HOW TO SING PAST YOUR BREAK - PART 1 - Head Voice vs Falsetto vs Mixed Voice vs Chest Voice?

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[@giftofgodcatholicministry-3837]

I love that you say it’s a mix of resonances not voices and that you are either singing in a connected voice or a disconnected voice. The best pointer ever!

[@dannyholmes168]

Watching in 2024 - I’ve studied voice and had private lessons for 8 years now. This is the first time I have heard someone say what I’ve been thinking all this time - I have never understood how people try to say head voice, falsetto, and mixed voice are all different things but then use the exact same technique for all three, just with different breath levels. Thank you so much for putting your money where your mouth is by demonstrating all these differences!! I will definitely be subscribing and watching more.

[@ampmusic2068]

Your definition of falsetto is spot on. If only there were consistency in terminology, singing would be so much easier. Thanks!

[@acer.7962]

I love how you define and demonstrate the techniques and the terms. Actually I've been surfing the net for a long time about this topic. But after watching this video, it helped me have a clear understandingwith the difference between the terms used by vocal coaches/teachers. I like the term Connected and Disconnected. It's easier to understand with these terms used. Looking forward for the next video. 😁

[@philmoufarrege]

Ace R. Thank you so much and I’m glad you found it useful. Stay tuned for more

[@Anthony-tu3sp]

I watch this all the way and I’m tried the note you hit in Head Voice and I kinda hit it, now I’m crying I feel like i’m just discover new ability in my voice.Thank you so much!🙏🏼😭❤️

[@p8ya512]

My singing progress was stalled for so many weeks because I couldn’t figure out the transition from chest to head voice. Your explanation cleared so many misunderstandings in my singing. Thank you

[@philmoufarrege]

thank you for sharing!

[@oodlebay]

I've watched a LOT of vocal coaches explain singing technique, and am taking private lessons as well. My instructor is teaching me properly, but I only know that now because I watched your video. He only talks in terms of head and chest, but I realize that i'm switching into falsetto at the break, not staying connected via "mixed." You have made it click in my head, which I think is SO important to singing.

[@zensadhana4709]

Wow, this is what I needed! Great explanation between the others so far, you could simplify it better than the others. Can't wait to see the part two of this video! Subbed😁

[@philmoufarrege]

Zen Sadhana i’m glad you found it helpful thank you!

[@DarylOngOfficial03]

Watching! 👀

[@philmoufarrege]

Thank you so much, I hope you find something useful with it.

[@LuckytubeOfficialChannel]

Daryl Ong Official Hello Lodi.

[@kianpangan6484]

Mixing is so confusing sometimes even big artists like you need this types of things

[@peterdacius]

Daryl oug is a beast

[@forsakenX]

I just got a free lesson. Lmao. Thanks Phil. All clear now.

[@philmoufarrege]

Great! What were you confused about beforehand? What do you feel is clear now?

[@forsakenX]

Phil Moufarrege The falsetto and head voice. I'm not exactly a student or anything but i like to sing. So explaining the difference between those two gives me an idea on how I can improve my singing. I love doing karaokes. 😁😁

[@refold123]

can't wait for the next video. I really wanted to learn how to get rid of the vocal breaks. Never gone voice lessons tho, but I really love to sing. kudos to you sir from 🇵🇭

[@philmoufarrege]

Hopefully you get something out of it, thanks for watching!

[@xtractyt3383]

2 years later and you have another person viewing and getting everything you’re saying, well done man. Now I can try and figure my voice out properly.

[@philmoufarrege]

excellent work. check out my website for more information PHILMOUFARREGE.COM

[@isaacosbiz]

Made it through. 👍

[@Josh-hs3ft]

i think you're a great teacher. you know exactly what your talking about. keep it up. and yeah, i did watch till the end.

[@philmoufarrege]

thank you so much for the kind words

[@barnabasmankale7249]

Hello Phil, I'm just starting music, and must say I've learnt a lot just watching this video. I didn't know there are different types of head voices. Thank you very much.

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@saimultaneously]

This is amazing! I was always bridging into falsetto and would be confused cause i would lose my higher chest voice notes after frequent sliding into falsetto. Makes much more sense now that I was doing it wrong.

[@philmoufarrege]

yes! develop the voice from the chest voice!

[@rapyourbeat9997]

man.... huuuhhh man man man finallyyyyyyy i get this you disserve the best vocal coach in the world before i watch this video i can say confidently i watched over 50 videos and the more i deep into it i get more confused and more non-sense questions thank you man for this video alot LOVE YOUR CONTENT YOU JUST WON A LOYAL FAN THAT WILL TALK ABOUT YOU WHERE EVER HE GOES

[@jigobiyoyo4006]

. .don't stop making videos about mixed voice pls. .your methods are pretty useful! ty

[@billgryta3116]

This is the most clear explanation I've found of this so far, thank you

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@drgodon1371]

Great video, watched all of it. Really great to clear up the confusion around these terms!

[@sheldoncooper891]

He's the most expert and informative mixed voice explainer....

[@glennwalker5036]

I watched it to the end. You cleared up a lot of my confusion around terminology.

[@philmoufarrege]

that's excellent! what was the confusion you had?

[@andreydesouzaoliveira2134]

You NAILED IT! Made me understand EVERYTHING! And.... subscribed!

[@xxmuddy]

Yes, You got it. I have come to the same conclusion after 2 years of confusion.

[@titusng2483]

This has cleared all the terms confusing me! I hope I can learn how to stay connected in your next videos. Keep up the good work!

[@LeoAr37]

10:43 I LOL'd, such a funny depiction of what we are usually taught, to go into different registers as we go up. Imma give this chain of thought a try!

[@kadiannewhyte6505]

This is by far the best explanation of vocal terminology I’ve ever heard all these years!! I’ve been holding back my potential all this time!

[@philmoufarrege]

Glad it helped you! What would you say your biggest struggle is you're having vocally?

[@lisaboyett2150]

This was very helpful--particularly your demonstrations. The terms "full voice" and "falsetto" as used to describe a "connected" or "disconnected" sound add so much clarity. I think I can pretty easily apply the information in this video to what you showed me in my previous lesson with you. I'm really looking forward to watching the next video and using this material!

[@philmoufarrege]

Great!

[@francoisgordon1591]

Thanks for the info. I watched to the end

[@philmoufarrege]

Thanks for watching!

[@angeloculanag4480]

Same im watching

[@evgeniigoncharov2228]

the best video I have ever seen in all youtube about different types of voices, you made the point very clear! thank you!

[@philmoufarrege]

You are very welcome. Check out my website if you want to go deeper: PHILMOUFARREGE.COM

[@Narcotikator]

Watched it till the end, now looking for part 2. Good stuff.

[@christinemartinez2409]

Thanks for clarifying your definition of each of these terms, and also demonstrating. It makes it so much easier to understand. Can't wait for the next video.

[@philmoufarrege]

You are very welcome Christine, I appreciate you writing! What in particular are you looking for?

[@captainhennahead2323]

Great video. Im 50 and am rebuilding my voice to get back into recording. Its been years, but I'm ready to do it again.

[@philmoufarrege]

excellent, go for it!

[@bivotarshamble3672]

Excellent work mate. Very well done. 👊

[@briananderson2930]

Phil - I have been singing for over 30 years. I have watched literally 100s of videos, spent thousands of dollars on probably 15 different instructors and your videos were the first to make sense to me. It is the first time that I have "found" my mix. After just a few hours of messing around with the tongue out exercise and crying that sound down a bit I now know that If I work on this technique every day it is going to be an absolute game changer. Thank you for explaining these things in ways that make sense like no one else has. You gave me my ability to sing back...it's life saving...really.

[@JardaZouhar]

First singing teacher I have seen on youtube teaching to sing anything else than vocal exercises :)

[@buddhistsympathizer1136]

Thanks, Phil - That first Jackson song you did was really impressive! All the best

[@stephbell4395]

Great video. Really cleared things up for me. I have a really strong “chest voice” and Ive dealt with a lot of singing teachers and other singers who naturally “flip” into a reasonate falsetto earlier. The contrast between this flipping and my chest voice was always so obvious that I started to avoid it and mainly sing low. Only recently a singing teacher started helping me take that chest feeling higher but I found I eventually hit a wall still (although higher up) so I thought maybe it wasn’t correct. But you’ve just confirmed with a few corrections it will work!

[@philmoufarrege]

excellent to hear. check out my latest videos you might find more helpful stuff there

[@eliaskrogh351]

This i probably the best video explaining these terms. My natural break lies around that damn f4, and every day i try to smooth out that break, but it just won't get stronger. It makes a lot more sense now. And i have actually noticed that i sometimes can pull off i high note while staying connected. Thank you so much for this video, and sorry if there is some bad grammar, english isn't my first language.

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome.

[@FlopsyGuitarBunny]

Watched till the end, can't wait to watch all your other videos. You explain things really well and have a beautiful voice.

[@philmoufarrege]

thanks for writing. is there anything i can help you with? any questions you have about your voice?

[@FlopsyGuitarBunny]

@@philmoufarrege Thanks for replying. I had a go at staying in chest voice today. I can't get any decent volume out of my head voice, so tried staying in chest. Sometimes it's o.k, but I still crack or sound like I'm shouting!! Will keep practising though. Btw I'm female and have a low range for a female. I usually like the key of G, but I want to sing songs in a higher key is that advisable?

[@rawreen]

Yes went to the end. Thanks for simplifying things! 👍🏻🎤

[@philmoufarrege]

rawreen you are very welcome!

[@mattbishton6142]

Yes I watched the whole video and will continue to watch, thanks!

[@theheartcave4155]

My chest used to be stopped at an a4 but now I can belt in chest up to atleast a B4 and on good days a C5 and I’m a baritone and my mixed voice usually starts from a C5 ranging to a G5

[@kimniss729]

The same to me. Hoping i could belt in chest up to B4 too. Baritone also

[@vegangelo_29]

WHAAAT? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? My chest voice's cleanest and highest end is G4. Sometimes, I can reach A4 in my chest but just for a blink of second.

[@EnDeRBeaT]

Baritone can't reach B4 with belt

[@charlymen15]

If the mixed voice you're talking about is connected and is a full voice, you're definitely not a Baritone, that I can guarantee.

[@johnmcminn9455]

the general term Chest or Falsetto is great, voice absolutely needs to be connected to lower chords to be believable. the thing I am looking for is getting a stronger tone in the upper range with technique to safely do it without wearing out the vocal chords

[@naomelevemaserio]

Great vid, man!!! I know you were talking about me, haha, no problem. Now your audience have a "glossary" to understand your terms and definitions. Now I'm fully satisfied. I'll follow the next vids. Great work!

[@philmoufarrege]

Hi Andre, great to see you around man. Hope you enjoy the content that's coming. Thanks

[@SeanMichaelShowalter]

Thanks for clarifying that. I've been confused for years!

[@namitanimmi6324]

So good... Watched till the end.

[@rychphd]

I can sometimes smooth the transition out so well (?) that I can't tell anymore whether I'm secretly switching to (clear) falsetto or or there is still some support. It even comes with vibrato up high around A4-B4-C5, but only on 'Ah' vowel -- I don't think I can pronounce other sounds there yet. It's more like hovering, riding some light wave. I don't think I have enough muscles to be any more supported up there. I sometimes can reach to Bflat in a full supported but that sounds like reaching-pulling. So I decided to learn to start "switching" (flipping?) earlier and then work on smoothing it out. Would be a pity if it's falseto, because with it I can reach all the way to D5 on 'Ah'.

[@youthanasia7748]

yeah, this deserves more exposure.

[@johnkelly4237]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you so much!

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@dennymatta5666]

I did watched the full video! Very good! Now I am going to watch the part 2.

[@SOPRATENOR]

Very very very good video! Your demonstrations are superb. I can hear that your spoken voice is very healthy, very well balanced, and suddenly your quick demonstrations are all very well done. And finally, someone who explains in a very intelligent and pedagogical way all these names falsetto, head voice, mixed voice, chest voice, which many singers or teachers use but not for different sounds. I am happy to have exactly the same way of naming these terms as you. One could simplify all this (as you do at the end with the sounds connected and disconnected) using the terms of the speech pathologists: M1 = chest voice / M2 = Head Voice. I always found it confusing to call a disconnected m2 falsetto and a connected M2 head voice. I think we have to give one name by register (for example CHEST voice and HEAD voice, or M1 and M2) and just specify when it is connected or disconnected. Moreover, I can be wrong but I still believe that mixed voice does not exist! Or rather, people confuse mechanisms (vocal chords) and resonance zones. The term "mixed voice" is very confusing! It's just the chest voice very well used in high notes :) In any case, thank you, your video is very intelligent and pedagogical... Or rather YOU're very intelligent and pedagogical :)

[@philmoufarrege]

Thank you so much Sopratenor for writing to me. You wrote "people confuse mechanisms (vocal chords) and resonance zones. " Yes I think that's where a lot of the confusion arises for people. "head voice" was never meant to be a "voice" it's a "place" a "zone" as you put it. You can be in your chest in your "head register", people call that mixed voice, I just call it taking your chest up and staying connected all the way. Appreciate the comments my friend

[@prof32]

This is the thing though. What happens when you're doing a mezza di voce, going from soft to loud and vice versa? Isn't there something in between? Wouldn't that be a mix or shade of grey? We always talk about low to high or low to high, but how about from soft to loud? Of course it's going to change depending on where you crescendo.

[@SingingSimply]

Always one of the best and simplest explanation!

[@omarfendri8904]

Hello, I've been wanting to sing in banana all my life but I couldn't find the right video. Now I know, thanks to you. Keep up the good work!

[@philmoufarrege]

lol

[@kjoto2]

I made to the end..it wasn't that hard because it's interesting. This way of thinking is what got me to subscribe to your channel almost a year and a half ago. Looking forward to the next video and hoping that somewhere in them you adressed my questions about this issue. And keep the reaction videos coming, too, I really enjoy them👌

[@philmoufarrege]

Thank you so much I am glad you are enjoying this.

[@elliottortiz2]

Yes I listen all the way to the end, very well explained to a very confusing subject, well done!

[@antonionavarrojr2848]

Wow. You are incredible my brother. Less complicated explanation about resonance. I've always had this perception about music being one massive sound without all the complicated theory structures. Although theory helps simplify and understand the totally of this massive sonic vibration. For instrument learning and music composition, I don't mind complex theory. But for vocal development, your explanations just off of this video already simplified mental blocks that over complicate singing. THANK YOU!

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome.

[@antonionavarrojr2848]

@@philmoufarrege How much are your one on one sessions? Is there an email to reach you? Thank you.

[@philmoufarrege]

Sign up for my email list on my website http'//PHILMOUFARREGE.COM and then simply reply to one of my emails you get sent from there.

[@antonionavarrojr2848]

@@philmoufarrege Done. Thank you.

[@prakerr9155]

Amazing. Eagerly waiting for next part

[@philmoufarrege]

I'll try to get it out as quick as possible, hopefully you won't have to wait too long!

[@vs9168]

Understood. Thank you for clarifying it to me. It makes sense

[@philmoufarrege]

you are most welcome

[@samiyahcorelli7688]

Really like the idea of connected and disconnected! So bored of people being terminology warriors, at the end of the day can you SING it. And yes, I did make it trough to the end of the video. Thanks Phil 👍🏽

[@philmoufarrege]

hahah "terminology warriors" love it!!!! so spot on! thank you

[@signatureera2282]

This is so helpful cuz I can't mix below B4, well I can, but it sounded weak, Thank you for this

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome.

[@talalmohiuddin269]

Great job. The note you did at 3:32 was just perfect.

[@surtaalrecords4659]

Best video on this confusing terminology great work and what a genius you are phil.

[@philmoufarrege]

Thank you so much Varun.

[@gauravp5088]

Holy we need part 2!!!

[@honeylettevaldueza2154]

Thank you Coach Phil

[@philmoufarrege]

You are very welcome

[@mundarakisa]

Watched the whole vid! Wow that was very helpful, thank you for giving us such a detailed explanation of what these terms mean!

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@evelynmagno4894]

Thank you so much Phil. 🙏👼👼💖💖💖

[@philmoufarrege]

Evelyn Magno you are most welcome

[@ON1C]

Made it to the end!

[@Brownimation]

Nice clarification!

[@jaykingston949]

I need the next video 😭

[@philmoufarrege]

what did you find helpful with this video?

[@jaykingston949]

Phil Moufarrege I'm a singer and I've been confused for YEARS about the whole mixed voice/reinforced falsetto/head voice thing and this video really made a lot of sense. I don't care about terms I only care the difference in sound since that's what I'm going to be using. This just brought clarity and simplicity to questions I've been searching for answers to.

[@philmoufarrege]

I'm so glad you found it helpful and I wholeheartedly agree with you - people can use whatever term they like the important thing is that they understand the right sounds and then you can translate that into whatever terms that make sense to you. I hope I'm able to bring more clarity and simplicity for you in future videos, take care!

[@Vidyut_Gore]

I found this really helpful. I am not as interested in Western music, but Indian classical (though not trained). There isn't as much focus on range as on melodies with complex structures, techniques, categories, etc. Problem is I'm a woman with a really low voice and not being able to sing high complicates being able to sing even "normal" women's songs. Worse, I'm addicted to attempting really complex songs where range comes in handy. There isn't good info on improving range methodically the way western music does and the usual head/falsetto type videos aren't useful for me because use of such voice is discouraged in Indian classical (and it isn't robust enough to be useful in Indian classical either - possibly why it is discouraged, it doesn't work as well with that complexity). We don't have a "head voice", breaks, etc type thinking. More like open voice, abdominal breathing, etc. Everything is chest voice. So this is much more useful for me.

[@joanfs2735]

V helpful coach 😊 crystal clear

[@sdubz5974]

Was it really this simple? I feel like I just did a slide through from my chest to head with no break. Your explanation of chest voice mixed voice and head being one and the same actually makes a lot of sense. And then airy falsetto having a break. Also, hearing you speak of vocal coaches all using the terms differently I think is my issue. Just when I thought I understood it all it can be confusing. Thanks for this video though, I’ve watched MANY and none have explained it so easily!

[@philmoufarrege]

great to hear

[@aliasghary647]

I think this is the best definition Love it thank you sir

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@jayslingualounge]

waiting for the part two vid. Hurry hurry hurryyy

[@JustADreamToSing]

I'm hungry for it too. I cant wait

[@brittanyritenour4695]

This is really good advice.

[@mrloverman2.0]

Hey man thanks for the tutorial. And I really like your performance in Tangled Disney..

[@celestial-fusion-band]

Great Great Job on making all the terms make sense in a simple way!

[@philmoufarrege]

thank you and I am glad you found it helpful!

[@bestondivine1368]

Thanks a lot man.... Your explanations are easily understandable

[@philmoufarrege]

Thank you !

[@peshtiwarbotanimusic]

Very clear explanation I've been so confused about these terms.

[@philmoufarrege]

Great!

[@harmomixer2039]

Hey Phil 😁 Thank you so much for this video, your explanations are super clear and that sustained B4 in the begining 👏👏 I'm having issues with my singing and I think many of them are caused by breath management. I've been singing for 1 Year but I still can't sing a full song in pitch w/o my throat hurting. I've watched all the video and I'm definitely waiting for the next videos 😁 How Long have you been singing and when did you start experiencing huge improvement ? Why was it at that time according to you ? Do you still feel like you're improving cause you're perfect to me lol ?

[@philmoufarrege]

Hey Justin thank you for your comment! I've been singing for about 15 years but about 7 of those years was spent getting absolutely nowhere. I started out doing things pretty intuitively but I deviated from it because people on the internet and teachers told me it was wrong. So for about 7 years I started going around in circles getting no results because I either had bad information, bad teachers or when I got good information I just was confused about how to implement it or didn't really understand it. Things took a turn for me when I stopped listening to everyone and went back to what I was doing prior to those 7 years except now I was armed with more knowledge from all the things I had picked up and learned in that time, within 6-12 months I experienced singing with no vocal break all the way up into the 5th octave for the first time in my life. Then it was a process of figuring out how to apply it into songs. Then I would lose it. Get it back. Lose it. Get it back. It's taken me years to figure out how to consistently keep it and develop it further, and also taken me a while to figure out all the nuances to it so I can teach it to many different types of singers who have different issues. Yes I'm improving all the time, I'm nowhere near where I want to be, but I'll get there. every single song I learn I discover something new about how I need to approach it. Every singer I teach I learn new things that either reinforce what i'm doing or show me a more nuanced angle on something. I can go into this more in a video if enough people want to know my journey. Cheers

[@nottoohighok]

Yes Phil, a detailed video on that would be awesome!

[@isaactuliao482]

Thank you very much for this video, very helpful. 😁☺️

[@rickarmstrong3849]

Good job and Good clear teaching ! is Part 2 in the Making ?

[@ryuujinyou]

Easy to understand, tkss

[@philmoufarrege]

You are welcome

[@faeyohgaming5081]

very clear. agree

[@thusharmuraleekrishna1452]

Thanks Phil..sharing tons of info

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@Eric-dd8bk]

kikiki One of your student is into Park hyoshin. Cool Thank you for the video

[@Lalaldd]

I’m looking forward to next video, I hope you cover the topic ”freedom” since it is hard to maintain it when singing a song. Great vid on terms wich as you said are confusing to wrap your head around.

[@2late2learn]

Hi, I've just realised I've been singing all wrong. When sing chest voice I'll go up to my head voice/falsetto & it sounds weak & I run out of breath. I then take in a look a large breath of air to finish the line before I collapse in a big heap in my car seat. ☹️ I understand on professional recordings they take loads of cuts & takes & that's fine, nobody can be right on the money every time. I'd just love to sing in a good strong chest voice going past my break and it sound like you can't tell I've reached my break. When I go into my falsetto I quickly get vocal fatigue & get very croaky, I realise this is wrong but can't get into my head how to reach my goals. Awesome videos by the way, I like your approach to singing.

[@philmoufarrege]

I struggled with all those same things too but I eventually learned how to stay in the same voice from bottom to top and even use it live without having to do lots of cuts and takes - this is something I specialize in teaching to others. If you're wanting a complete roadmap on how to do it and stop wasting years of time struggling then check out my online course on my website. philmoufarrege.com

[@barrettbilali9727]

Good stuff

[@maryjoyalban5258]

Hi Phil I love to sing also but they are calling me intro girl when I sing a song coz I only sing the first 4 lines....I can't go on with my singing because of the high notes😂😂😂I'm glad that I found you here.....hoping for the progress of my voice with a good coach like you.....thank you Phil😘😘😘😘Godbless

[@j_suru-1734]

I luv you in a way that I admire you I am in the exact situación that you described in the first 2 minutes of the video I’m 16 and I’m doing good progres that my vocal teachers for some reason could not do... And made it to the end

[@simran5923]

Thank you for this ❤️

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome. you can reach me on philmoufarrege.com if you need more in-depth help

[@bluenotes0221]

Great!

[@marcus252phone]

Yes. God bless you.

[@slezzy5465]

Thank you 😊

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome

[@62chucky]

Subscribed to your channel. Watching NOW!!!!

[@AlejandroMusicProductions]

Of course I did watch till the end! Wise man~~~~~~~ ;)

[@Wise-Man-Say]

Nice vid, how often is this series gonna come out?

[@philmoufarrege]

You can subscribe to my channel or my mailing list on my website philmoufarrege.com where I send an email out to let you know when it's up.

[@ColdwaterCanyonEntertainment]

Watched to the end!

[@philmoufarrege]

awesome, what did you think about it?

[@PeachesChrenko]

Watched whole thing thx!

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome