He rocks!! He is better than anybody I've trained with. I remember I trained with this lady in my 20s. She worked on a cruise ship when she was young. every time I went to my lessons. She was dressed in her cruise ship costumes. And she would hold her little dog the whole time. I still laugh about my lessons with her. I think I went because I enjoyed her . I truly learned nothing. But great memories.
The fact that you don't speak in these warm up videos all the while communicating effectively and giving realtime tips is amazing. The way I figure it you either go back after recording and simply out of repeated use, remember what you were previously thinking (basically verbatim) and include the text in the post edit, or you have a script rolling by on an iPad teleprompter, which is used as the source for the text added in post. No matter how it's done, your warm up videos are remarkable and super helpful.
OMG, the ending! I laughed out loud. You're such a trip, Mark. This is a great exercise - all about resonance and agility. Just doing it with you made me feel I had more control. I love it.
I've been watching your videos on and off since 2020, and I particularly love the way you present them - without a lot of talk or intro etc and the quiet, calm way the advice and and helpful tips come up on the screen. When you Do speak, the effect is the same really, because you're so calm and reassuring. Thank you so much - I've learnt a huge amount from you.. from Jane, in New Zealand!
Love your warm ups. Try to do them every morning. Love the fact that I can just get to it and not listen to a sermon before you get started. Thanks a lot you are fantastic!!!
This man is amazing I was in your once and had to sing a night of very challenging Paul McCartney and Wings leads. I woke up the morning of rehearsal unable to even talk due to a virus I picked up He gave me 4-5 exorcises and with in one day I could sing again enough to get me through the gig I really could not even say hello that morning I highly recommend studying with him And Mark , thank you , you saved my ass that day !!!!
So glad I found you today. I have been working on teaching myself to sing (almost daily) for the past 3 years...I am now 68! Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks - now I am singing in a band and you can't shut me up! Thank you for making these UA-cams. I learned a lot today - and this is just the first one of yours that I have watched!
Welcome to my channel! As you watch the videos - you'll discover I'm right up their in age with you. So I definitely understand the challenges of singing in the 60's!
ive been using your videos for years now, when I started using them I had actually been taking vocal lessons for a couple years, but I couldn't afford them anymore. thank you so much for making these. we did exercises like this a lot! you also have a hilarious personality
You are amazing! You can tell that you love what you do and the icing on the cake is the gratification that you must feel from all the positive comments. I lost most of my upper and very low register from not singing for quite awhile after loosing my husband tragically who was the most incredible guitar player in my band. I have finally found my way back and cannot tell you how much you are helping a very frustrated, defeated singer ! God Bless you and thank you !!
I have found you to be the best vocal coach on UA-cam. You lead by example and without unnecessary talk. As I am a male, having a male voice leading me on these exercises makes all the difference to me. I am learning so much. I just discovered your videos a week or so ago, but already I hear and feel the difference. I am moving myself from hating my voice and singing out of tune all of my life, to just starting to sing in tune. I never knew how much enjoyment comes from singing. I will be practicing along with a selection of your videos on a daily basis. You are a great teacher.
Geez Mark, you can talk. Really! yes, you are right, most of us will just skip what you say and move to the exercises. I did laugh out loud when you wrote that. I am addicted to your videos. This one on the slides is the best that I've ever experienced. It is so helpful and made a huge difference even after watching it once. Thank you so so much for these classes. I never started studying music and voice till I was much older. I'm 71 now and am studying with a teacher whom I love. Your stuff fits right in and is crazy good. I am so grateful.
Thank you so much Mark! This exercise works really well for me after consistently doing your "Want a smooth voice?" Exercise video. Now I feel like I can control my voice better! You're the best Teacher!
Not really sure why, but I do like that you don't talk during some of the videos. Not that talking would be bad, but there's smth about just doing the exercises, and then having the graphics up for clarification. I think it also encourages us to pay closer attention to what you're doing and how you're doing it. Great job! 👍
Your videos are the best. I've sang forever but your exercises have made me be able to feel the resonance moving and not push high notes in a way I thought would never be possible for me. Thank you so much.
MARK, BEST MAN !!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST ,BEST BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST BEST, BEST, BEST TEACHER OF MUSIC PÄDAGOGICS AND SINGING SKILLS ON THIS PLANET. Found nothing comparable in Western Europe ! I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR YEARS , AND I NEED TO SAY,...TODAYS PROGRAMME IS AMAZING....This morning, I sing Ella Fitzgeralds Version of "over the rainbow " and it was NICE,......after THIS ROUTINE it sounds GREAT to me. !!!!! singing it again afterwards. God Bless YOU, and sorry....Englisch is not my native language....Greetings from Germany, Martina
Thanks very much. I like a lot of your videos, but this one seems to work particularly well or me. Not that I have that range but what I do have I can concentrate on. The visualizations of the vocal stretch also really help.
brilliant video Mate, some of them are like 80% talking and I'm like Nuh, you have a great voice and are funny and i will be subbing now and watching ALL
Great exercises! It's really helpful there is text on video rather than speaking the instructions. I believe it's the best way for people to stay focused on doing the exercise as it goes and receive proper instructions at the time needed. Thank you for your lessons, they are gold. 🌹💓✨
Amazing, I have been following you on and off even when I did not have the internet through the videos that you were making, simply you are the best vocal coach in the world. By the way, I have improved my English language through your videos. Many thanks Mark.
It's like a new one always comes along right when I need it. Thanks a ton for these and for sharing your knowledge. And yes, the text-only lessons and exercises rule.
Hello Mark and thanks for another great exercise! I have noticed something interesting.When enetering into the section E2 I sometimes get a bit sleepy and it is rather often. It must be the frequency of the sound.
@@voicelessondotcom It is quite possible. The feeling I get is more on the sleepy side than dizzy. But they have very much the same effect. I Remember when I was a kid going with my parents in the car; The humming sound from the motor was somnolent. Maybe we react differently to various frequences; just like people are different. Again; my hat off to these many exercises!👌I understand they are not easy to construct.
Thank you Mark. You are greatly appreciated. Well it's been 7 months of practicing to get my voice back. My results from doing these exercises daily have been amazing and well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing your professional expertise. If I were to grade myself, I am a better singer than I was 20 years ago when I stopped singing. I have lost a little of that clarity of sound, but I am now more accurate and able to transition through the rough spots easier. My goal was to sing well enough as a Lead in a new barbershop quartet and I am now starting one, with some quality singers !! Thanks again.
Thank you from a small town in North Canada! My dream is to get on the road with my home grown originals and see the world. Songs are good just need to melt their hearts with connective singing! You know I be practising everyday! Thank you for your genius in understanding the monkey mind... straight to it with subtle cues along the way to prove it! Got my ADHD snapped and focused. Bless you friend:)
Starting intermittent fasting, feeling better from long haul Covid symptoms from March 2020, ergo adding you back to my routine. Missed your lessons. Didn’t complete my hundred day goal again. Always a new goal to strive for. Cheers. I also like your messages on LinkedIn.
I am also surprised by the extent of Mark's generosity with the material that he gives so freely and the time and effort he puts into his videos! But when I decided to be coached by Mark, I'd decided on full immersion (Mark's book, videos and 1:1). I know that's what made the huge difference by my 3rd lesson with Mark as well as putting time and effort into practicing, of course. I'd used Mark's videos for several months before my first lesson with Mark but what i thought was good singing was really way off in comparison to having a few lessons with Mark!😄 Although singing's always been my childhood ambition, I still consider myself to be a total novice in all matters relating to singing. As I write this comment, I realise where my inhibitions & insecurities around music/language has come from: my high school music teacher & my parents!!! Music was one of my school options and I didn't understand nor could read music but the teacher focusex on only students who already had those skills. Doh!!!!🤔🙄 He agreed to give me 1:1 lunchtime singing lessons and...didn't show up!!!😒 A few of us dropped music and I took up art instead, which I love. My parents opted to send my sister for dance tuition instead of me getting singing tuition based on the fact that I could get singing tuition at school! Doh! Doh!!!!🤔😫😥 Singing is my number one love! I am a singer! And I'm a gospel singer. I hadn't realised until again, writing this comment, the extent of the pain that I'd locked away all these years surrounding my childhood singing experiences, which brought me to tears! 😥 😓 Though I dabbled with musical plays, the odd choir in and out of church on and off over the years and generally singing at home, I feel that I'm only just starting out on my singing journey!! I'm 56 and I've got a whole lot of very basic vocabulary to learn for starters, now that the blockages have been removed: keys, scales, majors, minors etc etc, in order to be the successful singer that I want to be and should be. My goal and motivation is to be the best singer and performer that I can be so that, in turn, I can lead by example to encourage young girls out there who can't see a way to achieve their singing dream and ambitions. Thanks Mark for providing the space and platform to share (even though sharing my childhood stuff wasn't my original intention here!). Other than serendipity, now I understand better why you're my Coach of choice. I appreciate you Mark 😇🙏🏽😊
Thanks for posting this, Jennifer. My story is the same as yours! And what I came to find as I worked with more and more singers is how common that story is! Well, the beginning is the same. How our stories is unfold from here on is on us!
@@voicelessondotcom I almost didn't post it tbh Mark when I noticed how the comment was unfolding because of the pain and the emotions that it triggered! I quickly hit 'send' before I stopped myself. Given that it was spontaneous, I figured someone needed to see it. After posting it, I realised that it was a feeling of rejection that was lurking in the background! OMG! Just spoke to a friend about it and her story was that her mom didn't think girls/women should be playing the guitar 😳
I'm really intrigued by other people's experiences now: Do share: What experiences have you allowed to get in the way of you being the singer/performer/musician you want/wanted to be?
There's a lot more than the vowel that determines the position of your mouth when singing. The pitch, volume and timbre also figure into what size and shape resonator is optimal. The good news is that singing is instinctive. The bad news is - so is inhibition! So, it's important that your jaw remain loose to accommodate the wide variety of movements necessary. If you struggle with jaw tension - the first two videos on my shorts playlist can help: ua-cam.com/users/shorts9KbBHlB9Yso
Thank you Mark, Started following your videos last year, and in this, I got some confidence to put some song out! Your warm ups have helped me alot! God bless you
Classic ending performed by a classic master. Thank you for the time, Mark. I have to say, I watch other vocal teachers teach, too. Because I am an avid learner and I enjoy gaining as much knowledge as I can apply in my life. One thing Mr. Baxter always hits on is maintaining resonance. It’s very similar to Victoria’s Victorious Vocal tips in Victoria’s lecturing on feeling and maintaining that “ring” of fluid, continuous volume and tone. Simply observing. I like finding these connections. Always curious if Mark has more to say (or has past videos) specifically regarding resonance. I know his “Want a Smooth Voice? Do This Exercise Every Day” really harps on it. I wonder if there are other big ones regarding that “ring” of vocalizing healthily. EDIT: just want to add that I never skip. Talk, please always talk whenever you want, Mark. If fools want to skip out on parts of your videos (and then comment about it, encouraging others to lose out on valuable information), well, they’re going to skip it. The rest of us, however, we absorb all you have to share!
Excellent exercise for onsets and offsets, too! I screen captured this video on my Iphone so I can practice anywhere, anytime. In a park, in the car, on a walk, etc. I also try to last as long as I can on one breath. Brief, a lot of good things out of this exercise.
Mark, awesome as always! Can you please do a post COVID singing recovery video? I need exercises to regain my breathing in addition to all the great vocal ones you have. Where did my lung capacity go lol?
I currently have worked with 30+ people that have had covid and no two have experienced the same aftermath. So there's no standard approach. I recommend you start here: ua-cam.com/video/w5JCFlTO2Ss/v-deo.html
Awesome Exercise Mark……as always!!! Three questions: 1. Is it good to try these on all the vowels? I love it that you encourage us to allow the micro flaws and feel the sound internally 2. You mention not smile - there are teachers that active suggest you have a smile/internal smile - can you please comment on why or why not you would recommend it. I find it a little unatural and awkward 3. Nothing to do with this video - I eagerly await your new book - any ETA on when we may expect it? Thanks!!!!
1. Absolutely! 2. I would ask those other teachers (and you) why we don't need to smile when speaking an EE. Smiling alters the timbre - so I'd rather have the option to smile or not when singing. 3. Hopefully towards the end of '22.
@@voicelessondotcom Thanks Mark. Re the the teachers - my understanding is it is supposed increase the resonating space/cavity inside your mouth and lift the soft palate. While It mentally makes sense however the forced smile and raising of the cheek bones feels unnatural to me and sometimes increases my tension. For Me - I can speak or sing the EE without the smile. I would prefer to smile when the emotion in the song or in my communication or life brings it out naturally Look forward to your book!
Thankyou for not talking too much! i can think off some youtube singing teachers that need to learn this too.
Not talking too much? How about not at all! :) It's harder than it seems!
The channel is perfect as it is. The fact that you don't speak helps me focus. Thank you. Blessings from Comoros Island.
Glad it helps!
Can't believe this stuff is free, you've got an incredible library of singing-content here on your channel, Mark!
Thanks for appreciating!
omg I just found this channel and was NOT expecting the ending 😂
He rocks!! He is better than anybody I've trained with. I remember I trained with this lady in my 20s. She worked on a cruise ship when she was young. every time I went to my lessons. She was dressed in her cruise ship costumes. And she would hold her little dog the whole time. I still laugh about my lessons with her. I think I went because I enjoyed her . I truly learned nothing. But great memories.
@@_roshi 😄😄😄 I love his humour and energy. Sometimes I interrupt an exercise laughing with what it's been written on video .
It really is, a lot of these exercises I do with my singing coach, so it’s great practice
The fact that you don't speak in these warm up videos all the while communicating effectively and giving realtime tips is amazing. The way I figure it you either go back after recording and simply out of repeated use, remember what you were previously thinking (basically verbatim) and include the text in the post edit, or you have a script rolling by on an iPad teleprompter, which is used as the source for the text added in post. No matter how it's done, your warm up videos are remarkable and super helpful.
Your first hunch was correct!
Absolutely!!
OMG, the ending! I laughed out loud. You're such a trip, Mark. This is a great exercise - all about resonance and agility. Just doing it with you made me feel I had more control. I love it.
Glad to help out, Jack!
I've been watching your videos on and off since 2020, and I particularly love the way you present them - without a lot of talk or intro etc and the quiet, calm way the advice and and helpful tips come up on the screen. When you Do speak, the effect is the same really, because you're so calm and reassuring. Thank you so much - I've learnt a huge amount from you.. from Jane, in New Zealand!
I'm happy to help, Jane!
Love your warm ups. Try to do them every morning. Love the fact that I can just get to it and not listen to a sermon before you get started. Thanks a lot you are fantastic!!!
Glad to help you start your day!
This man is amazing
I was in your once and had to sing a night of very challenging Paul McCartney and Wings leads. I woke up the morning of rehearsal unable to even talk due to a virus I picked up
He gave me 4-5 exorcises and with in one day I could sing again enough to get me through the gig
I really could not even say hello that morning
I highly recommend studying with him
And Mark , thank you , you saved my ass that day !!!!
that's awesome! check out terrain theory.
It's six months now and I'm still using your stuff. Fantastic course of videos and superior instruction. I'm very very very grateful.
I'm happy to be a part of your journey!
This ending hitting me hard every time lmao. Thank you for being such a beatiful soul, Mark.
Hahaha - glad to help out!
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024! Thank you for your generosity and expertise. :0)
Happy New Year, Mary!
Mark, you're so fun! And brilliant! God bless 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I'm happy to help!
So glad I found you today. I have been working on teaching myself to sing (almost daily) for the past 3 years...I am now 68! Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks - now I am singing in a band and you can't shut me up! Thank you for making these UA-cams. I learned a lot today - and this is just the first one of yours that I have watched!
Welcome to my channel! As you watch the videos - you'll discover I'm right up their in age with you. So I definitely understand the challenges of singing in the 60's!
ive been using your videos for years now, when I started using them I had actually been taking vocal lessons for a couple years, but I couldn't afford them anymore. thank you so much for making these. we did exercises like this a lot! you also have a hilarious personality
Glad to help you continue to develop!
Your sense of humour is really appreciated! The way you ended this video was so clever and so funny!
Singing is too important to take seriously!
You are amazing! You can tell that you love what you do and the icing on the cake is the gratification that you must feel from all the positive comments. I lost most of my upper and very low register from not singing for quite awhile after loosing my husband tragically who was the most incredible guitar player in my band. I have finally found my way back and cannot tell you how much you are helping a very frustrated, defeated singer ! God Bless you and thank you !!
Very happy to help you get back behind the mic!
I have found you to be the best vocal coach on UA-cam. You lead by example and without unnecessary talk. As I am a male, having a male voice leading me on these exercises makes all the difference to me. I am learning so much. I just discovered your videos a week or so ago, but already I hear and feel the difference. I am moving myself from hating my voice and singing out of tune all of my life, to just starting to sing in tune. I never knew how much enjoyment comes from singing. I will be practicing along with a selection of your videos on a daily basis. You are a great teacher.
Welcome to my channel James! Thanks for posting about your journey!
Amen to that. He really is! I work out with this man vocally every time I have an important gig. Thank you, Mark!
I gig 5 to 6 times a week. Sometimes 2 in one day. I warm up with your videos almost daily. Thank you!
That's awesome, Buddy. Glad to help out!
I love how simple your lessons are and especially that you don't do the tiresome talking so many instructional videos do. Thank you!
Singing IS simple!
@@voicelessondotcom My teacher said" it is easy to sing well and difficult to sing badly!"
@@LornaKellyZim I agree 100 %!
I understand for the first time how the vocal chords stretch for high notes.You've no idea how much your descriptions help.Brilliant!
Happy to help!
Geez Mark, you can talk. Really! yes, you are right, most of us will just skip what you say and move to the exercises. I did laugh out loud when you wrote that. I am addicted to your videos. This one on the slides is the best that I've ever experienced. It is so helpful and made a huge difference even after watching it once. Thank you so so much for these classes. I never started studying music and voice till I was much older. I'm 71 now and am studying with a teacher whom I love. Your stuff fits right in and is crazy good. I am so grateful.
Ha! I don't take it personally - I'm just happy to help out.
Yes ,! I love going straight to the exercises, and reading your indications as we exercise ! Simply the BEST
Glad you like it!
Thank you so much Mark! This exercise works really well for me after consistently doing your "Want a smooth voice?" Exercise video. Now I feel like I can control my voice better!
You're the best Teacher!
Glad to help out!
I love that you don't talk in videos, or you talk very little. And I learn sooooo much. You are the best!!
Glad to help!
Great warm ups. Thank you.
You're welcome! Hope they help.
I still love this exercise, Mark. Thanks
I'm glad you're using it!
Not really sure why, but I do like that you don't talk during some of the videos. Not that talking would be bad, but there's smth about just doing the exercises, and then having the graphics up for clarification.
I think it also encourages us to pay closer attention to what you're doing and how you're doing it.
Great job! 👍
I'm willing to do what works best!
Awesome brother I love it thank you so much
Welcome to the channel!
...perfect!!!
...you better not talk...
...but sing!!!
... warm greetings from Santiago de Chile, Downtown, under a flood!!!
😥😥☺️☺️☺️🎤☺️☺️☺️😥😥
No talking from me!
Your videos are the best. I've sang forever but your exercises have made me be able to feel the resonance moving and not push high notes in a way I thought would never be possible for me. Thank you so much.
Thanks - I'm glad to help!
Thank you Mark - your amazing XXX
Glad you liked it!
MARK, BEST MAN !!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST ,BEST BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST, BEST BEST, BEST, BEST
TEACHER OF MUSIC PÄDAGOGICS AND SINGING SKILLS ON THIS PLANET.
Found nothing comparable in Western Europe !
I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR YEARS , AND I NEED TO SAY,...TODAYS PROGRAMME IS AMAZING....This morning, I sing Ella Fitzgeralds Version of "over the rainbow " and it was NICE,......after THIS ROUTINE it sounds GREAT to me. !!!!! singing it again afterwards.
God Bless YOU, and sorry....Englisch is not my native language....Greetings from Germany, Martina
Thanks for posting, Martina! I'm happy to help!
Nice gentle warm up. Good for early mornings too.
That's right!
My cats looking at me with a certain unease when hitting the high notes. Thanks again for a great exercize mr. Baxter.
Cats know best!
@@voicelessondotcom but I’m learning! Thanks! 🙏🏼
Thank you again so much I got my daily in!
See ya tomorrow!
Amazing!
I laughed out loud!
Glad you liked it!
Day 2 of practicing! Love this video. Great to follow along and participate at the same time!
Glad it's helping!
I love that idea that resonance moves vertically. Thanks for the exercise!
You're welcome!
Thanks very much. I like a lot of your videos, but this one seems to work particularly well or me. Not that I have that range but what I do have I can concentrate on. The visualizations of the vocal stretch also really help.
You're welcome! A put a variety of exercises out there because not everyone will benefit from everything. Glad this is helping you!
brilliant video Mate, some of them are like 80% talking and I'm like Nuh, you have a great voice and are funny and i will be subbing now and watching ALL
Welcome to my channel!
excellent and very generous teacher
Glad you liked it!
Great exercises! It's really helpful there is text on video rather than speaking the instructions. I believe it's the best way for people to stay focused on doing the exercise as it goes and receive proper instructions at the time needed. Thank you for your lessons, they are gold. 🌹💓✨
You're welcome - glad you appreciate!
Excellent , great exercise ..thanks mark 👏👏👏👏
Glad to help!
Amazing, I have been following you on and off even when I did not have the internet through the videos that you were making, simply you are the best vocal coach in the world.
By the way, I have improved my English language through your videos.
Many thanks Mark.
Wow, thank you!
I have been following you since 2020 and practice on a regular basis. Thank you and God Bless you!
Glad to help out!
It's like a new one always comes along right when I need it. Thanks a ton for these and for sharing your knowledge. And yes, the text-only lessons and exercises rule.
Glad to help out - just in time!
This is an awesome tutorial!
Glad you like it!
You are a great teacher. I love your humour. Thank you
Thanks for posting!
You r Angel of earth. More and more idea achieved from your video. Wish long live and more contribute
Thank you - glad to help!
I laughed at the ending. Nice one. Loved this excercise! Going to add it after I do the morning warm up.
Glad you liked it!
I’ve been following for a while and really love your videos. Well explained and easy to follow. Thank you!
You're welcome - and thanks for commenting!
Your sense of humor is amazing 😂😂😂
Thank you for useful videos
Glad you liked it!
Hello Mark and thanks for another great exercise! I have noticed something interesting.When enetering into the section E2 I sometimes get a bit sleepy and it is rather often. It must be the frequency of the sound.
Many get dizzy when vocalizing really low because of the loss of air. Perhaps that's what's making you sleepy?
@@voicelessondotcom It is quite possible. The feeling I get is more on the sleepy side than dizzy. But they have very much the same effect. I Remember when I was a kid going with my parents in the car; The humming sound from the motor was somnolent. Maybe we react differently to various frequences; just like people are different. Again; my hat off to these many exercises!👌I understand they are not easy to construct.
Straight into The job And Performance and Result. Soo cool
Glad you liked it!
You have my favorite vocals videos! Mark I love it!
Glad you like them!
That ending!!! LOL!!!! I am so pleased I have found your channel!
Thank you Mark. You are greatly appreciated. Well it's been 7 months of practicing to get my voice back. My results from doing these exercises daily have been amazing and well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing your professional expertise. If I were to grade myself, I am a better singer than I was 20 years ago when I stopped singing. I have lost a little of that clarity of sound, but I am now more accurate and able to transition through the rough spots easier. My goal was to sing well enough as a Lead in a new barbershop quartet and I am now starting one, with some quality singers !! Thanks again.
Thanks for posting Kennith! I'm glad you took advantage of the video and put in the work - happy singing!
Thank you for being so consistent. Love your videos!
Thanks for commenting!
Thank you from a small town in North Canada! My dream is to get on the road with my home grown originals and see the world. Songs are good just need to melt their hearts with connective singing! You know I be practising everyday! Thank you for your genius in understanding the monkey mind... straight to it with subtle cues along the way to prove it! Got my ADHD snapped and focused. Bless you friend:)
The world is waiting, Richard!
Thank you for free teaching🤟
Welcome to my channel!
Great teacher……
Thank you!
Ah, Mark, always so fun and informative! Thanks very much for this exercise.
Thanks for posting Amy!
BRILLIANT. You get me to do your exercises whenever I click onto your videos ... Voodoo?
Keep up the good work of inspiring us singers.
hahaha - would voodoo work on a Shaman? Either way - I'm glad to help!
sounds and feels to me like a very useful and healthy practise! thanks for your impulse, man!
You're welcome!
Starting intermittent fasting, feeling better from long haul Covid symptoms from March 2020, ergo adding you back to my routine. Missed your lessons. Didn’t complete my hundred day goal again. Always a new goal to strive for. Cheers. I also like your messages on LinkedIn.
You get a free pass due to Covid! Welcome back!
I am also surprised by the extent of Mark's generosity with the material that he gives so freely and the time and effort he puts into his videos!
But when I decided to be coached by Mark, I'd decided on full immersion (Mark's book, videos and 1:1).
I know that's what made the huge difference by my 3rd lesson with Mark as well as putting time and effort into practicing, of course.
I'd used Mark's videos for several months before my first lesson with Mark but what i thought was good singing was really way off in comparison to having a few lessons with Mark!😄
Although singing's always been my childhood ambition, I still consider myself to be a total novice in all matters relating to singing.
As I write this comment, I realise where my inhibitions & insecurities around music/language has come from:
my high school music teacher & my parents!!!
Music was one of my school options and I didn't understand nor could read music but the teacher focusex on only students who already had those skills. Doh!!!!🤔🙄
He agreed to give me 1:1 lunchtime singing lessons and...didn't show up!!!😒
A few of us dropped music and I took up art instead, which I love.
My parents opted to send my sister for dance tuition instead of me getting singing tuition based on the fact that I could get singing tuition at school! Doh! Doh!!!!🤔😫😥
Singing is my number one love! I am a singer! And I'm a gospel singer.
I hadn't realised until again, writing this comment, the extent of the pain that I'd locked away all these years surrounding my childhood singing experiences, which brought me to tears! 😥 😓
Though I dabbled with musical plays, the odd choir in and out of church on and off over the years and generally singing at home, I feel that I'm only just starting out on my singing journey!!
I'm 56 and I've got a whole lot of very basic vocabulary to learn for starters, now that the blockages have been removed: keys, scales, majors, minors etc etc, in order to be the successful singer that I want to be and should be.
My goal and motivation is to be the best singer and performer that I can be so that, in turn, I can lead by example to encourage young girls out there who can't see a way to achieve their singing dream and ambitions.
Thanks Mark for providing the space and platform to share (even though sharing my childhood stuff wasn't my original intention here!).
Other than serendipity, now I understand better why you're my Coach of choice.
I appreciate you Mark 😇🙏🏽😊
Thanks for posting this, Jennifer. My story is the same as yours! And what I came to find as I worked with more and more singers is how common that story is! Well, the beginning is the same. How our stories is unfold from here on is on us!
@@voicelessondotcom I almost didn't post it tbh Mark when I noticed how the comment was unfolding because of the pain and the emotions that it triggered!
I quickly hit 'send' before I stopped myself.
Given that it was spontaneous, I figured someone needed to see it.
After posting it, I realised that it was a feeling of rejection that was lurking in the background! OMG!
Just spoke to a friend about it and her story was that her mom didn't think girls/women should be playing the guitar 😳
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btw, I was really impressed by your patience to produce such quality illustrations in your book. Bravo!!🕺🕺👌🏽💥
I'm really intrigued by other people's experiences now:
Do share:
What experiences have you allowed to get in the way of you being the singer/performer/musician you want/wanted to be?
Haha the end is so funny. The content is briliant, as always!
Thanks for commenting!
Yuppiiii new special video and technic ❤️❤️
Glad you're happy!
Thanks for always providing the best tips and advice, they are really appreciated! You are amazing!
Glad to help!
Another amazing video Mark! I was wondering if you have any videos that talk about optimal mouth opening depending on which vowel we are singing?
There's a lot more than the vowel that determines the position of your mouth when singing. The pitch, volume and timbre also figure into what size and shape resonator is optimal. The good news is that singing is instinctive. The bad news is - so is inhibition! So, it's important that your jaw remain loose to accommodate the wide variety of movements necessary. If you struggle with jaw tension - the first two videos on my shorts playlist can help: ua-cam.com/users/shorts9KbBHlB9Yso
Thank you Mark, Started following your videos last year, and in this, I got some confidence to put some song out! Your warm ups have helped me alot! God bless you
That's great Simon!
these are golden thank you for these warmups 🤩
You're very welcome!
Classic ending performed by a classic master. Thank you for the time, Mark.
I have to say, I watch other vocal teachers teach, too. Because I am an avid learner and I enjoy gaining as much knowledge as I can apply in my life.
One thing Mr. Baxter always hits on is maintaining resonance. It’s very similar to Victoria’s Victorious Vocal tips in Victoria’s lecturing on feeling and maintaining that “ring” of fluid, continuous volume and tone.
Simply observing. I like finding these connections. Always curious if Mark has more to say (or has past videos) specifically regarding resonance. I know his “Want a Smooth Voice? Do This Exercise Every Day” really harps on it. I wonder if there are other big ones regarding that “ring” of vocalizing healthily.
EDIT: just want to add that I never skip. Talk, please always talk whenever you want, Mark. If fools want to skip out on parts of your videos (and then comment about it, encouraging others to lose out on valuable information), well, they’re going to skip it. The rest of us, however, we absorb all you have to share!
Yes, Bilbo - there are many videos here regarding vocal resonance! Explore!
Nice! Love the ending. 🙂
hahaha - Glad you liked it!
Mark is awesome
I have his dvd from yeeears ago
I always remember miner miner miner mine 😂it’s my favorite exercise ❤
I also laughed at the end. Very good work! Thx.
Glad you enjoyed it!
If this wasn't such a great exercise, i would jump straight to 6'35" over and over again!🤣
Glad you like it! :)
SO GREAT
Glad it helps!
Thanks a lot sir God bless ❤️
Thank you!
Love your videos!
Thanks for posting!
This is such a great exercise for cleaning the vocal folds of mucus, and filling in those gaps thank you! You Rock! ❤️
You're so welcome!
Love it! Thanks!!
You are so welcome!
Haha that ending cracked me up, once again amazing lesson
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent exercise for onsets and offsets, too! I screen captured this video on my Iphone so I can practice anywhere, anytime. In a park, in the car, on a walk, etc. I also try to last as long as I can on one breath. Brief, a lot of good things out of this exercise.
Glad you're using it so many ways!
Mark, I really like all your videos whether you are talking or not. The lyrics are cool, as always ❤️
Thanks for the comment, Birgit!
👏👏👏 Thank you Sir..
You're welcome!
I enjoy the no talking, because you can actually hear your part.
But what about my feelings? :)
Mark, awesome as always! Can you please do a post COVID singing recovery video? I need exercises to regain my breathing in addition to all the great vocal ones you have. Where did my lung capacity go lol?
I currently have worked with 30+ people that have had covid and no two have experienced the same aftermath. So there's no standard approach. I recommend you start here: ua-cam.com/video/w5JCFlTO2Ss/v-deo.html
thanks teacher
You're welcome!
Luv it no talking is awesome
Glad you like it!
lolol mark if you were to talk i would def listen!!! you're what's up!
Thanks for the video
You're welcome!
Love u sir from India 😍😘😍😘
I'm happy to help!
I’ll try it with the AAHH vowel really much harder for me! ❤️
Good move!
Another gem gratefully received. :0)
You're very welcome!
The ending was cute!
It's true - no one wants me to speak!
Awesome Exercise Mark……as always!!!
Three questions:
1. Is it good to try these on all the vowels? I love it that you encourage us to allow the micro flaws and feel the sound internally
2. You mention not smile - there are teachers that active suggest you have a smile/internal smile - can you please comment on why or why not you would recommend it. I find it a little unatural and awkward
3. Nothing to do with this video - I eagerly await your new book - any ETA on when we may expect it?
Thanks!!!!
1. Absolutely! 2. I would ask those other teachers (and you) why we don't need to smile when speaking an EE. Smiling alters the timbre - so I'd rather have the option to smile or not when singing. 3. Hopefully towards the end of '22.
@@voicelessondotcom Thanks Mark.
Re the the teachers - my understanding is it is supposed increase the resonating space/cavity inside your mouth and lift the soft palate. While It mentally makes sense however the forced smile and raising of the cheek bones feels unnatural to me and sometimes increases my tension.
For Me - I can speak or sing the EE without the smile. I would prefer to smile when the emotion in the song or in my communication or life brings it out naturally
Look forward to your book!
Haha! Thanks again for another wonderful exercise! Always a good time. ( ;
Thanks for posting!
Fenomenal!👏
Happy to help!
Thanks!
Thanks for posting!