dying on high notes? AY is the way! [AH is NOT the LAW]

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

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[@Erotal]

Best damn vocal coach out there people! Finding this channel was a god send and If you truly follow his instructions and really try to absorb what he's saying and practice it all... You will improve dramatically without a doubt!

[@charlenedutoit6085]

Thank you sooooo much Kegan. You just opened a whole new world for me. I'm dying on this side with More than a feeling. Thank you again. Kind regards Pierre

[@judegraham463]

Attention to detail is that take away. Always! Thanks Kegan.

[@halfindy]

3:58 'a life-changing experience' is precisely what I bought for my 2k. I can only recommend Kegan as a teacher. Not only he can sing, he’s really good at pinning the problem. Second best investment in music I ever made… only second to my first electric guitar ! 😂

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Ha - glad you're not prioritising me over your guitars mate! Hope all's well, and glad it's all coming together. We'll sing some Kotzen soon. Best - K

[@leonardorico6795]

Thank you!! This changed everything for me

[@vvvv2002]

That's crazy! Helped a lot with highs for my struggling baritone. One thing I noticed for me is that in addition to the method you described, quite a lot of nasal resonance (ringing) was needed.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Ring/ping - yes, but 'nasality' no. The 'ping' you're hearing is a high frequency being caught/received between the tongue and the alveolar ridge; aka a "front vowel". This same ping exists in a back vowel like AH also - however, the pronunciation of that sound is darker, so you're tricked into think it's darker, and the front vowel I'm using here is brighter, when in fact, AY is a darker vowel structurally than an AH ;) - so no, it's not nasality. Nasality would occur if you're singing a vowel with the velar pharyngeal port open, which I'm not doing here. Best - K

[@LichtenfelsAndre]

Thx🙏

[@juda-one]

😂 love the title

[@meowmeowimacat]

Its a magic,why we hear ЕH like O )

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Yep, thus is the magic (and confusion) of vowels.

[@stanleydural3424]

Everything you said is the struggles I have had all my singing life! A game changer!

[@Weirwoodchronicler]

That F# area is always a toss up for me. I either try to push chest, go falsetto, or SOMETIMES get mixed. I'm pretty smart about not straining my voice. I remember when i first started my vocal journey, I was get scratchy throat all the time. One teacher I had said something along the lines of "allow yourself to hit a note, don't force it" , and I live by those words now. IDK if other people do this, but I'll lip roll a note I want to hit and then switch to the lyric.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

So, F is probably dead centre in your voice - meaning, your first break is actually D4, and second break somewhere around G4/maybe A4. Manage that vowel and tone earlier and you'll be golden instead. Best, K

[@George_C-e4v]

I understand what you are saying and I totally get what kind of voice Kegan is using to sing these high notes but there is a very important thing he needs to mention. NOT EVERYONE can do this right away and it will take a lot of practice using that kind of voice (most call it mixed voice and I hate that term). For guys with really low speaking voice like me (fml I can hit a F1 EASY at any time of the day, I would be considered a bass) you need to first discover this "mixed" voice thing. And to do it you NEED TO PUSH. This was the only way I could find it. Yes I know we should not push etc but that´s actually the best way to find the mixed thing because eventually your body and your mind will find something and it will click inside you. When I started to realize what that type of voice is I started to practice it and this another thing that will take a long time. There is a time when you know exactly what to do but your body can´t do it yet. In my case I practiced a lot of Queen songs using that "mixed" thing. Also pay attention to Nirvana´s MTV Unplugged because Kurt Cobain WAS THE GUY that made me realize I was doing it wrong by pushing, Kurt Cobain cracks his voice and yodels constantly on MTV unplugged wich shows he was actually using healty mix :) While I COULD NEVER use that crack/yodel as an unhealthy pushed chest voice is totally disconnected from your head voice

[@fenderfox5080]

​@George_C-e4v I've been working on About A Girl vocals the last few weeks, I've sang it for 10 years and I've never felt like it was correct because it was always over forced. Then 2 days ago I thought what if I listen to a vocal only from MTV unplugged? Sure enough Kurt is so relaxed, it's basically talking in rasp with a yodel 😆 I'm so close to finding it but it's so hard to coordinate for some reason, honestly it sounds like he's singing the raspy parts in his nose?? Wtf?? I'll get it someday, as far as acoustic nirvana songs go that I cover About A Girl is by far the hardest to figure out

[@George_C-e4v]

@@fenderfox5080 mate I know what you mean! I really do! Trust me, I studied Kurt´s MTV Unplugged in NY performance. Do this! First step - GET IT CLEAN. I don´t care if it will sound awful (it will!), GET IT CLEAN. Sing that G4# to F#4 ("eaaasy friend") as clean as you can. Second step - Can´t sing it clean? Make it thinner! Trust me, make your voice even thinner, make it come from your soft palette, make it sound awful, make it sound like you are almost crying Third step - After 100 times singing it clean try to squeeze the back if your throat so you can FILTER it and it will stop sounding thin. KURT IS VERY THIN on clean notes. Look at "lake of fire" when he misses compression. Kurt´s voice is thinner than a lot of female singers but he was smart, he learned how to apply compression and sqeeze it (kinf of a fry singing like chester) to give it volume and thickness. And this is why he is so relaxed, because he could hit all those notes clean EASILY.

[@fenderfox5080]

@George_C-e4v omg thank you so much, I'll try this, I'm even gonna screen shot what you said so I don't forget 😆 I'm a huge huge nirvana fan and have a shit ton of anything nirvana for my studio so singing his stuff without strain is a huge goal of mine. If I'm gonna cover it i wanna at least do it justice.. without sounding like Wes ...... i don't blame him it's definitely hard

[@1flat1sharp47]

The blueprint is great! 15:00

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Nice to see you here mate! All the best, K

[@1flat1sharp47]

@@FoundationVocalStudio Always learning something new from you!

[@bigrob1887]

I believe the 'Ah' sound is more associated with the 'open throat' technique that Ken Tamplin advocates. Could you do a cover of 'Stand up and Shout' so that we can listen to the difference between your technique and his?? The chorus should do a good job at highlighting that. Thank You!

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

It really depends on the word - try and sing the word "hey" with an AH vowel, and you'll look and sound constipated as you try and grunt out the wrong sound. 3/4 of rock singing is really front vowels like AY and OE - DIO included. So, it's not a comparison of technique really, but you're welcome to pit my singing up against the gentleman you mentioned if you like - if you enjoy the way he sings, and you want to sing like that, it's a good bet to go and train with him. We simply don't sing in the same way, and I certainly don't espouse the same rhetoric around the AH vowel when it's not appropriate. Do some research on La Gola Aperta (the open throat) - you'll see the technique is really about ALL vowels, not about the AH vowel - 'open' is really a misnomer, all vowels narrow and close at a certain point, yes, even the AH vowel. It really means freedom from constriction. Perhaps you can tell me as I'm not prone to watching KZbin videos myself, is Mr. Ken free of constriction when he sings? Am I? You might find your answer. Best - K

[@bigrob1887]

@@FoundationVocalStudio I certainly wasn't trying to pit the two of you against each other, just curious how you would approach the song. Thank you for your thorough and thoughtful reply.

[@Timliu92]

Hey Kegan! Just wanting to ask, what is your opinion with regards to the notion that "falsetto/head voice is bad, chest voice is good"? There are some vocal coaches that said this, but I personally find freedom in my voice by utilizing more of my head voice when trying to develop my mix.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

a) They're total psychopaths b) They have no idea what they're talking about c) They're baiting you into watching their content. In all seriousness, you'll likely find that it's either a contextual thing - ie: an Opera baritone is going to sing in chest voice only, and this is "good" and they'll poo-hoo anyone doing anything other than that. However, if they try to sing a Soundgarden song like that, they're going to have a stroke, four heart attacks and most likely die before they hit the fourth word of the chorus. Or, it's a semantics thing - where someone says mixed voice, someone calls it head voice, someone else calls it chestvoice etc. Ultimately, registers aren't that important - there's a reason why a guy like Burton Coffin would call your upper mixed voice "vowel register" - because it's actually down to how you use your vowels rather than what register you're in. There's also door number three, where you look at what/how they're singing, and reframe your question around that. I believe you'll get your answer in a different form when you compare the way that one coach shouts and goes red in the face while claiming to be singing in full chest voice, when another sings in the same register with ease and consistency and actually sounds better - but explains they're using some element of headvoice to do so. I think it's also just 'cooler' to call what you're doing chest voice than call it head voice. Best - K

[@utilitydisk]

my problem is that I’ve got used to hold back the sound and make friction on the larynx on the passage… I’m pretty sad because that’s mainly for my autism. I rarely have relaxed mind/body through the days and I’m very scared to be heard being sh*t… do you have any tips for a held back sound or a not like speech sound and how to recognize it on the mix? thank you.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Well yes, both pieces of advice are exactly this. Practice an "AY" sound like the word "hey" - but, as you ascend shift it to "EH" like "head" - then, in the middle of a slide/arpeggio etc, exhale slightly with a

[@utilitydisk]

@@FoundationVocalStudio thank you 🙏

[@Alexander91one]

Yeah you're right, nothing works for me and this dosent either

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

It takes time, practice and understanding - this was released less than 24 hours ago. Ergo, you 'tried it' once, gave up, then left this comment. Come back to me in a week after actively practicing and mastering the exhale/support balance, plus, play with your vowels on these songs in particular. Try "like a stone" in the album key, and go for a slight EH on "room". Best - K

[@Dynamofoe]

I don’t understand why you wouldn’t just sing the same vowel as the original singer (?)

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

I am actually singing the same vowel as the original singer, just not the vowel YOU think the original singer is singing. Wrap your head around that, and your life will absolutely change as a singer. Best - K

[@Dynamofoe]

@@FoundationVocalStudio my point is if you mimic them, then you WILL sing the same vowel, simply by singing the same SOUND… hope that makes sense🤷🏼‍♂️

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Well no, it's not obvious that "Room" is sung with the structure of an EH in this case. If you just sing what Cornell sings, you'll sing OH which is a diametrically opposed vowel to the right choice. So, no. If it was as easy as just singing the word they're singing and getting it right, I'd be out of a job... ha. K

[@Mike-ye6sl]

​@@FoundationVocalStudiomost of people have wrong perception about vowels (and this is killer of good high notes singing) so through this conception (Ah,Oh,Ay,Eh) it's the way to find those high notes.

[@danmanley2525]

I committed on one of your other videos. I'm trying to be open minded but you are way off and need better perfect pitch work. I did listen to the song links so I can see your actual performance you need to switch to country music you are messing with music out of your natural range.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Hey anyone else reading this - is my 'perfect pitch off' and do you think I should 'switch to country music'? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH-UaqaKnqipaMUsi=2hESDOJ61l1JSX2n

[@TheeJordanRossi]

@@FoundationVocalStudio Better than I've heard Cornell himself in some performances. I can tell this guy is an idiot and doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Fantastic, thankyou - thought I was going crazy there for a second! K

[@tranquility001]

What the h do you mean people will know? We have been listening to him for years and do NOT hear him struggling at all.. How could you listen to his cover and think he's anything but awesome, he totally nailed it, you're obviously trolling or seriously delusional... + Anyone can be slightly pitchy especially when singing unedited without music, doesn't mean anything, just shows his b4lls.. Of which you have none. Trolling with absolutely nothing to show for yourself. How dare you tell someone what they should or shouldn't sing just because you are an abject failure in life? Work on yourself before taking out your inadequacies on others.

[@tranquility001]

​@@FoundationVocalStudiohonestly, it has to be troll, or one of your "enemies".... No one can listen to you in their right mind and say those things