Struggling to "Find" Your Mixed Voice? Watch This Video.

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  • @mattallen4154
    @mattallen4154 Рік тому +22

    THIS is the video I wish I had seen when I started my singing journey a million years ago. So much misinformation, confusion and contradiction, especially once UA-cam singing took off. Phil is an amazing teacher and I know this will save singers a lot of time and frustration with this invaluable information.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +2

      Matt! long time no chat! message me dude! I lost your email.

    • @ervinclarkrendon612
      @ervinclarkrendon612 Рік тому +1

      True this man helps me a lot. Always on point. Thanks a lot @phil

  • @infinitysplitda456
    @infinitysplitda456 Рік тому +14

    If you are experiencing vocal pain from improper singing, seriously consider getting lessons with Phil Moufarrege. Phil definitely saved my voice and he did it in a pretty short time too. I feel like other coaches would have said anywhere from 6 months to 12 months of rest..... what is great about Phil's system is you do not have to stop singing to recover but just start working in the new warm ups and techniques. His teachings really increased my range as well.
    This is not a paid endorsement or anything. I am sure there are other good coaches out there. I am just saying this because I know how devastating it is as a singer to lose your voice and not be able to sing. And Phil in a very accessible, practical way showed me out of that.
    All the best Phil! -Nick in Philly

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +3

      thank you so much for sharing this! Drop me an email would love to hear how you're going with everything.

    • @infinitysplitda456
      @infinitysplitda456 Рік тому

      @@philmoufarrege I sure will!

  • @gregoryg6999
    @gregoryg6999 4 місяці тому +1

    Amazing C4-C5 siren demonstration Phil, you have very strong 1st-3rd formants along with impressive squillo above G4 in the 3-4KHz area!

  • @iamjordanpass
    @iamjordanpass Рік тому +5

    Nice to see you Phil! Missed you! Loved the video. Hope you’re well 🙏🏽

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      Jordan! so awesome to hear from you man! let's catch up drop me a msg or something. would love to hear how you're doing

  • @FactsFurAll
    @FactsFurAll Рік тому +3

    One of the two videos from Phil that actually help me to improve my singing. Singing in higher note makes my singing tone sounds so much better. Big thanks from me Ozom, from Malaysia

  • @Dougzed
    @Dougzed Рік тому +5

    Nice and clear video! This is going to help a lot of people

  • @greggiraudo9021
    @greggiraudo9021 Рік тому +3

    Good to see you back Phil 😉
    Hope you're doing well!!

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      Awesome to hear from you Greg! I'll drop you a message soon

  • @dialogicmusic5879
    @dialogicmusic5879 3 місяці тому +1

    Many thanks, Phil - really helpful!

  • @brywool
    @brywool Рік тому +1

    nice to see u back, Phil.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      hey dude thanks for the encouragement hope you're doing good!

  • @JulienKozak
    @JulienKozak Рік тому +1

    Good to see you again, Phil. I wish I had seen this when I started all those years ago, would have saved a lot of confusion!

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      Julien! wow it's been a really long time man! drop me an email would love to hear how you're doing. just checked out your song it sounds awesome!

  • @sumsar0125
    @sumsar0125 Рік тому +1

    Love the simplicity for a beginner-singer.. I'm definitely doing a deep dive on this channel!

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      awesome thanks for the encouragement!

    • @sumsar0125
      @sumsar0125 Рік тому

      @@philmoufarrege Is it possible to train your chest voice to reach as far as your falsetto?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      yep

    • @sumsar0125
      @sumsar0125 Рік тому

      @@philmoufarrege Insane! Just went to the a rehearsal space to give your "chest voice scales pushed towards the vocal break" a try. I was cruising to D (10th fret), 11th fret was decent.. but I was too fatigued to consistently hit the 12th fret with stability and power.
      Where on the vocal range is that 12th fret E located?
      Definitely a good exercise that I will apply to strengthen my range.
      "AY", "AH" and "OH" vowels are markedly easier for me than "OOH" and "EE".
      Lots to work on 😅

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      what an awesome win dude!

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 Місяць тому

    2:43-2:53 To practice this kind of thing, including practice of hitting high notes of a song, I usually do it when riding on a motorcycle in a relatively quiet traffic, so I don't have to worry it would disturb my neighbours. 😀

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 Місяць тому

    When I sang "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, I tried to use head voice in the lyrics part "The way you are... the way you are" where Bruno uses falsetto.
    The result didn't sound good. Next time I will try to develop my chest voice to get into the mixed voice in the way you explained and demonstrated here, so I can execute that part better.

  • @charlesstitchwong3124
    @charlesstitchwong3124 2 місяці тому

    great great video. one of the best explanations of mixed voice. thank you

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  2 місяці тому

      what did you find helpful about it? would love to connect deeper with you !

    • @charlesstitchwong3124
      @charlesstitchwong3124 2 місяці тому

      @@philmoufarrege the part that explainsthat mixed voice is actually a kind of chest voice, that clears up alot of things :)

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  2 місяці тому

      thanks for sharing!

  • @philmoufarrege
    @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +4

    If you want to work with me and get your voice to a level where you have the vocal range, freedom and ease to sing your favorite songs in their original keys confidently then click here: philmoufarrege.com

  • @oshobaadu6272
    @oshobaadu6272 Рік тому +2

    This😊😊!!!

  • @TheeJordanRossi
    @TheeJordanRossi Рік тому +3

    I wonder how much of this confusion over terms and concepts is a product of Speech Level Singing dogma. I initially struggled to develop my upper tenor range because I was afraid to go beyond F#4 without falsetto (which I was convinced at the time was "head voice" because it wasn't hollow and breathy blah blah). I feel like so many guys on the internet falsely believe they're Baritones and naturally low voices because SLS nonsense has scared them away from actually singing with the volume and intensity needed to develop a strong upper chest.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +4

      I think it's not just SLS. In fact Seth Rigg's never defined headvoice as the falsetto headvoice. If you listen closely to his demonstrations of what he calls headvoice particularly his older demonstrations, he's actually in full voice (or what people call mix). but it seems the OTHER SLS instructors out there when they show headvoice are usually just in falsetto and push the whole "transition into falsetto and eventually it will become full voice". So my theory is that somewhere along the lines the students who became teachers were mishearing it and misinterpreting what they were being taught and started teaching it the wrong way. There are also plenty of classical teachers who also make this same mistake too so it's not just an SLS thing.

  • @johnmatthew2172
    @johnmatthew2172 Рік тому +1

    I don’t see mix as “just chest voice.” I understand why you define it this way; many people (mostly females) mistakenly believe that mix is the inverse of your perspective: that is, they believe it’s just a loud falsetto/m2. But imo, both definitions fail to address the most important aspect of mix, which is the dynamic modulation of registration that eliminates the vocal break and homogenizes the vocal range. Mix can and should be produced in BOTH m1 and m2 as both mechanisms have their own unique tonal capabilities. Many great mixes sound and even feel very chesty but may actually be produced in m2 and vice versa. Studies show that singers are not so good at identifying the register in which they’re singing as they think they are especially in the pitch range typically associated with “mix.” Your demonstrated high C may not have actually been in m1 but just felt like it based on your resonance strategy and firm adduction. It doesn’t really matter which vibrational pattern is happening though, as long as it sounds and feels appropriately “chesty” or “heady” depending on the vocal task. Mix is not one thing, it’s exacty what it says it is: a mix of the two registers. Any other way of defining it will just lead to imbalances imo

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for sharing your view. To clarify my view a bit more... the reason I define it in this way is because the way I get people to develop and achieve this result is through the chest voice, not through falsetto. At the end of the day singers want to know in a practical way what they need to be training and what "voice to train it from" and this is the angle I do it all from.

  • @arevisual7726
    @arevisual7726 6 місяців тому

    My life makes so much more sense now

  • @JamesAHollandMusic
    @JamesAHollandMusic Рік тому

    By and far the best and simplest explanation of Mixed Voice. I wish I had known this 20 years ago. Would have saved me a lot of time, money and frustration. Thanx Phil!

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      awesome to hear James. if you have any questions or need help don't hesitate to reach out to me

  • @gunnarseitz8244
    @gunnarseitz8244 Рік тому +3

    What exercises do you recommend to keep the voice from switching into falsetto and staying in chest voice even after the "break"?

    • @TheeJordanRossi
      @TheeJordanRossi Рік тому +3

      From my own experience, slowly sliding on a vowel helps. If I'm going too fast or i'm tensing/lacking support, I crack at a G#4/A4. If I do it slow and controlled, I can slide smoothly up to about an E5 in full voice.

    • @gunnarseitz8244
      @gunnarseitz8244 Рік тому

      @@TheeJordanRossi Lucky you! I am already struggling with an E4!

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +3

      Hi Gunnar. It's less about the exercises and more about STRENGTHENING the voice in a specific way. For example, you could do all sorts of scales etc but you're just doing them with your existing mechanics and so you just hit the same wall every single time. it's not so much about just doing different scales or exercises.
      I get people blasting through those E4 plateau and getting up to high C sometimes in just a few weeks and the scales I use are not much different than what they've done before...what's different is the actual TECHNIQUE behind what I get you to do with your voice and then it's very much a STRENGTHENING process.
      I have a couple videos that will give you a good overview of what I mean by this here:
      ua-cam.com/video/MQw5ydp3GAM/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/JWjbdmHma8s/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/SapvqgoGF88/v-deo.html
      watch those then if you want to learn more you should check out my website philmoufarrege.com

  • @tiroles
    @tiroles 4 місяці тому

    I'm a baritone and I just can't hit the higher note in "More than a feeling" song, which is my mark for a high note. :(

  • @ianrose3847
    @ianrose3847 Рік тому +1

    yeah, but how do you access mixed voice? once you hit the break, (mine is middle c) how do you develop your chest to go higher and get "mixed"?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      I have 3 videos that are a good place to start and will give you an overview of some of the core elements needed in the process:
      ua-cam.com/video/MQw5ydp3GAM/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/JWjbdmHma8s/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/SapvqgoGF88/v-deo.html
      In your case if you're stuck at middle C, you really should not be doing anything to do with "bridging into headvoice" or "twang" or any of that stuff. You need to strengthen your chest voice at least to the F4 using the ideas in the first video, then to go beyond F4 you need the stuff in the 2nd and third video

  • @keithsheppardpiano
    @keithsheppardpiano Рік тому +1

    Maybe you can explain an issue I've been having. I used to have a decent range, and sang long sustained notes at the top of that range with no problem. I believe I was able to get up to G5 in chest voice when I was at my best. Somewhere along the line, my voice began flipping into falsetto when I would try to sing notes I used to hit without issue. It seems to happen when I try to push too hard, causing my voice to break. The frustrating thing is that it never used to happen, so there are certain songs I just don't sing any more, because I can't seem to control it. I feel like it can be fixed, I'm just not sure what exercises to focus on. Any thoughts? My goal is not to have a crazy high range, but just to perform like I used to with confidence. Any thoughts?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      Hi there. I've worked with a lot of people like this - people who used to be able to do things and somehow lost the ability and can't figure out how to get it back.
      I also have dealt with this in my own voice in the past and it taught me certain things that I had overlooked or missed.
      Most singers are getting by on their innate talent which is essentially luck. if they lose it they have no idea how to get it back because they never built it in the first place, and have no idea what they need to do to maintain it, repair weakness and build strength etc.
      So most people "just sing" and do various exercises and call it "singing training". Then if they lose their voice they basically scramble around trying everything hoping something "clicks" magically. The problem is though that they don't understand how they ever "got their voice" in the first place, what things were needed to maintain it, and what things are needed to rebuild it if they lose it.
      You can see this as a curse or you can see it as an opportunity to go on a journey to REALLY understand your voice and REALLY build it, not to where it was before but even better than before, and to have the confidence of knowing exactly how to do that and how to get it back if you lose it again.
      You said "I feel like it can be fixed" this is a great attitude to have. and yes you are right you definitely can get back to what you were doing with the right knowledge, and even beyond it.

  • @tweek8000
    @tweek8000 Рік тому +1

    Really great informative video! Question, what if I want to sing with a headier sound and go lighter lower? I can take my chest voice up and it "bridges"/shifts gear by default but only at my second break of G4/G#4, meaning my "mix" is always too heavy as it carries the weight of the previous note.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      thanks! If the voice is prepared properly and ready to do it, all you have to do is just sing softer volume-wise and the voice will just do it. What happens to most people however is when they try to back off the volume, the larynx shoots up and the voice gets really unstable and wants to flip back to falsetto.
      So the key here is first learning how to get the vocal cord compression so strong while the larynx is in a stable position loudly. Then I usually have people learn how to reduce the volume but keep the solidness and weight of the chest voice. Meaning, the volume gets smaller but the tone doesn't get softer, it still sounds super solid, just quieter. This takes a ton of muscular effort, you have to REALLY squeeze down and compress the voice until it gets really small.
      Once this gets really strong, only then do I have people learn how to actually SOFTEN the voice, and then at this point the voice can become very soft and heady as you put it, without the voice flipping to falsetto or becoming unstable. It's quite advance.

    • @tweek8000
      @tweek8000 Рік тому

      @@philmoufarrege Thank you! I'll definitely keep this in mind.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому

      you are most welcome

  • @malikalshaffei
    @malikalshaffei Рік тому

    hey phil, this is a very great video and its the same point youve been talking about for years now, but if mixed voice is just very well developed chest, does that mean that my vocal break will keep going up? as in my current vocal break for example is f4, does that mean after training chest extensively it might be A4 or c5?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      yep and then we just get rid of the break entirely purely by working with the chest voice

  • @nin10dorox
    @nin10dorox 11 місяців тому

    4:23 I definitely have a third "voice" which sounds very different than what you do here. It sounds very Micky Mousey. I can crack from chest voice to what you call falsetto, and then I can crack from falsetto to this third voice, and no matter how much I try, I can't go smoothly from falsetto to this third voice. If they were the same thing, I would expect to be able to transition without cracking. So when you ask, "If that's head voice, then what's falsetto?" it seems I do have an answer.
    This is confusing to me because I never hear anyone talk about this voice. Maybe that's just because it doesn't sound good, so it's not worth mentioning. Does this just not exist for some people?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  11 місяців тому

      you could be cracking to your flageolet falsetto, which is used to go super high past normal falsetto notes.
      If I heard you I would be able to quickly tell you what you're doing. But that's my guess based on what you wrote

    • @nin10dorox
      @nin10dorox 11 місяців тому

      @@philmoufarrege Thanks for getting back! I recorded myself flipping between voices, if you have a moment to listen I'd really appreciate it
      ua-cam.com/video/US1sT5oI91A/v-deo.html

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  11 місяців тому +1

      they are both falsetto - it's like what I was saying above about the flageolet. there are "two types" of falsetto and at first they will feel separate and distinct, and then they can be smoothed into one and used. For example, I used to always cap out my falsetto at E5 and couldn't go any higher. Then I found this "other type of falsetto" that was super tiny and squeaky and I could go SUPER high with it, like up to C6, but I couldn't take it LOW. It would stop around E5 and switch back to my normal falsetto. Over time I learned to smooth them and combine them into one thing. It sounds like you're experiencing something similar.

  • @agabrook
    @agabrook Рік тому +1

    Hey, how long does it take for one to fully build mix voice?

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      hard to say, it depends on where that person is starting from. I would say 1-3 years to get to a point where you can sing the songs you want to sing freely is a good time frame.

    • @lexsoft3969
      @lexsoft3969 Місяць тому

      ​@@philmoufarrege1-3 years... that's too long for me 😢
      I am currently in a choir. Actually I am a barritone, but picked into the tenor group since December last year.
      I am currently learning head voice and mixed voice with a goal of using those registers when I need to reach higher notes, at least if our choir will perform again at Christmas night and new Year. Actually we have been performing almost every 1st weak each month this year. And I start to think that I need to use mixed voice when required as soon as possible.

  • @dawgz6055
    @dawgz6055 10 місяців тому

    wait falsetto and headvoice si the same? but they said its not

  • @DenisMorissetteJFK
    @DenisMorissetteJFK Рік тому +1

    If airy head voice is falsetto, then what is airy chest voice? :)🤣

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +2

      exactly, maybe we give it a separate name like "batman voice"

  • @bixenter
    @bixenter 14 днів тому

    WTF this mix voice topic is so confusing. I watched dozens of videos now about mix voice and I am still absolutely confused...

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  13 днів тому

      What are you confused about after watching this video?

    • @bixenter
      @bixenter 13 днів тому

      ​@@philmoufarrege because I watched other videos where everyone say mix voice is when you partly use chest voice and partly head voice together and there is a range where you gradually move from chest voice to mix voice. And what is true and what's not, makes my head dizzy now.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  11 днів тому

      got it. it's definitely tricky trying to learn from hundreds of different of sources! highly recommend finding someone you trust and going all in on them.

  • @petermusonda6808
    @petermusonda6808 4 місяці тому

    Mixed voice to me is just pharyngeal mixed with chest and head voice.

  • @stebolian
    @stebolian Рік тому

    My mix when working . Goes way higher than falsetto. It's like a never ending pitch at times . The coordination is a different feeling. I also have a falsetto falsetto . So when it cracks again it's higher. And also a tighter high voice from a fry feeling that's smoothed out.

    • @philmoufarrege
      @philmoufarrege  Рік тому +1

      awesome glad to hear things are going well for you

    • @eemoot
      @eemoot 3 місяці тому

      Flageolet

  • @bivotarshamble3672
    @bivotarshamble3672 Рік тому +3

    Your so full of shi... 🤣 I just messing with ya. Good explanation my man 👊