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- In this video, I talk about one part of my approach to teaching singers to find balance in their technique so that they can learn to sing with more vocal power.
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This has been helpful! It took me a while to realise that sometimes I was simply singing at an uncomfortable volume. It is so easy to fall in this "trap" and it gets worse because I just keep straining and straining and afterwards I question my technique, I lose confidence (because I know that I sang the exact same thing so many times and it was okay, I get frustrated that this happens etc.) and nothing good comes out of it. So yes, for me it is rather important to account for the volume level of my singing because I tend to push my voice in order to achieve that "power".
Great insights! Yes, if we ease off and find balance, the loudness will come on it's own... and it will a lot more comfortable and artistically effective.
@@singwisevocals I’ve not thought of it this way. I’ve been pushing and pushing hoping it would build strength, but instead I just feel strain. Thanks Karen!
I do this constantly too and it ends up making me sound so much worse, not to mention feeling worn out. Especially since I love singers like Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell. Funny enough when I stop trying to sing loudly sometimes my throat opens up more and my voice becomes louder. Singing is weird lol.
When I lie down and sing it feels so much better my throat and jaw feel so relaxed and I can sing louder without straining but when I‘m standing and sining I automatically strain I push my voice to make it louder and after just one song my throat hurts but when I don’t push my voice I sound too quiet...
oh my :0 Mr.Obama, I'm such a big fan and I had no idea you sung LOL bet you have a beautiful voice
ෆ vintage dreams ෆ thank you so much. i‘ll post a video in one year
@@choisanscroptop7809 can't wait ^_________^
That sounds like maybe you aren't breathing from your diaphragm when standing. When we're lying down, we automatically do the belly breathing from our diaphragm. When we stand up, we have to be more intentional to keep that belly breathing
This helped me!! Thanks!
My voice has been very soft lately and I don’t know why
A little projectile dysfunction? Hope things have turnt up for ya by now! 🤘
I've seen soo many singers singing so loud and big and they sound soo good I hope I can do too
Thank you, Karyn. Your information is fantastic and the manner in which you give it is both encouraging and nurturing. Much appreciated!
Yea im on vocal rest rn😂😭
Love love love this! Just exactly what I needed today! Thanks Karyn! :)
You're welcome. I'm glad it's been helpful.
I wish you held classes somewhere I could attend It's difficult to follow these videos, but they still help a little so thank you and GOD BLESS.
I teach private voice lessons and occasionally offer group classes and masterclasses.
@@singwisevocals I think your too far away for me to get to
my all time favorite singer is Michael Crawford and I had to admit, much to my chagrin that I could not sing like he does, with his power and technical prowess without practicing and I also had to admit that it wasn't going to come after the first time of singing one of his songs. He admitted that he had difficulty with one of my fave Michael Crawford songs - Music of the Night - and that it took him months to get it right. Now, I have been practicing that song for years and I still haven't got it right and it's mostly because I'm not Michael Crawford. I'm me.
You have to be YOU! I have Pavarotti's book, My World. It's so full of honesty about singing. He talked about how, even after many years of successful performances, he still got nervous every time and how it took him six years to master his passaggio. It's humbling and gives us a glimpse into reality. I spent too many years trying to make my voice into something that it simply wasn't designed to be. Doing so actually held me back and kept me from finding my true voice.
Michael Crawford studied voice with Ron Anderson. Crawford's skill and technique were perfect.
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Thanks for this beautiful lesson , you speak the ultimate truth which combines technique with our psychology , god bless you
You're welcome. Thanks for your lovely comment.
Yes, yer assisted today... ( and i'm in my seventies and living a the end of the world....so power to yer elbow, lady) and Thanks
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
i can sing ok as long as its with my inside quiet voice... as soon as i try to sing louder I lose the note entirely
I really want to thank you for this video and the other one about The breathy Voice. My situation is really bad because so many doctors told me that I have nothing on my vocal Folds , but I'm still struggling a lot and I cry every day and night because my voice I know it has a strong and big potential but I really can't do nothing about that. I'm searching since I was really young, I never had the opportunity to have a stable singing teacher and now worse than before... because of lack of money. REALLY, I would like to stay in contact with you because singing for me is everything and I don't know why , but I'm sure that you can really understand my situation. I studied a lot of techniques like speech level singing, voice craft, opera and others. But every time I started to study my money ended and I had to stop and study alone. But every teacher that I had I think they just gave up to teach my voice because when I go high my pressure goes up and I really can't do anything to low down this pressure. I also rarely have the head voice.... and I am so sad, so so sad thinking that my life one day will end and I never had opportunity to access my full voice potential. That's why I would like to leave you my email really hoping in tears that you could see this message and write me. Thank you so much for your time.
I'm so sorry to hear that you've been so frustrated and discouraged. Please e-mail me at karyn@singwise.com and we can chat some more about your situation.
singwisevocals oh God I am in tears 😭 I have shivers on me, I would never thought that you would reply me. Thank you so much!!!!!! 😍 😍 😍 I write you there
No problem. I'll look for your e-mail.
singwisevocals I've sent it ❤️
I have auditions for my school musical on Wednesday and a practice thing tomorrow and I really hope this helps.
Ik its five months later but how'd it go??
@@waronamajatladi8423 I got the role of a lioness because we were doing the lion king, it's not a bad role and I was really happy with it but I dropped it since we are supposed to do it in November because of corona and I'm gonna do highschool theater instead. Wish I coulda done it for my last year of middle school but we don't always get what we want lmao
Very nice and useful explaining.
Thank you! ❤️
This is really helpful, thank you!
I'm so happy to hear that!
As someone starring in my school play I have a relatively low voice and so many high notes to hit so thank you so much
Thank you soo much for these useful lessons😊
I have a request
Can you please someday explain what m1 notes are on piano and all those terms ?
Sure. Do you mean which notes (on the piano keyboard) should be sung in M1?
singwisevocals yes and notes of other registers as well. I hope you can undertand😓
I think so. Those register boundaries are going to differ from singer to singer and voice type to voice type, and between the genders. Also, those boundaries can be 'moved' around depending on the demands of our vocal styles and repertoire. But I can do a video that discusses the general registration boundaries and transition locations. Please let me know if you have specific questions and I'll try to answer them in the video.
singwisevocals thank youu🤗
As u can judge i am a newbie so i am unable to categorize or you can say specify my querries . I am sorry. But if other people can then it will be heplful.
Thanks again😇🤗🤗
That's no problem. I'll do my best. If you think of any more questions, don't hesitate to ask them here.
in other words, you can not build over a weak foundation something that lasts.
Should you feel the vibration at the back of your throat/neck, or you nose, or a little of both?
I wanted to ask you about some vocal technique books that you consider well written and believe that every vocal technique passionate should read.
Thank you
It's hard to learn technique from a book, but the first books that I often recommend to my students are Richard Miller's Solutions for Singers, James McKinney's The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults, Marci Rosenburg/Wendy LeBorgne's The Vocal Athlete, and Richard Alderson's Complete Handbook of Voice Training. There are others that I recommend, but those recommendations are based on the individual student's training needs and goals (e.g., So You Want to Sing Rock 'n Roll for rock singers, Training Soprano Voices for classical sopranos, etc.).
singwisevocals Thank you so much! I only have one of the books that you mentioned (The Vocal Athlete) but I intend to purchase the others as well. It is hard indeed to learn technique from a book, but I am also interested in the scientific aspect of the voice production, not only in the actual singing.
Then you might like Solutions for Singers as an introduction to the science (mostly anatomy and physiology, but also a bit of the acoustics) as well as the practical solutions to imbalances in our technique. His book The Structure of Singing digs much deeper into the science and it's a really good book, but not for the faint of heart or the beginner. I also love Johan Sundberg's The Science of the Singing Voice, which discusses the science of breath management, registration, phonation, and resonance in the nerdiest ways possible. And then, of course, once I'm finally finished writing my book - I've been taking a break from writing while building this channel - there will be yet another resource that discusses both the science and the practical.
singwisevocals I look forward to reading your book! Until then I will read the ones you recommended. Best regards
singwisevocals Also, a more practical book that I read and loved is Singing and the Actor by Gillyanne Kayes. It contains lots of awareness exercises regarding breath management, contemporary voice qualities, smoothing out the registers etc etc and a whole chapter of application and 'Putting everything together'.
I simply loved it, but I have to admit it was so hard doing everything by myself because even though I did my best in following the instructions I couldn't know for sure if I was doing it right. 'It felt right, it must be right' is not always enough. That's why you need a coach. I find it fascinating when someone listens you sing and is able to hear those "faults" in your singing and therefore is able to help you improve everything. I have improved a lot after taking singing lessons. I found out that I only thought I was doing some things when in fact I wasn't.
So, what I am trying to say... I sincerely appreciate your work and dedication as a vocal coach!
hitting layne staley notes isnt easy for sure, thanks for the video
Thank you, that was useful. Exercise starts at th-cam.com/video/TTcVi-AVtyk/w-d-xo.html
Hi Karyn! Do you support the idea that breath support should be a "downward" feeling? And that we should think "down" as we sing higher and "up" and we sing lower?
It depends. Generally speaking, no. I find that this kind of 'directional' thinking often leads to the creation of too much visceral pressure and even lead to a sort of Valsalva maneuvre/coordination, which places the vocal folds in a 'grunt' posture. It's often taught as a means of encouraging more engagement of the pelvic floor muscles for a stronger support. I don't think that there are very many vocal circumstances under which this kind of intense pressure is needed - not even the loudest sounds. However, there are some who believe that very low and dramatic (naturally 'heavy') instruments can benefit from this approach. I tend to think a bit more 'out' when singing louder and higher, which encourages the maintenance of a lateral expansion (which, in turn, prevents subglottal pressures from becoming TOO high and thus protects the vocal folds, and also generally prevents the solar plexus area from locking up).
As for thinking 'down' on higher notes and 'up' on lower notes: As a visualization, it can be very helpful, and I often use it in my own singing. Here's a video that I recorded about adjusting how we think about the direction of pitch movement: th-cam.com/video/O8w6-DhyM48/w-d-xo.html
singwisevocals Wow this is all so interesting thank you! I'll have to try thinking "out." I didn't exactly mean PUSHING down, just kind of that sinking feeling of the breath moving down like a sigh. I'm just trying to find a way to stop feeling pressure and tightness in my throat and just can't seem to get that "supported" feeling. It's like the pressure always creeps up into my throat instead of being in my abdomen/back/sides. I'll watch that video now!
Ah, yes. If we're thinking down as we inhale, that may be fine if it counters the tendency to breathe too high up in the shoulders, chest, and upper back and end up with a shallow, laboured, loud breath. I still think the breath as almost initiating from inside the lower ribs and epigastric region (between the bottom of the sternum and the naval). Some use the imagery of an inner tube being inflated around the mid-section. I wonder if, perhaps, you are 'over inflating.' Drawing in too much air can actually be tension inducing. If you're not connecting enough with the breath, you'll try to 'support' with your throat, neck, and tongue/jaw muscles. Usually, this happens when we pushing too much with the abdominal muscles and generating too high a subglottal pressure, but it also result from 'under supporting.' Have you done any straw phonation? (I have a video on singing into straws.) That will help you keep the throat open as you exhale and phonate.
singwisevocals I believe I've tried straw phonation before! Hmm I do take in a lot of air but usually only for more classical songs. I don't tense my abdomen at all but still have a hard time connecting to the breath or getting a sensation of support.
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Karyn, I’ve doing that for me, one of the “lightbulb” moments is pulling back the volume on the high notes, but maintaining the bodily engagement and intensity. Another way I’ve been thinking of it is to not increase in volume as the high note approaches. It feels like I’m shedding weight that way. Thoughts on this? Seems to work for me!
That's precisely my own approach! If we let the volume increase, everything starts increasing - subglottal pressure, glottal resistance efforts, muscular effort, etc.. If we keep it steady, things might initially wobble and our M1 range may temporarily shorten, but ultimately it helps us find better balance. I don't completely release my glottal compression - I actually feel as though I have to work harder in some ways - and I stay 'engaged' and connected to my breath, but I consciously control my loudness. That's how I've found a better chest mix voice that doesn't sound as shouty as it used to.
singwisevocals yes!!!! It was almost a miracle moment when it dawned on me that sometimes, it’s a small adjustment that will change everything. I don’t know why volume didn’t cross my mind sooner. I’ve found that a combination of the volume, coupled with bodily engagement and singing on compressed breath (beginning phonation from a closed glottis- inhale as if I forgot what I was going to say, if that makes sense) has really begun to benefit me. I think these areas put me on the right track.
Really good insights! (I'm off to do a live stream on Dr. Dan's Voice Essentials. It starts in a few minutes.)
singwisevocals loved the live chat! Been following your channel for a long time. I humbly thank you for sharing your wisdom over the years!
It was fun! Thanks for joining us.
mem iTs amazinG......
I sing in a band, have been for years. I write my own songs but I always get buried by the instruments when we play live unless I crank the mic up a lot. I can sing, but I need more volume to my voice. I have a vocal cord that’s paralyzed so I don’t know if that’s what’s doing it or if I’m not breathing right or what. I’ve never had lessons. Any way you think you could help?
This is MY issue as well! 🥴
I doubt it's paralyzed. If that were the case you wouldn't be able to sing at all. Paresis of the vocal fold someties is thought of as a paralysis but it actually means that the vocal fold will give up and quit working while singing or talking. After some vocal rest the vocal fold will work again. Generally it's a permanent vocal injury. I have known only 2 voice teachers that can possibly help. If the vocal fold can be rehabilitated it takes alot of maintenance on the part of the voice teacher and student. Usually 2 years of 3 to 5 lessons a week to rehabilitate and minimum 2 lessons a week to maintain.
I always try to sing but when I try it always become shouting.. sometimes I record my voice then that is also ugly. I don't know what to do..
What are good starter song that don't strain u
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Let me guess, the power comes from the belt?
how to release orpophyranx and nasophyranx?
Have you seen my series on the open throat? That might help.
i have seen those....great videos...it helped with the larynx mostly...maybe I'll have to do the exercises more...thank u very much..my fault...
There's also a video on eliminating nasality in which I talk about elevating the soft palate using the inhaled 'K' etc.. Honestly, though, unless you have significant constrictor tensions, you should be able to achieve a gentle and natural release of the oropharynx and nasopharynx simply by inhaling deeply through the mouth. Practicing this kind of inhale several times a day can be beneficial. Is there something specific going on that's leading you to feel as though you need more release in these areas?
i just wanna sing with a fully open throat... those areas cause throat tension...
Do you ever try the yawn-sigh approach (yawning into the sound, as demonstrated in my Psychology of Vocal Strain video)? Does it work and is it effective for you?
Can u stop using big ass words i dont understand most of this
That’s your problem for being fucking illiterate i dont give a shit if this was posted 3 years ago, hopefully you should know what a fucking dictionary is.