How To Mix Chest And Head Voice - PART 3 of my HOW TO SING THROUGH THE VOCAL BREAK series

[@namitanimmi6324]

Watched the entire series.. Thanks.

[@philmoufarrege]

you are very welcome!

[@christoffer-hiding]

So glad I found your videos. Always been stuck around G4/G#4/A4, but my goal is to reach higher. Would love to sing comfortably in the upper tenor range. The second passage is kinda hard, but with power I hit C5, although not with ease. Your journey is an inspiration and I know it's possible with the right amount of strength and a great deal of technique.

[@philmoufarrege]

thank you for sharing, that's super encouraging. it's definitely been a long journey!

[@hex_child]

Hello, I'm writing to you to tell, that i didn't have enough time to sing to record narrow vowels. But I had time to sing for a five minutes. And maybe I was doing belting and "falsetto" belting for long enough, but these last videos really helped me to find transition in a better more efficient configuration and all my narrow vowels! So coming back to the same things really provides with great results! --- I got a five minutes yesterday trying to find right position for my vowels using that strange thing when you drop the jaw and use your fingers to bend chicks inwards. Then I sung A#4 Eee vowel for 6 seconds effortless. I felt a kind of opening somewhere inside and also a kind of elongation of my throat, but I m sure that It wasn't only dropping larynx(it never worked). This position also helps to stay in that range and you can adjust volume a bit. I may do some kind of review on some exercises that helped me, and I'll try to keep it short. -- It's been a year since I started following you, relearning takes some time, but it payed off! It's so hard to explain how many little things singer got to understand on the road. Learning by oneself is a very ventures decision, but I'm really glad that I got the point I can finally start to polish the sound and work on songs. A year ago I found my belting range, video about Chris Cornell helped me a lot! Since then I strengthened my upper range but I always lacked control and medium intensity sounds. But coming back to these videos almost rescued me.) Thanks Phil!

[@WW-ki3cq]

Damn. You clarified everything I was struggling with. I only recently found out how to even go into head voice. I was amazed at the range this voice allowed me, but I noticed extreme difficulty singing around my passagio. I think I am mixing to some extent, but I realize now that I am "shifting gears" way too early. It made it sound like 2 different people singing and the sudden shift in tone is very off putting when it happens within a line. Before learning about using the head voice, I could only sing by straining, and this habit is hard to remedy. That's probably why I shift my muscles too drastically to get into the head voice setting too low on the scale. I'm not too sure how to train my chest voice just from the second video, but at least you pointed me in the right direction. Without this video series, I would probably be trying to strengthen my head dominated mix at the lower registers rather than trying to train my chest voice. Thank you!

[@philmoufarrege]

glad you found it helpful. these videos are just scratching the surface and there is a lot that isn't covered. if you're looking for actual training material and step-by-step guidance that walks you through how to build it all up in the right order you can apply to work with me on my website

[@florentmusset]

Just discovered your channel today. Great teaching. No bullshit and really efficient. Thanks from France.

[@philmoufarrege]

How did you find me? Thank you for your comments. Do you have any questions or struggles with your voice that I can help with?

[@florentmusset]

KZbin algorithm :) I was searching informations on mixed voice and how to go from chest to head without break. You answer the question with this vid: strong high chest voice first then fill the gap. My struggles : how to extend chest voice register to be confortable with A4 or higher : is children exercice enough ? And then how to sing link Chris Cornell or Chester Bennington without breaking vocal cords ? :)

[@aprilroseanne784]

Wow this is a technic so clear as a choir sometimes cant reach the highnote. Somerimes it hard for me to sing come out my voice struggling how to use my voice.

[@rafa.subeldia]

I love you. The whole series was so helpful!!! I knew male voices could be trained to go high strongly, powerfully, you name it. I just couldn't see myself doing it. I ""mixed"" waaaay earlier in like... Eb4 or E4 while doing scales. I COULD NEVER HIT THEM WHILE SINGING EVEN JUST HALF OF A SONG I WAS SOOOOO CONFUSED T^T Now I know what to do. I'm going to start over again First step: Vowels Thank you so muuuuch!!! I'm from Paraguay, by the way 🇵🇾 Sorry if my english is a little weird, i'm still learning

[@philmoufarrege]

glad you found it helpful. check out my course here if you want to go deeper: PHILMOUFARREGE.COM

[@rafa.subeldia]

@@philmoufarrege Submitted :D

[@vegangelo_29]

Just two days ago, I started to try to sound like dopey even in my lip trills. I hope it will work.

[@aniketcomputertutorials9566]

Please stop wasting your time doing lip trills...they don't work.

[@lisaboyett2150]

I’ve definitely experienced the breaking you describe when trying to mix head voice in too low. Now I understand why I’ll break at F4 or G4. And, I know exactly what you mean about the higher pitches being easier to mix. What I’d love more of is how to keep the throat open as you approach the point where mixing is needed and works. You spoke in the previous video about keeping clarity and depth in the chest voice. Does the choking and shouting feeling as I ascend past G4 due to not keeping the depth, trying to keep too much depth, not achieving depth in the right way? Or is it vowel shapes? I know to solve my particular issues, I’ll need a lesson with you (which I will set up in a couple weeks), but I was thinking you might be able to address some of this generally. Thanks, Phil. These videos are great.

[@philmoufarrege]

Remember I was addressing how you approached your lower range? That sets up the open throat, then as you go higher the voice will get a bit brighter and louder, the vowels have to modify the right way so that you don't lose that depth. The way the vowels modify is pretty specific and has to be FELT so you can learn how to find the pocket. When you're getting higher like around the A4 area you'll need to really tap into that "crying" sensation that will help the chest voice thin a little so it doesn't slam into a wall. But if the low range wasn't set up properly and you try this crying sound then the larynx will be in an overly high and rigid state and you won't be able to find the freedom and relaxation in the throat in the high range. That's why the lower and mid ranges are pretty important.

[@philmoufarrege]

Then the way we actually train it is a case of learning how to weave in and out of these notes, going from low to high and back down in exercises and making adjustments to your vowels so you don't get caught or hit a ceiling through your voice.

[@lisaboyett2150]

Thanks! I'm beginning to appreciate the impact of my misunderstanding about what the low end of my range is, how to approach it, and what I can expect from it. I may have been looking for more volume and a belt-ier sound and feeling. It finally occurred to me to connect what I was hearing from some pop artists (Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Pink, and Sara Bareilles) to the notes on the sheet music for representative songs. I was surprised by the character (tone, quality) of their voices at the F3-F4 range. It sounds much lighter and more feminine than I expected. I think these models will help me understand better what the target is down there.

[@UzairKhan-qd3xu]

same E4 - g4 is really difficult and the difficulty doesnt gradually increases while approaching but E4 things are easy then at f4 it gets nasty if i try to pull chest but mixing at Eb4 smoothens but it is really easy for me from A4 to E5 like no strain and full voice not even head

[@daviddacosta9309]

Great videos man. Would love to take lessons with you but can't afford it. Hoping maybe you can bring your prices down a bit sometime, but thanks for all the free knowledge you give anyhow. Cheers.

[@philmoufarrege]

sign up to the free email list here and contact me and tell me a bit more about your goals and struggles. philmoufarrege.com

[@jeffersongesmundo3470]

I remember your earlier videos... from ah>oh>ah or oo>oh>oo or ee>eh>ee. Does this still a good thing to work with? I remember "Ah" you open it on "Oh" around E4/F4/F4# to encourage lifting of the soft palate, then go back to "Ah" again around at least A4.

[@philmoufarrege]

yep modifying the vowels can definitely help carry the full voice up.

[@ItsFreakinAB]

Hi Phil, i've been singing for quite a long time and im being able to hit A4 and a C5 sometimes. But how can i sustain it without breaking?

[@philmoufarrege]

I need to hear you to give you any kind of insight, it could be any number of different reasons

[@SamuelNovota]

I was hoping to see more infos about that mixing techniques - how to make those mixed notes sound powerful. How to build the stamina, what should I think of, what kind of sounds are possible up there. You started to topic in this video and I was hoping to see more :).

[@SamuelNovota]

Ma favorite singers (power metal) are doing this every single chorus and sometimes already in verses. I do not understand how did they achieve such a consistency with it - the stanina.

[@philmoufarrege]

we will go more into this in the following videos - I will keep this series going. the video was long enough as it is.

[@GilBeloGil]

Really helpful series, i am wondering though, if i cannot even get to an A4 how am i suposed to bridge above that, does that mean i should be sining A4s on full chest without any sort of thining, I'm just a little lost because you jumped straight from F4 (which is something i can realistically do) to an A4 without really filling in on the steps that are required to get from one to the other.

[@philmoufarrege]

yes there will be some thinning occuring it won't be just a thick heavy wall of chest. If you can already do F4 in actual songs consistently then your next step is to get that F4 FEELING COMFORTABLE. Then from there I would work on using that crying kind of sound I talked about, that will help the voice thin a little, and you might be surprised you can take it higher. Growing your chest voice from F4 to about A4 can take a few months of proper training. Initially you may only be able to TAP a G4 here and there, over time you can hold it a little longer. Take mini breaks too it will help a lot. Like sing for a bit, walk away, come back try again, it warms up the voice nicely for the high range. None of this will help you though if your actual technique and approach is off. M

[@TuanNguyen-lg6zp]

What are the best exercises for connecting mix voice? e are doing "nay nay nay" but not really connected .You can practice with any vowel to increase the connection mix voice .Help me with my thanks !

[@philmoufarrege]

The best exercise is whatever makes it easiest for you to get into. This can be different depending on your particular issues. It is important not just to get "an exercise" but to get an entire system that takes you from A to Z.

[@prakerr9155]

Videos are coming pretty quickly now 😀

[@MegaChallanger]

Is the technique and training any different for very high falseto like notes? (such as the falseto G5 to A5 from the song "under pressure" by queen)

[@philmoufarrege]

No it's all the same. In fact the falsetto will get stronger as a byproduct of your full voice (chest voice) becoming stronger and higher.

[@matt-dw]

Hi Phil! Is it normal for mixed voice initially to sound weaker at the vocal break (around D4-E4 for me)? Does it get stronger over time? Thanks!

[@zeyy84]

You need to keep using it. Just like how your normal singing sounded bad at the start, it's the same for different voice registers.

[@philmoufarrege]

It might indicate you're trying to do it too early. In general I recommend mixing as late as possible (A4 and higher) and then as you get stronger you can do it earlier.

[@vegangelo_29]

Hello sir Phil! I don't know if that's what you call mix, but, I was vocalizing earlier this morning and accidentally, I was able to feel FOR THE FIRST TIME the resonance going through my head even if I am in my chest voice (or my voice sound chesty). Also, at that moment, no push from the throat was happening, just an engagement from my abdomen. I was shocked because I really felt the resonance in my head even if I sounded chesty. Is that what you call the "mix"? By the way, when I checked the pitch, it was around F4 to A4.

[@philmoufarrege]

could be but I can't say for sure without hearing it.

[@UzairKhan-qd3xu]

were still feeling the same reverberations in chest as on B3 -D4 maybe

[@ewel6360]

Same for me, i cant sing the bridge in when i was your man, then one time, i accidentally sang it without tension in my throat. I can feel vibrations in the back of my head

[@harrypotter6894]

Phil. How far would you except a singer to get in 5 months starting from scratch by self taught? Including your videos and other free online resources. I seem to have gotten control and vowels down well in my lower range but I have trouble smoothing through notes and also going up to.. I'm gunna say middle C? If I do some brain McKnight singing (loud chest) it's defiantly above middle c but not too much I'd say. I've really taken my time to create timbre as I've been learning to sing because I know how important it is. Even though you haven't heard do you think that's good progress for 5 months? I saw you critique someone on reddit maybe u could do that if I threw up a voice sample just for fun

[@philmoufarrege]

Hi Liam, it is very difficult for me to say without having hearing you. There are a few factors that will change how fast or slow someone "gets it": - the starting point. So you take two people who are both "beginners" but one already has good strength and coordination in their voice, they just don't know it yet. You put both of them on the same regime and the guy with the "untapped strength" will be flying up into high notes really early on even though he's never done them before. The other guy will struggle and get stuck in the low range. The starting point for each person is very different. - What obstacles you encounter along your journey. So some people have complex issues with their voice. They start building their technique and then get allt hese kinds of tensions and constrictions that take a lot of different things to overcome. I was one of these types of people. Then you get other people who don't really get those issues, you just tell them what to do and bam they can do it and their voice grows in a more linear, faster way.

[@harrypotter6894]

Yeah I'd like to take a lesson with you but I can't really afford it atm. Hopefully later this year as I'm getting a new job. I have a question though. You mentioned in this video yelling in that kid voice to help get the range. Which works really way, but is it the same practice for your mix? I quickly went from C4 yelling to A4-B4 in connected tone. But my mix is a still a crack. Even around A3. How should people go about the mix cracked? Because normal range and mix seem to be different . Maybe this could be a potential video

[@philmoufarrege]

The sound you are able to take up to A4 is the sound you should work on. The thing you're doing where you are cracking at A3 is not the right sound

[@datalteamofficial2940]

should we do this in low volume for the first time? or should we do like you did in this video? thank

[@philmoufarrege]

It just depends on what your vocal issues are, I've never heard your voice. Also you may not even need to do what I show in this video.

[@darylkenny4562]

Phil you've described me perfectly. I've been singing for about 15 years. I'm not a pro but recently became part of an acapella rock and roll group (50s/60s style). It's boatloads of fun but it's exposed these exact problems. My vocal range is bass. B1 bottom with a vocal break at C#4 and a top sustained note of C5. Because I have 2 octaves below my break I've simply transposed everything down an octave and it sounds deadly together with a tenor part. But I get stuck if I try to sing a lead because I cap out pushing the chest or losing my power into falsetto. As you showed, my upper range (A4-C5) is strong (ear piercing almost) but I lack any connection in the middle. I've been working on it for several hours a day for the past 2 months and have gotten to be able to connect my chest and falsetto, and even get through the vocal break with what sounds like a baby's cry, but in a song it sounds awful. The couple songs I've been working on are 'Blue Bayou' by Roy Orbison and 'more than words' by extreme. They both fall exactly in the area of my register break and I am just getting frustrated. Fluty, flipping, cracking. Or the cry. None of which are bright and beautiful. I think some lessons are probably in order.

[@philmoufarrege]

Hi Daryl, thank you for writing. did you watch both previous parts to this video series by the way?

[@nedpangan5530]

My mix can only go up to G#4 in a powerful way and actually can go up to D5 but kinda muted What do you think is the issue? BTW i just discovered my mix right now while I'm sick.... Maybe i should stop for a while?

[@philmoufarrege]

Without hearing you I can only guess. It could be that you're not forming the vowels correctly, or it could be that it's just not strong enough yet in the upper range, it could also be that because you're sick it's weakened your voice (this is common).

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

mix cant go past C5, it starts to get feminine after that I am certain. otherwise all the best guys like pavarotti and iron maiden wouldnt stop there

[@zachh2213]

I think the hardest part to comprehend is how to have power without yelling. I can sing fairly high, like a A4/A#4 if I’m just yelling, but it isn’t a good healthy sound. When I try to “refine” that yell-y sound, it just breaks. Even if I narrow my vowels or I focus on resonating in different places or whatever, I just can’t figure it out. I think just a detailed video on how exactly you “refine” your chest voice would be great. I don’t even care if it’s 30 minutes long.

[@philmoufarrege]

You're likely having issues lower in your range that you're unaware of and it's stopping you from making the proper corrections when you're higher - the way the vowels need to adjust is very specific. Even if you just "kinda do it a little bit off" it will be enough to make those A4 notes completely inconsistent and hard to control. all I can really show in these videos is the overview of how it works and what it looks like and what to look out for. Knowing how it applies in YOUR voice and making sure you actually apply it correctly is something that will require mentoring

[@zachh2213]

Phil Moufarrege thank you for replying! Yeah, I try to be conscientious of my vowels, but I’m not extremely knowledgeable about them. And they could not even be the problem and I would never know. I will definitely check out the prices for a lesson.

[@asneematt1634]

Please do react to Zayn Malik's voices video! PLEASE PLEASE bcos his range is so amazing!!

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

those react videos are just entertainment and way to get views, they serve no purpose, this man is practical and actually teaches stuff

[@frsvegetaop2483]

@@MrFree-vj8qj i am a zayn fan, but u r 100 percent right. 🙂,

[@jillnacion85]

Hello coach.. please to Daryl Ong and Morisette singing Your the Reason Cover.. thank you

[@Mara-ok6vv]

Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5a0aoqDg6-fY5I can’t wait to hear ur reaction gracias!

[@kristinekristine2980]

HI Phil, please do collab reaction again with Doug to Daryl's and Morisette cover 'You are the Reason'. Many thanks in advance!!

[@roroleo401]

Kristine Kristine yes!!

NEW Almira ( from 4th impact) sings stone cold (Demi Lovato cover) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4eaqnyLnsmHmdU

[@annoyingunicorn53]

Coach! PLEASE REACT TO DARYL ONG AND MORISSETTE'S YOU ARE THE REASON PLEASE! YOU WONT BELIEVE IT! I SWEAR!

[@philmoufarrege]

it's coming ;-)

NEW ! just dropped few hours ago Morissette and Daryl Ong - You are the reason (Calum Scott cover) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5a0aoqDg6-fY5I react ASAP

[@fernandoherrerabastidas]

thanks for the video! I’d like to see and I think what we all watching these videos need is examples using songs. How to take all this to a song and sound good. For example, that same Bruno Mars song. That would be great. Going deep into that even. Like how to approach difficulties and singing in chest voice high using phrases of the song.

[@philmoufarrege]

Thanks for the suggestions, good to see you again Fernando. I'll definitely be delving more into song examples and show how I make the tweaks in my own voice while practicing/recording songs.

[@apriljeanmaceda6099]

Hello coach 😀 please do a reaction video to Daryl Ong and Morissette Amon ( You are the reason ) Song Cover. Thank you in advance ☺