The BEST Breathing Exercises and Warmups for Screamers (& Singers!)
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In this week's singing and screaming tutorial, I show both harsh and clean vocalists how to breathe properly from "the diaphragm". There's two great breathing warmups in this video that singers and harsh vocalists can use as part of their warmup routine to get coordinated for the stage. Whether you scream or sing, these exercises will set you up to power your vocal sounds with AIR and not the throat. Do these exercises before your vocal warmups every day. Enjoy!
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WOW! This is amazing!
I have never ever watched a video that clearly talks through the process of screaming. I watched this video once however and now my screaming is 10 times better! Thank you so much
yeah also me she is damn good
are you still around? do you have video of you backstage after concert breathing heavily out of mouth calming breathing down?
instructions unclear, am now hanging from ceiling by string.
halp.
SirSweeps R.I.P
Ok, here's what I do:
First, you gotta know that it is easier to learn screaming when your are also singing the normal way, because you can start slowly to build up strength in the breathing and vocal areas. Screaming is not just about figuring the technique out and then you can do it forever. It is very dependent on your breathing and vocal muscles, so if your don't sing or shout for 2-3 days after practicing for a week, your will feel that you're weaker (yes, it decreases that fast). When I started singing, some time after a failed attempt at shouting, I liked loud country, songwriter stuff like Against Me!. So I would always sing very loud. Learning how to sing very loud, without hurting the voice, wich is much easier, helped me gain strength and control over my singing organs and stuff.
Then I started to sing very airy, with a lot of work in the diaphragm and less pressure from the vocal chords (like Tom Waits in Jockey Full of Bourbon). After a while, when I would sing this way very loud, it started to distort by itself. I had like 1/10 pressure on the vocal chords but let out so much air with every word, that the false chords just started to vibrate, but I had no control over the false chords. I can't press my throat down in any way to tighten my false chords, there is really close to no pressure on the throat involved. Imagine it like overdriving a Guitar signal. You don't do that by compressing, you do that by boosting the signal and the boost is your airflow from your diaphragm. Also I found that singing very low was easier for me to get into distortion mode and it helps me to train my singing muscles harder. I tuned my guitar a whole step down and play and sing everything in D standard now.
Hope this is of help...
@@thirdbrotherIchy you know he was joking, I think
DanielXDrumming they probably knew that, they were just giving advice .
Also tied up a turtle with string and now it’s just hanging there supported by a pulley system on the ceiling.
He’s probably wondering why I’m screaming at him.
8:27
when someone coughs on you during quarantine
8:28 - That was KILLER!!!
Insane!
Wraiths on wings!!!
I took your advice on using air support, but I live in an apartment and think the airstrike hit my neighbors instead. I'm also being questioned by the FBI, so I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong?
Patrick Hanford I read this comment back about 4 times then I finally got it this is funny as shit
@@dimebagdarrell4949 You have to find a right place when you doing that scream
"Have a straight spine"
My scoliosis: :/
same 😭
Clarity is wonderful thing. Your teaching is top notch. Thank you :)
Very good lesson.
I have heard so many scream tutors say "use your diaphragm" but none of them said how. You did. Thank you so much!
My dog was watching this video with me. His ears perked up and he gave a little head turn when you did your false chord demonstration. Great video. :)
I am not going to lie but i literally just fryed screamed right now!!!!!!😳😁☺ thank you sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!! I watched this vid for 5 or 6 weeks i just did fry OMFG!!
Congrats!
Really informative and well-explained. The posture thing is something I hadn't thought about but since I have scoliosis I should definitely keep it in mind. THANK YOU, MARY-SENSEI!
Squampy I also have scoliosis so I understand!
I finally did a freaking long comfortable fry scream!! I'm having vocal scream lessons of someone and I learn a lot from her, but this sure is a very clear instruction. I found out that I can fry scream much more easily then false chord. Even tho the practice went 60/50 tho. at the end the was a bit of voice which cracked up the sound but still a difference!
Thanks for adressing this whole posterior and how the abdomens get their tention, cuz it was hard for me to find out how to stock of the breath support.
Wow! I just did my longest "hiss" ever thanks to your advice.
If you are having trouble finding your diaphragm, and trouble with breathing in general, try this exercise I would use on my trumpet students. Breathe in and out, while thinking about the following syllables: "e," "ah," "oh," and "oo." Especially when you get to "oo," you will notice that your stomach sticks OUT when you breath in. THAT'S the type of breathing you want. Then try the "hoo" sound she used to push the air out in short bursts. When you do so, you should feel this muscle in your core tightening up. If you are STILL having trouble, think of the "oo" syllable and cough. Congratulations, you found your diaphragm.
Always keep in mind this is the ONLY muscle you should use... everything else is as relaxed as possible. If you are doing anything and start to tighten up, immediately stop, take a moment, and start back from the breathing exercises again. From there build back up to a scream. I know that seems frustrating, but if you always stop yourself and go back to the fundamentals, this will become second nature and prevent you from hurting yourself. Happy screaming.
LOL happy screaming lmao. i screamed grilled cheese and it worked. LOLOL
Been doing vocals for a few years, This video just made me realize why my voice has been going out during recording sessions. Thank you!
Your diaphragm video was the best video I have seen on UA-cam! I have seen 10 other diaphragm videos, and yours was the most helpful! For weeks, I have been breathing wrong, because UA-cam vocal coaches do not explain the process step by step! Thank you so much :)
jose lopez thank you! That's why I made my channel, to give you information you can USE! :)
When I started screaming 2006 or so we hardly had good tutorials like this on YT. Most of us had to figure things for ourselves and many good voices were lost along the way. Listen to Mary, people and play the long game. You need to build a good base to build decades of expertise on. Stay brutal and experiment with caution ;)
This helped! I've barely started screaming and totally need work in breath control! Thanks!
It's nice to have a woman teaching. It makes me feel better, more confident, less pressured and feminine while trying this.
Hey friend, If you're worried or feeling like "screaming" is somewhat of a "man's world," and others will think less of you for doing so, let me assure you some of the best vocalists I've heard in the metal genres are females and I have never met someone who thought any less of a woman who screams (in fact, i've heard only positive remarks in this regard). Some great examples (and some of my favorite bands) are Walls of Jericho, Arch Enemy (both previous and current vocalists), and Kittie. Get out there and do what you love! Forget the rest of them who want to make you feel less than for whatever reason. If you're loving it, keep doin it! ^_^
Uh wb Melissa Cross
Yeah check out Melissa Cross too
Bllexy dude, that wasn’t necessary. Don’t be creepy.
@@vessigerauaa Calling women "honey" or other names like that when you don't even know them is fucking creepy dude. Knock it off
ive never really watched through a whole learning video but i did this time and i omg it really worked, the chest lifted by a string thing helped alot.
thank you for making it short and good :)
love everything you do - thank you so much
That fry scream is dope
Thank you so much for the playlist.
i love how u explain in detail.
THANK YOU THIS IS AMAZING
i loooove all your videos
Thank you very much for sharing this tips!!
very useful video. tnx Mary
Love your belt! And also this lesson, cheers!
VERY useful! Thanks!!
This is cool. I will practice.
You are amazing Mary! Thank you for your work!
Thank's a lot for so professional skills. Perfect lesson!
That was gosh dang brilliant, all of it! I think you are potentially saving a lot of voices down the line, good on ya! 🙌
This helped me learn a basic to tunnels thanks
Thank you! I love you! ❤
Awesome tips, instantly made an improvement for me, thank you!
Wow! This is awesome!!
Wow thank you so much..i always thought it made no difference but i just realized how powerful my false chord scream sounds now
I was always so intimidated to learn how to sing like this but after 3 of your videos I feel so much more confident already! ty!!
Fantastic exercises and I really like the visualizations. This helped a ton! Thank you!
Learning from Kenya thanks..good lesson
Amazing tutorial. I've been doing cleans vocals for some time and I really wanted to know how to do False Chord screaming and with all the videos that you produce, I'm able to get a grasp on what you are meant to be doing for screaming. Thanks from Australia 🤘🏼
Wow, you're a really good teacher. I find the visualizations extremely helpful. Thank you!
I didn't know Scarlett Johansson voiced bayonetta from Super Smash Bros in these screaming tutorials. Wicked cool.
Thats funny 😂😂
What?
Your joke is bad and you should feel bad
Thank you so much
I like how u line your charkras up. Awesome
Thank you very much! I'm from Argentina , i learn a lot in this video👏🏻
Holy shit! This actually works. I'm a visual processor so thanks for that
Awesome!
Fantastic video!!! Really helped me put the pieces together I had always been able to produce an okay scream with somewhat good tone and in tune but it never had any power behind it and was never able to go loud enough to actually be of any use. The diaphragm is a muscle and like all muscles you must exercise it to build strength. These exercises really helped me out thank you so much!!
These breath exercises are extremely useful thank you! Do you have any vocal warm up exercises?
Question: what is the reccomended amount of practice daily? I magically got them right ((assuming because my shoulders didn't budge)) but i practice at night and yeah , i can't do more than breathing exercises , unless i want the neighbours to call the cops on me for demonizing myself at 3 am.
Very helpful video! This week I just started screaming for my cousins bands and I sounded pretty good at first but I had zero technique and I completely screwed my voice. It didnt sound bad kind of like alpha wolf. But I started doing these exercises and they actually helped me get my voice back! Amazing thank you!
The toothpaste analogy is actually spot on!!! Really enjoyed this video thank you!
Sweet the breathing technique I was taught to use for anxiety can also help with vocal warms ups.
This was amazing, I honestly feel like I can breath better in general after doing this exercise. Thank you for the great content!
My pleasure!
For me, this video explained breathing the best. Thank you.
You earned a sub.
Thank you ^^
wow nice screaming .. i learned from you.. im your subs. from Philippines.. nice to meet you.. ♥️
Thanks
i love your videos! how often should i do these exercises? do i need to do this exercise all day everyday? or that few hours before practice or performances?
Oh my god, I feel so dumb. The reason my screams hurt and sounded so lifeless was because my posture was that of a goddamn gremlin. I even knew before this video that posture is important and yet I somehow managed to forget.
I appreciate this I was breathing from the diaphragm but It wasn’t powerful enough this helped a lot thanks
AWESOME
Wow this added a good 10 seconds so my long notes dam this is super usefull
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 thank you for this 👏🤟🏻🤙🏼💙
Thx that help a lot ;O
you are a godsent
Hey Mary, i started 6 weeks ago with building up my diafram and now i am even able to cover songs I love. Nothing hurts. Spend a lot of time to find and use the natural distortion for false chord. Today I involved your breathing and yoga thing and it opened new worlds for me. Wow. So much comfort. Is it possible to send you a recording from me for money to get your professionel oponion? Thanks for reading :)
What if when I scream, my normal voice never gets hoarse but my falsetto is completely dead?
Joseph Sampy needs to respond to this!
Hi! I'm not sure if I understand the question? Can you rephrase or give some more details?
yeah, sorry. When I scream, my falsetto becomes very airy and raspy when I try to sing with it. I'm also unable to hit the higher notes I'd usually be able to hit in my falsetto after screaming
Okay so I'm still not 100% sure if I know what is happening because it's always hard to tell without being in a lesson or hearing in-person. But, to me, it seems like you are probably slamming the vocal cords together and maybe doing something to cause swelling in the vocal cords when screaming. If the cords become swollen due to slamming or not enough breath support or improper sound production then the swelling would certainly make high notes, especially very high falsetto notes, difficult or impossible to hit. To sing high notes, we need to have healthy, non-swollen vocal cords. Swelling thickens the cords which would limit note range significantly. So, be careful and try to work on your breathing and support for your screaming...something is happening to cause hoarseness and that shouldn't really be the case. Try to re-work or re-learn your screaming so that it does not cause this issue. Always stop if something is painful and see a doctor/ENT/Laryngologyst if issues persist.
4 years late to the exercise, but this is helpful, thank you.
about time i find a nice video for my screaming. i have a deep voice so its not hard to achieve low notes but it was the distortion that i wasnt doing good. also do you have high pitch singing lessons for those with deep voice ? its really hard for me to do. its hard for me to do and my favorite vocalist is Bruce Dickinson.
I think simply cannot, I'm baritone and I just can dream reaching note of singers like Dickinson, Allen etc that are probably natural soprano-tenor, you could reach with falsetto (and lot of practice) but hardly sound powerful like them. But I'm not professional nor a coach so it's just my 2 cents :D
So is my breathing correctly when my stomage is moving and my shoulders not?
Yes!
I love you!
I have a question in regarding learning this teqnique and maintaining it! I recently learned to fry scream and thought I finally broke that threshold of separating the fry from a more growl sound however I cant seem to get back in that high fry zone again after about 2 weeks of actually doing it, what would u recommend for warmups that may be able to distinguish the high frys from growling?
i tend to get a headache after singing, screaming for a longer set. do you think that's because i'm not using the correct technique or would you say it's a way of my body to tell me it's enough? might be because of a lack of oxygen? thanks
Make sure your blood pressure isn't naturally high, consult with your doctor to make sure it's not a blood pressure issue and also make sure you're warming up a lot, your voice and your body it will help dilate the blood vessels and make flow easier, also stretching the neck, face and shoulders to relieve tension before going on stage. And yes, being in good cardio vascular health will help. Although, I do all of these things and have very low blood pressure and still get these headaches when screaming from time to time. I think it's the giant rush of blood to the head that takes place even when we use proper technique. This is why it's so important to warmup and be in shape so we don't burst any blood vessels in our vocal cord or eyes for example. Our bodies can handle it but only if we are prepared physically for the intense work. Also we want to check with our physicians and make sure that our overall blood pressure is low and we're healthy enough to proceed with the physical demands of intense vocalizing. If your overall blood pressure is really high, your doctor may advise against screaming and singing until you get it lowered.
hay que traducirlos!!! ganaran más publico, en mi país (México) no hay nada bueno para aprender estas técnicas, saludos!
Did I get it right you have an video regarding positioning the hand while doing the warmups 🤔?
Can you record everyday Fry scream routine exerciese, it will be very helpfull :)?
This is so great and clear - thank you! Will try to do this daily and enjoy the results :) Is it right that in the beginning it's actually kinda tiring to breath in this lifted-fixed sternum fashion, using only the abdomen to 'pump'?
Bryan Waters yep! It won't be easy at first but over time your abs and back will strengthen. I have gotten even my oldest 60+ students to develop this...it comes gradually
Will I get a beautiful six-pack to boot?! :)
Bryan Waters hopefully lol!
Result! :D
I know this is an older video, but I did have a related question. I'm sure I have some posture issues I need to work on, but I occasionally feel pain/strain in my lower back opposite my core when doing false chord screams. Any ideas to what the culprit might be? I suspect that I am either continuing to push/strain after my lungs are out of air, or that I'm still a bit inefficient at pushing air this way and am overdoing it. Any suggestions would be welcome!
I'm getting much betting at everything thanks to your help, Mary! Only thing is after a few screams I start to get a bit of a headache?!? Am I doing something wrong or is this natural? Or could it be a sinus issue?
It's a tension headache! Look up some orthopedic neck stretches or ask a chiropractor to recommend tension relieving stretches...it will help a lot!
Wow this is helpful! What does it mean if you feel like your going to pass out on long high notes?
Just a Ride Motovlogs i would also like to know if this is normal, if anyone would chime in. Lows are easy to sustain but the highs have a tendency to make me light headed
@@HenglishShogun sounds like not enough oxygen in your head, but I´m no professional
She explained in another comment and seems be caused by high blood pressure, if your blood pressure is high; high pitch screams demands more blood go thru the head and causing various symphtoms.
I need advice.. I feel tension and pain in my throat when I'm "hissing"(I can clearly see and feel my diaphragm working but still..)
How will I know my sternum is lifted? I can’t visualize it, it’s very difficult for me. And my voice just feel like is burning a little after I scream for a while. I’m very confused.
I can't maintain the false cord more than 2 or 3 seconds... On the other hand i can maintain fry like 25 or 30 seconds. Any advice for me? I've been doing this exercises but i'm not improving on false cord :(
Am i doing it wrong if my chest is feeling weird and im not sure hurt a little maybe not sure
A silly question but when breathing in, should my stomach stink in or push out?
Push out
Is it a natural thing to not feel extremely comfortable doing the lifted posture at first? I've only been screaming for 2 and a half months and the vertical posture can get a little uncomfortable.
_-EvilSkittles-_ id say yes. I think everybody has this problem because of how much we sit, including driving. If you want to strengthen your posture to naturally support itself: try looking into strengthening your core. This doesnt just involve ab work outs, but also a muscle in your back called the Soaz.
What if you used does tricks for pop songs?
Oh my God I've been trying for so long and it always hurt and didn't sound right. After this video I did a good fry scream and a good false scream!
woo hoo!
Why i cant scream like i scream before? Can u help me.. what will i do.. tnx
What if I take breath from my diaphragm when I scream but after that my cords are still swollen. So am I doing it wrong or just because I don't pratice screaming often? Please response to my question, I need a help. Thank you!
Swelling isn't good but having some muccus in your throat after a longer session with false chord screaming is relatively normal as the false chords have the task to moist your vocal folds.
If you get hoarse or your falsetto breaks away or you have problems to get into the normal fry noise, hours after you have screamed, try to rebuild your technique from the beginning. I have to do this pretty oftenly as i have learned many bad behaviours regarding screaming when i began with it (thanks to bands like whitchapel which i wanted to imitate. There is too much pressure and pushing for a beginner to learn a solid technique)
I'm having a problem - my breath is definitely coming from my abdomen, lifting my sternum well, and when i scream i do feel the squeeze in the right place and i can feel that loose vibrating gravelly-ness right below my throat, but my soft palette and/or the roof of my mouth gets uncomfortably scratchy. How do I work around that scratchiness?
Unfortunately there is no workaround. ua-cam.com/video/GP_NzQxIcus/v-deo.html Healthy grit comes with the scratchiness because we can't flap around the distortion tissues like the soft palate and not feel it. It shouldn't affect your vocal cords or make you hoarse, though. Hope that video link helps
I wish that I had help in person and I have to be doing something wrong if I can't make those Screams 😭
When screamers for the sake of the performance are leaning forward or don't have a straight back, does their screaming get affected by their posture?
Good Question! So, obviously in my live vids with the bands I'm in, I'm not in a perfect posture like this. It's really meant to be for exercises, learning, warmups and studio. Once you get good at it you can fill the lungs and empty from underneath without the posture. But the posture will teach you to do that. I still do it in warmups to remind my body how to breathe
When i do this deep breath technique, i feel after 4 or 5 time pretty dizzy, i guess im doing it wrong but what may i do wrong?
This happens most often when people start using this technique for the first time. Your body needs to get used to taking in this much air. Take it slowly and stop and breathe normally for a minute between each exercise. Eventually, your body will get used to it and you won't get light-headed or dizzy any more. Also make sure you aren't locking your knees if you are doing the exercise standing. Take it easy!
VoiceHacks Ok, Thank you.
Tobias Duck me too. I also feel some pressure on my nose. I don't know if its because i'm doing it wrong, or that i have a problem with my nose.
dunno, Voicehacks told me that its normal but what is the Problem with your Nose?
when i breathe, i need to breathe with my nose or my mouth, or both? when i used to practice singing my teacher told me that is just the nose, but what do you think about it?
For singing and screaming, try to breathe through the MOUTH. The reason is, it's the fastest, most natural, most efficient way to fill the lungs fully and completely. We do this naturally when speaking. When you take a quick gasp in before saying "Oh real quick, I forgot to tell you" or "Oh before you walk out the door..." it's that type of a breath, only in screaming/singing we need to fill the lungs as full as we possibly can between sentences and phrases. Sometimes if you have several bars before you sing, you can take a long breath through the nose, but I really recommend through the mouth for singing/screaming.
woooow thanks n_n, btw? do you have a band? it would be nice listening how you sing and use all those things with your own band
Yep I do! The bands I am known for are Luna Mortis, White Empress and my current band is called "Santa Marta" ua-cam.com/video/rWFbe2pb_FY/v-deo.html
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