How do I sing in my head mix - Live Q&A with Charmaine Brown

In a live Q&A video, vocal coach Charmaine Brown answers this question from a Worship Vocalist subscriber…
“How do you sing in a head mix without it sounding like your head voice?”
To learn more about these vocal techniques, make sure to go through the “Discover Your Voice” and “Master Your Voice” courses on theworshipvoca...

[@Rosannasfriend]

I really want to thank you. I have spent the past four years, maybe more, looking for a vocal coach who could actually really explain these subdivisions of mixed voice. Most either never touched the subject, or gave very little explanation when they did touch it. I never thought that I would find the answers with some kind of a gospel instructor. I guess it's highly appropriate to say "God bless you". I am going to be a permanent subscriber now.

[@worshipvocalist]

Thanks so much for your kind words, and I'm so glad to hear that you found my teaching so helpful!

[@helloihopeyourefine6329]

Love your lessons. Hope you always help like this to us with more useful singing lessons

[@worshipvocalist]

Glad you’re enjoying the lessons!

[@NicoleColeJewelry]

You have such fantastic information! I have watched a handful of videos and I have learned so much! Thank you!

[@worshipvocalist]

Awesome! So glad they've been helpful for you!

[@sumeraandzac424]

Thank you Charmaine for sharing so much of your wisdom and knowledge. I've enjoyed and learnt so much from your videos. Much love from Australia

[@worshipvocalist]

Awesome, so glad to hear it! God bless!

[@bejoyful7]

Two 👍🏻 👍🏻 up! Thank YOU! really good explanation

[@worshipvocalist]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@junejun8]

I have learned SO MUCH from you and have grown SO MUCH. Like seriously guys, if you are struggling with your voice and with growth and are stuck somewhere go and subscribe to her lessons. Of course, it’s not an overnight change... it’s a process of working on the exercises daily and weekly. I’m in the middle of a career/job change right now so I’ve stopped my subscription now but once I’m settled, I’m going to subscribe again. I am so thankful for her. My voice has completely changed and grown because of her.

[@worshipvocalist]

Thanks so much for the encouragement and for recommending this to others! So appreciated! God bless!

[@sarahcross5679]

Soooo helpful, once again!

[@worshipvocalist]

Glad you think so!

[@KP-hp8tp]

You just opened a new door for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@worshipvocalist]

You're very welcome!

[@rachellebrown953]

Can you do a how too for females on the song run to the Father

[@worshipvocalist]

Hi! Perhaps in the future - thanks for the request!

[@rebekahhenken5805]

What about when you need to have power in a head mix -- belting in the last chorus or bridge of a song that is clearly in the head voice note range -- example last alternate melody in the chorus of "Reckless Love" in C.

[@worshipvocalist]

I would suggest more of a power mix for that - bringing more chest voice into it!

[@yacobETC]

Hello can i ask? What if i feel like this head mix is getting strong💯 is it still head mix? Im a male and i want a mix to be strong.

[@worshipvocalist]

Yes head mix can be strong!

[@katyad5268]

My chest voice doesn't exactly sound like my voice either, but I am trying to strengthen my kinda talking/ singing voice that's really light and breathy and hard to push to sing loud is this the right thing to do?

[@worshipvocalist]

Hey! I'm not sure I understand the question-but yes, we do want our singing voice to sound similar to our speaking voice. Feel free to re-phrase your question if that doesn't answer it!

[@katyad5268]

@@worshipvocalist Sorry! What I meant was that my talking/singing voice doesn't exactly fit the description most vocal trainers say it should. My normal voice is super soft when I sing... that's why I use my chest voice slot more. It's almost addicting to always get the powerful sound the worship team needs, but I always have to flip my voice to sing high then, it can cut out mid songs and i feel as if I'm always straining!! Should I train my soft talking voice to sing louder and more powerfully, or should i train my "strong and loud" voice to sing higher?? Thank you:)

[@hatchmando4918]

Great lesson!! Sometimes it also feels like same voice but instead of different places, it’s just different volume. Like from full power (chesty mix) to lighter volume (heady mix). ??? Volume or changing these mixes is a big issue for me. I tend to sing things at full power and tire out by the end of a hard song (like Freedom, This is a Move, etc). Id love a lesson on mapping out a song dynamically to be able to make it to the end strongly every time!

[@worshipvocalist]

Hey! I teach all of these things in my "Master Your Voice" course at www.theworshipvocalist.com - different types of mix, dynamics, and how to craft a song journey!

[@ambrosiacrump5781]

My biggest struggle is moving from chest to head when reaching for higher notes. 😰My mix goes away and my voice breaks and cracks and I can't sustain the same power and "hit" the note. I sing a lot of tenor because I have a pretty strong and heavy chest sound. But want to be able to sing a full song in a wide range without the drastic change (think lauren daigle) in volume and note quality.

[@worshipvocalist]

@@ambrosiacrump5781 - I hear ya! Definitely a very common issue, but what you want to do is very achievable, with the right tools and techniques. If you haven't already been through my courses at www.theworshipvocalist.com, that's definitely what I would recommend!

[@OmoGadabadze]

When i try to sing in pharyngeal voice it is hoarse voice... so i dont know how to song louder in that position... 😭

[@worshipvocalist]

Hey! Sounds like you're pushing too hard, and/or the resonance is not getting to the right place. I'd encourage you to check out my "Discover Your Voice" course at theworshipvocalist.com if you haven't already!

[@AD-fj8fx]

Should we always sing in mix?

[@worshipvocalist]

Most/all of the time, yes! Although there are different tonal qualities to the mix that we want to achieve in order to create a dynamic journey in our songs (ex head mix in the higher range, especially for lighter moments in a song).

[@alexandruali6143]

Baritone G5 in Heady mix?

[@worshipvocalist]

Hey, can you clarify your question?

[@alexandruali6143]

@@worshipvocalist can a baritone reach the G5 note with a mixed voice?

[@patrikbarine_c1246]

@@alexandruali6143 people still developing their voices so it's possible

[@ghulamyaseen192]

Hi I'm worshiper Ravee here I want talk to you

[@worshipvocalist]

Welcome to the community!

[@ghulamyaseen192]

@@worshipvocalist Hi I want to learn from you about worship