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Here is an intermediate vocal exercise that induces something I call “spot adduction”. Most vocal exercises have you vocalizing on one continuous, legato melody so your cords adduct in a fluid motion (common in Bel Canto) – this exercise forces the vocal cords to adduct or “zip” in small steps. A really good technique to practice for actual live singing technique because you rarely sing things in one fluid, up and down arpeggio melody. This makes you jump your adduction around a bit. When you go back to doing the fluid arpeggio exercises, they will be much easier to do.
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Hey man I watch your vids and I like what I see but I can sing and use my
dyiframe….I dont care about spelling but I listen to megadeth and
ironmaiden but I want to sing like dave mustaine when he was in the 80’s
can you help… My main Idea is to sing the tone and style.
what do you want me to do from here? I mean really.
what do you want me to do? I mean really. This is YouTube. Want to learn
how to sing like Mustaine? Get a vocal coach, buy a vocal course and
practice for a few years. That’s it. There is no magic formula. It takes
money, dedication and years of hard work.
I have good power in my mid voice and falsetto screams. But when I try to
sing songs like sweet child o mine, I can hit the notes but they arent as
powerful. Please help
I’ve been practicing for 2 months.And now I could sing in headvoice ( not
falseto).What must I do next If I want to be able to sing in mixed voice???
I need to start using this response. LOL
I didn’t mean to sound like a dick in my first comment – but what you’re
asking is kind of silly. What can I possibly do for you on YouTube? I am
offering some helpful advice, tidbits, tips to help singers conquer common
problems. I cannot take you step by step through a process that can take a
couple of years to achieve for free on YouTube. That’s not why I’m on here.
I don’t know if you are tired of reading something like this… But you are
a GREAT singer and a great person, seriously! I’ve watched several videos
on your channel and I’m really inspired to take singing lessons here in my
city! If I lived in NY, I would definitely have lessons with you! Sorry for
bad grammar! Greetings from Brazil!
HI Eduardo – no, I never tire of hearing it! Thank you.
Hello, Great Job. I have a problem, slight. I sing well connected from my
chest register into my high notes, but coming down from head to chest is a
problem. Could I be doing something wrong ?
Hi there! Should a female do your exercises? And if yes, do they need to
adjusted it in any way? Thank you in advance!
Absolutely. The only immediate adjustment I would make is the starting
pitch of the exercise. Typically that is G below middle C or G3. Most male
exercises start on the C below middle C or C3.
Thank you for all your great vocal tips. I’ve been singing for a long time.
I have never been vocally trained. I am going to practice your tips every
day and will love doing so. I love singing. This is great. I also have
singing videos, well before I seen you, up here on you-tube. I seen another
vocal coach, so I remembered some of what he said and I also been
practicing. I can sing for many hours a day, but I need to be able to know
how to use my voice properly.
I been told I have that nasal sound, that I drop or choke off notes. It’s
because I strain when I sing and then the sound comes out my nose. lol. I
could sing country with no problem. i like to sing rock songs though, or
metal, and that sound does not fit. And I know it’s not good for my vocal
chords to strain.
well first off – you can’t be choking off or dropping notes and singing
nasal at the same time. Nasality is the result of placing the sound too
forward into the sinus cavity – choking of swallowing notes would not allow
that. You cannot sing out of your nose – that’s a myth. So whoever said you
sing “nasal” doesn’t know what they’re taking about.
Thanks for the reply. I also know I strain when I sing some songs, depends
if I am singing Judas Priest, or Dokken and I’m a girl. it’s the very high
notes, but I know you have videos for this problem I have. I have learned
it should feel comfortable to sing, if not I’m straining. So I’m not
singing out of my nose, it’s a myth. I didn’t know that, until now. Then
like you said.. I am placing the sound too forward into my sinus cavity.
How Do i stop doing that? Thanks for your advice.
When I get some cash coming in.. I am going to buy your CD..I am serious
about becoming a pro at singing! And you are a pro. You sound awesome. 🙂
Will this exercise help me develop my mixed voice as well? Right now the
highest note I can sing without straining is F4 and i’m trying to reach G4.
It should, but if you’re straining at F4 there are other issues than just
blending to head voice.
push your breath out more. like basically blow harder when entering the
transition
i can reach a E5 but i wanna get to e6, i can go up to a5 easy but i cannot
go past it so is there any way to help me i wanna sing song but i need that
not for most my songs please i need help.
Omg how can I have a heavier mix voice sound… my mix gets too weaek
sounding around the fifth octave notes such as e5 or f5. How can I
strengthen these notes easily?
You’re not going to get a heavy mix at E5 and F5 – the vocal cords are too
thin and the resonance is too high in the vocal tract to create a bottom
upper mix.
I have a feeling you are denoting the notes you want differently than US
standard. E6 in US standards is Mariah Carey whistle tone range.
I’m not what you and your band mean by your high notes are “too high… can
you explain what that means?
It could just be our lead guitarist lol but he says that I need to learn
how to adjust my high notes to go along with the guitar, because if i go
too high then it throws our overall sound off and if i can learn to make my
high note sound heavier it would be great. This is hard as hell to explain,
especially for me i’am just starting to sing and make music. The reason i
trust him is because he started our band over 8 years ago and he’s been
doing great work too. Maybe it will come to me in time.
Also my high notes are not just a random high pitched yell, i use vibrato.
I have yet to practice any singing techniques yet though.
Good advice
In the judas priest song painkiller, is that head voice halford is using?
Im not familiar with the terms. I have just begun to sing and every time i
get the sound rob has in painkiller i can only do it for a few minutes then
my voice starts to go out when i attempt to go that high.
Its head voice with a lot of pharyngeal tone. I have a video on this here:
/watch?v=zH4kZHUtqtg
Hi, this is something I’ve been wondering about for a long time. For
reference, what is the middle C on a piano? Is it C3? does a guitar tuner
match with the singing octaves when it shows the lowest note of a guitar at
E2?
In America middle C is referenced as C4 as it is the fourth C note starting
from the left side of the piano. I don;t know how guitar tuners match to
the piano; those tuners are meant for guitars. There are free piano
programs you can download for your computer or smartphone that will be more
accurate for singing to pitches.
You kinda look like Jeff Pilson from Dokken dude lol.
Ok – that comparison in looks I agree with.
He looks like Don Dokken
Should the compression happen and remain ‘slightly’ compressed, or should
it intensify (or vice versa) the higher you go in range?
Hi Kevin
What would be an excellent exercise to practice to help with singing in
different keys? I showed you some of my videos a while back and you said
about singing in different keys. I do tend to sing mostly in the same key,
but I can’t seem to change this. Maybe it has something to do with my
breathing or possibly my posture. I breathe in and out through my nose, so
I wouldn’t think that would be the problem.
You teach in a great way. You bring your information to light through a
very easy and natural way.
Kevin is a great coach and a good friend… I’m giving him a thumb uppy!
When you have got perfected the buzzing of a tune, you may then hum along to your favorite tunes and earlier than you realize the place you are you will be mechanically choosing songs which you discover match your particular person voice range.