Beginner Vowel Placement All Voices

[@bell_eau]

3:06 (ascending to descending) WE > WE > WE > WE > WE ... (descending) WE > WE > WE 4:58 (ascending to descending) YOU > YOU > YOU > YOU > YOU ... (descending) YOU > YOU > YOU 7:00 (ascending to descending) WE > WE > WE > WE > WE ... (descending) MAY > MAY > MAY 9:30 (ascending to descending) WE > WE > WE > WE > WE ... (descending) MAH > MAH > MAH 11:46 (ascending to descending) YOU > YOU > YOU > YOU > YOU ... (descending) NO > NO > NO 13:38 (ascending to descending) WE > WE > WE > WE > WE ... (descending) YOU > YOU > YOU

[@coxyhomes7189]

I am so grateful for the tremendous amount of pure quality content you provide. I find it interesting that you mentioned you are from the Midwest, then California, then England. I can tell. I am a Midwesterner myself and now your manner of speaking makes sense. 😉 I heard the influences but couldn't place where they were coming from. I just love your manner of teaching... Sometimes I forget you are not live and playing scales just for me! Thanks again.

[@JeffRolka]

Awesome! Thank you so much for your kind words! Yes, I've been all over the place. Enjoy the videos and enjoy singing! Thanks for watching! Jeff

[@abdallahaddad620]

I am writing this on this video because it’s the most recent one and I want you to read it. Just to thank you for your work, I am brazilian and I recorded all baritone exercises and I listen in my car for over 2 years. I thought I should share this with you. All the best brother

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! Thanks for watching and thank you for your kind words! Keep singing! Jeff

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[@IrishTheHobbit]

Jeff, thank you so much for creating this video. In short, I always felt there was something "bad" about my singing even though I could more or less sing in key. Vowel alignment was a major missing piece. The improvement I'm getting from this exercise is inspiring. Thank you.

[@JeffRolka]

Excellent! That is really great to hear and great observations on your part! Keep up the great work! Jeff

[@RahulSingh-kn5hu]

Thanks so much for caring people like us who can. Not afford costly lesson 😭😭 luv u😊😊🥰

[@cp3675]

Thank you so much Jeff rolka

[@Awreadybro7]

Thank you Jeff!

[@LukeRanieri]

Stupendous! You are the master. Much obliged for your work.

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you so much! Jeff

[@mamymimma]

Thanks a lot, Jeff!

[@pankajsharma3154]

Jeff you are best 🙌

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! I appreciate that! Jeff

[@DEMONTmx]

Excellent content as always! Thanks Jeff

[@DlaczegozByNie]

Great video mr. Jeff Rolka :)

[@mickaelfaucher5480]

Hello my name is Mickaël, I love singing I love your videos your exercises that you give, unfortunately I do not understand your explanations, could you put translation into French if possible, big thank you to you for your help and good luck

[@JeffRolka]

I'll see what I can do! Jeff

[@mickaelfaucher5480]

a big thank you to you i love all your videos good luck and very good day Mick

[@JuetCo88]

Hello, I'am French I can translate!

[@Choral-Tenor]

The placement of the /a/ vowel seems slightly confusing. If it is /a/ as opposed to /ɑ/ (as is commonly supposed to be the case in Italian, although I think it's closer to /ɐ/), then, really, it is unlikely to be found in spoken English. In "tomato" or "father", it would usually be rendered /ɑ:/. What seems key to me is that it is (nearly) as open as /ɑ/ but more forward, exactly as your exercises encourage. Speaking as a linguist, I would encourage a sense of the pairing of vowels of similar "openness" or "height" (although such terms are somewhat loaded). The point is to see the similarity between /i/ and /u/, between /e/ and /o/, between /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ and between /a/ and /ɑ/. (I see you begin this at the end, but only for /i/ and /u/.) One other pitfall might be the use of /y/ in place of /u/. My concern is that /y/ is the rounded form of /i/, so we need to know that we're not changing lip shape when moving from /i/ to /u/ (when you say "ooh" at 4:25 the rounding is quite pronounced, unlike when you're singing). Great start, Jeff! I'm working an octave below you, looking for clear phonemic distinctions in the weakest part of my voice. Do you talk about the placement of other English vowels elsewhere?

[@erionf.7892]

I hope you develop a new tenor chromatic video, maybe using lyrics that’s a bit more challenging for the advanced tenors. I’m only giving my suggestion. You’re KZbin’s best vocal teacher & always will be hands down..

[@JeffRolka]

Try this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4fYYaWlrseCj9U Best! Jeff

[@keagonwinton2262]

Am I more of a baritone or baritenor or what I actually want to train my baritone voice to be more tenor buy really I want to be able to sing both voices if you can give me some tips on how to do that Jeff wrolka

[@JeffRolka]

If you are truly of that fach, then you have quite a few choices to make about how you train. Ultimately, as your voice develops, see what suits you best and then emphasize vocalizations that are in that range. Ie., if you really like your voice from c3 to g3, consider emphasizing that practice and moving more towards a baritone fach. g3 to c4 feeling better - then work more towards tenor range exercises. Jeff

[@cp3675]

Mr. Jeff, would I have to open my mouth wider ,for the "aw" sound ,if I have a under bit?

[@JeffRolka]

Really depends. I'd have to work with you to say for sure. In general, go for a comfortably open mouth position that is consistent for each vowel in a given range. Best! Jeff

[@cp3675]

@@JeffRolka thank you teacher!

[@aacha548]

What do you mean exactly by narrow. I know that another teacher uses this term and I know what she means but I don't know what you mean.

[@JeffRolka]

Great question. Unmodified. Balanced. A neutral formation of the vowel as identified by guide words taken from the IPA. I hope that helps! Jeff

[@chooha]

How do I make sure I am doing it right?

[@JeffRolka]

It's about observation and comparison. Certainly you can listen to my examples but you also have to observe how your voice is operating. Are vowels aligning? Does it hurt to sing? (In that case stop! Re-evaluate.) Recording yourself can also be helpful. Do the vocalizations and record them, then listen back to hear how the vowels align or to hear how you're navigating the exercises. Identify your strengths and challenges and work to address them. Best, Jeff

[@chooha]

@@JeffRolka thanks! Time to get back into training