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Wow there are time stamps in your videos now?! That’s so helpful thank you so much for making this. I got criticised recently and the person told me that I should “lower” my larynx while singing, I had no idea what to do and this video popped up, crazy timing! Now I’m gonna practice this. Thanks for the explanation as well.
Yes, I just starting including time stamps. :) As far as your larynx lowering, if it is jumping or sitting too high, then you may need to allow it to lower. It all depends on the style and sound that you want.
Hi Victoria! I’ve been watching vocal videos on UA-cam for probably 3 or 4 years now. And, somehow, I never came across yours until just a couple of days ago. I have to say, I think yours are the best I’ve seen yet! I just finished watching your video on larynx position singing. This has been a huge problem in my singing for many years. And the way you break it down makes more sense than probably 20 other videos that I’ve watched combined! I’m in my 50s and I’ve been playing guitar in rock and country bands since I was a teenager. But I only took up singing roughly 10 years ago. (There’s a story behind that) I never stopped to think about conditioning my voice the way I did with my guitar techniques. I don’t know why, it just never occurred to me. Perhaps because we use our voices every day and I just figured what I was doing was close enough for rock ‘n’ roll music. But after too many experiences of not being able to sing the songs I would like to sing, usually because they are out of my range, or ,actually blowing my voice out at a gig, I started seeking out instruction and coaching. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos and purchasing your program. P.S. I love the humor you inject into your videos. It’s awesome!
Hello and welcome to my channel! I’m so happy you found me. I have tons of videos on just about every aspect of singing that will keep you very busy! 😃
Thank you so much! I was in the chorus in highschool and I sang Alto for two years and when sopranos were needed, I got upgraded to sing soprano but I struggled with the high notes. Breath sounding. I wish our music teacher would have taught us these techniques!
Wow!! Thank you very much Victoria!! This video really clicked with me out of all the videos on YT. You just made me realize and feel the weak point of my weakness in singing. I have been searching for this. I feel so tight after 30 mins of singing. I feel soooo free now with my whole range. I mean wow for real!! Thank you soooo very much. You gave me the instruction to know what I should feel.
This really helps me identify anatomy and placement for my speech and vocal therapy. I used to take so much for granted when I sang, but I'm working hard to get it back. Thanks for teaching and explaining so well.
Lots of really good information in this video. Maybe hard to grasp if you haven’t started training your voice, but once you’ve started, this information becomes incredible.
You're amazing Victoria, thankyou for the video. I really appreciated your fast comment on your other larynx video. I do think holding my larynx tightly down for the low notes was causing some problems. From Australia.
Amazing! But I sang a lot previously and it damaged my voice, and if I go through the nose, it'll be raspy or it'll automatically turn into head voice/whistle. But anyway, you're spectacular!!🥰
I am a countertenor and singing with a low larynx is a disaster for me and will wear my voice out faster than anything. I love classical but can't sing it due to vocal fatigue.
Without hearing you, I am assuming that you are pressing your tongue down and depressing your larynx in classical. This causes big problems in any voice or style.
Tried your way of singing (i) with mainly the tongue and liked it. Less work than my previous method of singing (i) with lips in a sort of modified (u) position - all to avoid an 'eeeeeeeeee' sound. Thank you. However, I am a bit puzzled. If I follow you, the color of the voice changes with larynx position and I can see using different sounds for different music styles. But, are you using small larynx excursions for making the listener's perceived sound the same with changes in pitch? That is, do you use different larynx position in a song or do you choose the position and keep it for the song?
Hi, David! I do teach the rounded EE (i) position for a warmer fuller tone if that is the desired timbre. I cover that in my video on the EE vowel. As far as small larynx excursions, much of this depends (like I always say) on the sound that you want. I find that in classical, the excursions are less, but in pop, jazz and other contemporary styles, the excursions may be greater. However, regardless of style, I never teach that the larynx must stay in the exact position (meaning fixed or stuck). That usually leads to forcing the tongue down and depressing the larynx. That's why I like the word "float".
Hello Victoria! This was an amazingly helpful video as always! ❤️ I am planning to buy a vocal analysis from you and I wondered about what video format to send you . Is a video shot on an IPhone alright ? 😊
@@Victoria-Victorious Thank you so much for promptly answering me! I feel a lot more secure about sending a video now. I hope you have a blessed day. :)
I never feel like I am doing warm ups properly or that they actually work. Any advice and I would be very grateful. Also how long before I sing should I warm up. Really struggling with a sore throat at the moment. Thank you in advance x
Thank you. I have looked at a lot of these videos already but not sure of I am doing this right. Is there any recommendations for something I can take for a sore throat please?
Your videos are very helpful in my journey of singing, and are an excellent addition to my vocal coach. What happens if I am lowering my larynx substantially yet still feel tight in the throat especially when I sing in upper chest voice? Next day I am hoarse. My vocal coach often tells me to make things dopier but then I feel like I am depressing and pushing down my larynx quite a bit. And it doesn’t seem to make the tightness of the throat or squeezing go away. Is this a case of lowering the larynx “too much?”
It could be a number of things. I’d have to hear and see you to tell. You might be pushing up too much vocal weight. See my playlist on Mixed Voice. Also see my playlist on Throat Tension.
I JUST LOVE YOUR WAY OF TEACHING SO MUCH VICTORIA YOU MAKE LEARNING SUCH FUN IN YOUR WAY OF DELIVERING THE TECHNIQUES FOR ME YOU MAKE IT SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST SIMPLY AWESOME ESPECIALLY WITH MYSELF HAVING SUCH AN AUTHENTIC TONE I USED TO SHY AWAY FROM MY OWN VOICE FOR ALL PEOPLE FOUND MY TONE AMAZING YOU HAVE NOW HELPED ME TO FALL IN LOVE AND UNDERSTAND MY VOICE BETTER THAN ANY VOCAL COACH I HAVE BEEN TOO OR TOOK TIME TO WATCH I THANK THE DIVINE UNIVERSAL FOR HAVING FOUND YOU HERE ON UA-cam AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY I SHALL BE MAKING YOU MY LIFE COACH THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY HAS A VOCALIST VICTORIA THANK YOU SO SO SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME FIND MY VOICE
Thank you Victoria! I sang Ave Verum Corpus today with Choir😊;!. The 3 finger placement and embouchure adjustment makes a huge difference and lessened my tension. I LOVE singing this song,🎶!! Thank you!!
you are so right about "eeee" is hard as the pitch goes up, the two words in "I'm still standing" the hardest are "like a little kid", "pieces of my life".
Hi Victoria, if you happen to see this, could you consider making a video on getting back to singing after a break? I spent a year recovering from an illness and obviously couldn't sing. I'd want to get back on track but I'm afraid I'll strain my voice after such a long break. Thanks for all the awesome videos so far! Love your channel.
Hi, A.E.! I recommend that you follow this as you get back into singing: PLAYLIST for BEGINNING SINGERS, all in 1 place! Beginner Singing Lessons - FOLLOW THESE VIDEOS! ua-cam.com/play/PLaWjWxiTysDBD7MGUWCSdC4yhLzxVsEdW.html. We are always back to basics anyway and this will get you back in shape properly. Go at your own pace. So glad that you are back to singing!
VICTORIA'S VICTORIOUS VOCAL EXERCISE PROGRAM - a different kind of singing program! SUPER AFFORDABLE! MORE INFO & ORDER HERE: www.healthyvocaltechnique.com/order-victorias-victorious-vocal-exercise-program/
Have you made a video about Whisle register
Wow there are time stamps in your videos now?! That’s so helpful thank you so much for making this. I got criticised recently and the person told me that I should “lower” my larynx while singing, I had no idea what to do and this video popped up, crazy timing! Now I’m gonna practice this. Thanks for the explanation as well.
Yes, I just starting including time stamps. :) As far as your larynx lowering, if it is jumping or sitting too high, then you may need to allow it to lower. It all depends on the style and sound that you want.
Oh my God how do we sign up for lessons how much does she charge
It’s almost like she’s a psychic because everything that she corrected us on in the video I did as I was singing along 😂
Hi Victoria!
I’ve been watching vocal videos on UA-cam for probably 3 or 4 years now. And, somehow, I never came across yours until just a couple of days ago. I have to say, I think yours are the best I’ve seen yet!
I just finished watching your video on larynx position singing. This has been a huge problem in my singing for many years. And the way you break it down makes more sense than probably 20 other videos that I’ve watched combined!
I’m in my 50s and I’ve been playing guitar in rock and country bands since I was a teenager. But I only took up singing roughly 10 years ago. (There’s a story behind that) I never stopped to think about conditioning my voice the way I did with my guitar techniques. I don’t know why, it just never occurred to me. Perhaps because we use our voices every day and I just figured what I was doing was close enough for rock ‘n’ roll music. But after too many experiences of not being able to sing the songs I would like to sing, usually because they are out of my range, or ,actually blowing my voice out at a gig, I started seeking out instruction and coaching.
I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos and purchasing your program.
P.S. I love the humor you inject into your videos. It’s awesome!
Hello and welcome to my channel! I’m so happy you found me. I have tons of videos on just about every aspect of singing that will keep you very busy! 😃
I find that along with raising the soft pallet up gently comes an added stretch to hit the higher note more smoothly too!
this really helped a lot, victoria!!! i just hit a note i’ve been struggling with all day thanks to your tips!!
I'm so glad! Keep it up!
Thank you so much! I was in the chorus in highschool and I sang Alto for two years and when sopranos were needed, I got upgraded to sing soprano but I struggled with the high notes. Breath sounding. I wish our music teacher would have taught us these techniques!
I love your style! Thank you so much for all your videos, they are so helpful, fun, and entertaining
Your exercises are always so fun, easy to understand and follow yet so effective!!! Thank you for another amazing, informative video 💜💜💜💜🥰🥰
Glad you like them! 💛😊
Wow!! Thank you very much Victoria!! This video really clicked with me out of all the videos on YT. You just made me realize and feel the weak point of my weakness in singing. I have been searching for this. I feel so tight after 30 mins of singing. I feel soooo free now with my whole range. I mean wow for real!! Thank you soooo very much. You gave me the instruction to know what I should feel.
This really helps me identify anatomy and placement for my speech and vocal therapy. I used to take so much for granted when I sang, but I'm working hard to get it back. Thanks for teaching and explaining so well.
Excellent! Thank you for posting about your progress!
Great video Ms. Victoria!!!!
Lots of really good information in this video. Maybe hard to grasp if you haven’t started training your voice, but once you’ve started, this information becomes incredible.
Very Very helpful, and I love the exercises, Victoria is an excellent vocal coach to follow
I am so grateful for all your teachings dear Victoria 🥰
You're welcome! Glad you enjoy them!
Thank you! I love your direct teaching style and your succinct tips and exercises!
The best vocal teacher period
Thank you so much, EJ!
You are an amazing teacher ❣️
Thank you! 😃
You're amazing Victoria, thankyou for the video. I really appreciated your fast comment on your other larynx video. I do think holding my larynx tightly down for the low notes was causing some problems. From Australia.
Also I can really hear the different sound qualities created by shifting the larynx, it really is quite amazing.
Glad it was helpful! Keep up the good practice!
You bet! Resonance is a beautiful thing!
You are awesome Victoria ☝️
Regards from Sweden ♥️🎩♥️
Thank you so much!
Amazing! But I sang a lot previously and it damaged my voice, and if I go through the nose, it'll be raspy or it'll automatically turn into head voice/whistle. But anyway, you're spectacular!!🥰
I hope you are able to resume singing. Just start back with ease.
the threat of sounding like spongebob is really good motivation
So helpful!!
Flexible and stable meaning free to move but not stuck in the up or down position.
Teacher u look so amazing I love you and I miss you so much I'm from Malaysia 😛🥰🥰🥰Muahhhh
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I am a countertenor and singing with a low larynx is a disaster for me and will wear my voice out faster than anything. I love classical but can't sing it due to vocal fatigue.
Without hearing you, I am assuming that you are pressing your tongue down and depressing your larynx in classical. This causes big problems in any voice or style.
Tried your way of singing (i) with mainly the tongue and liked it. Less work than my previous method of singing (i) with lips in a sort of modified (u) position - all to avoid an 'eeeeeeeeee' sound. Thank you. However, I am a bit puzzled. If I follow you, the color of the voice changes with larynx position and I can see using different sounds for different music styles. But, are you using small larynx excursions for making the listener's perceived sound the same with changes in pitch? That is, do you use different larynx position in a song or do you choose the position and keep it for the song?
Hi, David! I do teach the rounded EE (i) position for a warmer fuller tone if that is the desired timbre. I cover that in my video on the EE vowel. As far as small larynx excursions, much of this depends (like I always say) on the sound that you want. I find that in classical, the excursions are less, but in pop, jazz and other contemporary styles, the excursions may be greater. However, regardless of style, I never teach that the larynx must stay in the exact position (meaning fixed or stuck). That usually leads to forcing the tongue down and depressing the larynx. That's why I like the word "float".
Hello Victoria! This was an amazingly helpful video as always! ❤️ I am planning to buy a vocal analysis from you and I wondered about what video format to send you . Is a video shot on an IPhone alright ? 😊
Sure, iPhone is fine, preferably sent with a UA-cam link (unlisted is fine), Vimeo or google drive.
@@Victoria-Victorious Thank you so much for promptly answering me! I feel a lot more secure about sending a video now. I hope you have a blessed day. :)
I never feel like I am doing warm ups properly or that they actually work. Any advice and I would be very grateful. Also how long before I sing should I warm up. Really struggling with a sore throat at the moment.
Thank you in advance x
I have lots of videos on this in this playlist: Vocal Exercises - Build & Train Your Voice! ua-cam.com/play/PLaWjWxiTysDCxePed1h6e2ud6z-UeNOVI.html
Thank you. I have looked at a lot of these videos already but not sure of I am doing this right.
Is there any recommendations for something I can take for a sore throat please?
Your videos are very helpful in my journey of singing, and are an excellent addition to my vocal coach.
What happens if I am lowering my larynx substantially yet still feel tight in the throat especially when I sing in upper chest voice? Next day I am hoarse. My vocal coach often tells me to make things dopier but then I feel like I am depressing and pushing down my larynx quite a bit. And it doesn’t seem to make the tightness of the throat or squeezing go away. Is this a case of lowering the larynx “too much?”
It could be a number of things. I’d have to hear and see you to tell. You might be pushing up too much vocal weight. See my playlist on Mixed Voice. Also see my playlist on Throat Tension.
OH IT WENT DOWN THE WRONG PIPE!
You really are an eccentric and brilliant lady. Thank you for the lessons.
You are so welcome!
❤
I JUST LOVE YOUR WAY OF TEACHING SO MUCH VICTORIA YOU MAKE LEARNING SUCH FUN IN YOUR WAY OF DELIVERING THE TECHNIQUES FOR ME YOU MAKE IT SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE JUST SIMPLY AWESOME ESPECIALLY WITH MYSELF HAVING SUCH AN AUTHENTIC TONE I USED TO SHY AWAY FROM MY OWN VOICE FOR ALL PEOPLE FOUND MY TONE AMAZING YOU HAVE NOW HELPED ME TO FALL IN LOVE AND UNDERSTAND MY VOICE BETTER THAN ANY VOCAL COACH I HAVE BEEN TOO OR TOOK TIME TO WATCH I THANK THE DIVINE UNIVERSAL FOR HAVING FOUND YOU HERE ON UA-cam AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY I SHALL BE MAKING YOU MY LIFE COACH THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY HAS A VOCALIST VICTORIA THANK YOU SO SO SO VERY MUCH FOR HELPING ME FIND MY VOICE
Thank you for your lovely post, Paulette! I so happy that my videos can help you so much!
At the end when you dressed as a detective and spoke that way I cracked up😂you are so funny 😂❤
Glad it made you laugh!
U r the best teacher online, If u were stack on an island and your voice was to save u, which technique wud u carry
Ring! Ring would give me the carrying power to call for help!
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the Lord Jesus bless you .you is very nice
How about Crocodile Rock’s laaaaa La La La La La, I supposed it’s high larynx
The swallowing problem didn't work for me. That's probably a good thing, right? lol
Great leasson. Thank you
Very good lessons
Great tutotial!!! Thank you!
You are a great singer.
Thank you Victoria! I sang Ave Verum Corpus today with Choir😊;!. The 3 finger placement and embouchure adjustment makes a huge difference and lessened my tension. I LOVE singing this song,🎶!!
Thank you!!
you are so right about "eeee" is hard as the pitch goes up, the two words in "I'm still standing" the hardest are "like a little kid", "pieces of my life".
That was well explained..I will be more conscious when practicing!
You are amazing I love watching your videos it helps me a lot ❤️
Thank you so much teacher
Thank kiu so much
Thank you.
Thank you!
How
Hi Victoria, if you happen to see this, could you consider making a video on getting back to singing after a break? I spent a year recovering from an illness and obviously couldn't sing. I'd want to get back on track but I'm afraid I'll strain my voice after such a long break. Thanks for all the awesome videos so far! Love your channel.
Hi, A.E.! I recommend that you follow this as you get back into singing: PLAYLIST for BEGINNING SINGERS, all in 1 place! Beginner Singing Lessons - FOLLOW THESE VIDEOS! ua-cam.com/play/PLaWjWxiTysDBD7MGUWCSdC4yhLzxVsEdW.html. We are always back to basics anyway and this will get you back in shape properly. Go at your own pace. So glad that you are back to singing!
Wow, you are really awesome 👌 love it. Thank you
Thank you so much 😀