How to recover your voice after being sick (Vocal Compression Exercise)

[@voicehacks]

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[@jeps5553]

Holy shit, this totally changed the way I sang. I was able to sing with my voice instead of trying to imitate the voice of the vocalist from the orignal song.. THanks for this! Great content, great talent, great heart! Thanks for sharing your knowedge and talent to the world!

[@w.b.t.127]

2019 and I'm learning from a 2016 video. This is great. Thanks Mary Z ! ! !

[@DoomsdayMongrel13]

This really helped me understand my natural vocal range. I started in with the Bass and baritones in the beginning and made it through where the Tenors dropped out! So exciting!

[@Feverm00n]

As a low-voiced lady trying to learn to sing (and scream someday), your videos have been amazing. Thank you so so much for sharing such useful info. I hope to be able to afford some lessons from you in the future!

[@kurtandrei3243]

The most comfortable lesson I ever seen in youtube for beginners in singing. Thanks, It help a lot. Godbless

[@MachineGunManUFMS]

Woman, being able to put rocket vocal science into simple and very absorbable words is no small feat, and you do it greatly. I've been learning a lot seeing your stuff, Mary! Thanks a lot, you're awesome :D

[@Kementeri]

Thank you for putting these videos out. I feel like after watching them I can practise so many new techniques and be better at things I wasn't as good at before. If I may add my own observations to the things you say, as a person who took classical singing classes the thing I found to be the main factor to why people have trouble first getting a grip on breathing and tone placement and then the power of their voice is the shyness. I feared my voice for a very long time and I hated it, it took first this magical moment of really feeling the voice be in the right place "up in my head" that I started to slowly open up and not be afraid to be loud and put all of the power in there. There is a reason behind people who love to perform being quicker to learn and improve their siging abilities. I guess that would be my piece of advice to everyone who is just as shy but wants to learn to sing even if just for themselves, don't be afraid to really use that voice of yours. Start where no one can hear you, then sing with and for your friends, get drunk in a karaoke bar, once you realise you are really actually doing this for yourself because the music brings you joy, just let it flow out of you. That's the magic to feel.

[@ollikivela2804]

I think this is one of the best ways to restore and maintain my vocal range. After a couple of years this is still my go to exercise every time. Thanks Mary!

[@voicehacks]

Thanks Olli!!!!

[@callmedeno]

Just want to say i've been struggling for a long time to semi self teach myself to sing. I've always had near perfect pitch matching but my tone has been terrible. And from going through loads of youtube videos I had sort of come to a dead end, trying to get support with a good tone and resonance. For some reason this video made a breakthrough for me, I can easily find where the resonance is with hmmming the n sound. Then turn it into a neee and i still got it. It's a consistent thing I can do to get on the right track. I also think I'm feeling what support should feel like. Just wanted to say thanks a lot!

[@voicehacks]

That's the idea! I'm glad to hear it's working for you

[@callmedeno]

i'd like to hear your take on support, do you have a video addressing it specifically? Or do you think these sort of exercises are enough to bring it out naturally? I've really focused on practisiing loud (i used to only sing soft coz people are around, now i wait til everyones gone to practice loud), I find it is helping me. what do you think?

[@voicehacks]

When we're first starting we actually do need to start a little loud to get the air flowing. Here's a couple of videos that may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWbGlWd5aZWGiKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppKkeq1sraZsmM0

[@MxMagpie]

After doing a pretty relentless tour with challenging vocals, and I had a cold during the last two gigs, my voice had developed this rust on it I couldn't quite shake. This was perfect for helping me wear that off, thank you!

[@ambirbtruckdriver]

2020 checking in. These are fantastic. Thank you

[@valerieann9637]

Proof of unappreciated the alto singer is. she has A great voice. This helped after I pulled my esophagus I was very glottal. Good Advice! Also, It helped connect me to breathing!

[@zongbyrd]

So I am a soprano, which I've intuitively known, sometimes people said I'm an alto, because I can go lower, but I'm definitely comfortable singing higher and can belt higher. This was great! Thank you for this video!!

[@voicehacks]

Yes, sometimes color has more of an effect on our range. For example, in men, many ranges share the same low end but their vocal color (dark to bright) will determine the limits of the high end and how high they can belt is a much greater indicator of voice type. True altos cannot belt super high, maybe C above middle C max. I can sometimes get to the D in belt voice and I am 100% a contralto. A brighter voice can carry the belt sound higher. Note that you could be a mezzo-soprano as well (between alto and soprano) but with a brighter color. Dark to bright colors exist in both Mezzo and Soprano ranges. Contraltos only come in one vocal color (Dark). Also be aware that the brighter the voice the less audible difference there is between belting and mixed voices. In super bright voices, the belt voice is much thinner than mine, for example.

[@arxsyn]

VoiceHacks I envy the contralto sound. Their dark colouring, and the fantastic power in their voice, if they choose to wield it is astonishing. They can carry chest voice higher up in placement than other voice types--therefore in belting, their sound is all at once full, dark, weighty and LARGE. I mean HUUUUGE! Now tell me, who doesn't want that? If you can belt in pure chest at C5 you really are something very special. Timi Yuro I'm looking at you! Other vocal types' voices would just hurt and maybe break their voices if they tried. It's also cool that some low contraltos can sing into the baritone tessitura. Seriously, how low can they go? I think I'm just a Mezzo. Sigh. it's not exactly dark. I know l can go down to say least Bb2. But the majority of my voice is very warm and smoky. Typical lyric Contraltos don't necessarily all necessarily sound and androgynous. They may still sound feminine, but still very rich, warm and dark at the same time. Like caramel and chocolate. Still others sound "inky" like blue-black.

[@hotwired-official2490]

I love you! Thank you...I’m a female rock singer, too. The diagrams describing placement, the exercise, etc. were all SO helpful. I love the way you teach because you’re not only focusing on the “how” but showing WHY it works. It was kind of cool to determine what my vocal range actually is (hanging in there barely in contralto up to soprano). Definitely checking out your other videos because I’m singing some very challenging material now and need all the help I can get some days! This is GOOD stuff with lots of physical explanation of the mechanics which not enough vocal teachers on KZbin are doing right now.

[@getsmartr]

Your channel is great. I learn a lot here. Thanks

[@Alexa-si8kk]

I really love your channel I think your videos helped me a lot, please don't stop making these.

[@voicehacks]

Thank you!! :)

[@thagoofykid1018]

I’m bass and I was practicing mix voice excersise from power to sing but thanks to this video my voice has less air, my mix note was easier to sing in the tenor range even though they isn’t fully developed I was still able to hit that note.

[@KrowndPrince]

HalleluYah !! great great great JOB - very simple and easy to understand and I was very surprised using this techniqueI can actually belt from the baritone to soprano! wow! thanks and God bless

[@devon-crain]

Thanks for the tips! I always learn something valuable from a Voice Hacks video.

[@voicehacks]

Devon Crain Thank you for watching!

[@cedzimagination]

Wooow Mary Z ..I love your videos..I'd really love to meet you one of these fine days...You are an inspiration to me..Keep on sharing your gift!!

[@despairingleonardo]

Your channel is amazing!

[@itsjustacupcake]

This is beyond helpful. Thanks so much for putting so much detail into your lessons

[@tomaswilliams6481]

I like how you used Billy Howerdel from A Perfect Circle as an example in 5:57 !

[@Musicalbites]

Can you do a video on how to sustain notes and develop vibrato and exercises for the same?

[@lindalevy396]

Literally the best exercise ever! I tried many different things I have strain and lack of compression and this was literally the best exercise for my tone to finally sound powerful and free of strain thank you so much

[@voicehacks]

awesome!!!

[@Soldier1287]

I made it all the way through? (just barely) flex diaphragm (no pot belly), Jaw out and down, shoulders back and down, feet spread a little apart, head straight, sternum upwards, surprised look expression face muscles pulled up, and stick tong out on the higher stuff. I learned the tongue thing from ken tamplin. the surprised look too

[@PurpleSpiritArmor]

Hell yeah. Made it all the way to an E at the end of the video. Almost an F, but not quite. This is very good practice, no doubt.

[@eddied1695]

Fantastic lesson. So helpful. Thank you!

[@luliby2309]

This is a very useful exercise. Especially for figuring out your voice range type.

[@mackupyourmind]

This confirmed I'm definitely an alto. Can do some soprano stuff in mixed voice. Great video.

[@mohdhusein4510]

one of the most beautiful vocal instructor on the planet earth,tq so much Emilly z

[@hugobonin268]

16:15 That’s the higher I can reach And I’m a low voice Unfortunately I’m born with a low voice but I am working very hard (every day) On my vocal When you said Baritone and bass you should be done by now .... I wasn’t done yet And that’s a very good news Thanks 🙏 Practice makes perfect

[@dahneannelaw4734]

Thank you so very much!

[@ashleyrussell67]

I love your videos!!

[@thagoofykid1018]

This excersise is amazing it’s about bring power to my voice even my mix.

[@lindalevy396]

4:18 Mezzo- 13:57 14:57 15:37 15:55 16:30 17:51

[@Sophie-qy6nj]

I love this, thank u so much

[@buskerbuddy2108]

Very relaxing exercise, it did my voice really good :-)

[@zongbyrd]

I love your top and hair!! 🖤

[@MineCraft-nz9pg]

Wt! I can reach notes that I can never reach with this "NNN" also I tried it with "LLL" it feels great .

[@logan9ish]

I thought I had it, then you said air shouldn't be coming out of my nose 😅

[@WinsomeJohnny]

Great lessons.

[@missrebeccasm]

I've studied classical singing since I was 16, and I got into musician program later, I quit tho and haven't really had any singing classes in 7 years*. People have just like, said "yeah I think you are a soprano". I think my tone is close to Tarja Turunen or I guess I've tried to sing like her. I've always thought I just can't sing pop songs really well(belting high), that maybe I'm just not a pop singer or non-classical. I did this exercise and I think I belt from C3(barely, Cis sounds more like a sound, like I could probably actually sing something like Evanescense-Going Under lowest note D) to D5(kinda much on the limit there), I guess it would kinda make sense if I'm an alto since I'm really not sure how many notes after C6 I can get to. F6 doesn't seem doable really at this point. But yea... shocking :o

[@robkasper9314]

Nice. really nice

[@vaiadaldisfinearts8028]

This is your hair color girl!

[@aacha548]

What about how to deal with breathiness in head voice.

[@QuincyKane]

I'm currently working on this and the breathing exercise you shared in video #4. How often should I practice for these techniques to be effective? (It's difficult for me to find time, but I'll try my best to reach the minimum requirement).

[@voicehacks]

Great question! My basic guideline is shorter time increments over more days, if that makes sense. So, it's more effective to rehearse 20-30 mins/4 days a week than 2 hours 1 or 2 days a week. Think of it in an athletic sense like going to the gym. Progress will depend on your own personal availability. But shorter bursts also allow muscle memory to build over time and prevent injury when we're early on learning and are more prone to making mistakes.

[@QuincyKane]

Thank you so much; I think I can manage that! I appreciate your videos so much; keep up the good work!

[@XxQueenChristinaxX]

Hey, love your channel. Can you do a video on mask resonance or twang?

[@ownagejuice1394]

thanks for this, love ya ; )

[@puckspirit2573]

Aaaand where should the air escape through if not nose? Maybe it's only me, but I absolutely can not make "n" sound without completely sealing off the mouth with a tongue

[@azlynjones8933]

How would I go about getting virtual lessons with you? I like how you explain 😍

[@voicehacks]

Hello! All the info on my Zoom lessons can be found at voicehacks.net and you can even book there in your local time zone anywhere worldwide

[@boo3334]

Hi I'd like to learn both classical and belt. How would you recommend to go between the two styles quickly? Say going from belt in a chorus to classical in a bridge Ps this video really helped with my breathy voice thank you

[@voicehacks]

Great question! Placement is pretty much going to be the only way. Check out my videos on Tone Placement but basically make sure you send the classical singing vertical through the top of the head and belting send it forward.

[@charlesrocks]

Thanks Mary! This is a great exercise. Do you have any more exercises like this? Also, 17:19...I'm out.

[@NantoSouth]

And, what does it mean if I could do the exercise all way long? The lowest note was the only one which gave me a little of a problem but still it sounded very decent.

[@NantoSouth]

It was an excellent lesson, by the way. Loved your way to explain things

[@voxxband]

you rock!

[@GauravBanerjee310799]

when you say to put the sound forward....... Then what should i feel at the back of my throat???

[@voicehacks]

Hi! Good Question...so, while our larynx is inside our wind pipe/trachea/throat - we can't think about directly using something or feeling something in the throat. You need to literally imagine in your mind that all of your sounds are going forward. Watch my video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/baHEnnZ5l7SssLM This will relax the throat and send the sound in the right direction to alleviate tension. You shouldn't really feel anything in the back of your throat. It should be relaxed during this exercise. Use AIR to power the sound. Breathe deeply before singing and relax the throat.

[@GauravBanerjee310799]

VoiceHacks ok... got it....but i am just a little confused...between the tone placement...and the resonance placement.....can you explain this..please??

[@voicehacks]

Tone Placement means imagining the direction in which all of your notes or sound will be traveling. Your tone placement determines the style that comes out when you sing. Rock vs Opera for example. Watch the video link I put above it will explain it more clearly. Resonance is where the notes vibrate in your body. So, regardless of tone placement, ALL low notes will resonate/vibrate in the chest, ALL high notes will resonate/vibrate in the face/sinuses/head. So even if I am using a forward tone placement, I will feel the vibrations in my chest if the notes are low. I will feel the vibrations in my face if the notes are high. But imagining the sound going forward and sending the sound forward is what makes it sound like "Rock" singing and what gives me control over the sound. If I am an opera singer, I am imagining all of my notes going up through the top of my head. But if they are low notes, I will still feel them vibrate in my chest, if they are high notes I will still feel them vibrate in my face, regardless of the style I am singing or the picture in my mind. The pictures will give you control and change the style of singing. But resonance is related to physics of sound and the pitches of the notes. I hope this helps.

[@GauravBanerjee310799]

thnk you so much z....... :*

[@abdulmalak7830]

my nose is vibrating too much is that a problem?

[@voicehacks]

Abdul Malak It should be vibrating a LOT in this exercise. So, allow that to happen! The sensation. is less on the singing vowels, as opposed tot the humming where we feel it a lot. But as singers, we have to get used to allowing those sensations and vibrations because that is are natural sonic resonance. When we sing with good breath support and our larynx is in the neutral position, out sonic resonance will be very promenant when we sing. This is a good thing :)

[@hondaridgelineenduser5934]

I just like more then one style I like chris barnes, Corey Taylor and mary z

[@unreadnovel4390]

Hi Mary Z! How are you? I have a question I hope you answer it for me please When I do fry screaming and take a breath from my nose I feel more power in my screaming and I can do high scream But when I take it from my mouth sometimes I don't hit the high fry scream Is that normal?

[@yap.rocks.official]

question: how can I breathe out from my mouth with the "nnngh" sound? Cause, my tongue covers my palette, then the only escape of the air is nose. How can I channel the air to the mouth with that sound?

[@codysewage4076]

Can you help me with my gutturals????

[@sophiarichard6312]

If I can sing a low note with forward tone placement but its very quiet, does it still count? Because otherwise is sounds like im a base/metzo which cant be right haha. also amazing videos thanks for all your knowledge!!

[@marieb1350]

Hi Mary, this vid is awesome and I can feel my sound starting to zoom forward. But my nose gets congested most of the time when I do this exercise. Is that supposed to happen? I've read all the comments and didn't see this question so any tips you can give in this would be great. Thanks!

[@voicehacks]

Marie B Thanks for watching! Glad it's helping you! I am not sure why this exercise would cause congestion. You're actually the first to mention it, but singing in a dry environment if you live in the northern hemisphere this time of year, all kinds of sinus and nasal irritation can happen. I haven't known this exercise to cause that effect before. So, I am guessing it's either an environmental or health reason -allergies, dry air etc. One thing that might help would be to inhale through the nose when you take a breath for this exercise. Normally I wouldn't want you guys to breathe in through the nose. You should breathe in through he mouth when you are on stage/in the Studio. But for an exercise you can use nose inhale as a tool to maybe open the sinus passages and relax the tissues in there. This sometimes helps my students feel like their resonators and sinuses are clearer. Only inhale through the nose and only for exercises. Follow the rest of the instructions in the exercise about not exhaling through the nose much. Thank you!

[@daniellalayoun6423]

I'm a soprano and I was able to do all of them 😅 what am I doing wrong? 🤣 And u said this isn't mixing its belting ex but cant it be both belting n mixing at the same time?

[@Caissa64]

Thanks for the videos! I have one question: is the articulation of the "n" inn this exercises similar to the "ng" with the back part of the tongue stretching upward and the tip of the down?

[@voicehacks]

Great question! You can do occluded exercises on NG or ING sounds however this is not one of those. I have done those before with folks in lessons, but in THIS particular exercise it should be a non-nasally plain NNNNN with resonance that vibrate the face like humming on N instead of M. The only specific thing we need here is a glottal onset at the beginning of the N. It’s the same kind of hard sound you would do with single vowels or words that start with a vowel. The word “I” for example is a glottal vowel with that hard onset. That hard onset here is crucial to the position of the cords in this exercise (though it’s ugly sounding) and then after the glottal hard N onset we just do a nice resonant hum on regular N, no G or ING in this case. Thanks for watching! Hope that helps!

[@laurabordigoni6752]

I didn't expected I surprised myself!!! But I'm not the coulorata soprano that's too hight

[@armnakornthab6867]

Get confused. NN is kinda nasal sound. If air cannot come out of nose, I should be able to sing this while pinching my nose to block the air. But if I block my nose, I cannot sing NN at all.

[@voicehacks]

Good question. I've answered this a few times in the comments on this page and I hope to clarify again. First, the sound I'm making with the NNN is NOT nasal. A truly "nasal" sound (like the "steve urkel" speaking voice) is not resonant and sounds "nasal" because the larynx is really high which causes the soft palate to drag and the sonic/sound wave resonance to disappear. When you plug your nose to "block the air" you're actually blocking the resonant space for the sound wave. Remember, in physics of sound, that sound waves need air to travel through or liquid. Ideally, they're heard best when traveling through air. If I pinch my nose in this exercise, I can't perform it correctly because it involves a lot of sound wave vibration and now I've cut off two tubes of vibration space. When we do this exercise correctly the sound wave resonance in our sinuses is VERY strong and should move some of the natural air present in our nasal cavities (even if we're not exhaling through them, there's still air there, just like the atmosphere all around us). If you plug the resonant spaces, you can't get your resonance or do this exercise. You aren't exhaling through the nose necessarily if your nose isn't plugged. You should NOT do this exercise with a plugged nose. Just like, if you had a sinus infection, your sinuses would be clogged and now your resonance and sonic resonator spaces are gone. You can't breathe out of your sinuses during that time but sound is still attempting to resonate there and it can't due to the blockage, hence why someone sounds like they have a cold or a stuffy nose. Just like sound holes in a guitar, you don't breathe out of them or send air through them in any way but if you plugged the hole, you'd cut off all the resonance and lose the sound of that guitar. If you put your hand near the sound hole of a stringed instrument you will also feel air moving due to the sound wave movement in the resonant space, though air isn't being blown through. So, in this exercise, leave the sinuses and nose OPEN for your sound hole resonator space but do not exhale through the nose. You can do both. I do it in the video. Good luck!

[@armnakornthab6867]

VoiceHacks Thanks a lot! I really appreciated your answer.

[@chazmiller315]

That reply ^ helped so much. Glad I read it!

[@zimisaacdovme3874]

try not hitting your tounge All the way to the top of your mouth. on a sustained note, it sounds close to proper. same with g sounds.. plausables and hard cosonents I haven't figured out yet. sorry for atrocious spelling

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

As a gigging singer myself, I can tell you these are excellent, real world strengthening exercises. When you get up top you are going to be amazed at the resonant, focused tone you will have developed.

[@flakes57]

When you say "if you felt like you needed to switch" do you mean switching to falsetto?

[@voicehacks]

Great question! I did :)

[@flakes57]

Cool, thanks!! :D

[@jacycole377]

I lost my voice after Covid 6 months ago and it’s never come back, it’s just breathy and quiet and I feel strain when I try to sing so I just don’t sing anymore ):

[@gideon805]

what kind of screen does Corey Taylor from Slipknot use

[@KanoajbMC]

In the Iowa days he shouted with his actual vocal cords on top of false chord which is damaging to the voice. Nowadays he does mostly false chord screams.

[@ivogeorgiev8688]

So Baritones can`t sing in the tenor range ? What about David Coverdale, Eric Adams, Andi Deris ... they don`t sound like the tenor voices though Anyway great video very helpful! Thnk you !

[@voicehacks]

I was typing a long answer but I'm going to make a video on this topic soon! Thx much

[@ivogeorgiev8688]

I watched some of your other videos and i am very pleased with the information you`re sharing and the way you are presenting it, you are great teacher/coach and i am looking forward to the video on the topic mentioned above! :) thanks again wish you a great week

[@jackbarr1124]

what small piano machine are you using?

[@aaronarandac4]

The only thing I don't understand is how it's possible to sing "nnnnn" without letting air out of my nose. How else does the sound come out? Does she mean very little air comes out through the nose or plug it completely? Because if I plug my nose then I can't sing "nnnn"

[@voicehacks]

Don’t overthink it - all I mean is don’t sing Hnnnnnn - just do a regular N, do the best you can and sing 😊

[@mariebellnero585]

hi how do you sing with compressin I have somes songs on youtube I wont to know if iam singing with compressin

[@arosonomy]

Where was the compression? This helped with some tone, but how exactly does this apply to using the glottal muscle to compress and push out more sound with less air? I might be terribly confused, but I haven't been able to really understand head, mixed and chest voice as no matter what note I am singing- my everything vibrates due to keeping my soft pallet raised and support in my chest. Sincerely, a guy who wants to sing a little higher but not have it sound like falsetto.

[@voicehacks]

I think it's your understanding of vocal compression that's the missing link here, not the exercise. When you strengthen your internal vocal fold muscles you'll get proper pressure along the surface of the cords, creating a bigger sound with less effort and strain. You still need to work up to this and work hard at it. It's not like one exercise will magically make that happen for a vocalist. It's muscular strength that needs to be worked on over time, repeatedly. Glottal sounds put your vocal cords in the ideal position for strengthening and then we're holding it there as best we can following the glottal. Over time and practice, you'll get a stronger tone and a stronger voice. I hope that clears things up.

[@arosonomy]

@@voicehacks It does actually, thank you. Apologies if that came out off. This had been my biggest frustration with singing. I ended up doing this exercise throughout the day and what I found is I still push out too much air, and that I need to project the sound through the nose more. I think it's happening, but the muscle isn't quite there yet. On occasion I'll hit a note without going into falsetto, and then get sad because I can't do it again- or I'll get it but it won't have the hint of "fry" we all want. Practice practice practice!

[@mariachinuevoleonbucaraman3733]

Me gusta pero en español

[@denispolyanskiy9369]

I could get through all of them. Now I am confused what type of voice I have

[@denispolyanskiy9369]

Consider myself as a tenor though

[@ItZzHuNtEr13]

does this work for screaming as well?

[@voicehacks]

ItZzHuNtEr13 Good question! The exercise is meant for singing or speaking and can't really be applied to full, "false cord" or "fry" screaming. It would be good for a rock Singer who wants to add power to their singing voice and as a warmup for singing with "grit" or "rasp" possibly

[@linaivanuta5943]

Is it wrong if I do it with an vibrato?

[@jejhoje3983]

OMG I'm a DAMN tenor :"))))))

[@pal999]

I find that if I cover the roof of mouth behind the teeth "completely" with the tongue, there is no way for ANY air to escape other than through the nose. So I have to only cover the teeth partially correct? Or are you able to completely (or mostly) block all the air giving you the maximum compression?

[@voicehacks]

Good question! You don't need to cover the roof of the mouth completely with the tongue. Just say your natural "N" consonant in a spoken voice. Note how the tip of the tongue hits the roof of the mouth and back of the teeth a little bit. That's all that should be touching. Just enough to make a natural "NNN" sound. The rest of the tongue will naturally touch the teeth on the sides and create the correct sound. You don't have to consciously try to hard. Just keep it simple and say "NN' and it will work naturally.

[@R0zi3Aeri0la]

Please, show me how you say any nnnn sound without any air coming out your nose.

[@voicehacks]

Don’t overthink it! Just say Nnnn the typical way you would and it will work. I just don’t want people to do an airy “HN” type of sound. I am not sure why people love to overthink this video. It’s just a singing video and there are far more important things to worry about or overthink in the world. If the exercise is helpful, great. If not, don’t do it. That easy.

[@robinprice4953]

I have a problem finding my note when i. start out of the box

[@kingwillie206]

Daily practice is the only cure. When it becomes second nature you won’t even think about it anymore.

[@LukeDKramer]

Hey Mary thanks for the video! I am a little confused on two things. The first one being that when I do the N sound, air seems to still a scape from my nose no matter what I do. But when doing the Nee sound, it seems like no air escapes from my nose and I have a lot of power. Am I doing something wrong? My second question is, I was able to belt the entire range with power and not moving to any other type of voice, except for the last few top notes. Is this any indication that I am doing something wrong?

[@voicehacks]

HI! The answer to this question is in the pinned reply to arm nakornthab at the top of the comments here. So please and thanks, read my reply about the air. :) If you're able to belt comfortably to the top of your range, that's a good thing! That's the goal here.

[@voicehacks]

HI! The answer to this question is in the pinned reply to arm nakornthab at the top of the comments here. So please and thanks, read my reply about the air. :) If you're able to belt comfortably to the top of your range, that's a good thing! That's the goal here.

[@judeviscera3575]

is this supposed to have the same volume and feel as speaking the entire time? or is it a sign that you're pushing higher than you should be if, say, once you get into your second octave you find yourself needing more volume as you go higher? thank you!

[@voicehacks]

Yes! It will likely get louder as you get higher just try not to push it too too loud to where it feels painful or anything

[@judeviscera3575]

@@voicehacks thank you so much for the response! and that's a relief! i haven't found it painful. in fact, i had been getting really frustrated with the exercise and with the whole 'forward placement' concept because no matter what i tried, i couldn't get my low notes any lower to perhaps fit a different voice type than i thought i was, but i couldn't get as high as my voice type should have been getting either! but then i decided to try and let my voice get louder instead of consciously keeping it at calm speaking level and suddenly the notes i was struggling for felt easy and just overall it felt like i had finally learned what that forward placement was supposed to feel like. but the next thought that popped into my head was "this is not what i've been doing, i should see if this new thing is right before i make a habit of it." so that's where my question came from. and i know this is a rambling comment. i'm just really excited and your videos have been very helpful! thanks again! :)

[@armnakornthab6867]

If you can also answer this I will be very much appreciated. For the exercise here I should not use my falsetto, should I? I am a baritone but I can go MUCH higher than what was suggested here (I can go to A5 with falsetto NN, but G4-A4 with my chest NN. You told us around 15:20 to drop about E4-F4.)

[@voicehacks]

You are correct, this exercise is meant to be done in a non-falsetto range, in our belt/forward tone placement. So, for my exercises on KZbin, I tend to be a bit conservative with note ranges just to prevent injury, excess strain etc. when a person is trying these alone without direct guidance and supervision. However, Baritones can usually sing in full belt to the A4 as you mentioned. Generally, I regard the A4 you mentioned as the highest belt note for baritones. But I don't want my brand new baritones just thinking they can shoot up to their highest belt note with ease. Our high belt range needs careful skill and stability so, that is another reason I am conservative with the vocal ranges in videos. If we go to high (even in our vocal cord range) before we have the technical ability to match the notes, a lot of screaming and yelling occurs and I want to be extra careful. If the A4 comes easy to you without strain, absolutely sing it, but if you're straining, I don't advise it. Additionally, our mouth is closed during this exercise which would (obviously) inhibit our note range. Usually it's much more difficult to get to the ends of the range on an NNN so that's the other reason for cutting the range short a couple of notes early. I want to avoid pushing or straining in any of my exercises where people are unsupervised. But yes, A4 is a normal top belt note for a baritone.

[@armnakornthab6867]

VoiceHacks Excellent detailed clarification. I am a bit concerned regarding you saying A4 is highest belt for baritones. (I fear vocal damage) As far as I know, I can do some mixed voice higher than A4 until D5, after D5 it looks like I have to use falsetto alone. Thus, I thought I can belt til D5. Am I understanding this incorrectly? A4 is my highest chest and I normally can sing to this note without belting....(I am not even sure whether I have belted already as I am quite new with the belt thing.). Thank you very much!

[@TakenEnt]

i dont "flip" or i dont feel like i flip at all, but i can drag my voice all the way up even tho it starts to sound like a wierd reinforced headvoice or something even tho it seams to be connected? i have no idea tbh haha but my voice becomes automaticly louder (even tho i put same amount of effort). Male btw. am i doing it wrong or is it just that my voice has learned to automaticly transition into headvoice instead of maybe stretching the mix range, im out of clues tbh.

[@TylerDaSilva522]

dude you're so pretty lol

[@lormill4851]

So, I know this video has been around for a while, and you probably won't see this, but I thought I should ask. I found out about some people's disability to fully compress due to disalignment or weakness of the vocal folds. Now, ever since I've first watched this video a long time ago, I still feel the same problem when trying to attempt it. I feel a rather strong itchy or even scratchy sensation on the back of my throat, especially during the NEE. Is there something wrong or am I just applying too much pressure on my vocal folds?

[@voicehacks]

Unfortunately I can't really assess that online and also I'm truly not qualified to assess whether the vocal fold weakness is permanent or not. Only an ENT or qualified Laryngologist can make that assessment. I will say it's been my experience that most folks with mild paresis (weakness where the cord still moves somewhat) we can work those compression muscles and get back some strength. An ENT can tell you if with therapy the movement can be improved or not. But speech therapists use glottal sounds to do the same thing for folks to restrengthen the cords. Personally I have a weak right cord and these help quite a bit, not completely solving everything I do have to work compression exercises regularly. So, I would say see an ENT to see if there's anything else wrong like a callous, node, polyp preventing the full cord closure and if the mild weakness can be overcome via therapeutic exercises. I would definitely always consult an ENT if something doesn't feel right.

[@maoraharon21]

But how do i belt?

[@mariachinuevoleonbucaraman3733]

Hola profe en español

[@complexham]

11:58

[@arlo957]

2021 check. So hold up, when singing NNNN no air comes out of your nose? I can do that on Neeee but not NNNN

[@UnderwoodCovers]

Mezzo 🥰

[@clos4058]

I came

[@laurabordigoni6752]

I'M A SOPRAAAAAAANOOOOOOOOO

[@KimOfDrac]

What am I doing wrong when I sound like The Grudge possesed a magpie?😞

[@keithturbin6768]

WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN? DAMN KZbin. they always recommend 2pacs really a robot or angelina is really a man videos all the time, then they try and slip something useful past me by only showing it once. some top notch tech you're working with in between commercials. Damn nice to find your channel Mary, although I haven't watched anything yet, so you better live up to my first impression of your videos title?

[@freethinker5777]

*I* ♥ *U*