Oh shit... holy effing shit. I was just learning about how to increase the strength of my thyroarytenoid muscles to help support my chest voice. Before watching this video, I tapped out at E6. By tap out, I mean I brush against it. My voice sounds like a dying cat when I try to belt. I watched the video with a bunch of "singers" rihanna, fergie, and JLo using a high larynx and low breath support and it made my ears bleed. So, I went down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out how to hold the larynx in the proper position and get enough support. Your video came up and this exercise just put it all together for me. On my first attempt my tuner tracked me at an g6. I solid perfect note. No oscilating between flat and sharp. 2 weeks ago my range was D# / Eb3. Hell, this morning I tapped out at C5. I have been doing training exercises today. Interesting enough, they cover this technique, it is just in a long ass 1 hour process. My brain exploded when I hit an effing whistle note with my larynx low!!!! This is the cheat code!!!! I am usually all over the place with my notes. They oscillate between being sharp and flat. After 1 stretch, my voice was hitting the correct frequencies spot on. I'm laying down in bed at 3am and my notes are on point. I still have a long way to go in terms of learning everything, but this exercise is a effing game changer. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Sir, your videos and lessons are hitting so many bullseyes. I am so glad i found your channel. You have gained yourself a subscriber and patreon supporter.
Dude this is great. I got the mixed voice right away from where you demonstrated the sound difference from chest to mix. I was like "I think can do that......OHHHH SHIT THATS MIX". Amazeballs. Thank you. Gona deep dive mix stuff to work on now haha.
Am I the only one who's gonna bring up how "Flageolet" sounds like "Flatulence" 😂😂😂 I'm over here like: "Well, if students are going to sing out of their ass... I guess it's just easier to turn that into a technique" 😂😂😂
Ive been working with this technique for years. Only recently have i somehow been able to add the chest feeling into this small sound which gives a lot of power to high notes . My only issue is its hard to switch in and out of normal singing to this . Im getting better but yes a blown out voice makes this technique harder and tighter
You are explaining incredibly important and complex concepts, head on and without filler and that's truly commendable. Please continue, this is absolutely invaluable stuff and, as far I can tell, there aren't many, if any, places online where you can get someone like you, singing on such a high level and actually talking us through the thinking behind it. I think you're really intentional and precise with your words and I have to say - it's really appreciated. I'd love to know, did your voice always have such a ping to it in your mid to lower notes (in that part of your register I can almost feel that 'buzz' in my own voice box when you sing) or did you find that sound over the years? It's difficult to explain in text, but that same type of buzzy, twangy, nasally, bright quality (I know these are not the actual terms, I just don't have more descriptive ones in my vocabulary) in your voice is something that I find I also have in mine. These qualities helped me find my mix easily and I can ascend relatively easily through my higher register but that same buzzy quality (buzzy as opposed to Sinatra's silkier, more rounded and smoother lower register) remains as I move into my mid to lower notes. I don't know if I should embrace that because there is nothing you can do to change it or should I try to find a 'rounder' more traditional sound in that register? Before I heard you sing, I never found anyone with similar quality to their voice to my own so I couldn't really ask someone with actual experience for advice. Anything you can tell me, I'd love to hear. Thanks for the great content, man.
This is incredible: it gave me an instant easy way to easily re-produce any pitch and register in my whole range. And unlocked that whistle stuff I didn't know I had (I have a very low voice). And is an oddly comprehensive way to exercise all of it. Holy cow. Is this suitable for a warm-up as well? From a cold croaky morning voice to belt city? I am now able, with this simple exercise, but am not sure if it's healthy.
The fact that vocal teacher sounds bad to you doesn't matter, he/she can still be great at giving instructions and understanding how to pass those information so that your body gets it.
A concrete example is a popular recording of Seth Riggs coaching Michael Jackson (should be one of the first results from a YT search). There's a section where Riggs can't hit the notes MJ can, but still can get him to get better control over his voice in that area
I think Mark Baxter is a great example, no offense to him. Steve Tyler would run circles around him vocally, yet, Mark is one of THE teachers on how to sing like a a MFer.
I don’t watch TH-cam much. But your humour has me in stitches 😂 the voice you put on when imitating vocal coaches giving their advice. The English guy who you got the vocal fry technique from. The the sex doll - I was not expecting. And I watch for awesome singing advice. 👍🏼
Actually found the flageolet via vocal fry! Quite surprised. Only found something approaching mixed voice a few times in the past with a sound that was quite terrible, so won't be getting those together any time soon, but it's very interesting!
I think i have the correct coordination to sing in high head voice/Flagolet, i saw a video on laryngeal tilt for opera, (even though I'm not trying to sing opera) i want to l learn what this tilt is... he said it's low larynx Yawn placement, which i can do, I can keep it as low as it goes while I sing. Then I watch this video on the way you get to Flagolet, is the missing ingredient the Yawn with falsetto/ head voice/ compression??? I feel like I'm so close to figuring this out😂 and I know I'll never use this but this should help me sing higher in head voice correct? Hope my rambling makes sense😊 thanks
Hi! While trying to go as high as I can with vocal fry while not employing any unwanted muscles and without breathiness, I can barely hit an A#4. Changing the larynx position doesn't help. Do I just keep doing it over and over or is there something else that might be wrong?
Hi I think this is a very informative video thank you ! I have a question about blowing out your voice.you mentioned that we would have a problem if we blew out our voice, Isit possible for you to explain why is this so and is this a long term thing
It happens to many of us, not just singers. If you talk a little loud, say at a party for example, you can start to “blow your voice out”. It’s common. Usually calms down overnight. When your repeatedly do this for extended periods over a course of time one risks developing bigger vocal issues.
Both are sorta “parlor trick” type things. Not very usable in music and almost sorta silly. Does that make sense? I use flageolet as a warmup but will I express myself through song or use it live? No. Flageolet will help you learn more about how the voice functions and should function as you go higher so I’d focus on that but both can be really strange and possibly difficult to find at first. They’re weird noises haha. Hope that helps .
I found it!!! Finally just now watching your video for the 30 th time😂 so I do the fry and go up like into head voice and after I hit this air spot it gets squeaky and it's literally coming from my chords 😊 it doesn't sound gentle like yours yet but I'm also pushing probably more than i should, I'm also compressing, should I not do that?? Either way I'll keep working on it and I can't thank you enough. Oh and will this help me with higher head voice? I don't want whistle I just wanna sing higher like Cornell stuff❤thanks Sterling🤘
Ha hey man. There’s no pushing in flageolet. It’s the tiniest little squeaky sound you can make basically. Larynx is stretched way down. You’re accessing muscles that will take head voice higher, yeah. It almost feels like an extension of head voice at first but it’s quieter.
@SterlingRJackson ok awesome, there's a chance I just broke into a higher head voice? Coz I was hitting a ceiling, not sure my top note or anything but I'll keep working on this, i think I'm on the right track.. 😊
@@SterlingRJackson Sorry for the super late reply, but you're actually wrong. Flageolet is a register or mechanism (M3). Dimash uses flageolet all the time, the same as coloratura sopranos. It's the register that comes right after head voice/fasetto and it's the last connected register. Saying that flageolet is a warmup exercise is like saying that chest voice is a warmup exercise, it just doesn't make sense. With all due respect.
You don't use chest voice when you warm up? What I'm teaching here is a vocal warmup and exercise for stretching the vocal cords. I can't use this register on stage, especially singing rock music. I get a lot of comments like this from folks that just want to tell me I'm wrong or someone else said this or that. That's fine but your time is better spent then studying with another person if my information isn't resinating with ya. @@MusicMan121
@@SterlingRJackson I use chest voice to warm up but I would be crazy if I reduced it to a warmup exercise. It's a mechanism, like flageolet. In fact, flageolet can even be brought all the way down to chest voice territory. Flageolet is the connected mechanism right above head voice (that's why some people call it just head voice or high head voice, but i's not the same, there's even a break between them). This guy, a very famous great coach from NY, doesn't agree with you either. Is he also one of those "folks" who try to get under your skin? This is the most popular flageolet video on the internet: th-cam.com/video/EI8tIk5UlGc/w-d-xo.html These two guys do a great job of explaining flageolet as well (tell me the second guy is not into rock...): th-cam.com/video/pNFj2r9b1Is/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/c79qdwc7L4A/w-d-xo.html We're not all out to get you, it's nice and humble to admit when we're wrong and misinforming, that's it.
This takes time to learn as most people are doing the exact opposite. I was the same way. With practice we learn the stretch the throat open as we rise instead of closing it up. It’s weirdly more relaxing and easier than the other method.
Sounds like you’re mentioning head voice, not flageolet. Flageolet is one of the quietest sounds you can make vocally. The word literally translates to “small flute”. 😊
Dear Sterling R Jackson, Today is the third time I was referred to this video. If you have the time, could I ask you something as a "vocal coach (I prefer the word guide)". First of all, GREAT video of a self made man who knows what he's talking about! Someone posted a comment on this video of me regarding flageolet: th-cam.com/video/Xe43_gNR5-I/w-d-xo.html I replied this and I'm very curious about your opinion!: "Your comment is SPOT ON. I already saw the video of Sterling, and I can tell you, making me kinda 100% agree to someone in a 19:12m video is well... kinda rare or non existant. Two things, and you mentioned them both: 1) I have a musical theatre voice and background (however I'm working on my "growl" lately, but that's faaaar from applicable haha) and he is definitely a rock, metal, punky, whatever you want to call him, he's a great singer, with a lot of CORRECT knowledge and a splendid coach. That's also maybe the reason for the second thing: 2) I focus not only on finding the flageolet registration, but also on building it up, eventually mixing it with head voice, and that's where vocal fry gets out of the picture, since yeah, these slides are, and I'm grateful I keep on learning new stuff, VERYYYYY useful to discover the flageolet voice (keep it exhaled, otherwise you go to whistle, which could lead to the conclusion that also the "vocal fry" is such an underrated register) Let me ask you, you can be honest and give me critique, kinda what Sterling R Jackson is saying is : "Try to do slides, starting in your cracky fry, all the way up in a thin sound (vertical projection) and keep the sound SMALL." This will help you to discover flageolet. I really hope to hear back from ya, thanks man! Christof" Take your time anyway. Sincerely and THAANKS for helping with Flageolet-awareness!!, Christof
@@SterlingRJackson I'm sorry, my comment may seem blurry since the length of it. So I have another method of discovering "Flageolet" and was intrigued by yours. If you have the time , watch my tutorial mentioned above and tell me what you think in terms of terminology, difficulty for people who never sung flageolet etc. Second, could I summarize (without any offence intented!) yours by stating: 'Try to do slides, starting in your cracky fry, all the way up in a thin sound (vertical projection) and keep the sound SMALL'
@@zephirol4638and passive aggressive AF. It’s clear the guy is overflowing with wisdom, but it’s off putting when those same gems are delivered alongside a disingenuous grin and a jab at someone or something else - constantly
6:27 for practice. 9:54 😊
Oh shit... holy effing shit. I was just learning about how to increase the strength of my thyroarytenoid muscles to help support my chest voice. Before watching this video, I tapped out at E6. By tap out, I mean I brush against it.
My voice sounds like a dying cat when I try to belt. I watched the video with a bunch of "singers" rihanna, fergie, and JLo using a high larynx and low breath support and it made my ears bleed. So, I went down the rabbit hole of trying to figure out how to hold the larynx in the proper position and get enough support.
Your video came up and this exercise just put it all together for me. On my first attempt my tuner tracked me at an g6. I solid perfect note. No oscilating between flat and sharp. 2 weeks ago my range was D# / Eb3. Hell, this morning I tapped out at C5. I have been doing training exercises today. Interesting enough, they cover this technique, it is just in a long ass 1 hour process.
My brain exploded when I hit an effing whistle note with my larynx low!!!! This is the cheat code!!!! I am usually all over the place with my notes. They oscillate between being sharp and flat. After 1 stretch, my voice was hitting the correct frequencies spot on. I'm laying down in bed at 3am and my notes are on point. I still have a long way to go in terms of learning everything, but this exercise is a effing game changer.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
You freakin rock dude, thanks so much for distilling your passion into accessible (and freakin FREE lol) info! Keep up the great work man!
Sir, your videos and lessons are hitting so many bullseyes. I am so glad i found your channel. You have gained yourself a subscriber and patreon supporter.
Thank you 😊
Dude this is great. I got the mixed voice right away from where you demonstrated the sound difference from chest to mix. I was like "I think can do that......OHHHH SHIT THATS MIX".
Amazeballs. Thank you. Gona deep dive mix stuff to work on now haha.
That’s awesome man! 😊
F yeah! Thank you for the lesson Sterling.
Wow, a real live human being. I’m hooked you just got a new subscriber, bro. I’d love authenticity.
Am I the only one who's gonna bring up how "Flageolet" sounds like "Flatulence" 😂😂😂
I'm over here like: "Well, if students are going to sing out of their ass... I guess it's just easier to turn that into a technique" 😂😂😂
Gotta entertain yourself. Life is bananas. Get back to your flatulence exercises.
Ive been working with this technique for years. Only recently have i somehow been able to add the chest feeling into this small sound which gives a lot of power to high notes . My only issue is its hard to switch in and out of normal singing to this . Im getting better but yes a blown out voice makes this technique harder and tighter
Gracias!! Excelent!!
You are explaining incredibly important and complex concepts, head on and without filler and that's truly commendable. Please continue, this is absolutely invaluable stuff and, as far I can tell, there aren't many, if any, places online where you can get someone like you, singing on such a high level and actually talking us through the thinking behind it. I think you're really intentional and precise with your words and I have to say - it's really appreciated.
I'd love to know, did your voice always have such a ping to it in your mid to lower notes (in that part of your register I can almost feel that 'buzz' in my own voice box when you sing) or did you find that sound over the years? It's difficult to explain in text, but that same type of buzzy, twangy, nasally, bright quality (I know these are not the actual terms, I just don't have more descriptive ones in my vocabulary) in your voice is something that I find I also have in mine. These qualities helped me find my mix easily and I can ascend relatively easily through my higher register but that same buzzy quality (buzzy as opposed to Sinatra's silkier, more rounded and smoother lower register) remains as I move into my mid to lower notes. I don't know if I should embrace that because there is nothing you can do to change it or should I try to find a 'rounder' more traditional sound in that register?
Before I heard you sing, I never found anyone with similar quality to their voice to my own so I couldn't really ask someone with actual experience for advice. Anything you can tell me, I'd love to hear. Thanks for the great content, man.
Thank you, Sterling! Good to see you back!
This is incredible: it gave me an instant easy way to easily re-produce any pitch and register in my whole range. And unlocked that whistle stuff I didn't know I had (I have a very low voice). And is an oddly comprehensive way to exercise all of it. Holy cow.
Is this suitable for a warm-up as well? From a cold croaky morning voice to belt city? I am now able, with this simple exercise, but am not sure if it's healthy.
Great lesson man. Really helpful
The fact that vocal teacher sounds bad to you doesn't matter, he/she can still be great at giving instructions and understanding how to pass those information so that your body gets it.
Absolutely right boxing coaches cannot beat their students, but because they know the techniques of boxing they can instruct them
A concrete example is a popular recording of Seth Riggs coaching Michael Jackson (should be one of the first results from a YT search). There's a section where Riggs can't hit the notes MJ can, but still can get him to get better control over his voice in that area
Yes. Bill Belichick was a mediocre football player at a d3 school.
I think Mark Baxter is a great example, no offense to him. Steve Tyler would run circles around him vocally, yet, Mark is one of THE teachers on how to sing like a a MFer.
I don’t watch TH-cam much. But your humour has me in stitches 😂 the voice you put on when imitating vocal coaches giving their advice. The English guy who you got the vocal fry technique from.
The the sex doll - I was not expecting.
And I watch for awesome singing advice. 👍🏼
Thanks a lot for this video bro 🙏 had years literally trying to find the flageolet register and I finally found it today 🎉🎉🎉😄
Actually found the flageolet via vocal fry! Quite surprised.
Only found something approaching mixed voice a few times in the past with a sound that was quite terrible, so won't be getting those together any time soon, but it's very interesting!
I think i have the correct coordination to sing in high head voice/Flagolet, i saw a video on laryngeal tilt for opera, (even though I'm not trying to sing opera) i want to l learn what this tilt is... he said it's low larynx Yawn placement, which i can do, I can keep it as low as it goes while I sing. Then I watch this video on the way you get to Flagolet, is the missing ingredient the Yawn with falsetto/ head voice/ compression??? I feel like I'm so close to figuring this out😂 and I know I'll never use this but this should help me sing higher in head voice correct? Hope my rambling makes sense😊 thanks
Hi! While trying to go as high as I can with vocal fry while not employing any unwanted muscles and without breathiness, I can barely hit an A#4. Changing the larynx position doesn't help. Do I just keep doing it over and over or is there something else that might be wrong?
Is that your natural max?
THANK YOU
Im trying to learn this to fill my F#5-C6 gap and i have hit and hold a C#6 flageolet before so i kinda failed successfully
My voice doesn’t really go any higher than G5 without bridging to flageolet honestly. But that’s ridiculously high so… don’t be too hard on yourself 😊
where do you feel the cry? i can connect, but i get confused on how to add the cry? how does it feel?
I feel like im tensing the muscle below my chin a lot when doing higher flageolet, so i can only reach G5 or so. Any tips on going higher?
Hi I think this is a very informative video thank you ! I have a question about blowing out your voice.you mentioned that we would have a problem if we blew out our voice, Isit possible for you to explain why is this so and is this a long term thing
It happens to many of us, not just singers. If you talk a little loud, say at a party for example, you can start to “blow your voice out”. It’s common. Usually calms down overnight. When your repeatedly do this for extended periods over a course of time one risks developing bigger vocal issues.
Is it recommend to learn flageolet,before learning whistle voice.
Both are sorta “parlor trick” type things. Not very usable in music and almost sorta silly. Does that make sense? I use flageolet as a warmup but will I express myself through song or use it live? No. Flageolet will help you learn more about how the voice functions and should function as you go higher so I’d focus on that but both can be really strange and possibly difficult to find at first. They’re weird noises haha. Hope that helps .
I found it!!! Finally just now watching your video for the 30 th time😂 so I do the fry and go up like into head voice and after I hit this air spot it gets squeaky and it's literally coming from my chords 😊 it doesn't sound gentle like yours yet but I'm also pushing probably more than i should, I'm also compressing, should I not do that?? Either way I'll keep working on it and I can't thank you enough. Oh and will this help me with higher head voice? I don't want whistle I just wanna sing higher like Cornell stuff❤thanks Sterling🤘
Ha hey man. There’s no pushing in flageolet. It’s the tiniest little squeaky sound you can make basically. Larynx is stretched way down. You’re accessing muscles that will take head voice higher, yeah. It almost feels like an extension of head voice at first but it’s quieter.
@SterlingRJackson ok awesome, there's a chance I just broke into a higher head voice? Coz I was hitting a ceiling, not sure my top note or anything but I'll keep working on this, i think I'm on the right track.. 😊
That's all good, but what would be interesting would be to see how this technique can be used to sing words, not just "a" sounds.
It’s not used for words. It’s a vocal exercise and warmup.
@@SterlingRJackson Sorry for the super late reply, but you're actually wrong. Flageolet is a register or mechanism (M3). Dimash uses flageolet all the time, the same as coloratura sopranos. It's the register that comes right after head voice/fasetto and it's the last connected register. Saying that flageolet is a warmup exercise is like saying that chest voice is a warmup exercise, it just doesn't make sense. With all due respect.
You don't use chest voice when you warm up? What I'm teaching here is a vocal warmup and exercise for stretching the vocal cords. I can't use this register on stage, especially singing rock music. I get a lot of comments like this from folks that just want to tell me I'm wrong or someone else said this or that. That's fine but your time is better spent then studying with another person if my information isn't resinating with ya. @@MusicMan121
@@SterlingRJackson I use chest voice to warm up but I would be crazy if I reduced it to a warmup exercise. It's a mechanism, like flageolet. In fact, flageolet can even be brought all the way down to chest voice territory. Flageolet is the connected mechanism right above head voice (that's why some people call it just head voice or high head voice, but i's not the same, there's even a break between them).
This guy, a very famous great coach from NY, doesn't agree with you either. Is he also one of those "folks" who try to get under your skin? This is the most popular flageolet video on the internet: th-cam.com/video/EI8tIk5UlGc/w-d-xo.html
These two guys do a great job of explaining flageolet as well (tell me the second guy is not into rock...):
th-cam.com/video/pNFj2r9b1Is/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/c79qdwc7L4A/w-d-xo.html
We're not all out to get you, it's nice and humble to admit when we're wrong and misinforming, that's it.
And your larynx is really moving down while singing higher? WTF? Where am i wrong?
when we yawn larynx goes down, its basically the same as that (probably)
@@Kutsushita_yukino thx a lot
This takes time to learn as most people are doing the exact opposite. I was the same way. With practice we learn the stretch the throat open as we rise instead of closing it up. It’s weirdly more relaxing and easier than the other method.
Thanks a lot for your answer. Always enjoy your approach to teach peoples like me. And like the Kids said: Can you feel it, Mr Crabs?
Hope your dog heals up asap
Nice one , bruv! The English dude was ace.😎
This is the best one yet
My flageolet sounds like like a lady opera singer that is loud enough to break glass, it feels different from falsetto anyways.
Sounds like you’re mentioning head voice, not flageolet. Flageolet is one of the quietest sounds you can make vocally. The word literally translates to “small flute”. 😊
Dear Sterling R Jackson,
Today is the third time I was referred to this video. If you have the time, could I ask you something as a "vocal coach (I prefer the word guide)".
First of all, GREAT video of a self made man who knows what he's talking about! Someone posted a comment on this video of me regarding flageolet: th-cam.com/video/Xe43_gNR5-I/w-d-xo.html
I replied this and I'm very curious about your opinion!:
"Your comment is SPOT ON. I already saw the video of Sterling, and I can tell you, making me kinda 100% agree to someone in a 19:12m video is well... kinda rare or non existant.
Two things, and you mentioned them both:
1) I have a musical theatre voice and background (however I'm working on my "growl" lately, but that's faaaar from applicable haha) and he is definitely a rock, metal, punky, whatever you want to call him, he's a great singer, with a lot of CORRECT knowledge and a splendid coach. That's also maybe the reason for the second thing:
2) I focus not only on finding the flageolet registration, but also on building it up, eventually mixing it with head voice, and that's where vocal fry gets out of the picture, since yeah, these slides are, and I'm grateful I keep on learning new stuff, VERYYYYY useful to discover the flageolet voice (keep it exhaled, otherwise you go to whistle, which could lead to the conclusion that also the "vocal fry" is such an underrated register)
Let me ask you, you can be honest and give me critique, kinda what Sterling R Jackson is saying is :
"Try to do slides, starting in your cracky fry, all the way up in a thin sound (vertical projection) and keep the sound SMALL."
This will help you to discover flageolet. I really hope to hear back from ya, thanks man!
Christof"
Take your time anyway.
Sincerely and THAANKS for helping with Flageolet-awareness!!,
Christof
What is your question?
@@SterlingRJackson I'm sorry, my comment may seem blurry since the length of it.
So I have another method of discovering "Flageolet" and was intrigued by yours. If you have the time , watch my tutorial mentioned above and tell me what you think in terms of terminology, difficulty for people who never sung flageolet etc.
Second, could I summarize (without any offence intented!)
yours by stating:
'Try to do slides, starting in your cracky fry, all the way up in a thin sound (vertical projection) and keep the sound SMALL'
th-cam.com/video/Xe43_gNR5-I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qKLmjM22_UrfQ0PR
th-cam.com/video/I8Hj5lM7m0c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bBgZcFLhtaT_NSdt
Has anyone ever told you you sound a lot like Joe DeRosa?
Ha. Funny dude. Just looked him up. Don’t think I sound like him much though.
Hahaha 😮
Listen to Ken Tamplin’s students… they sing just like him. It makes me cringe.
😕
“Cool story, bro”- Ken Tamplin
Kens cool and very knowledgeable/great teacher. But holy hell is he pretentious.
@@zephirol4638yup
@@zephirol4638and passive aggressive AF. It’s clear the guy is overflowing with wisdom, but it’s off putting when those same gems are delivered alongside a disingenuous grin and a jab at someone or something else - constantly