Why Aren't YOU Doing These MIXED VOICE Exercises?
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- Опубліковано 15 сер 2024
- These are some of my top mixed voice exercises for finding and developing a singers mixed voice. This video has three exercises in total, each exercise is gone over in detail.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Let's jump right into the juicy stuff. How do you go from point A to point G(reg)?
0:44 Exercise Number 1 - The Creak or Vocal Fry
0:56 Ways to find a nice relaxed vocal fry
2:22 Take the Creak to various pitches and slide into chest voice, then just creak all the way up
2:53 This exercise makes sure you keep enough cord closure and not go into falsetto
3:44 Don't let go of that tension when you ascend!
4:04 Coordinating out of the Creak into sound
4:56 Issues you might encounter with this exercise
5:38 try starting with a clean, light sound and then add the Creak
6:43 Mess around with the amounts of breath pressure when you try to coordinate out of the Creak. The more breath pressure, the chestier the sound and vice versa.
7:28 Exercise Number 2 - Glottals
8:19 the glottal onset is a sign of good vocal fold closure
8:41 find the glottal onset everywhere across your range
8:45 Nice
9:03 the way to think about glottals
9:44 the appropriate volume for glottals
11:01 issues you may find entering the passagio using glottals
11:27 Follow along!
12:06 advice on glottals for the ladies
13:00 the falsetto version if you can't get higher
13:17 Falsetto versus Head Voice
13:53 Glottals and their relation to breath pressure
14:49 Pay attention to the vowel/vocal tract shape that you are using
16:00 Easier to start with an open vowel like Eh versus a closed vowel like EE or OO
17:03 Follow along! Eh glottals
17:34 The importance of opening the mouth more on Eh as you go higher in pitch
18:43 Exercise Number 3 - Falsetto Mix
18:54 You need a loud clear strong falsetto first otherwise you will be unable to get into Falsetto Mix
19:15 Whoopy falsetto (F1/H1 for you nerds)
21:34 Crescendo the falsetto
21:56 Use glottal attacks in falsetto
22:24 What's the level of support you have when you have this loud clear falsetto?
23:07 Once you have the level of support clear in your sensations, you want that level to be 100% steady and constant. Very important!
23:44 Stay in the OO and then open the vowel up
24:38 Make sure you have a big smile, big opening when you open the vowel. Make sure you have the tongue low enough too.
25:26 EE-Eh
25:57 Look at that dangly thing (the uvula)
26:28 Cool thing about Falsetto Mix
27:28 Falsetto Mix with Glottals
27:59 Outro and Thanks for Watching!
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Let's jump right into the juicy stuff. How do you go from point A to point G(reg)?
0:44 Exercise Number 1 - The Creak or Vocal Fry
0:56 Ways to find a nice relaxed vocal fry
2:22 Take the Creak to various pitches and slide into chest voice, then just creak all the way up
2:53 This exercise makes sure you keep enough cord closure and not go into falsetto
3:44 Don't let go of that tension when you ascend!
4:04 Coordinating out of the Creak into sound
4:56 Issues you might encounter with this exercise
5:38 try starting with a clean, light sound and then add the Creak
6:43 Mess around with the amounts of breath pressure when you try to coordinate out of the Creak. The more breath pressure, the chestier the sound and vice versa.
7:28 Exercise Number 2 - Glottals
8:19 the glottal onset is a sign of good vocal fold closure
8:41 find the glottal onset everywhere across your range
8:45 Nice
9:03 the way to think about glottals
9:44 the appropriate volume for glottals
11:01 issues you may find entering the passagio using glottals
11:27 Follow along!
12:06 advice on glottals for the ladies
13:00 the falsetto version if you can't get higher
13:17 Falsetto versus Head Voice
13:53 Glottals and their relation to breath pressure
14:49 Pay attention to the vowel/vocal tract shape that you are using
16:00 Easier to start with an open vowel like Eh versus a closed vowel like EE or OO
17:03 Follow along! Eh glottals
17:34 The importance of opening the mouth more on Eh as you go higher in pitch
18:43 Exercise Number 3 - Falsetto Mix
18:54 You need a loud clear strong falsetto first otherwise you will be unable to get into Falsetto Mix
19:15 Whoopy falsetto (F1/H1 for you nerds)
21:34 Crescendo the falsetto
21:56 Use glottal attacks in falsetto
22:24 What's the level of support you have when you have this loud clear falsetto?
23:07 Once you have the level of support clear in your sensations, you want that level to be 100% steady and constant. Very important!
23:44 Stay in the OO and then open the vowel up
24:38 Make sure you have a big smile, big opening when you open the vowel. Make sure you have the tongue low enough too.
25:26 EE-Eh
25:57 Look at that dangly thing (the uvula)
26:28 Cool thing about Falsetto Mix
27:28 Falsetto Mix with Glottals
27:59 Outro and Thanks for Watching!
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Damn. That's such a commitment!
You stole my job 😭
Lmao NICE
This one is a game changer b/c Greg doesn't just say, "Here's an exercise, do it and you will get there." I am so impressed at how well he takes us from him not doing it, to doing it... and then even gives the alternative of coming from falsetto. And extra points for how he shows what is going on with the shape of his throat - some teachers have a scope, but he just looks into the camera and shows us. Dang, this guy is good! Not to mention the instead of "saying to start with "eh," he shows us what happens when if we get stuck on something more open... So cool! Getting better every time I watch this and it hasn't been 24hrs. I'm glad he is getting attention with his approach - his videos have made my practice more productive and if he is helping me, he's helping others. Go Greg! Thanks for breaking it out by time, too!
Bang on!
True ,sir ,he is a true and real coach ,have met so far,Greg you're the best,,
May i know how your voice has progressed with these exercises?
at this point I feel I almost know the back of Greg's mouth better than my own XD
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In my years of youtube research, including folks such as cheryl porter and chris liepe, I have NEVER found anyone who could help me understand what mix is and how it should feel better than you do. I am infinitely grateful that you made this and other videos. You've become my go-to for discovering my voice. I notice I can do most of what you do but I struggle keeping it clean, it keeps adding distortion especially as I climb up the tone ladder. Interesting stuff
Im literally about to cry right now
I accessed my mixed voiced today!!! Thank you!!
People will not believe me but this is real I accessed my mixed before he even starts explaining under a Minute i copied what he did and then boomm😭😭💗💗💗 thank you!! I can now easily hit A4-D5 easily! Before i was kinda struggling to hit G4-A4 cause I’m using a pulled up chest voice but now i can do it easily gosh!! Thank youuuuuu so muchhh out of all vocal coach here on youtube you’re the only one who have helped me to access my mixed voice so easily!!
From my experience its now easier to hit f4-C5! Before i cant hit A4 at ease but with mix voice its so easy!! I always do a pulled up chest and my voice only ranges up to F4 at ease before
Genuinely the best vocal coach I’ve ever seen. No bullshit, Straight forward and it clears up so much previous frustration. Love this!
22:21 i cant stop watching this part 😂😂😂. Greg suddenly enters sassy mode 💅
Wow that was cute haha
WOW. The creek door really helped me!! I would pull too much chest. Making me lose richness as I got higher into “mix” because something would press on my vocal chords making them feel strained/tired quickly. But that creek muscle should stay there in mix in a way that’s how it felt and I noticed a HUGE change I was hitting the notes correctly into mix. Thank you so much!
@@StudioWestLessons yes a grandpa voice would make sense it was very restrained/nasal but not too exaggerated I could hit the note right but just volume, richness, tone would decrease a lot with also my voice feeling tired and strained. It even almost made it sound like I was constipated almost lmao. This is my 3rd month learning how to sing and this was a huge threshold to cross for me. Thanks again
The same happened to me. The creek has been a huge gamechanger.
@@d.t.o-xin6237 lucky you! I’ve been trying for a year and a half to somehow ‘break’ past F4 and now I discover this Greatness!!🫶🏼👍🏽
why am I so mesmerized watching your videos? you look attractive as a voice teacher, if I will be your student, I cannot stand it. hehe
really awesome value and detailed teaching here which is priceless :) short videos be overrated! 👌👌😭😂😂😂 thanks Greg
@@StudioWestLessons Hi Greg, you should do more #short video for watch time and subs. Show off your skill boyyy :D :D
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much! This vocal fry exercise CHANGE my life! I was already accessing head voice and mix for 2 years, but some higher notes not frequently. This exercise help me access head voice without head resonance, making higher notes easy and light to access. Now, I'm adapting to this new light, easy and comfortable way to sing.
Dang!! You're doing weekly update now!!
God bless you man. You have no idea how elucidative, enlightening this class is! We can see the resolts at first!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, especially on the part talking about how breath pressure can turn the sound chesty or light. I’ve been wanting to know so much how to make my mixed voice sound chesty and like full voice how my favorite singers do. I’m hitting crazy high notes now and thinking “this is it???” Like dude thank you! I’ve been through so many vocal coaches in person and on here and you’re definitely in my top. You give real tangible feedback instead of all this abstract bullshit. This is all anyone needs on mixed voice EVER.
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!! Thank you! 🙏
This was amazing! For years I thought there was no way for me to safely access G4 and above without either falsetto or pulling chest then getting a sore throat haha....
The creak into the notes to keep the folds closed were so helpful and freaking cool! All of a sudden could mix an "ah" vowel from G4 to C5 without pain! I can't use it consistently yet, especially in songs because of the different vowels and consonants - but super super overjoyed bc of the breakthrough. Thank you!
So helpful thank you! As a life long soprano now learning to sing in chest and mixed voice this made so much sense! I cant believe I am singing this high in a mix!
I'm so impressed with your thorough explanation! Please do a video on how to add distortion and rasp into our singing as well. Thanks a lot!
Seconded! Especially arytenoid rattle.
Bro,the day I get listening to you on mixed voice work out ,am getting a great change with two weeks ,
Thank you ,and keep doing this!!
a master of voice, thank you for sharing very detailed info☺️👍
I think I found my mixed voice. Thak you so much!
Cheers from Brazil!
I really really like your teaching approach and how you're one of the most honest youtube singing teachers online. Especially you demonstrating and literally visualizing (on your own throat :D) how to execute certain exercises. The only thing making me insecure about your videos is when you say "That's wrong"... Of course you meant it only for a certain exercise, and not in an overall, general view, but still I feel like it's also making a lot of beginners, me including, very uncertain about whether they should always approach their singing like this or if there are varying types of cases.
I hope you don't see this as an offensive or hating comment because really, it's quite the opposite and as a singer, I think it's really really hard to kinda find your own style or approach and still keep it healthy or "right".. but as you already said in your videos that there is no real "right" way, we're more in a sort of struggle, because we constantly question our technique, and then even our ability which is, of course the worse thing that can happen as a singer because confidence is key.
Only love and regards to you and your videos :)
I was digging through UA-cam all over and kept getting mixed voice explanation videos but not enough examples and approaches. This was incredibly dense with valuable information and was perfectly suited for my stage. Thank you so much for making this video!
These are awesome, thanks man!
I'm hoping this was at least somewhat inspired by my comment on your community post earlier haha
your demonstration in the opening in the video is all I needed to hear. Immediately got it but sometimes cant make sound come out if feel too much squeezing or too little. It’s kinda funny. Sometimes got it though. It feels like holding breath back while talking but not too strongly. Sometimes gotta sigh high to low to loosen it up again if it over does it. Hit or miss. Compared to the other singing videos like singing success- they do it way too lightly it just doesn’t work for me following them. Feels like flicking a switch and being careful halfway with theirs.
Definitely gotta practice this at daytime in a place fearless of volume and not 4am lol. People will think youre dying or having secks.
WTF my mixed came out at the first attempt with the glotal exercise I love you
I’m following along. (You kept asking so I knew it was important to you.)
Thank you for making this video for those of us who already know what Mixed Voice is and already know what a creak or fry is BUT who are craving a video that helps us exercise this! Yay!
Bravo! Thanks Greg. I loved the video and it really helped that you demonstrated so much and added humor and play into the lesson. I was singing in ways that I never allowed before. thanks. You pulled it all together and made it click for me at the end when you said not to trust our feelings and when you said that it feels like falsetto for you. I've been discounting my mixed voice thinking that it was really falsetto. Thank you! Oh yeah, love the camp too.
So gooooood!!! I realised what I was doing wrong with the flag mix now. I was squeezing too much when im creaking. Now I understand I should let the creaking happen naturally rather than constipating hahaha
bruh these are straight up f*cking hacks wtf?! I've never felt my mixed voice more clearly before, these exercises are crazy effective, I don't even feel that much strain anymore. Can't thank you enough.
excellent, clarifies things up a lot for me. Your neighbours must hate you, now mine are going to hate me :)
Absolutely the best voc tutorial o have ever seen in 20 years since o started the Seth Riggs rabbit hole...wow
Focking hell, I have been looking for this video for a year. Finally I understand how to get to mix voice. Not to say I like how it sounds right now, haha. Thanks man
I come back to your video several times to practice and learn and finally start to hear the voice I want. Your videos are really helpful and are better than the others. Thanks.
Hi Gregory. Thank you for your tutorial. I think I have found my mix voice after watching your video and practicing.
I'm not a good singer but i am amazed by your voice😯😍, it's very wide, full of control and what i like about is your vibrato, which until now i can't do but this is what i want to learn. I love singing but i'm not doing any exercises in my voice because i don't have place for doing that. It feels when i do exercises like that my siblings will probably laugh on me. Thank you for that lessons😊👏👏you are amazing once again😊👏
And they will laugh... that is until they're jealous in a few months. If you can drive that's the go to for me
@@BradiantHello, thank you for that, for now i'm too shy but hoping i could do the exercises in an enclosed space or even have my own studio😁 without getting shy because only myself hearing those notes coming from my mouth🤢
I’ve met my new best friend for the next few months!
I’m recovering from superier laryngeal nerve damage mixed with muscle tension Dysphonia and though I’ve been a pro singer for years, I’m learning the basics again. This was a brilliant video to discover and help get my upper range back.
Thanks Greg!!
I’ve noticed a distinct lack of SOVT exercises in this video. Without going into a long winded talk about why, it’s good to see that! Haha. They’re like.... ok..... but not great.
Gregory West - the saviour of bassists and baritones
This is actually worked. Finally got what people mean by mixed voice... At least at the larynx/vibration level. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! God bless you!!!! You are very generous to share all these.. 🙏🙏🙏
Priceless content!! Thank you Greg. So happy to see your channel growing and reaching more people!!!!
"... and now I'm in my mix" is my favourite moment!! 🙂
This video is glorious! It answers so many questions.
So great explanation, thanks a lot!
You are changing some lives here my friend, from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU!
this was SO helpful I can't even explain
This is just awesome, haven't found so much technical detail so carefully explained anywhere else. Great job.
Yes! I've been waiting for this!! Thank you Greg
Greg the way you are explaining and showing the same time is amazing .It is super very very helpful !!! And how to find the mix etc.I was watching many of your videos. And try to learn from you .
This was insanely helpful! Thank you Greg. 😊❤️
So good at explaining every inch of this topic at really high level
I looove the exercises!! Can't you do another one of these videos???
I want to say that I truuuuuuuly appreciate what your doing. I love the way you teach. Thank you so much :)
Holy moly, it works 🤯
OMG this is a total revelation! I so want to to learn how this works in my voice... but totally freaked out to do it without someone monitoring me due to my vocal chord issues!
@@StudioWestLessons because of my history of bad chord adduction since I was a kid (nodules and having to have speech therapy at three stages in my life) I just have bad habits that my body reverts back to when I perform. So I lost my voice mid gig sometimes. Doing high 80’s pop tunes non stop for up to an hour per set
@@StudioWestLessons I've had nodules which rendered me voiceless and meningitis that caused my chords to inflame to the point of losing my voice altogether. Both of these took months each to fix and recover from.
@@StudioWestLessons and i most certainly will be doing them... it would just be great if i had a third eye watching me and telling me when my technique is incorrect... or telling me what i need to do.... is that a passively aggressive enough or big enough hint to say i need a singing teacher????
Dude... I think you just gave me the key to fixing my tone. Where the hell did you find that information about the back of the vocal folds not closing?
okay i've watched like six videos and this all just feels like a body hack and i love it
edit: i've also learned what exactly was happening when i was doing a lot of this stuff cuz some of it i just learned on my own but now i know what the actual technique is!!
Thank you, thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Your exercises are precious .
nice that there is an explanation for some of these things I have done before
Loving these tutorials, Greg! Very pertinent and applicable!
Thankyou so much for all your tips and videos! very helpful and easy to understand now i found my mixed voice and starting to develop it!
I'm in love with the way you teach, really really helped me.
Dude, you're the best! Thank you so much!
very nice, now its my miiiiix...., no
..no....still figure it out how to control, but its the most easiest singing couch I can find so far....great work and thank you.
THIS WAS AMAZING thank you so much man!
Amazing you were the final mix voice boss 🙏🙏🙏
This video is very helpful thanks a lot, keep making great content like this and I’ll keep hitting that like 👍🏽
Cozy setting. G for greg.
Lol the asmr 😳
Lol 8:13 jammin
8:54 for research 🤭
My laugh is very glottal haha wtf i literally dont make sounds just a glottal stop like thumping from my neck. Back of my throat really. I might buy a lesson UwU
15:12 for uhhhh research
So, so good! Your presentations have been incredibly helpful. Thanks so much!
Love it ❤🎉. Thanks 🙏🏾
Dude...........where have you been, I have needed this forever, I have an..........ish voice........and I need this lol
I was waiting for this ...thanks man 🙏
This is literal magic holy crap
Absolutely brilliant!
When I see video like that I feel love. Bravo I definitely have to take a lesson with you.. I sing opera and I think this approach would work for it very well
Pls make a video about vocal injuries
WOW! Well explained and detailed 👏 thank you
creaky exercise so fun
Hey! For sure u cant remember me but I commented on this video 2 months ago! I just wanted to say thank you so much!! I’m getting better with mixing high notes!! I can hit A4-B4 at ease! And I noticed whenever I’m singing that high my vibrato comes in naturally!! But the only problem is that my chest voice weakened IDK why!!!😭😭🤣 now I kept on using mixed voice even if Im only singing at E4-F#4🥲😆 any advice? I’m mor eof a belter before but now I’m kinda struggling and always accidentally switching from chest to mix😂
Great video, brother!!
Awesome, thank you so much, you made my day, and the followings !
Very very good good job
I always love your explanation 😊
glad to know i'm on track, i have been using the glottal attacks to get into the mix coordination and it really has been working, I was just not sure if it was the right thing to be doing. Thanks so much for your videos please. They really are helpful :)
OMG! How is it possible to move the pharyngeal walls???? Can you teach us??? Very interesting! I couldn't do that! Thank you, man!
Search for a consonant called the "voiceless velar fricative" and look into the mirror when you do it and you should see the palatopharyngeal arches approximate. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative
@@StudioWestLessons LOL
@@SaiChooMusic Thank you very much!
For the vocal fry I call it the Kayako, like kayako from the grudge
You're the best vocal coach ever. Love that you make us laugh while teaching, that's the best kind. Question: I know when I'm in my mix but I struggle to have power in it the way I do in my belts. So then I start pulling chest which strains me. How do I make my true mix sound more powerful, kinda like Amy Lee?
This is one of the top 6 tips ever ...practice practic😅
Amazing lesson, dude! Got a subscriber! Regards from Brazil!
thanks greg~
9:49 is when I can’t think straight bc someone just swerved in front of me on The Highway and I almost got hit😭💀
Awesome video! Great explanation
Just what I needed!
I've been practicing subharmonics for so long that it took me a second to remember how to vocal fry .
great demonstrations!
go greg gooooooo! loving the frequency
This is fantastic information!
Very useful!Thank you!❤❤
Great vid & exercises!