Singing Lessons & Voice Training : Pt 2: Vocal Exercises for Voice Breaks

[l1nkie]

00:19 none of these exercises are 'how to sing'....

You got that right

[milkdacowma]

expert village... more like village idiot.

[arnold7008]

you are big imbecil

[fyourcouchnigga]

Its the guy from SNL!

[bubbaq]

NEVER move your larynx to sing, it should always be in the resting position. I've seen a few videos of this guy and am appalled that he is able to teach. PLEASE EVERYONE IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS MANS ADVICE ON HOW TO SING STOP!! If you ever come a cross a teacher that has you yell, move your larynx, shape your lips in a rediculous fway in order to acheive the sound that is desirable( I could go on and on) stop seeing them. They will ruin your voice.

[chanteurmoderne]

@bubbaq I agree that this guy is basically teaching SLS material and that artificially lowering the larynx is not a way to negotiate access to the higher voice - but I wonder what research sources you're basing your statement on that voice teachers who tell you to move your larynx are dangerous? I'm a professional voice researcher and industry vocal coach and all current research shows that the larynx must be mobile in singing - could you give your sources please?

[bubbaq]

@chanteurmoderne Michael Trimble of the Trimble vocal institute. The man is a God among voice teachers(I studied wiht him for a year before I became a father). He studied under numerous greats(Jussi Bjorling, Alfredo Krauss) and sang with Luciano Pavarotti when he was at the Met, and Dame Joan Sutherland (also when she was at the Met), all of whom don't shift the larynx on purpose. If it happens it is to happen naturally, never on purpose.

[Aaron20DeGiorgis]

wow i wasn't aware that paul gilbert took singing lessons ...

[PointBlankNZ]

Practicing musicians / learners, if you could fill out my easy 4 question survey for my research project it would be much appreciated. The link is in the info of my video called practicing musicians thanks.

[TheDiva180]

coooooooool thanks.

[clemcamby]

i think that stevie wonder use this way to sing...

ok his sound is clear and strong and secure ...ok but he

has got large resonators in sinus, because he is black

a lot of black use to sing like that ! but stevie still the best ever!

for a poor french like me, and white in more , it's difficult to have a strong, sound when i sing in the middle! and most of all in the passagio!

[chanteurmoderne]

@clemcamby The sinuses play no role in resonance - that is an old (and long disproven) myth - research shows that the sinuses add nothing to the sound and that primary resonance is created in the space just above the larynx, being then magnified by the vocal tract. Stevie sings with a lot of twang and cry in his voice - that's where his resonance comes from.

Si tu as besoin d'une traduction, n'hésite pas à me faire signe !

[clemcamby]

@chanteurmoderne ok i prefer in french!

what is "twang"

[clemcamby]

@chanteurmoderne ok but i can i train this part above the larynx ? which are thee good exercices?  the cry? with mum? and what else?

[chanteurmoderne]

@clemcamby Si tu cherches à avoir une résonance proche de celle de Stevie Wonder, tu devrais bosser le twang et le pleur. Tu trouveras tout ce qu'il te faut das le livre 'singing and the actor' de gillyanne kayes - autrement il y a des clips sur ma chaîne qui peuvent t'aider (notamment la résonance nécessaire et les cordes fines) -sinon j'anime au mois de juillet un stage sur ces techniques à Paris.

[forever1connected]

sing with your larynx stable.. not low, not high. just like in its resting position.

[nashcurt]

the singing success videos are better

[forever1connected]

they are...

[ugotitbabe000]

You are a quack. Bel Canto is dead. How sad.

[useazebra]

These stupid videos are all mixed up with no indication of what order they're supposed to be viewed in and no links to previous videos. :-(

[drumin4lyf29]

Hey everyone. If you're looking for more vocal training, check out Brett Manning's Singing Success. It's a really great, effective program.

[joanabanyeres]

A well trained voice is covering the sounds, nothing else, Great italian teachers knew how...in the past

[kesiapatricia]

adorei

[1blue2stripe3]

WOOF! This is great

[psych006]

i found doing this painful when accessing my falsetto and it screeches, keeping my adam's apple down while in falsetto only allowed me to do one painful note i must be doing it wrong :(

[GaryProVox]

More speech level singing jibberish from another singer that couldn't make it as a singer. Don't listen to this trash, unless you want a laugh.

[tenorbear60]

Agreed. This dude is 1) not a singer 2) talks little about vowels, breathing etc.

Why does he deserve to be called an expert?

[jamesmeny]

Gary, you mother must be so proud of you!

[ChainsawGutsFuck]

Submit better or be quiet.

[GaryProVox]

What does "Submit better or be quiet" mean? When you work hard and become an expert in a feild, I have a master's degree in modern vocal pedagogy, you don't take ingnorance lightly. Esp, when someone is calling themself an "expert." If you don't care what people tell you, thats fine, but others expect more from singng teachers.

[jamesmeny]

first of all, it's interesting how many people hide by not posting their full names but are quick to criticize other about sensorship. Usually, the biggest critics post no videos of their own and at no point do a call myself an expert. The company that recorded me is called, "expert village." Yes, some people are looking for degrees, some are looking for results, some are looking for praise, etc...Different strokes, man... Relax, I'm sure somebody loves you, too. Thanks for your comments.

[jamesmeny]

sorry, I meant "censorship."

[GaryProVox]

By doing videos for "expertvillage," you are calling yourself an expert. And doing a video doesn't make you and expert just as not making a video doesn't mean your not an expert. Thats an immature argument. You can not teach what you do not know.

[iMissNintendo]

how do you do this for girls... deepen voice???

[huangming44]

Everybody learn from

eric arceneaux on youtube

not this guy.

[GaryProVox]

eric arceneaux is just as bad as this moron.

[huangming44]

oh okay.

well i trust ud know better than me since i have no singing experience, can you reccomend me some good tutorials on youtube?

[aboxguitar]

Why is Eric bad? All of his lessons can be cross referenced with other well known and established vocal coaches and singers. I even had a book that covered everything you needed to know about developing your Bel Canto skill and most of Erics exercises are also in that book. Can you sing better than Eric? Are his registers not connected? Does he not have full vocal freedom? Brett Manning and Mark Baxter use exercises identical to his, are they that bad too? And who are you anyway? Prove yourself.

[GaryProVox]

You got it backwards, he copies some common exercises that other's like Manning and Baxter use. He mostly just doesn't know what he is talking about, and an educated voice teacher can tell. Just knowing some old, even good, exercises, doesn't make you a voice teacher. And if you notice, no one can post a comment unless it's favorable. And as someone that has learned bel canto (classical), these are the lessor exercises, nothing new.

[aboxguitar]

Backwards? Where did I say Eric did it before Mark or Brett? The context of the conversation is Erics actual ability, you havent answered any questions yet. And what does it matter about posting comments on a youtube page? Is that how you gauge someones abilities? Whether or not you can comment on their video? If you can post reasonable proof of your claims then by all means go ahead. Im willing to bet your not half the artist or singer Eric is. You willing to prove me wrong? Or yourself right?

[GaryProVox]

Actually, I do sing better then him. And, I teach singers as good and better. Your singing voice is not the judge to how well you can teach. And, as an expert I expect the information given to be true, not asumptions. As we know, you can't comment on his videos unless they're praise. Tidbits of truth doesn't make you an expert. You are only fooling people dumber than you. Are you his boyfriend?

[GaryProVox]

There are many books on bel canto, which one are you refering to?

[GaryProVox]

Also, if you notice any comments you make on eric arceneaux's videos have to be approved before they are posted. It's that kind of sensorship that shows that he knows he's just trying to convince people that everybody likes him. He's not a voice teacher just because he post videos. I think young people need to be carful, just because someone says that their an expert, and post videos, doesn't mean they are.

[cptnunderwhere]

Wow, that low larynx crap is so useless - notice how this guy singing sounds terrible. Ugh. LOL.

[BloodReverence]

"...and remember none of these excersizes are how to sing, they're meant to eliminate certain things that you do when you sing or make you do other things that with help you sing"

You deaf or something?

[aboxguitar]

Terrible? Hes on pitch, and doing simple exercises.. how is that terrible? Your an idiot without clue, which is worse than someone whos just an idiot. Your ignorance is unforgivable.

[jash12per]

Speech level singing technique, better than breathing technique.. lol...

[filiodecallas]

Excelentes retardados mentales!

[mtenor]

these vowels def lower the larynx

[Bralor1337]

I couldn't help but laugh.

Mom mam mam mom man man mom mom maaaan.

[dancam1289]

Cool!!!

[JockstrapJim]

i can do the james' apple thing, i am a wizard to

[RyanBoose]

yeah how did he do that adam's apple thing??....he must be a wizard

[Andywarski]

touch your adams apple and lower your tongue and widen your throught.

[nicolashrv]

Again, Arpeggios of C and G7 are NOT scales.

Second, this student's voice has NO projection.Its indeed requiered for him to use a microphone, or nobody in the 1st line with listen what he sings.

You notice the camera is probably 3 mts away, he should be pretty much be heard.

Why people spend money on this BS? An opera singer (really, not an "autolabeled") charge you with the same or less than this fatass!!

I listen him naming an arpeggio a scale, and I feel like he skipped school.

[lgothic4]

lol. black belt keyboard typist.

the funny thing is that this dude did opera. and he isnt a bad "voice coach" ive seen/heard his students before and after and the results are pretty baddass. and you cant spell required.....haters.

[visualmicstand]

what your saying is true there is no projection and it sounds more like its tense and the teachers voice has no operetic qualities even for a vabratoless tenor his voice sounds week and tiny but what do i know my vocal teacher just went to oberlin conservatory of music

[nicolashrv]

The funny thing is that he said he is no more into opera, trying to use the old excuse of "there is too much favoritism in that enviorement, and I dont want to be an ass kisser".

The fact is he doesnt have what it takes to be an opera singer, or even a soap opera singer.His voice is too weak.

Besides, just be hearing him to say "the air is not important in singing" in the other video, is the best evidence about his incompetence.

[jamesmeny]

Yeah, you're back! The larynx determines the breath, not the other way around, thus, if your throat is constricted it doesn't much matter what your breath is like. That's science and my point. I was also a professional opera singer for 5 1/2 years but I know you only believe in what was taught to you without really doing your own research. That's ok. It takes all kinds.

[nicolashrv]

Well......seems you are some kind of mutant, because you use the "larynx" to breath.

Let me tell you we, the humans, use the diaphragm to breath, and thats the ONLY science valid.

Im now COMPLETLY convinced you are not only a FRAUD, but a nuthead, and you should seriusly make a new video, admiting you are just making money out of naive people.

Gee man!!! Where do you get all that nonsense about larynx and vibrato BULLSH???

[jamesmeny]

Obviously, voice has become a religion to you and thus you disregard all of the science done in the last 100-200 years. Guess you know more than all of the Dr.'s, speech language pathologists, and ENT's in the world. Guess that's why you believe opera and classical as the only "correct" ways of singing. You're still living in the dark ages, but, since I preach voice as a non-religion I'll have to tolerate your opinions, too.

[nicolashrv]

Any moron who claims that breathing is not important in singing, that the larynx do the work while you breathe, that vibrato is made by shaking your belly, that arpeggios are scales, that there are "other" ways of singing besides using the natural one..........can be only a

MENTAL RETARDED

And thats what you are

If you think playing the "cinic" card will give you the right, only shows YOU are in the stone ages...Because even in the middle ages they had great technics

Go kill yourself

[jamesmeny]

Thanks for your opinion. I and your mother are so proud of you!

[nicolashrv]

Its not an opinion, you imbecil!!

Its a FACT!

Big difference.

And yes, my mom is proud of me, because he have a great son.

Yours on the other hand, must puke every time she sees what you have become.

[jamesmeny]

Nicolashrv, I'm still looking for your lesson videos. Oh, btw, thanks for putting a few of my videos on your "favorites." That really means a lot when I'm in the company of Jose Carerras. Thanks.

[ramgj3]

"And yes, my mom is proud of me, because he have a great son."

So I guess your mum is not female?

[GaryProVox]

The larynx doesn't determin the breath.

[jamesmeny]

I, also, studied at Oberlin with Richard Miller.

[GaryProVox]

It's sad that R. Miller had all that equipment at his disposal, and he would not conduct research on the popular, even musical theater voice. His books could have been so much better. Even Riggs might have been able to learn more. Might we agree that vocal pedagogy for all styles, including opera, is far behind what it could be. Riggs himself is not as advanced as Estill, for example, because he just teaches the "mix" which is just classical 101. And many students already do it, and want more.

[cryozo]

I can't move my Adams Apple... It still went up!

[zab666]

mine too, damnit

[freethinkin2]

Very Interesting, Maestro:}

[SopSarah]

It's not a scale, it's an arpeggio.

[GaryProVox]

It's can also be called a scale.

[hobo197]

the student actual pushes and holds his larynx down while he does these stupid exercises!

the larynx should be stable and should not rise,but there is no need to physically lower the larynx,the idea is to get rid of the actions of the constrictor muscles, ie those parts that have nothing to do with singing so that the larynx can function as freely as possible.

[charlesprinceofswing]

I understand what he saying though. You see. If you use the AH vowel it has the same effect and allows it to be free. But what you must rememebr is that he is teaching individuals on the web who may have never encounted proper voice training before so having them understand a little of "placement" is a good thing. He is not all bad you know. He says a lot of good stuff!

[jamesmeny]

I do say at the end of the video that these are for extreme cases.

[goldenlarry]

oui!

[gapstone]

good tips. very good tips. I think I might have met you before, with your band.. in Utah.. is this possible?

[artettina]

Ohhhhh. The adams apple thing was helpful.

[RazorbackSk8er420]

how do u keep the adam's apple down?

[UnlimitedTimeOnly]

You don't. When you inhale, the larynx automatically lowers. Take a relaxed breath through your nose and feel your Adam's apple. You should feel it move. You want to keep this open feeling in your throat as you sing.

[UnlimitedTimeOnly]

You don't. When you inhale, the larynx automatically lowers. Take a relaxed breath through your nose and feel your Adam's apple. You should feel it move. You want to keep this open feeling in your throat as you sing.

[GaryProVox]

DON'T! And the larynx dosesn't lower automatically when you inhale, thats a habit like any other. The larynx should be free to move. Unless your going for a "dopey" effect when your singing, or you want to do a bad immatation of an oper singer, your larynx has to be free to move. In general, but not all,opera singers will not all as much movement as non-classical singers.

Watch actual singers, on youtube for example, and if you can see their Adam's apple, you will see how free it moves.

[debstarcrazy]

I agree with GaryProVox. I work with a guy who rehabiliates 'broken' voices and works with medical professionals - and he tells me that this idea of lowering (a feature of SLS you will see all over YouTube) can cause the larynx to 'lock', causing all manner of major problems.

When a coach asks you to do anything - ask WHY!

[jamesmeny]

Deb, I work with a Estill person, too. I'm saddened by the attacks on SLS when "speech" voice is one of the "types" of voice taught in Estill. Thanks for your comments, though.

[GaryProVox]

Estill's speech quality is not the same as SLS. And to compare the great work of Jo Estill to Seth Riggs is an insult to Ms. Estill.

[GaryProVox]

Don't keep the Adam's Apple, unless you are able to move it up and down at will and you happen to wan't to experiment with the sound YOU get with a lowered larynx. It's just an old thing that opera singing teachers have been using for 100s of years for SOME singer's to keep them from sounding to much like popular singers.

[jamesmeny]

Thanks Gary and Deb for your input.

[Marvinglz]

What!!? I'm sorry but the lowered larynx is the proper way to produced sound. I wondered how you would sound if you would try to sing with a high larynx, might get the chikchen choke effect. Not a good sound at all! Learn physiology and stop giving people bad singing techniques.