It’s easy to connect the chest to the head voice. It’s harder to make it a smooth transition.This video is about blending registers singing. I’m going to give you four exercises to help smooth the transition from chest to head voice and back to chest. Come do it with me!
With exercise 3, when I did it wrong, it was like the sound came from the back of my throat, but when I did it the right way, the voice was more focused, like it went directly into my head cavity. The 4th exercise was a bit more challenging to do and to differentiate when I did it wrong. Thanks for the video, loved it!!!
On exercise 4, imagine you sing foo into a long metal pipe. When you change to the oh...imagine keeping it in the same pipe. If you don't keep it narrowed, it will resonate outside the pipe. If that happens, you will feel the vibration drop into your mouth...and you've lost the upper vibrations. You will feel a difference. Let me know if this helps.
Thank you so much for this video. It's something I unconsciously resisted. Somehow, I was always forcing too much chest voice, sounding like I'm strangled. This is so much more easy breezy. I will practice and experiment with some songs. I do already feel a difference! thank you thank you thank you!
Do make sure you know how to do the exercise before hand! 1st 2:37, 2nd 4:26, 3rd 6:02, 4th 8:49. If you dont understand how to do the exercises correctly, try not to "pull" or strain the larynx. It shouldnt be forced.
This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much. I transition well from Mix to head but chest to mix its not as smooth so this will help greatly. Thank you.
Hi Chuck: I can do the exercises - no problem - but am confused about the distinction between chest voice and head voice. When doing the exercises properly, are you personally in chest voice when singing F#3 but in head voice by the time you reach C#4? Also, when doing the exercises wrong, with your larynx moving upward as the pitch rises, are you 100% in chest voice at both F#3 AND C#4? Thx!
It seemsthe closed oooo is more related to mix voice and open oooo, more related to chest voice, is it right? As it sounds in "John", not in "shampoo", "wood"....
The vowel sound, "oo" as in "boot" is a "headier" vowel. The vowel sound "oo" as in "book" or "wood" is a vowel considered by many to encourage resonance that is mid way between chest and head resonances. The word John is pronounced generally in US English with an "ah" sound as in "Bach" or "bother". Any vowel that is sung "wide" (encourages Chest) or "narrow" (encourages Head) actually changes the vowel. So an "oo" sung open or wide, is no longer "oo" but becomes some other vowel...like "Oh" or "Ah".
First I would begin working with a vocal therapist to help you start speaking in an healthier fashion. This person can give you exercises that will help get your vocal cords working better when you speak.
Interesting exercises. When I do exercise 4 as you demonstrate, I get a slight click on the way down as I go out of head into chest. Is that what's expected? You don't mention it as indicating any error in the video.
Hi Andrew...the larynx is coming up slightly when you descend and so you are feeling the transition. Try adding a slight dopey sound right where you feel it about to happen and see if that helps eliminate it.
Chuck Guilomore! Do you remember me? I contected you about a year ago, sent you a video singing in my car, asking about mu chest voice, high notes, and stuff... man... I'd love to share with you what I found these last twelve months studying that physiology, thanks to your motivation word given to me that time... I felt encouraged to move on and did... man... I'd love to talk to you once again.
Hello Mr. Gilmore. I tried your website's free test to find out what kind of vocal range I have and I just can't do the range typically for women. I honestly feel like my vocal chords will bleed out. I took vocal lessons years ago and my instructor had only known one other woman who could reach close to the scales I felt comfortable in. Though I feel comfortable with singing male ranges should I just stick to the women's range so I can find out where to start?
Hi Holly, you may bridge where the baritone and tenor voices bridge if you are a true contralto. The vocal test on my website doesn't tell your range and classification. It indicates what vocal type you are ie Pulled Chest - High Larynx and etc. But all the contrato's I've worked with were able to get into their 2nd bridge and above. It's possible for you too I'm sure.
will these exercises help strengthen a weak and airy (under developed) head voice?I can connect my chest to head voice through slides now ( sounds like falsetto because its under developed) but when i try to sing in head voice, it's cracking and all over the place? please help..
No. You would need to do exercises on this page: www.powertosing.com/light-chest-no-chest/ The exercises on this page will help you. Be sure to watch all 3 videos!
At first when singing from chest to head voice it's not uncommon to go quieter when you are getting your balance. Over time, as you get comfortable with the new coordination, you can lean harder into it without grabbing or pulling chest. These 4 exercises in the video will help.
i will do it till... i can't anymore. day 1: done. day 2: done. day 3: done. day 4: done. Day 5: done. Day 6: done. Day 7: done. Day 8: done. Day 9: done. Day 10: done. Day 11: done. Day 12: done. Day 13: done. Day 14: done. Day 15: done. Day 16: done. Day 17: done. Day 18: done. Day 19: done. Day 20: done. Day 21: done. (Remark to myself: mark the date in 4 weeks) Day 22: done. Day 23: done. Day 24: done. Day 25: done. Day 26: done. Day 27: done. Day 28: done. February 24th (????) Day 29: done Day 30: done Day 31: done. February 17th Day 32: done. Day 33: done. Day 34: done. Day 35: done. Day 36: X rest day. Day 37: done. Day 38: done. Day 39: done.
You might be helped by doing exercises for your vocal type: www.powertosing.com/discover-your-vocal-type-wt Your emotions during your singing will come out as you focus on the meaning of the lyrics and express the feelings of the lyrics.
it'd be great if vocal coaches would stop mixing genders in these exercise videos. Nobody wants to wait around or skip through content that doesn't apply to themselves.
It’s easy to connect the chest to the head voice. It’s harder to make it a smooth transition.This video is about blending registers singing. I’m going to give you four exercises to help smooth the transition from chest to head voice and back to chest. Come do it with me!
Start of Ladies Exercises:
1) 3:18
2) 4:53
3) 6:42
4) 9:27
Yes it helped - I hear the difference and pray it helps my singing higher !!
Awesome. May want to check out this video: Watch this video and follow the directions. ua-cam.com/video/d0Ob8WGmvPc/v-deo.html
1°: 2:46
2°: 4:30
3°: 6:05
4°: 8:51
With exercise 3, when I did it wrong, it was like the sound came from the back of my throat, but when I did it the right way, the voice was more focused, like it went directly into my head cavity. The 4th exercise was a bit more challenging to do and to differentiate when I did it wrong. Thanks for the video, loved it!!!
On exercise 4, imagine you sing foo into a long metal pipe. When you change to the oh...imagine keeping it in the same pipe. If you don't keep it narrowed, it will resonate outside the pipe. If that happens, you will feel the vibration drop into your mouth...and you've lost the upper vibrations. You will feel a difference. Let me know if this helps.
@@PowerToSing Yes it did help!! Thank you!
thanks fpr understanding Nay effect!
What great information Chuck. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks i always say its better to be busy than bored!
Great exercise! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. It's something I unconsciously resisted. Somehow, I was always forcing too much chest voice, sounding like I'm strangled. This is so much more easy breezy. I will practice and experiment with some songs. I do already feel a difference! thank you thank you thank you!
You're so welcome! Thanks MCOD!
Thanks
You are Welcome!
Great exercises based on how the voice actually works. Thanks so much!
You're so welcome!
Damn this exercise really helped me. Thank you sir
Great, glad it helped.
Always helpful exercises from you, Chuck!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🙏🙏🌷
Thanks AMW! I'm curious which exercise seemed to help most?
It's strange any exercise with consonants like V or F connects my registers better than ones that provides stoppage
Thank you sir♥️....love from India 🇮🇳♥️
Love from India
Whoa! I felt the difference! I love this lesson : )
Great!
i love this!!!! thank you!
You're so welcome!
Great excercises
Glad you like them!
But i like that sound at 5:47 , 8:39 when he said "Wrong like this ..." lol, more rich and present :D
Yes! You've identified the problem exactly. We've been fed poor singing for so long, we think that's the way it is supposed to be.
yeah
Great
On the foo wrong and right, I felt the difference!
Great!
Do make sure you know how to do the exercise before hand!
1st 2:37, 2nd 4:26, 3rd 6:02, 4th 8:49.
If you dont understand how to do the exercises correctly, try not to "pull" or strain the larynx. It shouldnt be forced.
This video is amazing
This is incredibly helpful, thank you so much. I transition well from Mix to head but chest to mix its not as smooth so this will help greatly. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Super grateful for this! 🫂
So glad!
Chuck could you please make these as downloadable MP3 like the rest? Thanks Your the BEST!!
I've go so many projects going....it might be a while.
Hi Chuck:
I can do the exercises - no problem - but am confused about the distinction between chest voice and head voice.
When doing the exercises properly, are you personally in chest voice when singing F#3 but in head voice by the time you reach C#4?
Also, when doing the exercises wrong, with your larynx moving upward as the pitch rises, are you 100% in chest voice at both F#3 AND C#4?
Thx!
Watch this video to answers those questions: For tenors and baritones, Mix voice begins at E4, Head voice begins at A4 and Chest voice ends at Eb4.
My voice cracks as i try to go higher on the foofoo exercise how do i overcome this
Do it softer, try it with goo, and add a dumb or dopey sound to your voice.
It seemsthe closed oooo is more related to mix voice and open oooo, more related to chest voice, is it right? As it sounds in "John", not in "shampoo", "wood"....
The vowel sound, "oo" as in "boot" is a "headier" vowel. The vowel sound "oo" as in "book" or "wood" is a vowel considered by many to encourage resonance that is mid way between chest and head resonances. The word John is pronounced generally in US English with an "ah" sound as in "Bach" or "bother". Any vowel that is sung "wide" (encourages Chest) or "narrow" (encourages Head) actually changes the vowel. So an "oo" sung open or wide, is no longer "oo" but becomes some other vowel...like "Oh" or "Ah".
@@PowerToSing Great! Thanks for the reply. Best regards.
Sir, what to do when we reach highnotes it's switching to Falsetto during excercise?
Keep the larynx down. Start Here: Watch this video and follow the directions: ua-cam.com/video/d0Ob8WGmvPc/v-deo.html
My voice is very weak I can't speak loudly what should I do. Dr. Says there is a gap between my vocal chords
First I would begin working with a vocal therapist to help you start speaking in an healthier fashion. This person can give you exercises that will help get your vocal cords working better when you speak.
2:47
4:25
6:04
8:50
Thanks!
Hi Chuck! :) How often do you recommend doing these exercises? Thanks!!
No reason why not to do them as often as needed. Daily is fine. Add them to what you are already doing.
Thank you so much!! I have an audition coming up where I have to sing through. And this helped a lot!
Glad I could help! Good luck at the audition!
Interesting exercises. When I do exercise 4 as you demonstrate, I get a slight click on the way down as I go out of head into chest. Is that what's expected? You don't mention it as indicating any error in the video.
Hi Andrew...the larynx is coming up slightly when you descend and so you are feeling the transition. Try adding a slight dopey sound right where you feel it about to happen and see if that helps eliminate it.
Greetings when doing vocal exercises should my vocal chords feel like how my muscles when I'm at the gym
No. you are doing the exercises too loud. Cut the loudness by 50 %
@@PowerToSing okay thanks for that advise
@@letitgoviral9013 Thanks and good luck!
Chuck Guilomore! Do you remember me? I contected you about a year ago, sent you a video singing in my car, asking about mu chest voice, high notes, and stuff... man... I'd love to share with you what I found these last twelve months studying that physiology, thanks to your motivation word given to me that time... I felt encouraged to move on and did... man... I'd love to talk to you once again.
Glad it helped you on your singing journey Wagner!
Hello Mr. Gilmore. I tried your website's free test to find out what kind of vocal range I have and I just can't do the range typically for women. I honestly feel like my vocal chords will bleed out. I took vocal lessons years ago and my instructor had only known one other woman who could reach close to the scales I felt comfortable in.
Though I feel comfortable with singing male ranges should I just stick to the women's range so I can find out where to start?
Hi Holly, you may bridge where the baritone and tenor voices bridge if you are a true contralto. The vocal test on my website doesn't tell your range and classification. It indicates what vocal type you are ie Pulled Chest - High Larynx and etc. But all the contrato's I've worked with were able to get into their 2nd bridge and above. It's possible for you too I'm sure.
will these exercises help strengthen a weak and airy (under developed) head voice?I can connect my chest to head voice through slides now ( sounds like falsetto because its under developed) but when i try to sing in head voice, it's cracking and all over the place? please help..
No. You would need to do exercises on this page: www.powertosing.com/light-chest-no-chest/ The exercises on this page will help you. Be sure to watch all 3 videos!
Ladies first ;) and thank u for this vid
Welcome!
Is it okay that my voice tends to have a quieter volume when transitioning? if so, how can I strengthen it?hehe😁
At first when singing from chest to head voice it's not uncommon to go quieter when you are getting your balance. Over time, as you get comfortable with the new coordination, you can lean harder into it without grabbing or pulling chest. These 4 exercises in the video will help.
@@PowerToSing thank you so much
I Tried Do It Wrong & Felt My Chest Pull As I Did It & When I Did It Right My Chest Didn’t Pull At All
Good idea to test it. Glad it worked!
i will do it till... i can't anymore.
day 1: done.
day 2: done.
day 3: done.
day 4: done.
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Day 21: done. (Remark to myself: mark the date in 4 weeks)
Day 22: done.
Day 23: done.
Day 24: done.
Day 25: done.
Day 26: done.
Day 27: done.
Day 28: done. February 24th (????)
Day 29: done
Day 30: done
Day 31: done. February 17th
Day 32: done.
Day 33: done.
Day 34: done.
Day 35: done.
Day 36: X rest day.
Day 37: done.
Day 38: done.
Day 39: done.
great!
I don't get the 3rd exercise:(
What is your question?
😂but you still good when doing # 3wrongly, i bet am a bad singer😂
Don't judge yourself wrongly. Many of us just don't know how to do things with our voices that special exercises will help us do. Don't give up!
Sir amazing ,sir my singing is harsh and emotionless ,how to improve
You might be helped by doing exercises for your vocal type: www.powertosing.com/discover-your-vocal-type-wt Your emotions during your singing will come out as you focus on the meaning of the lyrics and express the feelings of the lyrics.
@@PowerToSing thank you sir
Controlling lyranx is difficult!😣😣
Yep...for some of us it's harder than for others.
@@PowerToSing it's all right. I'll fix this problem with practice.☺️
@@GurmeetKaur-dy8vt Someone said: Practice does not make perfect. Correct practice makes perfect!
it'd be great if vocal coaches would stop mixing genders in these exercise videos. Nobody wants to wait around or skip through content that doesn't apply to themselves.
Noted!