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Hey! Thanks for the comment. Would you like to see more warm-ups for lower voices? I'll do that! What kind of music do you sing?

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I'm so happy to hear you found this helpful! Great for me to know. Have you been able to check out my Unlimited Voice Academy? We have a whole library of exercises that help you work on specific aspects of your voice. Let me know if I can send you the link. ¨̮

You got it! I'll post more soon!

Thank you! Glad it resonated with you. :)

I would try to keep the bubbles as even as possible even as you descend. It may take a little more breath control to do that. It’s common to want to land a little harder into the bottom. Focus on keeping everything even- volume, intensity, vowel, and the bubbles and see how that goes. Let me know!

Thank you so much for your comment. I would like to do more videos like this. I feel like there are a lot of us out there who were classically trained and want to have more sound options! Would you like to see more?

I'm so happy to hear you loved it! It does not surprise me that straw exercises have helped you with your paralyzed vocal cord. Thank you for sharing that with me, and I wish you all the best! :)

Absolutely! We want options, so that we can express in a way that serves our communication. One style is not better, just different, and as artists we can paint with all the colors. Thanks for commenting!

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You're welcome, Johnny!

Thanks so much for your comment Anna! Glad to hear this helped!

Let me know how it goes or if any questions pop up!

I know that feeling, and it used to very much be that way for me as well. It might help to, instead of thinking of it as belting, think of it as just learning a different coordination. It's also helpful to have a coach help you. Have you worked with anyone to give you guidance?

Glad to hear you have experienced so much progress! Yes, there are a lot of nuances in the differences between singing classical/MT and commercial music. We can all be able to sing different styles and genres if that's what makes our hearts sing! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words.

That's great to hear! Thanks so much!

So glad you found it helpful! Thank you!

Thanks, Susan! Happy to hear it worked for you! I have a few more videos on straw singing. You can check those out! 😊

@@theunlimitedvoice Yes, I’m going to explore more of your straw videos. Thank you very much for producing them!

Yay!! Glade to hear this helped you ☺

Yes, thanks!

As you go higher in your range, you may want to reduce the depth of the straw so that you have a little more airflow and less resistance. You'll have to experiment a bit and find the sweet spot where you still feel the back pressure from the straw/water, but it's not so much that those high notes are more difficult to sing. Using a long scale like an octave and a half is good for working on range. You can find a recording of that on my website under Blogs > Scale Patterns. Let me know how it goes!

Hi Mirjam! It could be a couple of things. First, you might actually need a little more airflow/less resistance... so try moving the straw less deep in the water when you get up high and see if that helps. Also, make sure you are keeping a nice "UH" vowel in the throat. You can even keep it a little on the "dumb" side. Think "papa bear" voice. Let me know if either of those helps!

I had a hard time feeling a buzzing sensation in my lips as well when I first learned this. I think it's very subtle, and I feel it more when I'm in my lower notes. Do you feel like you are doing it correctly other than not feeling the buzzing in the lips? You might be doing just fine. Have you tried any straw exercises without using the water yet?

My pleasure!

So happy to hear this Alissa! Great to know. I'll definitely keep that in mind as I make more warm-ups!

Glad it was helpful!

Yes, one breath! Don't worry if it's not super long in the beginning. You'll build stamina the more you do it. :)

So glad to hear you found it helpful!

Thanks for the comment, Jennifer! Glad to hear you found it helpful.

Hi Maria. You should be exhaling all of your air as you do the exercise, so you wouldn't have any air left to exhale afterward. Make sure you are keeping your chest lifted and open while you do the exercise, all while gently pulling your navel into your spine. You can even imagine your ribcage is expanding while you bring the belly in. That should help you exhale all of your air. Let me know if you're still having trouble after trying that. Good luck!

Glad it was helpful!

Hi! You will build up more stamina over time. Here are a few things to check in on though. 1. Make sure you are keeping your chest open and lifted. Don't let your ribcage collapse as you exhale. And, don't exhale so far that it feels uncomfortable. 2. Make sure you have the right amount of resistance. In other words, make sure the straw is the right depth into the water. You want it to be a little bit of effort to get the air/sound out. It shouldn't be so easy to get it out that you are actually releasing too much air as you go. Also, I like to use just a normal size straw to do straw in water. Not the tiny ones or the smoothie/bobo size ones. See if these tips help, and let me know how it goes!

@@theunlimitedvoice thank you so much ! By the way, my straw is a SOVT straw, it's made for straw phonation and I use it with the "least resistance setting". Thank you again for your advices, and that awesome video :) your exercises are really great ❤️

@@Kimnamjoon2.0 That's awesome! Is your straw meant for both SOVT in and out of water, or just out of water? What kind is it? You may need to use more resistance if you're running out of air! Thanks so much for writing in, glad you are finding these helpful! :) x

@@theunlimitedvoice it's a straw for both in and out of water. It has different configurations to get different amounts of pressure. I think you could find it on google with all the informations, it's pretty sophisticated 😅

@@Kimnamjoon2.0 That sounds like a great straw!

Thank you! 😊

@@theunlimitedvoice always welcome

@@theunlimitedvoice This is the first time I've bought a replay from a UA-cam user

@@ambrozzambroo1314 Awww, well thank you for being here!

@@theunlimitedvoice sweet voice😘

Hi! Thanks for your comment! Yes, I learned some of these techniques from a speech and language pathologist. They help to get the larynx in a resting position and optimize the resonance so your voice doesn't feel "stuck in your throat". Glad you find these techniques helpful!

@@theunlimitedvoice thank you, Annie!! I'm a voice coach, too, though I specialize in working with speakers of English as a second language. I look forward to your upcoming videos! And by the way, I'm a big fan of Graham Cochrane as a business coach and it was a fun surprise to find him in your video!!

@@mihonog Oh wow! Yes, Graham is just terrific, isn't he! I love that you work with speakers of English as a second language. I bet you have a good ear for vowels and helping them make the vocal tract adjustments they need! Thanks so much for reaching out!

I'll check it out get back to you!

Hey there! Thank you for your comment. This is noted! :)

Thanks so much! You got this!

Just breathing through the straw won't help phonation. If you want to improve your voice, you'd need to make sound through the straw. What are you trying to achieve with it?