This Mix Voice exercise makes me AA-ngr-EE and sw-AY-OE-r a lot.

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[@fenderfox5080]

I finally figured out the narrowing tonight😂 i use good chord closure, compression, and the narrowing in head voice, so far it makes singing those high notes super easy, like I'm stretching my folds to hit the notes, i feel like this is only 1 of 20 things i gotta do in sync in order to get to the next level😂 Kegan I'm slowly getting there thanks to you

[@ShawnTBell]

I too didn't understand the point of these types of excersizes for months! I was attempting to sing the vowels consistently all the way through the range and contorting/restricting my throat to do so. lol. Letting my vowels adapt as I go higher is helping me extend my range without burning out. Great video, man. Also, we call Chinese whispers 'telephone' in the states :)

[@michaeldeane6102]

Videos like these just make my fucking day man. Appreciate it as always👍

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Thanks for the fucking comment man! ha - K

[@AlyonaY]

Awesome, thank you Kegan 👍

[@PaulWebb-pc5cz]

Excellent as ever, Kegan. Speak soon man.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Seeya soon man!! K

[@jw6588]

I have had literally every vocal problem you mention in your vids bro

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

A surprisingly common experience.

[@halhamilton3234]

So awesome!

[@slaveskater]

I had a 1973 Regal Wagon . 265 straight 6 I think , with three on the tree. It also had a tape deck 🤘😎🤘

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

71 VJ val here! Same 3 speed!

[@mathieurivest2348]

Nice video, as always. And it's true, I watched all your courses. More then once. They are awesome. Buy them folks, it's good stuff. Good timing, I did that mama-mermaid one yesterday :) . I can sing higher and higher now. I just hit F5 earlier today. Wouhou. Now my problem is how do I make these hign notes fuller. Like the F4 in Like a stone. I can hit it quite easily... but I hate the sound. Too headed. Can bring the fulness om the voice that high.... yet. It's like I'm flipping in head much too early, like around the E4. Sometime at the F4 but I'm VERY loud when I do so. The journey continue.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

The key in your case is using that 'cry' tone/sensation under the larynx to stretch the folds, rather than handing off and singing at the edge of the folds. Basically, you stretch away from chest voice rather than handing off - part of this is your vowels, remember to go a little wider through that first break. Best - K

[@mathieurivest2348]

@@FoundationVocalStudio Thanks for the reminder 😉

[@rafaeljannotti3002]

You have a great mix voice control, its very consistent and free. You said that your second break is at a F4/F#4? Interesting, its supposed to be a low tenor second break.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Thankyou. I'm not a classical singer, so fach classification isn't relevant. If I drag chest and stay in my natural tone, the second break for me is about a D4 or so, first is about the B, maybe C on a good day. I used to get paid $200 a show just to sing two D2's in a choir piece - definitely a baritone in that setting. However, I'm not trying to sing like a fat lady anymore - so, I'm treating my tone differently, and modifying my vowels according to this change - instead of barreling through with my chest tone and doing it last minute to drag the character. You'll find anyone with at least three octaves of connected voice can actually treat their voice in different ways/approach their breaks in different ways - however, that's no the desired aesthetic with classical singing. I definitely wouldn't be accepted in a Tenor role considering how I sing in that range ha...

[@rafaeljannotti3002]

@@FoundationVocalStudio I think knowing a bit of opera technique is quite helpful to beef up the mix a bit. Now, the most annoying thing in the operatic community is how so often they think mix voice is just reinforced falsetto and not "real" singing. For example if you show you mix voice to most of opera enthusiasts they will say its just falsetto and there isnt real chest voice at all involved. Silly ignorance.

[@novakastmusic]

I can take my voice all the way up to A#4 (not too consistently, I can still improve to hit it better, when I'm ready I can do it) Any tips on how to go any higher in full voice? I heard you just bridge to head voice there, which will match the tone to chest voice, but my problem is that it still sounds very whiny and thin, and lacks the depth of it I know it's hard to judge through a comment, but I'd describe it as having a belty quality, bright sound, I have that pharyngeal pop and cord closure, so it's definitely not falsetto, some even call it head dominant mixed voice, I can do this up to D5, starting from G4. My head voice can go even higher up to F#5, and after that it's flageolet But I'm nowhere near sounding like Bruce Dickinson or Dio in terms of girth and power, nor can I connect it back to chest voice smoothly (I don't want to sound exactly like them, but I do want to understand what and HOW they're doing it.) I'd also add that this sound does not need as much support as usual chest voice. Relating to this my exact problem is overpressure, around A#4 I feel like I REALLY have to hold the cords together, and by the time I hit B4 it hits a brick wall, producing a harsh fry sceam thing. I'm also mildly loud doing this, I have to keep the volume to hold my voice together I do vowel modification too, so I go from an AE to an - AW - to an OH - to an UH undertone, as I go higher I wouldn't call it yelling, since I don't get tired at all doing it, and i've gotten comments that it sounds pretty good, I can do vibrato too there, so it's definitely not outright BAD. Do you have any suggestions?

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

It could be many things, but first I'd look at those vowels. AH/AW/OE/AW/OE - an UH by nature is a belted sound and will make you push around the A4 up, you have to rein that in a touch. This also depends on the vowel; front vowels are a different beast all together and don't follow the same modifications obviously. I'd also look at which pitching mechanism you're using - use a CRY from about E4 up and accentuate it through that second break. Then there's support - it should be never be a clench or a clamp like it appears you're doing lower down. Support OUT with the ribs and slightly exhale (leaking tyre style) instead of trying to force your folds together and push air through them. K

[@jameserickson7484]

One of the first vocal books I ever bought had this exercise. The author was Robert Love I think. I can't remember the title. Set your voice free or something.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Roger Love - Coach To The Stars! ha

[@jameserickson7484]

@@FoundationVocalStudio That’s the guy! It’s funny that I read that whole book, did all the cd lessons and I have no idea how Roger Love sounds singing.

[@TheeJordanRossi]

Quick question: how would you determine the first passagio? I've noticed that it's right at D4 where I feel like I'm finally "singing" and out of my speaking voice.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Well here's the funny thing - you should also be singing before this break. For me it's about the B3, maybe C4. It's where the frequencies that make your pure vowel start to become mismatched with the pitch you're asking for. Best - K

[@stebolian]

I think my Ct muscle is a bit touch and go . Sometimes i sing what seems like a mix and others the voice doesn't turn over lol. And i end up pushing more air to get there. Other times i can do a catroon voice easy which is really high. Sometimes that cartoon voice holds the weight of my full voice, which is bloody awesome. Just not all times. Whats odd is my mix is better ealry morning ? This vid helps a lot man. Thanks

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

First up, I would question your vowel - after all, 'mixed voice' is simply the variant of vowel that allows some body of the folds, and some edge of the folds; it's not physical in the way you think. Best - K

[@SarovKun]

Can u tell me why my mix sound thin?, it's loud btw... I think it's head voice but I don't know how to make head voice like fuller chest.. Don't know how to add that weight..

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

That's a tricky questions to answer without actually hearing you - you're welcome to reach out and send me a quick snippet of what you mean. However, in a general sense, it could be breathing, your vowel, an issue with the CT muscle... tone... tongue position... what vowel are you singing?

[@MateuszNowacki-t2x]

Is it possible to book a lesson with you? May I have your e-mail? I can't click the link your site.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Hi there! Just checked the link and it works - perhaps navigate straight to foundationvocalcourse.com to get in contact. Best - K

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

@@FoundationVocalStudioNot working for me.

[@utilitydisk]

Hi, after one year of attempts I found out that my biggest issue with my voice is the fear of singing and anxiety. What happens is that when I ascend in pitch I control my voice from being free and I almost flip it while being connected, so I become very airy and strained/nasal. The thing I hate is that when I hear my first singing lessons I was free and I was going in the head connected and with no problems. So all this time I thought I was untalented with no chance and I was struggling trying to find “the right voice” but I didn’t realize I should have done a lot less to sing better. Do you have any suggestions to improve this? (other than going out and singing in front of others freely… I know lol) p.s. my breath control seems fine, it is what happens in my neck that gives me struggle, do I need to focus more on the forwardness and closure of the folds? thank you.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

First up, nothing you sing is truly "forward" - instead, sing into the back of the head diagonally back from your top teeth to the crown of your head. The only thing that really dictates 'forward' is your tongue position; up and forward for front vowels like AY/EE/OE - but really, your 'mask' is in through throat between your folds and the supraglottis (3k revolutions of the sound) and twang is the epiglottis (1k revolutions).

[@ayanbahukhandi1869]

😭my question still remains the same. how do i widen the vowel to belt or to sound thicker? for example : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYi6g3qjjLCenKssi=HD2LgbLkL348YVID at 0:39 he sings "And if the world dont break", i can also sing it in mix voice easily a 100 times but it doesnt sound full, it doesnt sound like belting and it is very clean. I want it to be distorted or raspy, like he sounds.

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

Go for EH on "break" instead of AY - so, br-EH-k (not br-AY-k) and lean OUTWARDS with your support.

[@ayanbahukhandi1869]

@@FoundationVocalStudio what about the nasal vowel? like AND, MAN etc ? tbh when im in the nasal space i cant make it distorted or sound heavy, why is it so? have you explained in it any videos?

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

AA isn't a nasal vowel, it's a back vowel. The only 'nasal' vowel is the French AU - which is incredibly rare unless you're singing something either in French, or maybe later Chris Cornell.

[@ayanbahukhandi1869]

@@FoundationVocalStudio by nasal vowel i meant the words which require you to use your nose, like AND or MAN or ANT or YOUNG. Basically words with N in them, how can they be sung with power and distortion?

[@FoundationVocalStudio]

@@ayanbahukhandi1869so that's a consonant, not a vowel - sing the vowel predominantly. So, instead of siNG, go for s-EEEHHH-ng, instead of aNt, go for AAAAAA-nt instead. The consonant should be momentary, unless stylistic. Best, K