It is important to be able to hold a high note without holding on to tension in your throat. .
The purpose of this video is to help you to start to develop your mixed voice so that you can have that polished and professional sound when you are singing high notes.
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FAQ:
Why are these high notes exercises important?
We use a lip roll to balance out the breath flow and to teach the body how to maintain consistent breath flow while holding a note. We then follow that with a “Gug” to more closely simulate what singing is like with actual words.
How do I know if I am doing the exercises right/wrong?
When you are doing it right you won’t feel excessive pressure in the throat. Initially you might feel some tension but it should gradually alleviate the more that you practice. The sound may be wobbly or hard to hold on to at first but with practice it will even out. Some will achieve a level of mastery within a few days and for some people it will take weeks.
You know you will do it wrong if you experience hoarseness and huskiness. With tension it’s something you feel, with hoarseness it’s something you hear. You know you are doing it wrong if your voice breaks or flips into falsetto. Don’t yell, if you don’t hit the notes at first, they will come with time.
What results will I get if I did them everyday?
If you did this every day your voice will be stronger and your high notes will be more consistent and reliable. If you couple what is in this video with the vocal fry exercises in AApproach 2.1 then you will start to see results faster.
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Hey Eric, just wanted to say thanks and I appreciate all your insight and free vocal lessons for us developing singers. I myself am too busy with school/work and on a budget for private voice lessons at the moment. But you’ve really helped me improve gradually. You have a talent and great music as well, keep doin’ what you doin!
love it are you playing for alto?
thanxxxx…………… greatly appreciate what you’ve done hereee
I’ve just completed part 2 and I am shocked that on the “goog” my notes are clearer and more effortless. How does doing something as simple as a lip role help….transform my sound so quickly. As a daily schedule, how often should I practice this technique. Are there other techniques I can add to this regimen. I know that you said that building a voice takes time, but I don’t have a lot of time because I am working on a song NOW. I rarely do a vocal warm up or anything. I just record and I can hear in playback that I am struggling. I am a flute player and know how to train for that, so how do I now train for voice. Thanks so much for your talent and teachings. That is very generous of you!
Awesome!
This has helped me alot with my mix and it`s crazy simple!
But I was wondering if you could do a video on how to sing lower.
I am a high Baritone and I feel I can sing high enough but my lower register lacks a lot of tone, power and is very limited. I can sing down to a G2 but I would like to get down to a strong E2.
It would be awesome if you could give some tips on how to sing low!
Hello Alexander -
Great question!
Basically, you can apply your current vocal exercises to your lower range. For example, I suggest you focus on the vocal and lip rolls. You can “fry” and lip roll your way down the scale – just make sure you that you resist tension in the throat, just as you would resist tension while “frying” and lip rolling in your upper range. Additionally, expanding the breath will allow the freedom to expand your range in both directions, high and low.
Michael W. Bryant
Aapproach Instructor
OMG man u are the best thnx for everythinq for this lesson. i know im goin to qet better with this lesson mm 1 question those mp3 lessons and other stuff do i have to practice every single lesson of c;ass or juzz 1 of them ??? oohh and aonther question is it true drinkinq milk is bad for your singinq class or throught???
I struggle a lot while practising this.I want to be able to hit those high notes. but i cant even achieve my mixed voice, it’s always too heady or my voice just cracks.. T.T
Hi Angel,
Have you considered taking private lessons with us?
Michael W. Bryant
Aapproach Instructor
Hi Eric! Thank you so much for all your help. It really helps me a lot.. God bless you!
Hello!
I needed to say something.
I am really happy I found in youtube this oppertunity. It just makes me so happy each time I do it…It makes my day!
I really thing that is present from GOD. It is great see person who is so possitive all the time, and cheers you up.
I need it at this time, life is hard sometimes but there is cool stuff and this one of them.
May GOD bless your team and the great job you do!
sinti
Hey there! Thanks for helping us out!
Here is my question…
I’ve got a few problems with head voice, I don’t exactly know what it is, how it should feel, is it performed by narrowing the throat? Well,I’ve searched more and got confused… some people talk about falsetto… What is the difference between falsetto and head voice?
I don’t know how head voice is, so it’s a bit hard to understand this mixed voice.
Thanks a lot!
Hello Rafami!
Please refer to the following link
http://takelessons.com/videos/view/voice-lessons-head-voice-falsetto-and-range-expansion-127
Michael W. Bryant
Aapproach Vocal Instructor
Hi Michael,
I like what you and Eric are doing. Especially your genuine love for teaching.
-Ken
sensational stuff. don’t stop saying it the reality Your blog is in the number one spot of my favorites.
I think I can only reach G5 now help me pls
How would I achieve head voice if my voice is a little crappy when I’m singing high notes? PLEASE HELP AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
Hi, I would like to say thank you so much for doing this video.
I have been using the wrong technique for too long, now I subconsciously flip into falsetto (I am a boy btw) and it is hard for me to correct. When i get into E, I would strain my voice to go any higher. And after enough straining I flip into falsetto. If i try doing it your way without increasing volume or straining, I automatically flip into falsetto at about E. The only way I can force myself NOt to flip into falsetto is by adding a lot of air making the sound very quiet so instead of “goog” im doing “ghooog”. Is there anyway I can overcome this?