Professional Vocal Warm Up - w/ Scales for Men and Women
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
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Introduction: 0:00
Octave Repeat Nay for Males: 4:18
Octave Repeat Nay for Females 5:13
Octave Repeat No for Males: 8:29
Octave Repeat No for Females: 9:25
1.5 Octave Mum for Males: 12:06
1.5 Octave Mum for Females: 13:35
Professional Vocal Warm Ups: The Ultimate Daily Routine
As a voice teacher, I give my students vocal exercises all the time in order to help them with a specific issue in their voice.
One of the most common problems that I see in my voice lessons is that the students notice strain when they sing or have trouble controlling their voice.
This video is the second part of a series dedicated to helping you sing the best you can.
This part is dedicated to the professional singer who wants to hit high notes without strain and with power.
The singing exercises discussed in this video are designed for professionals but can also be used as singing exercises for beginners.
These daily vocal exercises can be practiced each day until you have found the results you’re looking for.
Please know that these daily vocal warm ups are very advanced, so stop if you feel any discomfort or strain when you’re singing them.
Make sure that you’ve watched the first video before singing the exercises in this video. The vocal exercises we’ll be working on assume that you’ve practiced the exercises in the last video.
In the first video, we discussed connecting the different registers. Now that you’re connected from the bottom to the top of your voice, it’s time to strengthen this connection.
One of my favorite exercises to strengthen a connection in your voice is the bratty Nay. The bratty or edgy sound is quite essential here. That bratty sound thins the vocal folds so that you can easily access your head voice and at the same time, the folds will close to create a powerful head voice sound.
The only catch with the bratty sound is the fact that it’s so unfinished. You won’t get any applause for singing a song with a bratty sound since it is so ugly.
However, with the help of this bratty sound, you’ve been able to establish a connection to the top of your voice without strain.
Now that we have this connection, the next step is to refine the tone of these higher notes. For this, I like to sing the word “No” with a bit of attitude. The “No” word is one that we use often in our day-to-day lives so it’s much more finished than the bratty “Nay”, but the attitude sound that we use allows us to maintain the same connection.
The “oh” vowel in this case allows the vocal folds to loosen and relax while the “N” resists the air from our lungs. Additionally, the “oh” vowel encourages our larynx or voice box to lower and rest.
Now that we have attained a solid connection to the top of our voice on the “No”, the time has come to test our voice. So far in the class, the exercises have all been designed to give you a leg up in hitting high notes without falsetto. However, with this last exercise, we will be testing ourselves to make sure that we can do it on our own with no help.
I like to sing “Mum” in order to accomplish this easy transition from the bottom to the top of the voice. If you have followed all the exercises so far, it’s possible that you will be able to sing the “Mum” quite well. The Mum requires that the voice be balanced in order to mix well.
Professional Vocal Warm Up - w/ Scales for Men and Women
Male Octave Repeat Nay: 4:12
Female Octave Repeat Nay: 5:07
Male Octave Repeat No: 8:24
Female Octave Repeat No: 9:19
Male 1.5 Octave Mum: 12:00
Female 1.5 Octave Mum: 13:29
thanks
Thank you so much for the video. You explained why those exercises can help one’s singing and the science behind it. I just started learning singing few months ago, it really help me to understand why we have to practice them. (Though a lot of term that I still don’t get it, but it is ok. )
Thanks Matt for the great exercises. Your explanations help me understand the techniques better. You’re a great teacher. 😎
thanks, Conrad
You are an excellent vocal coach!💖💖💖
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video sir. You have such an amazing channel and voice and I’m so incredibly grateful for these warmups as they are helping me a lot (and I need it😂).
Of course Jonathan. It's my pleasure to help!
Thank you for this 😊
My pleasure. I hope you found it helpful!!!
Hi Matt, i've been watching your videos & really enjoyed the comprehensive way you present them. I wondered if u might have any ideas that might help me out. I've been a singer for many years (classically trained soprano). I had a head & facial injury a while back which has left me with reduced sensation in my upper lip in particular LHS. All's good health-wise now but i've noticed it weakens my pitch & muscle-control which is especially problematic for Classical singing/pronunciation. I attended S&L to c if they could make suggestions but cause it doesn't affect my actual speech they weren't helpful. I've asked other coaches but likewise got nowhere. I'd be ever so grateful if you've any ideas? Thanks Anne
Female. 5:15. 9:26. 13:36
Timestamps of exercises
Octave repeat nay for males 4:18 & females 5:13
Octave repeat no for males 8:29 & females 9:25
1.5 octave mum for males 12:06 & for females 13:35
Did this for the challenge
got it
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Hi, I've just found your site and have subscribed. I have been using another site since July 2017. I've always adored singing but my voice used to crack and break, I couldn't hold notes, didn't breathe properly etc. I have learned so many techniques now and have made vast improvements. I did a test on my other site and discovered I was (am!) Mezzo Soprano. However, both my upper and lower registers have extended now and I have moved, I feel, towards lower soprano if that makes sense. I can hit Top C in practice with strength and no difficulty. My vibrato suddenly developed too because of the flexibility I have after doing daily tongue, lip, head, shoulder and stretching exercises before the actual singing/scale exercises. I have now subscribed to your channel because I know one can never know too much. I managed the exercises in this video with no problem at all and enjoyed them, so just want to say thank you - you come over as very patient and yet determined. I have many songs on my You Tube channel if you are interested in listening some time! Kind regards to you.
Wow Diane, that's amazing. Congratulations on your journey. Sounds like you're doing great!
Thank you so much. Yes, I am pleased how things are going. But I am getting really fussy now. At first most anything "would do", but now I sometimes record a song half a dozen times until I am satisfied. I guess that is a natural progression. After I had written to you, I did some operatic scale tests on my other site. It is only the second time I have attempted that particular lesson. It takes the scale up to Top F but I can't get there, although I am told to keep trying but I DO know when to stop, and not strain my voice or vocal chords. What is your opinion on a Mezzo Soprano trying to reach that note in time? I feel as I do at present that it is probably not possible but then I never thought I would ever reach Top C. Thank you again.
What do you mean by top F? F5? 6?
Hello, I have just checked the video on the other site, which is one that is headed "Sing Super High". At the end, they do definitely say that the note just played, is Top F. Sorry if you are confused but I am a mere pawn in the game! Regards.
A "Top F" doesn't really mean anything. Can you send me the link?
Sensei Ramsey! I have one for you!! What is the exact trajectory of vocal notes from low to high during a slide? Can you share with us a visual of where the low note starts and where it should travel (as we imagine and feel it) all the way to the highest notes, and where it should end up? I have a 4 octane range D2-6 should we imagine it or feel it start way back down in the chest then travel way up the nose forward to the eyes out and down and then loop back around to our throat again for infinite spirals? If this makes sense. This of course as a means to help us better understand speaking higher notes without pulling or straining. Doesn’t even work like this? Lol. It’s a long shot but you’ve been the best I’ve seen so far at making things simple and I feel this imagery explained through your NBD vibe- would solve the world’s problems 😉!! Anyhow. Thanks for what you do. You are valuable. 🙏🤙✌️
Hey Chi, I have a video on vocal placement coming out in the next month or so. In the meantime, you should note that every singer feels the notes of their vocal range resonating in different places. However many singers tend to feel that the chest notes bounce more off the hard palate, whereas head voice notes seem to travel behind the soft palate and into the skull. I hope that's helpful!
Is it normal that my bridge is around b3, c4? I know it may seem low but those are the notes, i didn't mix them up. I'm having problems with mix and lighter mix. Its either falsetto or straining. Any tips?
Is it possible to start at the “no” exercise and skip the lip trills and nay exercises?
Hey Linda, nice to hear from you again. Of course, you CAN skip the No, but I recommend the lip trills to start off with. Of course, it depends on what issues you're having.
Can't subscribe. no CC. hearing aids stopped working lessons help hearing. Thanks for everything
Do you have separate videos for each warm up?
no, but there are timestamps in the info section of the video
Sir, is it right for a woman to sing in the corresponding higher octaves of male register, to master high notes?
yes, but here's my lesson on hitting high notes:
ramseyvoice.com/how-to-hit-high-notes/
When i do the nonono i always crack when coming back down :(
Gotcha Iven, maybe the "Nay" was more helpful? I also find that it's important to keep a little more "cry" on the "No" when you're coming back down to your chest voice.
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thanks
is it okay to have a slight vocal fry when crossing the bridge using nay nay nay? im relaxed while doing it and it feels right but dont hear it happen when anybody else does this excersise
Hey Richard, vocal fry happens when the vocal cords are very slack and vibrate slowly. If you're singing on pitch, my guess is that you're not singing in fry. But let's say that you hear SOMETHING when singing the "Nay" that isn't a pure tone. In that case, it's possible that the noise actually caused by strain and may not be the best exercise for you. What happens when you do the "No"?
@@ramseyvoicestudio for some reason, im not having trouble with wither the no or the nays today, and i usually dont when i first get up. i do feel a little bit more strain during my nays, so i usually cut it short because i dont want to hurt my range. but tonioght im sure it will come about with the nays so ill try the no's. the nasal sound is very important to my style of singing thats why i stress it so much. but ive been limiting myself to the lip rolls and humming. i have absolutley no problems with the mum mum mums
by the way when im doing these nay nay nays, its over a mixed scale
It sounds like you're doing everything right Richard!
This was very helpful! I loved your descriptions of what he was doing with his voice. Another artist I would like you to talk about is Tori Amos, ua-cam.com/video/T6IJdOcoLLs/v-deo.html