Vocal Tips - How to Balance Resonance When Singing

[Sierra3105]

How does singing like that affect your range?

[coryglee2]

I hit an A5 in mix earlier and I wasn't sure if it was too nasally, it was resonant and it felt natural. But then I purposely tried hitting the same note too nasally and it was discomforting, does this mean I hit it correctly?? Please reply!!!

[robscherer123]

Dude, you are awesome! This made perfect sense.

[cbaxtianful]

I knew that just one person sings effortless, Aretha Franklin, and this guy too OMG

[iAnimationProduction]

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Mom: What up son?!

[MrFutureseer]

So....is this basically teaching one how to resonate in mix?

[Pinsel486]

hey spiderman teaches singing?

[noxie1]

This guy has the best explanations for things EVER! I don't sing at all but even I get what he means and what not to do.

[shaneclemens]

3.10 lol

[desiree01sj]

^_^♥

[MrRudeEgo]

Thank You :)

[JTTTTTGGGGG]

oh so higher you go the faster you blow the air through your chords... not more air.

EPIPHANY

[i0000000000009]

is This The Guy From Step Bro's Lol?

[TheLuvbuggy]

Your voice is just beautiful! I am a singer myself & can hit hight notes@ times but not always so this helps me out ALOT! Thanks so much 4 posting this video ;)

[TheLuvbuggy]

I am a singer myself & can hit hight notes@ times but not always so this helps me out ALOT! Thanks so much 4 posting this video ;)

[payamismyname]

wow Jesse, thank you so much. This one tip gave me so much confidence in my voice for my solo in 2 weeks. some singing teachers don't even tell you this when you pay them and you're doing this for free.

for anyone who wants to know why this technique works: making a small sound forces you not to strain your voice because you have to have the right resonating space. if it hurts when you sing high notes, you're not doing it right and you should try finding a space where you can sing softly

[KristopherAbelCsabai]

this guy by far sounds the most believable from all the coaches of them.

the chef brett manning just sounds like the biggest swindler on earth to me...

[wairuauriaw]

this guy does their best videos.,., chur

[Fauxjob]

I too, learned quickly with this, very good. BUT, as far as application, sure, it will help my singing, but this vid really lacks the incentive or explanation in practical applications or genres.

[GrimandBright]

this is just a little too technical for me. not too technical as in "i can't understand it." too technical as in "you're taking the fun out of it."

[veganheart1]

This guy is amazing!!

[KaleidoscopeAct]

At 2:52 into this his air compression comes riding up and he turns red and has his throat veins start to come out! How is that healthy?? Why doesn't he work on air compression?  His air goes right up and into his throat and he starts to strain!! Breath compression is the answer. Resonance is about opening the back of the teeth and the throat, raising the soft palate and letting the sound vibrations go up into the resonators! The air needs to stop at your diaphragm! It's singing science!!!

[coryglee2]

@KaleidoscopeAct How can your air stop at your diaphragm, your diaphragm is underneath your lungs.

[MrBaritonevoce]

Great explanation Jesse - you make a complex issue simple to understand. I've studied voice for a long time and find your approach and affable manner a breath of fresh air. Your skills as a coach are an asset to Manning's organization.

[rabbits4ever1]

omg i learned so much from you! ive gotta make a new singing video, not the never say never one lol

[Trykan360]

Finally found my fav sing success t o t w vid. Thanks Jess.. Thanks Bret. BAM!! :0)

[HappehLappiah]

:)) Justin Bieber will never stop sacrificing one for the other.

[KaleidoscopeAct]

Your cricothyroid is insanely tight. Try creating sound without using that or you will not be able to sing for decades. Also, in the basic science of the singing voice, a main resonator is the nape of your neck and the back of your head. If you take away the microphone and have to sing in a dead space you will not be heard using only the throat as a resonator. It's simple science. You should look it up and study it. I can recommend some books.

[smparsons111]

@KaleidoscopeAct Wait, I'm confused. I thought we were supposed to use the circothyroid to sing high notes because the vocal cords have to thin out, right?

[KaleidoscopeAct]

@smparsons111 The vocal chords thin out but are shaped up and down not left and right. Look at an anatomy book. They start way up high above the larynx and stretch all the way down to your trachea. Also, they are layered with a fine film in three different layers. If I wanted to make something "thin out" and they are shaped up and down I wouldn't want to compress in at all. When you tighten those muscles you lose the colors that come from the layering.

[smparsons111]

@KaleidoscopeAct Thanks.

[ItsFaltzer]

@KaleidoscopeAct that's interesting! what do you recommend instead?

[KaleidoscopeAct]

@ItsFaltzer The problem with singing is that you think you should push out the air through your throat and mouth. Everyone thinks that is how to project. Sound is a combination of air and vibrations. The body controls the air down at the diaphram, lateral muscles and below the trachea. When you have sound happening in your throat and skull you need to "sing inside yourself" as my hero, Enrico Caruso said!! Singing should feel like you are making sound travel our of your head backwards.

[KaleidoscopeAct]

If you approach singing like speech then you are deceiving yourself. The throat, tongue, mouth are not set up the same way as speech. Brett Manning teaches Speech Level Singing. If you expand the throat by letting the adam's apple fall forward, let the larynx lower with the diaphram lowering and letting the muscles below the larynx expand out in a bird like wingspan you can create a chamber/echo effect of sound and can make the voice ring. You need to add the pharyngeal and soft palate too.

[ItsFaltzer]

@KaleidoscopeAct this is basically singing with an open throat, right? i think ken taplin teaches this sort of technique when it comes to getting a full and resonant sound, as i have the program, but it feels so unnatural. is this a feeling that goes away after singing like this for a while, or does it always have to feel like this?

[KaleidoscopeAct]

They have done EKG scans on brain activity during singing and speech and have found different parts of your brain light during speech and singing. This is why I hate Speech Level Singing!! You cannot feel any similarity during singing to speech. It feels unnatural because it isn't in your thinking hemisphere(left hemisphere)but is in the right hemisphere. I like to touch things with my left hand or only breath in through my right nostril to switch hemispheres.

[chrisot123]

no part of your mouth should be shaking while singing with vibrato. that means the muscles of your jaw aren't strong enough to handle your production of sound. if you keep doing that you could really hurt your voice. look what happened to charlotte church

[smokey1472]

you are a genius. Thank You!

[RYLIEGH10]

LOVE U JESSE!!! MWAHHHH

[Esellajessica]

Dear Jesse Nemitz, I love you! Your so great at teaching and your voice sounds great!

[pchcha]

seriously- all the videos of singingsuccess make me laugh and teaching me a lot! thank you :)

[MAW9]

Pahahaha.. 2:00-2:03 Looks like he's sniffing the air. lol. Great video though. :D

[gguitar321]

at 2:45 when he does the F in head voice, i cant tell if my voice goes falsetto or just a light head voice because his has more power than mine.

[thienfoil]

@gguitar321 Light head

[snoopy892005]

never knew singing is such complicating. >.<

anw, i love him the most among instructors. He does give a lot of samples to demonstrate and show us the difference, while others usually talk too much.

[apnixlover900]

They still don't know they're referring to the attack of the mask.

[xVyKariousx]

Dude I've been doing Singing Success for weeks now and I still don't think I'm fully understanding it, why does my mixed voice sound so weak and pathetic compared to full out head/chest voice? I understand I need to bridge the two to have a good range, but I can't sing strong-weak-strong. It just sounds stupid

[124235346]

@xVyKariousx dude i have that exact problem. my mix sounds so pathetic that I got tired of it, i went back to forcing the notes like im killing myself. The sad thing is that i can only get to an E :(... ill send u a pm so we can talk about this :)

[Progeneter]

Can't get enough of your advice, thanks...wonderful style for teaching.

[jaecody12]

Is this applicable for a 16-year old male singer? I can't feel the balance resonance he's saying. I end up having strain on my neck and a high larynx. Can somebody explain it to me? please???

[Jouwl]

@jaecody12

No it's hopeless, you're on your own. D:

[jaecody12]

@Jouwl , alright then.. but i'm not here to read an idiot's comment.. you're not a singer either! Fuck your tongue! God forsaken damn shit!!! DX

[Jouwl]

@jaecody12

Chillax dude.

Of course you can become an awesome singer - you just need to put down lots of time on it. 10000 hours of activity will make you a master, regardless of what it is you're trying to improve in.

Get a vocal coach, it's a start.

[jaecody12]

@Jouwl

whatever! thanks.. now go to your mom and suck boobs! maybe you'll get maturer.. D;

[omegaweapon123]

There is something your are doing that I am just not doing... hmm What could it be.

[Gunnerss09]

How do I access my head voice, without it going into falsetto?

[AligBograt]

@Gunnerss09

Your head voice is a mix of your Falsetto and Chest voice, it's a balance. :)

[Smallville357]

@AligBograt ...but isnt an actual head voice when the sound resonates only in ur head, the cavities you have in the back/front of ur head...its when you keep the same tone, keep the vocal chords closed...but change pitch as you move from chest to head resonance...the balance ur talking about is called a mix or connected voice...it goes, head - mix - head voice...you can get your mix pretty high up...but head voice is when theres no chest involved at all.

[sponseredskater]

Pause at 3:07.

[123user001]

THIS TIP HELPED ME SO MUCH!! BTW like another user said try to make the intro with the singing "e" less loud and annoying! i see all of the tips but has to be aware to turn the volume down untill the intro ends.

[InLaciered]

Very hopefull knowledge! One thing is doing it, but knowing what it is you're doing.. Damn :b I love singing more and more from everyday that I get better.

[zhaomin7]

I agree, he explains really well. Now

[benobel]

Jesse is the best of them to explain... Thank you. This really helped me a lot. ;)

[6U355WH094]

I prefer this guy to the others actually... Dunno why I think he just explains it better for me. (and it helps that he's hot) what? O.o'

[zFilmuAktoreczka]

Thank you so much for all of ur videos they are helpping me alot.

Thank you for sharing with us with ur tips they are amazing,you are amaizing.

I would love to have techer like you but in some way you are techer for me cos Iam lorning from you a lot. And thanks again for spending ur time on recording this videos.

I hope u understand what I wrote ( English is not my first language-not difficult to see haha )

Have nice weekend

Paulina

[sussanaweljones]

so true! XD

[TheOtherSun]

He hit a G4 with no strain whatsoever.. =0

[JulianComeau]

@TheOtherSun Well I would hope so, as a tenor in mix voice G isn't remotely high.

[Haridas2]

Respond to this video... Gr8

[JustMeAndMrGuitar]

I love this tip! :D

[RickSpyder]

Way to go

This was the BEST explanation of head tone I''ve ever heard demonstrated.

SS has changed forever the way the voice is taught

Toss ALL THE ITALIAN CRAP . . these guys are genius

You just got in 4 minutes what some opera students spent thousands and still NEVER LEARNED . BTW the vocal fry is THE BEST WARM up and down ever. It will make you sing like a bird. I've been a lead singer for 33 years and people are asking me what i did to improve my voice literally over-night.

[ssmith42469]

@RickSpyder we've been singing for about the same amount of years. did you always have a head voice for singing high notes or like me did you drive your chest voice up (strain) to hit them. just looking for some hope that it's never too late to train your head voice from sing the wrong way for so long. Cheers

[stardusth2o]

@RickSpyder I love this comment :)

[KaleidoscopeAct]

@RickSpyder You do know that the Italian Crap schools invented vocal fry, right? It makes me laugh that these people on SS and watching these videos think that they have found a new way to teach the voice!! This stuff is almost three two hundred years old. They emphasize certain aspects and leave a ton of vitally important information out!! A really good voice teacher trained in the Italian spinto school could have shown the man in the video what he thinks he discovered in one lesson.

[KMXXXsub]

Thanks dude!

[miketoemusic1]

holy fuck, this helped me sooo much...esspecially the dark and light nasal and mouth....my goodnessss!!!!!!! THANKK YOU THANK YOUU

[Quadracer687]

Hello Jesse thanks so much for your tips I really really loved them and I think that helped me alot thank-you so much. I hope You are doing well Quadracer687 (Laura)

[nevers4yforever]

This makes a lot of sense to me. I have big problems with finding my mix when I'm going into the higher register (my voice gets very thin), it's dead annoying, and I've been struggling with it for years. This might help so thank you :)

[Anonymite]

I really like these tips, but please make the intro with the singing "e" less loud and annoying! Thank you.

[TheBelleGrace]

Best. Tip. Ever.

Thank you!! =D

[mikidou99]

Wow!

Listening to this and singing along with you is awesome!

Thanks a lot for these once again!

[ReggieDJones]

singing success is my favorite online vocal lessons.

[pstlwhppd]

He sounds so good

[Dallas3212]

@Sykotix1 why is urrbody cussing lol

[Sykotix1]

@Dallas3212

Deleted and reposted without cussing! ;-)

[Dallas3212]

@Sykotix1 lol

[Markosoulman]

Great advice!!realy great! :)

[corruptthefaith]

Jesse......fucking nice tip man!!!! and thats how I do my exercises -.-......stop in the middle and sing XD....which is why my voice isnt where it should be yet......Imma go practice....

[Dallas3212]

@corruptthefaith why iz urrybody cussing lol?

[1nspirator]

How did you grow your hair so fast, or is this an old video...lol

[dorianlackey]

Thanks man, that really helped!

[jasminehks]

amazing tip !!!

[AKnifeAndMyHeart]

Dudeee, thanks! This is exactly what I've needed help with. :D And Jesse, you have a great voice. :P

[lazichimp]

LOVE IT!

Thanks!

[rockman240]

Sweet, thanks!