Use this ultra simple routine every day to gauge the health of your voice. It will also help speed up recovery if your vocal folds are in bad condition.
I lost my singing voice over 6 months ago. Absolutely devastating for me. Singing has been my life for about 40 years. Mark's exercises, especially this one, have been brilliant. My voice is slowly coming back and I've started to sing out again. Can't thank him enough. I will continue with his exercises for the rest of my life!
@@artymunoz5060 he says in the video to do this exercise for an hour. Why would you watch six whole minutes everytime if you’re just trying to warm up for an hour??
I wouldn't call a lack of coordination "damage"! I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your vocal folds - but you'll be a much deeper singer once you gain this skill.
@@dynatwenty - how rude some people are - you are most certainly not a terrible writer - lol!! However, I have noticed something that you do when writing that leads me to ask: Is English your native tongue? I will explain: in both comments employ the word "of" in a similar, non-standard, way : "except of it" and "knowing of my". I have studied linguistics and have an interest in this type of thing. Generally we would expect "except that" and "knowing about". It reminds me of the way people from the West country England say "I be going" instead of "I am going".
I've been doing this for over a week. Started with my hums breaking up even at 10 seconds, I can now easily do 15 seconds smoothly 😍 Lost my singing voice and I'm trying to bring it back. Will update!
@@delvinfourcand300 my voice is definitely smoother and singing is much easier. I try not to push it too hard like I did before and practice this one along with other vocalization videos. I also drink warm water after and avoid shouting and other voice misuse.
Did you get your voice checked out by an ent? I damaged my voice a couple of years ago and tho exercises like this one and vocal fry helped a lot, the actual issue remained until i went to a doctor who discovered i had nodules. They were somewhat old and had to be removed surgically. Though i hope that’s not the case with your voice, don’t wait years like i did
Another success story! After a recent performance of one of Haydn’s masses (Michael, not his famous brother), I realized that I was pushing my voice too hard. I started doing this exercise. Sure enough, I could hear breaks in my vocal range. As I repeated the exercise over the next few days, my voice recovered. Thanks for your help!
Mark Baxter is, without a doubt, one of the most knowledgeable voice specialists in the business. He literally has not only helped rehab many voices, he teaches the facts of the voice, which most teachers either, don’t even know themselves or teach to their students. Anyone who wants to learn the facts of this instrument and how to sing in the most healthy state possible, follow and listen to everything and anything Mark says. 🙏🏻❤️
Head register (thinning vocal folds) is what allows you to produce that female sounding voice. The quickest way to stop your throat from tensing as you sing higher is to allow your voice to crack and sound horrible. The tensing is due to you lifting the larynx as you sing higher - thereby engaging a swallowing behavior. You (and most people) have incorporated this lift into how you control your voice. So the simple way to defeat it is to lose control! You can work on a better sound afterwards.
How long should you do these exercises each day? And, when you get to "yellow light" -- what does that mean? Stop singing all together? Don't go beyond 15 seconds?
@@destiny9734 Lowering your tongue would create that more than lifting the larynx. I don't recommend looking at body parts when singing. The main questions are comfort and control. If the sound is what you intended and you're comfortable making it - missing accomplished!
Dear Mark, I just wanted to thank you deeply for this exercise: by doing it every day for nearly two months (40 mins - 1 hour a day), I managed to recover from a couple of very annoying micro-nodules on my folds. I will keep doing it for the rest of my life :-) :-) Rock on man \m/ \m/
@@kaleoscreations8069 yea! actually I did it for like 2 months since the time I commented here, but I've been using daily voice workout now which you can also see on yt lol
This video was fundamental to my healing after vocal surgery 3 years ago (nodule/full recovery 🙏🏻), and it is still my baseline for checking-in on and maintaining my vocal health. Thank you so much, Mark.
When doctors don't see damage then the problem is either pinched nerves or stiff and rigid muscles. I think yours is the latter. This exercise is a perfect re-introduction to voice use because it can't do you any harm. It can help you gain back some flexibility - but only if you continue to hum when it cracks and breaks up. Think of yourself as a kid learning to play violin and be patient with a focus on simple form when you sound bad and don't resort to using throat muscles to sound better.
I'm experiencing throat pain on right side from more than an year, The ENT found nothing wrong with the cords. It hurts esp when I sing higher notes. Please guide.
I am part of a choir. I was talking to one of the other women there who told me that for some time now she has't been able to sing like before but the doctors can't find anything wrong. I will introduce her to this exercise with the hopes of her being able to sing easily once again. :)
@Karan Hawa SAME 😭 You guys are giving me my some hope... was 3 octave clear tone soprano in classics and folk music, but lost the top half of my voice for several years with chronic responses since at least 2014, and chronic congestion my whole life. So down about this, feels "immasculating" as a singer (is there a word like that for women?) Nothing seems to really help, on keto and ACV apple cider vinegar/lemon juice/ginger/electrolytes/no sugar now, that helped reduce/remove drinking usually only water, still quite a lot of dairy in my keto diet - hard to do without it 😳. Humming and conscious relaxation seem a good start. Open to suggestions...I can't even sing or record my own gorgeous original songs at the moment. 😭🎶❤️
back to this basic exercise. pinched nerves must be what i'm suffering from. most useful this. i can do 15 sec but it sort of itches, which i trust is a good sign.
I just wanna say if there’s anyone who’s frustrated they can’t make it to 10, I was in the same position as you and now I can do it no problem !!! Just keep practicing and remember to control you’re breathing !!! 😊
About 8 weeks ago I tried this for the 1st time...horrible, lots of cracking. I kept at it for about 6 weeks or so. Through research and paying attention to how I feel when I sing, I learned what it is I need to work on, so I haven't returned to this video until today...before I was mostly only able to do the humming in the men's pitch, trying the female pitch was too high but todaaaaaayy I did it ^_^ My all round vocal health is improving. Thanks Mark!
@@daydream10.18 It can help with vocal nodules as long as they are immature and small. Polyps are different and usually require surgery (unless very small).
There are exercises you can do to work on breath control, I would suggest working on some of those. that will help your voice also, so you're not raspy trying to get enough breath to finish notes :) Practice makes perfect!
??? I don't think any professional singer or vocal coach would tell you you're supposed to be holding your breath while you sing. Singers learn to use breath control rather than holding their breath.
this exercise really made me realize how much of an instrument our vocals really are. I really push to much with my falsetto these days. feeling the vibrations at quitter levels has been an eye opener
@@voicelessondotcom It's also allowing me to transition between head and falsetto seamlessly without a crack when I move up from one note to another. It's also cleaning my cords. I'm amazed.
Hello Mark. Greetings from Edinburgh,Scotland. I'm a high school English teacher who has been at it for over 22 years. Partially lost my voice a number of years ago and it really freaked me out. Found this video a while back and have been using it ever since. An absolute godsend and I just wanted to let you know it is much appreciated. Stay gold. ✌🏼❤️
Some 15 years ago I was able to get my voice back with your exercises. Now I'm 66 and figure there's nothing wrong with singing into my old age and I'm humming again. Thank you Mark Baxter. Faafetai tele from American Samoa.
Hi Mark. I lost my voice and speech 20 years ago to a neurological disorder called oromandibular dystonia ( say that 10 times fast!) I had to retire from singing, as it was supposed to be incurable. I healed from the disease 10 years ago using neuroplasticity, and I have been back singing for the last seven years, but my voice had really atrophied, and I have been working to get back to my former natural abilities, but really struggling...trying and gigging, but hurting myself, and using techniques that just feel like they are doing more harm than good. You are the first person who I feel is showing something truly helpful. Thanks so much.
Kudos to you Thomas for never giving up! We all must seek new neuropaths to elevate our singing - but you rose to a completely different challenge. Wishing you patience and passion as you head towards vocal comfort and control.
You guys are giving me my some hope... was 3 octave clear tone soprano in classics and folk music, but lost the top half of my voice for several years with chronic responses since at least 2014, and chronic congestion my whole life. So down about this, feels "immasculating" as a singer (is there a word like that for women?) Nothing seems to really help, on keto and ACV apple cider vinegar/lemon juice/ginger/electrolytes/no sugar now, that helped reduce/remove drinking usually only water, still quite a lot of dairy in my keto diet - hard to do without it 😳. Humming and conscious relaxation seem a good start. Open to suggestions...I can't even sing or record my own gorgeous original songs at the moment. 😭🎶❤️
Just wanna say thank you Mark, from the bottom of my heart. I'm a British singer/songwriter about to record my first album. Your vocal exercises have saved me time and time again in the last 10 years. Been watching your videos for a long time now. My favourite warm up of yours is the 'Good Morning Voice' video you did. I've been doing that nearly every day for the past 4 years now. I hope to take lessons with you one day! All the best for 2024! 😁
Awesome! I really needed something like this, totally doable and clearly understandable (no "am I doing it right?" "am I going to develop a bad habit?"). I love the fact that you can gauge the health of your voice with this. Thanks!
I have been singing professionally for 20 years and never heard this trick. I LOVE it and it makes complete sense. Also, gives me a way to cool down my vocal chords. THANK YOU!
The oscillation comes from your heartbeat - it's reflecting in your breath stream. It indicates you are a little rigid (nothing dramatic) and continuing to practice this exercise while focusing on eliminating the oscillations will guide you to more flexibility.
I just discovered this video last night and was trying it - and wondering about the subtle pulsing I was hearing. I'll keep this exercise in mind as it's so simple and more importantly, massively helpful from all these comments. Thank you!
Brilliant Mark! I knew i had some damage and this technique revealed both the breaking and the fact that i can only sustain to about 13 or 14. thanks very much!
Excellent video Mark. Getting the voice to work properly throughout each bridge is key regardless if the volume is low, the power will always come later if the coordination is right.
Sir whenever I am trying to sing high notes my voice becomes airy or..weak..I can't sustain that note wht can I do plz reply which video is helpful for me
Sir, you have my respect! I've just unlocked vocal fry a few days ago and I also catched a cold. Now my laryngs hurts snd feels sore and I didn't know how to make sure it was because of the cold, not because of the oversinging in this new achieved voice that I love. You really saved me :)
I could barely talk for a week straight, it was too painful, but this video helped me solve that. I can't thank you enough for this. My voice is definitely better after two weeks of doing those gentle hummings. Hope I'll get my previous voice back.
I love re-visiting your videos. They're very helpful. Sometimes, I don't give enough time to warming up when I get to singing, and this really helps me to remember that caring for the vocal chords really has to be first priority. Thank you!!!
this helped alleviate some tension. (: I'm going to start incorporating this in my dailies. it's basically like stretching after a run! great cool down
Hello, I've just started to learn singing techniques and this is so helpful. I appreciate your videos so much I'm glad I stumbled upon your videos! Have a great day
Thanks! Giggin tonight with an illness and this a great way of judging what octaves I got that I can achieve safely without screwing me up. I wish I didn't have to play ill in general but a friend just got married and I committed way too long ago. Lemon, water, and teas for this guy, and off to rehab my throat this winter... woo...
I am loving your videos! Thank you thank you thank you! This one in particular is a game changer. I appreciate the patience and delicacy you bring to vocal warm ups.
Every time I try I discover a new detail from my voice. What helps me to do so is monitoring my voice live while training and also doing most of the exercises in a very low volume but steady on every note. Thank you for being there. Thanks to all gods out there and the TH-cam algorithm that led me find you.
Your vocal exercises are the best on TH-cam, thank you so much! I do most of them before I perform. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart! xxx
I started singing like 3 months ago, and lately It's hard for me to talk like I used to, I hear my voice airy and sometimes I wake up a little dysphonic. I'm really worried , but I won't stop doing this exercise with my goal in mind. Thank you so much
Hey Cole, There can be many reasons why you're experiencing a dullness in the upper middle of your voice. Allergies, sleep and reflux and three big culprits. But what I suspect is that you are micro managing your voice's registers. The hyper awareness of what register you're in compromises their ability to blend. Resonance is usually the loser when this happens and the sound will be as you describe. So the solution is to focus on the sound you want - not the register you think will get it.
This is the third precious video of yours I have watched. Not in one of them did you allow ads to interrupt the precious content you are sharing - and that's how we know it's precious indeed. You put it at the end! Such a respect you have for your audience. And I have realized how eas it is to let the ads play until the end while keeping doing the exercises. It's something I have never felt like doing before to this extent, and that I will continue doing. Thank you so much!
this lesson is one of the best out there, often people want to shout and belt , But is so much hard to sing softly this gives you dynamics an a real singing voice .... Thanks for the video =)
It’s safe to say I’m stuck binge watching your tutorials. I literally have only been singing for just under a year, but have always loved the idea of it. Starting out I never really did my research on vocal training/tuning until, well honestly, now! The amount of structure and emphasis I have added to my vocals just these past few weeks from watching your tutorials and many others have been remarkable! I truly appreciate your work and can’t wait to see how much more I improve!! :)
This is amazing! When I first started this I could only do it with a lot of fry through my break (F, G, A above middle C) - and a few lower notes too - now only after a few days I’m getting some clarity on those notes. Sometimes completely clear for 10 seconds! Still away to go to build some strength through those notes but feeling hopeful. Thanks so much 🙏
This has been very very helpful. I was recently diagnosed with vocal polyps. My singing voice is destroyed. I’m in speech therapy. I do the exercises they tell me to do, but I’m doing yours as well and it’s been helping tremendously. Thank you so much for this content
Mark, thanks for maintaining this channel. The (high tone, low volume, hold 10 sec) hum exercise here, AND the "hung - e -ah" exercise in "Repair Your Voice" video....have been especially helpful. Helpful not only for amateur singing I do, but also (AND perhaps especially) for keeping a good speaking voice in my everyday interactions with people. Nothing makes one, not want to "speak out", ...than knowing one's voice has lost a good timbre. So you're not only helping others with their vocal singing capabilities, but also helping others to "speak out"....into where-ever life is calling them to do so. Sincere Thanks, Ken K.
Hey mark, thanks so much for this help! I’m really into death metal and screaming vocals and I started signing a long with these songs with no practice or technique at all. I would just scream until it somewhat sounded similar. It really damaged my voice and minimized my range a lot but after this exercise my voice feels a lot better and I’ve been using better technique when singing this type of music. :)
Not speaking from personal experience, but I've heard secondhand many times that technique is absolutely essential to doing screaming/growls right (or at least in a way that won't wreck your vocal cords in the long run). Definitely consider going through some videos from vocalists who you think really know what they're doing - I'm sure it'll help if you'd like to continue with death metal!
Hi Mark, I came across this a few weeks ago. I have to say it has really helped during a terrible spell of allergies over the last few months, as I have been extremely nasally . I'm a 60 year old Baritenor so starting from C2 up through each major note to C4 for 25 seconds each, then back down to C1 has really smoothed things out. I do this every day before moving on to warm ups. Having had polyps removed from my vocal chords a few years ago, this is a must for any singer who really wants to massage their vocals. I'm just about to have a look at your new Chill Warmup & Workout. Thanks again and keep up your great work that you so generously share with everybody!
+BackstreetPride hi guys, the best success that I have ever had was by using the Bens Singer Blog (just google it) without a doubt the most incredible method that I've tried.
this video and a few of your other "health" vids (and your website FAQ) literally saved me a trip to the ENT. I was worried about my voice getting a bit scratchy etc and I was starting to have trouble hitting my normal higher notes, but I started humming a lot and doing other semi occluded stuff and my voice is doing quite well now. I think I was simply pushing into vocal cord swelling a tiny bit. Thanks Mark
Thank you for this video I am a metal vocalist who unfortunately spent the first two years of my career screaming from my throat (I know, I know) but thanks to you I now have a technique that will recover my throat
I can't thank you enough! I had a nasty bout with "the ick" a couple of weeks ago and I sounded like a 4-pack-a-day smoker!!! Just starting to get my soprano voice back. This is really wonderful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! (Lucky to have found you! I've subscribed!)
Thank you, honestly. I watched videos upon videos about vocal damage and all of them told me I had a problem yet none told me how to fix it at all. Until I discovered this video and it honestly made me have hope for my voice again. I need to remember to do it more often but overtime I will add it on my daily to do list. Whenever I do this exercise I feel so good and so does my vocal cords!
Thank you for putting this up. Having had years of throat issues- & completely giving up on singing- I know this is going to have an amazing effect long term 🐢
You are an amazing teacher, I can tell you are very passionate about singing! This Vocal Exercise has helped me immensely with Vocal Flexibility in just a little over a week or two, I can fully explore my range with almost 0 pops or glitches, thank you so much!
I lost my singing voice over 6 months ago. Absolutely devastating for me. Singing has been my life for about 40 years. Mark's exercises, especially this one, have been brilliant. My voice is slowly coming back and I've started to sing out again. Can't thank him enough. I will continue with his exercises for the rest of my life!
Welcome back Pamela!
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Starting these exercises now for the same reason.Curious how many times a week you do them and how long (an hour?). thx!
If you are a man and the pitch is too high, can I hum in falsetto, or is it better to drop the octave?
Thank you
Same for me
1:16 Start
3:43 "You wanna move on to 15 seconds"
4:20 "Let's try a pitch here"
To skip the spoken sections and go straight to the hums
I mean the video is only 6 minutes long
@@artymunoz5060 Ye I just made this so I could repeat it easily every time I revisit
Thank you for this!!
thx
@@artymunoz5060 he says in the video to do this exercise for an hour. Why would you watch six whole minutes everytime if you’re just trying to warm up for an hour??
When you think you've been humming for a long time and then you look at the clock and it's only been 4 seconds. 😅
Ha!
Saaaame
I came in perfect condition, left with knowing of my vocal damage.
I wouldn't call a lack of coordination "damage"! I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your vocal folds - but you'll be a much deeper singer once you gain this skill.
@like_totally_pending_approval i am? How so? Could you explain that ? I´m sorry if you´re having a bad day.
@@dynatwenty - how rude some people are - you are most certainly not a terrible writer - lol!!
However, I have noticed something that you do when writing that leads me to ask: Is English your native tongue? I will explain: in both comments employ the word "of" in a similar, non-standard, way : "except of it" and "knowing of my". I have studied linguistics and have an interest in this type of thing. Generally we would expect "except that" and "knowing about".
It reminds me of the way people from the West country England say "I be going" instead of "I am going".
@@honeychurchgipsy6 funny, thank you. No, im german. And now that you mention it my of sounds kind of off. :-o
@@dynatwenty I got your joke. Kind of like, "I didn't know I had a headache, until I took some aspirin". :)
I've been doing this for over a week. Started with my hums breaking up even at 10 seconds, I can now easily do 15 seconds smoothly 😍 Lost my singing voice and I'm trying to bring it back. Will update!
Update: I can sing again! Though still not as well as before. Working my way back to my past voice!
@@mjlsantillan nice job !
@@mjlsantillan what about now
@@delvinfourcand300 my voice is definitely smoother and singing is much easier. I try not to push it too hard like I did before and practice this one along with other vocalization videos. I also drink warm water after and avoid shouting and other voice misuse.
Did you get your voice checked out by an ent?
I damaged my voice a couple of years ago and tho exercises like this one and vocal fry helped a lot, the actual issue remained until i went to a doctor who discovered i had nodules.
They were somewhat old and had to be removed surgically.
Though i hope that’s not the case with your voice, don’t wait years like i did
Lifetime vocalist here getting back in shape for a huge event in 2 weeks. Soooo glad I found you!!!!
Good luck, Devin! There are many more routines to work with on my channel. Have at it!
Thank you!@@voicelessondotcom
Another success story! After a recent performance of one of Haydn’s masses (Michael, not his famous brother), I realized that I was pushing my voice too hard. I started doing this exercise. Sure enough, I could hear breaks in my vocal range. As I repeated the exercise over the next few days, my voice recovered. Thanks for your help!
Glad to help out!
Mark Baxter is, without a doubt, one of the most knowledgeable voice specialists in the business.
He literally has not only helped rehab many voices, he teaches the facts of the voice, which most teachers either, don’t even know themselves or teach to their students.
Anyone who wants to learn the facts of this instrument and how to sing in the most healthy state possible, follow and listen to everything and anything Mark says. 🙏🏻❤️
Ellen you rock! Actually, you swoon, soar, float, fly, blaze and beautify anything you sing! :)
Head register (thinning vocal folds) is what allows you to produce that female sounding voice. The quickest way to stop your throat from tensing as you sing higher is to allow your voice to crack and sound horrible. The tensing is due to you lifting the larynx as you sing higher - thereby engaging a swallowing behavior. You (and most people) have incorporated this lift into how you control your voice. So the simple way to defeat it is to lose control! You can work on a better sound afterwards.
How long should you do these exercises each day? And, when you get to "yellow light" -- what does that mean? Stop singing all together? Don't go beyond 15 seconds?
How do you lose control? Should I relearn to control it? I love your video's! Good place, for healthy information.
@@williamwatson8274 th-cam.com/video/EKOlgdiqarM/w-d-xo.html
Does lifting the Larynx make under your chin puff out, kinda like a frog 🐸? I can’t seem to help this.
@@destiny9734 Lowering your tongue would create that more than lifting the larynx. I don't recommend looking at body parts when singing. The main questions are comfort and control. If the sound is what you intended and you're comfortable making it - missing accomplished!
Dear Mark, I just wanted to thank you deeply for this exercise: by doing it every day for nearly two months (40 mins - 1 hour a day), I managed to recover from a couple of very annoying micro-nodules on my folds. I will keep doing it for the rest of my life :-) :-) Rock on man \m/ \m/
Andrea Ianni That's great news Andrea!
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Wow
Anything else help?
Any updates? You still practice?
my voice were ruined for a year, I'm trying to repair it now so starting today I'll tryna do this. mark this comment!
You can do it!
Hey! Did you repair it?
@@kaleoscreations8069 yea! actually I did it for like 2 months since the time I commented here, but I've been using daily voice workout now which you can also see on yt lol
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@@cary5804 Can you send the link of those videos? I lost my upper range :/
This video was fundamental to my healing after vocal surgery 3 years ago (nodule/full recovery 🙏🏻), and it is still my baseline for checking-in on and maintaining my vocal health. Thank you so much, Mark.
Glad to help you get your mojo back!
Thanks! My family will approve of these practice techniques.
Lmao!
I love people who have witty comments like you😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Charlie yeah I love singing jokes
Amaze yeah same
When doctors don't see damage then the problem is either pinched nerves or stiff and rigid muscles. I think yours is the latter. This exercise is a perfect re-introduction to voice use because it can't do you any harm. It can help you gain back some flexibility - but only if you continue to hum when it cracks and breaks up. Think of yourself as a kid learning to play violin and be patient with a focus on simple form when you sound bad and don't resort to using throat muscles to sound better.
I'm experiencing throat pain on right side from more than an year, The ENT found nothing wrong with the cords. It hurts esp when I sing higher notes. Please guide.
I am part of a choir. I was talking to one of the other women there who told me that for some time now she has't been able to sing like before but the doctors can't find anything wrong. I will introduce her to this exercise with the hopes of her being able to sing easily once again. :)
@@13harr Yes - this is a good place to begin.
@Karan Hawa SAME 😭
You guys are giving me my some hope... was 3 octave clear tone soprano in classics and folk music, but lost the top half of my voice for several years with chronic responses since at least 2014, and chronic congestion my whole life.
So down about this, feels "immasculating" as a singer (is there a word like that for women?)
Nothing seems to really help, on keto and ACV apple cider vinegar/lemon juice/ginger/electrolytes/no sugar now, that helped reduce/remove drinking usually only water, still quite a lot of dairy in my keto diet - hard to do without it 😳.
Humming and conscious relaxation seem a good start. Open to suggestions...I can't even sing or record my own gorgeous original songs at the moment. 😭🎶❤️
back to this basic exercise. pinched nerves must be what i'm suffering from. most useful this. i can do 15 sec but it sort of itches, which i trust is a good sign.
I just wanna say if there’s anyone who’s frustrated they can’t make it to 10, I was in the same position as you and now I can do it no problem !!! Just keep practicing and remember to control you’re breathing !!! 😊
Thank you so much for posting this Andrew! It means more coming from someone who's done the work.
@@voicelessondotcomBeen using these exercises and tips since late 2018. 🎉
Consistently do these, and you’ll get to 10,15, and beyond!
About 8 weeks ago I tried this for the 1st time...horrible, lots of cracking. I kept at it for about 6 weeks or so. Through research and paying attention to how I feel when I sing, I learned what it is I need to work on, so I haven't returned to this video until today...before I was mostly only able to do the humming in the men's pitch, trying the female pitch was too high but todaaaaaayy I did it ^_^ My all round vocal health is improving. Thanks Mark!
You're welcome!
Fantastic how good this simple ex is! Has really helped me get back into proper singing after vocal abuse. Thanks again Mark
Rob Lundgren Live Vocals Glad it helped Rob!
@@voicelessondotcom does it also help with vocal polyps or nodules?
@@daydream10.18 It can help with vocal nodules as long as they are immature and small. Polyps are different and usually require surgery (unless very small).
@@voicelessondotcom I see. Thank you.
Hallo sir I'm very interesting your training
Wow. Im actually surprised how easy this was for me. But the only thing that I had trouble in was holding my breath for that long lol
me too
I can hold it for 30 seconds but I am a bad singer and beginner
10 seconds is easy but 15 is much harder
There are exercises you can do to work on breath control, I would suggest working on some of those. that will help your voice also, so you're not raspy trying to get enough breath to finish notes :) Practice makes perfect!
??? I don't think any professional singer or vocal coach would tell you you're supposed to be holding your breath while you sing. Singers learn to use breath control rather than holding their breath.
this exercise has been invaluable in healing my voice! it really works ya'll. God bless you mark!
Glad to help!
this exercise really made me realize how much of an instrument our vocals really are. I really push to much with my falsetto these days. feeling the vibrations at quitter levels has been an eye opener
You are correct!
@@voicelessondotcom It's also allowing me to transition between head and falsetto seamlessly without a crack when I move up from one note to another. It's also cleaning my cords. I'm amazed.
@@lorcanturner4508 Glad to help!
Hello Mark. Greetings from Edinburgh,Scotland. I'm a high school English teacher who has been at it for over 22 years. Partially lost my voice a number of years ago and it really freaked me out. Found this video a while back and have been using it ever since. An absolute godsend and I just wanted to let you know it is much appreciated. Stay gold. ✌🏼❤️
So glad I could help!
CANT YOU SEE THE POSSIBILITIES?! OOOOHHH YEEEAAA!!
Some 15 years ago I was able to get my voice back with your exercises.
Now I'm 66 and figure there's nothing wrong with singing into my old age and I'm humming again. Thank you Mark Baxter. Faafetai tele from American Samoa.
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Hi Mark. I lost my voice and speech 20 years ago to a neurological disorder called oromandibular dystonia ( say that 10 times fast!) I had to retire from singing, as it was supposed to be incurable. I healed from the disease 10 years ago using neuroplasticity, and I have been back singing for the last seven years, but my voice had really atrophied, and I have been working to get back to my former natural abilities, but really struggling...trying and gigging, but hurting myself, and using techniques that just feel like they are doing more harm than good. You are the first person who I feel is showing something truly helpful. Thanks so much.
Kudos to you Thomas for never giving up! We all must seek new neuropaths to elevate our singing - but you rose to a completely different challenge. Wishing you patience and passion as you head towards vocal comfort and control.
@Thomas Wade can you say more about oromandibular dystonia, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, progress 🎶🙏
You guys are giving me my some hope... was 3 octave clear tone soprano in classics and folk music, but lost the top half of my voice for several years with chronic responses since at least 2014, and chronic congestion my whole life.
So down about this, feels "immasculating" as a singer (is there a word like that for women?)
Nothing seems to really help, on keto and ACV apple cider vinegar/lemon juice/ginger/electrolytes/no sugar now, that helped reduce/remove drinking usually only water, still quite a lot of dairy in my keto diet - hard to do without it 😳.
Humming and conscious relaxation seem a good start. Open to suggestions...I can't even sing or record my own gorgeous original songs at the moment. 😭🎶❤️
Thank you Mark! I find these vocal warmups very helpful, informative, and fun. I can tell that YOU are being YOU and that in itself is inspiring :)
thanks for this man, it has been really helpful for repearing my vocal chords
That's so helpful! Thank you, Mark🙏
Just wanna say thank you Mark, from the bottom of my heart. I'm a British singer/songwriter about to record my first album. Your vocal exercises have saved me time and time again in the last 10 years. Been watching your videos for a long time now. My favourite warm up of yours is the 'Good Morning Voice' video you did. I've been doing that nearly every day for the past 4 years now. I hope to take lessons with you one day! All the best for 2024! 😁
I'm happy to help. Best wishes on the new album, Liam!
This is so so fantastic! Reduces swelling. So many people don’t know this and it’s SO important 🖤 thank you for sharing with your followers
I just did this for the first time in my life and I;ve noticed a DRASTIC improvement in my vocal flexibility already! Thank you so much for this!!!!
The same happened to me. Did the exercise on high notes only and could sing deeper notes than usually afterwards. Wow :)
Thank you for this Mark! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My vocal chords have issues. Time to admit that. Darn. Well, time to recover.
dude,you helped me so much,THANK YOU! It also made my voice better,I cant believe it O.O
Awesome! I really needed something like this, totally doable and clearly understandable (no "am I doing it right?" "am I going to develop a bad habit?"). I love the fact that you can gauge the health of your voice with this. Thanks!
So useful, I knew about the humming being helpful for the vocal chords, but you tied it all together and it makes sense. 👍🏽
I always return home for my tune-up. Thanks, Boss.
Welcome home!
I have been singing professionally for 20 years and never heard this trick. I LOVE it and it makes complete sense. Also, gives me a way to cool down my vocal chords. THANK YOU!
Awesome! Thanks a million. All the best from Buenos Aires!
I freaking LOVE Mark!!! He’s helped me so many times!
Amazing!! Just brilliant 🙏🙏 Thank You very much Mark!
The oscillation comes from your heartbeat - it's reflecting in your breath stream. It indicates you are a little rigid (nothing dramatic) and continuing to practice this exercise while focusing on eliminating the oscillations will guide you to more flexibility.
The humming breaks no matter how low or what I do...ideas? Will keep trying with lowest strongest part of voice...miss my upper half 😭🎶🙏
I just discovered this video last night and was trying it - and wondering about the subtle pulsing I was hearing. I'll keep this exercise in mind as it's so simple and more importantly, massively helpful from all these comments. Thank you!
Brilliant Mark! I knew i had some damage and this technique revealed both the breaking and the fact that i can only sustain to about 13 or 14. thanks very much!
Not a question but I just wanna say, it's impressive how you respond to almost all question xD like wow
Now, how can I NOT respond to your post?! It's simple: Helping singers means a lot to me.
@@voicelessondotcom that's really sweet, you're very dedicated :D
Thank you, Sir!
Thank you so much!!! This really works, and I recommend it.
Excellent video Mark. Getting the voice to work properly throughout each bridge is key regardless if the volume is low, the power will always come later if the coordination is right.
Sir whenever I am trying to sing high notes my voice becomes airy or..weak..I can't sustain that note wht can I do plz reply which video is helpful for me
How are you 😂
It's one of those classic videos I keep coming Back to again and again. Thanks ever so much for this!
I'm so glad you're using it!
Thank you so much Mark for what you do for the singing community!
Happy to help!
Sir, you have my respect! I've just unlocked vocal fry a few days ago and I also catched a cold. Now my laryngs hurts snd feels sore and I didn't know how to make sure it was because of the cold, not because of the oversinging in this new achieved voice that I love. You really saved me :)
This is awesome! I had 6 x 3 hour solo acoustic shows this week. This warm up really helped me survive it 🙏🏻😀
That's great - it's a wonderful recovery tool.
Thank you! This is so useful! I've been searching for ways to heal the voice for some time. I can feel how this exercise has an immediate effect.
🙌🏼🎶 love this nice and easy and it feels great to know I’m taking care of my folds
Hi! I'm a singer recovering from nodules and I really appreciate your videos. They've been helping me so much.
I could barely talk for a week straight, it was too painful, but this video helped me solve that. I can't thank you enough for this. My voice is definitely better after two weeks of doing those gentle hummings. Hope I'll get my previous voice back.
Glad your voice is returning! Easy does it!
Excellent as always Mark!
Really appreciate this Mark!! Thank you.
You're welcome - glad to help!
I love re-visiting your videos. They're very helpful. Sometimes, I don't give enough time to warming up when I get to singing, and this really helps me to remember that caring for the vocal chords really has to be first priority. Thank you!!!
You're welcome Lorrie - keep those folds pliable and they'll sing forever!
this helped alleviate some tension. (: I'm going to start incorporating this in my dailies. it's basically like stretching after a run! great cool down
Hello, I've just started to learn singing techniques and this is so helpful. I appreciate your videos so much I'm glad I stumbled upon your videos! Have a great day
Thanks! Giggin tonight with an illness and this a great way of judging what octaves I got that I can achieve safely without screwing me up.
I wish I didn't have to play ill in general but a friend just got married and I committed way too long ago.
Lemon, water, and teas for this guy, and off to rehab my throat this winter... woo...
I am loving your videos! Thank you thank you thank you! This one in particular is a game changer. I appreciate the patience and delicacy you bring to vocal warm ups.
You're very welcome! Glad to help.
For the second time in five years, following instructions from this fantastic video has helped me restore my singing voice. Thank you so much!!
Every time I try I discover a new detail from my voice. What helps me to do so is monitoring my voice live while training and also doing most of the exercises in a very low volume but steady on every note.
Thank you for being there. Thanks to all gods out there and the TH-cam algorithm that led me find you.
The low volume strategy works very well!
You’re one of my favorite vocal instructors on TH-cam! Thank you
You're welcome - glad to help!
Your vocal exercises are the best on TH-cam, thank you so much! I do most of them before I perform. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart! xxx
You're welcome!
thank you sir... i was worried my voice was damaged.i passed with flying colors,just need to practice lol.subscribed
I love you man , I'm a 15 year old metal vocalist and this is helping me super well
THANK........YOU.
MY goodness, man, I'm SO incredibly grateful for your channel. ♡
Welcome to my channel!!
I started singing like 3 months ago, and lately It's hard for me to talk like I used to, I hear my voice airy and sometimes I wake up a little dysphonic. I'm really worried , but I won't stop doing this exercise with my goal in mind. Thank you so much
Hey Cole, There can be many reasons why you're experiencing a dullness in the upper middle of your voice. Allergies, sleep and reflux and three big culprits. But what I suspect is that you are micro managing your voice's registers. The hyper awareness of what register you're in compromises their ability to blend. Resonance is usually the loser when this happens and the sound will be as you describe. So the solution is to focus on the sound you want - not the register you think will get it.
This is excellent. Thank you!
This is the third precious video of yours I have watched. Not in one of them did you allow ads to interrupt the precious content you are sharing - and that's how we know it's precious indeed. You put it at the end! Such a respect you have for your audience. And I have realized how eas it is to let the ads play until the end while keeping doing the exercises. It's something I have never felt like doing before to this extent, and that I will continue doing. Thank you so much!
Welcome to my channel!
@@voicelessondotcom Thank you!! 💖
You are the best! I cant imagine how much I improved after this exersice thank you so much!💓👏
You're welcome - glad to help!
this lesson is one of the best out there, often people want to shout and belt , But is so much hard to sing softly this gives you dynamics an a real singing voice .... Thanks for the video =)
Thanks so much for this! Very helpful
This is brilliant exercise to do. I've certainly noticed an improvement in my voice. I try to do this at least 5 times a day.
It’s safe to say I’m stuck binge watching your tutorials. I literally have only been singing for just under a year, but have always loved the idea of it. Starting out I never really did my research on vocal training/tuning until, well honestly, now! The amount of structure and emphasis I have added to my vocals just these past few weeks from watching your tutorials and many others have been remarkable! I truly appreciate your work and can’t wait to see how much more I improve!! :)
Welcome to my channel! Glad to help you gain the voice you've always wanted - rather than the one you thought you had to live with.
Voice Lesson.com haha of course, the pleasure is all mine!
Thanks this is working really well , been doing this for few weeks now everyday, twice...👍
great video ...so grateful to have you here sir.
This is amazing! When I first started this I could only do it with a lot of fry through my break (F, G, A above middle C) - and a few lower notes too - now only after a few days I’m getting some clarity on those notes. Sometimes completely clear for 10 seconds! Still away to go to build some strength through those notes but feeling hopeful. Thanks so much 🙏
That's great - shows you what sticking with it can lead to!
This has been very very helpful. I was recently diagnosed with vocal polyps. My singing voice is destroyed. I’m in speech therapy. I do the exercises they tell me to do, but I’m doing yours as well and it’s been helping tremendously. Thank you so much for this content
Take your time coming back and you'll be good as new!
Thank you kindly Mark, I really took something from this.
Finally! Your channel and instruction really works! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Mark, thanks for maintaining this channel. The (high tone, low volume, hold 10 sec) hum exercise here, AND the "hung - e -ah" exercise in "Repair Your Voice" video....have been especially helpful.
Helpful not only for amateur singing I do, but also (AND perhaps especially) for keeping a good speaking voice in my everyday interactions with people. Nothing makes one, not want to "speak out", ...than knowing one's voice has lost a good timbre.
So you're not only helping others with their vocal singing capabilities, but also helping others to "speak out"....into where-ever life is calling them to do so. Sincere Thanks, Ken K.
You're very welcome Ken! Glad to help every voice ring true.
Hey mark, thanks so much for this help! I’m really into death metal and screaming vocals and I started signing a long with these songs with no practice or technique at all. I would just scream until it somewhat sounded similar. It really damaged my voice and minimized my range a lot but after this exercise my voice feels a lot better and I’ve been using better technique when singing this type of music. :)
Glad to help!
Not speaking from personal experience, but I've heard secondhand many times that technique is absolutely essential to doing screaming/growls right (or at least in a way that won't wreck your vocal cords in the long run). Definitely consider going through some videos from vocalists who you think really know what they're doing - I'm sure it'll help if you'd like to continue with death metal!
Wow. Thank you so much for this!
Thanks so much man. Thought I messed my voice up the other day in a yelling match and this helped tremendously right away!
Glad to help!
Hi Mark, I came across this a few weeks ago. I have to say it has really helped during a terrible spell of allergies over the last few months, as I have been extremely nasally . I'm a 60 year old Baritenor so starting from C2 up through each major note to C4 for 25 seconds each, then back down to C1 has really smoothed things out. I do this every day before moving on to warm ups. Having had polyps removed from my vocal chords a few years ago, this is a must for any singer who really wants to massage their vocals. I'm just about to have a look at your new Chill Warmup & Workout. Thanks again and keep up your great work that you so generously share with everybody!
Glad you're doing well!
Since I started do d humming n HUNG technic i am seeing improvements thanks u are a life saver
Way cool love this getting over Vivid and the Asthma that came with it. Feels great.. Seeing improvements. Thank you!!
Glad you're back in action!
Your videos are so amazing! Love your approach.
Welcome to the channel! Glad to help.
I feel the vibration in my teeth .
+BackstreetPride That's good.
+BackstreetPride hi guys, the best success that I have ever had was by using the Bens Singer Blog (just google it) without a doubt the most incredible method that I've tried.
this video and a few of your other "health" vids (and your website FAQ) literally saved me a trip to the ENT. I was worried about my voice getting a bit scratchy etc and I was starting to have trouble hitting my normal higher notes, but I started humming a lot and doing other semi occluded stuff and my voice is doing quite well now. I think I was simply pushing into vocal cord swelling a tiny bit. Thanks Mark
Glad you're back on track John!
Thank you for this video I am a metal vocalist who unfortunately spent the first two years of my career screaming from my throat (I know, I know) but thanks to you I now have a technique that will recover my throat
I think this is exactly what i needed thanks!
I can't thank you enough! I had a nasty bout with "the ick" a couple of weeks ago and I sounded like a 4-pack-a-day smoker!!! Just starting to get my soprano voice back. This is really wonderful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! (Lucky to have found you! I've subscribed!)
Welcome to my channel and glad to help!
I always come back here when I mess up my vocal chords, and this helps
Glad to help you out!
Thank you, honestly.
I watched videos upon videos about vocal damage and all of them told me I had a problem yet none told me how to fix it at all. Until I discovered this video and it honestly made me have hope for my voice again. I need to remember to do it more often but overtime I will add it on my daily to do list. Whenever I do this exercise I feel so good and so does my vocal cords!
If it feels good - do it daily!
Thank you for putting this up. Having had years of throat issues- & completely giving up on singing- I know this is going to have an amazing effect long term 🐢
Welcome to my channel! There's a lot more here to help you get back your passion.
… and I’m still coming back to it- thank you Mark 🎉
You are an amazing teacher, I can tell you are very passionate about singing! This Vocal Exercise has helped me immensely with Vocal Flexibility in just a little over a week or two, I can fully explore my range with almost 0 pops or glitches, thank you so much!
You're welcome! I'm happy to help!