are times when I want the sound of falsetto, even if at some point my abilities with "adding chest" into it (as my singing teacher calls it) allow me to access a higher pitch eventually.
It sounds like you're advocating never using falsetto? Because I think that would not work for me - I really feel that I need to have the option. I'm gender non-conforming and there are times when I want to produce a more feminine sound, and falsetto is ideal for that.
Thanks for the information - it's very good to understand what's going on with regards my vocal anatomy, and this and some other of your videos have been great for this!
Hi there, thank you for your comment! I’m glad I could help you understanding more about voice anatomy with my videos.
I would definitely recommend to use falsetto as sparsely as possible, since it has a greater risk of injury and hinders optimal voice growth.
I understand your situation. With a well trained head voice, you can create a very similar sound to falsetto. Head voice has a very similar sound for both men and women, when done properly. So maybe, this could be something interesting for you to check out.
Thanks to your comment, I realised that I don’t really think of feminine or masculine sounds, and I rather think of it as darker/brighter and softer/more metallic. This way everyone gains a wider range of different sounds, without having to conform to a gender.
@@timoparker Thanks for your reply!
I just reviewed your video on the difference between falsetto and head voice, and I noticed that you said falsetto is a quiet sound. That's not the sound that I am making - it's actually quite loud and not breathy at all (I can make the breathy sound with low breath support but I usually use high breath support and apply compression to the vocal folds). So perhaps it is people using different terms - I've heard reinforced falsetto used to describe the tone I am talking about, and it is difficult to lower the volume of it; you said in that video that this can be achieved if practised slowly, which is suggestive that it is the tone that you call head voice. Yet I do believe it is distinct from using the entire mechanism which also has CT involvement; I think if I involve CT, I can't get as high in pitch, though that is slowly getting better. When you are geared up for it, I might book a session or two with you so that we can explore what's actually going on. There are so many conflicting accounts on the internet about head voice and falsetto that it is really hard to know what's going on!
I'm currently working on my website, where you'll be able to book classes with me. I can't really give you personalised feedback without hearing your voice. In the about page you can find my contact, if you email me there I can send you the link once everything is online.😀
@@robynroxReinforced falsetto is a fake term, it’s just head voice. It’s a really unnecessary added term for that range. Falsetto is just the breathy quality of that range and head voice is taking the breathiness out of it.
Dear vocal couch; high notes are " high notes"; very high notes; are " very high notes.. and extremely high notes, as yours; mean " extremely high notes..or Dimash...
Oh! Could you explain to me why not only don' t you use " falsetto" but even being untrain from it. I know contratenors and sopranos turn the position to " falsetto to obtain high notes ; Jaroussky; Andreas Sholl; and many sopranos...Im " fan" of th 2:01 2:01 em.
you have a good knowledge, thanks
I like your explanation, planned, didactic😅 and sure; what about " apoggio" you use body, lifting arms, what is it for??? how do you use to reach high notes.
Thanks in advance. 4:12 2:01
Hi Laura, thanks for your comment and all your great questions.😀 I explain in this video why I don't recommend using falsetto: th-cam.com/video/Ac9l51edyBc/w-d-xo.html
I lifted my arms in this case to stretch my body to signalise it that it can be relaxed and that it doesn't have to tense up and close down. Depending on the day, movement can be your best friend to release tension. On this day I apparently needed it 😀
Is it just me or does he look like Ron Weasley after Hermione divorced him and took the kids?
ps thank you for the helpful tips!
Eat slugs! 😉 You are welcome! 🙌🏻
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How long should this take to notice a difference in the range please?
It can vary from person to person. If you do the exercises correctly and persistently you can notice a difference within a few weeks to a few months.
How long / how often? Also how much can range be increased this way?
You can gain around 4 octaves with this kind of training/singing. Maybe this video can give you an idea about practice frequency: th-cam.com/video/mSclK69wUK8/w-d-xo.html
This video is fantastic. Yawning and sticking your tongue out is so simple.
Thank you! 😀
Vocal vocabulary can be be weird sometimes.. you said don't use falsetto yet clearly your high note was pure falsetto 😂.
But for the way you explain I guess you'll answer my question with "that was head voice not falsetto" which I can understand.
The method of focusing on low larynx has been there forever even the recent SLS methodology utilize it a lot .
But honestly the "Strengthen the muscle" part is not covered in most of the vocal methods and if it's true I guess it's a good new way to look at these exercises.
Hi there! Based on my definition I am using head voice in this video and not falsetto. I made a separate video about the difference between the two. Feel free to check it out here:
th-cam.com/video/Ac9l51edyBc/w-d-xo.html
Very interesting haven’t heard it explained this way. What do you mean by not using air pressure for falsetto. I tried to find it but not sure what video it is in
I'm talking about avoiding air pressure and falsetto in this video: th-cam.com/video/IfMdWZ7C40g/w-d-xo.html
You can also find more detailed information in my playlist "voice anatomy basics" (th-cam.com/video/IfMdWZ7C40g/w-d-xo.html)
@@timoparker Awesome, I’ll check out the video. Thanks!!
So on 7:23 on the example of falsetto. The "falsetto" you showed, was not falsetto? Or was that headvoice?
Good question! It was still head voice with a very narrow thyroid cartilage in a high position.
I have noticed a little bit of pain when yawning and sticking my tongue out at the bass of my tongue. Not like a sharp pain, but more like a sore muscle pain. I am assuming this is muscle tension from my swallowing muscles that needs to be released?
That’s completely normal. It can be a little intense in the beginning when you start stretching the swallowing muscle. It is literally the same thing when you stretch any other muscle in your body that is very stiff. If it’s too intense just start with yawning without sticking out your tongue for while. With this you also stretch the swallowing muscle but just a little less.
@@timoparker I have been trying to fully stretch it by moving my tongue left to right. The pain seems to have decreased so I think I am on the right path. Also it think the soreness on the right part of tongue correlates more with the right part of my tongue being more raised when I sing.
I hope you don't misunderstand me, but are there any videos of you singing a song that I could watch?
All good, I totally get it! It is all the planning/making ! 😀
I find the yawn/soft sound is great for light singing, but doesn’t translate well to actual singing. Do you have any clips where you actually sing out and can show how it relates to singing songs?
I'm planning to make some videos, where I showcase it. I hope I can share them with you all soon-ish! 😀
@@timoparker Awesome!
Interesting. Do you sing more classical, or more modern repertoire?
Do you think there is a benefit to vocalizing in the yawn position with your tongue out? It seems to help me to work on certain notes, like b flat 4.
yes totally! 😀 It makes it even harder to keep your thyroid cartilage in a lower position, so I would just make sure that it doesn't creep all the way up to the top. It's like training with heavier weights. When you stick your tongue all the way out you can't use the sternohyoid muscle that can forcefully push the thyroid cartilage down. Some people mistake the feeling of engaging this muscle for a yawny sound instead of the yawning muscle. This could be the reason why it feels better for you, because with the tongue out you are actually forced to solely engage the yawning muscle.
I sometimes do that with my students, so they can feel the difference. Good job coming up with this by yourself ! 🙌
Thanks for the feedback. This video helped me a lot!
I do not know how to practise this. I hear you doing a thinner more airy sound and can imitate that but I dpn't know if that is widening the thyroid or if I'm just using air.
If you can get lower in volume without your voice breaking away, it is likely that the thyroid cartilage is active. If the voice cracks (and the sound of your voice changes dramatically) as soon as you get lower in volume it is an indication that you were using air pressure!
You look like William Shakespeare
Not sure, I've never met him 😉
Hi Timo. If i yawn and then do a vocal fry. The high notes can be effortless but it's not the same mechanism because something is tighter in the throat. Try a fry and see if you know what I mean. And should I not do it to achieve higher notes or is it ok
Hi there, I wouldn't recommend using vocal fry when you yawn and in general when you practice. I don't know what exactly you are doing, but I would always try to avoid any kind of compression or tightness when you sing. If the higher notes don't come out yet don't force them and start from a lower comfy note and focus on staying relaxed & "yawny ".
@@timoparker many TH-cam coaches are using fry for the higher notes . Like a creaky door. They are rock singers. It more edgy singing . Can I supply a link to a rock singer infield many times . He does a trick voice that's had immense power and he does it easily and plays 4 gigs a week . He never blows his voice. He uses it in high powerful songs. It's freakish. I will link in another comment to get your thoughts. He has a deep voice and uses the trick with a different section of his voice. Werid stuff. It's a high amd low note at once
@@timoparker th-cam.com/video/iAvQJxm_QEo/w-d-xo.html
He changes to the freak voice on the words. " nother man" and " get away"
Live is way better and much power. Like he does sweet child of mine and does it at the end . The whole roof blows off the pub lol
@@timoparker th-cam.com/video/oO0YCMOp9qs/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing! 🙌 I'm planning to make a video about vocal fry. This way I'll have the chance to go more into detail. 😀
You were singing D# and not E5.
You might have missed the "b" (flat). It's an "Eb5" which is enharmonically the same note as "D#5".
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