How to Sing: Mixed Voice

Learn how to strengthen your "mixed voice", get rid of your vocal "break" & sing higher & more healthy!
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[@sarawawa8984]

So mixed voice is what disney princesses sing in lol

[@alysham4n4l0]

Sara Wawa ... pretty much lol!

[@britneyyo5765]

Why you gotta do them like that! 🤣

[@mapzhmarzate174]

Hahaha

[@adfmo2195]

Exactly

[@brookelelia7790]

everyone except for elsa hehe

[@AnamarijaFerrari]

Lip roll 1 5 3:23 Ya ya ya 4:20 Open mouth hum 5:12 Yah-Hah-Hah-Hah-Ha 1 3 5 3 1 6:09 Scales Zee-ee 123454321 7:14

[@molly702]

Thanks!

[@kk16688]

Many thanks!^^ Good day!~

[@guavapastries2727]

I'm so lost on mainly everything singing. I use to just sing;now there are a ton of new vocal terms and I'm just lost. I don't even know if I have a head voice

[@cyborg5777]

same 😫 i can hear the difference of head and chest, mixed not so much i don't even know which of the three registers i use when i sing oh well

[@arianah.6778]

Guava Pastries everyone has one, you just haven't found it yet.

[@HanQ28]

haha as long as you have a head, you definitely have a head voice. With the right skills, I'm sure you can do it:)

[@sebb8347]

patricia b mix is basically a stronger version of chest

[@augustjoseph629]

@@cyborg5777, chest voice is called that because your chest is vibrating -- like when you talk. Put your hand on your chest and sing. If you feel something, it's your chest. If you don't, it's your head voice. Also, if you put your hand behind your head while singing in head voice, just above the neck, you'll feel vibration, hence the term head voice. A mix you you can feel in both. And right in your cheekbones. Mix voice combines both registers to make the transition between the two smoother and more uniform. Instead of extending your chest voice all the way up into your headspace, or trying to lower your head voice, you are dividing the sound between the two registers, creating a third.

[@k1tkat-kate]

As a soprano with a traditionally 'sweet' sounding voice, my middle register has always been the bane of my existence, and the reason why I developed and use my chest voice so much. It's great to have practical applications on how to strengthen that middle ground. Great video Evynne! Thanks!

[@windy4632]

Right before you said "it makes your nose itch" I was itching my nose lol

[@KeliaFields]

that's why i always press my nose down a little bit when i do lip trills to stop the buzzing a little... tickles so bad LOL

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Lip rolls look very funny in 24fps, haha. Good video, this is very interesting for someone like me who never knew all these vocal techniques existed.

[@Knux576]

+insaneintherainmusic ayyy

[@geespar1]

@@lanaeden8523 listen to Alison Moyet, the female voice doesn’t have to be high to be beautiful

[@feitocomfruta]

Speaking of getting to know your voice, what about doing a video that can serve as a sort of self-evaluation of one's voice? Knowing the upper and lower limits, where the breaks are, how big the breaks are, and so on.

[@EvynneHollens]

+feitocomfruta Thanks for that idea! I'll think about it; great suggestion!

[@rebeccahealey4366]

+feitocomfruta Yaaas!

[@bubblegumbitch218]

That would be amazing!

[@nerdynova9531]

I don’t hear it. I don’t hear the break in her voice and I only hear it occasionally in mine but I don’t think I’m using my mix because the sound always comes from the back of my throat and never behind the nose where people say I should feel it. Help please.

[@zombee0036]

i think you figured by now but if not i give it a shot. try to watch the other tutorials before watching this one (its pretty advanced). At first work on belting and finding your head voice. It is good to note that your Headvoice can pretty easily mixed with your falsetto but an easy way to know which one is which is trying to go low. Your falsetto stops at your break point for chest voice whereas your head voice goes beyond. After that start on strengthening your head and chest voice as well as your belting until you have an overlap of at least half an octave you can hit with comfort. After that this tutorial gets interesting because after you have these voices you want to connect them. The thing about feeling the voice behind the nose is done by lifting the (i think its called soft palate). you can find that in another tutorial. A tip for that: It helped me a lot just standing in front of a mirror and practicing. just like learning on how to wiggle your ears. And another tip is: if you're not relaxed dont try it. Everything you do is far better with a relaxed voice.

[@MmmNo-nf7hz]

IM THE SAME WAY I FEEL LIKE A RASPY FEELING IN THE BACK OF MY THROAT AND IT KINDA HURTS BUT IDK HOW TO DESCRIBE IT

[@jiyuuskiyuu1465]

Mmm. No you’re probably just singing from your throat??

[@xCHOXOLATEx]

Is it weird to be a girl who's chest voice starts straining basically past E4 ???? Like my range is essentially super duper low and limited. So people who belt "low" notes r actually way higher than me....

[@chynnarodriguez9405]

KZbin Addict same here

[@allisongarippo3269]

KZbin Addict I'm the same. I just commented something along these lines. I've just always been singing in my head voice all my life, even for low notes

[@imjes4991]

Me too. In my case, I can hit a C6 with head voice but my chest voice can't even get past G4

[@twinsylvia17]

KZbin Addict I'm the same way!!!!! I can hit low notes that most females can't do!!!

[@okebaram]

I am a guy and I do not currently coach voices but I am a choir director. Women struggle more with singing in their chest voice than men. People all have different voice types and some have more challenges. If you find it hard to sing in chest voice, your voice type probably tends to resist an in-between sound so it feels like you either make the best with head voice or would have to scream not sing to hit a chest note, and strong mixed voice is missing. But it is a placement thing, you need to adjust your placement to overcome these resistant spaces of your voice type and find your chest voice. Start in low range and strengthen it and then you will find the chest range begins to expand because your voice technique and dynamics "learn" how to handle your vocal space and find the hidden previously freedom in your range. Jiji and Allison, I believe this applies to you, especially if you are a soprano or light/lyric alto? KZbin Addict, Chynna and Sylba, I imagine you are low altos (contraltos)?There is nothing wrong with that. There are many contraltos that often sing in the tenor section. You can always build the more resisted parts of your range with good practice, and believe me it is there even if it doesn't seem to exist right now. You probably would have a powerful strong mixed voice and rich head voice too that once you find and develop will allow you to continue singing in modal voice to higher notes that flow well with your chest voice and sound good. Good luck!

[@xUnimportantx3]

What if you love singing more that anything but you don't like your voice?

[@JCalynnArt89]

I used to feel that way. I didn't like my voice and thought I sounded mentally challenged with a male sounding voice, but over time, I've learned to accept and embrace the voice God gave me and work with it and build it.

[@Claire_Southernbelle]

@@JCalynnArt89 unique voices live beyond their time

[@sabrinachen3091]

The reason I like to wear earbuds.

[@megantaljaard1437]

Sing anyway 😃

[@catscales4051]

I used to feel that way for sure. Even though it sucks at first, record yourself. You'll get used to and probably eventually like your voice :)

[@SuperLovelychina]

I sing but never took lessons.. been singing since I can remember. People think my voice is odd some think is unique I just sing in how I feel comfortable since I'm an asthmatic. Watching ur video shows me that my voice is more mixed.

[@thebrideinthemirror2030]

This is the best video I've seen about singing in a mixed voice, thank you so much for this incredibly helpful video! I'm a mezzo that can sing really high, but my head voice sounds weak but this really helps me sound stronger when I sing those high notes!

[@jmmiii4776]

my voice just sounds so tight and thin ew

[@lyssaomegaart4398]

same :/

[@abjklmrsakagamiali1651]

Lucky my voice is so loud and open

[@underrated2064]

Open up your voice and don’t strain. Relax ur voice

[@koawhitehill]

I appreciate that single “.......ew.....”

[@mich5124]

But a thin voice means it’s easier to riff! Which is good :)

[@allisongarippo3269]

see I'm the opposite. I always stay in my head voice and I barely have a chest voice. I can't use chest voice above a F

[@myluciferislonely4313]

Allison Garippo sameee

[@alep1221]

yeesss. some months ago i didn't have my mix developed and once i got it i stopped singing with my chest voice and always used mix

[@kateregnier2753]

@@alep1221 good job! I literally have no clue how to access mine. Every video I watch just doesn't help much. Could you possibly share your exercises?

[@cacaconpatas]

It's normal in sopranos. I'm a boy soprano (i didn't go through puberty yet) and my chest voice F#4 is weird, so i usually go into head up to B6, and whistle up to F#8.

[@alexkeenan878]

I can't tell you how many useless vocal coach videos I've watched about the upper register/ transitioning and how many days I've spent crying over not understanding how to sing!😂 BUT FINALLY, you've helped me ! Thank you, thank you, thank you !!xx

[@calebizmirian2586]

This is the second time my choir teacher has mentioned something (for the first time) in class and you've uploaded a video about it that day. Are you magical?

[@AmaindeJH]

You're wonderful! I'm a mezzo soprano and once had a high and powerful belt. However, I had kids and my voice changed. I also stopped practicing. I've been cast in a couple musicals but was passed over for a role in legally blonde due to, quite simply, being outsung. Big time outsung. The director was kind enough to actually give me this feedback. This video is SO HELPFUL. I love the exercises and I'll be doing them every day. Your voice is absolutely gorgeous by the way!! Thanks for sharing your gifts with us!

[@kateschwarzenbart624]

Spot on, exactly what I was looking for to help a friend harness her mixed voice!

[@radhikasethumadhavan363]

Thank you Evynne! Love you!

[@piapiayeah]

I really love these how-to-sing video! You explain things so well :)

[@nutellalove5118]

Zur Video quality is amazing. You explaining game is on point. Your singing is gorgeous. Your exercises are helpful.

[@Ravensmith394]

I am so glad I found your channel!

[@AnnieBelle501]

You have the most gentle and smooth chest voice I have ever heard. Mine is REALLY rough sounding so I mainly sing in mix! It's really beneficial for musical theatre but some genres sound really weird with my voice type for that reason.

[@KSamai]

My vocal teacher always did these with me they are the best!!!! Thanks for having this video!

[@jbela]

This was great , been trying to work out mixed voice an achieving resonance. You got straight to the point with the exercises,well done

[@tanjabravin6561]

Your videos are amazing! I've learned so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@millymcbug]

This is one of the first vocal lessons I've watched on KZbin that actually gave me clear instruction and education.... Thank you!

[@theposturespecialist3LM]

This was a very helpful video for me. Your explanation was clear and the exercises are very actionable. Thank you!

[@karennguyen1857]

this video was perfect. just what i needed. i started noticing a break in my voice between head and head and this explains the situation perfectly and gives me exactly what i needed

[@valemaus93]

I love this series... these are exactly the exercises I do with my teacher every week :D

[@giaortegaoficial1412]

Thank you Evynne Hollens i do your vocal warms ups every day i so appreciated very much !

[@JacquelineVerellen]

Thank you for this video, I have been working on developing mix for a little while and it really helped!

[@rollingcarbon]

Excellent explanation and annotation!

[@sameservy]

thank you for teaching us Evynne

[@Hallreaver]

I really like watching your "How to sing" Videos, i love to sing and have wanted to find somewhere to learn more ^^ Thanks for doing these Videos, you're great! :)

[@JeffMonsoon]

You remind me so much of my singing teacher! You're just as good and bubbly and amazing at teaching as her! Thanks for the videos! They're amazing!

[@SizzlingVibe]

This was ACTUALLY helpful! GEESH. Thank you! I’ve watched like, 5 videos on this looking for something that made sense!!!

[@martinabergonzoni3102]

Finally someone that explains things very clearly, thank you ! I am gonna work on those things immediatly :D

[@Stormwinddragon]

yeah, happy holidays to the hollens family too!

[@LexisBaaby23]

You're amazing too btw! Had to add that! Thank You for doing this! I want to learn to sing so bad and this has helped me so much! All your videos have! Love you! Thanks again!!

[@elainemaxfield2978]

just discovered your voice lesson videos and I love them! growing up I used to ask my dad why I could sing a note and have it sound different...now I realize i was singing in head voice and chest voice! Love your videos!

[@alexcowles1676]

THERE IT IS. I've been trying to find the resonance space forever, thanks for clarifying where it is so now I can aim for there every time.

[@jennom2195]

Your voice is beautiful. You sound heavenly

[@wandanowicki2267]

This was good! Thank you. helpful--and I have been doing on line ( you tube) lessons for almost 2 years now. I learned new stuff today.

[@soulsearcher17]

Thanks for being so encouraging and positive. I get so frustrated and impatient with myself most of the time, but I'll keep working on it! It's one of my goals to put together a music video too someday! :)

[@kathrynclass2915]

Thank you so much for this lesson. It has been invaluable to me.

[@GaryJoseph]

This was a great help to me! Thank you for the great video. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@nela5141]

I LOVE your videos! Thank you so much for what you do!

[@89190jprice]

Can't wait to try this when I get home! Thanks for this gem :)

[@Alecvoogt70]

Your willingness to share so freely all your wisdom is greatly respected. Your voice is pitch perfect as you so easily demonstrate all the techniques which many teachers fail to do and your videos are truly inspiring, many thanks Evynne.

[@samsschool3639]

Only exercise so far that helped me find MixedVoice Thank you!

[@MinervaSama]

I can't wait to start using these exercises! I had a very short period of time where I had a really strong mixed register and no break and since then both have become really weak and I -really- want to get back to where I was! Thanks for these! :) (Maybe I'll even start posting some covers when I feel more confident in my voice!)

[@DiznilyLove]

This explanation was perfect ❤️

[@moniquekirton25]

Thanks. That was great. I have a lot of work to do. The patience part is encouraging.

[@nancyg3374]

Oh my goodness this video is AMAZING! Thank you so much! Subbing and I will be tuning in to work on my singing technique! Sooo helpful and just what I needed thank you

[@KeliaFields]

I'm struggling super hard right now from being quarantined from covid...so my voice lessons are online this next quarter and I haven't been able to sing much. this video was SO helpful and exactly what I needed!!

[@ToshiSalvino]

what an excellent video!! as someone trained in choir as a child this is so nice and familiar but i love your teaching (and singing) style and voice!

[@birgithade5022]

For me it is really helpful to see in your video- when you use the chest- and mixed voice. I'd like to see more videos like this one. Thanks!!!

[@katherinecaruso9057]

Thank you these types of videos are very helpful to me as a classically trained spinto soprano it has been difficult for me in the past to do low notes. And so, having to learn how to use my chest voice and mixed voice is been crucial to me and especially for hitting high notes properly through belting and through my mask. A lot to learn but if you want to sing like a Disney Princess these techniques are so important. I really loved your video where you showed you changing your voice for all the Disney princesses that was VERY impressive and most people (I think including myself) probably cannot even sounds close to that.

[@tamardlz]

I'd love to have more of these exercises!

[@dianeshepherdlyricsoprano1394]

Hi Evynne. Just discovered your site and I've subscribed. I absolutely LOVE your attitude. All of this vid made full sense to me because I have been "tutored" via another site since July 2017. I could not even breathe properly before that believe it or not. I did a note range test early on and found out I was Mezzo Soprano but both my upper and lower registers have extended now, my upper one more extensively. My high voice is stronger than my lower voice so I have been working on that. I sing mostly Musical Theatre and can hit the high notes now in the Phantom songs, also the ones in Les Mis. I shall definitely keep tuned to your channel now. Singing is a bit of an obsession with me now - I hope that is not a bad thing. As well as vocal warm ups, I do the tongue route warm up and upper body (neck, arm and shoulder warm ups). Thank you so much for taking time to pass on your expertise. Kind regards.

[@marianacorrea9172]

What a beautiful Singer you are! flawless

[@JoyfulNoiseLiving]

Thank you thank you!!! This is exactly what I need to work on in my voice :) I have missed working with my vocal coach from college, and now that I’m raising a family haven’t had time for lessons. Thank you for offering this 😊😊😊

[@francescobighin]

amazing teacher! brava!!

[@chiarapiscione3268]

Wonderful!!! Well done!!!

[@ariannaeclipse-veryoverpro3543]

Evynne thanks to you I have been practicing and getting better at singing. Also my main singing is either in the belly or the face, but I'm still working on doing both. My main goal is to sing hello

[@elizabethwiles4226]

You are so sweet, Evynne. Thanks so much for the tips.

[@Rawchid]

I love how you really care about your viewers and always posting up helpful videos. Thank you!!

[@EvynneHollens]

+Rawchid Oh I just love to hear from you all too! Thanks!

[@msjnfer01]

I've always been using a mixed voice and i never realized it until now

[@tuniva]

You have beautiful energy and thank you for sharing your technique

[@MxBrock]

can peter be a guest teacher in this series? :) you two are such an awesome power couple

[@EvynneHollens]

+helena bcfan I'll ask ;) Thanks!

[@siemniak]

Hi im new at you channel. Please tell me cause i exercise this really a lot so my question is : WHY my mix voice is so nasal ? I can't do nothing about it. I think i tried everything. I got nasal always when i start to sing in mix voice.

[@NavedAAurangzebKhan]

Evynne Hollens nice video i am classical singer it is helpful for techniquel strenght 😍😍😘😘😙 also i have the natural note of SA RE GA MA PA DA NI SA those are classical swara can you make one video for classical notes plz

[@NavedAAurangzebKhan]

Evynne Hollens plz please reply my question 😯

[@piagarcia5608]

Evynne Hollens Hello! I've been watching your videos for a bit now, and I haven't found any videos thus far that deal with bettering one's chest voice. I naturally use my head voice almost all the time when I'm singing, so I have an extremely weak chest voice. If you have any videos like this, please let me know where I can find them, but if not, it'd be cool to see some done. Thank you

[@XXgenderloveXY]

Wow this is so helpful. And thank you for the encouragement.

[@c0mrade001]

You're the best♥ Finally, I did it!

[@elijahbrents2951]

You're Inspiring! I'll keep working on my voice.

[@jasondyer3222]

Dear Evynne, you are wonderful!! I have been singing all my life, from learning to harmonize with my dad as a little girl, to singing in multiple choirs all throughout high school, and graduating with bachelor degrees in both music education & vocal performance, but let me tell you...I LOVE what you are doing! After all that thinking and training and working, I let myself forget about the most important parts of learning to sing well, which is to have fun, be patient, and go easy on myself. Thank you SO much reigniting this passion by helping me to be encouraged about where currently I am vocally :o) - Elizabeth Dyer

[@217nomiga]

finally, I've been waiting!

[@user-sy6xu7vr1l]

Great job!🎉 🎉🎉Excellent lesson!🤍🙏 Nice teacher!🌹🌹🌹

[@emilyann3840]

This lesson has helped me the most so far. I was pretty okay in my high register to begin with, but the lessons did help a lot. My low register needs help though; I cant wait for that lesson! This middle register lesson has helped a LOT because I'm singing "What Child is This?" at my church on the 20th, and the version I'm singing is right on my middle register (I would have preferred them to choose a higher version because I'm a strict soprano, but it's fine).

[@graceangeliacathrinesimora6111]

THANK YOU.... I will practice this everyday

[@willygabby4823]

I’d give anything for fullLength training videos! You’re the best!

[@simoneturner8688]

Love this so much!

[@RoslynLoxton]

love love love your lessons xx

[@markthomas6236]

I love what you do

[@imaginatvytitle]

Thank you so much for doing these videos!! I really appreciate them and I can't wait for the next one! PS I love your cover of Hello :)

[@carlysmashesivory-music]

These videos are so awesome, thank you SO MUCH

[@LooksbyMC]

love your voice lesson videoss!!

[@colourlessbird]

I know this is an old video but I've just had the biggest epiphany of my singing career. In the choirs I've been a part of (amateur mostly) I've rarely had the chance to go anywhere below a high soprano. I have a really strong head voice, and mediocre but decent chest voice. However whenever I had to pass the two I would always break and get weak in the transition. I don't know how this has eluded me for so long... You've saved my singing in the choir I'm currently in and am getting the opportunity for solo singing now because of this. Thank you so much!

[@YASHIKASIKKA]

This was really helpful. Little details about how to do this. Differenciating between upper and lower VOICE, and directing the voice to the cheeks/frontal part of the face through the nose instead of the head, was an extremely imp top to actually know how and what to do. Thanks a lot!!! 😊😊 Been struggling with it for so long.

[@johnwood8502]

I feel focused when listening while looking closely to your face. I feel concentrated. Thank youuu

[@TheRenee2877]

Thank you for the video! Loved it!

[@emmab2879]

Wow! This was so helpful!

[@nadinesmith5051]

I appreciate these exercises Thank You!

[@gracefriesen2091]

Thank you so much for this video! I have a performance coming up and this will help me soooo much!!!!!!! Your an amazing singer and teacher

[@EvynneHollens]

+Grace Friesen Thanks so much Grace! Hope it goes well!

[@wormsalad3733]

Your videos have helped me so much!

[@the18dutchess]

A Sara B fan right here! Loved this video and your "she used to be mine" cover. Suscribed! :D

[@Iliketosingforjoy]

You always do awesome voice lessons! But I would love to have Peter demonstrate mixed voice. I feel like being a male listening to a female voice makes it difficult to grasp the concept.

[@mpoemp4703]

YOUR AMAZING

[@edwardmellett555]

Lovely video and extremely useful, thank you!

[@randyskretka8120]

@EvynneHollins, thanks for this video. The theory explanation and the exercises seem good. I've got to say, when you are demonstrating the chest vs. head vs. mixed voices, I cannot hear the differences. When I do those, it's very very pronounced!

[@user-ok6sn1be9q]

Thank you!! This has helped me so much!