The Power Of 'uh' Part 1 - Singing

[@cwehden]

I have a new vocal technique channel uploads every week. kzbin.info/door/ptWfm6ZZ5rRfvycLEYqqfw

[@sammyklots]

Thanks for making my life so much easier! As a professional singer, who always sang intuitiv, I somehow lost my "natural" abilitiy to sing along the way. This actually started when I started learning different vocal techniques, which then started to confuse more and more, untill the point that I did not know how to sing anymore. This video is the smallest fix ever, but has the biggest impact on my vocal ability at the same time. It made me re-learn consiously where my voice is supposed to "sit". Singing becomes fun again! Thank you so much, love your channel!

[@cwehden]

Awesome! Yeah it's a very confusing place youtube for singing help. Likely creates more problems than is solves. I just tell people what I do and how I understand singing, most of the time great singing is much closer than people realize so close they miss it and go right past it. Thanks so much this is a great comment!

[@holgerschafer4583]

Dear Carl. This is Holger again. A while ago I send you a voice Memo via E-Mail. I just wanted to say that I am impressed that you are changing your way of teaching, talking, your appearance as well. Your thoughts and explanations are now of even more value. Instead of pointing out, that other coaches don't get the truth about singing, you are now pointing without irritation directly to the core messages. I personally do respect this so much! Indeed!!! And I totally agree to your thoughts here. A week ago I followed along a Skype voice lesson, which you gave to a male singer. You helped him so very well to find his released(, but at the same time full enough) compression, that I was stunned about your capacity of hearing what is really wrong, and finding methods at that particular moment to help him. Gorgeous. I learned so much! I was not expecting that the changing after the crisis would happen so fast.. Congratulations. Cheers Holger

[@cwehden]

thank you I'm just trying to put together videos that will help beginners simplify the process and get down to the most important things to learn.

[@DavidDorenfeld]

I love that you cut through the bullshit. The concept that you're getting across is so relatable and applicable to anything in life. I realized what you're talking about years ago, but I'm so technical that I could use a reminder often; and this is the best reminder. Every singing teacher has something to learn from you. Thanks!

[@aronvanalstine]

I've been singing with 8 year olds for 15 years as an elementary music instructor. About 10% have the kind of innate vocal technique you're talking about. Amazing. 10% seem to have fundamental pitch perception issues which prevent them from singing in tune. And the other 80% have the same kind of vocal issues grown-ups do to varying degrees. I'll be breaking out the "uh" in my classroom on Monday!

[@raymiller1025]

Another great video... Just goes to show that your the real deal Carl. Not filling people's head with bunch of shit to keep them coming back for the next big secret to singing. My voice has improved greatly thanks to you making it simple with all your videos. Thank you for what you do.

[@cwehden]

keep it simple and then get aggressive with the simple approach boom!

[@darksidessj25]

Muh, is extremally powerful! I done it for 2 months now and it got me mixing and now I can just stay in my head and sing entire songs. Light is right.

[@joebarker5719]

genius and flies under the radar of most people...

[@JackDenning]

Coming back to this after seeing this vid 5 years ago!

[@rickspyder6159]

I've been doing this stuff since Seth Rigs and then Brett Manning but I learn more in 10 minutes with Carl then 20 years of other speech level practice ... Carl you are the absolute best ... you are singlehandedly exposing the myths of proper voice execution .... cheers

[@Robb3348]

soemtimes i think Carl is to Brett what Brett was to Seth--someone who streamlined and updated their predecessor, AFTER thoroughly digesting what the predecessor had to offer.

[@anders671]

I thought you were Jack Conte for a while. You both have that particular calm tone and also lookalike. Keep the great work, mate

[@cwehden]

I don't sound as 'Soyish' as Jack Conte come on :D

[@norskfylla]

You are amazing! Nailed my every question. Souch a good teacher. Damn. Seriously impressed! ❤

[@BlueGuise9]

I love this message!

[@cyomara89]

Carl, gotta tell you, much as i love them all, my favorite part of most of your vids is the ending- that 'goodbye' thing you do KILLS me, each time. Trademark that thing! Could I ask two questions about the 'uh' thing? One: is our task just take it up and down our range drilling it over and over on each note? And two: are we supposed to try to branch into singing, after saying/grunting the 'uh', to get the full benefits? (or is just the initial exercise done?). Most importantly: thanks for everything you do! Jeff

[@ren7ee]

Angelina Jordan sings effortlessly, and has been singing since she was 10 or younger. She definitely figured it out.

[@agostinomarino5965]

What you call uh... some people call ‘grunt’ in old ss tv video someone said that the ‘uh’ was the final step to connect ;) good point!

[@cwehden]

yeah it's the most basic building block of the voice, the right kind of squeeze fixes so many problems for people.

[@tomward5293]

"Uh" shall be my mantra

[@edinshealtiel3754]

Nice ..

[@yousaf653]

Hey carl how do I get compression in my lower notes from c3-g3 ? It's like even when I sing the notes at their loudest volume, my voice still sounds soft like it's not breathy but at the same time it's not compressed. Why is this? Because when I do the GOO and MUM exercises I have perfect compression but when I sing in the 3rd octave range my voice doesn't have the deep weighted down sound to it. The way I can get a compressed sound to it is if I put the sound in my nose and sing nasally. How do I actually sing with depth in my lower range?

[@cwehden]

it's tricky because it won't be loud but it can be closed and full, it's not really possible to get volume below the bridges at least no much there is just nothing to lean on. You can however close the cords up but it's quite a subtle motion, you'll find my demos in the next video might help.

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

I have...TONS of trouble with the UH vowel. EH and uh are my worst. Since they are related in frequency, I'm wondering if working on one improves the other. Is EH even a mix vowel?

[@cwehden]

eventually the vowel shouldn't really matter, but if you're struggling the most important thing is keeping it consistent throughout any exercise no matter which vowel you choose

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

It's not perfect yet, but I am breaking at higher notes than a few weeks ago and can now sustain loud head notes with a neutral larynx that used to require a high position. Medium volume seems to be the way to go!

[@cwehden]

If you can keep finding the right squeeze every day your voice will improve pretty quickly, the challenge for many people is they can't quite find it consistently enough to make it stick.

[@yousaf653]

But how is this guy singing g3 and low notes very compressed when he's a tenor ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6i7qX1pd7hsq7c in the first verse, he's singing with a lot of cord closure with the low notes. How is he doin it? Is he puttin the sound in his nose?

[@cwehden]

he's just closing the cords in a simple clean way without any clutter, he isn't putting the sound anywhere.

[@yousaf653]

So how do I close my cords on the lower notes? Because unless I sing in a kinda talkin way, I can close the cords then or if I put the sound in my nose. I've been doin goo exercises and things like that for monthes but the compression doesn't develop in my lower range. Why is this?

[@kathleensarachinsky1460]

Ink King

[@peterdacius]

Vowel are tricky for me

[@churchhymnsandpsalms]

Great info!!

[@cwehden]

thanks churchhymnsandpsalms

[@kathleensarachinsky1460]

churchhymnsandpsalms

[@MaggieGueder]

I'm here just because this guy is a dream 😍 No, just joking. I'm a singer, but really average 😅

[@tita4359]

I have to ask you if you realize that the “right squeeze” concept you keep demonstrating and referring to is the valsalva maneuver? I like the first part of the video because you’re right. Simplicity comes from true understanding. Let’s ask why you can’t sing like pavarotti sings. What does he do differently to be able to sing freely that you do and shouldn’t? Your “right squeeze” is nothing more than making your voice tiny and holding in the sound at the glottis via tight stiff vocal cords. Your “right squeeze” is squeezing the throat and pushing air through stiff vocal cords. You’re inhibiting the voice from functioning as a free vibrating instrument. The right squeeze you’re looking for is engagement of the thyroarytenoids without engaging the valsalva maneuver. No one speaks how you demonstrate the UH or the “right squeeze”. It’s unnatural. Imagine lifting a heavy weight then try to sing at the same time. The cords can’t vibrate freely because of the valsalva maneuver. It’s like singing while straining on the toilet. I suggest you train your ear by listening to great opera male singers of the past and learn what a truly natural released free sound is. Gigli Caruso Di Stefano cornell MacNeil Schipa Corelli granforte etc. When your students notice your concept doesn’t sound like singing they are trying to tell you something. It’s not natural. Your speaking voice is better produced than your singing in all honesty.

[@tita4359]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3Kti6SheNSjY9U this is natural singing. No uh uh uh on the toilet sound. Just free released ringing HUGE POWERFUL easy singing. Listen at 0:47