I now have a more in depth resonance tutorial! Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/T47bMfIz8Bw/w-d-xo.html Also, be sure to check out the accompanying article. It has LOTS of resonance examples in other singers: www.vocalliberation.com/articles/vocal-resonance/ Thanks for all the support!
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After a few years trying to make the best out of my voice, this video literally changed my life! It seems like every aspect of my voice I was trying to develop, like vocal range, clarity, looseness, power, etc - ended up becoming extremely better after following this simple exercise. Thank you very much for your kind gift!
I forgot about this exercise- it's great for developing strong connection throughout the range. The AA exercise is basically twang, the way I understand it (do you have a video about pharyngeal?). At any rate, both this and the chest voice video are important and you will never find your mixed voice without it. You'll also want to keep the chest voice strong. I didn't, and my highest pitches have gone back to being falsetto. One last thing- which has caused me a lot of confusion and frustration: Always warm up your chest voice first! If you only warm up your head voice the high notes will be there, but they'll be falsetto. In the past year I've gotten a lot of things backwards about singing, but this experience has led to a bread crumb trail back to what worked and the wonderful thing is that your chest voice can be made stronger much faster than your head voice.
Fuckyourselfgoogle Yes, some of the sounds you will make to improve your voice might turn a few heads, lol. But as long as your voice improves, then keep moving forward. Don't forget to give them a treat and sing some songs too. Put on a concert for them, lol.
I heard the metaphor for this one time. Your voice should be like a duck. At the vertex of its wake, it glides along peacefully, even though its legs are paddling frantically. In the same way, the air used to create good cord closure must be worked intensely and carefully monitored to create a very sharp laser-like sound.
you're so cool! i really need something that can clear up my muddy voice. but need to wait til nobody at home 1st before doing those exercise lol. subscribed :)
+R Han Thanks. And yeah, you definitely want to practice this at a time where you can be free to make sound without worrying about anyone hearing you, haha.
Omg dropping the jaw makes a wonderful open voice. I was even able to the female part and there was no tension. 😬 that was crazy. You improved my voice in one exercise thanks man.
Thanks so much! Thanks also for the table of contents, so you can start the exercise right away. There are so many vids with constant blabber and yours is straight to the point!
Another great exercise I found for Cord CLosure (in both mixed and chest voices) is the semi-occluded exercise using a straw, or humming through almost closed. I get an immediate better connection doing these. Many thanks Marnell ♥
I love how this guy can demonstrate doing it wrong so well! And then how to do it right. I've been trying to sing for 50yrs and had private lessons and two online 1 year courses and still could not get through my vocal break! Been watching your videos for about 4 days and immediately this bratty sound got me through my break and I'm getting better at it each day! When I feel the sound behind my eyebrows now I don;t feel anything in my throat and the singing is so effortless! I don't know if this is correct yet and I know I'm still far from good but this is incredible for me! Thank you so much for these videos. ❤
Congratulations on your progress! Just one thing -- the sensation behind the eyebrows you may not always feel. It will depend on the range you're in, the vowel you are singing, and the intensity level you're at. So, just notice those resonance sensations you feel, but don't get too caught up in them and chase them. Thanks for watching. If you need more help, I'd love to work with you one-on-one.
@@VocalLiberation Thank you. Your journey on your web page was so much like mine that I could feel every word! And this is why you are such a good coach now! I would love to be a singing teacher but I think there is just too much I don't know yet. You have done so well and at such a young age too. Well done!
@@Cloppa2000 Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. Becoming a singing teacher is a LONG, HARD journey. It's one of the most difficult fields out there due to the level of variability amongst people. It is NOT for the faint of heart! :)
Hello Nelson my dear friend. I loved listening to this song you play slow and faster perhaps normal tempo the second time it was really great to hear the differences. You always play things perfectly no blunders at all. I enjoy listening to your videos and they are always delightful selections. Thank you and have a great weekend your Fan and friend Patrick.😄😄😄😊😊☺☺☺❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🎼🎹🎵🎶🎵🎶🏆🏆🎈🎈🎈🎈
***** Unfortunately, it is hard to tell what you might be doing wrong without seeing and hearing what you're doing. My first guess is that with the AA, you might be over-engaging the muscles of the throat (they engage really readily for that sound), and thus, causing the throat to squeeze more. That might not be the only thing occurring, though. Why don't you send me a short clip demonstrating the issue, and I'll give you some quick feedback on it. I sent you a private message.
Tebogo Mokgomogane You're welcome. Also, for a little more agility work, you might want to check out my video on runs here: th-cam.com/video/_2q1TpIyfls/w-d-xo.html
I found you searching for singing help. I am so glad; you are very, very helpful with really hands-on ways re. to strengthen, proper technique, etc. I appreciate all you have done in these videos. Hopefully I will be able to participate in skype lessons in the future. I sing in the church choir, am 61, and am finding my voice has really 'slipped'. I sing first soprano and was afraid I had nodes on my chords but you have given me hope that I can strengthen and use better technique to regain my voice. Thank you.
Thank you so much for commenting. You're never too old to get your voice back into shape. It's all a thing of habits. :-) I'm currently working with someone who is a similar age as you and is learning a lot of the rudiments of how to get her voice into shape. I could put you in contact with her if you like.
+nappytinka bell Hahaha. Yeah, then you must be getting some volume out of your voice if the complaints are coming. Do know it's only a temporary phase as your voice is building up some more strength. Then you can find more pleasant sounds to use. :)
Aweeeeee-some video! Is it just me or are most of the vocal lesson videos comprised almost entirely of other people singing? When they do finally get around to the technical aspect of what they're trying to "teach" you, it is merely a description of said technique, no why, how, do, don't, etc...(unless you pay). Your videos are the exact opposite, informative, descriptive, technical, and easy to understand. Keep it up. If i had a reliable source of income I would definitely send some donations. Seriously man, thank you. Oh and pay no mind to the 6 dislikes, I know at least one of those votes came from my frustrated room mate after painfully listening to the sounds of aweeee and naoooooo reverberate throughout our apartment. Which I guess means that I'm doing it right?
+James White Hahaha, thanks man. Annoyed neighbors and roommates sounds about right, lol. Try not to make anyone want to strangle you for the noise. :-P
so I only seem to get my voice to work past G4 with this extremely bright sound so I was wondering how opera sounding singers and broadway stars are singing B4s and higher with a dark almost nasally timbre
For the longest time, I thought the "OH" vowel in this exercise was Edge. It wasn't until two nights ago while listening to a podcast from New York that this form of OH (OE) is Overdrive! Going back to this video again and practicing the OH unconstricted my AA vowel and now my voice is free after being tied up in knots for a year. It didn't help with singing the OE, but I figured out that it sounds like OH with EH on top of it. I write this as "UW" or "EU". FYI: What messed my voice up to begin with was the SS creak/fry exercises in combination with a weakened chest voice from singing in falsetto too high and too loudly.
I still struggle, man. It's probably the acid reflux, but high notes get more and more thin and strident, even when not splatting the vowel. It's excessive twang with unintended distortion from what seems like the result of trying to take chest voice too high by not modifying early enough.
Thank you for this video! My first voice teacher made me do an exercise like this, and it really helped improve my sound, but she never explained why it helped and how it worked. Your tutorial is a great help to me in explaining why starting off with that "obnoxious sound' is actually helpful. Thank you so much!
+Ирруматор 666 Thanks for the feedback! Raising the soft palate is not something you specifically need to worry about. The main thing to focus on is making sure you're not nasal -- meaning if you pinch your nose while sustaining a note, the sound shouldn't change. Sometimes the soft palate will be higher (such as with the OO exercise) or sometimes a little lower (such as with the AH exercise), but either way, just make sure you're not nasal.
@@VocalLiberation checking in again today. Wow you wrote back. Yes, the trembling in the voice. My voice goes straight forward. I sing the notes from the top down. So the Aah is more like Aoh. I sing chest best. So how to get the vibrato in? Thanks.
Wow great tip thanks a lot! I can tell you're a great instructor/teacher. Hopefully this will help my problem of not having enough pharyngeal resonance. I've been trying other exercises for pharyngeal resonance and I still can't pull through. I hope this will do the trick! Thanks man!
Claudio De Rosa Oh yes, you will gets TONS of pharyngeal resonance from this exercise. I actually have another video that I will have up by the end of the weekend which will build on this a bit more for people who have trouble with the exercise, so stay tuned!
I was actually way more comfortable in the male range and I'm a female. I could hit every note except the last one. The first two/three scales were ok from the female ones but the rest were a bit too high, I could reach them but they would sound horrible... :/
FashionforEver99 Do you have a low speaking voice for a female? If so, then it just means you might have to pay a little closer attention to your technique than those with the naturally high voices. You might be running into an issue with vowel modification. Try using the tip I show in this video with the hands as you are doing the YAA/NO exercises, and see if that helps you to go higher more comfortably. How to Sing High Notes Without Straining & Pulling Chest Voice | Singing Lessons
my voice isn't really that low but it's not high either.. I'm comfortable singing at my "normal voice tone" and lower but as soons as it gets higher, the harder it is for me to make that note. (ps sorry if any grammar mistakes, I'm dutch :) and I love your vids)
FashionforEver99 Why don't you send me a clip of you singing the exercise where it demonstrates the problem. Then I can help you more. www.vocalliberation.com/vocal-assessment
Hi Marnell! Found this excercise very useful, I've benn having difficulties to get a bright tone until now, but I have a question for you. When applying this to vocalization excercises In the lowest part of my register I have difficulties to keep constant the level of brightness, If i manage to mantain the brightness, the note tends to crackle a little bit, could it be because I still lack of control for brightness or maybe I'm doing something wrong. Thanks for your advice
Both things are needed, as they address different parts of the voice. When it's all said and done, you want clearness (intelligibility) AND depth at the same time. When most people are training, they are already skewed one way or the other. Some people (particularly those who are soft spoken and very shy) have neither developed. So it just depends on where you are at in the training process.
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+Ирруматор 666 Do you want a physiological explanation or a practical explanation? Twang is basically what I'm doing in this video when I do the "YAA" and give that really bright sound that's not actually nasal.
Hello! Thanks for your videos! very clearly explained. question though, should i be exhaling through my nose while doing the exercises or should i be holding my breath (in my nose)?
+joyce janik You're welcome. Sound is only made when you're exhaling air. So as long as you're making sound, there is not much more you need to worry about. You might, however, feel slightly like you're holding your breath in your throat as you do this. That's ok. That's your cords closing.
Hey sir! I have a deep low voice and I don’t sound clear when singing especially when I’m trying hit high notes, when I try and do the high notes I really do want that high Piercing sound/quality because when I do it you can’t hear that long sustain and resonance you hear after singing a word loud because my voice is low and muddy if that makes any sense. will these exercises really help me get a clearer voice especially when singing those high notes?? thanks and please reply
These will help, but in general, you probably need to work on getting your articulators more active. Without hearing you, just based on your description, you probably don't move your jaw much and your tongue is probably lazy. Your tongue needs to get used to being more active, especially on EH and EE. Your mouth needs to open more too. My video on tongue tension will probably help (with getting the tongue out of its comfort zone). Your cheek area and entire face will become more active. You will feel like you are ridiculously exaggerating your pronunciation for everything. This will be a temporary phase as your articulators are learning to be more active. Get good at this in the range going up to D4 (D above middle C).
It depends on how high you're talking. If you're wondering if it will take you way into high tenor range and soprano range, then no. But will it get you into your first bridge? Yes. F#4 is plenty sufficient for this exercise. Once you can do it up to that note, then it's time to focus on your vowels more and start addressing vowel modification. If you try to do this exercise beyond your first bridge without approaching the vowels correctly, it will create strain in the throat.
Hey Marnell, I'm really enjoying these exercises and think they are helping with clarity. However, I also notice it tends to quickly tire out my voice, and makes it a bit hoarse. Is it possible that doing this too much is harmful in some way to the vocal cords, or is it safe to go at it?
It's possible you might be doing these exercises a little too high or a little too loudly for your current development level. Try changing one variable at a time and practice it that way for a couple of days and see if you notice any changes.
When I do scales a lot sometimes I start losing my upper range(when I try to sing only air comes out without sound).Does it mean I have bad tecnique in the upper register? Do you know what could be the problem?
+marinojuresko When you say a lot, it depends on how long you're talking. If this is happening after just 20 minutes of singing, that's definitely a technique problem. If it's happening after like 3 hours of singing, that means you've been singing too long and need to give your voice a rest. When you get only air coming out after singing for a while, that indicates some inflammation of the cords. In this case, it sounds like it would be a technique problem. What exactly is causing that is very hard to say. The best way to determine that would be to set up a one-on-one session with me where we could delve into the problem more completely.
appreciate he is doing this and stop being a bitch,u get this content for free,if u don't like his keyboard go hire a vocal tr. lemme guess u cant,coz u poor and u still complaining bitch
Louey Kleiner-gaines wtf,u tryna' to sound smart and shit but ain't working nigga,u sound dumb,did u come to get help to ur singing or look at his Fucking keyboard bitch
Bey Knowles This exercise can be practiced daily, but don't get carried away with practicing it for hours at a time. Stick with short 10-15 minute practice sessions when trying new things like this.
My voice is usually quiet, but when I do this with relaxed throat I sound unusually loud lol. Also it kinda feels good. I just don't like that I have neighbors, they probably think that I lost my sanity. Also it reminds me "I'm Lorde ya ya ya".
Unusually loud? That sounds about right! And yes, your neighbors will think you're nuts, but it will develop the necessary strength and clearness in your voice that you need. Then you'll be able to back off of this a little.
After a few times I start to feel tired. Is this something that, with time and doing this every day, will get better and better and improve your singing voice?
If you can only do falsetto or head voice, then what you need to learn is to maintain your connection, which is exactly what this exercise will help you with.
Hi Marnell, Excellent video as always. My only problem is a get a break just for the last upper range bit (my transition to head voice) How do I solve this?
Paola M Ah, ok. So the C#5. If that's where you're first beginning to have trouble, then you're doing well. It's probably a little bit of a resonance and coordination issue that you're running into (for now), so this is what I want you to do instead. Skip to part 2 of the clip when I have you do the NO. We're going to modify the instructions a little bit. Keep your hands up to the face the way I explain i the clip below so the jaw muscles and corners of the lips stay relaxed. th-cam.com/video/cV1rxXG4JHw/w-d-xo.html With your hands up to your face, the sound will be a little darker than what you hear in this clip for both the YAA and NO. That's ok for now. You're just trying to get the larynx and jaw to free up a bit more. Although I don't play that high in this clip, with your hands up to your face, it should help you get up to at least an Eb5 (Eb above tenor high C). Once you can do it comfortably with your hands up to your face, then try it with your hands down, going for the same feeling of relaxation in the jaw muscles (the muscles off to the side where the palms were touching the face). After you can do that, then try to go back to the NO the way I originally did it in this video. So, you will go for a bit of a brighter sound like I do here, but you want to focus on doing it with the jaw more relaxed and the mouth in a bit more of a neutral position. Even though the mouth will be more neutral looking, you can still produce almost the same bright kind of sound. This should help you to no longer feel like the voice wants to break at the C#5.
Not necessarily. If you're using to being airy and breathy all the time when you sing, then you might have to intentionally try to create this brighter, clearer sound. As you get used to it, then you won't have to think of it as much anymore.
After a few weeks of daily practice, you should hear your voice getting clearer. However, getting that clearer sound consistently in songs could take much longer due to individual habits and preconceived notions you have in your head.
thanks for the reply, The Gravely sounding unclear congested sound that i struggled goes away each time i do the full scale thank you so much for this video i come back to it every time before i warm up!
Its very improper to raise the larynx though... Its not safe nor is it good for the tone quality of the voice. Upper belts with a raised larynx is going to sound squeezed and unprofessional...
Hello Darkness People dont need to lower the larynx when singing anymore. Thats just so you sound more whole whenever you sing but its not even necessary. Raising the larynx is ok as long as it doesn’t cause any unnecessary tension.
I now have a more in depth resonance tutorial! Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/T47bMfIz8Bw/w-d-xo.html
Also, be sure to check out the accompanying article. It has LOTS of resonance examples in other singers: www.vocalliberation.com/articles/vocal-resonance/
Thanks for all the support!
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omg I'm laughing so hard and my neighbors are probably like wtf 😂😂😂
exactly and they probably think the next house is an asylum
maybe their house is the asylum and we're the normal ones...
My neighbours already know I'm crazy so it doesn't really matter...
After a few years trying to make the best out of my voice, this video literally changed my life! It seems like every aspect of my voice I was trying to develop, like vocal range, clarity, looseness, power, etc - ended up becoming extremely better after following this simple exercise.
Thank you very much for your kind gift!
That's great! You're welcome!
So good
This videos is gold. Marnell is the real deal.
Lolll I never would have thought making a goat sound could fix my voice! I love it
+BrainiacN5 Haha. Glad it helped you. :-)
Bruh same
Males Exercise 1 - 2:40
Females Exercise 1 - 4:15
Males Exercise 2 - 6:43
Females Exercise 2 - 8:05
HunterAdam 🙌🏽
Yaa Yaa Yaa Yaa Yaaa........ I am Lorde.
MrIdontknowanyname Lol! Good one. I'll have to remember some of these comparisons for when I record my future videos.
4:20 exercise 1 for ladies
8:09 exercise 2 for ladies
I forgot about this exercise- it's great for developing strong connection throughout the range. The AA exercise is basically twang, the way I understand it (do you have a video about pharyngeal?). At any rate, both this and the chest voice video are important and you will never find your mixed voice without it. You'll also want to keep the chest voice strong. I didn't, and my highest pitches have gone back to being falsetto.
One last thing- which has caused me a lot of confusion and frustration: Always warm up your chest voice first! If you only warm up your head voice the high notes will be there, but they'll be falsetto. In the past year I've gotten a lot of things backwards about singing, but this experience has led to a bread crumb trail back to what worked and the wonderful thing is that your chest voice can be made stronger much faster than your head voice.
Don Carlson thank you so much for sharing your experience 🌺
...my neighbours probably think I'm crazy. But this exercise really helps, so, fuck it
Fuckyourselfgoogle Yes, some of the sounds you will make to improve your voice might turn a few heads, lol. But as long as your voice improves, then keep moving forward. Don't forget to give them a treat and sing some songs too. Put on a concert for them, lol.
I heard the metaphor for this one time. Your voice should be like a duck. At the vertex of its wake, it glides along peacefully, even though its legs are paddling frantically. In the same way, the air used to create good cord closure must be worked intensely and carefully monitored to create a very sharp laser-like sound.
Aleph Omega true
Your honestly one of the best coaches I’ve seen mate. And I’ve watched about 50 on utube haha and had 3 coaches in person.
I think I just figured out what the largest flaw in my technique was. Thank you
you're so cool! i really need something that can clear up my muddy voice. but need to wait til nobody at home 1st before doing those exercise lol. subscribed :)
+R Han Thanks. And yeah, you definitely want to practice this at a time where you can be free to make sound without worrying about anyone hearing you, haha.
It be like that sometimes
Erm... I'm a professional singer and your video just helped me tremendously....I am still shocked. You are A Blessing. Thank you so so much
Great! Thanks for watching. :)
Omg dropping the jaw makes a wonderful open voice. I was even able to the female part and there was no tension. 😬 that was crazy. You improved my voice in one exercise thanks man.
Thanks so much! Thanks also for the table of contents, so you can start the exercise right away. There are so many vids with constant blabber and yours is straight to the point!
V van Houten You're welcome!
Another great exercise I found for Cord CLosure (in both mixed and chest voices) is the semi-occluded exercise using a straw, or humming through almost closed.
I get an immediate better connection doing these.
Many thanks Marnell ♥
I love how this guy can demonstrate doing it wrong so well!
And then how to do it right.
I've been trying to sing for 50yrs and had private lessons and two online 1 year courses and still could not get through my vocal break!
Been watching your videos for about 4 days and immediately this bratty sound got me through my break and I'm getting better at it each day!
When I feel the sound behind my eyebrows now I don;t feel anything in my throat and the singing is so effortless!
I don't know if this is correct yet and I know I'm still far from good but this is incredible for me!
Thank you so much for these videos. ❤
Congratulations on your progress! Just one thing -- the sensation behind the eyebrows you may not always feel. It will depend on the range you're in, the vowel you are singing, and the intensity level you're at. So, just notice those resonance sensations you feel, but don't get too caught up in them and chase them.
Thanks for watching. If you need more help, I'd love to work with you one-on-one.
@@VocalLiberation Thank you. Your journey on your web page was so much like mine that I could feel every word! And this is why you are such a good coach now!
I would love to be a singing teacher but I think there is just too much I don't know yet.
You have done so well and at such a young age too. Well done!
@@Cloppa2000 Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. Becoming a singing teacher is a LONG, HARD journey. It's one of the most difficult fields out there due to the level of variability amongst people. It is NOT for the faint of heart! :)
Hello Nelson my dear friend. I loved listening to this song you play slow and faster perhaps normal tempo the second time it was really great to hear the differences. You always play things perfectly no blunders at all. I enjoy listening to your videos and they are always delightful selections. Thank you and have a great weekend your Fan and friend Patrick.😄😄😄😊😊☺☺☺❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🎼🎹🎵🎶🎵🎶🏆🏆🎈🎈🎈🎈
excellent video!
Thanks!
You're welcome!
and i show you a video of my singing email me at bradleynor6@gmail.com
nice curvely shape of the piano! :)
Can I post a video of how this helped me, while doing the exercise? I want you to see how I'm also able to do the female part effortlessly.
HHHHmmm you are such a sweet teacher....bringing me focus, clarity of instructions, acceptance and brighter and stronger sounds...MMMMmmmmmany thanks
You're welcome!
This is hurting my throat? Feels like the same tension I feel when I (inappropriately) sing. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
***** Unfortunately, it is hard to tell what you might be doing wrong without seeing and hearing what you're doing. My first guess is that with the AA, you might be over-engaging the muscles of the throat (they engage really readily for that sound), and thus, causing the throat to squeeze more. That might not be the only thing occurring, though.
Why don't you send me a short clip demonstrating the issue, and I'll give you some quick feedback on it. I sent you a private message.
Thanks Marnelll, It helped me a lot Man!
It's fantastic! God Bless You!
I learn a lot from this...
Noel Mancini Awesome! Happy I could be of assistance. :)
Dude.This lesson really helped me a lot. My voice is more clear and I have better chord closure and agility in my voice. Thank you sooo much.
Tebogo Mokgomogane You're welcome. Also, for a little more agility work, you might want to check out my video on runs here: th-cam.com/video/_2q1TpIyfls/w-d-xo.html
Perfect. Thank you once more. Sharing your lessons with all my Muso friends here in South Africa.
Tebogo Mokgomogane Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
I found you searching for singing help. I am so glad; you are very, very helpful with really hands-on ways re. to strengthen, proper technique, etc. I appreciate all you have done in these videos. Hopefully I will be able to participate in skype lessons in the future. I sing in the church choir, am 61, and am finding my voice has really 'slipped'. I sing first soprano and was afraid I had nodes on my chords but you have given me hope that I can strengthen and use better technique to regain my voice. Thank you.
Thank you so much for commenting. You're never too old to get your voice back into shape. It's all a thing of habits. :-) I'm currently working with someone who is a similar age as you and is learning a lot of the rudiments of how to get her voice into shape. I could put you in contact with her if you like.
That's what I was looking for how to make my voice clear thank you you're great!
Michał Hołowacz You're welcome!
this helps me out so much . my gma right now cussin me out tellin me to shut up but helps so much. new subscriber!!! :-)
+nappytinka bell Hahaha. Yeah, then you must be getting some volume out of your voice if the complaints are coming. Do know it's only a temporary phase as your voice is building up some more strength. Then you can find more pleasant sounds to use. :)
Aweeeeee-some video! Is it just me or are most of the vocal lesson videos comprised almost entirely of other people singing? When they do finally get around to the technical aspect of what they're trying to "teach" you, it is merely a description of said technique, no why, how, do, don't, etc...(unless you pay). Your videos are the exact opposite, informative, descriptive, technical, and easy to understand. Keep it up. If i had a reliable source of income I would definitely send some donations. Seriously man, thank you. Oh and pay no mind to the 6 dislikes, I know at least one of those votes came from my frustrated room mate after painfully listening to the sounds of aweeee and naoooooo reverberate throughout our apartment. Which I guess means that I'm doing it right?
+James White Hahaha, thanks man. Annoyed neighbors and roommates sounds about right, lol. Try not to make anyone want to strangle you for the noise. :-P
Love it! Have a happy Christmas Marnell and all singers....Thanks
so I only seem to get my voice to work past G4 with this extremely bright sound so I was wondering how opera sounding singers and broadway stars are singing B4s and higher with a dark almost nasally timbre
yes, keep the same sound and try voyel modification in high notes
For the longest time, I thought the "OH" vowel in this exercise was Edge. It wasn't until two nights ago while listening to a podcast from New York that this form of OH (OE) is Overdrive! Going back to this video again and practicing the OH unconstricted my AA vowel and now my voice is free after being tied up in knots for a year. It didn't help with singing the OE, but I figured out that it sounds like OH with EH on top of it. I write this as "UW" or "EU".
FYI: What messed my voice up to begin with was the SS creak/fry exercises in combination with a weakened chest voice from singing in falsetto too high and too loudly.
Glad you're getting things together now. :-)
I still struggle, man. It's probably the acid reflux, but high notes get more and more thin and strident, even when not splatting the vowel. It's excessive twang with unintended distortion from what seems like the result of trying to take chest voice too high by not modifying early enough.
I was practising dese exercises nd my sis thrown a bottle on me :D
fairy tale :D Then congratulations, you did them correctly!
Marnell Sample yeah thanx
Your work is incredible , thx Marnell
Thank you for this video! My first voice teacher made me do an exercise like this, and it really helped improve my sound, but she never explained why it helped and how it worked. Your tutorial is a great help to me in explaining why starting off with that "obnoxious sound' is actually helpful. Thank you so much!
You're welcome.
Omg how did I not find you earlier your the freaking best😭😭 thank you
Thanks! Glad I've been able to help you. :-)
Marnell, your videoss arw great!)
There'sone thing I can't anderstand - should I raise my soft palate, or not?
+Ирруматор 666 Thanks for the feedback! Raising the soft palate is not something you specifically need to worry about. The main thing to focus on is making sure you're not nasal -- meaning if you pinch your nose while sustaining a note, the sound shouldn't change. Sometimes the soft palate will be higher (such as with the OO exercise) or sometimes a little lower (such as with the AH exercise), but either way, just make sure you're not nasal.
@@VocalLiberation How do you get rid of nasality?
@@tarie77
It's explained in the video.
Excellent video with excellent techniques. Very helpful!
Thanks for watching!
We do this as warm up in choir singing. Notes go through the roof. I sing alt, loud like you. How to get more vibration in my voice?
That's awesome! When you say vibration, are you referring to vibrato?
@@VocalLiberation checking in again today. Wow you wrote back. Yes, the trembling in the voice. My voice goes straight forward. I sing the notes from the top down. So the Aah is more like Aoh. I sing chest best. So how to get the vibrato in? Thanks.
You're just great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge)
Edwin Myers No problem. Anytime! :-)
Wow great tip thanks a lot! I can tell you're a great instructor/teacher. Hopefully this will help my problem of not having enough pharyngeal resonance. I've been trying other exercises for pharyngeal resonance and I still can't pull through. I hope this will do the trick! Thanks man!
Claudio De Rosa Oh yes, you will gets TONS of pharyngeal resonance from this exercise. I actually have another video that I will have up by the end of the weekend which will build on this a bit more for people who have trouble with the exercise, so stay tuned!
Marnell Sample Alright sounds good man thanks!
Thank you. :) Will doing these exercises once per day help me to become less nasel? Louder/clearer?
I was actually way more comfortable in the male range and I'm a female. I could hit every note except the last one. The first two/three scales were ok from the female ones but the rest were a bit too high, I could reach them but they would sound horrible... :/
FashionforEver99 Do you have a low speaking voice for a female? If so, then it just means you might have to pay a little closer attention to your technique than those with the naturally high voices. You might be running into an issue with vowel modification. Try using the tip I show in this video with the hands as you are doing the YAA/NO exercises, and see if that helps you to go higher more comfortably.
How to Sing High Notes Without Straining & Pulling Chest Voice | Singing Lessons
my voice isn't really that low but it's not high either.. I'm comfortable singing at my "normal voice tone" and lower but as soons as it gets higher, the harder it is for me to make that note. (ps sorry if any grammar mistakes, I'm dutch :) and I love your vids)
FashionforEver99 Why don't you send me a clip of you singing the exercise where it demonstrates the problem. Then I can help you more. www.vocalliberation.com/vocal-assessment
Males Exercise 1 - 2:40
Males Exercise 2 - 6:43
Hi Marnell! Found this excercise very useful, I've benn having difficulties to get a bright tone until now, but I have a question for you. When applying this to vocalization excercises In the lowest part of my register I have difficulties to keep constant the level of brightness, If i manage to mantain the brightness, the note tends to crackle a little bit, could it be because I still lack of control for brightness or maybe I'm doing something wrong. Thanks for your advice
Thanks this really helped me a lot man thanks!
You're welcome.
Thank you--very helpful.
Sharman Duran You are welcome. Thanks for watching. :)
HI Marnell, thanks for all your instructional videos. How would you say this squares with your advise on deep vowels?
Both things are needed, as they address different parts of the voice. When it's all said and done, you want clearness (intelligibility) AND depth at the same time. When most people are training, they are already skewed one way or the other. Some people (particularly those who are soft spoken and very shy) have neither developed. So it just depends on where you are at in the training process.
Thank you; it was fun
happinesstappy It's good to have fun while singing! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
how much are your skype lessons?
happinesstappy Skype lessons are currently $100 per hour, although the first lesson comes with a money back guarantee if you are not happy for some reason.
Marnell Sample thanks
Love this... thank u!
+memphislulu You're welcome.
You are singing ”ice” in perfect finnish in the first exercise 🙂
Haha. That's interesting. In some of these exercises, I've been told I'm saying some Swedish words, and now Finnish. Small world. :P
thanks a lot, this is a great tip!
elisa van riessen You're welcome.
Oh yeah! Lovely Teacher!! :D TU!
GiveOrLooseIt Thanks, lol.
Tnxs it helpfull for me, pls help me my singing is voice or tone is very low what can i do
Hello)!
Great videos.
Can you explain what is vocal twang?
+Ирруматор 666 Do you want a physiological explanation or a practical explanation? Twang is basically what I'm doing in this video when I do the "YAA" and give that really bright sound that's not actually nasal.
Thank you very much!
rajithahashen7 You're welcome!
thankyou so much man
Hello! Thanks for your videos! very clearly explained.
question though, should i be exhaling through my nose while doing the exercises or should i be holding my breath (in my nose)?
+joyce janik You're welcome.
Sound is only made when you're exhaling air. So as long as you're making sound, there is not much more you need to worry about. You might, however, feel slightly like you're holding your breath in your throat as you do this. That's ok. That's your cords closing.
Thank you so much👌✌🙏🎤
Larry King You're welcome!
Thank yu!
Hey sir! I have a deep low voice and I don’t sound clear when singing especially when I’m trying hit high notes, when I try and do the high notes I really do want that high Piercing sound/quality because when I do it you can’t hear that long sustain and resonance you hear after singing a word loud because my voice is low and muddy if that makes any sense. will these exercises really help me get a clearer voice especially when singing those high notes?? thanks and please reply
These will help, but in general, you probably need to work on getting your articulators more active. Without hearing you, just based on your description, you probably don't move your jaw much and your tongue is probably lazy. Your tongue needs to get used to being more active, especially on EH and EE. Your mouth needs to open more too. My video on tongue tension will probably help (with getting the tongue out of its comfort zone). Your cheek area and entire face will become more active. You will feel like you are ridiculously exaggerating your pronunciation for everything. This will be a temporary phase as your articulators are learning to be more active. Get good at this in the range going up to D4 (D above middle C).
Marnell will those help me increase my range? I can do the both (mens and womens) very easily with compression but I still can't get above f4#
It depends on how high you're talking. If you're wondering if it will take you way into high tenor range and soprano range, then no. But will it get you into your first bridge? Yes. F#4 is plenty sufficient for this exercise. Once you can do it up to that note, then it's time to focus on your vowels more and start addressing vowel modification. If you try to do this exercise beyond your first bridge without approaching the vowels correctly, it will create strain in the throat.
Hey Marnell, I'm really enjoying these exercises and think they are helping with clarity. However, I also notice it tends to quickly tire out my voice, and makes it a bit hoarse. Is it possible that doing this too much is harmful in some way to the vocal cords, or is it safe to go at it?
It's possible you might be doing these exercises a little too high or a little too loudly for your current development level. Try changing one variable at a time and practice it that way for a couple of days and see if you notice any changes.
Now that you mention it, I am probably doing both of those. I'll keep it more gradual, thanks for the advice man!
When I do scales a lot sometimes I start losing my upper range(when I try to sing only air comes out without sound).Does it mean I have bad tecnique in the upper register? Do you know what could be the problem?
+marinojuresko When you say a lot, it depends on how long you're talking. If this is happening after just 20 minutes of singing, that's definitely a technique problem. If it's happening after like 3 hours of singing, that means you've been singing too long and need to give your voice a rest.
When you get only air coming out after singing for a while, that indicates some inflammation of the cords. In this case, it sounds like it would be a technique problem. What exactly is causing that is very hard to say. The best way to determine that would be to set up a one-on-one session with me where we could delve into the problem more completely.
Hmmm your keyboard looks a bit messed bro
appreciate he is doing this and stop being a bitch,u get this content for free,if u don't like his keyboard go hire a vocal tr. lemme guess u cant,coz u poor and u still complaining bitch
Oh no, did I hurt your feelings? Aw, I'm sorry...
Dm me if you want to continue this discussion, I'd be happy to adhere to your childish lust for conflict
Louey Kleiner-gaines wtf,u tryna' to sound smart and shit but ain't working nigga,u sound dumb,did u come to get help to ur singing or look at his Fucking keyboard bitch
How dare you, I'm a 70 year old british male. Check your privilege
What if my speaking voice is weak ?
Thanks!
***** You're welcome! :)
Hi! Should I do it every day for see more progress? Or is it bad? Thanks for the video, it was totally great!
Bey Knowles This exercise can be practiced daily, but don't get carried away with practicing it for hours at a time. Stick with short 10-15 minute practice sessions when trying new things like this.
oof course i like it it help me alot .... thank you
Charles Salazar You're welcome.
great thanks...
michael lynch You're welcome!
can you make a video of melisma in slowmotion ?
Do you offer online vocal classes?
Yes. www.vocalliberation.com/singing-lessons
My voice is usually quiet, but when I do this with relaxed throat I sound unusually loud lol. Also it kinda feels good. I just don't like that I have neighbors, they probably think that I lost my sanity. Also it reminds me "I'm Lorde ya ya ya".
Unusually loud? That sounds about right!
And yes, your neighbors will think you're nuts, but it will develop the necessary strength and clearness in your voice that you need. Then you'll be able to back off of this a little.
After a few times I start to feel tired. Is this something that, with time and doing this every day, will get better and better and improve your singing voice?
+Zac Pick Tired in what way? Could you describe what you're feeling a little more?
It kind of feels like my vocal chords become exhausted. I haven't been singing for very long so that seems understandable
I see. It's possible you could be doing the exercise incorrectly, with too much tension. Would have to hear what you're doing to be certain, though.
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Exercise 2: Male Range.
I can only sing high notes with a falsetto or a head voice, these exercises will help me learn a dense mix?
If you can only do falsetto or head voice, then what you need to learn is to maintain your connection, which is exactly what this exercise will help you with.
Thanks))
Hi Marnell, Excellent video as always. My only problem is a get a break just for the last upper range bit (my transition to head voice) How do I solve this?
Paola M I need to know exactly what note you are breaking at before I can tell you what to do.
Marnell Sample It happens at the upper C
Paola M Upper C referring to tenor high C? If you can, give me the time in the clip for the part you were having trouble with.
Marnell Sample Female range 4:51. Thanks!
Paola M Ah, ok. So the C#5. If that's where you're first beginning to have trouble, then you're doing well. It's probably a little bit of a resonance and coordination issue that you're running into (for now), so this is what I want you to do instead. Skip to part 2 of the clip when I have you do the NO. We're going to modify the instructions a little bit. Keep your hands up to the face the way I explain i the clip below so the jaw muscles and corners of the lips stay relaxed.
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With your hands up to your face, the sound will be a little darker than what you hear in this clip for both the YAA and NO. That's ok for now. You're just trying to get the larynx and jaw to free up a bit more. Although I don't play that high in this clip, with your hands up to your face, it should help you get up to at least an Eb5 (Eb above tenor high C). Once you can do it comfortably with your hands up to your face, then try it with your hands down, going for the same feeling of relaxation in the jaw muscles (the muscles off to the side where the palms were touching the face).
After you can do that, then try to go back to the NO the way I originally did it in this video. So, you will go for a bit of a brighter sound like I do here, but you want to focus on doing it with the jaw more relaxed and the mouth in a bit more of a neutral position. Even though the mouth will be more neutral looking, you can still produce almost the same bright kind of sound. This should help you to no longer feel like the voice wants to break at the C#5.
So if I keep practicing my vocal cords will always close properly when I sing, right??
Not necessarily. If you're using to being airy and breathy all the time when you sing, then you might have to intentionally try to create this brighter, clearer sound. As you get used to it, then you won't have to think of it as much anymore.
thank bro !
You're welcome!
how much time should you do these exercises so you can see the results?
After a few weeks of daily practice, you should hear your voice getting clearer. However, getting that clearer sound consistently in songs could take much longer due to individual habits and preconceived notions you have in your head.
Thank you! I need these tips so bad.. pretty sure I've been singing wrong my entire life.. ( I have songs on my channel that prove this lol)
Jess The Mess You're welcome. Singing is a journey, so just work it out one step at a time. :)
Thank you so much for your replies, Marnell :) You are a great teacher! One day I will have to get some lessons from ya :)
Jess The Mess I will be looking forward to it!
i now its been a long time, very old message, but i just listen to your cover and its not as bad hh
This bright sound in the exercise of the Twang?
Some people call it twang. So yes, it does exercise twang.
You remind me of eric arceneaux A LOT.
hi marnell I wont to know am I using compression singing
Yes, you do, especially when you're singing louder. The only time you don't use it is when you're singing really softly.
hi marnell I all so wont to know am I belting in my head voice or not
my voice is really shaky when i do that practice thing you did at first
HOLY CRAP NEVER MIND IT WORKED
My sister thinks I'm a goat. Thanks :D
What does your Nanny think? :D
1:34 whahah :) very funny but its effective , thx bro
You're welcome.
i like this video
mariebellnero585 Glad you enjoyed it. :-)
0:17: That's me, I guess. :)
Yaa exercise 2:49 2:59
No exercise 6:47
my pitch got higher a day after doing this exercise? is something wrong or no
You could sing higher after doing this exercise? That's right. These brighter sounds tend to make people go higher.
thanks for the reply, The Gravely sounding unclear congested sound that i struggled goes away each time i do the full scale thank you so much for this video i come back to it every time before i warm up!
Love it!! Thanks
Rachel Wellington You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
that piano looks beaten...
Ash Ketchum you look beaten dawg ahaha
Ash Ketchum the accuracy. facts bro
When I do this my larynx is raising a lot? Is that ok?
Yes, this exercise will raise your larynx a little. That's fine. Just as long as the larynx isn't choking you or causing your throat to tighten up.
Its very improper to raise the larynx though... Its not safe nor is it good for the tone quality of the voice. Upper belts with a raised larynx is going to sound squeezed and unprofessional...
Hello Darkness People dont need to lower the larynx when singing anymore. Thats just so you sound more whole whenever you sing but its not even necessary. Raising the larynx is ok as long as it doesn’t cause any unnecessary tension.
it seems like it helps to tilt your head back when doing the 'yaas'?
Jess The Mess Yes, that does help the mouth to open freely.
2:39
Why does our voice 'brighten up' after doing the ya ya ya exercise ?
It's engaging and strengthening certain muscles in your throat as well as sensitizing your ear to that particular sound.