Michael Trimble Vocal Method LECTURE 2: "Tips for Contemporary Singers" and everyone else!

[@inabambina1338]

This man is the world‘s best Vocal teacher, no exaggeration whatsoever. My voice is completely transformed

[@NikiLaokratia]

....you are so right ! ...and he was one of the best tenors in the 50s and 60s...

[@jcee6886]

Changed my life.

[@christopherkoman6635]

I’ve been studying with Mr Trimble for 2.5 years , he is absolutely amazing, transformed my voice completely

[@jcee6886]

Where has he been all my life? 6 months in and I'm singing arias I've only ever dreamed of singing. I'm age 52 by the way. Grazie mille maestro.

[@Bangaliloner]

I, similarly, am deeply indebted. Thank you maestro.

[@BlessYourHeart254]

Thank you for the tissue paper lesson-this is helping me smooth the rough edges of my voice.

[@peterlundgren8090]

Why dont we sing like this anymore ! They say microphone is killing the opera singer i think its something else After one lession with you Michael and practice Breathing now 9 months im sounding totaly different in a good way! So many Thanks to your videos Michael, never stop . Congratulazioni con 80 anni di anticipo Michael

[@Oberon90]

Michael, your videos are an inspiration and together with your book you changed my singing profoundly. I used to work with a student of Helge Rosvänge and I loved his singing and ability to cover such a wide repertoire. All the best from Berlin!

[@atreyfall3812]

James Dio is a great example of having a long career in rock and metal music using old School Breath lean with a lot of expresive quality. I found Out a interviews where he talks about doing nothig in his throat and doing everything from The bottom.

[@mogaldeatasugubeata]

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[@kirkhustle7596]

You are the greatest, the best and the only one i trust nowadays! TOO MANY INCOMPETENT PEOPLE TALKING TOO MUCH, but you are the real deal! Thank god I found you relatively early! Thank you so much!!!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Welcome back Mike. Thank you.

[@christopher7475]

Very cool, I agree he is the best voice teacher I have ever took a lesson with. God bless him.

[@markoobadic5638]

Golden tips, unbeliveble . Thank you, great man !!!

[@JacekBochenko]

Good to see you again Michael

[@user-of4kk4in9f]

MOST entertaining video the Maesteo has produced! THIS IS AWESOME TEACHING.

[@RachelGerrard]

This is amazing!

[@AmerM]

Thank you Sir for guiding me to this video. You explained it perfect. God bless you!

[@vettii]

5:38 @Michael Trimble is there any commentary you could give on this vocal distortion you're doing? Love your teachings!

[@stormchsr1017]

you are awesome!

[@Cloppa2000]

This man is an encyclopaedia of singing technique.. and in 58 languages!!! 🙂

[@AndrewBoydMusic]

absolute thankyou

[@ronmcneill789]

Thanks awesome video

[@amandah.1468]

Do you know much about Beyonce's voice, Mr. Trimble? She has outstanding technique and a long career, but when I try to sing in her style with true mask placement, there is still some operatic-sounding elements left in my voice. What could I be doing wrong? I want my tone to be as beautiful and warm not like hers, but as hers, at least.

[@BenjaminKuruga]

Hey Michael, you stated the most harmful thing to your voice is leaking air. Is that distorted sound you did while singing the some of the contemporary music safe to a degree? Isn't it took aggressive to be non-damaging on the vocal cords? -Regards, B.T.

[@이은호-z7s]

How are you!? Long time no see!!

[@kylevelaz]

Hi Michael, I sing a lot of male Broadway songs. In English of course. I find singing in Italian seems easier to sing legato and tension free. But as soon as I start singing in English I get all sorts of tension in my throat. Whether it's tongue root tension or the muscles of the side of my neck or jaw. The consonants seem to screw up my free throat after breathing in the lower back. I've also been taught to push the breath against the diaphragm when wanting to enunciate and "s" "t" or "h" sound. By quickly jolting it against the diaphragm for a second. Since enunciation is really important in Broadway singing. Maybe what you would call accenting. But I feel it's causing unnecessary tension in my body and actually tiring out my diaphragm when having to constantly do it. Also some consonants affect my resonance. The voice becomes squeezed after a tough consonant. For example I have to sing a high note on the word "wine" and the "W" already puts me in a bad position. So I'm wondering how I could enunciate in English without having to keep jolting my diaphragm, or if it's even necessary. And how to not create tension in the jaw,neck, throats area with the consonants. PS. I've tried "opening my throat" a bit or adding more space and it sometimes helps with singing in English. But then my phonation either becomes too operatic for the style or the enunciation is sacrificed. Or when singing fast songs, my space slowly decreases until I have time to breathe and reset. Thanks Kyle

[@kylevelaz]

Michael Trimble thanks so much! I understand👍 and yes I've watched the posture videos and I actually do yoga daily so some of the postures I already do. And I am planning to buy your book soon👍 thanks for the wonderful information 🙏🙏

[@kylevelaz]

Michael Trimble would you say as soon as I relax my neck, jaw, and tongue, the body automatically chooses a point of leaning? After breathing in the lower back. I notice if I completely relax those muscles of the neck, there's no other place that tenses or moves but my diaphragm. So can the lean be automatic, or do we have to initiate it ourselves ? In other words, does the lean happen itself after breathing to relax the throat?

[@Tenoretrimble]

@@kylevelaz Breathe deeply into the lower back and do it for a lifetime! you will slowly develop the strength, flexibility, and capacity to sing anything. Swim, do Yoga, play a wind or brass instrument, do Caruso's 40-step walk, etc. Everything will fall into place automatically if your become totally dependent on the breathing. MT

[@Tenoretrimble]

Never open the throat with muscles, but breathe so exaggeratedly into your lower back that the throat will open vertically and make the larynx a "free zone". Yawning is using muscles in the throat to spread it open. Nֵothing moves unless the breathing moves it! The larynx will follow the breath stream downward. Never use muscles to lower the larynx, but use breathing into the lower back to suck it downward. Then ,continue the inhalation process into the back to maintain the open, free throat. This is why so may great singers describe the sensation that "singing is inhaling".

[@4212269494]

Michael, thanks for your work. I love it! I have following problem: When I do exercises, scales and runs I have no trouble at all across my whole register. When I sing songs I have difficulties around Eb to F# above C4. Could you recommend specific exercises to overcome that? Thank you.

[@4212269494]

Thank you Michael for your advice. I will try that and feedback. Best, Dieter

[@RachelGerrard]

I'm getting a feeling of pressure building up under the larynx, which I don't get when I am doing something light like the tip trill - is this too much air coming up and how do I stop it? I've breathed into the lower back, abdomen comes in, then I "lean" the air into the front of the chest - I've tried it forcefully and gently - my posture is in the laughing baby shape as far as I can see, but my overall singing feels extremely intense now and they only way to relieve the pressure under the larynx is to sing really loudly.

[@miguelr246]

I think I once heard that the larynx is supposed to "tilt" forward as you go higher in your range. How does one do that with just the breathe and no action in the throat to sing high notes?

[@wow-lh8gf]

Keep spreading the real belcanto

[@amirsarwari3289]

Hello dear, thank you for sharing this precious knowledge with us. I just have one question, isnt taking a breath in then sending it back and finally presetting it with a cough or so a long process? how can we do that always we take a breathe in swiftly?

[@amirsarwari3289]

@@Tenoretrimble thank you so much sir! do you have online classes to teach?

[@amirsarwari3289]

@@Tenoretrimble originally from Afghanistan but living in the UK

[@kc8kir]

Any suggestions for singing in groups (chorales, choirs, etc) and blending with others without sacrificing your own sound? How about singing really soft harmonies for long periods of time?

[@Tenoretrimble]

Develop your breathing according to the Caruso book and you will be able to sing anything anytime anywhere.

[@diegoduarte5338]

Dear MT, what about the position of the larynx? Does it matter if it goes up as you sing higher on styles like pop or country? I mean, in some different kinds of phonation larynx tends to rise as you sing high notes, is this an appoggio problem? Should larynx always stay stable in every singing style?

[@Tenoretrimble]

You are right about the appoggio handling the larynx for us. The position of the larynx must be regulated and made stable by the power of the respiration. Never use or allow any tension to occur in the throat. Breathe deeply into the lower. back, allowing the larynx and the trachea to totally relax. The Power of the Inhalation will hold everything in place. Professional singers should swim a lot, do Yoga, get a rowing machine, learn to play a wind or brass instrument, etc. The muscles that provide the energy and sustaining strength for the respiratory process must be developed until the resistance of the vocal cords and the maintenance of the posture of the throat are easily controlled. Read Caruso's book, or tetrazzini's book or Lilli Lehmann or my book which includes quotes from many great singers about how to breathe. You are. on the right track. Keep breathing! Michael T

[@o.p365]

Michael, Thank you for great videos. I have one question about staccato sensation. Is it possible if I feel this sensation more in the lower front part of the neck, like between collarbones or I am doing something wrong ? I heard that there is also a glottal support and now I am confused about whether my staccato sensation is referred to appogio or glottal support. Thank you again for all your work! With best wishes from Russia.

[@Tenoretrimble]

You can use the glottal stroke only as a reference point to help you sing behind the glottal stroke. Never sing on the glottis, period. Before practicing staccati, breathe as deeply as possible into. the lower back. Repeat this breathing until the throat lets go and becomes totally free of any muscular action. The "Sternal notch" at the base of the front of the throat is. a chakra in Yoga, and many singers phonate their vowels there. Mario Del Monaco was the most famous exponent of this location for phonation. all the best, MT

[@Akashsky69]

I have a question sir....pls tell me when i inhale breath in my lower back should i pullback my upper abdominal inward or lower abdominal???

[@garekbushnell3454]

What did he say? I'd be very interested to know the answer to your question.

[@SongRainbows]

This is such amazing advice. Thank you so much for sharing!! I wish more teachers knew about this information. I only have one question, is it ever okay to use nasality in any genre or is there a way we can still get that bright sound while singing into the true mask and not into the nose? I know you mentioned some country singers use nasality and I’ve heard some musical theatre characters with it but don’t know if that’s considered incorrect. I watched a video of Jodi Benson singing “Part of Your World” and it seemed like she used a lot of nasal resonance for the character of Ariel so I was puzzled on how to sing that song. I was wondering if it’s okay to use in certain characters like that or if you would recommend it never be used at all.

[@SongRainbows]

Michael Trimble Wow thank you so much for this insight!! So many voice teachers now are teaching students to sing on an “m” and saying that’s how you project and it’s so hard to unlearn! I came across your video where you said your colleague said “American singers sing like they’re singing through a straw” and that’s exactly how it felt! I never thought about all the limitations that could create in an artistic perspective. Singing on a “bah” feels much better and the sound carries much better! I will follow your advice and not imitate anyone! I had no idea nasality was so dangerous. So sad about Adele, she has a reputation as a very down to earth humble person as well. It’s a shame you can’t contact her as I’m sure you could fix her voice quickly! Thank you again!

[@notesfromanartist]

Hello, does this mean that pop music have smaller phonation?

[@Tenoretrimble]

Shallower is a better description. you are on the right track, Lucas. The shallower the phonation, the more the. nasal resonance begins to dominate the tone. Many accents and dialects are not nasal but tend to be set back in the throat without the power of the respiration to actually open the body and allow the tone to gain the lower overtones caused by vibrations inside the chest and lower back. Deep breathing into the lower back will eventually cause a balance of brightness and mellowness of tone. Both colors will gain a balance until the. perfect bright/dark tone occurs without any tension in the throat. so, Breathe, breathe, breathe, and swim and learn to play a saxophone, learn Yoga, etc. you will never regret the results of deep breathing into the lower back. all the best to you, and thanks for sending such a good question to me. Michael T

[@notesfromanartist]

Thank you for the answer and thank you for all the knowledge you've collected! I have read your book and seen almost all of your videos. Best regards Lucas

[@aliali-hd8vz]

Is there a way to help us reach higher notes and head voice??