Completely understand😅 I’m doing the same thing right now myself AND I’m in musical theatre which uses a lot of belting which I physically cannot do well at all yet...
I really feel like when you said "I'm choosing what colours I want to paint the lyrics with" put things in perspective and made it easier to understand.
I was blown away with how easily you were able to change between chest, head and mixed voice ON THE SAME NOTE. I though head voice was only possible on high notes and chest voice on low notes, but now you just blew my mind! 🤯 Your control over your voice is unbelievable! 👏
Hi Dr Dan, Thank you So so So Much for making this video and responding to my comment. It's really Kind and generous of you. I seriously apologize for not acknowledging it sooner, and guess it was rude on my part to not have responded. I'm very Sorry. I have been so caught up in things like exams, applications, and job search etc that I completely forgot to tune in. Singing is very important to me and I'm glad that there are people like yourself Sharing their hard earned knowledge with us. Thank you again, A LOT, for helping us singers all across the globe☺😊.
Wow! THE BEST description of "mixed" voice I've ever heard...and I have watched tons of videos on mixed voice trying to understand this. Thank you, thank you, Dr. Dan!
I took a test online and I was identified as a mixed voice. I was classified as an alto but oddly enough I sing soprano notes easier than I do the lower register. I'm older, almost 54, so I'm careful not to go too far beyond what I'm comfortably able to sing. I have asthma so that makes it more difficult. This is a very good, educational video. I needed more information on the mixed voice.
Head dominant blend or chest dominant blend. Balance is a good term to use if it's a sorta half and half situation where it's maximum resonance while using both evenly.
I'm a tenor as well haha. I use a chest dominant sound all the way past C5 a lot haha. I like rock and pop so it only makes sense for me to. Though I do a head dominant kinda belt too. I think it's unwise to limit yourself :)
I gotta tell, your vocal chord closure is absolutely wonderful. that's what vocal health sounds like. and your sound ringing in the area 3KHz+ is another proof of your healthy vocal tract pathways (primarily sinuses))) It's so rare these days, I'm sure you know. Hearing people speak one can easily say the kind of problems they have, either with nodules, swelling, uneven folds vibration or congested sinuses. Where can I see you performing, to hear more of you? thanks for great videos!
@@_pudu661 well, first hand experience after intubation, had to learn all that to find out what went wrong with my own voice. The book by James Thomas " why is there a frog in my throat" helped a great deal too, just in case you are interested in the topic 😉
You have not muddied the waters at all. You have shone like that into an area in which there is so much ch confusion. You have genuinely demonstrated that as Andy Follin puts it, the “mix” is not a place in the voice, it is a technique. Thank you.
Dan, that was awesome. I wish you could have had a heavier weight male vocalist do this as well. I've always wanted to hear how that kind of voice would sound because I believe, (correct me if I'm wrong) they typically have a tougher time with this in terms of tonal similarity and consistency.
Thank you Dr Dan for this (old by now) video. I am glad that you went in to the physiology of singing mixed as opposed to using abstract metaphors from sports or dance.
Kudos to all vocal coaches..including Dr. Dan...ringing the bell that singing can be a life-long vocation. The medicine/energy in your next song always comes from the journey....even times of silence. Remember to cherish your body instrument and every moment of the journey.
On the first part of this video, I was doubtful on how this man will demonstrate the mix voice by himself. But when he started singing the song "Don't know why", I was blown away! OMG. He's freakin' good!
@Dr Dan's Voice Essentials Could eating sugary, dairy foods and drinks have a big affect on my voice registers??? Also I'm 15 so I'm guessing puberty has a part in it too....right?
The term I would use is "distribution". All frequencies are present, but some are attenuated and others boosted. Like you're distributing power to frequencies in the target register.
Wow, this was amazing. Most intriguing thing I learned is that singing in a chest voice or head voice is independent of the note. Wow, now that I have seen it I can do it myself. Amazing stuff.
You're definitely the V O I C E doctor when you sang how chest, head, and mixed voice should sound. I recalled the difference between treble and bass when I fine tune my headset last week. 😆👍😁🎹❤️
Oh goodness this video is SO helpful in identifying why I think people say I have a pretty unique voice. I think I naturally use a mixed voice on almost anything that I am singing with my own color/tone. In covers I can match the tone given, but my own is always described as "unique" so they encourage me to sing. I never heard or understood why, but I think this sound is not found easily in every song! Thanks, Dr Dan!
Thank you so much. I love that even though you've been on TH-cam for years already you are still attentive and give responses to honest questions. I've been binge watching a bit of you lately. Thanks again!
Dear Dr Dan! I struggel with my passagio for 18 years. As I began to take singing lessons, I literally head a break on that spot. Now I'm almost there to solve this issue, and after a lot of voice teachers I wanted to tell you, that is the best explanation of mixed voice I ever heard! Teachers and singers do speak about mixed voice and passagio in a misterious way and always on a theoretical level. In the last couple days I was thinking about, that I am not using a muscle somwhere that is needed to go trough passagio seamless, and then I found this video. I'm so grateful for it! Thank you!
This lesson gave me the breakthrough in being able to understand mixed voice and find it for myself as well. Thank you very much Dr. Dan!! However I can't sing loud enough and it feels like i'm holding back a bit. Is there a specific reason for this? I can't seem to figure it out
Thanks, Dr. Dan. I think I'm getting it. I am able to sing in both CT & TA but I have often wondered which is best. So, since it is the artist's choice, I guess I should just pick the best one that fits the song and style I'm singing it in.
In a vocal class I took this past semester for school, I learned about CT vs TA, but could never remember which did what. Thank you for that clarification!
I totally understand this video without being confused. I love to sing and in the past I had been doing my best to discover my own voice. I just didn’t know what they were called. Now I know. Thank Dr. Dan for doing great videos
It may be interesting but when I use your vocal warm up files, vocal exercise five actually helps me hit the mixed voice without going completely off. It’s about understanding and being educated. I find things “click” once the knowledge is gained. Explanation and example are key for that. I’m very hands on and have to do it myself, it just has to click and sometimes that takes a bit longer. It’s a long journey that never ends but any information helps. Some things work better than others
Yes, Ally. Knowledge is often the key to unlocking the practical know-how. I hope more people come to an understanding about this important educational truism.
Falsetto is produced with disconnected vocal cords, like whispering. Mix has connected vocal cords (a.k.a. adduction) and uses some shiny nasal resonance (but you definitely dont want to sing through your nose, just with it). That is the main difference, although there are more things worth mentioning that I won't mention for the sake of simplicity.
Is funny this is the first series of a voice couch not boring or too long and more confusing I found on youtube. Thank you!!! You provide info in a understandable way!!! :')
What the? I turned away from the video and heard Nora Jones thought TH-cam skipped./ OMG! awesome! This is JazzRock lead vocals for SFB . Woah blown away. Question - I actually want to mix a heavy male and sexy female voice. I have been building out my style as a punk - rock - jazz singer. Any tips?
Hi, SilentFury Feat JazzRock. 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!
Hey Dr.Dan, I really want to learn to sing, but I'm not really consistent with my singing. Maybe sometimes I feel for myself I'll be singing good for one day, then terrible another day. Can I get tips on how to stay more consistent? Also my voice is relatively deep so I find it difficult to reach high notes, or have a variety of high notes to hit. I also need assistance on transitioning from low to high and high to low notes smoothly. Can I get help on these dilemmas? Thanks a ton. :)
This is how I was classified. I have asthma now so it's not as easy for me to sing songs I used to be able to. This may help me. Every little bit will help me!
Hi Dan, I'm still trying to understand this and detect mixed voice when I listen to my favourite music. Could you tell me, in the song by Fleet Foxes "Can I Believe You" at 1:17 Robin Pecknold hits this transcendental E4 (which I simply can't hit with any power whatsoever with my range).. Is he in chest or mixed voice on that note? It really soars.. I'd love to be able to sing that song..
Thanks so much Dan. Fantastic as usual. Could you show us a picture (drawing/diagram/chart or whatever) of where the AT and CT muscles are and what movements they make when they interact? It is the transition from one type of voice to the other than I find hardest. Easy to sing in one, or the other, but not to change between the two smoothly (I am a classical singer btw...) Thanks a million for your great work!
Hi, Laura Bernay. 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!
Hi Dr. Dan, your videos are really helpful. To answer your request I think mix voice is a proper blend of chest and head voices to creates sounds that are different from those 2.
If they ever do the Neil Sedaka story you would be perfect to reproduce his vocals. I mean that as a compliment. Although he's before my time he's one of my favorites, also a prolific song writer.
Staffan, the following video about Voice Registration (with Exercises) may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/CAGR81QFIj0/w-d-xo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5G_dU1vJUwAsMGOQbMGt8fT
redefinition: A Voice B Voice AB Voice as labels Definitionally, an A voice is στήθος-αρχή-ήχος. or transliterated would be stetho-peege-eehose in English words as, chest sourced sound pronounced as ste tho pee gee hoes the B voice is: κεφάλι--αρχή-ήχος (transliterated kefáli archee ihos) Head sourced sound. the AB Voice is: στήθος-kαι-κεφάλι--αρχή-ήχος chest and head sourced sound pronounciation: ste tho keh ka phee los as an adjective, simply add the suffix "ic" Stethokekaflo-ic
Dr. Dan, I was most intrigued about how you said it can be learned to sing higher (than the natural break) in chest voice or lower in head voice. That just blew my mind. How is this possible? Do you have a video that covers this? I would LOVE to be able to sing higher in chest voice.
Violet Sky, the following video about Voice Registration (with Exercises) may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/CAGR81QFIj0/w-d-xo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5G_dU1vJUwAsMGOQbMGt8fT
Best video on TH-cam about mixed voice, period. Dr. Dan, I'm having a hard time singing the chorus of A-Ha's Take on Me. The lower and higher notes are ok but there's one note on my bridge that I can sing pushing my chest voice, but would like to sing in a mixed voice, as the original singer does. The transition from "me" to "on" ("Take me On") is very difficult for me. After that part I think I can sing it just fine. Any ideas on the exercise I should do for this specific transition/notes? Thanks a lot for the really awesome content and high production value!
This is probably the most frustrating vocal concept out there. Everyone seems to have a different idea of what it really is, when it's being used, etc.
Thank you so much for this great video. I know what mix is and what it feels like but still, there are some hardships with it and it is always very cool to hear how I could imagine it in another way. Imagination is key in my opinion. But also I like how you demonstrate the differences because you can explain till your mouth runs dry but a sound says more than thousand words. So thank you for doing what you do :)
So that is why the Nora Jones's song was a mystery for me. I've tried to sing it so many times and each time I was disappointed with my sound. The song's range seems perfect but I can't get that mixed voice sound, it's either chest which sounds to harsh for this song or head voice. I hope one day I'll be able to sing it as beautifully as you (and Norah).
great vid the part at the end when tou said that usinf ta ct or mix is the singers choice helped me alot because all three can be sung on just about any average pitch i use to think there was a right or wrong
Hi! well my case is the Next: I have 3 years singing, One from i discover Vocal Range and Exactly like 26 days since i started in a hard train of Mix. 😎 Well, i can do all my passaggio Notes with pretty much power. and conect it well BUT at time to sing songs, i crack a LOOOOT 😱 i Guess is just more control. well i hope with practice can have same quality at time to sing in my mix register as my Chest natural Voice 💎
I don't know if you've personally read anything on the LVMs and if you,re interested i'll link an article, but there are two types of mix, M1 and M2, essentially you can think of m1 as "chest voice" and m2 as "head voice" (LVMs are a bit more scientific but still applicable) and mix is just the sound quality of either lightening m1 to sound like m2 or making your m2 heavier to imitate m1. Mix is just a sound quality not its own register because you cannot use the full and thin edge of the vocal folds at the same time which is what most people seem to think. So to summarize, Mix isn't actually mixing both head voice or chest voice but rather making one sound like the other. If you'd like I can link some interesting articles about the lvms that go over this :).
John, thank you for taking the time to outline your explanation of M1/M2. Actually, your brief outline clarified my understanding of this model of registration. Thank you.
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials. Yeah, heres a great summary and explaination of the lvms. cramdvoicelessons.blog/encyclopedia/laryngeal-vibratory-mechanisms/
can you carry chest beyond the passagio..when I sing g4 I feel it in my throat... I dont have a good technique...but I do know how to support my notes...I am training my diaphragm.. my tessitura is c3-f4 my lowest is g#2 highest belt is g#4 highest head voice is I think e5 I feel vibrations in my head when I'm trying to do head voice I do have the whistle register that goes up to c7.. but I barely use it since its so unhealthy my speaking notes are e3 to f3 when my voice is stretched I am now trying to strengthen my head voice since my chest is quite developed... I can have a smooth transition but barely...my voice definitely became higher and lower because when I first visited your channel my range was only c3-d4..Larynx positioning is what I need
This was very helpful! I have to get the TA and CT lingo down. Some folks will say that the TA is tending to a more "natural" sound where as these same folks say the CT is tending to more of a breathy falsetto. In each case as you were singing I was analyzing your overtone production and I didn't really see much falsetto. Maybe a video, or may have one, showing chest-head-falsetto would be good. I am beginning to think I don't have a falsetto, but I'd like to hear your take on it.
Going through puberty while being in a choir is rough
Completely understand😅 I’m doing the same thing right now myself AND I’m in musical theatre which uses a lot of belting which I physically cannot do well at all yet...
Preach
“Blend” is a good term because it would imply that the sound is blended between the two registers.
I like that!
That's good but it might get confused with the blend in harmony.
It’s confusing
I really feel like when you said "I'm choosing what colours I want to paint the lyrics with" put things in perspective and made it easier to understand.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Thamilini. Thanks for watching.
7:41 your singing example gave me greater clarity on the differences, thank you very much
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Lionssky Blue. Thanks for watching.
I was blown away with how easily you were able to change between chest, head and mixed voice ON THE SAME NOTE. I though head voice was only possible on high notes and chest voice on low notes, but now you just blew my mind! 🤯
Your control over your voice is unbelievable! 👏
between your HEAD/CHEST video and this one, i FINALLY understand how this stuff works. thanks!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Danijel Daka Milosevic. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dr Dan, Thank you So so So Much for making this video and responding to my comment. It's really Kind and generous of you. I seriously apologize for not acknowledging it sooner, and guess it was rude on my part to not have responded. I'm very Sorry. I have been so caught up in things like exams, applications, and job search etc that I completely forgot to tune in. Singing is very important to me and I'm glad that there are people like yourself Sharing their hard earned knowledge with us. Thank you again, A LOT, for helping us singers all across the globe☺😊.
Wow! THE BEST description of "mixed" voice I've ever heard...and I have watched tons of videos on mixed voice trying to understand this. Thank you, thank you, Dr. Dan!
You're welcome Kevin Qualls. Thanks for watching.
I took a test online and I was identified as a mixed voice. I was classified as an alto but oddly enough I sing soprano notes easier than I do the lower register. I'm older, almost 54, so I'm careful not to go too far beyond what I'm comfortably able to sing. I have asthma so that makes it more difficult. This is a very good, educational video. I needed more information on the mixed voice.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Amy P. Thanks for watching.
I haven't seen anyone here on YT being able to explain all of that in such a short, snappy and clear way!
Head dominant blend or chest dominant blend. Balance is a good term to use if it's a sorta half and half situation where it's maximum resonance while using both evenly.
I used to, but lately I've been enjoying chest more.
I'm a tenor as well haha. I use a chest dominant sound all the way past C5 a lot haha. I like rock and pop so it only makes sense for me to. Though I do a head dominant kinda belt too. I think it's unwise to limit yourself :)
I gotta tell, your vocal chord closure is absolutely wonderful. that's what vocal health sounds like. and your sound ringing in the area 3KHz+ is another proof of your healthy vocal tract pathways (primarily sinuses))) It's so rare these days, I'm sure you know. Hearing people speak one can easily say the kind of problems they have, either with nodules, swelling, uneven folds vibration or congested sinuses. Where can I see you performing, to hear more of you? thanks for great videos!
Wow you can tell all that just by hearing someone speak? You must have fun watching auditions for singing talent shows lol
@@_pudu661 well, first hand experience after intubation, had to learn all that to find out what went wrong with my own voice. The book by James Thomas " why is there a frog in my throat" helped a great deal too, just in case you are interested in the topic 😉
You have not muddied the waters at all. You have shone like that into an area in which there is so much ch confusion. You have genuinely demonstrated that as Andy Follin puts it, the “mix” is not a place in the voice, it is a technique. Thank you.
Dan, that was awesome. I wish you could have had a heavier weight male vocalist do this as well. I've always wanted to hear how that kind of voice would sound because I believe, (correct me if I'm wrong) they typically have a tougher time with this in terms of tonal similarity and consistency.
you make very complicated techniques easy to understand and apply!!! awesome channel!!! thank you
Thank you Dr Dan for this (old by now) video. I am glad that you went in to the physiology of singing mixed as opposed to using abstract metaphors from sports or dance.
Kudos to all vocal coaches..including Dr. Dan...ringing the bell that singing can be a life-long vocation. The medicine/energy in your next song always comes from the journey....even times of silence. Remember to cherish your body instrument and every moment of the journey.
On the first part of this video, I was doubtful on how this man will demonstrate the mix voice by himself. But when he started singing the song "Don't know why", I was blown away! OMG. He's freakin' good!
Some terms I use are chest voice with edge (bright) , dark edge and blend from m1 to m2 / Or Blend for short.
Oh shiiiiiit the way you transitioned between the 3 was incredible!
This is great! Finally I understand the difference. You're awesome Dr. Dan, thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Rosemarie Fullerton. Thanks for watching.
@@DrDanRobinson you're very welcome, I learn so much from your videos.
This is a good video describing the difference and relation between TA, CT, and mixed voices
I understand everything better with your videos than with some music/vocal teachers in my own language, impressive! Thank you for your videos!
You're welcome karen g.. Thanks for watching.
If you really want to develop your voice check out my comprehensive singing course for beginners - drdan.co/probundle
@Dr Dan's Voice Essentials Could eating sugary, dairy foods and drinks have a big affect on my voice registers??? Also I'm 15 so I'm guessing puberty has a part in it too....right?
The term I would use is "distribution". All frequencies are present, but some are attenuated and others boosted. Like you're distributing power to frequencies in the target register.
Yeah, this suggestion is a possibility.
fantastic demonstration. been looking for an explanation on Florence Welch's and Amy Lee's vocals because they moves around TA and CT powerfully.
A “blended” voice. Ambiguous enough to be applicable in different situations but more precise than mixed or balanced.
I like your suggestion, Cora!
I had never seen a better explanation of mixed, chest and head voice. I simply loved it. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Wow, this was amazing. Most intriguing thing I learned is that singing in a chest voice or head voice is independent of the note. Wow, now that I have seen it I can do it myself. Amazing stuff.
So well described! Talk about this with students all the time and will surely have some better examples now!
I have a really weird mixed voice. Whenever I attempt to sing in mix, there is a fry-sound like mixing in also.
Lalisa Manoban same. I have a very raspy singing voice which is not great for my mixed voice.
isn't that a pulse register ?
You're definitely the V O I C E doctor when you sang how chest, head, and mixed voice should sound. I recalled the difference between treble and bass when I fine tune my headset last week. 😆👍😁🎹❤️
Oh goodness this video is SO helpful in identifying why I think people say I have a pretty unique voice. I think I naturally use a mixed voice on almost anything that I am singing with my own color/tone. In covers I can match the tone given, but my own is always described as "unique" so they encourage me to sing. I never heard or understood why, but I think this sound is not found easily in every song! Thanks, Dr Dan!
Tobu, perhaps the following playlist about vocal registers will prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/bH7BnfPv5u8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much. I love that even though you've been on TH-cam for years already you are still attentive and give responses to honest questions. I've been binge watching a bit of you lately. Thanks again!
Your Voice is So Perfect!
Dear Dr Dan! I struggel with my passagio for 18 years. As I began to take singing lessons, I literally head a break on that spot. Now I'm almost there to solve this issue, and after a lot of voice teachers I wanted to tell you, that is the best explanation of mixed voice I ever heard! Teachers and singers do speak about mixed voice and passagio in a misterious way and always on a theoretical level. In the last couple days I was thinking about, that I am not using a muscle somwhere that is needed to go trough passagio seamless, and then I found this video. I'm so grateful for it! Thank you!
You're welcome Qlcsy. Thanks for watching.
beautiful voice, really going for this same balance and control
Clear and concise.
Thanks for watching Lance Sukhu!
This lesson gave me the breakthrough in being able to understand mixed voice and find it for myself as well. Thank you very much Dr. Dan!! However I can't sing loud enough and it feels like i'm holding back a bit. Is there a specific reason for this? I can't seem to figure it out
same
posrure, breath support, relaxation of the chest, of the neck, of the throat and of the face.
Thanks, Dr. Dan. I think I'm getting it. I am able to sing in both CT & TA but I have often wondered which is best. So, since it is the artist's choice, I guess I should just pick the best one that fits the song and style I'm singing it in.
In a vocal class I took this past semester for school, I learned about CT vs TA, but could never remember which did what. Thank you for that clarification!
I totally understand this video without being confused. I love to sing and in the past I had been doing my best to discover my own voice. I just didn’t know what they were called. Now I know. Thank Dr. Dan for doing great videos
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Rachelle Kafton. Thanks for watching.
It may be interesting but when I use your vocal warm up files, vocal exercise five actually helps me hit the mixed voice without going completely off. It’s about understanding and being educated. I find things “click” once the knowledge is gained. Explanation and example are key for that. I’m very hands on and have to do it myself, it just has to click and sometimes that takes a bit longer. It’s a long journey that never ends but any information helps. Some things work better than others
Yes, Ally. Knowledge is often the key to unlocking the practical know-how. I hope more people come to an understanding about this important educational truism.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FALSETTO AND MIX I CANT FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE AND IM SO CONFUSED!!🙏🙏🙏
Falsetto is produced with disconnected vocal cords, like whispering. Mix has connected vocal cords (a.k.a. adduction) and uses some shiny nasal resonance (but you definitely dont want to sing through your nose, just with it). That is the main difference, although there are more things worth mentioning that I won't mention for the sake of simplicity.
Is funny this is the first series of a voice couch not boring or too long and more confusing I found on youtube. Thank you!!! You provide info in a understandable way!!! :')
I'm glad you enjoyed the video 4imee. Thanks for watching.
Thank you very much Dr. Dan ! Your explanation which so cleared and easy understands.
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What the? I turned away from the video and heard Nora Jones thought TH-cam skipped./ OMG! awesome! This is JazzRock lead vocals for SFB . Woah blown away. Question - I actually want to mix a heavy male and sexy female voice. I have been building out my style as a punk - rock - jazz singer. Any tips?
Hi, SilentFury Feat JazzRock. 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!
Incredible video Dr. Dan ...
You're welcome Alpha Beats. Thanks for watching.
The in-between register call it that
My goodness, you deserve so many more subs! Loving your content, just recently happened upon it!
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The best explanation and examples I've ever heard/watch Dr. Dan!!! You're great musicians and vocal teacher!!
Wow, thank you!
@@DrDanRobinsonfirst of all thanks you sir for replying!! can you plss teach us how to use chesty mix!!!!😍😍
Hey Dr.Dan, I really want to learn to sing, but I'm not really consistent with my singing. Maybe sometimes I feel for myself I'll be singing good for one day, then terrible another day. Can I get tips on how to stay more consistent? Also my voice is relatively deep so I find it difficult to reach high notes, or have a variety of high notes to hit. I also need assistance on transitioning from low to high and high to low notes smoothly. Can I get help on these dilemmas? Thanks a ton. :)
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What a beautiful voice you have. Serious lift. 👏
I'm glad you enjoyed the video E Lyon G. Thanks for watching.
This is how I was classified. I have asthma now so it's not as easy for me to sing songs I used to be able to. This may help me. Every little bit will help me!
Love the tutorials and lessons. Easy to understand and result oriented...Thank you Dr. Dan
Glad you like them!
Hi Dan, I'm still trying to understand this and detect mixed voice when I listen to my favourite music. Could you tell me, in the song by Fleet Foxes "Can I Believe You" at 1:17 Robin Pecknold hits this transcendental E4 (which I simply can't hit with any power whatsoever with my range).. Is he in chest or mixed voice on that note? It really soars.. I'd love to be able to sing that song..
Great video as usual Doc. Thank you. Voice Essentials 2, exercise 25 & 26? :) -Evo2020
You got it!
This is the best and most thorough and detailed explanation I've seen so far, thanks for sharing !!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much Dan. Fantastic as usual. Could you show us a picture (drawing/diagram/chart or whatever) of where the AT and CT muscles are and what movements they make when they interact? It is the transition from one type of voice to the other than I find hardest. Easy to sing in one, or the other, but not to change between the two smoothly (I am a classical singer btw...) Thanks a million for your great work!
yet again, wow. Had no clue i was singing mix/CT most of the time. I had no clue what ta, ct and mix was so great job explaining.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video BAGS_OF_BISCUITS. Thanks for watching.
Can you do a video or series of what exactly happens to the air and the science of how the sound is produced in your voice!
RandomVideos4U, the following video may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/ZLgAQTMgZ6g/w-d-xo.html
That was awesome! You are the real deal. Thank you !
Thank you so much iam satisfied alot
Like your scientific approach. Thanks. Try 'bridge voice instead of mixed voice,
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Martin Field. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dan, have you done another video giving exercises to specifically get the student to achieve these sounds? Great overview thanks.
Hi, Laura Bernay. 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!
Hi Dr. Dan, your videos are really helpful. To answer your request I think mix voice is a proper blend of chest and head voices to creates sounds that are different from those 2.
Very easy to understand . Thanx
Glad to hear that
Wow. This was a great video. I love how you demostrated each type next to each other. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks your explanations re vocal chords is more explicit...how about the bridge voice?
"Bridge Voice' might work!
You really have a nostalgic voice dr. Dan
Thank you, Peter.
Dr. Dan you speakng voice already sounds like mix?
Great explanation! Thank you!
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Thank you so much!
You're welcome Val C. Thanks for watching.
Such a beautiful manner of speach you have)
If they ever do the Neil Sedaka story you would be perfect to reproduce his vocals. I mean that as a compliment. Although he's before my time he's one of my favorites, also a prolific song writer.
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Hello doktot Dan! Thank you for great videos!
For me mixt voice is a technique a method to sing from the bottom to the top without any problems!
Staffan, the following video about Voice Registration (with Exercises) may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/CAGR81QFIj0/w-d-xo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5G_dU1vJUwAsMGOQbMGt8fT
I love the explanation thanks
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Ian R. Thanks for watching.
redefinition:
A Voice
B Voice
AB Voice as labels
Definitionally, an A voice is
στήθος-αρχή-ήχος. or transliterated would be stetho-peege-eehose
in English words as, chest sourced sound
pronounced as
ste tho pee gee hoes
the B voice is:
κεφάλι--αρχή-ήχος (transliterated kefáli archee ihos)
Head sourced sound.
the AB Voice is:
στήθος-kαι-κεφάλι--αρχή-ήχος
chest and head sourced sound
pronounciation:
ste tho keh ka phee los
as an adjective, simply add the suffix "ic"
Stethokekaflo-ic
Hi Dr. Dan, just wondering, is it me or your chest-dominant voice still sounds like a mix to me? Great video by the way!
Late , I know, but I think it is because his voice is naturally high
Timliu92 I also noticed that
its very subtle but if you pay attention it gets very clear
It's because his natural voice is high tenor
He is a tenor according to fach!!
Thank you! GREAT video
You're welcome ahava77. Thanks for watching.
Singing a male female duet in your range can help give direction to where you switch you timbre.
Thank you!
You're welcome Huss. Thanks for watching.
Dr. Dan, I was most intrigued about how you said it can be learned to sing higher (than the natural break) in chest voice or lower in head voice. That just blew my mind. How is this possible? Do you have a video that covers this? I would LOVE to be able to sing higher in chest voice.
Violet Sky, the following video about Voice Registration (with Exercises) may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/CAGR81QFIj0/w-d-xo.html&list=PLZFx6cLexy5G_dU1vJUwAsMGOQbMGt8fT
@@DrDanRobinson thank you so much!!! I will check it out!
Love the demonstrations, amazing! (And definitely made things clearer.)
I would say the term "bridged voice" would make since, since it bridges the gap between head and chest
Best video on TH-cam about mixed voice, period. Dr. Dan, I'm having a hard time singing the chorus of A-Ha's Take on Me. The lower and higher notes are ok but there's one note on my bridge that I can sing pushing my chest voice, but would like to sing in a mixed voice, as the original singer does. The transition from "me" to "on" ("Take me On") is very difficult for me. After that part I think I can sing it just fine. Any ideas on the exercise I should do for this specific transition/notes? Thanks a lot for the really awesome content and high production value!
mfkato, the following video about transitions may prove helpful - th-cam.com/video/-RpMHBurqAs/w-d-xo.html
This is probably the most frustrating vocal concept out there. Everyone seems to have a different idea of what it really is, when it's being used, etc.
Especially love the demonstration portion of this video Dr Dan!! Thnx m8! And your voice is extremely high!!! XD
Awesome video sir ..😊
Great examples.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video ekechi100. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for this great video. I know what mix is and what it feels like but still, there are some hardships with it and it is always very cool to hear how I could imagine it in another way. Imagination is key in my opinion. But also I like how you demonstrate the differences because you can explain till your mouth runs dry but a sound says more than thousand words.
So thank you for doing what you do :)
So that is why the Nora Jones's song was a mystery for me. I've tried to sing it so many times and each time I was disappointed with my sound. The song's range seems perfect but I can't get that mixed voice sound, it's either chest which sounds to harsh for this song or head voice. I hope one day I'll be able to sing it as beautifully as you (and Norah).
I'm glad you enjoyed the video Anna Bis. Thanks for watching.
great vid the part at the end when tou said that usinf ta ct or mix is the singers choice helped me alot because all three can be sung on just about any average pitch i use to think there was a right or wrong
Stylistically, I preferred the CT dominant in the Nora Jones song out of the 3 hihi. You have a very very good voice, by the way!
This was really great! Love the way you made this clear by helping me feel all the ranges with examples, the really helped, subscribing.
Awesome, thank you!
Hi! well my case is the Next:
I have 3 years singing, One from i discover Vocal Range
and Exactly like 26 days since i started in a hard train of Mix. 😎 Well, i can do all my passaggio Notes with pretty much power. and conect it well BUT at time to sing songs, i crack a LOOOOT 😱 i Guess is just more control. well i hope with practice can have same quality at time to sing in my mix register as my Chest natural Voice 💎
I don't know if you've personally read anything on the LVMs and if you,re interested i'll link an article, but there are two types of mix, M1 and M2, essentially you can think of m1 as "chest voice" and m2 as "head voice" (LVMs are a bit more scientific but still applicable) and mix is just the sound quality of either lightening m1 to sound like m2 or making your m2 heavier to imitate m1. Mix is just a sound quality not its own register because you cannot use the full and thin edge of the vocal folds at the same time which is what most people seem to think. So to summarize, Mix isn't actually mixing both head voice or chest voice but rather making one sound like the other. If you'd like I can link some interesting articles about the lvms that go over this :).
John, thank you for taking the time to outline your explanation of M1/M2. Actually, your brief outline clarified my understanding of this model of registration. Thank you.
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials. Yeah, heres a great summary and explaination of the lvms. cramdvoicelessons.blog/encyclopedia/laryngeal-vibratory-mechanisms/
Dr Dan's Voice Essentials. That article is very useful for understand how to the voice works on a physical level.
can you carry chest beyond the passagio..when I sing g4 I feel it in my throat... I dont have a good technique...but I do know how to support my notes...I am training my diaphragm..
my tessitura is c3-f4
my lowest is g#2
highest belt is g#4
highest head voice is I think e5
I feel vibrations in my head when I'm trying to do head voice
I do have the whistle register that goes up to c7.. but I barely use it since its so unhealthy
my speaking notes are e3 to f3 when my voice is stretched
I am now trying to strengthen my head voice since my chest is quite developed... I can have a smooth transition but barely...my voice definitely became higher and lower because when I first visited your channel my range was only c3-d4..Larynx positioning is what I need
Thankyou so much
Most welcome 😊
This was very helpful! I have to get the TA and CT lingo down. Some folks will say that the TA is tending to a more "natural" sound where as these same folks say the CT is tending to more of a breathy falsetto. In each case as you were singing I was analyzing your overtone production and I didn't really see much falsetto. Maybe a video, or may have one, showing chest-head-falsetto would be good. I am beginning to think I don't have a falsetto, but I'd like to hear your take on it.
I'll have to hunt your videos to find it. I want to run a spectral analysis of it.