How To Sing: Head Voice - Evynne Hollens

Here's a new voice lesson video; this time we work on our head voice!
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This video is helpful for women & men who want to strengthen their falsetto. Happy singing!
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[@Anna31415926]

As an untrained alto, my head voice has always scared me; I tend to avoid it at all times. This lesson really helped-- I feel more equipped to start experimenting with my head voice. Thanks!

[@EvynneHollens]

Awesome!

[@Nicol3sw4Ld]

Evynne Hollens as a alto I'm in choir in my middle school. And I'm in advanced choir lately my voice has been very raspy and very breathy and not supportive. When I'm singing the do-do singing in my choir I can only get to "fa" before getting very raspy and very breathy. I also know that I am not singing in my head voice. I have been like this for about a month. What should I do to fix this? Thank you so much for the help.!

[@kazoohuh7079]

im an soprano...and i am not that good on singing my national anthem like im in an opera sorry for my english XD

[@ashleymarie6682]

Anna31415926 i sang a lot of amy lee.. studied her vocal type. it helped SO much along with these techniques to develop my head voice. i get an effortless vibratto in that range now since working on all this. most important thing is to relax. your head space area that your upper range needs will get smaller and more constricted when you're tense. sing like snowwhite sings to her birds in the disney movie 😂 sounds silly but if you do that enough while focusing on your technique you can train yourself to let go a little more in that range instead of feeling so forced.

[@iamsherk2605]

As a soprano, I find it so difficult to sing with my lower register and starts to "vocal fry". Don't know if that's the right terminology for that. Can you please give some tips?

[@yummyqueen7121]

1.Ifting soft palette 2. Open relaxed vowels 3. Use your mask 4. Not signing with so much air (Focuse your tone )

[@yeehaw1357]

I lost my ability to yawn 2 years ago due to severe anxiety and this video helped bring back my yawn 👏👏

[@agicecreamstudios3091]

Omg lol

[@yeeet777]

How can you not yawn? 😯

[@MR-tf8lh]

*nOnI*

[@arson9727]

🙃 wait what?!

[@sweets4life230]

Ah that makes sense. I used to be unable to burp haha

[@zeldazeezz8487]

Here for into the unknown and show yourself Lmao yall need to chil. I can do it nkw somwhat but im gone to rock now :D

[@v1strs480]

ZeldaZee ZZ same

[@vicomtexdaae3630]

hahahah yes!

[@plutomellon]

ZeldaZee ZZ same

[@c.alexandru8786]

lmaooo sameee

[@agicecreamstudios3091]

Lol same

[@mindtsunami9443]

I’m a female alto who is mostly untrained. I’ve been super afraid of my head voice because I’m used to a very full sound. Thank you for this :)

[@edab8784]

I can watch her all day...wish she was my music teacher. Im VERY insecure when it comes to singing...cant even sing in front of my husband. She maked me feel safe but i know shes the real deal.

[@lilyespomusic]

you go girl! sing fo yo hubby!

[@btseverything3737]

i searched how to sing like taeyeon and this vid is the very top

[@chimchim1516]

BTS is everything!!! good you know XDXDXD

[@aisushinylight6816]

BTS EVERYTHING same 😂👍

[@rileyvinsmoke3857]

same

[@tubafathima8283]

lmaaao same XDD

[@nashi1824]

LMAO SAME

[@marcoferrao]

It may seen silly. But these videos have actually helped me sing better and higher and not ruinning my vocal cords. (I also use Felicia Ricci channel, actually more tham this one).

[@gushieplana1818]

Me too!

[@veljkorasic5004]

Me too! But both of them are awesome 😁💙

[@bhavyajain9830]

Marco Ferrao you should also karyn(sing wise vocals) she is really good

[@melaniemm8905]

Marco Ferrao me too I watch her too

[@kenya2298]

I can’t do head voice AT ALL anymore. I don’t know if it’s because my voice has matured or it’s due to puberty but I do hope you have some tips on how I can do it again.

[@Moonarale]

Me neither. And I'm really confused and frustrated.

[@landyrahoelina3611]

Yeah I lost it too

[@Cristian-hx4yt]

Kenya the same thing happened to me :((( I hope it will go away once my voice stops changing

[@kevinm6790]

Kenya I’m at the opposite end of the spectrum. I’m 57 years old and even though I’ve used head voice and falsetto for a very long time, I’m losing them. So frustrating.

[@Saffron-sugar]

I don't think you can "lose" your head voice, but your range can become lower.

[@cocoapowder1011]

When you said: we are gonna do a lot of yawn, I opened my mouth and literally started yawningout of nowhere🤣

[@auvvly9650]

ikr same

[@notaparsnip6316]

For the soft pallet thing my choir teacher always says to bring your voice back (if that makes any sense). As in to the back of your head, in your throat. She explains it better… She also compares it to singing like an old British lady XD

[@karebear5891]

Thanks for sharing this, this helped. The yawn breath thing wasn't working for me, I kept yawning!

[@renaissancecards]

Thanks for sharing this because I couldnt tell if I was doing it or not but by this description, yes, I'm doing it right

[@rebeccahealey4366]

*light bulb moment* So that's how it works! I've felt my mask vibrate before, but had no idea why. I also had no clue about how the soft palate works. Thank you bunches!

[@WolfDreamer96]

Now I'm constantly yawning haha but amazing teaching!! Always looking for ways to make my singing better :) Thanks!

[@user-ly4wt9xp4i]

This comment made me yawn haha

[@Jay_0605]

Yh I just yawned after reading this comment

[@mortalkombrat]

I just yawnedddd

[@meganmarstonslater737]

So simple to just raise the soft palette but it's actually made a massive difference!! The way you explained it too helped so much :) Thank you!

[@217nomiga]

Can you do one for mixed voice? I literally can't figure it out, I'm a guy.

[@beawulfz]

Day 1: I've always avoided head voice, being an alto and being to scared to sing higher than I'm used to. This is before the video, hope I can improve a bit!

[@thisbusinessofmusic1276]

This is great for those that have a falsetto. I dont. I just have chest voice and thats it. Been using only that from Sept of 73 when I started working full time in clubs, to when I retired in 2019. This mixed voice/head voice is something some can do and others cant.

[@ArtistsInThePlus]

*Great Vocal lessons with Evynne Hollens*

[@katwea1997]

As a Tenor, I couldn’t even reach the first top note without my voice cracking 🤣😂

[@LaurajollyE]

A lot of GREAT tips, thank you Evynne!!

[@codersexpo1580]

This has to be the best HV vid I've watched. Really really good sounding advice. Thank you

[@misstessamaye]

These are so helpful, Evynne. Thank you so much.

[@Sunshinegirl502]

Your voice lessons are the best. Please keep them coming. You're such a blessing to many. Thanks a million times.

[@kerrin6981]

Thank you so so so so much Evynne! I love that you do these voice videos because I am an amateur and need as much help as I can get, and your videos really help to break it down and make it easier to learn. Thanks!

[@dermalasercliniclondon3043]

the BEST singing advice ive come across on youtube! My high notes sound so crisp now thank you xx

[@Princess_Pixie]

I try so hard and I never feel like I am doing any of that

[@yuannawahyu8807]

so do I

[@Chiikasaurus]

Amazing video Ev! I took choir but our teacher never really gave me the help I needed. I was a soprano but I've always thought I sounded and felt constrained when I would sing higher notes. Everything you said was very eye opening!

[@57Strudel]

Crazii Craft Seriously! I don't know how it is that some teachers can explain it and others just can't -- I never got it until I was in chorus in grad school, for crying out loud. :) She does such a great job :)

[@andrewmason9662]

Thanks for the videos ...I am in over the phone sales and follow your warm up videos to warm up my voice ...you’re amazing

[@TheSamuelBauter]

This explanation, especially the examples, made this concept so so much clearer to me! So nice to be able to hear the difference. Thank you!

[@Saffron-sugar]

WoW! This is the best head voice advice I have ever had! Seriously. You just improved my singing style significantly.

[@radishcrystalbiggie]

This was honestly amazing, thank you so much!! I have learnt more in under 10 minutes watching your video than I have in the year I have been taking lessons! (my teachers were nowhere near as good as you!!) xxx

[@gahualli]

Brava!! It is Indeed all about the soft palate. You are great!!

[@callumtait4793]

Thank you so much for this! I'm singing Climb Every Mountain from the Sound of Music for a cabaret and I've really been struggling with it but this helps immensely!!

[@TMD3453]

Excellent! Really clear! Like the summary at the end. I will remember this before singing at church tonight. Thank you!

[@aliceinwonderland2267]

can i just say a massive thank you for these videos! I can sing relatively well but i've never had coaching and i have to audition for my schools musical in a few weeks and these videos have helped me improve so much!

[@coffeecatcrochet]

You have a real gift for teaching! Thank you!

[@cassidymayfield5076]

Thanks so much! This was really helpful. I've been coached about singing in my higher register before but this made a lot more sense. You really described what's happening in the mouth to achieve the right sounds well. Thank you!

[@emmacesario1503]

I've heard lots of these tips before, but I really liked your explanations! It's helpful to have so many great reminders all in one easy-to-reference video! Thanks!

[@Dacuteone08]

I'm really excited to learn this as I'm starting my singing career! :)

[@ninaissad3072]

Very very helpful! I am an alto and I have always struggled with a weak and airy headvoice, this video definitely helped improve it. Thank you!

[@rosemarytseng7981]

You and Peter have such beautiful voices! I watched a couple of your duets this evening and you really compliment each other. I'm so glad I "discovered" you both! (lol)

[@Lovelylynn]

You are a really great!! The way you explain the feelings are amazing! That last bit did really help me understand head voice, even tho I’m not fond of the nasal whine in “pop music’’ I can see the way you teach ! If you have to project the sound vs singing the sound ! Thank You!

[@yanayunustv4016]

Wow thanks alot a new knowledge for me to enhance my falsetto skills. Appreciated it lots Thnaks again

[@LysOfRivia]

This was so helpful! I used to really stress my head voice in the wrong way a few years ago, and then I started completely avoiding it, only working on my chest voice for a long time (because this seemed a lot easier). Now I feel like I can really work on my head voice again in the right way :)

[@heartquake1100]

Wow.... I've heard so many times that raising my soft palette is important and yet you're the only person i've ever come across that explained where it is properly lmao. It's actually crazy how much better it sounds. Thank you!

[@jessicabailey6792]

Great class. I've been singing for years, but I am still learning.

[@macie8916]

Loved this, it was very helpful. Good thoughts to think about while singing high, which isn't where I am most comfortable. A video with what you normally do for a warm up would be great, something all of your watchers could sing through every day.

[@alitalaeadmtomplay9597]

I’m trying this tomorrow first thing in the morning ,thanks for sharing !

[@christopherjohns7125]

Thank you so much. Ill have to watch a few times but i love to sing and am trying to work on head voice. This helped alot.

[@huh4963]

I have no idea how to read notes, sing from my head voice or stomach. This video helped me be a little more confident. Thank you!!

[@lovetherain227]

you seem like such a wonderful teacher! your students are so lucky!

[@ah3llfire]

I’m an alto who’s really into doing musical theatre but isn’t really confident in my voice and can I just say, your videos are helping so much, it’s crazy. Thank you!

[@feitocomfruta]

Two things I noticed I improved through my years of a Capella and choir were both the power of my falsetto and also moving seamlessly from chest voice to falsetto.

[@snijders083]

Thank youuu great video!! Super helpful. So clear and lovely personality to watch (and you're funny too)

[@dhrubaintisher8169]

This is exactly what I needed! Thanks friend!

[@Maiya696]

your lessons have helped sooo much..lol I don't get a sore throat anymore. ty soo much

[@emmabernardi9730]

I am in between a soprano and alto, so j always switch between my head and chest voice. This helped me to understand how to use my head voice to my advantage and by to hurt my vocal chords.. As I always do. Thank you!

[@nowisnownowismark8901]

Nice meeting you here. This exercise is excellent! Thank you

[@simpsonmbm]

Thank you! You've given me some things to picture that help to visualize falsetto. I'm untrained but enjoy singing mostly in church - I guess the key would be to really connect with a teacher who can help me down the path of honing skills.

[@espacoeduardocardoso]

Amazing! As always! ❤️

[@tessa9682]

1) U’re so beautiful & I love ur lip gloss 2) U’re such an AMAZING music teacher, I got it only after ur video and you can explain very clear and simply but it would work! Thank you so much 4 your channel &these lessons❤️

[@KennisGeistweite]

Thanks so much. This is exactly what I needed to practice with and watch. My dad first introduced this video to me. See, I'm going to Miami Arts Charter and my art is chorus and there will be this concert for our choir and there's this song that I am auditioning for a solo on and there's this really high note that I'm reaching for but can't quite get. But this video is definitely helping me. Thanks.

[@markhales1646]

You are so talented and a great music teacher! I hope you continue these singing lessons! Thank you so much

[@AikoFlorite]

As someone who's always sung in a choir, I only now understood how I can help my voice out of that kind of raspy sound I get when I do high notes. You're amazing, I really learned a lot more about myself with you than during practice. Lots of love to you!

[@PhantomLuver944]

I want to get my voice back to where it was in my choir days. When I was 18 I had my tonsils out and feel that I've lost my some of my range. I used to be able to sing tenor to soprano, but now just tenor to alto. Your vids are very helpful please keep making them!

[@Boddissatva]

This is a great explanation. Now I feel the difference between hard and soft palate!

[@Gabi-xw4kj]

Great lesson! Thanks for help ❤️

[@mat1098]

As a guy and a baritone who has scoured youtube for lessons on singing in head voice, this was definitely the most helpful video I've found.

[@Susannah.N]

I have been enjoying these videos! Thank you so much!! :D

[@FannyDforDance]

Hi There !! Thanks for all your how to sing videos. I just love them ! Are you planning on making one about the "deep" voice ? I mean....how to work on low notes, make them grow and strong, warm and everything ? Have a nice day :)

[@Jessprettypink]

This helped me a lot! Thank you!

[@stephaniehopkins1260]

I took choir and a few voice lessons all through out school but stopped singing when I graduated high school. I love these videos! They have gotten me back into singing on a regular bases. The best part is that my husband and I found out that we were going to have our first baby and my biggest dream for my future children especially this little girl is that she will have a heart of worship and musical/singing talents far more beautiful then I can imagine! We listen to everything you and Peter share and now I'm not only playing music for her but singing to her ALL the time! Thank you! **Can't wait for the belting lessons. I'm a loud singer but belting is something I have ALWAYS wanted to know how to do!**

[@julianeoglouca]

I always had problems with this, I sang for much time in alto register in the choir I participate because I felt uncomfortable using head voice, I was untrained. 5 years ago I had amazing classes with a classical teacher here in Brazil and she showed me how to use that in a very powerful way. So I started to sing as a soprano in the choir (and sometimes mezzo). But I spent 3 years without singing, because I went to study in Australia and there I hadn't participated in a music group. So now I am back, but feeling that fear again... I am determinate to stop being scared of using my voice again! I love this channel !!!

[@sootsta1]

Really love your lessons...thanks

[@christian4starsworship382]

Thanku so much for teaching Heat Voice.... before I used to do the same thing that you told to not..! But now I've got it😊 I can sing very well now once again thank u so much..

[@angelkittysj]

omg i love you. finally someone explaining how to "widen the mouth properly" ... explaining the soft pallet in a way i understood xD very well done. thank you.

[@ladyrosenrot1514]

this literally solved my problem thank you so much 🌹

[@honeycoverdkeys]

thank you so much for this I needed this💖

[@robindowne2185]

Love this. Would love for you to talk about working through your break from chest to head voice and keeping the same intensity.

[@Billfish1963]

WOW, I don't consider myself a good vocalist, but your teaching really helps. You have a great way of making it simple with excellent description. Enjoy your voice and have fun. Love is the answer

[@violett_nightt]

Thank you it was so so so helpful!💖

[@OliverTranMUSIC]

Hi Evynne, I really enjoy this video as I have learned a lot from this :) I was wondering if you could talk more about vowels modification as well as singing through the higher bridge, mine is at A4. Thank you so much for the helpful tips :1

[@philine319]

Thank you so much

[@Vellichor660]

Omg this helped so much thank you

[@eXsoBTM]

first of all your personality is the cutest ever and i wish you were my voice instructor 😅 but thankfully i have you for freeeee on youtube! thank you for all these great tricks to be able to focus more on head space & more!!

[@gfamlareina9604]

Wonderful lesson many blessings thank you

[@markthomas6236]

I love what you do

[@cnaaman2621]

Awesome video!!!

[@shannoncrowley3038]

I love your humor and energy! I'm a beginner-beginner! Never even thought about singing before except in my car which is always going to be happening!! LOL Thanks for the tips!

[@EmmanuelBelart]

Thank you, this is very helpful woow ... amazing teacher.

[@kittykat6876]

Wow this works really good, thank you sooo much. I left a like👍🏻

[@MoonbeamDream]

Lovely tips! Thank you!!

[@dawnnoele]

I really love these videos! Thank you!

[@EvynneHollens]

Dawn Noele Hull Oh good! Thanks Dawn!

[@samanthaseevers8115]

Evynne Hollens may I ask you a question

[@Laura-cq1np]

Dear teacher, no words. I follow you in your " didactic" lessons, and I cry to reach such a notes, thanks a lot. I ve just seen an " unbearable" video of an opera couple singer; they supposed to be the best😅😅 I saw yours; your hands; your knowledge and the " respect" to us...humble opera students...what a difference. Please, more videos, you are a good teacher.

[@gerrygarcia9236]

Oh my Gosh this helped me a lot thank you!!!

[@otherabby4099]

I have a musical audition today this helped me sooooo much thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@BunNessa_Art]

great tips! love your videos and your nails!

[@loganso6550]

THIS IS SO COOL THANK YOU

[@crystalmeerzo9962]

I really like how she focuses on both male and females voice parts. I also like her strategies she uses it's like the ones in class. @Mr. Dawson

[@justicadivinadiviny8180]

congratulations.i loved it