Freya's Singing Tips: Vocal Cord Closure Exercises

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[@gesangsunterrichtvocalcoac5821]

Thank You for giving your teaching free of charge. I recommend Freya’s support technique because I have taught my students the vocal chords closure by the yelling part, a thousand times ;-). This has helped a lot of them. But not everyone dares to yell in front of a teacher. So it can be hard work for both the coach/teacher and his students to be set free of blockades. They need patience and power of endurance.

[@Topinamburenjoyer]

You are such a good teacher, seriously. Your explanations direct the brain precisely towards the goals - not many teachers even do this.

[@pablomolla7387]

EJERCICIOS EJ 1 - Empezar con una nota más baja con poca compresión vocal y subir el pitch y la compresión vocal, así como el volumen al que canto, luego volver a la nota "breathy" del principio 4:24. Muy importante pasar lentamente del sonido breathy al comprimido y darse cuenta de que músculos intervienen en el proceso. EJERCICIO 2 - Invertir el ej 1. 5:43 (mirar explicación y demostración) EJERCICIO 3 - Hacer dos sonidos, uno más grave con muy poca compresión, y el más agudo con mucha compresión 7:30. Estos ejercicios sirven para practicar las transiciones de compresión suave a fuerte y darte cuenta del grado de cierre de tus CV, las notas han de ser más altas (de volumen) con buena compresión, si no te sentirás cansado muy rápido.

[@slimjim1756]

This is the most comprehensive video i've seen on vocal closure. Thank you soooo much

[@sonsicantasiempre]

Your tutorials are educational and informative but also very therapeutic to the voice and throat. Thank you very much for your generosity xx

[@Alex_nexx]

Freya, you are amazing!! Thank you so so much for making these videos. They are so helpful! ❤️

[@funkystyle7249]

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[@rebeccawoods4488]

Your teaching style is exactly how I learn. Your examples are SO clear and VERY useful. I learn from ALL your videos. Thank you so much!

[@eddysuhartono2918]

My dear Freya, It is so much help me in my vocal practice, Thank you so much for the tips.

[@nhungbi2401]

My dad just came into my room and ask if i was ok while i was doing these exercises.. Anw, thank you so much, Freya. Your exercises really work for me atm. I used to do these vocal exercises really softly and quietly until i found your channel and i've became aware that i need to be loud to really train my muscles. Guess i was too loud this morning :)))))

[@nhungbi2401]

Yes, it is! So glad that i found your videos. Have a nice day, Freya :)

[@chambermusic3959]

Terrific helpful practical video, many thanks Freya.

[@pablomolla7387]

RESUMEN TEORÍA Saber cerrar las cuerdas vocales (compresión, que es cuando las CV no están juntas) sirve para no dañar la voz cantando notas altas. Si hay poca compresión saldrá un sonido "breathy". Para cantar notas altas hay que tener buena compresión y dejar pasar muy poco aire por las CV

[@Terence.1]

Freya, You have such a great skill to explain and then demonstrate so clearly. Not to mention, an angelic voice. Thank you so much

[@marijohanna3637]

Thank you Freya, I was waiting for this one. Great tips, exactly what I needed. Someone mentioned rock in the comments and I would also love to see a rock song tutorial, sung by a female.

[@naingyong5365]

Hello freya, can you please make more videos like this?❤️ As always thank you for sharing these tips to us!

[@Roses1401]

Thank you so much! This is excellent video!!!

[@MrCekina]

I did the exercise and than started to sing. I mean really to sing. Amazing! Thank you🙂

[@Rosannasfriend]

Fantastic video ! Need to visit this one often.

[@christinarobinson2100]

Great video and very helpful for me thank you!

[@marnr9948]

I'm a new subscriber and I find your tips so helpful. Thanks!!!

[@100elija]

Hello Freya! I been watching your videos for hours and I am amazed how smart actually you are . I really enjoy your videos and always am finding something new. Problem is that I have MTD and have had vocal problems for years. Visited many speech therapists and they just say that I should find good vocal coach but I live in small town and can't afford that. Maybe you could suggest me some of your videos where I should start? My native language is not English I hope you understand me:)

[@danielgrenien6291]

Hi miss Freya! Could you please make another video about getting into whistle register? More elaborate? And everything that we need to know to finally get to it?

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Great video as always Freya. We agree on so many things. A lot of contemporary singers don't lean into their voice and experiment with various levels of vocal fold closure, especially stronger, more intense levels because they perceive it as straining. They haven't learned to differentiate strain from tension and the need to manage the tension or difuse it. They don't realize it's the breathy singing that let's the air through and it basically blow-dries the folds making them raw and more susceptible to blistering (nodes, polyps).

[@ingerv2559]

That's interesting. Would I be better off not singing softly to myself(breathy) then? While I work etc. I mean. I guess that would defeat the purpose of practicing good vocal cord closure?

[@ggtiaop]

thanks,its useful

[@Leannatayloracrobat9]

This exercise helps a lot but it sounds kinda spooky !!! No hate bc I know it’s just another vocal exercise but it sent chills!!!

[@always-stay-positive5187]

You are the best musical teaching chick, Anna too is a good one. Look her up.

[@dominquebarnes8071]

I’m Actually Doing The Exercise Now & I Can Feel My Vocal Cords Closing As I’m Doing It

[@xX_N_E_O_Xx]

About the motion of pitch, i believe that's called vocal placement for each note.

[@DavidDorenfeld]

THANK YOU

[@Gott6666]

Very nice. THanks. Working on objects in the rear view mirror of Meat Loaf. I now could figure out my problem in sounding like a bee gee in the hights.

[@gracevillardo5637]

OMYGOSH HUHUHUHUHU THANK YOUFREYA! YOU'RE THE BEST!

[@mario.taccarelli]

Ho Freya. Very helpful video. In The video you said that as you go higher the air flow becomes less and less and I agree on that. But how do you sing those high notes with high volume using little air flow? Thank u in advance

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Ur voice 😍😍😍

[@preyfan]

Nice ! ^^ These exercises seem to be very useful. Thank you Freya :)

[@preyfan]

***** You too ! :)

[@ollytaylor383]

brilliant, subbed

[@izzzzzz3250]

This exercises are very helpful, only bad thing about them is that when i practice, my family will think that I am crazy! hahaha... Also I will be happy if you can do, sometime in future, a video about singing rock. Have a nice day. :)

[@dadisch5411]

Thank you, good job 🙏

[@anouksmal4657]

3:04 youwaaaaoooh 5:57 yawooohaaa 7:37 youwaahoowaaahoowaa 9:57 yell ( 11:33 )

[@Bgsqlila]

Are these videos geared to people who have vocal cord dysfunction or asthma (not the same thing)..? I have one of those two but am needing to find exercises to help me sing

[@wallyflint]

thanks for the great exercises Freya! Just had an idea. As a newbie vocalist I find I have a difficult time doing all the things you are teaching us at the same time. For this exercise I find I am so preoccupied with the vocal cords that my support isn't good. So I had the idea from one of your support videos to push against a wall while I am doing the vocal cord closure exercises. This forces me to at least feel what the support should feel like. Do you think this is a good idea and do you have any other suggestions for addressing this issue? Thanks!

[@katiadigennaro_oficial]

Hi, Freya!!!! you know there are songs that start soft and they get stronger in their way to the end, arriving at the point where the emotion gets to the máximum and you yell with all your heart. At that point you can begin the phrase with a grasp. For example, there is a song sang by Lara Fabian "perdere l'amore" in which she does it. Can you please consider doing a video about this? Thank you and have a beauty day PS sorry! I hope I could explain the idea.... my english is not so good

[@MyristicMystic]

Where would crooning, at least by a male voice, fit into this? For example, would going in and out of crooning be a similar kind of exercise? Thanks!

[@Parissolemn]

So is vocal cord closure the same as vocal cord compression?

[@jacintoalexgonzalesquispe2469]

Seria bueno una traduccion subtitulada my friends

[@noelamat8364]

Can I use this for whistle register?

[@isaacemmanuel7131]

Hi Freya...my name is Emmanuel ,pls I want to know if u can my personal coach

[@rajuchowdhury1854]

plz. some tips for me😖😖😖

[@bozhidarpetrov]

Vowels or consonants prevent better closure?

[@aswaney7449]

Great exercises. The last exercise with the yelling, i yell out KHAAAAAAAN instead of MAAAAN lol

[@paulandamyw]

I laughed right out loud when I read this! Thanks! :)

[@sugatgajbhiye4886]

madam tell me this is vocal cord paralysis exercise

[@christopheruren3069]

Thanks a lot! So if I keep doing these exercises will it get rid of a breathy voice?

[@satinlover14]

Christopher U'ren yes

[@proverbalizer]

now let me try to sing a breathy ah, and a closed oooh

[@peepsgacha4378]

Timestamps for myself Exercises to practice transitions: 3:03 5:56 7:35

[@LucyAndTheSansfields]

Okay so when I did the low closed to high open my voice like flipped and made me have a clear tone up top. Not a belt but just like a really connected sounding falsetto. Idk if that’s good or bad

[@kingwillie206]

High larynx

[@sober-southoftheborderever3591]

My vocal cords do not work properly, they do not close properly. Do you have any videos/exercises about this topic. I can not get my voice high, since it happened I can only have low tones and my voice is hoarse. I cannot sing anymore. I am very sad. I am an amateur guitar player/singer, but now I can´t sing. These exercises are wonderful but I can´t get the highs. Bless you!

[@annaantczak9201]

what do you think about vocal fry?

[@angalmeida29]

thanks so much..really needed this as the vocal cords are invisible, its not always easy to figure if im doing the right thing,,is there any way i can know when im singing that my vocal cords are closed

[@SanneMariaX]

Theoretically you could have a camera inserted through your nose to check. But honestly, just listen closely to your voice - if your hear any breathiness they aren't fully closed.

[@johnrhodes2271]

You're such a good teacher freyaI thank you

[@idkidk1438]

i think my problem is in my chest voice and head voice not my belting and mixed

[@AstroRex]

Good to know

[@sarahbear715]

ENT Doctor scoped me and I have incomplete vocal closure causing my singing problems: unwanted breathiness, years of inability to get really loud, hoarseness . BUT I CANNOT SING LOUDLY OR PRACTICE YELL IN THE APARTMENT I LIVE IN. This is pretty standard 😕 My first apartment I got the cops called on me for singing too loudly. Anyone have any suggestions where to go or anything!??

[@jnacio1667]

I go in my car

[@BratzFanz123]

I still keep having that air leaking sound when i sing. I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong

[@nicholaswilliams5396]

5:53 Is she saying “reverse the bowels” or “vowels”?

[@Eva-es8ux]

Nicholas Williams vowels lol

[@strangecatrowr]

Lol don't reverse the bowels 😆😆

[@tectico123]

I don't understand how doing falsetto would help to improve closure. In the top part of those exercises it sounds super-airy, isn't the idea to avoid airyness? The yelling one makes more sense to me.

[@analipicar7036]

ako sam ja ili jovanovič itd. yes yes

[@BratzFanz123]

I’m having this problem. Omg I hate it

[@majdmajdalawi5146]

I've a vocal cords nodules can I use ur videos to get rid of them!!

[@toonlinklink4481]

Majd majdalawi Get them shaved

[@liyanshao1580]

Vocal hygiene tips would help with vocal nodules. When google it, make sure it's from reliable sources, e.g. healthcare services, especially speech and language therapy unit. Good luck!

[@michaelcraig9449]

First they say sing with open throat, now vocal cord closure.. I have not seen a real example of exactly how to make sure either one is happening.. I dont want to sing high, I want to sing low to mid with tons of power, when I want to use it..like Ronnie Van Zant on "Simple Man" when he sings the word SIMPLE with tons of power, clear, and steady on the note..how can I sing like that? Listen to that song to see what I mean..

[@caramelcocoa234]

Michael Craig I think it’s open throat closed vocal cords. So your cords close but you need space in your throat for air. Think of the vocal cord as 3 rubber bands (not circle but straight). If you stretch the bands they will be stretched but opened like this | | | instead of this ||| . You need the latter when singing. That’s how it makes sense to me anyway lol

[@michaelcraig9449]

Just show us what to do, instead.

[@seanduda9466]

vocal chords don't exist, their called vocal folds. if you want to sing better you should look up how to sing with your diaphragm, and you should look up postural alignment. Also forget what she says about tightening your body and feeling the tension, you should be loose. If you do stuff like that you should see some improvement

[@AlisInterrail]

I just don't understand and I am getting very frustrated.... Where is the difference between closing vocal folds and closing throat? What should I feel in my throat? Because to me doing these exercise feel like closing my throat, but when I go to higher notes (head voice), closing my throat instead produces *more breathy* sounds, which is like a counter-sense. Can anyone help me?

[@taimildyas1126]

Do some fry exercises and you'll be able feel/tell the difference

[@aacha548]

What's the name of the other video you mention? I need to see it that one because I'm always trying to understand what's going on inside. Thanks. Also is there somewhere you talk about good vocal chord closure at the same as you open your throat. I am finding the two things seem to be pulling in opposite directions in my head voice. I am learning classical singing and I find it hard to completely rid my head voice of air.

[@gracevillardo5637]

I keep on laughing argh.

[@michaelandreyev5029]

You are very beautiful

[@rajuchowdhury1854]

miss. your voice quality very good. But not me because my left vocal card paralysis😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@liyanshao1580]

Raju, there are compensary strategies to bring your right vocal cord to your left. You need an ENT specialist and a speech and language therapist, who help with the pathology, rather than a voice coach, who works with normal voice using artistic approach.

[@tiliayala9288]

Can you please sing a Disney song. So I can sing it to my child?

[@hughvera3569]

4:20 sounds like cat crying But Brilla & Patglin recommends not to big open the mouth

[@kevinho1922]

oh man i'd hate to get you upset that scream was something

[@newhope5729]

Is she a Mezzo?

[@debbiewheeler4066]

New Hope, No, she’s a high Soprano but has a terrific range - both high and lower.

[@newhope5729]

@@debbiewheeler4066 But her B4(man scream) seemed pretty high.......

[@debbiewheeler4066]

New Hope Keep exploring her channel and you’ll see. She says she’s a coloratura soprano and it’s very evident in many of her videos. But she can also belt and sing in chest voice and mix - very versatile! Check out her “How to sing opera” section of about 5 or so videos.

[@j0chong]

I wish I knew you earlier

[@michaelcraig9449]

Wont that destroy the voice to yell like that? I will be sure to yell "WOMAN" when I yell!

[@Sk-ku4ev]

please hindi video