Master Your Head Voice: Singing Exercises for Stronger Vocal Control |
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- You can have a stronger head voice with these singing voice exercises. Big full notes sung using the lower register is only half the story.
Even the most hardened rock singers will gain a lot from working and developing their upper registers what some singers like to call their head voice. So let’s balance the ledger and learn to sing with a stronger upper register.
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Must be nice to be able to sing that high so effortlessly.... I'm not jealous at all or anything >_>
no of course not lol
After I sing in falsetto and my head voice for a while, it becomes less powerful, what should i do?
I sing more of a countertenor range but you know what i hate about it..............i dont have the big and cool baritone voice tone😭
@@angeljackson5539 SInging Head voice for a while and subsequently sounding airy is EXPECTED. If it is not a pathological issue, the proper thing to do is simply stop for 30 second - 2 minutes and have a drink (room temperature). The Airiness will go away. If it does not go away, it is probably something else you need to look into.
Gvkyro Bacatan trust me it’s not worth it
LOL'd at the person trying to flip channels but remote not working
Amazing explanation Doc ! Very helpful indeed.
Love this, this seems to be the only legit vocal teaching on TH-cam without selling nonstop junk, stay the same dr Dan. Everyone claims to be a vocal teacher,you have clearly studied the deepest levels of vocal theory I’v ever seen. So much new information. How not to blow out the voice is my primary concern if your taking notes.
Joe Kirby, the following video may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/Uy_O0ferbs4/w-d-xo.html
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials thanks , this is exactly what I needed! I’m doing 4 vocal gigs, this is so relevant right now.
Had an amazing thing last night. My voice had been bothering me for weeks...vocal chords dry and would not work. My band had a show last night and i have 40 songs I sing from Journey to Michael Jackson. I almost canceled.
But a mix of hot water, lemon juice and lots and lots of honey did the trick. Made it through the show and actually gained strength as the night went on.
One of your videos helped me on this. Thank you!
We must remember that singing high doesnt mean you're a good singer, you can sing low and still be good too!
Yep singing high with no control or beauty isn’t necessarily a good thing
I'm watching this while I have a sore throat and my head voice is completely gone.
Same here hahaha
Lmao hey jin stan i honestly came here after seeing jin sing in falsetto lmaOOO
Jin stan me 222
Lol it's not gone your probably forcing the sound
Let your voice rest and drink Thea or something (no milky stuff tho). And do warmups if you feel that your voice tiring after singing.
Doc you're reading my mind, cuz I was just thinking how do I strengthen my head voice and here you are with this video.. Insane hah
After I sing in falsetto and my head voice for a while, it becomes less powerful, what should i do?
I’ve been trying to learn to sing for like a year now and you’re the first person that’s finally made sense with male head voice. God bless you and thanks for the tutorial. Much appreciated
No wonder why I can't use my head voice. We only have one room.
You have a beautiful tone! You sound like a male alto to me. My favorite male voice type!
Like Russell Hitchcook...
I’m an alto. Maybe this is the reason I can follow him so well.
Seeing some videos like this after hearing Into the Unknown lol. Who's with me?
RNB2K20 me, coz im singing the high notes in head voice hhahah
@@juliuscorrales3203 Wow great! Me after watching thousands of vocal workouts I developed those high notes without using falsettos Lol
RNB2K20 good for you. So you’re using chest voice? Wow
RNB2K20 good for you. So you’re using chest voice? 😯
@@juliuscorrales3203Yep!, I commonly use my chest. Much more comfy for me 😅
This was sooo helpful, thank you for posting!
So prior to being 12 and under, I sang exclusively in the flute head tone range, then around like 13, I was basically informed that that was not proper singing, and I had to sing from my chest/belly. So, for the next 4-5 years in vocal classes and choir, I sang as a super alto, filling in spots for the baritones in our choir because we only had one actual male, and he was technically a tenor who tried to fill many shoes. All the while neglecting my higher range because I thought it was not 'true' singing and had 0 purpose. Now I'm realizing there's a whole vocal world out there (by which I mean in me) that I haven't explored. I don't ever expect to be a soprano, but I might be able to sing along to more songs that I've previously written off as out of my range (haha all of them..).
I encourage you to fully explore and learn to utilise your WHOLE voice!
Thank you sir! You really are one of the best voice teachers in youtube! You deserve millions of subscribers! :D
Love your channel thank you so much for all of your help!
Thank you for this information. Keep up the great work.
Oh my God, this is what I have been looking for, Thank you so much Dr D.
Practicing Calum Scott, I needed this, thanks.
Doc. You are the man!!!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing your wisdom and congrats to anyone who produces you. All your videos are s neatly produced. Thanks again.
OMG!!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
i LOVE ur vidz! im a vocal coach too and i find how u explain the situation is fantastic!
I think I've just found the funnest vocal exercise, ever! :D
I love this channel so much!!!!
Dr. Dan, the amount of information and lessons your uploading, plus your way of explaining and teaching give me hope, since I can't afford any singing lessons :) Thank you!
You're welcome liukang85. Thanks for watching.
@@DrDanRobinson I want know that who are replying I can't understand
Awesome!!👍👍👍
Hi Dr Dan you are so helpful with the "How to practice" the importance of time and patience. I feel I'm getting to know my voice. I'm 68 and still want to sing.
this is so surprising ... I have been using weak falsetto since my adult voice developed and never did I felt the true meaning of head voice... now, I usually acquire "klang" , which means resonating, ringing quality of sound, "placed" above the palate, making it slightly nasal, but this... whatever it's called, it feels like a wave, a cone vibrating inside the mouth, behind the teeth... you have released the Kraken, Dr Dan! 😄
I actually thought I would never hit a decent high note. Once again Dr. Dan has proven me wrong. It's really pretty amazing what a person can do when someone takes the time to show them. Thanls for this vid, it really helped. :)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Jim Farris. Thanks for watching.
This was great! Thanks. For those of you who feel he talks too much, watch the video of a speed of 1.75. That way you can watch it fast, but without missing his explanations.
God bless you more
Know what? You and I speak the same language! Everything you say....each day I watch a new vid....makes total sense, but is explained SO VERY WELL which has not always been the case with the other site I have used as mentioned before. Not giving any names because that is not fair as you will appreciate. If we lived in Oz, I would be rat-a-tatting on your door. Then you would let me out. Seriously though, if it were convenient I would love one to one tuition. We live in rural France and I have tried to find an English speaking (or English by birth for that matter) but to no avail, hence the lessons via the net. Many many thanks once more, until next time!
Loved this! Really helpful. Thank you! Have just subscribed and signed up x
Thanks for subbing!
Sir your lessons are great
I have watched many of your voice lesson videos and find them extremely helpful especially the Voice Registration video!! You got my sub. 😊 Thank you so much!! 🖒
You're welcome Damien Lopez. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff
Thanks for the exercise! Super helpful!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video John Ellison. Thanks for watching.
This video has been incredibly helpful and insightful. Thankyou
I'm glad you enjoyed the video harry_podd. Thanks for watching.
can you make a video about SLS vs classic technique? seems super divided among the TH-cam teachers with great voices in both camps (including you Dan)
I am reviewing this video again and found it, once again, very helpful!
Great to hear!
I have learned a lot with your videos. When I sing with my ukelele, I usually use a lower register, much like if I were talking, but I love my head voice and I'm very in tune when I use it, but some people seem to find it horrid because of not being "very manly", stupid old aeon people. However, since those critics I've been watching videos of countertenors, and instead of being ashamed of not conforming to old aeon standards, I'm proud of hitting those notes.
Rock on!
DO you have any performance videos or covers?
Hi Dan. The octave leap example, it starts pretty high in this video and is already right at the top of my range. Do the exercises on the CD start from a lower point for us Baritones and even basses? Thanks
this is magic ! thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Yazii Bella. Thanks for watching.
thank you very much:> ill keep exercising!! how much would oneonone lessons kost?
THE BEST
Thank you very much for this video! You've really helped me fix my placement problems. :-)
You're welcome Vincent Weber. Thanks for watching.
Great video
Thankyou Dr. Dan
You're welcome Y T. Thanks for watching.
Your Awesome Sir.
Thanks, Lucky! Right back at ya!
Thank you
You're welcome Dipen Basumatary. Thanks for watching.
Thanks FredRob
thanks dude i just needed this exercise and i nailed it in second
You're welcome chibichanga. Thanks for watching.
I found the clip on the girl using the remote control funny! HAHA. Thanks for making your videos informative and entertaining as well!
Yess haha
Hi nice to meet you Dan!! Thank you for helping me learn how to sing better!!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video ARA. Thanks for watching.
Most helpful video about head voice that i found on youtube
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Simply does not One. Thanks for watching.
@@DrDanRobinson Sir i'm curious should i increase the Note if i can hit the ones you suggested here.
Thanks Dr. Dan. For about two years, I've noticed I couldn't sing in my falsetto, and it all started when I had a really bad sinus infection. I thought maybe I needed to go to an ENT (there's no pain when I sing) but I'm going to try this and be patient. I get so frustrated because I have a ton of Cobb webs...my falsetto is breathy, the sound goes in out, it cuts off, it sounds like there's a frog caught in there, but my mix and full voice sound just fine. I get frustrated and tend to tense up. Thank you for this. I'll send in a update after about a week.
Terrilyn Douglas, the following video about falsetto may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/x5-QoU4RlhM/w-d-xo.html
update?
Thanks for teaching how to sing high head voice
My pleasure 😊
This will hopefully help me develop a better head voice for singing Dance Gavin Dance. Even though Tillian is a unique specimen
Strengthening head voice is one thing but how would you make sure the singers aren’t actually starting in their falsetto which can’t connect with the rest of their register? That’s the trouble I’m having with my high school boys. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Hello Mr. Dan I already missed your videos and I am trying to watch them back, I have a question about the head voice, head voice is used for the high notes, how about the mixed one? Also, I've seen a friend who sings we'll always love you with his head voice in the part ( and I always love you....) when I tried I didn't like the sound of my voice in, and then I tried with mixed and it was fine, so I use always head voice to sing the high notes like in this song? 😮
i found my hidden upper register when i try hard singing magic of the wizard dream rhapsody of fire..
I do not even understand what he is saying, cos i dont know anything in music.......but i love this😄.....you act like music sir👍
Even hating your channel style's concept, I have to admit that you're a great teacher
You specialize in contemporary worship singing? And here I am starting on a new worship team- thank u God!
I really like your channel and think it is very helpful! I just have a question: I want to be able to sing in my upper register without being tense and having constant fear of cracking. What do I do? I don't want to live with this burden my entire life.
If you really want to develop your voice check out my comprehensive singing course for beginners - drdan.co/probundle
is this very important for mixed voice
doing scales saying "yaaas". totes fab
Thanks for watching deadviny!
So I've just recovered from a nasty case of laryngitis and I can sing in my alto range but I can't sing anything above a C5, it comes out squeaky/whistley. It's hard to flip into my head voice. Would these exercises help me get that upper range back? I'm willing to try anything.
*Update* : It's been a while since I posted this comment and let me tell you, these exercises were a GODSEND. I would do them in the shower like he said and it was like butter on my vocal chords. Within the span of at least a year since I watched Dr Dan's video, my voice fully recovered. I would do those exercises everyday, some times in the morning or afternoon. And I started drinking throatcoat tea which is a must for any vocalist or casual singer. It tastes strange if you're not a fan of licorice but think of it as WD 40 for your throat.
Dr Dan saved my throat and I got my upper range back (highest note being an E flat 6, F6 after warming up).
update?
Is head voice by your definition a mode 1 or mode 2 sound?
My current vocal range is quite small (D2 to E4) after my voice changed :( Is it true that I can use this exercise to sing higher?
I only watch 3 vocal coaches on it and they are dr. Dan, Chris liepe who is amazing and Ken tamplin but he's at the bottom of my list only bc his style is not really my taste but good in his own right
I can easily mistaken you as a female singer 🔥😂
I took my eyes off for one second
You just landed a subscriber. I'm in Brisbane too, could you let me know if you do private lessons and what your rate is? I'm a trained musician and play in Valtozash Bigband. I've taught myself throatsinging and metal screaming, would love to check my technique and develop head voice with you.
Hey, Jacob. Nice to hear from a fellow Brisbanite! You can learn more about my private singing lessons via my website - www.djarts.com.au.
What do you mean by a "weightier" sound? Do you mean the point where I feel like my voice is going to break or crack?
Dr.Dan I love your videos and you've earned my business. I do have a question though. After months of practicing technique I've developed the ability to siren from bottom to top and back again smoothly. I can do it on ah, oh, ooh, ee and eh.
When trying to sing in my upper register though it doesn't sound good at all. Kinda squeaky falsetto ish. Stronger than falsetto but stlll a bit like Mickey Mouse.
My mix area is smooth and sounds like a baby crying. I've discovered that my chest voice has a nice bright almost sweet timbre as I mix the resonance.
My question is about head voice. I've figured out that my head voice is really weak. The further I mix into it the weaker the sound gets unless I make the cry sound more pronounced.. Out the other side into pure head it's ear piercing at the top end but as soon as I try to say something it sounds like a cartoon character. I 'can' make a stronger sound but I have to strain. I end up squeezing my larynx and gradually choke myself until I can't sing and then have to take time to relax it all to try again.
I think it's that I am not getting cord closure unless I squeeze my larynx. No matter how much I try I can't seem to fix it. The last week I've been doing an exercise using my breath, starting at a low note and saying uh. Closing the cords and pushing upwards into compression and letting it go into the uh sound. As I go higher I cannot create the solid uh sound. It sounds a bit like a ducks quack as I open the cords rather than that crisp uh with a bite.
What do I do to work this problem?
This may be due to your voice classification. For example, Tenors can find it difficult to develop a stronger consistent falsetto. I encourage you to continue developing each of your registers in isolation...and then bring them together with work on your transitions.
This is very helpful, I've been trying to develop my head voice for quite a while. Now could you perhaps point me to a video on bridging/blending chest voice and head voice, if you already have one; if not, could you make a video for bridging/blending?
After I sing in falsetto and my head voice for a while, it becomes less powerful, what should i do?
Angel Jackson I like how you comment everywhere😂 Dunno tho
You are a super high tenor. I'm a low bass. We should start a band together
Drdan I need help with my Chest region of my voice
i'd love to hear you sing dr dan, can we get a cover?
You can watch me sing 'LIVE' here - drdan.co/DrDanSings
I doubt you're responding to comments on a video this old, but I'm a counter-tenor singer and I have no problem singing in my upper register and transitioning upward. My struggle comes when I try to come back down to the lower register. If a random commenter could help at least that'd help me out a large some.
Wujeeta, the following video about singing lower notes may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/KQpyClQRC7M/w-d-xo.html
can you help my voice just cracks when I try to sing in head voice even at low volume.
Your video really good and easy for me to understand, Thank you. Dr.Dan
Btw My name is Dan too.. 😄
I'm glad you enjoyed the video BENALOGY. Thanks for watching.
My choir director is a tenor, but can hit ridiculously low bass notes with vocal fry, he did it today.
how can i stop voice to crack on upper notes , there is some problem on my vocal?
I'll comment for sure if I would get to know its helpful 😊 hope it is.
how were you able to control the volume like that? between G4 and B4#, i have to increase airflow to reach those notes, which increases volume. and trans into falsetto from C5 and on. (male btw)
LuckRenewal, it all comes down to practice. Keep working at it...within the natural boundaries of your own anatomy.
My lowest comfortable note is G2. But I can go down Eb2 although it's sometimes a hit or miss. My highest comfortable note is E4. But I can go up until A4. Though I strain mostly at G4. What's my voice type?
Gerson, that sounds like your voice type might be Baritone. Learn more about the Baritone voice here - th-cam.com/video/NN3f4gj9j84/w-d-xo.html
Hi Gerson and Dan,
My lowest comfortable is A2, G2 if I stretch, and my highest is B2. Thought it was an octave higher for years until I used a pitch reader, and I’m shocked. I’ve always thought I had a higher (and somewhat feminine) voice, is it possible the pitch reader is wrong?
What if upper register: (flute, semi-flute, soprano, alto soprano) are my strongest voice registry (Imaginary, Evanescence; All I Want, Kodaline; Foolish Games, Jewel; Chipmunk songs, etc.)? But I can also sing some lower octaves: such as the one in Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding) w ease, but transition at "Looks like nothing's going to change" is a little challenging, but can be done & Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman); but the lower keys/octaves in It's Your Love (Tim McGraw, challenging but can harmonize with male singer, with little strength in pitch) & Try (Pink; very, very difficult; flat (in the sense of no range/movement in pitch) alto; difficult pitch to stay in esp. when someone is doing a falsetto harmony in the backtrack at the same time; voice wants to jump to flute) & You and Me (Lifehouse; flat sounding baritone??? vibratto) switching to higher key midsong at "Everything she does is beautiful"...I did manage to keep on pitch in key there, difficult) are difficult, a little weak & there is little movement in that register to go higher or down lower & hold notes. I find coming from the lower octave that it wants to jump pitch, but still on key (at times), to shift completely to my higher register without strength in voice instead of smooth movement to a higher midrange or finding a midrange key that's a/n semi-octave/octave higher to hit the just higher octave than male singer instead of having to go lower than male singer (You & Me; odd vibratto in pitch, but on key, can't hold notes long). Have difficulty harmonizing with baritones: (I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash) I can get into the lower register to harmonize with semi-baritone/alto, not his lowest key, but coming back up to "Look all around, there's nothing but blue skies, look straight ahead, there's nothing but blue skies" it switches to highest register without strength & body. (In essence, where's my midrange vocals?) How do I fix this? I have some vocal range in the lowers, but I need to find my sweet spot & practice from there, but have no instruments or much money. I want to learn harmony w lower octaves (never had enough choir training in harmony [one semester]), but be able to stay comfortably in that pitch/register with smooth transition up & down to where I'm not going to wrong pitch not necessarily always off key....Just so you know Try, You and Me, I Can See Clearly Now & It's Your Love were all invitation duets with my intent to harmonize with the inviter on the Karaoke App.
Am I asking to much of my voice?
Could I share those songs to you through a private msg of some sort and get a list of the online lessons you want for me to do to improve my tonal quality & range? I need a lesson plan, please. I know I'm not completely hopeless in singing ability. I'm most certainly not tone deaf. But my voice might be more of a small voice not necessarily robust. It depends on the song (Imaginary of Evanescence is robust. It seems most altos & definitely baritones suffer, though. I think base is beyond my range. My hope is too improve vocal strength & power. My handle is different to my real name in that Karaoke App...I like privacy...
Hi, Royalena Fortney. You may find my online singing course helpful - drdan.co/onlinesinginglessons. Feel free to check it out sometime. The first module is free to preview!
This would be great if I had any idea how to access my falsetto first to do these exercises lol
From which note head voice start
doc,why if i sing in head voice my voice sounds raspy and can't get the high notes.but if i sing with my chest voice,i can hit high notes d5.but when i sing in head voice,i can't reach that notes.why? please help doc.and btw i love your singing teach
Exercise was shown so funny! )
If I have to sing hight note like c4 or C#4 I have to strain
Hi, Dr. Dan. I just have something to share, and I need help about this. I don't know what to do, I can sing in tune, it's just that whenever I transition from one note to another (or one octave to another) it wouldn't sound right. When I do the Do Re Mi scale, things could go wrong when I lower my voice (or the tune.) I'm sorry, i'm not quite good with music terms, i'm just a beginner. Hope you can help out! :)
I've been struggling with this for a very long time, but not anymore. I didn't even know my voice was breaking 😂 thanks, Dr. Dan!! Cheers!
After I sing in falsetto and my head voice for a while, it becomes less powerful, what should i do?
Some clips of him singing sounds like Drew Monson!
Hey dr Dan I don’t know why but my voice won’t go to head it like transition to this girly falsetto sound and my friends always laugh when I do it so any advice from how to go to chest voice to head
Tree Stewart, the following video about Voice Registration (with Exercises) may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/CAGR81QFIj0/w-d-xo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5G_dU1vJUwAsMGOQbMGt8fT
When I work on improving my head voice I often run into problems with diplophonia. Have you ever heard of this happening? Why is this happening? Is it a result of my upper register not being strong enough? Is it my lower register trying to take over?
Niko S, the following video may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/y1R7lccJGfY/w-d-xo.html
Diplophonia? Might need to visit a throat doctor to make sure it's not vocal fold paralysis...
I remember when I started studying music, my singing "teacher" just focused on my chest voice and my lower register, kind of trying to make a mezzo out of me, while the chorus teacher saw a potential soprano in me... The result? A very insecure me with lots of insecurities at singing which is the main reason I study music 😒 oh, but with a hella good lower register in my voice 😒😒😒