I would say this approach is the only thing that has improved my singing. I have worked with several coaches including some well known names. I have done all the ma ma ma's etc. All that it brought me was misery. After working with you and learning to trust in the vowels I am steadily improving. It has taken me longer than it will probably take most people I am sure but I am seeing actual results! You are the singing coach for people like me who don't naturally get it. Again before I worked with you I spent an entire year doing an hour of exercises a day. I fully expected to have a better range at the end, I didn't. Nothing could have been worse as a singer than thinking I was just not meant to be a singer. I have so much more confidence in my singing now, not to mention ease and the best part is it is only getting better. Sorry to gush but I am really grateful to have found a teacher like you.
Man, that's fantastic news - and thankyou so much for the kind words. You've put in the work, and it's absolutely showing in your singing! Was blown away by the AIC cover recently! K
Props for being the one channel focused on vowels. The more experienced I get, the more I realize just how crucial vowels are and I question why YT coaches barely acknowledge the subject. It borders on bizarre.
One of the best, most succinct lessons I’ve come across. And that includes Kegan’s past lessons. However, the practice required to discover exactly what minor bit of modification is required to go from the physical “push” to ease is quite the process. I think you’re onto something fresh that can capture a bigger audience, Kegan. Godspeed, brother!
I really wasn’t understanding one of your videos where you were talking about thinking about vocal placement rather than singing higher. Then it suddenly clicked, moving the placement backwards or forwards. Thanks for what you do!
OK OK. I had to leave this comment. Just following your free content, only two videoe (chest to head connection, vowel modification), for the first time today I bridged over B4 and went all the way to B5 and C6. So the trick was rasing soft palate for me and working on that third vowel over tones... Can't thank you enough. Now I know for sure that you can help me. ❤❤❤ The only difference between our voices is that I have a higher voice type naturally so had to shift the vowel later... Now I'm going to just stick to this and master this until it becomes a habit.....❤ Thank you for being so cool 😅
I am liking this vowel talk… I recently wondered why can I sing “she” significantly higher than “or” for example, Which is total garbage. I changed vowels and sounded like I changed nationality too. Then I saw this stuff of yours, clearly my phone is tracking me. Ha I like your stuff.
It's at the bottom of my list for anyone I work with unless they're really at a certain point. Grit is more something that becomes possible once you're singing without strain and using your full range correctly for many months - leaning in at this point and directing your frequencies is easy. For someone just getting started with singing/just working this out; it's really pointless working on grit. Best - K
Keegan, as someone you have helped so much and that sings for a living, why aren't you out on the road with a big rock show and touring? I'm super curious!
Maybe if I was 25 again and could sing this way! Unless I was made a big offer, the romance of the idea really crashes into reality when I think of travel, kids, logistics and dealing with other people - I think I'm genuinely more the teacher than I am the rock star these days. Glad you're doing good man!! K
Thanks Zane. Was down in Sydney a decade+ ago, but I've become a reclusive mountain man and moved out to the mountains up north, had a bunch of kids, chopping my own firewood and all that now. I do all coaching online. Best to you (and great work, you sound amazing!) K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Thanks for the kind words Kegan. I've found your videos really helpful, as has been your PDF on singing. I'm Sydney based, I'll send you an email about have some lessons.
awesome vid keegan! Wondering - I know I need to modify my vowels as I ascend in pitch, but how to I decide HOW to modify it? Should I abide by one of these charts on google? Or just experiment? cheers from Canada
Try the word references first (AY to EH is a good start to learn the how/why) - but it's also "space" in the back; go wider in the back of the mouth and tongue at your first break, then narrow from there. K
All of this may improve range to a degree, BUT ONLY up to whatever a singer's natural limitation is. There's a reason singers like, say, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Mick Jagger , George Harrison, etc. didn't sing all the way up to a Soprano High C in a fully connected head voice (or even a Tenor high C fully connected). It's not the lack of understanding their voices. Results will vary. The potential for upper range extension is NOT the same for all singers. We can't all have a 3 (or more) octave fully connected range of a metal singer. I get that it's a lot of work, but range extension for some people, beyond a certain point, is a waste of time/energy. (even if they fully understand concepts like vowel modification, support, & study with a very competent instructor, etc.)
Hey, the naysayers have arrived! I'm a giant Tom Petty, Mick Jagger fan - however, they're not using this approach in their singing, they're kinda just 'going for it' which yes, caps you at a certain level. Tom Petty isn't matching the vowel to pitch at all, hence why a song like Breakdown is really the apex of his range. Mick Jagger just roars and shouts - there's no technique there, as much as I love the stones. There's no such thing as "upper range extension" - however, if you connect both sides of the coin, yes, there is at least 3 octaves of range in every singer based on how the voice actually functions. On octave of head, one octave of chest, then one octave of blended in the middle IF you actually sing correctly. Old world view man! I hope you can actually take my advice and move past it one day to become a better singer rather than just saying the opposite and poo-hooing what has been 25 years of experience for me - and nearly 15 as a professional teacher. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio The technique makes sense, but in my case I now have a more limited range. My falsetto gradually became unreliable and gradually lost half an octave over time, and now only can get to B4 or maybe C 5 on a really good day in a non-connected falsetto.. In a connected voice, I can barely get to around A4 now but can’t sustain it. To try and figure out why I’ve gradually lost upper range, Ive been to 2 ENTs, worked with 2 voice therapists, took lessons for a year with a competent instructor who you are familiar with. He can sing extremely high. I’ve been working with new vocal instructor for a few months who can sing extremely high as well. So far, no recovery of any lost range. I was told by the voice therapists that I’m a candidate for augmentation injections of the folds, which could help with higher notes, but it sounds risky. Even before I lost any range, I don’t think my range potential was anywhere near yours or my vocal instructors. Everyone’s voice is different.
I took weekly lessons for 6 years straight - less than two octaves of range including falsetto through that whole time, and my voice was really crapping out live, with a recovery time running at least a week by the end there. I was also convinced something was wrong and went to an ENT (no nodes, but there was some swelling in the soft tissue below and around the folds). Right now, if I sing the highest I absolutely can in disconnected falsetto, my range tops out around the B4 - it's a defined process I have to go through to sing in the way that I do, it's absolutely not some lucky potential I have, it's quite literally that I approach it differently, and often teach it differently. That connection in the centre is actually what allows a higher potential range, and it sounds like you simply don't have that locked down - for a multitude of reasons including your vowels, your breathing and even control of the basic musculature (your CT muscle is asleep!!). If you wanted to reach out to me personally, I'm happy to walk you through a few things. Don't let them touch or inject your folds, for any reason!! Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio I certainly do appreciate the offer to walk me through a few things and will seriously consider it, as I've tried everything else. What's the best way to contact you? So far, no standard exercises have helped. Even some nonstandard exercises I was advised to try by other instructors don't seem to work, like making a creaky door sound and then backing off the raspy creak slightly to "find head voice". For ME, that only results in a useless whistle-type voice that's early, and is really just a pressed phonation that can't be strengthened, made louder, or made reliable, and even though that squeak sometimes can get to an E5 or F#5 it's useless. I've even seen what that looks like when the folds are scoped and it's very pressed (folds forced close together) compared to my regular falsetto which is an oval shaped opening. BTW, I agree something seems weak about my cricothyroid as I used to get to an E or F in a regular disconnected falsetto, but I can't even access regular disconnected falsetto at all unless warmed up. Either I have something involving the main superior laryngeal nerve or the folds somehow got too stiff to stretch beyond a certain point. The 2nd ENT also said I have mild weakness on one side (paresis) but it feels like the folds just can't stretch further when I get to the top of my range.
The folds will make the sound you're asking for - ie; you're making a sound/vowel/tone which resonates no higher than the B4; ergo, switch the sound and the folds will adjust. You cannot 'physically' stretch up to a higher tone. Head to the website and hit 'contact'. K
Depends on what's going on with your voice - 'complete' is one thing, but suited to your issue/needs is another. It's best to reach out to me and let me know exactly what's going on so I can send you in the right direction. Best - K
Hey there I think my issue is that I don't have anywhere near the same depth to my voice as you seem to have naturally in your speaking voice. What can I do in that case to make my higher stuff sound more powerful and gritty like yours? I think a lot of my favorite singers have much more low capabilities as well, and I theorize that's how they can have that warmth even on their highs, Caleb Hyles for one example. I have some examples in my profile of mine, I've been doing this for years and can go and stay pretty high and haven't hurt myself too bad (but I havent been trying it live), so I feel it must at least be healthy, but it doesn't sound great. Any tips for that?
It's likely the opposite - if your voice is higher, you should be able to sing with more weight higher up than I can. My tone is anything but warm, it's sharp and cutting - go for that, and you'll find the power in your voice. Best - K
Hi Kegan, I love your content and thanks to you I really improved my level of singing. I hope you have many subscriptions here and on your page. If you let me I want to give you some advice. TikTok and other short video formats can give you that big boost you need. You can really sing along to any challenge that comes your way in that video format. Things like singing Aerosmith and very powerful trebles are trending. It is very difficult to grow on TH-cam, but on that platform maybe it can be easier. There will be people willing to challenge you saying that you can't sing certain things and you will surely have many haters but you will grow quickly because you have high quality content. I don't know if you developed the issue of vowels so deeply or if it belongs to someone else. But if it's yours you should give it a sonorous name like "Kegan Method" or something like that. Seriously, thanks to you I was able to sing, you deserve thousands or millions of followers. A big hug from Bogota, Colombia. You are welcome in my house if one day you decide to come.
There's tons of 'rules' in classical that simply don't apply if you're singing rock or metal - in fact, rules that stop you from reaching your full potential as a singer in my view. K
Hi, what about the larynx position? Are you in any way actively "controlling" your larynx position consciously while ascending in pitch? Or did you address that during your training or was this never of any concern to you? I can sing quite fully and i can sing whole phrases in higher pitches but only if I focus on lowering my larynx, even while modifying the vowels. If I modify the vowel, but I dont "tell" my larynx to move down, I get a fuller sound, but it iritates my chords and after 10 minutes of that my voice is done.
Engaging the CT muscle really anchors your larynx/tilts your larynx from a neutral or lowered position - so, yes! This is something I struggled with. However, you're obviously experiencing this as an ongoing issue, right? That's because you're treating the effect, not the cause. Your vowels are funky, as is your control of your pitching mechanism no doubt. What IS modifying a vowel to you? Part of this flows down to the larynx position and setup of the folds - meaning, you're not actually modifying your vowels properly. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio You're right, it is difficult though to modify and still have this sharp, high resonance going while also having "space" for the sound. And if the space is enough the resonance can go away, and the voice starts to sound blunt. You dont seem to put much stress on your voice, even in the G#4-C5 region and yet it comes out flawless and resonant, with very clear, solid cord closure. How much "effort" would you say do you put in compared to your speech, when you're singing Always by Bon Jovi and where is that effort focused? I'm also very curious what are your abs doing when you ascend in pitch, as mine get tense and every vocal teacher seems to have his or her own stance on it.
I also am following this question. As I notice your high cormell stuff and even higher stuff looks to be effort less to you. Like we are all just missing some small key to unlock that effortless NESS. Lol Sorry to hijack the thread. I'm following lol
Thankyou for the kind words on my voice - it's definitely been a process. I think perhaps you're missing that "high" and "bright" actually means "small", not "space" - what does "space" mean for you in singing/your high range? High notes are FAST, and hence require a small space, not a large space. Sure, if you're belting the shit out of something, then go wider, but still, you need to carve out those small spaces for higher frequencies and also your pitch. Abs do nothing, my ribs go OUT away from the body - this was a HUGE obstacle for me too. K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Space for me is allowing for full sound to come out, so that it doesnt turn into this squashed, chicken-like sound, but rather retain the quality of full voice. I lose that ability when I dont drop the larynx. But since your abs do nothing when you sing, it might as well be, that i need that space, because i'm using too much effort and the voice gets somewhat "jammed". I have a very good connection between registers now, i can go smoothly up to G4, but above problems start. But its also above that G4 where my abs start to engage. I will try consciously disabling that reflex and I will see where that takes me in the coming days.
Hey BVS, I have a question. Is it normal for the lower belly (where the belly button is) to sink in while supporting? Meanwhile the upper abs ( right below the ribs) expands ?
Really depends on the person - mine doesn't come in physically, however there's some sort of engagement in the lower pelvis. Funny, I was asked this question a few days ago. I'm not a very "physical" singer as you can see, I try not to let anything manifest as any extranneous physical movements (other than my psychotic hands that have a life of their own). Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio thanks man ! Also You've been a big help for me in developing my voice. You're one of the realest on TH-cam , don't ever stop doing what you're doing. Most these other teachers say a bunch but have no idea what they're talking about and not even good voices to back them up lol. But you're genuinely a phonomenal vocalist. One day I hope to take private lessons with you once my budget allows. Rock on 💪🔥
I like to read the comments. Many people gets the same issues. I do sound like a grandpa sometimes too. I found the cause, not the remedy to fix it on a permanent basis yet. Cause: I get tight. Trying so hard that I get all tensed up. I tried slowing down in the red bull, it doesn’t work 😂. That being said, being tight and tense is the story of my life. How can someone be so easy going, never stressed in life peaceful and all but living in such a tight body. My other main passion is tennis. And I have the same problem there that prohibits me to reach higher levels. Still I reached a pretty decent level, but far from where I’d like to get. I’m using to much muscle and not enough elasticity. Sorry I tend to get long when I write. All that to say that, for me, grandpa’s voice is a result of tightness. Check out Sam Ryder Tiny Riot. That’s 150% freedom and elasticity. On the opposite I look like Brian Johnson when I sing. LOOK only, unfortunately.
Well seems I can't get a full voice sound up high without too much compression, and too less is a flip Tried vowel changes. Some times it's awesome. Other a mess Aghhhhhhhhh. Bare in mind I've been singing live for 15 years no issues. But this mix is not consistent and I give up after a while and go back to belting and singing high off the cords . Maybe my muscle memory is too set
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I would say this approach is the only thing that has improved my singing. I have worked with several coaches including some well known names. I have done all the ma ma ma's etc. All that it brought me was misery. After working with you and learning to trust in the vowels I am steadily improving. It has taken me longer than it will probably take most people I am sure but I am seeing actual results! You are the singing coach for people like me who don't naturally get it. Again before I worked with you I spent an entire year doing an hour of exercises a day. I fully expected to have a better range at the end, I didn't. Nothing could have been worse as a singer than thinking I was just not meant to be a singer. I have so much more confidence in my singing now, not to mention ease and the best part is it is only getting better. Sorry to gush but I am really grateful to have found a teacher like you.
Man, that's fantastic news - and thankyou so much for the kind words. You've put in the work, and it's absolutely showing in your singing! Was blown away by the AIC cover recently! K
Props for being the one channel focused on vowels. The more experienced I get, the more I realize just how crucial vowels are and I question why YT coaches barely acknowledge the subject. It borders on bizarre.
Thanks - that's actually why I started coaching, I was just horrified at what I was seeing compared to my experience. Best - K
One of the best, most succinct lessons I’ve come across. And that includes Kegan’s past lessons. However, the practice required to discover exactly what minor bit of modification is required to go from the physical “push” to ease is quite the process. I think you’re onto something fresh that can capture a bigger audience, Kegan. Godspeed, brother!
Wow great ease and control on those Boston lines
I really wasn’t understanding one of your videos where you were talking about thinking about vocal placement rather than singing higher. Then it suddenly clicked, moving the placement backwards or forwards. Thanks for what you do!
Gold. Most helpful voice vid I've come across. Totally illuminating. And it took an Aussie. 💪🤘 Thanks dude.
OK OK.
I had to leave this comment.
Just following your free content, only two videoe (chest to head connection, vowel modification), for the first time today I bridged over B4 and went all the way to B5 and C6.
So the trick was rasing soft palate for me and working on that third vowel over tones...
Can't thank you enough.
Now I know for sure that you can help me.
❤❤❤
The only difference between our voices is that I have a higher voice type naturally so had to shift the vowel later...
Now I'm going to just stick to this and master this until it becomes a habit.....❤
Thank you for being so cool 😅
Best singing teacher around. Algorithm, push this man to the top dammit!
great fundamentals - Thhhhaattt worked straight away. thank you, great breakdown
Great video!
Very helpful info for me as a beginner! Thanks mate
exactly. thanks for reminding us.
Very inspirational. 👏
I am liking this vowel talk…
I recently wondered why can I sing “she” significantly higher than “or” for example, Which is total garbage. I changed vowels and sounded like I changed nationality too.
Then I saw this stuff of yours, clearly my phone is tracking me. Ha
I like your stuff.
Would be lovely to see videos on starting with distortion too... ❤
It's at the bottom of my list for anyone I work with unless they're really at a certain point. Grit is more something that becomes possible once you're singing without strain and using your full range correctly for many months - leaning in at this point and directing your frequencies is easy. For someone just getting started with singing/just working this out; it's really pointless working on grit. Best - K
Keegan, as someone you have helped so much and that sings for a living, why aren't you out on the road with a big rock show and touring? I'm super curious!
Maybe if I was 25 again and could sing this way! Unless I was made a big offer, the romance of the idea really crashes into reality when I think of travel, kids, logistics and dealing with other people - I think I'm genuinely more the teacher than I am the rock star these days. Glad you're doing good man!! K
So helpful! In which city of Australia are you based?
Thanks Zane. Was down in Sydney a decade+ ago, but I've become a reclusive mountain man and moved out to the mountains up north, had a bunch of kids, chopping my own firewood and all that now. I do all coaching online. Best to you (and great work, you sound amazing!) K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Thanks for the kind words Kegan. I've found your videos really helpful, as has been your PDF on singing. I'm Sydney based, I'll send you an email about have some lessons.
🙃Upside down, his shirt says "Aussie Ausborne".... I'm sorry I had to, I love your channel!!
"Aussie Aussie Aussie... Oi Oi SHAAAARRROOON"
🤣😂@@FoundationVocalStudio
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awesome vid keegan! Wondering - I know I need to modify my vowels as I ascend in pitch, but how to I decide HOW to modify it? Should I abide by one of these charts on google? Or just experiment? cheers from Canada
Try the word references first (AY to EH is a good start to learn the how/why) - but it's also "space" in the back; go wider in the back of the mouth and tongue at your first break, then narrow from there. K
Thank you! @@FoundationVocalStudio
All of this may improve range to a degree, BUT ONLY up to whatever a singer's natural limitation is. There's a reason singers like, say, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Mick Jagger , George Harrison, etc. didn't sing all the way up to a Soprano High C in a fully connected head voice (or even a Tenor high C fully connected). It's not the lack of understanding their voices. Results will vary. The potential for upper range extension is NOT the same for all singers. We can't all have a 3 (or more) octave fully connected range of a metal singer. I get that it's a lot of work, but range extension for some people, beyond a certain point, is a waste of time/energy. (even if they fully understand concepts like vowel modification, support, & study with a very competent instructor, etc.)
Hey, the naysayers have arrived! I'm a giant Tom Petty, Mick Jagger fan - however, they're not using this approach in their singing, they're kinda just 'going for it' which yes, caps you at a certain level. Tom Petty isn't matching the vowel to pitch at all, hence why a song like Breakdown is really the apex of his range. Mick Jagger just roars and shouts - there's no technique there, as much as I love the stones. There's no such thing as "upper range extension" - however, if you connect both sides of the coin, yes, there is at least 3 octaves of range in every singer based on how the voice actually functions. On octave of head, one octave of chest, then one octave of blended in the middle IF you actually sing correctly. Old world view man! I hope you can actually take my advice and move past it one day to become a better singer rather than just saying the opposite and poo-hooing what has been 25 years of experience for me - and nearly 15 as a professional teacher. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio The technique makes sense, but in my case I now have a more limited range. My falsetto gradually became unreliable and gradually lost half an octave over time, and now only can get to B4 or maybe C 5 on a really good day in a non-connected falsetto.. In a connected voice, I can barely get to around A4 now but can’t sustain it. To try and figure out why I’ve gradually lost upper range, Ive been to 2 ENTs, worked with 2 voice therapists, took lessons for a year with a competent instructor who you are familiar with. He can sing extremely high. I’ve been working with new vocal instructor for a few months who can sing extremely high as well. So far, no recovery of any lost range. I was told by the voice therapists that I’m a candidate for augmentation injections of the folds, which could help with higher notes, but it sounds risky. Even before I lost any range, I don’t think my range potential was anywhere near yours or my vocal instructors. Everyone’s voice is different.
I took weekly lessons for 6 years straight - less than two octaves of range including falsetto through that whole time, and my voice was really crapping out live, with a recovery time running at least a week by the end there. I was also convinced something was wrong and went to an ENT (no nodes, but there was some swelling in the soft tissue below and around the folds). Right now, if I sing the highest I absolutely can in disconnected falsetto, my range tops out around the B4 - it's a defined process I have to go through to sing in the way that I do, it's absolutely not some lucky potential I have, it's quite literally that I approach it differently, and often teach it differently. That connection in the centre is actually what allows a higher potential range, and it sounds like you simply don't have that locked down - for a multitude of reasons including your vowels, your breathing and even control of the basic musculature (your CT muscle is asleep!!). If you wanted to reach out to me personally, I'm happy to walk you through a few things. Don't let them touch or inject your folds, for any reason!! Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio I certainly do appreciate the offer to walk me through a few things and will seriously consider it, as I've tried everything else. What's the best way to contact you?
So far, no standard exercises have helped. Even some nonstandard exercises I was advised to try by other instructors don't seem to work, like making a creaky door sound and then backing off the raspy creak slightly to "find head voice". For ME, that only results in a useless whistle-type voice that's early, and is really just a pressed phonation that can't be strengthened, made louder, or made reliable, and even though that squeak sometimes can get to an E5 or F#5 it's useless. I've even seen what that looks like when the folds are scoped and it's very pressed (folds forced close together) compared to my regular falsetto which is an oval shaped opening.
BTW, I agree something seems weak about my cricothyroid as I used to get to an E or F in a regular disconnected falsetto, but I can't even access regular disconnected falsetto at all unless warmed up. Either I have something involving the main superior laryngeal nerve or the folds somehow got too stiff to stretch beyond a certain point. The 2nd ENT also said I have mild weakness on one side (paresis) but it feels like the folds just can't stretch further when I get to the top of my range.
The folds will make the sound you're asking for - ie; you're making a sound/vowel/tone which resonates no higher than the B4; ergo, switch the sound and the folds will adjust. You cannot 'physically' stretch up to a higher tone. Head to the website and hit 'contact'. K
Hey Keegan, with regards to the vowel modification, is your course Vowel Modification 101 complete and detailed guide on how to do this?
Depends on what's going on with your voice - 'complete' is one thing, but suited to your issue/needs is another. It's best to reach out to me and let me know exactly what's going on so I can send you in the right direction. Best - K
Hey there I think my issue is that I don't have anywhere near the same depth to my voice as you seem to have naturally in your speaking voice. What can I do in that case to make my higher stuff sound more powerful and gritty like yours? I think a lot of my favorite singers have much more low capabilities as well, and I theorize that's how they can have that warmth even on their highs, Caleb Hyles for one example. I have some examples in my profile of mine, I've been doing this for years and can go and stay pretty high and haven't hurt myself too bad (but I havent been trying it live), so I feel it must at least be healthy, but it doesn't sound great. Any tips for that?
It's likely the opposite - if your voice is higher, you should be able to sing with more weight higher up than I can. My tone is anything but warm, it's sharp and cutting - go for that, and you'll find the power in your voice. Best - K
Hi Kegan, I love your content and thanks to you I really improved my level of singing. I hope you have many subscriptions here and on your page. If you let me I want to give you some advice. TikTok and other short video formats can give you that big boost you need. You can really sing along to any challenge that comes your way in that video format. Things like singing Aerosmith and very powerful trebles are trending. It is very difficult to grow on TH-cam, but on that platform maybe it can be easier. There will be people willing to challenge you saying that you can't sing certain things and you will surely have many haters but you will grow quickly because you have high quality content. I don't know if you developed the issue of vowels so deeply or if it belongs to someone else. But if it's yours you should give it a sonorous name like "Kegan Method" or something like that. Seriously, thanks to you I was able to sing, you deserve thousands or millions of followers. A big hug from Bogota, Colombia. You are welcome in my house if one day you decide to come.
Thanks - that all sounds lovely, but more like a game and entertainment than actually teaching, which is my forte. Best - K
There's tons of 'rules' in classical that simply don't apply if you're singing rock or metal - in fact, rules that stop you from reaching your full potential as a singer in my view. K
@@FoundationVocalStudioAgreed.
Hi, what about the larynx position? Are you in any way actively "controlling" your larynx position consciously while ascending in pitch? Or did you address that during your training or was this never of any concern to you? I can sing quite fully and i can sing whole phrases in higher pitches but only if I focus on lowering my larynx, even while modifying the vowels. If I modify the vowel, but I dont "tell" my larynx to move down, I get a fuller sound, but it iritates my chords and after 10 minutes of that my voice is done.
Engaging the CT muscle really anchors your larynx/tilts your larynx from a neutral or lowered position - so, yes! This is something I struggled with. However, you're obviously experiencing this as an ongoing issue, right? That's because you're treating the effect, not the cause. Your vowels are funky, as is your control of your pitching mechanism no doubt. What IS modifying a vowel to you? Part of this flows down to the larynx position and setup of the folds - meaning, you're not actually modifying your vowels properly. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio You're right, it is difficult though to modify and still have this sharp, high resonance going while also having "space" for the sound. And if the space is enough the resonance can go away, and the voice starts to sound blunt. You dont seem to put much stress on your voice, even in the G#4-C5 region and yet it comes out flawless and resonant, with very clear, solid cord closure. How much "effort" would you say do you put in compared to your speech, when you're singing Always by Bon Jovi and where is that effort focused? I'm also very curious what are your abs doing when you ascend in pitch, as mine get tense and every vocal teacher seems to have his or her own stance on it.
I also am following this question. As I notice your high cormell stuff and even higher stuff looks to be effort less to you. Like we are all just missing some small key to unlock that effortless NESS. Lol
Sorry to hijack the thread. I'm following lol
Thankyou for the kind words on my voice - it's definitely been a process. I think perhaps you're missing that "high" and "bright" actually means "small", not "space" - what does "space" mean for you in singing/your high range? High notes are FAST, and hence require a small space, not a large space. Sure, if you're belting the shit out of something, then go wider, but still, you need to carve out those small spaces for higher frequencies and also your pitch. Abs do nothing, my ribs go OUT away from the body - this was a HUGE obstacle for me too. K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Space for me is allowing for full sound to come out, so that it doesnt turn into this squashed, chicken-like sound, but rather retain the quality of full voice. I lose that ability when I dont drop the larynx. But since your abs do nothing when you sing, it might as well be, that i need that space, because i'm using too much effort and the voice gets somewhat "jammed". I have a very good connection between registers now, i can go smoothly up to G4, but above problems start. But its also above that G4 where my abs start to engage. I will try consciously disabling that reflex and I will see where that takes me in the coming days.
Hey BVS, I have a question. Is it normal for the lower belly (where the belly button is) to sink in while supporting? Meanwhile the upper abs ( right below the ribs) expands ?
Really depends on the person - mine doesn't come in physically, however there's some sort of engagement in the lower pelvis. Funny, I was asked this question a few days ago. I'm not a very "physical" singer as you can see, I try not to let anything manifest as any extranneous physical movements (other than my psychotic hands that have a life of their own). Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio thanks man ! Also You've been a big help for me in developing my voice. You're one of the realest on TH-cam , don't ever stop doing what you're doing. Most these other teachers say a bunch but have no idea what they're talking about and not even good voices to back them up lol. But you're genuinely a phonomenal vocalist. One day I hope to take private lessons with you once my budget allows. Rock on 💪🔥
I swear sometimes i sound like grand pa simpson as i attempt to stretch the cords ..it works but to tight and not sustainable
Sounds like your vowel is off.
Yes I think so.
I like to read the comments. Many people gets the same issues. I do sound like a grandpa sometimes too. I found the cause, not the remedy to fix it on a permanent basis yet.
Cause: I get tight. Trying so hard that I get all tensed up. I tried slowing down in the red bull, it doesn’t work 😂.
That being said, being tight and tense is the story of my life. How can someone be so easy going, never stressed in life peaceful and all but living in such a tight body.
My other main passion is tennis. And I have the same problem there that prohibits me to reach higher levels. Still I reached a pretty decent level, but far from where I’d like to get. I’m using to much muscle and not enough elasticity.
Sorry I tend to get long when I write. All that to say that, for me, grandpa’s voice is a result of tightness.
Check out Sam Ryder Tiny Riot. That’s 150% freedom and elasticity. On the opposite I look like Brian Johnson when I sing. LOOK only, unfortunately.
Well seems I can't get a full voice sound up high without too much compression, and too less is a flip
Tried vowel changes. Some times it's awesome. Other a mess Aghhhhhhhhh. Bare in mind I've been singing live for 15 years no issues. But this mix is not consistent and I give up after a while and go back to belting and singing high off the cords . Maybe my muscle memory is too set
Sounds more like a fold closure/control issue @@stebolian