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The problem is, when I try and sing forward, from the roof of my mouth, I still feel my larynx rising the higher the note, so that just means I'm going up, yes?
@@paulchristie8452 yes that happens initially. The gentle fry should help keep the larynx neutral or try some dumb bows to help keep larynx from rising while you are in the process of unlocking.
I’m still giving it a go, but I will let you know how I progress at it. I still haven’t reached Mariah Carey’s highest notes 🎶 yet. It’s flagellate I want to get good at. I think I managed to vocal fry it to A5. If it was an A5 , then I just need to nail that B5 and C5 before moving on to the 6th octave.
Wow! You are the first person who’s ever said this other than my former voice teacher (God rest his soul). He helped me so much and saved my voice. I don’t understand how no other voice teacher (well, the ones I came across) knows this. Whenever I listen to great singers they all use this technique. I definitely subscribed. Thanks 👍🏻
This blew my mind and indeed was a game changer! I used to "drop" off coming on a downward siren and there was a huge resonance quality change... The image of the sound rolling back and forward solved the issue! Since I watched this I keep waking up every day nervous and checking if my voice is still there - as it worked like magic and I still hardly can believe how such a simple explanation could have made such a big difference! Thank you Angie!!!!
What?! I’ve always been someone who goes by feel and lost it a while back cause someone gave me some bad advice and I didn’t know what to do with it cause I wasn’t trained. Over time I got such horrible habits It caused me to strain so much and I lost my voice. Which is not good cause singing is my job hahaha. I’ve been slowly gaining back my voice but was missing something really important. I couldn’t get “into the mask” at all without straining cause I was trying to go up. This is what I needed! This is making it easy to hit the high notes again and got my falsetto back. Thank you!
@@AngiesVocals So I’ve watched this video at least 8 times, along with all your other videos, and finally had another breakthrough. Still haven’t found anyone who explains it this way which is helping me so much. I’m going to buy the master your voice series and when I get more comfortable will definitely be reaching out for some 1on1 lessons. Thank you!
I finally figured this out yesterday on a chorus of a song. I pushed the high notes to the roof of my mouth. I was wondering how to apply this on all songs! So glad I found you ❤️ 🎉
This is a beautiful explanation! I always tried to force the voice forward bc I’ve always heard of forward placement, but I’ve NEVER thought to roll the voice back for the high notes! That’s actually crazy what a difference that makes when I experiment with it! I gained so many notes I didn’t know I had by actually changing my ideas of placement. I’d been trying to sing high notes in the low note placement you described, more in the mouth space rather than the soft palette space.
Oh my gosh... you're so cute with the acting thing, and you remind me a little bit of Jane Leeves. This makes so much sense on paper. Now HOW to do it practically is the question!?
Thankyou. That’s kind of you too say. 😊 soooo. Try the 3 tips video for starting to hit high notes and you can start working on some mixing exercises? Depends on where you are on your singing journey?
@@AngiesVocals Thanks! I've been singing my whole life but nothing major professionally mostly theater when I was younger but because of an accident I put all the strain and stress on my neck and throat it's very bad now but I've never really been able to hit high notes cuz I'm getting older I can see that they're there in my range it would be nice to get back to some training if it wasn't for all this tension LOL keep up the good work!
You will be able to learn to hit high notes, even if you’ve always struggled to find them, and age has very little effect. It’s the placement that’s been knocked out of place… 🎶🎤
This has completely clicked and changed things for me! I have a really strong chest voice but as soon as I go into head voice. (Always pictured the sound moving up) i had no strength in my voice. Your video and the visualization of the voice going back then forward has unlocked my voice. Thanks so much ❤
@@Lallalli99 hey :) thanks for your question. I’ve got a video on how to strengthen your chest voice. It is a common problem with great tools that are quite effective. Let me know how you go.
She is absolutely right. Not a big fan of the Tik Tok like production of this video with the memes and stuff, but the message brought across here is straight to the point and well said.
I love visuals for learning myself, I just wish like the animation around them was more related to the instruction. like representing the direction of the vibration or the air, for example
I've been learning to sing from other sources/videos so I have some basis/feel for my voice but literally within the two days after watching this video I unlocked 2/3 more of an octave in modal(?) register. I could only hit those notes in falsetto before. I'm now hitting them in what I think is actual head voice and all of my modal register sounds more relaxed and open now. Insanity. This really works. Thank you for this!!
So great to hear that it has helped you. Singing really is counter-intuitive and I have found if we understand the why it does bring quicker breakthrough.. 🎤🎶
Thank you very very much for this knowledge and sharing it.. I’m a trumpet player and I’m orientated very much on singing. Now I understand why. Falsetto works like it does. Thank you very much…
Amazing. This is great advice!! I am new to singing, and as a male, i find it hard to put any power in higher notes in my range. I started trying to think "down" when going up in scales. I will try practicing with what you teach in this video and see how it goes!
This is a great explanation of placement. I’ve been working with a teacher and I came across this vid while looking for some supplemental info. The “rolling” concept helped it click. Thanks!
Great video and great explanation. I also believe that the pulling faces thing comes from trying to control everything. Making sure it’s placed right. It makes singing effortless , the only thing that’s hard is controlling the pressure and excessive force and sometimes that makes us pull faces too!
Very helpful visualization for me at least. everybody is on different levels, and some of us need to work hard with the most basic concepts before trying to progress further to the more challenging. don't give up 🎉 private lessons are a thing ppl!
This is awesome advice!! I just realized recently when watching a video of myself singing that I was going to have to act to make it interesting, just like you said 😆
Fabulous video, thank you. I did the fire engine up and down sound you did in the early part of the clip and with my pitch monitor app could see I went up to G5. When I've done scales previously I've only ever managed to get to D5#. Still haven't figured out yet how to actually sing a word way up there but am hoping because I managed to get there doing your exercise that one day I might be able to. The lower notes are easy for me. I'm just a beginner but know my natural range is as an alto. Thank you again for posting these great learning videos.
Thanks for your comment. This is great to hear - it takes a little whilte to learn to access those higher areas - G5 is great - your voice opens up in sections from there so as you find the next resonance space you'll jump 3-4 notes at a time. it's amazing - less air and pressure to get through that next spot and try it with ooo, eee and ah to see which is your easiest one as you go higher. To start to sing up there try the gentle exercises - they will start to help you navigate those areas with words and I have found the ugly, nasally or nasty scales help unlock it quicker because that sound helps recruit the muscles you need to learn to sing up there - it's pretty amazing. So glad you are enjoying the videos
@@AngiesVocals Thank you so much for your reply. I will have to get seriously stuck into your exercises! I've discovered while practicing singing Yesterday Once More (Carpenters) that I'm now often hitting some F4# notes at both F4# & F5# within the same word and I have no idea how this is happening? It's also happening with a lot of the B3 notes, the pitch monitor tells me I'm also hitting B4. My voice seems to waver between the two notes that are an octave apart, is this normal when you are a beginner? Thank You.
My vocal coach compared the back and forth reflection of the sound waves in the open space lf the mouth to the physics that lead up to a rocket launching. I may not have described it as well as she did but it sort of clicked for me.
lately I started thinking about going back ( instead of forward) so your video makes so much sense. I just subscribed...looking forward to watching more
Really wow, thank you so much.. this helped me instantly.. I was struggling so long with this, to properly understad it.. now i feel like i finally know how i can properly and relaxed play the different registers.. Helped not only for high notes, but for my whole voice actually, if i imply over time i feel like my fucked up singing will be fixed though
Omg omg omg! Thnk u thnk u thnk u! Have spent my whole life struggling with that n all techniques I tried failed. N here I have the solution!!! Thnks from the bottom of my heart! ❤
I’ve got a heavier baritone singing voice. I can hit up to D5/E5 in falsetto but usually can’t sustain full voice above E4 very well, if at all. I know I can sing these higher notes in falsetto, but all I want is to hit those G4’s and A4’s with a full sound.
So biologically you have at least another octave of strong mix voice above your D/E4 - do when we talk about a mixed voice it means you can sing with no restrictions in a powerful voice up to your E/F5 - at the moment you are using mostly chest - (I did the same for the first 35 years of my life) so I know it’s possible personally!! So exciting… it’s not logical so most people can’t get free without a coach/guide but all these tips are designed to start getting you looking in the right place. 🎶 it’s mind blowing! And easier than you think. 🎶
@@AngiesVocals I’ve just tried for years and haven’t accessed a strong and simultaneously easeful sound in that upper part of my range. My falsetto is pretty strong from F4-D5 though. Some coaches say it comes from building the falsetto/head voice and some say otherwise. I just want to gain those notes on top without hurting my voice
Ok yes. So you can find it a few different ways but most people that are strong chest singers (like I was) can’t get breakthrough from this point without a coach. You need a guide. I find people need at least 10 lessons with a coach before they can start to find it themselves and then it takes 6-12 months before you can live there. But once you’ve got it you have it for life.
I learnt to train my voice by intensively studying and mimicking Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston most of the time... This tutorial was really easy on the go
Im a lower baritone, and my chest voice is D2-D#4. After D4 or even C4, i can place my voice "in my nose" and go up to a B4 or C5. In the bridge, the voice cracks, but after E4/F4, my voice becomes powerful and effortless (there is effort but no strain). What is happening with my voice that lets me reach higher notes with ease, but sounds nasally?
@@eemoot Thankyou for your question. So you are using more of a nasal phyrengyal mix to access that area. You can also smooth your transition so it doesn’t crack - mixing the chest and head - and have 1 voice all the way through.
@AngiesVocals oh thank you! I'm just confused because after the F4, my voice sounds almost identical to chest voice, but I can choose to make it more heady or chesty. It's slightly less bass-y and is brighter, but still loud and powerful and chesty. What I'm confused about is why the bridge doesn't want to smooth into this mix. Because I can "mix" to be very chesty after the bridge, but I can't "mix" in the bridge? Thank you so much though! I really appreciate it!
The BIG question is, does the act of visualizing distract the part of our mind that wants to clench and push and work hard for those elusive high notes in turn allowing the body’s natural ability to hit them to just happen? In other words when we imagine something we momentarily get out of our own way and the body can just do what it was born to do (with ease). I guess it doesn’t matter.. if it works it works!! 😅. So I thank you! I couldn’t find anything on the purple ball online - does anyone know where I can find more on it? Maybe under a different name ?
@@UtheGuru it’s a great question. It seems to be different for everyone. For some people it works for some not. What I have found is that most people visualise the wrong thing (high notes are up) so it just gets worse. My personal frustration when I had vocal damage was that nothing worked. Either way my voice got worse and worse and nothing worked. I have found with the right guidance people can gain mastery. The purple ball is an example of how quite often people feel mix/free voice differently. Some of my clients say it feels like a ledge, some can’t feel anything. Some feel like it’s a colour, a place, a shape.
Thank you so much for responding!!! 😀 I tried this this morning with my exercises and it works really well for scales!! Is there a trick to using it in songs when notes aren’t so linearly laid out ?
I don't understand any of this at all, and I've never understood when anyone talks about feeling where a note is coming from, including "head," "chest," "throat," "mask," "up," "forward" etc or "sending" a sound or note "out". This completely baffles me, and I wonder if this is because I'm on the autism spectrum. In any case, it's so frustrating because obviously others are feeling it, understanding, and getting help, but I'm not at all.
Hi Amber. Thankyou for your comment. Mist people don’t feel it initially and some for a while. It’s quite common initially. Some people never feel it. In that case starting with exercises that are directing the notes and muscles is the best next step. If you are finding you aren’t getting breakthrough then get some lessons - a coach is a game changer. I find you need at least 10-12 regular lessons before you start to feel like you are getting it. I’ve got alit of students who got great breakthrough and felt like nothing was working before. A
@@AngiesVocals I always struggle when I sing High notes especially when I have the mic , I Feel Nervous because of lack of knowledge but thanks to you and this video I now learn and understand how to sing In High notes....That singing High notes is not pushing but rolling in inside the Soft Palate....Again Thank You❤️
I'll try, if I get higher this way, but I guess, I already do this. But it does'nt really help, if you have a naturally deep voice and try to create a belting sound on your highest notes, which are for a mezzo comfortable and therefore easy to belt. But for me it is almost impossible to sing it without pressure, not because it is high, but because of the special quality of the sound. I hope, my explanation did'nt sound to weard. My english is not that good.
Thank you. I have problems with that twang thing. I'm older now and I'm wondering if it is an age thing. Been singing all my life with a powerful voice, then did 7 years of classical training as a soprano. Now back to jazz and I'm noticing the problems I'm having re-adapting. I noticed you didn't sing very high in this demonstration. I was able to do that, but it's usually when I sing above my break I get problems. I can never get a smooth transition and note tends to thin out a bit (too classical sounding). Do you know what I mean?
Thanks for your comment. Yes often when people switch from classical back it can be quite an adjustment. There’s a few things going on there learning to transition. I normally like my clients to be able to mix through to D6 for woman and D-E5 for men - might need some individual feedback for this one. It’s a placement and resonance thing.
This is quiet abstract in a way, but somehow my notes sound more like what I want them to sound when I keep them in that area. Can anyone elaborate? Thank you!
@@theoriginaljean3917 sure. Great question. We are aiming for your resonance space and reducing manipulation and tongue tension that can affect tonal quality and voice. What specifically would you like to know?
The lower high notes should be forward and the higher high notes should be in the soft pallet or it doesn't matter, roll up everytime when it's hard for me to sing?
Hi. So everyone feels it a little differently - some people feel it all in the soft palette and back of throat others feel it forward and back - i think the big thing is to not be thinking up and down. Your voice knows where it wants to go so when you start to let it lead you it unlocks and shows you the way. Also dropping the back of the tongue can really open up the higher notes also.
How do i actually place the high notes backwards without muffling the sound…cause if i go backwards it’s sounds like a muffled high note…when i do head voice(it feels backwards) it’s very powerful though…but when i try to belt the head voice note…it still sounds like head voice but whiny and bright but muffled. So its harder. (I have been working on mixed voice for 7 months too) im not sure
There is a mix of both front and back at the save time. Most people focus on one or the other but it needs both at the same time. You may need to add some phyrangeal in (nasty) or try some fry to neutralise the larynx. Let me know how you go.
@@AngiesVocals there’s some videos on my channel that i posted of me singing…its a little old now but can you check them out to see if im doing it right?
drive.google.com/file/d/1DXqXzAjGWlSXSFUIkONT_Uy8D2RMj_YB/view?usp=drivesdk I want to release the Gospel song The Holy City in all platforms by high notes like seriosa. I have sung 177 national anthems in UA-cam IG FB and I can add more until all countries in the world or Vatican.
Hi Richard. That’s quite normal for a lot of people. You might find some of the foundational videos a good start or our course that has 8 modules - with lots of resources, info sheets and warmups.
Sorry, still super abstract for me. Like aren't there specific muscles controlling resonance? What are they and exactly what do I do with them? I don't feel "resonance" at all whether I'm singing high or low. Like what should I do with my tongue? What should I do with my larnyx? I have no problem connecting vocal ranges seamlessly with a generic vowel sound, but changing vowel sounds are impossible in the mixed and upper ranges without serious sacrifice to tonal quality.
Most people don't necessarily feel resonance when they sing - you will get familiar with it as you explore your spaces more - it sounds like you are stuck on doing vowel exercises and need to transition to singing lyrics and sections of songs - ugly singing helps with this - some people never 'feel' the resonance - resonance is a space where the sound travels in - the muscles are related to the throat and other areas which that can effect the quality of the sound and resonance. The tongue and larynx positioning is different depending on what area of your voice you are developing - this is not the kind of thing that can be guided for you specifically from a general video - It sounds like you might need to look at getting some 1 on1 coaching to help you through these areas of your voice. You've got some great questions.
@@AngiesVocals thanks I appreciate reply. I have worked on songs a bunch, but find technique work doesn't really translate to them much. I've looked into coaching but it is way, way too expensive for me. I've had cheaper lawyers
So basically it's not that thenotes in the cords are going up or down, but the sensation we have in our head regarding the frequency? If I start lower to upper range, then the feeling is from forward to back of my mouth, and then up? And viceversa? I never sang propperly, I just play instruments but I know I can sing, just I don't have the right techniques and suffer from severe debilitating anxiety disorder (can't breath and stay in good posture ever).
Yes the sensation moves as we move to lower and higher registers. There is generally 2-3 sensations going on at one time but as you go higher generally it feels like it’s going forward and backward at the same time. Sorry to hear about your anxiety challenges.
@@AngiesVocals I'm slowly learning to hit my higher note, while feeling it effortless, thanks to your other video ''3 Tips for hitting the high notes'', now I feel the ''rolling back'' sensation instead of reaching high! It's between an F#5 / G5, but sometimes I hit an A5 for a second and it disappears, but I understand that with practice, I'll be able to send less air and hit that A5 and stay there doing vibrato (but I still don't know how to do vibrato haha). I'm subscribing! You're an excellent teacher Angie 💖
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The problem is, when I try and sing forward, from the roof of my mouth, I still feel my larynx rising the higher the note, so that just means I'm going up, yes?
@@paulchristie8452 yes that happens initially. The gentle fry should help keep the larynx neutral or try some dumb bows to help keep larynx from rising while you are in the process of unlocking.
@@AngiesVocals Okay thank you
@@paulchristie8452 let me know how you go. 🎵🎤
I’m still giving it a go, but I will let you know how I progress at it. I still haven’t reached Mariah Carey’s highest notes 🎶 yet. It’s flagellate I want to get good at. I think I managed to vocal fry it to A5. If it was an A5 , then I just need to nail that B5 and C5 before moving on to the 6th octave.
Wow! You are the first person who’s ever said this other than my former voice teacher (God rest his soul). He helped me so much and saved my voice. I don’t understand how no other voice teacher (well, the ones I came across) knows this. Whenever I listen to great singers they all use this technique. I definitely subscribed. Thanks 👍🏻
Wow. So glad you loved it and found us. Yes - seems crazy right? 😊🎶🎤
I discovered this by accident yesterday and it completely changed my understanding of how this all works
@@vicenteisaias_ so glad you loved it!! 🎤💥
OH MY GOD. In my two years of trying to be a self taught singers, I always kept of straining and now I know why.You are God sent thank you 😭❤️
Pleasure. So happy to hear you love it and it’s so helpful. 😊🎉
This blew my mind and indeed was a game changer! I used to "drop" off coming on a downward siren and there was a huge resonance quality change... The image of the sound rolling back and forward solved the issue! Since I watched this I keep waking up every day nervous and checking if my voice is still there - as it worked like magic and I still hardly can believe how such a simple explanation could have made such a big difference! Thank you Angie!!!!
Kris this is fantastic! So excited you have found such a big breakthrough!! So excited!! Enjoy. 🎶🎤
What?! I’ve always been someone who goes by feel and lost it a while back cause someone gave me some bad advice and I didn’t know what to do with it cause I wasn’t trained. Over time I got such horrible habits It caused me to strain so much and I lost my voice. Which is not good cause singing is my job hahaha. I’ve been slowly gaining back my voice but was missing something really important. I couldn’t get “into the mask” at all without straining cause I was trying to go up. This is what I needed! This is making it easy to hit the high notes again and got my falsetto back. Thank you!
Wow. Jordan. So great to hear that. I hear this a lot from singers. Let me know how you go and hit us up if you need some fast track 1on1 sessions.
@@AngiesVocals So I’ve watched this video at least 8 times, along with all your other videos, and finally had another breakthrough. Still haven’t found anyone who explains it this way which is helping me so much. I’m going to buy the master your voice series and when I get more comfortable will definitely be reaching out for some 1on1 lessons. Thank you!
@@SuperJordanprice Oh that's great news!! so happy to hear that - let me know how you go!!
I finally figured this out yesterday on a chorus of a song. I pushed the high notes to the roof of my mouth. I was wondering how to apply this on all songs! So glad I found you ❤️ 🎉
Fantastic!! When you start looking for notes in a new direction things start popping in and clicking. So good.
This is a beautiful explanation! I always tried to force the voice forward bc I’ve always heard of forward placement, but I’ve NEVER thought to roll the voice back for the high notes! That’s actually crazy what a difference that makes when I experiment with it! I gained so many notes I didn’t know I had by actually changing my ideas of placement. I’d been trying to sing high notes in the low note placement you described, more in the mouth space rather than the soft palette space.
Wow!!! So exciting to hear how much this helped you!! Love it! 😊💥
Oh my gosh... you're so cute with the acting thing, and you remind me a little bit of Jane Leeves. This makes so much sense on paper. Now HOW to do it practically is the question!?
Thankyou. That’s kind of you too say. 😊 soooo. Try the 3 tips video for starting to hit high notes and you can start working on some mixing exercises? Depends on where you are on your singing journey?
@@AngiesVocals Thanks! I've been singing my whole life but nothing major professionally mostly theater when I was younger but because of an accident I put all the strain and stress on my neck and throat it's very bad now but I've never really been able to hit high notes cuz I'm getting older I can see that they're there in my range it would be nice to get back to some training if it wasn't for all this tension LOL keep up the good work!
You will be able to learn to hit high notes, even if you’ve always struggled to find them, and age has very little effect. It’s the placement that’s been knocked out of place… 🎶🎤
I might cry😢 im so happy, this angel of a woman gave me the answer ive been asking for for sooo long
Wow. So happy to hear that. 🎶
This has completely clicked and changed things for me! I have a really strong chest voice but as soon as I go into head voice. (Always pictured the sound moving up) i had no strength in my voice. Your video and the visualization of the voice going back then forward has unlocked my voice. Thanks so much ❤
Wow!! So happy to hear that. My pleasure. 😊🎤
I have the exact opposit problem i cant even sing properly without straining in my chest voice. How did you develop your chest voice?
@@Lallalli99 hey :) thanks for your question. I’ve got a video on how to strengthen your chest voice. It is a common problem with great tools that are quite effective. Let me know how you go.
everytime you said soft palate you got me. 👍
It's so good!
Why nobody honors her a medal???
She nailed the technique perfectly. Many thanks
Udo tried!!
Wow this totally changes my approach!!! Now I can't wait to watch your other videos!
Amazing. Right? It is a game changer.
She is absolutely right. Not a big fan of the Tik Tok like production of this video with the memes and stuff, but the message brought across here is straight to the point and well said.
Glad you like it. Thanks
I love visuals for learning myself, I just wish like the animation around them was more related to the instruction. like representing the direction of the vibration or the air, for example
OMGG!! This is a game changer, THANK YOUU!!
Pleasure!! So excited you love it.
I like ur lecture style, it's very natural! I learned a lot from here compared to other longer videos. Thank u!
Pleasure. Thankyou. 🎶😊
I've been learning to sing from other sources/videos so I have some basis/feel for my voice but literally within the two days after watching this video I unlocked 2/3 more of an octave in modal(?) register. I could only hit those notes in falsetto before. I'm now hitting them in what I think is actual head voice and all of my modal register sounds more relaxed and open now. Insanity. This really works. Thank you for this!!
@@projectpiano5231 wow!!! This is fantastic. So excited to hear our content is helping you get those high notes more easily!! 😊💪🎤
Ty, that sounds like awesome info on singing, I am going to try this. Wish me good luck.
@@benguay7985 good luck. Let me know how you go. 🎤
honestly am blown away by how simple u got this point across , thank u for sharing your knowledge
So great to hear that it has helped you. Singing really is counter-intuitive and I have found if we understand the why it does bring quicker breakthrough.. 🎤🎶
Thank you very very much for this knowledge and sharing it.. I’m a trumpet player and I’m orientated very much on singing. Now I understand why. Falsetto works like it does. Thank you very much…
Thankyou for your comment.. Sooo happy to hear you found it so helpful. 😊🎶
So true! Never knew this until I started working with a vocal coach, and it is a huge game changer! Love the video :)
Great to hear!! Thanks so much. 😊🎶
Amazing. This is great advice!! I am new to singing, and as a male, i find it hard to put any power in higher notes in my range. I started trying to think "down" when going up in scales. I will try practicing with what you teach in this video and see how it goes!
Fantastic!! Let me know how you go and any questions. Takes a little while to get the hang of it but soooo worth it! 🎶🎤
best lesson EVER. mind blow. thank you. you are such beauty, grace and charm.
Love that!!! So glad you loved it. 😊🎶
Amazing!!!! Thank you Angie, never was so clear as this... Thank you
Pleasure!!
This is a great explanation of placement. I’ve been working with a teacher and I came across this vid while looking for some supplemental info. The “rolling” concept helped it click. Thanks!
So great to hear that. Love that. 😊🎶
This is the best explanation I have heard. I have since experimented with it and it absolutely made a difference. Thank you!
So great to hear that Michael!! Love that. Pleasure. 😊🎤
Great video and great explanation. I also believe that the pulling faces thing comes from trying to control everything. Making sure it’s placed right. It makes singing effortless , the only thing that’s hard is controlling the pressure and excessive force and sometimes that makes us pull faces too!
Great comment. Thanks
Very helpful visualization for me at least. everybody is on different levels, and some of us need to work hard with the most basic concepts before trying to progress further to the more challenging. don't give up 🎉 private lessons are a thing ppl!
Thanks for your inspiration 👍
Wow, the timeliness that I saw this. Thank you. ❤
Love that!
Thanks a lot! Testing those few minutes brought me one step further on the road
Love that! Thanks for letting me know.
Best advice! Never thought about this but it changes a lot in your voice. Thank you so much! ❤️
So great to hear!! 😊
Forever changed with this info. So much easier. Thank you 🎉❤
Wow! So happy to hear that. 😊🎤
This is certainly a game changer!!!!!
So glad you found it helpful!! It sounds like is!! 🎶🎤
1am so I've got to wait till tomorrow to try this but it sounds good. Thanks.
Great. Let me know how you go. A
That makes a lot of sense.... I'm so amazed... thank you ❤❤
So glad you found it helpful. A
Amazing. High note very easy when I see your video!
@@BatCuopOngGia love that!
this video just saved my life
@@abbymorgan3968 sooo happy to hear that!!! 🎉🎉
This is awesome advice!! I just realized recently when watching a video of myself singing that I was going to have to act to make it interesting, just like you said 😆
Love that. 😊
Fabulous video, thank you. I did the fire engine up and down sound you did in the early part of the clip and with my pitch monitor app could see I went up to G5. When I've done scales previously I've only ever managed to get to D5#. Still haven't figured out yet how to actually sing a word way up there but am hoping because I managed to get there doing your exercise that one day I might be able to. The lower notes are easy for me. I'm just a beginner but know my natural range is as an alto. Thank you again for posting these great learning videos.
Thanks for your comment. This is great to hear - it takes a little whilte to learn to access those higher areas - G5 is great - your voice opens up in sections from there so as you find the next resonance space you'll jump 3-4 notes at a time. it's amazing - less air and pressure to get through that next spot and try it with ooo, eee and ah to see which is your easiest one as you go higher. To start to sing up there try the gentle exercises - they will start to help you navigate those areas with words and I have found the ugly, nasally or nasty scales help unlock it quicker because that sound helps recruit the muscles you need to learn to sing up there - it's pretty amazing. So glad you are enjoying the videos
@@AngiesVocals Thank you so much for your reply. I will have to get seriously stuck into your exercises! I've discovered while practicing singing Yesterday Once More (Carpenters) that I'm now often hitting some F4# notes at both F4# & F5# within the same word and I have no idea how this is happening? It's also happening with a lot of the B3 notes, the pitch monitor tells me I'm also hitting B4. My voice seems to waver between the two notes that are an octave apart, is this normal when you are a beginner? Thank You.
So cool ❤
This is true, I love your lessons
I will follow because I often can't get high notes
Thank you Angie ❤
My vocal coach compared the back and forth reflection of the sound waves in the open space lf the mouth to the physics that lead up to a rocket launching. I may not have described it as well as she did but it sort of clicked for me.
Life changing advice!!! Thank you so much
Happy to help :)
Nice to meet you , I lean from your teach
@@김부여-v6v nice to meet you too. So glad you are finding it helpful. 😊
lately I started thinking about going back ( instead of forward) so your video makes so much sense. I just subscribed...looking forward to watching more
Love that. Welcome to our channel. 😊
Really wow, thank you so much.. this helped me instantly.. I was struggling so long with this, to properly understad it.. now i feel like i finally know how i can properly and relaxed play the different registers.. Helped not only for high notes, but for my whole voice actually, if i imply over time i feel like my fucked up singing will be fixed though
So great to hear it’s helped your whole range. Well done!! 😊🎶
Omg omg omg! Thnk u thnk u thnk u! Have spent my whole life struggling with that n all techniques I tried failed. N here I have the solution!!! Thnks from the bottom of my heart! ❤
Wow!!! So excited to hear that!! 🎉🎉
A powerfull lesson! Tks a lot!!!
Good to hear you found it helpful. 😊🎶
Genius. Thank you. 😄✨️
Pleasure!! So glad it was helpful.
I just love your video ☺️ can you make a video for falsetto and whistle placement, how the air is moving? ❤️
Thank you for your comment. We can pop it in for the be t round of filming. 😊
Thank you!! A real teacher
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Awesome video!! thank you so much
Glad you found it helpful! 👍🎶
I’ve got a heavier baritone singing voice. I can hit up to D5/E5 in falsetto but usually can’t sustain full voice above E4 very well, if at all. I know I can sing these higher notes in falsetto, but all I want is to hit those G4’s and A4’s with a full sound.
So biologically you have at least another octave of strong mix voice above your D/E4 - do when we talk about a mixed voice it means you can sing with no restrictions in a powerful voice up to your E/F5 - at the moment you are using mostly chest - (I did the same for the first 35 years of my life) so I know it’s possible personally!! So exciting… it’s not logical so most people can’t get free without a coach/guide but all these tips are designed to start getting you looking in the right place. 🎶 it’s mind blowing! And easier than you think. 🎶
@@AngiesVocals I’ve just tried for years and haven’t accessed a strong and simultaneously easeful sound in that upper part of my range. My falsetto is pretty strong from F4-D5 though. Some coaches say it comes from building the falsetto/head voice and some say otherwise. I just want to gain those notes on top without hurting my voice
Ok yes. So you can find it a few different ways but most people that are strong chest singers (like I was) can’t get breakthrough from this point without a coach. You need a guide. I find people need at least 10 lessons with a coach before they can start to find it themselves and then it takes 6-12 months before you can live there. But once you’ve got it you have it for life.
I learnt to train my voice by intensively studying and mimicking Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston most of the time... This tutorial was really easy on the go
Thankyou. Mimicking is such an amazing tool. Well done.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Pleasure!! Glad it was helpful.
This helped me a lot!
Love that!! Thankyou for letting me know. 🎤🎶
Obrigada. You are wonderful
Thankyou so much.
Useful explanation, thanks
Thankyou. Glad it helped you.
I love this, this lesson genuinely helped me a lot, thank you! ❤
So good to hear! Thankyou for letting me know. 🎶
This is fantastic Angie!!! Very helpful indeed!! I never thought about placement in that way before.
Love that. It really is a game changer for most people. 😊
Oooooohhh you are helpful thank you
So glad you like it. 😊🎶
Love this
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Thanks 😊
This is awesome. Thank you
Pleasure. Glad it was helpful. 🎶😊
I find when I'm super relaxed I can hit high notes a whole lot easier than when I try to force it.
Yes that’s great.
I feel the lower chest voice buzzing at my lips, then as I go up I feel it go back, but then at the very top of my range it does feel like it goes up
It may feel that way in the higher ranges. It’s all about whether it stays connected.
This is amazing!
So glad you love it!! 🎉🎶
Im a lower baritone, and my chest voice is D2-D#4. After D4 or even C4, i can place my voice "in my nose" and go up to a B4 or C5. In the bridge, the voice cracks, but after E4/F4, my voice becomes powerful and effortless (there is effort but no strain). What is happening with my voice that lets me reach higher notes with ease, but sounds nasally?
@@eemoot Thankyou for your question. So you are using more of a nasal phyrengyal mix to access that area. You can also smooth your transition so it doesn’t crack - mixing the chest and head - and have 1 voice all the way through.
@AngiesVocals oh thank you! I'm just confused because after the F4, my voice sounds almost identical to chest voice, but I can choose to make it more heady or chesty. It's slightly less bass-y and is brighter, but still loud and powerful and chesty.
What I'm confused about is why the bridge doesn't want to smooth into this mix. Because I can "mix" to be very chesty after the bridge, but I can't "mix" in the bridge?
Thank you so much though! I really appreciate it!
Thank you great content
Thankyou. So glad you like it.
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Awesome - Welcome to our channel.
Really helpful
That’s great to hear.
The BIG question is, does the act of visualizing distract the part of our mind that wants to clench and push and work hard for those elusive high notes in turn allowing the body’s natural ability to hit them to just happen? In other words when we imagine something we momentarily get out of our own way and the body can just do what it was born to do (with ease). I guess it doesn’t matter.. if it works it works!! 😅. So I thank you!
I couldn’t find anything on the purple ball online - does anyone know where I can find more on it? Maybe under a different name ?
@@UtheGuru it’s a great question. It seems to be different for everyone. For some people it works for some not. What I have found is that most people visualise the wrong thing (high notes are up) so it just gets worse. My personal frustration when I had vocal damage was that nothing worked. Either way my voice got worse and worse and nothing worked. I have found with the right guidance people can gain mastery. The purple ball is an example of how quite often people feel mix/free voice differently. Some of my clients say it feels like a ledge, some can’t feel anything. Some feel like it’s a colour, a place, a shape.
Thank you so much for responding!!! 😀 I tried this this morning with my exercises and it works really well for scales!! Is there a trick to using it in songs when notes aren’t so linearly laid out ?
@@UtheGuru right. That’s great. So edgy/ugly singing can help with feeling where the notes want to sit. Bend over, tongue out.
Thank you 🙏
Pleasure :)
I don't understand any of this at all, and I've never understood when anyone talks about feeling where a note is coming from, including "head," "chest," "throat," "mask," "up," "forward" etc or "sending" a sound or note "out". This completely baffles me, and I wonder if this is because I'm on the autism spectrum.
In any case, it's so frustrating because obviously others are feeling it, understanding, and getting help, but I'm not at all.
Hi Amber. Thankyou for your comment. Mist people don’t feel it initially and some for a while. It’s quite common initially. Some people never feel it. In that case starting with exercises that are directing the notes and muscles is the best next step. If you are finding you aren’t getting breakthrough then get some lessons - a coach is a game changer. I find you need at least 10-12 regular lessons before you start to feel like you are getting it. I’ve got alit of students who got great breakthrough and felt like nothing was working before. A
@@AngiesVocals Thank you so much for this reassurance!
Thank You
Pleasure. 😊
@@AngiesVocals I always struggle when I sing High notes especially when I have the mic , I Feel Nervous because of lack of knowledge but thanks to you and this video I now learn and understand how to sing In High notes....That singing High notes is not pushing but rolling in inside the Soft Palate....Again Thank You❤️
@@Then_whatnow_ that’s great news!! So glad to hear it’s helping you!! More too come.
So nice
Thank you.
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Right?? 🎉🎉
Beautifull
Thankyou. 😀
Amazing!
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Thanks. Love that..
I'll try, if I get higher this way, but I guess, I already do this. But it does'nt really help, if you have a naturally deep voice and try to create a belting sound on your highest notes, which are for a mezzo comfortable and therefore easy to belt. But for me it is almost impossible to sing it without pressure, not because it is high, but because of the special quality of the sound. I hope, my explanation did'nt sound to weard. My english is not that good.
Thankyou for your comment. These might apply more to the higher register if you are finding belting easier. ?
This was awesome . How to connect for a vocal lesson ??
Hey :) glad you loved it. Email us at angie@acvoicecoach.com.au
Really interesting - thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Thank you. I have problems with that twang thing. I'm older now and I'm wondering if it is an age thing. Been singing all my life with a powerful voice, then did 7 years of classical training as a soprano. Now back to jazz and I'm noticing the problems I'm having re-adapting.
I noticed you didn't sing very high in this demonstration. I was able to do that, but it's usually when I sing above my break I get problems. I can never get a smooth transition and note tends to thin out a bit (too classical sounding). Do you know what I mean?
Thanks for your comment. Yes often when people switch from classical back it can be quite an adjustment. There’s a few things going on there learning to transition. I normally like my clients to be able to mix through to D6 for woman and D-E5 for men - might need some individual feedback for this one. It’s a placement and resonance thing.
@@AngiesVocals thank you for your answer. D6 seems awfully high. I would normally take that in head voice.
@@ailishbethd4033 it’s just mastery over all the bridges/range for freedom - sooo fun!! And easier than you think,
Thanks you,❤❤❤
Pleasure. Glad you loved it! 😊🎶🎤
But can you apply that to operatic high notes with no tricks?
yes you can!!
I'm halfway through the video but I tried what you did at the beginning and now I can sing low notes! Thank you so much!!!!!! ♡♡♡♡♡♡
Wow that’s fantastic!! Great job! 😊
Why am too late to follow up this channel u amazing madam💥💥💥
Thankyou!! Glad you love it! 😊🎶🎤🎤
WTF? The best video ever
@@jorgecalvillo1137 thanks Jorge! So glad you love it. 🎤
This is quiet abstract in a way, but somehow my notes sound more like what I want them to sound when I keep them in that area. Can anyone elaborate? Thank you!
@@theoriginaljean3917 sure. Great question. We are aiming for your resonance space and reducing manipulation and tongue tension that can affect tonal quality and voice. What specifically would you like to know?
nice teaching 3:27 😌
Thanks :) 😊
gosh man..
The lower high notes should be forward and the higher high notes should be in the soft pallet or it doesn't matter, roll up everytime when it's hard for me to sing?
Hi. So everyone feels it a little differently - some people feel it all in the soft palette and back of throat others feel it forward and back - i think the big thing is to not be thinking up and down. Your voice knows where it wants to go so when you start to let it lead you it unlocks and shows you the way. Also dropping the back of the tongue can really open up the higher notes also.
@@AngiesVocals thank you for your answer
How do i actually place the high notes backwards without muffling the sound…cause if i go backwards it’s sounds like a muffled high note…when i do head voice(it feels backwards) it’s very powerful though…but when i try to belt the head voice note…it still sounds like head voice but whiny and bright but muffled. So its harder. (I have been working on mixed voice for 7 months too) im not sure
There is a mix of both front and back at the save time. Most people focus on one or the other but it needs both at the same time. You may need to add some phyrangeal in (nasty) or try some fry to neutralise the larynx. Let me know how you go.
@@AngiesVocals there’s some videos on my channel that i posted of me singing…its a little old now but can you check them out to see if im doing it right?
I wasn’t singing with that much support though cause i was tired lol
And i feel some high notes go in my nose and my nose buzz a lot and the forehead tickles a little
“Head voice” definition makes us fool when thinking the placement of thr note I think, in that case…
So true!!
Can i take classes from you...? is it possible am a music student from india (odisha jagannath dham) please replay
Hi. Yes. Just click the linktree link in my bio you can book me!!
I can reach all range voices.
That’s fantastic!!
drive.google.com/file/d/1DXqXzAjGWlSXSFUIkONT_Uy8D2RMj_YB/view?usp=drivesdk I want to release the Gospel song The Holy City in all platforms by high notes like seriosa. I have sung 177 national anthems in UA-cam IG FB and I can add more until all countries in the world or Vatican.
Brst vid ive seem . The images are great
So glad you love it. 🎶👍
I didn’t understand a word of this
Hi Richard. That’s quite normal for a lot of people. You might find some of the foundational videos a good start or our course that has 8 modules - with lots of resources, info sheets and warmups.
Sorry, still super abstract for me. Like aren't there specific muscles controlling resonance? What are they and exactly what do I do with them? I don't feel "resonance" at all whether I'm singing high or low. Like what should I do with my tongue? What should I do with my larnyx? I have no problem connecting vocal ranges seamlessly with a generic vowel sound, but changing vowel sounds are impossible in the mixed and upper ranges without serious sacrifice to tonal quality.
Most people don't necessarily feel resonance when they sing - you will get familiar with it as you explore your spaces more - it sounds like you are stuck on doing vowel exercises and need to transition to singing lyrics and sections of songs - ugly singing helps with this - some people never 'feel' the resonance - resonance is a space where the sound travels in - the muscles are related to the throat and other areas which that can effect the quality of the sound and resonance. The tongue and larynx positioning is different depending on what area of your voice you are developing - this is not the kind of thing that can be guided for you specifically from a general video - It sounds like you might need to look at getting some 1 on1 coaching to help you through these areas of your voice. You've got some great questions.
@@AngiesVocals thanks I appreciate reply. I have worked on songs a bunch, but find technique work doesn't really translate to them much. I've looked into coaching but it is way, way too expensive for me. I've had cheaper lawyers
So basically it's not that thenotes in the cords are going up or down, but the sensation we have in our head regarding the frequency?
If I start lower to upper range, then the feeling is from forward to back of my mouth, and then up? And viceversa?
I never sang propperly, I just play instruments but I know I can sing, just I don't have the right techniques and suffer from severe debilitating anxiety disorder (can't breath and stay in good posture ever).
Yes the sensation moves as we move to lower and higher registers. There is generally 2-3 sensations going on at one time but as you go higher generally it feels like it’s going forward and backward at the same time.
Sorry to hear about your anxiety challenges.
@@AngiesVocals I'm slowly learning to hit my higher note, while feeling it effortless, thanks to your other video ''3 Tips for hitting the high notes'', now I feel the ''rolling back'' sensation instead of reaching high!
It's between an F#5 / G5, but sometimes I hit an A5 for a second and it disappears, but I understand that with practice, I'll be able to send less air and hit that A5 and stay there doing vibrato (but I still don't know how to do vibrato haha).
I'm subscribing! You're an excellent teacher Angie 💖