TWANG - Where Does It Fit - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy - Live Stream Q&A

[@johnmacbeth4148]

Great video. I’m 54 and plan on singing and playing until I’m 100 . Thank you for your videos. This is the path to longevity

[@FireboltJB]

I been singing for 4 years and I just started to learn about twang lol. Another 3 years to go.

[@mdew24]

Thanks Ken. I think it is awesome that you are putting out these videos. I do want to point out that a number of these coaches who seem to be promoting "Twang" specify that it is a Training sound NOT a singing sound much like your "Bright La". The Brightness in your La is a product of engaging the "Twanger" other wise the sound would end up being dark and operatic sounding. The muscle movement that causes the Twang and the muscle movement that opens the throat are two different things and can happen at the same time. Coaches sometimes train these things separately depending on the needs of the student. When making a program that tries to benefit everyone you must include exercises that train separate aspects of the vocal mechanism separately. The sounds are not singing sounds but strengthening and control exercises.

[@Lycandk2]

Ken I can't find adequate words to thank you for the information you have shared in this video. You have taken me out of a doubt of years regarding the twang and every time I have tried to sing with twang it sounds very nasal and not good tone. Belcanto and what you teach is the true path. Thank you very much Greetings from Argentina Mendoza

[@sue4341]

Hi Ken... You're so right. You never stop learning.

[@cowenvandermerwe6955]

I just love you humor! You always make me laugh.

[@Roses1401]

Hello Mr. Ken Tamplin! I loved every word! Always very interesting! Thank you very much! Nicest regards from Germany! Roses

[@kentamplin]

I'm glad you found the discussion helpful, Roses1401!

[@guitarmusicjam]

Hey 10 my name is Robert from Miami and I've been seen to the radio my whole life but recently been getting serious about the mechanics in the proper training that you teach and your videos and I've learned so much and I'm actually auditioning for The Voice on January 26th 2019 here in Miami thanks to you

[@kentamplin]

That's very cool, ROBERT! Good luck on your audition for The Voice!

[@guitarmusicjam]

@@kentamplin Thank you, Ken for replying back. I really appreciate all the knowledge you share in your videos. I will keep you posted.

[@LokiZemy]

Another great video from an amazing teacher! I have improved so so much after your training! Literally blown my old vocal coach outta the water! Thank you so much Ken!

[@cowenvandermerwe6955]

The buzz like a mosquito part got me laughing so loud 🤣 😂

[@Dans4686]

Awesome live stream !! 🖒You Rock Ken !!!! :) 🤘 Awesome Mentor !!!! Very informative!!! Thank you Ken! ☺

[@nicholasorthodox]

Like the attitude, I'm getting back to the grind now. Thanks Ken

[@MarkBennett007]

Quality information

[@zotos7771]

Thank you Ken..Simon from Malta

[@kentamplin]

😀

[@MAURANDRE]

Now that i learned everything that ken tramplin teaches , i only use twang to make my head voice sound more powerful like heavy netal.

[@BartCub]

Thanks for shedding some light on this topic, Ken. I'm wondering, does Chris Stapleton use much twang?

[@MAURANDRE]

Love You ken like a friend , You are The Best , The only One thet say The truth

[@jmartinianovlogging1482]

Thank you Sir

[@kentamplin]

Most welcome!

[@bogtosfantasy1503]

Ken Tamplin "IT'S THE LA ... AH..." Twang based vocal coach "IT'S THE MEAW ... EE ..."

[@moisescobretti]

Wool. Fantastic

[@kentamplin]

I'm glad you liked it, moises!

[@MAURANDRE]

I Laught a lot To The Part that Ken SING: se ni ñiam ñiam ñiam ñiam ñiam ñiammm , so funny

[@Wolstenstickenstein]

hey ken! great video as always. what's your recommendation for ear clogging problem while singing?

[@kentamplin]

Ears being clogged are normally either ear or throat infections. They can be painful, or just make it difficult to hear yourself singing. If symptoms persist, it may be worthwhile to have your ears and/or throat checked by an ENT.

[@urbancommute5239]

I just started watching your videos I'm trying to sound good in as little as a couple of months.

[@Endrit719]

you won't sound good in a short time trust me , especially if you don't have previous experience with singing , I am exercising my voice for more than 1 year I don't have Kens course but with his free videos it has improved quite a bit compared to how bad I was, but I am still too bad but don't give up keep exercising even if you don't see results because it will take time , but if you have Kens course your voice will grow much faster

[@Endrit719]

because I have some records from when I first started training and it is soooo soooo soooo bad and back then I thought it was ok but now when I compare now and then I see how terrible it was , but also after 1 year when I listen the records from now I will realise how bad I am but year by year you will always get better if you practice correctly

[@urbancommute5239]

@@Endrit719....... thank you for the advice, I just feel like singing is in my heart. I just started his vocal training exercises I will also hire a voice coach in my area.

[@Endrit719]

good for you having a live vocal coach is much better you will get instant feedback just make sure he is right one and is not going just to pluck money from you , follow Ken's advice if the vocal coach can't sing well himself then he isn't the right one

[@urbancommute5239]

@@Endrit719 ......Thanks once again, I will ask the coach questions to try and see where he/she and I stand. I started following Ken's advice the minute I found his channel.

[@monsterswolr]

I agree this is a twang at an extreme, but when it’s applied with a balanced sound, meaning you apply maybe 10-30% of twang, then I believe it can make a good sound. I mean, a lot of great singers sing with a bit of twang. Never 100% twang. Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi. I’m korean, and for me, every American singer has a bit of twang cuz y’all have natural twang in how you speak English

[@monsterswolr]

In fairness, I would argue there should be less emphasis on twang since Americans naturally tend to sing with twang already

[@kentamplin]

Thank you.

[@zhoobeenmusic1870]

Ken why don't u do live streams anymore☹️ it's almost the end of the year ☹️

[@durvalfabianobarbosa8927]

gosto muito de musica ,musicos por parte de pai e radialistas por parte de mae,tenho ate maestro na familia

[@alexisa.morellm.d.8296]

Hello Ken. Greetings from Argentina. I love your channel and I think that you are an amazing teacher. Can you analyze Myles Kennedy? It seems that he uses a lot of twang. Live, he is incredibly accurate and it seems that he sings with very low tension. Best.

[@kentamplin]

Thanks for the suggestion, Dr Morell!

[@MAURANDRE]

My head voice is naturally twangy and My larinx stay In neutral position All The range that I Have In My head voice and My CHEST VOICE Is Open TROAT , I learn Open TROAT at My head and CHEST VOICE and happens that , weird isn it?

[@MAURANDRE]

ken help me i have a natural twang what should i do?

[@detroitrc74]

Hi Ken. I’m really enjoying the live streams although I missed today’s. At 37:33 you talk about that sound embedding itself. I would like to know if it’s possible to remove that sound? I feel my whole chest register and speaking voice sounds like vocal fry or what I would call a kazoo. My head voice is much clearer but lacks power. I have always had weak vocals and speaking. I am now 44.

[@kentamplin]

You have to kind of start from the basics and get your voice clean and free of embedded bad habits. Work with a pure AH vowel and singing it without fry, without trying to twang or any other affectation besides a clean tone AH. If you have a voice that sounds like a kazoo, it's time to replace that with rich, beautiful, tone.

[@ליהיימליך]

wow, that's a great video!

[@Endrit719]

I know I've made too many requests but ignore all and can you please accept only this one Ken Can you make a tutorial on how to sing More Than Words by Extreme and explain in what register are some parts sung you will see about which parts I am talking once you listen to , please Ken do this pleaseeee I love this songgg pleaseeee

[@kentamplin]

Thanks for the suggestion, Endrit. This is one of your better ones. I will give it consideration.

[@Endrit719]

thanks Ken I will be glad if you do it

[@kentamplin]

Ha, ha! 😜

[@Endrit719]

how do you know that I don't xD

[@a-z2928]

Ken, when you say "Ping is the king". Are you talking about Twang(which is Ping)? Or is it meaning in a different way?

[@kentamplin]

Great conversation for the forum. Please join and post there. You'll receive great feedback. It's free. forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/

[@cowenvandermerwe6955]

26:15 to 26:32 was so interestingly funny 😁 especially the nasality part. Mr Ken Tamplin I have a question please I was wondering if I am the only one that's experiencing this strange sensation , but every time I watch your videos my larynx is raising. I don't sing while watching I just watch it and my larynx stays raised , it's a really strange feeling. It seems when I watch the open thoats of your students my larynx raise physiologically...is that even possible?

[@todd4freeusa]

DANG....

[@kentamplin]

You rang?

[@paconievesylosreyesdelespa8141]

greetings from Argentina

[@kentamplin]

👍

[@juanmvivero8494]

Sorry Ken The silver bullet was for the Werewolf the wooden stake was for Dracula

[@kentamplin]

Thanks for clearing that up, Juan!

[@z483gk]

Ken, where this ampitheaters is actually placed? You said it's in the back of the throat, but can you say it more specific? I think I found it, but I'm not sure. It's like one time it's there and I feel this resonance that comes aboard with it, and the second time I lose it. Do I need to lean the sound in the same place everytime no matter what vowel mod. I use? I'll be very grateful if you tell me.

[@kentamplin]

It depends on the note and the vowel, as to exactly where each resonant pocket resides. I'm talking about the area up behind the uvula. You'll feel it back up in that area.

[@z483gk]

@@kentamplin so those resonant pockets is actually changing their place with every note? But it's always behind the uvula?

[@kentamplin]

The difference is very subtle between notes. It's more a difference of size, which affects the resonant frequencies. Think about how different size musical instruments have different resonant characteristics, like different sized rooms have differences in acoustics. In the vocal tract, the sizes are more similar, but the tuning of the resonance is due to the forming of the space, which is variable.

[@z483gk]

@@kentamplin thank you very much! I can see clearly now! :)

[@olusegunodumosu2024]

@@kentamplin 95% of the resonators is in the throat. pharynx! the other sense of resonance is after effect or sympathetic. The so called nasal resnance is shit! Or the whole conversation on placement also shit. Everything happens in the mouth! with participation of the core sound chest! bIt is all about the muscle folds. TA and CT

[@shivanshdubey2571]

Oh my god ! You told fucking truth at 26:21 I was recently struggling because overfocusswd on twang . And resulted in straining my throat!! ❤️🙏

[@RicardoMarlowFlamenco]

This subject is scientifically approached by Kerrie Obert.... excellent internal videos of different singers. Check her twang and ring lecture.

[@kentamplin]

😊

[@megarockfreak]

Do you see a difference between twang and curbing? Or did you discribe what I think is curbing? Thanx! Great work! Great videos!

[@kentamplin]

Twang and curbing are alike in the sense that some voice methods teach both of them as answers to singing in general, and they are misconceptions as to how the singing voice actually works, when it comes to actual, practical applications in singing. People come up with these concepts and then try to fit singing into them, as if they are actually solutions to learn to sing well. They can make singing be like forcing a round peg into a square hole.

[@megarockfreak]

Thank you for the answer. That's some stuff to think about. I'll show the answer at my voice teacher. In Belgium we talk about 4 singing types. Neutral, curbing, overdrive and edge. All the rest are effects. I think your open throat technique are mostly neutral, mixed voice and edge. Overdrive = Pearl jam (the e and o) So yeah there are misconceptions. It's difficult to relax with curbing because I choke of the vocal chords and have not enough space in my throat. Twang is more lifting the tongue I think and is an effect we don't need very much. Thank you!

[@olusegunodumosu2024]

@@kentamplin Your method which for me is spot on is coordinated chest with chest as core of the sound so TA not CT which is just terrible mixed registration and atrophied chest development!

[@ninatoriofficial1195]

@@megarockfreak @megarockfreak hi! I realize that my reply is 2 years late, but I just wanted to post a message as a fellow Belgian. :) The things you're describing are from CVT and I used to study it as well. Until I hit a plateau and I felt like things didn't make sense anymore. The curbing thing was killing my throat as well and even now I still don't know what they exactly mean by curbing. XD I think it's their definition of mixed voice, but I don't know for sure. Anyway, I agree with Ken saying that it's not the best practical application for singing, but I guess it can be interesting for research purposes. I've been studying CVT for 3 years and it has put my mind in a state of "continuous overthinking and analysing while singing", which felt horrible. Also, I assume from your nickname that you like to sing rock music. :) In my experience KTVA is much better for that purpose than CVT. When I used to sing in "Edge" it was always super twangy and it really didn't sound well. CVT also doesn't teach you how to increase your range and their approach to finding distortion is just... super weird... I just ended up hurting myself. Anyway.. I've been doing KTVA for one year now, and I have noticed so many improvements alreadt. For me the "open throat approach" is the way to go. Singing feels way more comfortable now. And my distortion is coming in naturally, although I still have a long way to go. But that's also the beauty of it, I'm no longer stuck. :) Anyway.. it's up to you whether you'd like to stick to CVT or not. :) I know they even teach it in the conservatory of Antwerp and I did notice quite a lot of improvements at first. I'm just sharing my experience in case you have doubts about it, like I had last year and decided to switch to KTVA completely. :) I really have no regrets making this change. :)

[@megarockfreak]

@@ninatoriofficial1195 Thank you so very much! I really feel the same. There will be a moment I'll switch to KTVA. Now I'm following 10 private lesson on vocal effects. She works also with cvt. But has a different approach. For example, we tried litterally 10 approaches to find my distortion. And this is only the beginning. The next step is interpretation. Ken did a great analyse of korn freak on a leash for example. But with Chris Leape, you can put the little details in a song. The feelings. That's a lifelong lesson. Feeling things. Also my nickname megarockfreak is very old and I want to change it but also not. I'm too lazy. Something like: hornsupformetal or metal's_all_kind_music_appriciation... Idk. Eitherwy, I'm not a freak. :D If you're interested. For every reason: Devin townsend is my favorite artist.

[@EvelynDefStar]

❤

[@kentamplin]

Thank you, Evelyn!

[@Roses1401]

17:20 my nice smiled always at me :-) The baby sung with me lalalala...every day. If we make family karaoke pary today, she is jungest and say to all stop. my autumn will be sigiing..hhaha..she believes only in me..we was singing a lot together when she was baby. :D

[@kentamplin]

That's very sweet, Roses1401!

[@patty014]

Can you check out new york vocal coaching´s video out about twang ps do you still teach twang in your vocal course pss I use twang sometimes in chris cornells songs but not too much just a bit I never use too much twang I use it in head voice and all that at times like in brendon uries songs, but again I never use it that far that is sounds bad and one more thing I use twang when I scream and belt it doesnt sound bad just saying plz check out new york vocal coaching it will help me so much with taking the right course

[@olusegunodumosu2024]

How do you know it does not sound bad? you are constricted as fuck if you use twang! you are rasing your larynx. closing your throat and forced fake brightness. ayOU LOOSE SOME CLARITY AND YOUR VOWEL ENUNCIATION SUFFERS. nO ONE HEARS WHAT YOU ARE SINGING and it is just terrible singing. yOU SHOULD INSTAED GRWO YOUR CHEST VOICE AND HEAD VOICE SEPERATELY AND TRY AND WORK ON YOUR PASSAGIO TO GIVE YOU THAT COVER AND ACCESS TO YOUR CT muscle folds. Twang is constricted singing and it will destroy voice

[@aadamy]

My baby is listening and copying you. You have another fan.

[@ashtangaxashtangapranayama8526]

30:00

[@kitsunehana99]

Example of twang ?

[@lyricvideos-musicwithlyric4015]

I'm a bit shocked, Ken. As much as you mention Twang or Ping (I like that term better), I could not find any video dedicated to that subject. In this Q&A video you talk about the benefits of Ping but you did not go into detail about HOW to do it. Why not make a video on it and please title it PING (I searched on Ping and no videos came up with that title) so it easy to find when searching. Thanks, Ken......

[@kentamplin]

I cover it, extensively, in my course. kentamplinvocalacademy.com/

[@Imfromfrankston]

If its good enough for Adele and Amy Winehouse it’s good enough for me :)

[@kentamplin]

Rock on!

[@glennmckenzie6799]

You do teach twang. You just do it with an open throat

[@kentamplin]

I don't think so. You have to close the throat down almost completely at the epiglottis in order to create twang. I encourage you to OPEN your throat, not close it down. You can't do TWANG without closing down the epiglottis to a narrow slot. It's nearly useless, except for shrieking, shrill, piercing screams. But if that's what you want, it's the cat's meow and the duck's quack!

[@olusegunodumosu2024]

@@kentamplin thE NERVE OF THIS FOOL! The problem with all this trolls is taht they think higher is better but they do not understand that singing correctly with proper overtones and connection the core- chest voice is the way you can get proper chiarscuro and that true squillo what they call resonance comes from chest voice which is Thyroartythenoid activation not cricothyroid. I think microphones and amplification confuses them. They think what they hear in twang technique is squillo but it is all noise. Remove those mics and they will be shocked at the quality of the sound. It is sad because all this new age singers use this terrible technique.

[@saxfish]

< ! Pure Wisdom Ken ¡ LoVe you Man Oh , I LoVe this ! O P E N yes very oPen ! Thankyou¡>

[@jericholegend447]

Yui yui yui yui 😂

[@kentamplin]

😀👍

[@saxfish]

< " If your " ART "... has not endured *+Rigour*+ then,...you are dreaming> : -)) Sometime ago I put trash in 3 new black shinny bags in my pick up and some poor devil stole them )))jajaja Delightfull Clinic my voice knows one when she/he'? hears one! >

[@godlessheathen100]

Didn't Ozzy Osbourne make a career out of twang? ;-)

[@kentamplin]

Ozzy made a career out of frying his brain, too. That doesn't mean we should all follow his lead. Remember the Alamo? Not a great choice.

[@godlessheathen100]

@@kentamplin "Remember the Alamo?" LOL I see what you did there.

[@tora7789]

he had more twang that anybody else

[@mariasaulevich]

When your went in Israel Your've been very close to find vocal teacher for Your. What is singing? Singing is a prayer and in Israel they pray Alot, to pray its a job, how they pray-they sing All The time for hours. They standinding&singing&mooving. Ask Tora man to teach Your.

[@kentamplin]

Rock on! 😀👍