How to Sing Country - Vocal Lessons so you can learn to sing

[tquist53]

open your throat. you probably heard that a lot...... lolz

[whitetrash88]

how that can be a country singin' lesson if you do a vibrato?? in folk music the notes are bendings between each others and ther is a vibrato, just the note itself during more time, without variation.

It's a good lesson but not country I think.

[12cowwoman]

wow, that girl can sing! lol I wish I could reach all those notes....

[GODakaJESUSuRULE]

wow jesse's got some voice, it made my heart skip a beat

[bareteeth]

How in the hell was she in college at the age of 7?!

[RocktheStageNYC]

"university training" is just a term to describe classical voice training - she started classical voice training at that age.

As a side note - he references "open throat" or "covered sound" here as bad for Pop. Actually its not - especially for males in the upper ranges. Covering the sound actually is less stressful on the cords than an open resonant sound. But males would generally not want to sound "covered" in Pop or Country but in Rock and Metal covering is a little helpful on high notes.

[bareteeth]

Thanks for the information. That was just my attempt at a corny joke :) Insightful though...thanks again.

[muzic4you]

But if it helps you and it helps you forever even after you quit taking lessons, I don't think it's a waste though. Yes, singer can teach themselves, but it's going to take a LOT more work and research. I think it's highly recommended that everyone take a voice class at least once in their life.

[Stingerfyle]

There is no support from the diaphram in your singing and in her singing! So, actually it's dangerous.

[SingingSuccess]

It must boggle your mind when all these "unsupported singers" don't lose their voice and continue to have lucrative careers in TODAY'S music industry doesn't it. Unhealthy singing stems from a lack of vocal fold closure and/or a strained yell in singing. Neither of which is present in this video. "Support" as you understand it has little to do with unhealthy singing. A "supported" tone is just ONE way to sing. Nothing dangerous about this.

[Stingerfyle]

How do you close your chords?

The best way to do this is using your diaphram and a strong breath. When you don't do this you have to compensate by using the muscles on your vocal chords. For the moment it seems not problem and for the next 10 years maybe too. But then you will get problems with your vocal chords because of unsupported singing all the years. Of course, another fact is how long you sing per day. The longer with unsupported singing per day the more dangerousthewhole thing becomes.

[SingingSuccess]

It is physiologically IMPOSSIBLE to close the cords (not chords) with the diaphragm.  There are tiny muscles called the cricothyroids and cricoarytenoids that adduct the arytenoid cartilage to close the folds. This happens in the larynx, NOT in the lungs. These muscles MUST be engaged while providing a strong breath or there can be no closure of the folds; damage WILL occur otherwise. Singers have been using this method for WAY Longer than 10 years. It IS healthy and beneficial to the voice.

[michaelp15]

She could never do or last a 3-4 hour opera, in a large opera house and with a full orchestra. If she is a "classical" singer she should be supporting no matter what anyone in the classical/opera world will tell you, the diaphragm is the voice.

[RocktheStageNYC]

she is a Pop singer -she has no need for a fully supported voice. She can sing "on the breath" if she wants and it will sound fine. Opera is all about diaphragmatic support - Pop is not. Its not loud singing. Classical technique was developed for opera house with no microphones. Pop is microphone based so it has no need for all that support. She's not belting in any way. I'm not a fan of SLS per se' but it has its bonuses - as well as it minuses to classical technique.

[jessenemitz]

this is jesse from the video. When I want support for the style I'm singing, I can easily have it. It's not that hard lol. I took a lesson with Metropolitan opera singer and teacher Tom McKinney specifically working on operatic technique and he mentioned my support was actually very good. So when I want it, I have it. In pop, I'm looking for good compression, not really a "supported sound" which sounds AWFUL and over-the-top when singing for commercal music. Voice is bigger than opera.

[Lavizzle]

$250 is too much... keep in mind that every singer has to teach themselves, and that 'lessons' are more of coaching sessions than anything else. Maybe Brett knows some very good techniques for opening up, etc, but $250 an hour really filters out most people from the middle and lower class demographic... can u imagine paying that every week..?

[SingingSuccess]

the guy in the video is only $125. Brett has 4 different coaches teaching for him at different prices. Also we don't encourage weekly lessons. Record the lesson and use it for months. It shouldn't take that many to get a good head start.

[Lavizzle]

Ya that makes more sense!... I guess I shouldn't believe everything i read on the message board...Sorry guys! Keep up the good work!

[guddynatasha]

@SingingSuccess I can record my own lesson?

[muzic4you]

I agree that is a little too much. But this is of high profession and should be taken seriously. If you're NOT looking into a recording artist, broadway, or in any kind of singing career, it would be a waste.

[mikaboy13]

I WISH I had 250 bucks for an hour lesson with brett.

Maybe he should do like a contest to give one free hour to the winner?

I would go for it =)

Anyway, I love these videos! Keep 'em coming!

[MattActorGordon]

How much do these lessons cost? I'd kill for one-on-one lessons like this?

[cursedreject]

links are wonders.

the two links in the info say brett does lessons for 250 dollars an hour.

[Heidiscope]

There pretty expensive to have a lesson with someone like this but i'm sure they would be worth every penny! Yeah i think it is like cursedreject says :-)