Here it is. I used to be really down on my voice, and it felt obvious to myself and those around me that it really just wasn't meant to be. As a lifetime songwriter it was a nightmare, especially because people really love my songs, and so urged me to find a 'real' singer. Unable to accept this, I turned to Mark and we got into weekly lessons. Under his guidance (and tonnes of personal hard work), I'm now playing shows, releasing records and getting compliments about my voice. It's all turned around. The daily throat pains are behind me and I'm learning to play my voice like a guitar solo, note by note, detail by detail, discovering how to give each word feel and emotion and stamp it with my personal touch. I have so much to thank Mark Baxer for - he's the real deal, a no-bullsh*t, no-ego vocal coach who has been tirelessly dedicated to my emergence as both a technical vocalist and an artist. I can't recommend working with him enough - Thanks Mark!
Ok, I am "hooked" your lessons and tips FAR surpass the majority of the videos here on You Tube. I am glad I came across your videos. Thank you for your talents and sharing them!!
Thank you AGAIN Mark! This is one of the most useful warmups I have ever experienced. It has an uncanny way of relaxing and freeing the throat and the voice. Absolutely wonderful exercise/warmup! One of the best ever!
Thanks for your videos! I used to sing a lot as a kid and teenager, but then for some reason stopped singing for 9 whole years. Now I just signed up for beginner singing lessons, but even before the lessons I need to start the training already, and your tips and tutorials are really helpful. I honestly thought my voice was gone for good but it's slowly coming back. :)
Oh this is so lovely ❤️ ! These are some of the most basic and the most ignored things that we singers tend to forget (and end up never doing). Thank you so much Sir, for putting these together so nicely.
B R I L L I A N T !! You explain well about the pitching being between the two registers. Like you say, too when talking about chest and head voice. The transition seems to just happen. I sometimes think - not just with singing techniques - but with a lot of things, that the more you actually THINK about what you should do or how you should do it, the result can be poor, rather than letting nature take its course for want of a better phrase. I may not have expressed myself very well here, but I know what I mean!
I started with humming it as softly as I could, then one round each of vocalising, softly, then with volume. 3 days ago (when I started), getting to the top was strenuous. But not today ^_^
that's a good idea to start with humming - I am going to try that - thanks. Did you find that, as you went up to the higher notes it became more difficult to clearly keep the different vowel sounds? I'm putting this down to the fact that I have been in the habit of supporting my higher notes with my diaphragm and pushing more air through - now that I am trying to keep relaxed and not force it the sounds are less stable.
I would like to thank you Mr. Baxter for sharing this amazing vocal exercise:), this helped me a lot to have more control on my vocal release of air, and I just want you to know that I've purchased some of your lessons via on line:), thank you very very much!!!
Just wanted to say , I really enjoy your exercises and advice, I am an amature vocal coach, longtime piano teacher, and I love your opinions also, I have implemented some of your warm-ups with my students, and myself, and they have helped, thankyou!
Hello Mr. Mark! Am so glad to see you again. I have a request video. Could you please do one for 'Acid Reflux' and care and precaution around it, just like you did some for allergies and singing with a cold! That would be amazing!! (I've had such a horrible time dealing with acid reflux and allergies, and I feel more singers are prone it now than ever (environment, stress, lifestyle?).. It would be enlightening for us all)
That's amazing thank you I have a question.. When i sing first every thing go perfect But after like 2 songs i lose control and my voice start to be annoying! What should i do this is really important??
you all prolly dont give a damn but does anybody know of a way to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@Ralph Ahmed I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Mark Baxter Hello there Mr Mark Uber Awesome Baxter!! Wow I super like this warm up...thanks very much!! And your voice!??? ¡SWEEEEET! On my way out to pull off some street performance just now....lol...and if I don't warm up I paaaaay the Piper! So that does not happen too often. Environmental conditions also apply just 'cause of the city air and traffic although the air in our Toronto, Canada is somewhat okay.....!?? LOL Anyway wish me luckie duckie everyone as I'm off to rock it!! Cheers and thanks again! Music is the Life......peace from Leona☆ ||ő_ő||🤘 ♡
I find your videos very helpful. Do you recommend a progression of these vids? I am a lead singer/rhythm acoustic in a couple of bands. I do gig and sing with a mic. My voice feels fatigued lately. I already do your pre- and post singing exercise for repairing the voice. I am a tenor....and sing all covers. Sometimes I feel I might be try to hard to mimic the original singer's sound and style. Thanks brother.
chrisbergy63 There's no special order to these videos because singing is a whole mind and body event. So I recommend you watch every video and experiment with each exercise. The goal for you is to catch up to the stamina needed for your gigs. I was there once - that your voice is fatigued indicates you are driving too hard. Volume of band? Wear ear plugs. Pushing to reach high notes? You're not really a tenor. If it is just the mimic aspect than use it sparingly. On the high difficult passages just be you - when you have the freedom then poor on the other singer's affectations.
Mr. Mark, do you have any good videos to refer me to, or do you have any ideas on and about starting notes strong, well and correctly? I believe the term I am seeking to describe is "glottal closure" or something along those lines. The idea here is sometimes I feel like the immediate, very first clapping of my vocal cords comes on the wrong note. I can reach the notes I want, but sometimes, normally in fatigue and more so at the extremes of my own range, I feel like I'm not getting the note I am really intending to get when I first start singing. Is it a technique thing or maybe more so a finesse thing that develops with time, practice, patience? Any insight is highly sought after, and as always, I sincerely thank you for your time. All the best.
Use a K as a prefix and try this : ua-cam.com/video/kr5mx68yUrY/v-deo.html. If the issue only happens on extremely low or high notes - it's that there's too much tension surrounding the note.
@@voicelessondotcom Thank you kindly! I will incorporate this into my routine starting today. noted, about beginning notes with a "Kah" noise. Further, I will aim to alleviate tension and to be mindful of tensing up when I vocalize. The goal is to strive for independence of my vocal folds from my throat muscles. I don't want to engage my throat muscles; doing this is counterproductive in vocalizing. I'll use a mirror to help ensure I am not tensing up. Many thanks Mr. Baxter. I appreciate it all so much. Have a great day!
Again - it's not an amount of time that indicates you're warmed up - it's a feeling. If you can easily vocalize through the register change and if you can create volume without neck, jaw and facial muscles joining in then I'd say you're ready to sing.
Hi Mark. Please could you do a YOU TUBE video of singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. I will record it and we can do a duet. I have ben practicing every morning with you: Good Morning Voice! (Singer's Warmup) - so that I can sing Happy Birthday to my friends and family but I am old now and my voice is getting croaky. I also need my voice to read 'Newspapers For The Blind'. Many thanks from UK.
I've been doing the warm up exercises before going to the chorus and they have made a great difference in my voice not been tired easily. Still, after 2 hours of singing (unfortunately partly shouting to cover up wrong pitches of others....) my voice becomes very tired and a veil starts to come over the cords. I am now going to try to use the same warm up exercises as "cool down" exercises, after the singing, in case these will help bring the cords back in a good condition. I got the idea from the humming that we should do after the singing. Is that a good idea? If so maybe you can create a "cooling down" exercise video! :D
Best idea is to start your cool down with the low volume humming or straw phonation and then work down scales from your highest comfortable note through your transition like this (until things are smooth) ua-cam.com/video/OK9hWvy8uNw/v-deo.html
Starting at low volume allows to escalate the process in a more user-friendly way. As a bonus, the low volume allows the vocal fries to step in. Voice Lesson.com
Do this exercise three times daily for fifteen minutes: ua-cam.com/video/ySgg2YUDGH4/v-deo.html . Then also do this throughout the day: ua-cam.com/video/0xYDvwvmBIM/v-deo.html
You can't feel your vocal folds - so what you're feeling are the neighboring muscles. The goal is to reduce your effort until you don't feel much at all when singing.
Oh brother! All I have ever done is push to get higher notes, and now I realize it is the wrong way. No wonder my range isn't getting any better! Now to try to change years of bad singing behavior.
It won't take years to undo your pushing - and the bonus is that you will avoid all the irritation and fatigue that come with an aggressive singing technique. Get those high notes light and free and then "ask" for a richer sound without driving for it from your abs.
Wanda Nowicki Because AH is the most exposed. EE and OO have some help managing the air pressure because the lips and tongue are involved. Not so for AH. So go slowly into AH asking for the same clarity that OO provided. You'll get it.
HEEY PLS HELP ME!! I have a question: I'm 16 ( male ) and I'm in puberty yet.. I feel that I lost some high notes... Can you help me? What I have to do??
Lukas Mateus The loss of high notes is because your larynx has gotten bigger (that's what puberty does). Your feet have gotten bigger too. You may trip once in a while because you aren't used to your larger foot size but you know that's only temporary. If you allow you voice to go into the upper register (falsetto) you can relearn how to sing those high notes. If you choke off your voice because you're embarrassed to crack then those high notes will not be available. Don't be afraid to crack and keep visiting falsetto when you sing. You'll some it out in time.
Voice Lesson.com oooh thankk you ;D But I want to learn how to sing high notes in full voice too... Not only in falsetto... I wanna sing high just like Bruno Mars, John Legend for example...
Stop singing. Then after you stop hurting - start again with simple sounds. There are many videos on this channel to lead you through a better approach. Your voice should never hurt!
Allow at least one hour to pass after waking and eating. Then a gentle warm up exercise for 15 minutes. Then wait an hour. Then a more challenging voice exercise (without pain). Then after waiting two hours you do a gentle warm up again and sing songs.
+Voice Lesson.com thnxx allott Marc sir u r the greatest teacher I have ever seen actually i can't even thought that u would reply me coz of ur greatness or ego whatever as everyone....but ur really great sir thank u so much Nd may God give u everything Nd bless u😇
Here it is. I used to be really down on my voice, and it felt obvious to myself and those around me that it really just wasn't meant to be. As a lifetime songwriter it was a nightmare, especially because people really love my songs, and so urged me to find a 'real' singer. Unable to accept this, I turned to Mark and we got into weekly lessons. Under his guidance (and tonnes of personal hard work), I'm now playing shows, releasing records and getting compliments about my voice. It's all turned around. The daily throat pains are behind me and I'm learning to play my voice like a guitar solo, note by note, detail by detail, discovering how to give each word feel and emotion and stamp it with my personal touch. I have so much to thank Mark Baxer for - he's the real deal, a no-bullsh*t, no-ego vocal coach who has been tirelessly dedicated to my emergence as both a technical vocalist and an artist. I can't recommend working with him enough - Thanks Mark!
I am having problem when I am going to higher notes. Voice gets cracked
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The best teacher ever! Mark saved my voice.
That's because you're the best singer ever!
Ok, I am "hooked" your lessons and tips FAR surpass the majority of the videos here on You Tube. I am glad I came across your videos. Thank you for your talents and sharing them!!
Agreed!! 🙏🏻
Thank you AGAIN Mark! This is one of the most useful warmups I have ever experienced. It has an uncanny way of relaxing and freeing the throat and the voice. Absolutely wonderful exercise/warmup! One of the best ever!
You're welcome! Glad to help out.
Thanks again from a devoted disciple...You saved my "position"in a band that I had to start doing all the harmonies for...❤️🤘
Hahaha - Glad to help out!
Thank you! That was a blast! And it was challenging ❤❤❤❤
That's the best way to develop!
Thanks for your videos! I used to sing a lot as a kid and teenager, but then for some reason stopped singing for 9 whole years. Now I just signed up for beginner singing lessons, but even before the lessons I need to start the training already, and your tips and tutorials are really helpful. I honestly thought my voice was gone for good but it's slowly coming back. :)
+sonemaii That's great that you're starting up again. Glad to help you get your voice back!
Oh this is so lovely ❤️ ! These are some of the most basic and the most ignored things that we singers tend to forget (and end up never doing). Thank you so much Sir, for putting these together so nicely.
B R I L L I A N T !! You explain well about the pitching being between the two registers. Like you say, too when talking about chest and head voice. The transition seems to just happen. I sometimes think - not just with singing techniques - but with a lot of things, that the more you actually THINK about what you should do or how you should do it, the result can be poor, rather than letting nature take its course for want of a better phrase. I may not have expressed myself very well here, but I know what I mean!
I started with humming it as softly as I could, then one round each of vocalising, softly, then with volume. 3 days ago (when I started), getting to the top was strenuous. But not today ^_^
that's a good idea to start with humming - I am going to try that - thanks. Did you find that, as you went up to the higher notes it became more difficult to clearly keep the different vowel sounds? I'm putting this down to the fact that I have been in the habit of supporting my higher notes with my diaphragm and pushing more air through - now that I am trying to keep relaxed and not force it the sounds are less stable.
thanks mark i do this everyday
Thank you very much. You are the coach I have ever met👍🙏🙏
You're welcome!
Great warm up Mark! Thanks!
Thanks Mark for another good lesson.
You're welcome!
@@voicelessondotcomsurprised you don’t more subscribers!
@@OmarRossMusic Me too! :)
yay! missed your videos and common sense wisdom and guidance!
Awesome!! Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thanks Mark I really like this exercise 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I hope it helps!
I love this it worked so well :)
I think you are brilliant. Thank you Mark! Lisa
Thanks. Will look forward for the next.
thanks a million my good old friend. It is good to see you again.
I would like to thank you Mr. Baxter for sharing this amazing vocal exercise:), this helped me a lot to have more control on my vocal release of air, and I just want you to know that I've purchased some of your lessons via on line:), thank you very very much!!!
Nice and simple.
Makes it so much better when you do the exercise with us.
Glad to help!
This is just what I needed! Perfect for preparing to sing Foreigner/Lou Gramm tunes.
Cool check me out singing a Foreigner song
used this today. Very good and helpful exercise.
Nice Lesson
Thanks - hope it helps!
Thanks!
1000 merci !!
I hope it helps!
Just wanted to say , I really enjoy your exercises and advice, I am an amature vocal coach, longtime piano teacher, and I love your opinions also, I have implemented some of your warm-ups with my students, and myself, and they have helped, thankyou!
You're welcome! Glad to help.
Awesome! After my third time practicing and following along with this. Pitch was on auto pilot. Great lesson Mark!
Great result! Glad to help!
Mark: you are the best! thanks for the guidance.
Awesome.
Thank you
I am using this
Thank you for this Mark...I like your teaching attitude...thx again..
You're welcome!
Hello Mr. Mark! Am so glad to see you again.
I have a request video. Could you please do one for 'Acid Reflux' and care and precaution around it, just like you did some for allergies and singing with a cold! That would be amazing!!
(I've had such a horrible time dealing with acid reflux and allergies, and I feel more singers are prone it now than ever (environment, stress, lifestyle?).. It would be enlightening for us all)
Swati Jain Hi Swati! That video idea has been on my "to-do" list for a while. It's coming.
Voice Lesson.com Yes Please!
Voice Lesson.com Yay! I'm waiting eagerly for it! :)
Awesome
Thanks
Hey thanks again Mark still trying to repair the broken notes in my registrar
I love you my dear cos I help me on my voice
done!
Nice! Another good lesson. What’s your favourite dynamic mic?
Shure SM 57
Tq it work
That's great!
That's amazing thank you
I have a question..
When i sing first every thing go perfect
But after like 2 songs i lose control and my voice start to be annoying! What should i do this is really important??
❤❤❤
Welcome to the channel!
@@voicelessondotcom Thank you teacher, I subscribed to your channel😄
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Great ex! Will def use it... btw can I share your exercises in my own tutorials on my channel? I will post links to your site as well
Rob Lundgren Live Vocals Sure Rob - glad to contribute to your channel.
you all prolly dont give a damn but does anybody know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@Terrence Kohen instablaster :)
@Ralph Ahmed I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Ralph Ahmed it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my ass !
Where you been??!! Missed you
Thebeatlesarenotdead I've been teaching singers !! :)
I know right? He's a boss. I do his warm ups before every show! Selling out 2k plus venues too lol
Im in California dreaming about who we used to be
Mark Baxter Hello there Mr Mark Uber Awesome Baxter!! Wow I super like this warm up...thanks very much!! And your voice!??? ¡SWEEEEET! On my way out to pull off some street performance just now....lol...and if I don't warm up I paaaaay the Piper! So that does not happen too often. Environmental conditions also apply just 'cause of the city air and traffic although the air in our Toronto, Canada is somewhat okay.....!?? LOL Anyway wish me luckie duckie everyone as I'm off to rock it!! Cheers and thanks again! Music is the Life......peace from Leona☆ ||ő_ő||🤘 ♡
Glad to help you rock it Leona!
I find your videos very helpful. Do you recommend a progression of these vids? I am a lead singer/rhythm acoustic in a couple of bands. I do gig and sing with a mic. My voice feels fatigued lately. I already do your pre- and post singing exercise for repairing the voice. I am a tenor....and sing all covers. Sometimes I feel I might be try to hard to mimic the original singer's sound and style. Thanks brother.
chrisbergy63 There's no special order to these videos because singing is a whole mind and body event. So I recommend you watch every video and experiment with each exercise. The goal for you is to catch up to the stamina needed for your gigs. I was there once - that your voice is fatigued indicates you are driving too hard. Volume of band? Wear ear plugs. Pushing to reach high notes? You're not really a tenor. If it is just the mimic aspect than use it sparingly. On the high difficult passages just be you - when you have the freedom then poor on the other singer's affectations.
Voice Lesson.com Thanks for the advice, and for taking the time to respond....its much appreciated. Cheers!
Mr. Mark, do you have any good videos to refer me to, or do you have any ideas on and about starting notes strong, well and correctly? I believe the term I am seeking to describe is "glottal closure" or something along those lines. The idea here is sometimes I feel like the immediate, very first clapping of my vocal cords comes on the wrong note. I can reach the notes I want, but sometimes, normally in fatigue and more so at the extremes of my own range, I feel like I'm not getting the note I am really intending to get when I first start singing. Is it a technique thing or maybe more so a finesse thing that develops with time, practice, patience?
Any insight is highly sought after, and as always, I sincerely thank you for your time. All the best.
Use a K as a prefix and try this : ua-cam.com/video/kr5mx68yUrY/v-deo.html. If the issue only happens on extremely low or high notes - it's that there's too much tension surrounding the note.
@@voicelessondotcom Thank you kindly! I will incorporate this into my routine starting today. noted, about beginning notes with a "Kah" noise.
Further, I will aim to alleviate tension and to be mindful of tensing up when I vocalize. The goal is to strive for independence of my vocal folds from my throat muscles. I don't want to engage my throat muscles; doing this is counterproductive in vocalizing. I'll use a mirror to help ensure I am not tensing up.
Many thanks Mr. Baxter. I appreciate it all so much. Have a great day!
hi! sr.mark i am stephen kelly tan! i am from philippines! :) :D can i request a video of how to do a whistle note! :) :D plssss..... thanks !! :) :D
Hi! how long should my warm up before singing last? how do I know when I'm ready to sing? how much is too much? thank you!
Again - it's not an amount of time that indicates you're warmed up - it's a feeling. If you can easily vocalize through the register change and if you can create volume without neck, jaw and facial muscles joining in then I'd say you're ready to sing.
Love your work. Would this work for a paralysed vocal chord?
Yes - just take it easy and keep the volume consistent.
@@voicelessondotcom thank you
Hi Mark. Please could you do a YOU TUBE video of singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. I will record it and we can do a duet. I have ben practicing every morning with you: Good Morning Voice! (Singer's Warmup) - so that I can sing Happy Birthday to my friends and family but I am old now and my voice is getting croaky. I also need my voice to read 'Newspapers For The Blind'. Many thanks from UK.
What do you mean at the end when u say registers will switch? Like from chest to head voice? I'm learning. Thank you!
Yes - if you pay attention to making a consistent volume, you will automatically switch from chest to head (or the other way around) automatically.
What was the lowest and highest notes on this? I love these warmups. thank you!
The exercise starts on A below middle C (so Ab is the lowest note) and ends on E (so Gb is the highest note).
Voice Lesson.com great!!!! Thank you so much! Appreciate your lessons so much!
You're welcome Sylvia!
I've been doing the warm up exercises before going to the chorus and they have made a great difference in my voice not been tired easily. Still, after 2 hours of singing (unfortunately partly shouting to cover up wrong pitches of others....) my voice becomes very tired and a veil starts to come over the cords. I am now going to try to use the same warm up exercises as "cool down" exercises, after the singing, in case these will help bring the cords back in a good condition. I got the idea from the humming that we should do after the singing. Is that a good idea? If so maybe you can create a "cooling down" exercise video! :D
Best idea is to start your cool down with the low volume humming or straw phonation and then work down scales from your highest comfortable note through your transition like this (until things are smooth) ua-cam.com/video/OK9hWvy8uNw/v-deo.html
Voice Lesson.com Thanks! Will try that!!!
HII MARK!! :D
Starting at low volume allows to escalate the process in a more user-friendly way. As a bonus, the low volume allows the vocal fries to step in. Voice Lesson.com
Angel Arkhangael vocal fries. delicious;)
Sir for vocal cord dysfunction how many times or minute we have to perform the vocal task exercises that you,'ve mentioned ...
Do this exercise three times daily for fifteen minutes: ua-cam.com/video/ySgg2YUDGH4/v-deo.html . Then also do this throughout the day: ua-cam.com/video/0xYDvwvmBIM/v-deo.html
AAA EEE AHH OOH UUU-Uu
Spoiler alert!!
@@voicelessondotcom Apologies Mr. Baxter, I'm a visually oriented learner.
I envy your voice
I feel like inside vocal folds, are getting tired or worked out ? Is that right ?
You can't feel your vocal folds - so what you're feeling are the neighboring muscles. The goal is to reduce your effort until you don't feel much at all when singing.
Oh brother! All I have ever done is push to get higher notes, and now I realize it is the wrong way. No wonder my range isn't getting any better! Now to try to change years of bad singing behavior.
It won't take years to undo your pushing - and the bonus is that you will avoid all the irritation and fatigue that come with an aggressive singing technique. Get those high notes light and free and then "ask" for a richer sound without driving for it from your abs.
Why of why is the vowel sound oh "Ah" so hard to sing as I go higher? all the other notes are strong! Thx for new exercize though!
Wanda Nowicki Because AH is the most exposed. EE and OO have some help managing the air pressure because the lips and tongue are involved. Not so for AH. So go slowly into AH asking for the same clarity that OO provided. You'll get it.
Voice Lesson.com Ok. Thank you!
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HEEY PLS HELP ME!!
I have a question: I'm 16 ( male ) and I'm in puberty yet.. I feel that I lost some high notes... Can you help me? What I have to do??
Lukas Mateus The loss of high notes is because your larynx has gotten bigger (that's what puberty does). Your feet have gotten bigger too. You may trip once in a while because you aren't used to your larger foot size but you know that's only temporary. If you allow you voice to go into the upper register (falsetto) you can relearn how to sing those high notes. If you choke off your voice because you're embarrassed to crack then those high notes will not be available. Don't be afraid to crack and keep visiting falsetto when you sing. You'll some it out in time.
Voice Lesson.com oooh thankk you ;D But I want to learn how to sing high notes in full voice too... Not only in falsetto... I wanna sing high just like Bruno Mars, John Legend for example...
Same advice - plus patience!!
What if you can't get past the break here?
Just add the word "yet" at the end of your question and you've got your answer - if you keep practicing.
what to do sir if my vocal hurt while singing please answer
Stop singing. Then after you stop hurting - start again with simple sounds. There are many videos on this channel to lead you through a better approach. Your voice should never hurt!
+Voice Lesson.com sir please can u tell what should be a singer's day routine when to sing when to listen Nd when to vocal exercise please tell...
Allow at least one hour to pass after waking and eating. Then a gentle warm up exercise for 15 minutes. Then wait an hour. Then a more challenging voice exercise (without pain). Then after waiting two hours you do a gentle warm up again and sing songs.
+Voice Lesson.com thnxx allott Marc sir u r the greatest teacher I have ever seen actually i can't even thought that u would reply me coz of ur greatness or ego whatever as everyone....but ur really great sir thank u so much Nd may God give u everything Nd bless u😇
Beware of vocal lessons, they cause symptoms
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