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i think she meant bipolar or even multiple personality (dissasociativ identity disorder) schizophrenia is totally different. it is the positive symptoms (Added to the personality) of hallucinations and delusions. and negative symptoms (taken away from the personality) of blunting of the affect, decreased social drive and cognitive impairment. schizophrenia and multiple personality are totally different things.
Yeah I was gonna say this is one of the clearest explanations I've seen. Especially when all of this vocal stuff is hard to feel physically or psychologically.
Yeah, I was gonna say that. Whitney is a belter for sure. I don't remember where I read this but it said she just didn't learn to mix, so she was all about belting
This is misleading a lot of singers out there who are learning how to belt. Belting will only hurt your voice IF you drag your chest register up all the time. However, if you learn how sing in a chest-dominant mix, you can drag that register up and you will have the flexibility of head voice and thickness of chest voice. It is completely safe to do and it will not cause any harm to your voice. Belting should not be feared, but learnt and mastered as it is such a expressive powerful tool that can be applied to many songs.
My, your voice sounds just as strong as the chest voice when you mix.. The best thing is, the strength is consistent throughout... Brilliant! The challenge is to learn how to do that, haha... Thank you for this informative video :-)
Chest voice is what most people talk in and is when the voice resonates in the chest cavities. Mixed voice is introducing both chest voice and head voice at the same time, head voice is when your voice resonates in the facial cavities. What she is saying is that her chest voice sounds very consistent and very strong. It is harder to have a strong chest voice consistently than have a strong mixed voice, so it is a compliment haha. Hope that helped :)
And to use the correct technique is to mix right ? So you dont strain with your chest voice as you go higher. I dont get why mixing vs belting is a thing ..if they go hand in hand ~ Belting using mixed voice .
Shelby H and the correct technique is to mix. I know what you mean. Level the larynx and relax your muscles, relax your tongue, and have breath support. But if you ho too high, that does no good
What? no.. Belting is belting and there is nothing wrong with it .. if you can hold notation correctly its awesome. Mix is mix and it is what it is.. mix is not belting nor can it replace it in any shape form or fashion. I sing using all methods including mix but as a rock singer im belting in full chest mode most of the time. If you came along and told me to use mix.. well it would be funny. I could sing a Ronnie James Dio song in mix and it would be real fun but you would tell me to go back to belting in a real hurry for rock!
Unfortunately, belting isn't healthy, it puts a lot of strain on the vocal chords and if you keep doing it you risk nodes... Honestly any improper vocal technique puts you at risk for nodes but frequent belting is definitely gonna get ya there if you do it enough.
I've watched about 50 videos from 20 different people about singing. This was the most helpful video I've come across so far. I heard about the different voices and mixing, etc. but what helped me was to know where the resonance can be felt. within 10 minutes of practicing while feeling the vibration points you mentioned, I could notice a dramatic difference. Thank you.
I've been trying to look for my mixed voice for almost 2 years. After all the frustration, I can say that this video did help me understand how it's suppose to be.
*Thanks for a technical explanation of the differences.* Belting is needed for lead vocals in some genres, but it's _not_ appropriate everywhere. Personally, I'd rather mix - better spread of the work across the vocal tract that way.
This was extremely helpful! I'm experiencing vocal schizophrenia and trying to learn mix. I accidentally hit it a few times and had one of those crazy lightbulb moments. Thank you!!!
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I have been looking for a clear explanation about the mixing voice and belting for FEMALE to solve my sing problem(which is I have toooooo many head voice) for years, this is the most clear useful lesson I've ever seen on TH-cam , thank u sooooo much!
1. nasality inst necessary at all unless you just like it. 2. you can belt and mix safely, also you can belt and mix wrongly and with constrictions, it's something you have to master over time, not something that because it's difficult when you just tried or havent mastered it yet, is "bad for you". mix and belt can be done in a healthy way if you search for methods that do teach it, and do it :)
Nasality isnt necessary, but it does form an important connection that brings your voice more release. Pharyngeal connection is an important skill that aids in belting, as well as finding release in that space.
Saad, The pharynx is an important resonator in achieving that powerhouse sound. The pharyngeal cavity extends from the top of the trachea and esophagus past the epiglottis and the root of the tongue to the region at the rear of the soft palette. This resonator, in conjunction with chest and head can create the sound of respective "heavy mix" and "light mix" Our program Mastering Mix goes more into detail about the mixed voice and how to develop it. I recommend you check it out to familiarize yourself with this resonator!
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Oh my gosh...As a lady, true truth. No hollywood gloss, and the clear hand kinesthetic movement in your demonstrations helped me to share practically with my 8 yr old daughter what she is truly interested in learning about the voice and how it works best, she 8yrs (and I at 40yrs old lol:) have no honest idea what our larynx looks like....seriously peoples. Do any of us? (Even after a night of drowning-upending mistakes???) Love that you are a clearly a professional Vocal Artist, that is true beauty...Not how to seduce via artifice, will recommend to all.
this is the video I have been looking for on you tube for 10 years. I have voice schizophrenia and I felt I was going to die trying to find how to bridge the gap, what a mix voice was. Thank you so much this is amazing
I'd love to see demonstrations of these coaches doing some actually singing, with like words and songs. It's one thing to do these exercises but to be able to have this during a song is a whole other level.
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This was extremely helpful! A TH-camr really messed up mixed voice for me! He was suggesting all to use pure chest voice to scream high notes! Ewwwww!!!!! Love you and Thank you! Ps. Your facial structure is angelic!!!!
Mixing is something I was sooooooo freaking good at when I was younger. Now that my vocal chords have aged, I find it so hard to get that mixed voice.. 😔
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Fantastic video! I've had singing lessons for years but this video has definitely improved my mix, just with the visualising and placement. Thank you so much!
Wow you’re super relatable. Thanks for this video. I think all along I thought my head voice was my mixed voice (because I also have a softer version of it and I thought THAT was head voice. I guess it’s the same voice just different amounts of forcefulness). I have so much to learn
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Watching this vid after having joined a choir for a semester made me realize I was mixing naturally while some of my classmates struggled to hit the notes (baritone). That's nice :D
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Great explanation! As a public school choir educator (classically trained) AND a gospel/worship singer, this was a tricky one for me, as well.... You've articulated it very well. Thanks!
This is exactly what I am going through now! It may be that your singing course is what I need. I will experiment and see how far I can get on my own first. Thank you.
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I've learned to belt for the longest. But just I've done mixing a few times I just need to gain confidence and work on mixing a lot more, but I have no one to teach me and I trap myself in expectations
Why not do both examples on the FRONT of the vid? Belting (sing something for real), mixing (sing something for real). w/o a great example, it's just a bunch of words.
When I try this (mixed voice) it just feels like I'm using my head voice with a very forward placement, resonating at the front of my face. My head voice is much more developed than my chest voice, and is my comfort zone. I can't tell if what I'm doing is an actual mix voice, or just changing the placement of my head voice. Should the mix come from a more grounded, chesty place to begin with? If anyone can give me some tips, I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
Your mix voice is an equal blend of head voice, chest voice, and pharyngeal (which is that whinny sound). As you sing higher you will carry some of your chest. If you don't blend it then it'll be that heavy belt that doesn't have freedom. So as you go higher you bring up some chest and blend it with head voice and pharyngeal. Let us know if you have anymore questions!
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Yes, and no. Yes, belting is bringing your modal voice (chest) to the upper register of your voice. No, it doesn't come from your chest. You feel it there because they are sympathetic vibrations -- bones that help transfer vibrations from your pharynx to your rib cage. The only difference is how you use the vowels and what partials you activate when you are transitioning into mode 2 (head voice). To belt, you go for the /ae/ sound, or twang -- for instance, that's what you're doing. That causes you to activate different partials in your voice as opposed to a more classical sound where you use language differently -- you go for a slender vowel, an /o/ (oh) like vowel at the top. That helps the sound migrate to the head and activate the second partial of your voice; the one that can help you resonate in a hall without a mic. To achieve a nice and healthy mixed voice, it's best to go after that slender "oh" vowel quality to avoid a spread vowel and a high larynx that causes strain and a terrible sound. Bad advise, sadly.
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Omg thank you so much recently Ive been feeling like I just had really bad range and even notes are not supposed to be the highest for altos were hard to reach. Thank you
Fantastic !!! I teach voice & have an older female student who does not understand chest & head let alone mix. She sings only with her head voice and has developed very bad physical habits in an attempt to get good tone when singing in her lower register in her head voice. We will watch this video together & maybe she will start to believe me. Ha ha ............ Seriously.
I'm very confused now... I watched videos about belting and they convinced me that belting was taking that head voice towards the face/nose, adding the ''cry'' to make it sound more like a TA muscle kind of sound (spoken). I never related it with actually pulling up the chest voice... I thought that was wrong technique and the right one was belting, but now, you're telling me that mix voice is the exact same thing I knew as belting. What is that thing that Jessie J and Demi Lovato do? I thought it was belting all the way. Is it mix? AAAA I'm so confused. Demi sometimes can really sound like she's shouting, so maybe...belting? Please give an answer, I neeed to know hahaha :D
Belting properly utilizes a heavy mix to create a thick, powerful sound. In the upper belt register, you should NEVER pull up your chest voice, rather find release by pulling down your headvoice and strengthening the sound by moving more air through support,
Singing Success so that means that it's unhealthy to sing high notes with your chest voice (not using falsetto/head voice) This also makes me wonder about whether Ariana Grande's technique or Demi's is a mistake (for example) bc they pull up their chest voice just as you said. (Please correct me if I'm getting it wrong)
Singing Success Belting is using your speaking voice (chest voice) at a higher pitch, which sounds louder. You can't turn headvoice into a belting sound...it will miss the warm and even tone through out one's singing range.
BrehLazz Jessie and Demi haven't learned to masterfully mix their voices so they raise their larynxes (or pull their chest voice up). Most of the time it's fairly mixed so they don't sound like they're reaching for those high notes. Most of the time lol.
Tip: If you want to listen to a brand of music characterized by lots of mixed singing, I recommend listening to power metal, with bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Blind Guardian. :)
Chanelle or anyone else, I'll be gratefull if you could tell me if David Phelps is actually belting or mixing while hitting that A#4 (3:25) and then C#5! (4:24) - No More Night [Live] ? There's so much power in that A#4 I just can't belive you may get this in mixed voice.
The mixed voice is a combination of chest and head voice that gives the illusion of high chest sounds. But, mixing alleviates much of the tension that is caused by pulling up the chest voice past its edge. Many broadway singers use strong mixing coordinations to control their voice and maintain that powerful sound and keep their voice healthy show after show. Across professionals, these words may be used interchangeably, but that strong, free, powerhouse sound with flexibility is what we refer to as the mix.
I find quite problematic the use of "chest voice" and "head voice" terms because actually, it all resonates above the vocal folds. The vibration you can feel on the chest is indeed consequence of Mechanism 1 of phonation (M1) but because of the air movement and the tissue in the chest, it doesn't work as a resonator. I understand this is for pedagogical use but singers should be able to understand this mechanism to know what to do when something doesn't work well and I've literally seen people getting injured because of this kind of ambiguity while teaching. So there are 4 mechanisms in which the vocal chords can vibrate: M0 (vocal fry), M1 (chest voice), M2 (head voice/falsetto) and M3 (whistle register). The M1 is the natural position of the larynx and the vocal folds can get thicker to produce a lower pitch but as we go up to the M2, the folds stretch to get "thinner" and when not "mixed", they vibrate in a different way. For the M3 only a part of the vocal folds vibrate during phonation. All 4 mechanisms have two main resonators which determine the formants: the pharynx (f1) and the oral cavity (f2) and this cavities must be reshaped in order to move from one pitch to another. Another thing is that nodules are known to appear when singers try to use the M1 register when singing too high notes, specially if there's constriction (probably a high larynx and a tense tongue root) so if you are trying this techniques, make sure you are being monitored and doing them correctly.
Thank you. You put a name to what I've been working on... I have always had a hard flip or click feeling from chest into head and I knew it was something in my sinus/ throat that needed attention.
the nasal tone comes from a lifted larynx as far as I know... so using that pharyngial resonator should be fine and shouldn't sound overly nasal. Remember folks, no nasal isn't good either, a small and sweet amount of nasality is what gives your voice the character.
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Okay, while there are good points being made here, I have to disagree about something that might be misleading. You shouldn't feel the nasal buzz, it's an indication of overly forward placement. It's unavoidable at times when you're singing "Ng's" and "m" sounds. But too much forward placement will affect your vocal cords.
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You're a real life saver. I totally indentified with the "schizophrenic singing" issue and motived myself to fix it. Thank you.
Chanelle is amazing! Glad you found this helpful!
i think she meant bipolar or even multiple personality (dissasociativ identity disorder) schizophrenia is totally different. it is the positive symptoms (Added to the personality) of hallucinations and delusions. and negative symptoms (taken away from the personality) of blunting of the affect, decreased social drive and cognitive impairment. schizophrenia and multiple personality are totally different things.
@@disturbed4everluke You're right. A lot of people don't really know what the term means.
The hand visuals were really helpful for visualizing mix for me. Thank you.
Oh my goodness that's helpful.
Yeah I was gonna say this is one of the clearest explanations I've seen. Especially when all of this vocal stuff is hard to feel physically or psychologically.
dat contour thoooo
right? lmao damn chill girl
Hedayette El Qabbanni legit. Lol
Lol that's what I was staring at the whole time haha
IKRRRRRRR
She looks like gorgeous malificent
Whitney Houston = Belter. Lisa Fischer = Mixer. Both sound divine. Good video.
Simon Webster Well Lisa loves Little Mix....Well coolll
Yeah, I was gonna say that. Whitney is a belter for sure. I don't remember where I read this but it said she just didn't learn to mix, so she was all about belting
Whitney mixed.. that’s why she was able to belt all he way up to G5 easily. Her mix was just chesty
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Great example.
This is misleading a lot of singers out there who are learning how to belt. Belting will only hurt your voice IF you drag your chest register up all the time. However, if you learn how sing in a chest-dominant mix, you can drag that register up and you will have the flexibility of head voice and thickness of chest voice. It is completely safe to do and it will not cause any harm to your voice. Belting should not be feared, but learnt and mastered as it is such a expressive powerful tool that can be applied to many songs.
My, your voice sounds just as strong as the chest voice when you mix.. The best thing is, the strength is consistent throughout... Brilliant! The challenge is to learn how to do that, haha... Thank you for this informative video :-)
Susha Radhakrishnan hey i am a beginner and i am just a kid lol ^_^ can u pls explain what haha are u talking about? ?_? thanks! ♡
Chest voice is what most people talk in and is when the voice resonates in the chest cavities. Mixed voice is introducing both chest voice and head voice at the same time, head voice is when your voice resonates in the facial cavities. What she is saying is that her chest voice sounds very consistent and very strong. It is harder to have a strong chest voice consistently than have a strong mixed voice, so it is a compliment haha.
Hope that helped :)
Mixing is great but belting isn't bad if you use the correct technique
The best and healthier way to belt is using the mixed voice =p
And to use the correct technique is to mix right ?
So you dont strain with your chest voice as you go higher.
I dont get why mixing vs belting is a thing ..if they go hand in hand ~
Belting using mixed voice .
Shelby H and the correct technique is to mix. I know what you mean. Level the larynx and relax your muscles, relax your tongue, and have breath support. But if you ho too high, that does no good
What? no.. Belting is belting and there is nothing wrong with it .. if you can hold notation correctly its awesome. Mix is mix and it is what it is.. mix is not belting nor can it replace it in any shape form or fashion. I sing using all methods including mix but as a rock singer im belting in full chest mode most of the time. If you came along and told me to use mix.. well it would be funny. I could sing a Ronnie James Dio song in mix and it would be real fun but you would tell me to go back to belting in a real hurry for rock!
Unfortunately, belting isn't healthy, it puts a lot of strain on the vocal chords and if you keep doing it you risk nodes... Honestly any improper vocal technique puts you at risk for nodes but frequent belting is definitely gonna get ya there if you do it enough.
I've watched about 50 videos from 20 different people about singing. This was the most helpful video I've come across so far. I heard about the different voices and mixing, etc. but what helped me was to know where the resonance can be felt. within 10 minutes of practicing while feeling the vibration points you mentioned, I could notice a dramatic difference. Thank you.
I've been trying to look for my mixed voice for almost 2 years. After all the frustration, I can say that this video did help me understand how it's suppose to be.
This video is really really good info, I've tried to explain this in videos many times and it's really very hard to get across clearly, thank you!
Sohyang has a great mixing voice!
I've been singing for 18 years & been classically trained for 11 years & I still love these videos 😂😁
*Thanks for a technical explanation of the differences.* Belting is needed for lead vocals in some genres, but it's _not_ appropriate everywhere. Personally, I'd rather mix - better spread of the work across the vocal tract that way.
This was extremely helpful! I'm experiencing vocal schizophrenia and trying to learn mix. I accidentally hit it a few times and had one of those crazy lightbulb moments. Thank you!!!
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This was helpful! I didn't even know I was a belter until this video. Time to go practice and wake up the neighbours! 😂
5:47 had me shook i was expecting strain but it was beautiful
I have been looking for a clear explanation about the mixing voice and belting for FEMALE to solve my sing problem(which is I have toooooo many head voice) for years, this is the most clear useful lesson I've ever seen on TH-cam , thank u sooooo much!
1. nasality inst necessary at all unless you just like it.
2. you can belt and mix safely, also you can belt and mix wrongly and with constrictions, it's something you have to master over time, not something that because it's difficult when you just tried or havent mastered it yet, is "bad for you". mix and belt can be done in a healthy way if you search for methods that do teach it, and do it :)
Nasality isnt necessary, but it does form an important connection that brings your voice more release. Pharyngeal connection is an important skill that aids in belting, as well as finding release in that space.
belting isn't really bad especially if you use a loud mix. To have a not 50/50 mix but a slightly chestier mix to belt.
89gerardo How do you mix wrong?
Singing Success I think you meant Laryngeal (because the pharynx is where food goes, and the larynx is where air passes through and the chords are)
Saad,
The pharynx is an important resonator in achieving that powerhouse sound. The pharyngeal cavity extends from the top of the trachea and esophagus past the epiglottis and the root of the tongue to the region at the rear of the soft palette. This resonator, in conjunction with chest and head can create the sound of respective "heavy mix" and "light mix" Our program Mastering Mix goes more into detail about the mixed voice and how to develop it. I recommend you check it out to familiarize yourself with this resonator!
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Me when I pretend to know math-
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Oh my gosh...As a lady, true truth. No hollywood gloss, and the clear hand kinesthetic movement in your demonstrations helped me to share practically with my 8 yr old daughter what she is truly interested in learning about the voice and how it works best, she 8yrs (and I at 40yrs old lol:) have no honest idea what our larynx looks like....seriously peoples. Do any of us? (Even after a night of drowning-upending mistakes???)
Love that you are a clearly a professional Vocal Artist, that is true beauty...Not how to seduce via artifice, will recommend to all.
this is the video I have been looking for on you tube for 10 years. I have voice schizophrenia and I felt I was going to die trying to find how to bridge the gap, what a mix voice was. Thank you so much this is amazing
This is the best video I've seen on TH-cam to differentiate the head, chest, belt, and mix styles of singing. Thank you!!
I'd love to see demonstrations of these coaches doing some actually singing, with like words and songs. It's one thing to do these exercises but to be able to have this during a song is a whole other level.
Our coaches have cover songs on TH-cam or Facebook, performances, and some have music videos if you are interested in listening. We definitely want you to see we practice what we preach. Let us know if you have any questions.
This was extremely helpful! A TH-camr really messed up mixed voice for me! He was suggesting all to use pure chest voice to scream high notes! Ewwwww!!!!!
Love you and Thank you!
Ps. Your facial structure is angelic!!!!
Mixing is something I was sooooooo freaking good at when I was younger. Now that my vocal chords have aged, I find it so hard to get that mixed voice.. 😔
Have you done any pharyngeal exercises? Or had a coach listen to you?
I've watched hundred of videos about mix in the web , this is the best explanation!!! even the best vocal trainers made me confuse
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I just can’t get over her contour🙈
When in doubt blend it out🤷🏻♂️
Justin Metcalfe I don't think it's just her contour. Have you seen her cheekbones when she turned her head?
I think it looks great, some people like the dramatic look!
I like it
It looks great
This. Changed. My. Life.
i have watched lots of videos re: mixed voice. . . but this is the holy grail :D
Thank you very much, I had no idea what the mixed was before and I found out I've already been doing it without knowing. This has been a great help!
Fantastic video! I've had singing lessons for years but this video has definitely improved my mix, just with the visualising and placement. Thank you so much!
Wow you’re super relatable. Thanks for this video. I think all along I thought my head voice was my mixed voice (because I also have a softer version of it and I thought THAT was head voice. I guess it’s the same voice just different amounts of forcefulness). I have so much to learn
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Great explanation! Thanks so much Chanelle!
Really well described. Bel Canto makes this easy as well.
The only way I can actually control my voice is when I’m singing in my head voice-
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My struggle when mixing is to support properly, it tends to break. Someone help me.
Watching this vid after having joined a choir for a semester made me realize I was mixing naturally while some of my classmates struggled to hit the notes (baritone). That's nice :D
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Great explanation! As a public school choir educator (classically trained) AND a gospel/worship singer, this was a tricky one for me, as well.... You've articulated it very well. Thanks!
Very Helpful. I am about to join a Nationwide Singing Contest for amateurs. Now I Understand Better.
*Omg,i have just found that every time i thought i was singing in head voice i was mixing!!*
This is exactly what I am going through now! It may be that your singing course is what I need. I will experiment and see how far I can get on my own first. Thank you.
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I completely understood how to make a mix from this video! Many thanks!
love working my mixed voice!
I've learned to belt for the longest. But just I've done mixing a few times I just need to gain confidence and work on mixing a lot more, but I have no one to teach me and I trap myself in expectations
Why not do both examples on the FRONT of the vid? Belting (sing something for real), mixing (sing something for real). w/o a great example, it's just a bunch of words.
awwwee i miss you channelle! best teacher ever 😍
When I try this (mixed voice) it just feels like I'm using my head voice with a very forward placement, resonating at the front of my face. My head voice is much more developed than my chest voice, and is my comfort zone. I can't tell if what I'm doing is an actual mix voice, or just changing the placement of my head voice. Should the mix come from a more grounded, chesty place to begin with? If anyone can give me some tips, I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
Your mix voice is an equal blend of head voice, chest voice, and pharyngeal (which is that whinny sound). As you sing higher you will carry some of your chest. If you don't blend it then it'll be that heavy belt that doesn't have freedom. So as you go higher you bring up some chest and blend it with head voice and pharyngeal. Let us know if you have anymore questions!
Thank you for beautifully and comprehensively describing things. Also you are beautiful. 🙂
Glad that I am mixing all these times.
intuitiv teacher to demo what not to do as a gateway
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THANK YOU!!!
Amazing
Wow for the first time i understood everything.
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excellent training, i loved the part when i learned mixed voice resonates at the nasal section
working with the ney ney neys and meow meow meows😂😂👏👏👏
Clear explanation, thank you so much❤️
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FIRST VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THIS MY GOOOODDDDDNESSS THANK YOUUUUUUUUU
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Really interesting, it's good to show a demonstration thank you, voices can take sound like nobody tough they would do it.
Thank you so much. This really helped me. I will keep practicing.
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This really helped so much!! Thank you
Love your vibrato. I got to learn to do that :)
OMG! I've been doing this the whole time! I never knew I was doing it right now. 😂
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Yes, and no. Yes, belting is bringing your modal voice (chest) to the upper register of your voice. No, it doesn't come from your chest. You feel it there because they are sympathetic vibrations -- bones that help transfer vibrations from your pharynx to your rib cage. The only difference is how you use the vowels and what partials you activate when you are transitioning into mode 2 (head voice). To belt, you go for the /ae/ sound, or twang -- for instance, that's what you're doing. That causes you to activate different partials in your voice as opposed to a more classical sound where you use language differently -- you go for a slender vowel, an /o/ (oh) like vowel at the top. That helps the sound migrate to the head and activate the second partial of your voice; the one that can help you resonate in a hall without a mic. To achieve a nice and healthy mixed voice, it's best to go after that slender "oh" vowel quality to avoid a spread vowel and a high larynx that causes strain and a terrible sound. Bad advise, sadly.
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thank you so much! that's so clear and simple explanation, though I hardly know English, it helped me whatever.
never heard of mixing 0.0 i've relied heavily on my falceto as a tenor for some really high notes so i will deffinetely try working on mix
Thank you so, so much. Helps me a lot💕
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At last! A helful video for finding mix.
Omg thank you so much recently Ive been feeling like I just had really bad range and even notes are not supposed to be the highest for altos were hard to reach. Thank you
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Fantastic !!! I teach voice & have an older female student who does not understand chest & head let alone mix. She sings only with her head voice and has developed very bad physical habits in an attempt to get good tone when singing in her lower register in her head voice. We will watch this video together & maybe she will start to believe me. Ha ha ............ Seriously.
This was so freaking helpful! Now I just have to practice that nasaly sound in the back of my throat
I'm very confused now... I watched videos about belting and they convinced me that belting was taking that head voice towards the face/nose, adding the ''cry'' to make it sound more like a TA muscle kind of sound (spoken). I never related it with actually
pulling up the chest voice... I thought that was wrong technique and the right one was belting, but now, you're telling me that mix voice is the exact same thing I knew as belting. What is that thing that Jessie J and Demi Lovato do? I thought it was belting all the way. Is it mix? AAAA I'm so confused. Demi sometimes can really sound like she's shouting, so maybe...belting? Please give an answer, I neeed to know hahaha :D
Belting properly utilizes a heavy mix to create a thick, powerful sound. In the upper belt register, you should NEVER pull up your chest voice, rather find release by pulling down your headvoice and strengthening the sound by moving more air through support,
Thank you very much!!! :D
Singing Success so that means that it's unhealthy to sing high notes with your chest voice (not using falsetto/head voice)
This also makes me wonder about whether Ariana Grande's technique or Demi's is a mistake (for example) bc they pull up their chest voice just as you said.
(Please correct me if I'm getting it wrong)
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Belting is using your speaking voice (chest voice) at a higher pitch, which sounds louder.
You can't turn headvoice into a belting sound...it will miss the warm and even tone through out one's singing range.
BrehLazz Jessie and Demi haven't learned to masterfully mix their voices so they raise their larynxes (or pull their chest voice up). Most of the time it's fairly mixed so they don't sound like they're reaching for those high notes. Most of the time lol.
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This was really helpful thanks!
Tip: If you want to listen to a brand of music characterized by lots of mixed singing, I recommend listening to power metal, with bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Blind Guardian. :)
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This helped me so much
Very well done - great video.
Great video! Best explanation I have seen
best and simplest explanation. thanks! subscribing
Hihi, I don't know the first thing about singing, but still very interesting! 😊
Chanelle or anyone else, I'll be gratefull if you could tell me if David Phelps is actually belting or mixing while hitting that A#4 (3:25) and then C#5! (4:24) - No More Night [Live] ? There's so much power in that A#4 I just can't belive you may get this in mixed voice.
His approach to those high notes are very clean and balanced. He is in a powerful mix and he isn't pulling up.
Do most broadway singers use mixing ? Cause I've heard they call it belting , but are they belting or mixing ??
The mixed voice is a combination of chest and head voice that gives the illusion of high chest sounds. But, mixing alleviates much of the tension that is caused by pulling up the chest voice past its edge.
Many broadway singers use strong mixing coordinations to control their voice and maintain that powerful sound and keep their voice healthy show after show. Across professionals, these words may be used interchangeably, but that strong, free, powerhouse sound with flexibility is what we refer to as the mix.
Wow great advice!
Thank you!
I find quite problematic the use of "chest voice" and "head voice" terms because actually, it all resonates above the vocal folds. The vibration you can feel on the chest is indeed consequence of Mechanism 1 of phonation (M1) but because of the air movement and the tissue in the chest, it doesn't work as a resonator. I understand this is for pedagogical use but singers should be able to understand this mechanism to know what to do when something doesn't work well and I've literally seen people getting injured because of this kind of ambiguity while teaching. So there are 4 mechanisms in which the vocal chords can vibrate: M0 (vocal fry), M1 (chest voice), M2 (head voice/falsetto) and M3 (whistle register). The M1 is the natural position of the larynx and the vocal folds can get thicker to produce a lower pitch but as we go up to the M2, the folds stretch to get "thinner" and when not "mixed", they vibrate in a different way. For the M3 only a part of the vocal folds vibrate during phonation. All 4 mechanisms have two main resonators which determine the formants: the pharynx (f1) and the oral cavity (f2) and this cavities must be reshaped in order to move from one pitch to another. Another thing is that nodules are known to appear when singers try to use the M1 register when singing too high notes, specially if there's constriction (probably a high larynx and a tense tongue root) so if you are trying this techniques, make sure you are being monitored and doing them correctly.
Thank you. You put a name to what I've been working on... I have always had a hard flip or click feeling from chest into head and I knew it was something in my sinus/ throat that needed attention.
the nasal tone comes from a lifted larynx as far as I know... so using that pharyngial resonator should be fine and shouldn't sound overly nasal. Remember folks, no nasal isn't good either, a small and sweet amount of nasality is what gives your voice the character.
I get what you’re saying about mixing. It’s elusive. You have to find it within your face and nasal cavity.
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Your fantastic. Thank you for explaining. :)
Very good nice explanation
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I really need to learn this. Thank you for this informative vid
Okay, while there are good points being made here, I have to disagree about something that might be misleading. You shouldn't feel the nasal buzz, it's an indication of overly forward placement. It's unavoidable at times when you're singing "Ng's" and "m" sounds. But too much forward placement will affect your vocal cords.
Thank you,very informative.
I too have vocal schizophrenia.
Your voice may well be the closest to mine. Whew!
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My vocal bridge is a B-flat, B, C--not E, F, F-sharp.
Thanks simple explanation
Nice nice vibrato... and good tips hope it works for me
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