@RocktheStageNYC Hi! I have a question.. Do you think that use head voice is like "cheat"? I mean,it sounds really good but maybe the most part of singers use it to reach notes that they can't reach with their chest voice.
I always though that metal singers (especially power metal singers) are normally a lot of better and have more range than the most part "pop singers" because of their extremely high notes and power,do you think that this difference it's only because they use head voice?
Is there a way you could do some online coaching? I would really like you as a teacher but I live in Belgium so that is quite impossible I'm afraid. I'm planning on buying your dvd but it would be great if I had some extra coaching to help me out. I am a trained soprano and I can do power metal/rock singing in the lower regions, but I sound too "operatic" in the higher regions and I'd like to learn how to solve that.
@Sjoera - I am considering doing some Saturday online sessions 1-2x a month over the Winter months. Send me an email from my website - rockthestagenyc(dot)com
I can hit the high notes in this video with mixed voice, but whenever I hit the D5 my mix turns into a strange undertone voice where I can hear myself singing a D5 and a D4 at the same time. If I really try, I can get rid of the undertone but I can't go any lower than D5 in mixed voice without hearing that low tone along with the high one.
@AshleyNicoleChannel - I'd have to hear what is going on to really tell you what to try but it may have something to do with still being a teenager and your voice is in a state of change. Can you post a video of you doing it, make it private and send me the link?
@musickid203 i have the same problem when i sing. My range is identical to Michael Buble, and when i sing his high notes i have to go really loud. If you find info on it let me know plz XD
@TheDarkDimensions - try singing up those higher notes - and as you do try to go softer in volume but don't pop into falsetto or a breathy sound. Just turn the volume down.
I have experience in singing opera, and we are taught to sing with the low larynx, lowered jaw, and use our ab muscles to sing the notes. Along with a whole mess about resonating areas in the head. Is all that still applicable to this type of singing? I can just barely hit a tenor high C in head voice non-falsetto. But it is quiet and harsh sounding.
@psychgoth - what you were taught is all correct but only partially - you want a stable larynx & a lowered jaw but you want ab activity even in your low & middle notes too. The idea of diaphragmatic support is its present in your lower range and you "carry" the support as you go through your entire range. If you can sing a strongly supported G4 - you should be able to carry that support to the High C.
@RocktheStageNYC Hey Kevin yes I've been practicing since I made this comment and I'm working on my E5 now. I'm also trying to get that gritty sound at the high notes but I've still got some ways to go on that.
Thanks for the support tip, my low-mid-barely high notes are very powerful.
@psychgoth - absolutely, in fact I advocate a more classical approach to supporting the voice. I just avoid applying too much of the tonality as it is much too heavy or dark to keep going into a full voiced head tone.
@okoloptttify - my voice is naturally low and I can sing in 4 octaves. Once you are properly creating sound in head resonance its quite easy to stretch up to very high notes.
Do you have any video's explaining how to hit notes like David Lee Roth does? Its a very raspy, airy, high note that seems to have multiple pitches within it, almost like there are two or three of him harmonizing at once. Its truly amazing to listen to and I haven't seen anyone explain how its done. Can you shed any light on this?
@shelbyfanss - what Roth does is basically a high, vocal fry scream. Its almost like a whistle tone note with multiple overtones because the vocal cords aren't fully connecting. Its not an easy thing to do unless you can do it somewhat naturally - which Roth can do. I've also heard James Brown, Joe Lynn Turner and Glen Hughes do it.
@RocktheStageNYC Okay, thanks. Thats basically the same information I've got from the research I've done, I just wish I could find someone in person to teach me to do it, because from what I hear, its not something you can just see or read about and then replicate. Thanks!
@shelbyfanss - nope. If you can learn to do whistle tone you can make the sound. You have to know how to make that very light, fry sound. Its not about having a high range. Roth can't sing really high in his full voice but he can do that little scream up really high because his vocal cords are not fully connected. This is how Joe Lynn Turner does it as well.
@EWT66 - range with comfort comes first then range with power. BUT power in the upper ranges also only comes if you have a relatively high voice to begin with. Also don't be fooled by recordings or live shows. This can give the illusion that someone is singing with a lot of volume. Its not about volume but intensity. Intensity comes from the lower abdominal muscles and back muscles.
@RocktheStageNYC Do you tighen up the mid section like getting ready for someone to sock you in the gut? That seemed to help put my voice cracked a bit.
@1971SuperLead - not really. its hard to explain on typed words, its more of a feeling of compression between the lower abdominals and your diaphragm. Its a classical technique called "appoggio".
I remember when I first saw this vid I couldn't sing high notes for shit, and I would always come hear to admire your power and range... Now I can finally do it!!! HELL YEAHH!! HEYYYYYYYYYY HEYYYYYYY AHHHHHH
Interesting, Thanks for the response. I'm a big Priest fan Halford is probably my favourite rock/metal singer. Its amazing to see you hit those same notes with little distinction between falsetto and the real thing. I'm guessing this is years of training!
@GuitarAtoZ1 - many years of training. More than I care to remember. Its an ongoing process. Nobody ever learns everything about their craft. Like martial arts, it can take a lifetime to master.
Hey Kevin, great vids. In your opinion, do you think that Halford actually "has" these notes in his range, or is his own falsetto just insanely powerful and gritty and fairly well trained?
@GuitarAtoZ1 - he had these notes in his range for sure. They were powerful and consistent. Not anymore. He has never trained his voice and over time it has aged badly and he has lost a lot of his upper chest and lower head voice. His high notes are very inconsistent today - some shows they are clear and cutting, other shows they are screechy and distorted. Halford never really used falsetto much in Priest.
@MisterNickOtine now I'm confused, damn it.. I did a cover of alice cooper's 'billion dollar babies', and it was hard for me to sing the "we go dancing nightly in the atTIC", the "tic"-part, high note. what note is that, that is almost falsetto for me.
@ZZombyWooff well the song on your channel is in A and the "tic" you are referring to is an E. sing the low E string on a guitar (normally not with any effect). One octave higher would be E3. it breaks into falsetto because of the style of your singing, it is too much of a strain. when you say falsetto do you mean headvoice?
@MisterNickOtine mmh, ok I tested it, it's breaking to falsetto at E4 then. sorry for wasting your time, I wasnt sure about the octaves. Or then the notes are marked wrong on the online piano that I was testing my octaves originally, those retards :(
@ZZombyWooff yeah, sometimes the notation is different depending on whether it's scientific or classical notation. you are probably a lyric baritone. mine breaks around F/F# and i'm a baritenor. you are normal.
Does your program "breaking the chains" allow people to work on increasing their head voice?
I've realized I can't even sing past a C5 on my head voice and I dont understand why. My chest voice gets to a A5 at top, but my head voice seems to cover notes just up to that C5. I'm really frustrated here, when I try going higher it strains to the point it even hurts. Honestly, would it be possible in this case to learn to go higher?
do i really need to warm up everyday? since i perform everyday. some other singers here don't warm up at all and they sound great. i do warm but sometimes i lack power and my singing level is not as constant as theirs. i'm using the singing success material for about some time now what can i do? what is wrong? i wanna say i progressed a lot
@TheBobifrank - some people can get away with not warming up based on their skill level. I don't need as much warm up as I did 10 years ago because my voice is used every day either singing or teaching. Its always moving and stretching. The difference between those singers and you can be either or both of these two things: 1. advanced skill level or 2. natural ability.
Singing Success IMO is good up to a point in skill level. After that it doesn't help with power and projection.
@JaxTheBear - well its all part of the head register. How you sing it determines if its head voice or a falsetto tone based on the connection of the vocal cords. You sing falsetto tones below your break too.
@H2Zman I think what you mean is that you strain a lot to hit C4 in head voice which makes perfect sense... Male singers are actually singing one octave lower to the music, this whole thing has its roots in opera music. So, for a male singer, C5 is definitely head voice unless you are a low bass singer
@p0zzer - here in the US we go from left to right on the piano counting C notes - 4th C note is middle C and would be considered chest voice unless you are a bass singer. Average male voice is a baritone so C4 would be chest voice. If you are straining to sing a C4 there is something terribly wrong as that should be somewhat easy for most people. If you are straining to hit a C5 (male high C) in head voice that is more understandable that there is tension as that is considered a high note.
@RocktheStageNYC I agree with you, I 'm just saying H2Zman is probably trying to hit a C5 because, well, everybody, no matter their voice type, can do a C4 in chest voice.
@Juninho8Slo - it simply means one can sing in between several octave intervals. For a Tenor they would be in the 3rd, 4th and 5th octaves on the piano. Normally C3-C5 for most classical Tenors. Though some tenors do beautiful D5s in that very powerful, open throat sound.
Can tenor singer hit lower notes than C3 or higer notes than C5(D5). Many people here on YT shows vocal range for xxxx singers This singer have vocal range from xxx to xxx . I would to ask. Can you tell me what is vocal range of singer Marian Gold (Alphaville) All I know he can sing very low and hit higer note without any problems .
makes any sense at all to you? I was wondering if you had any advice that could potentially help me? To hit those notes (and that spot specifically) with ease, rather than slight strain. Anything?
@KeeHartProductions - practice at lower volumes. A great technique is to slowly bring your volume down as you go higher. This forces you to relax and hit those notes with less air and tension.
Hey Kevin. Okay, so I have no trouble hitting the the A4 or F5. But how to transgress to it, you know? Can you help? Well not even transgress. You obviously should know who Sebastian Bach is, right? Great singer. Well in the song "I Remember You" by Skid Row. I have a little trouble getting the "And when you needed me, I came through." Now, I've had less trouble, cuz I learned to sing from the lower of my throat but get the high notes. Rather than trying to push my voice to go that high. If tha
@laurag333 - its head voice with a full, connected sound - not breathy or airy. Powerful. Basically you are keeping the vocal cords closure of your lower notes as you ascend into the higher part of your range.
@RocktheStageNYC I'm sorry, can you explain what "vocal chords closure of your lower notes and you ascend into the higher part of your range" what do u want me to do with my chords? lol sorry. i'm so tickled that you repliedhahha
@laurag333 - thats the explanation of "adduction". Slide from a low note to a really high note without your voice changing into a weak breathy sound. Keep the fullness of the lower note, just slide up to a higher note without a break. That is adducting from chest to had registers.
I challenge you to sing from the C4 to C6 ... because I notice that only get to G4 or A4, and then you go to F5 on, that sounds like falsetto ... I want hear you "sing" an C of "Tenor, please ... Thanks ...
@alezandersantiago - if you think the F5 is falsetto then I have no reason to prove anything to you - you obviously don't know what you're talking about. I am sliding from A4 to F5. If the F5 was falsetto you would hear an obvious switch or skip to that sound. You do not.
Hey Kevin, this is impressive, are there any summer jobs going in NYC that will pay my accomodation while I take singing lessons from you. Nothing beats face to face tuition. I'm in England but I don't fancy skype much.
Holy crap!!!! You are amazing at singing. I'm from this band and I sing alot of high stuff like Dreamer Deciever or Victim of Changes, but man, you are amazing. You can never find a singer who sings like us becasue a bunch of dumbass use Studio recording to make their voice better. Me, I'm all lungs, but dude, like I said, you are amazing. And believe me, I don't go around saying everyone is a good singer. You have range, and to me, that is a true singer.
@Vedartham - Thank you. I'll take the compliment but veer off on one tangent. For me personally range is a great thing to have because it gives you many possibilities song-wise, but a true singer is one who can communicate the emotion of the song to the listener. You "feel" the performance.
@RocktheStageNYC Definatly man. I'm not saying that all singers have to have exedengly exhuberent range. Take Ronnie James Dio for instance, he doesn't sing that high, but he in my own opinion is one of the greatest singers of all time because his voice speaks with you and it is definable.
Hey Kev, just dropping a line of thanks once again, i purchased breaking the chains 6 months ago, and can now do this little piece that you do in this vid, i couldn't get any where close , 6 months ago, my under chin muscles seemed to have strengthened and this in turn makes my vocal cords pull tighter, i cannot believe my progress.. thanks once again
really impressive, ive been doing several programs, and gotten good range, probably doing excersises i can get to G5 and messing with the voice by myself but as far as rehearsals or live while im between F4 and C5 for a while in a song i start feeeling really tired lose range, notice lot of pressure on my abs i just wanna figure a way to release and if you think there is something else like breathing, ive heard like "no pressure" at all or "push down" what do you think i could do?
@chatclap - how you are breath support is incorrect and you have tension in the throat. Anytime a singer starts to feel fatigue in the stomach and loses range its always a problem of support and tension. There's no quick fix, that takes some training with a professional vocal coach to fix.
Hey ,you are amazing ,soo awesome voice !! So...i can not afford singing lessons ..and i was wondering ..can i learn to sing good ONLY with online singing lessons from youtube or somewhere .. ?
@papayagirl08 - No. A short video only gives you one piece of the puzzle. It would be like trying to learn a foreign language but just looking at a few videos. Its not detailed or comprehensive enough. Plus the feedback from a vocal coach lets you know if what you are doing is right or not.
Hi... My problem is my voice is too light and breathy. I would like more power in strength in the chest register. In other words a stromg mixed voice. What can i do??
@glamgoddess31 - get some lessons or but my vocal course (shameless plug). You need more cord closure from stronger breath support. Breath compression is the key to your problem.
@RocktheStageNYC Thanks... I've actually been taking lessons at Singers Forum here in NY for a month but its a group vocal class. I think I may need private lessons. Cant stand that weak breathy tone that my voice has MOST of the time. Maybe I'll look you up.
@glamgoddess31 Me too. I don't have a strong chest voice and my lower register is very weak being a male singer @ the age of 27. I am learning to sing in my mixed voice. My chest voice is like C3 to E4/F4/F#4. Singing upwards, I mix (G4 to F5) but it's weak but I don't and I am not flipping in my falsetto. My voice type is some type of Countertenor that is complicated. My singing teacher says that I have a round and formal sound when in falsetto which can go very high.
Hey!Nice lesson.I have a question.I'm a baritone and i've been singing the last few years while playing guitar at home or in acoustic gigs and its ok but when it comes to do so in the studio with my band,my voice really lacks in power and as a result i cannot be heard!Any tips or advice of increasing it?(I've never had vocal lessons or anything like that) I would really appreciate your help!Thanks
@MrAngel1604 - your problem is one of breath support. When you're sitting with a guitar your body is forced to breath low and to the waistline, standing you probably breath shallow and into the chest. Look at my videos on breathing tips.
@YWCTrumpetMania - I am in a sense using the same technique of support for both the lower and opper notes, but the placement of the sound is different.
Wanna ask you a question, Mr Richards. Most people says that everyone can put his vocal range that high (I mean, the high notes like Halford, for example), but, when I listen to the 70's and 80's Halford, it seems like his vocal range is that high naturally, like he hasn't done any work to put it that high. Is it true that everybody can sing a C6 in chess voice, (working a lot)?
If my highest note is an A4 and DYING, can I do that?
@MetalBob95 - Halford had a naturally high voice in his younger years. A great example of a naturally gifted, untrained tenor voice. He has to work at it now that he is older. His high notes are not as clean nor come as easy as they did in the 70's & 80's.
C6 is super high and can can ONLY be accessed by head voice (even for females). If you can reach an A4, chances are, with the right training you could one day reach a C6 with your head voice.
@RocktheStageNYC Ok. When I said chess voice, I was meaning any voice that insn't falsetto DX, I don't know their names in english, I just know their names in spanish ("voz de cabeza"(head voice) and "voz de pecho" (chess voice?)).
I just wanna ask you another thing, do you have any of your tutorials/dvd's in spanish? I would be interested in buy them, buy my english isn't very good yet :/.
Thanks for all man, I hope one day I can sing like you , (I'm just 15)!!
Thank You so much, Mr. Richards. I have watch most your tutorials and it really helps me. However, my mix ain't powerful..... very light. I have a complicated falsetto range as well. Some of the notes that I sing in a falsetto...I can mix eventually, right?
@highnote32 - Yes any note you can sing in falsetto you can eventually sing in full voice. It all a matter of compressing the cords enough to go from from falsetto to fully connected. There is a very subtle difference between the two and its not always easy to always achieve that transition.
@CuriosityRoads - UGH... how many times do I have to write this? - NOWHERE in this video am I using falsetto. Its ALL full voice meaning fully closed vocal cords.
@RocktheStageNYC I'm just going by what I hear. Singers who use full voice in the fifth octave include Graham Bonnet and Chris Cornell. They have the chesty, brassy, strained sound on high notes typical of a baritone at such extreme pitches. Your highs are breathy, ethereal and strainless.
@CuriosityRoads - Graham Bonnet is a classic "chest puller" who belts a lot of notes and that is why he can rarely sing his own material in concert. Chris Cornell pushes his voice beyond its natural limits and that has led to damage over the years.
What I am demonstrating here is fully connected, unstrained and effortless high mix and head voice tones. Nothing is pushed or strained because I don't have to. This is the epitomy of what I teach my students.
@RocktheStageNYC The horrible mic may be what makes it sound more strained than it is. This would probably sound INCREDIBLE if you had a decent mic.
Actually, I record my stuff via a Kodak camera, and it never clips, regardless of how high I sing. Buy yourself a 100$ camera with video recording and you should be good.
I'm more impressed, listening to this now, than I was before. I could hear that incredible power behind it. Nice!
The way i'm doing it might be the wrong way to sing that way, but correct for singing a certain style. I sort of find that 'choking' sensation in my throat - like someone is choking me and then i loosen up and relax it. It can give that roughness, but i just can't seem to do it with words included, like how bon scott and others with related styles. Anywho. Enough blabbering. The technique will probably come in short time.
Hey kevin! My voice has been developing nicely these past few weeks. No more nasally habits. I can change notes more smoother now and all... i can get that resonance (Though, not that rich yet, but pretty sweet resonance).
I love singing. Mostly the nice ol clean tone. Though i like a little variety... so lately, i've been into the technique of adding grittiness to my voice... and i've figured out how to do it somewhat without hurting myself, but the words i sing are tad incomprehensible. tips?
@Funkredible - I'm a little confused if you can hit an A5 in head voice how can you not hit a C5? A5 is higher than C5. By "head voice" do you mean falsetto? A5 in head voice would be a full voice note.
I am thinking you are doing that B4 in "full voice" by reaching or pulling up to it.
somehow when i tried the adducted head voice. it only works easy from B4 onwards, when i tried the method on lower notes it tends to be harder and harder, if i tried the adducted headvoice on G4 it tends to "fall down" to my chest voice. am i doing it right?
@Whackydoodle - That's because a G4 is technically not pure head voice. Its a mix of chest and head resonance. This exercise is only meant for notes above C5 (male high c)
Kevin I can't sing for S**t. I sing so bad, even I can't stand listing to myself. Which program do you sell to get me singing. I want to sing Dylan, Jack Johnson, Third Eye Blind, and high like Maroon 5. I've got a powerful loud voice but when I try to sing most songs my throat hurts.
@Dan727 - I have a beginner singers program coming soon called "I Wanna Rock". My "Breaking the Chains" program would be way over your head at this point.
Kevin, I've heard there is such a thing as a whistle register. I know you probably can't demonstrate that, but what exactly is it and where does it fall on the piano? Would it be similar to something one would hear Mariah Carey or the late Minnie Rippleton do? Oh, by the way thanks 4 the vid.
@Sobreya - yes whistle is what Mariah and Minnie did. Its the super high notes that actually sound like whistles. They start roughly around B5 on the piano.
@RocktheStageNYC - if you mean classification like bass, baritone, tenor - no they don't matter if you get the right training. I can sing from bass to soprano - what does that make my voice classification?
@albi7 - if all you are going by is the tonality of one's voice that is a false comparison. I know tenors who have incredibly thin C5 notes and baritones who have really full and chesty sounding A5's. Its all down to your natural speaking voice tonality (resting tone). I am talking about vocal range not tone.
I am a modern singer - in 2010 - I am not concerned with placing people in parts based on their voice. I want singers to break those barriers and have as much range and freedom as possible
@itzawildworld - yeah, its a habit from 20 years of guitar playing. I'm trying to vibrato the piano key. I never noticed I did it until I played this video back.
@TenelliVoiceGuru - HI Franco - actually the CD course is out and called "Breaking the Chains". I have upcoming CDs for warm up routines, breathing routine and a beginner singers vocal course.
For some reason recently when i sing like James Hetfield voice style, distorded like in my voice, My vocals sound like they're shattered (best way i can explain it), and i can't hit high notes real easy any more.....i hope i didn't put any major damage on my vocal cords.... either i distorted them too much after i took a break from singing from awhile of from smoking. Please give me feedback on this. Thank You.
@1948ozzy - and here we have a PERFECT example of why I will NOT post any videos on how to sing rasp or distortion. People who are nowhere near ready to tackle that kind of technique try it and hurt themselves.
@RocktheStageNYC They don't seem damged no more, When i first started distorting my voice it hurt. so i start singing cleaner and gradually distorted it. After awhile i got use to it where it didn't hurt and i was able to do like death metal style vocals. I'm able to distort them with no pain. Thanks for the feedback. My voice is completly fine. I just thought my cords were damaged but they're not.
I just picked up your cd set. Hopefully it will have exercises that will help me gain full control of two things I'm after, rasp and extending my upper range. I'm a natural bass baritone and am very happy with what I'm able to do right now, strong resonant notes from G1-F5. But I'd really like to extend maybe a bit lower and a bit higher with good resonance and tone on both ends.
And rasp has been a battle for me, though easier for me to get it in head voice.
ohh my, i wish i can go there to have Rock lessons with you, because i think my rock singing is not enough..and i think your cd is not available here in our place..but anyway, God bLess and thanks for the tips :)
I have been searching for ages, is there not one person who can tell me how to find my head voice instead of falsetto.
callumrocker1 3 weeks ago
@callumrocker1 - I have 3 videos on head voice training. Try my first one titled "finding head voice"
RocktheStageNYC in reply to callumrocker1 (Show the comment) 3 weeks ago
you have a powerful voice man. can you make a demonstration of how to achieve a raspy voice? ( middle register to mixed voice or head voice )
MrKimbodog 1 month ago
dude you are amazing and i really want to be able to sing like that. so what is the ebst way you get started ?????
allohappypeople 2 months ago
@allohappypeople - get a vocal coach/teacher.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to allohappypeople (Show the comment) 3 weeks ago
¡Awesome viedo! I don't have any singing experience but ¡I really want to sing like that! ¿Is there any way i can achieve it?
bertoburrito15 2 months ago
@bertoburrito15 - yes train an hour every day for about 2-3 years.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to bertoburrito15 (Show the comment) 2 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Hi! I have a question.. Do you think that use head voice is like "cheat"? I mean,it sounds really good but maybe the most part of singers use it to reach notes that they can't reach with their chest voice.
I always though that metal singers (especially power metal singers) are normally a lot of better and have more range than the most part "pop singers" because of their extremely high notes and power,do you think that this difference it's only because they use head voice?
Thanks
Rpgmakero in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 month ago
@Rpgmakero - you have to use head voice to reach noes you can't in your chest voice. It's not a "cheat" - that's how singing works.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Rpgmakero (Show the comment) 1 month ago
Is there a way you could do some online coaching? I would really like you as a teacher but I live in Belgium so that is quite impossible I'm afraid. I'm planning on buying your dvd but it would be great if I had some extra coaching to help me out. I am a trained soprano and I can do power metal/rock singing in the lower regions, but I sound too "operatic" in the higher regions and I'd like to learn how to solve that.
Sjoera 3 months ago
@Sjoera - I am considering doing some Saturday online sessions 1-2x a month over the Winter months. Send me an email from my website - rockthestagenyc(dot)com
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Sjoera (Show the comment) 2 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Cool, will do!
Sjoera in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 2 months ago
I can hit the high notes in this video with mixed voice, but whenever I hit the D5 my mix turns into a strange undertone voice where I can hear myself singing a D5 and a D4 at the same time. If I really try, I can get rid of the undertone but I can't go any lower than D5 in mixed voice without hearing that low tone along with the high one.
AshleyNicoleChannel 3 months ago
@AshleyNicoleChannel - I'd have to hear what is going on to really tell you what to try but it may have something to do with still being a teenager and your voice is in a state of change. Can you post a video of you doing it, make it private and send me the link?
RocktheStageNYC in reply to AshleyNicoleChannel (Show the comment) 2 months ago
Can someone PLEASE tell ne how to sing higher. I can sing higher but I have to sing louder. Plz help!!!!!
musickid203 4 months ago
@musickid203 i have the same problem when i sing. My range is identical to Michael Buble, and when i sing his high notes i have to go really loud. If you find info on it let me know plz XD
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@TheDarkDimensions - try singing up those higher notes - and as you do try to go softer in volume but don't pop into falsetto or a breathy sound. Just turn the volume down.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to TheDarkDimensions (Show the comment) 4 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC do i just do that in scales or when i'm singing along to songs?
TheDarkDimensions in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 4 months ago
@TheDarkDimensions - scales
RocktheStageNYC in reply to TheDarkDimensions (Show the comment) 4 months ago
I have experience in singing opera, and we are taught to sing with the low larynx, lowered jaw, and use our ab muscles to sing the notes. Along with a whole mess about resonating areas in the head. Is all that still applicable to this type of singing? I can just barely hit a tenor high C in head voice non-falsetto. But it is quiet and harsh sounding.
psychgoth 4 months ago
@psychgoth looking to hit the high notes like yourself in this video since I personally love to sing heavy metal.
psychgoth in reply to psychgoth (Show the comment) 4 months ago
@psychgoth - what you were taught is all correct but only partially - you want a stable larynx & a lowered jaw but you want ab activity even in your low & middle notes too. The idea of diaphragmatic support is its present in your lower range and you "carry" the support as you go through your entire range. If you can sing a strongly supported G4 - you should be able to carry that support to the High C.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to psychgoth (Show the comment) 4 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Hey Kevin yes I've been practicing since I made this comment and I'm working on my E5 now. I'm also trying to get that gritty sound at the high notes but I've still got some ways to go on that.
Thanks for the support tip, my low-mid-barely high notes are very powerful.
psychgoth in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 3 months ago
@psychgoth - absolutely, in fact I advocate a more classical approach to supporting the voice. I just avoid applying too much of the tonality as it is much too heavy or dark to keep going into a full voiced head tone.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to psychgoth (Show the comment) 3 months ago
if your voice is naturally uper uper low, even using proper headvoice wont give you higher range?
okoloptttify 5 months ago
@okoloptttify - my voice is naturally low and I can sing in 4 octaves. Once you are properly creating sound in head resonance its quite easy to stretch up to very high notes.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to okoloptttify (Show the comment) 5 months ago
Do you have any video's explaining how to hit notes like David Lee Roth does? Its a very raspy, airy, high note that seems to have multiple pitches within it, almost like there are two or three of him harmonizing at once. Its truly amazing to listen to and I haven't seen anyone explain how its done. Can you shed any light on this?
shelbyfanss 5 months ago
@shelbyfanss - what Roth does is basically a high, vocal fry scream. Its almost like a whistle tone note with multiple overtones because the vocal cords aren't fully connecting. Its not an easy thing to do unless you can do it somewhat naturally - which Roth can do. I've also heard James Brown, Joe Lynn Turner and Glen Hughes do it.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to shelbyfanss (Show the comment) 5 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Okay, thanks. Thats basically the same information I've got from the research I've done, I just wish I could find someone in person to teach me to do it, because from what I hear, its not something you can just see or read about and then replicate. Thanks!
shelbyfanss in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 5 months ago
@shelbyfanss - nope. If you can learn to do whistle tone you can make the sound. You have to know how to make that very light, fry sound. Its not about having a high range. Roth can't sing really high in his full voice but he can do that little scream up really high because his vocal cords are not fully connected. This is how Joe Lynn Turner does it as well.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to shelbyfanss (Show the comment) 5 months ago
Ah give me your voice, it would be way easier!! xDD
CelerateBand 5 months ago
Sing With Power Like That Thats is What I'm looking for. there's no video lesson about mouth potition, jaws, and how to do it.
I wish someone can post lesson.. that was the only thing i need
to sing high...
Can U tell us.. please..
you're really good singer..
EWT66 6 months ago
@EWT66 I'm looking for That too..
AdiXeroSportz in reply to EWT66 (Show the comment) 6 months ago
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@EWT66 Sing With Power Like That Thats is What I'm looking for. there's no video lesson about mouth potition, jaws, and how to do it.
I wish someone can post lesson.. that was the only thing i need
to sing high...
Can U tell us.. please..
you're really good singer.. Adixerosportz:I'm looking for That too.. Dragonz4900 well, me too...
dragonz4900 in reply to EWT66 (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@EWT66 - range with comfort comes first then range with power. BUT power in the upper ranges also only comes if you have a relatively high voice to begin with. Also don't be fooled by recordings or live shows. This can give the illusion that someone is singing with a lot of volume. Its not about volume but intensity. Intensity comes from the lower abdominal muscles and back muscles.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to EWT66 (Show the comment) 5 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC will u post any lessons about this..
EWT66 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 5 months ago
I got the range, I just ain't got the power.
1971SuperLead 6 months ago
@1971SuperLead - The power comes from your midsection muscles. That's your volume knob.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to 1971SuperLead (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Do you tighen up the mid section like getting ready for someone to sock you in the gut? That seemed to help put my voice cracked a bit.
1971SuperLead in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@1971SuperLead - not really. its hard to explain on typed words, its more of a feeling of compression between the lower abdominals and your diaphragm. Its a classical technique called "appoggio".
RocktheStageNYC in reply to 1971SuperLead (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Maybe like you're about to sneeze?
1971SuperLead in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@1971SuperLead - the feeling is similar to how you cough. A good way to get the feeling is hiss out air loudly.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to 1971SuperLead (Show the comment) 5 months ago
I remember when I first saw this vid I couldn't sing high notes for shit, and I would always come hear to admire your power and range... Now I can finally do it!!! HELL YEAHH!! HEYYYYYYYYYY HEYYYYYYY AHHHHHH
zelda0521 6 months ago
Interesting, Thanks for the response. I'm a big Priest fan Halford is probably my favourite rock/metal singer. Its amazing to see you hit those same notes with little distinction between falsetto and the real thing. I'm guessing this is years of training!
GuitarAtoZ1 7 months ago
@GuitarAtoZ1 - many years of training. More than I care to remember. Its an ongoing process. Nobody ever learns everything about their craft. Like martial arts, it can take a lifetime to master.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to GuitarAtoZ1 (Show the comment) 6 months ago
Hey Kevin, great vids. In your opinion, do you think that Halford actually "has" these notes in his range, or is his own falsetto just insanely powerful and gritty and fairly well trained?
GuitarAtoZ1 7 months ago
@GuitarAtoZ1 - he had these notes in his range for sure. They were powerful and consistent. Not anymore. He has never trained his voice and over time it has aged badly and he has lost a lot of his upper chest and lower head voice. His high notes are very inconsistent today - some shows they are clear and cutting, other shows they are screechy and distorted. Halford never really used falsetto much in Priest.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to GuitarAtoZ1 (Show the comment) 7 months ago
GREEN MANALISHI!! \m/ :D
metalli12 7 months ago
I can only sing high as E3, then my voice breaks to falsetto. sniff.
ZZombyWooff 7 months ago
@ZZombyWooff i think you mean E4. unless you are a godlike bass or something.
MisterNickOtine in reply to ZZombyWooff (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@MisterNickOtine now I'm confused, damn it.. I did a cover of alice cooper's 'billion dollar babies', and it was hard for me to sing the "we go dancing nightly in the atTIC", the "tic"-part, high note. what note is that, that is almost falsetto for me.
ZZombyWooff in reply to MisterNickOtine (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@ZZombyWooff well the song on your channel is in A and the "tic" you are referring to is an E. sing the low E string on a guitar (normally not with any effect). One octave higher would be E3. it breaks into falsetto because of the style of your singing, it is too much of a strain. when you say falsetto do you mean headvoice?
MisterNickOtine in reply to ZZombyWooff (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@MisterNickOtine mmh, ok I tested it, it's breaking to falsetto at E4 then. sorry for wasting your time, I wasnt sure about the octaves. Or then the notes are marked wrong on the online piano that I was testing my octaves originally, those retards :(
ZZombyWooff in reply to MisterNickOtine (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@ZZombyWooff yeah, sometimes the notation is different depending on whether it's scientific or classical notation. you are probably a lyric baritone. mine breaks around F/F# and i'm a baritenor. you are normal.
you didn't wast my time! : )
MisterNickOtine in reply to ZZombyWooff (Show the comment) 6 months ago
@MisterNickOtine thank you sir!
ZZombyWooff in reply to MisterNickOtine (Show the comment) 6 months ago
Hey there, excelent demonstration.
I have a little question:
Does your program "breaking the chains" allow people to work on increasing their head voice?
I've realized I can't even sing past a C5 on my head voice and I dont understand why. My chest voice gets to a A5 at top, but my head voice seems to cover notes just up to that C5. I'm really frustrated here, when I try going higher it strains to the point it even hurts. Honestly, would it be possible in this case to learn to go higher?
progressiv88 8 months ago
@progressiv88 - go to the website and see for yourself - thevoxshop(dot)com
RocktheStageNYC in reply to progressiv88 (Show the comment) 7 months ago
do i really need to warm up everyday? since i perform everyday. some other singers here don't warm up at all and they sound great. i do warm but sometimes i lack power and my singing level is not as constant as theirs. i'm using the singing success material for about some time now what can i do? what is wrong? i wanna say i progressed a lot
TheBobifrank 8 months ago
@TheBobifrank - some people can get away with not warming up based on their skill level. I don't need as much warm up as I did 10 years ago because my voice is used every day either singing or teaching. Its always moving and stretching. The difference between those singers and you can be either or both of these two things: 1. advanced skill level or 2. natural ability.
Singing Success IMO is good up to a point in skill level. After that it doesn't help with power and projection.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to TheBobifrank (Show the comment) 8 months ago
is anything beyond the break in a guys voice falsetto? or is it just head voice?
JaxTheBear 8 months ago
@JaxTheBear - well its all part of the head register. How you sing it determines if its head voice or a falsetto tone based on the connection of the vocal cords. You sing falsetto tones below your break too.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to JaxTheBear (Show the comment) 8 months ago
I'm missing something here.
I strain a lot to hit C4 in head voice. I guess I don't know the first thing about singing lol.
H2Zman 9 months ago
@H2Zman - C4 is not head voice unless you're a an extreme low bass singer. C4 (middle C on a piano) is still chest voice - male or female.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to H2Zman (Show the comment) 8 months ago
@H2Zman I think what you mean is that you strain a lot to hit C4 in head voice which makes perfect sense... Male singers are actually singing one octave lower to the music, this whole thing has its roots in opera music. So, for a male singer, C5 is definitely head voice unless you are a low bass singer
p0zzer in reply to H2Zman (Show the comment) 7 months ago
@p0zzer - here in the US we go from left to right on the piano counting C notes - 4th C note is middle C and would be considered chest voice unless you are a bass singer. Average male voice is a baritone so C4 would be chest voice. If you are straining to sing a C4 there is something terribly wrong as that should be somewhat easy for most people. If you are straining to hit a C5 (male high C) in head voice that is more understandable that there is tension as that is considered a high note.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to p0zzer (Show the comment) 7 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC I agree with you, I 'm just saying H2Zman is probably trying to hit a C5 because, well, everybody, no matter their voice type, can do a C4 in chest voice.
p0zzer in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 7 months ago
What is multi octave tenor voice?
Juninho8Slo 9 months ago
@Juninho8Slo - it simply means one can sing in between several octave intervals. For a Tenor they would be in the 3rd, 4th and 5th octaves on the piano. Normally C3-C5 for most classical Tenors. Though some tenors do beautiful D5s in that very powerful, open throat sound.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Juninho8Slo (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC
Can tenor singer hit lower notes than C3 or higer notes than C5(D5). Many people here on YT shows vocal range for xxxx singers This singer have vocal range from xxx to xxx . I would to ask. Can you tell me what is vocal range of singer Marian Gold (Alphaville) All I know he can sing very low and hit higer note without any problems .
Sorry for dumb questions :D
Juninho8Slo in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 9 months ago
makes any sense at all to you? I was wondering if you had any advice that could potentially help me? To hit those notes (and that spot specifically) with ease, rather than slight strain. Anything?
KeeHartProductions 9 months ago
@KeeHartProductions - practice at lower volumes. A great technique is to slowly bring your volume down as you go higher. This forces you to relax and hit those notes with less air and tension.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to KeeHartProductions (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Wow, that's really good advice. I have to try it! Thanks!
KeeHartProductions in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 9 months ago
Hey Kevin. Okay, so I have no trouble hitting the the A4 or F5. But how to transgress to it, you know? Can you help? Well not even transgress. You obviously should know who Sebastian Bach is, right? Great singer. Well in the song "I Remember You" by Skid Row. I have a little trouble getting the "And when you needed me, I came through." Now, I've had less trouble, cuz I learned to sing from the lower of my throat but get the high notes. Rather than trying to push my voice to go that high. If tha
KeeHartProductions 9 months ago
WHAT IS ADUCCTED HEAD VOICE?!l lol
laurag333 9 months ago
@laurag333 - its head voice with a full, connected sound - not breathy or airy. Powerful. Basically you are keeping the vocal cords closure of your lower notes as you ascend into the higher part of your range.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to laurag333 (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC I'm sorry, can you explain what "vocal chords closure of your lower notes and you ascend into the higher part of your range" what do u want me to do with my chords? lol sorry. i'm so tickled that you repliedhahha
laurag333 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@laurag333 - thats the explanation of "adduction". Slide from a low note to a really high note without your voice changing into a weak breathy sound. Keep the fullness of the lower note, just slide up to a higher note without a break. That is adducting from chest to had registers.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to laurag333 (Show the comment) 9 months ago
I challenge you to sing from the C4 to C6 ... because I notice that only get to G4 or A4, and then you go to F5 on, that sounds like falsetto ... I want hear you "sing" an C of "Tenor, please ... Thanks ...
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alezandersantiago 10 months ago
@alezandersantiago - if you think the F5 is falsetto then I have no reason to prove anything to you - you obviously don't know what you're talking about. I am sliding from A4 to F5. If the F5 was falsetto you would hear an obvious switch or skip to that sound. You do not.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to alezandersantiago (Show the comment) 10 months ago
Hey Kevin, this is impressive, are there any summer jobs going in NYC that will pay my accomodation while I take singing lessons from you. Nothing beats face to face tuition. I'm in England but I don't fancy skype much.
juli79a79 10 months ago
Woah o.o
writethisdown77 10 months ago
Its very dificult to reach those ranges of voice...congratulations!
thejesusnet 11 months ago
Holy crap!!!! You are amazing at singing. I'm from this band and I sing alot of high stuff like Dreamer Deciever or Victim of Changes, but man, you are amazing. You can never find a singer who sings like us becasue a bunch of dumbass use Studio recording to make their voice better. Me, I'm all lungs, but dude, like I said, you are amazing. And believe me, I don't go around saying everyone is a good singer. You have range, and to me, that is a true singer.
Vedartham 11 months ago
@Vedartham - Thank you. I'll take the compliment but veer off on one tangent. For me personally range is a great thing to have because it gives you many possibilities song-wise, but a true singer is one who can communicate the emotion of the song to the listener. You "feel" the performance.
But like I said, I'll take the compliment! :-)
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Vedartham (Show the comment) 11 months ago
@RocktheStageNYC Definatly man. I'm not saying that all singers have to have exedengly exhuberent range. Take Ronnie James Dio for instance, he doesn't sing that high, but he in my own opinion is one of the greatest singers of all time because his voice speaks with you and it is definable.
Vedartham in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 11 months ago
preettty higgh up there guy...just dont look at me so intensely next time
LBcaliKUSHwax 11 months ago
Hey Kev, just dropping a line of thanks once again, i purchased breaking the chains 6 months ago, and can now do this little piece that you do in this vid, i couldn't get any where close , 6 months ago, my under chin muscles seemed to have strengthened and this in turn makes my vocal cords pull tighter, i cannot believe my progress.. thanks once again
stebolian 1 year ago
@stebolian - Thanks.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to stebolian (Show the comment) 1 year ago
really impressive, ive been doing several programs, and gotten good range, probably doing excersises i can get to G5 and messing with the voice by myself but as far as rehearsals or live while im between F4 and C5 for a while in a song i start feeeling really tired lose range, notice lot of pressure on my abs i just wanna figure a way to release and if you think there is something else like breathing, ive heard like "no pressure" at all or "push down" what do you think i could do?
chatclap 1 year ago
@chatclap - how you are breath support is incorrect and you have tension in the throat. Anytime a singer starts to feel fatigue in the stomach and loses range its always a problem of support and tension. There's no quick fix, that takes some training with a professional vocal coach to fix.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to chatclap (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Hey ,you are amazing ,soo awesome voice !! So...i can not afford singing lessons ..and i was wondering ..can i learn to sing good ONLY with online singing lessons from youtube or somewhere .. ?
Have a nice day :)
papayagirl08 1 year ago
@papayagirl08 - No. A short video only gives you one piece of the puzzle. It would be like trying to learn a foreign language but just looking at a few videos. Its not detailed or comprehensive enough. Plus the feedback from a vocal coach lets you know if what you are doing is right or not.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to papayagirl08 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Hi... My problem is my voice is too light and breathy. I would like more power in strength in the chest register. In other words a stromg mixed voice. What can i do??
glamgoddess31 1 year ago
@glamgoddess31 - get some lessons or but my vocal course (shameless plug). You need more cord closure from stronger breath support. Breath compression is the key to your problem.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to glamgoddess31 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC Thanks... I've actually been taking lessons at Singers Forum here in NY for a month but its a group vocal class. I think I may need private lessons. Cant stand that weak breathy tone that my voice has MOST of the time. Maybe I'll look you up.
glamgoddess31 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@glamgoddess31 I have the same problem as you.
highnote32 in reply to glamgoddess31 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@highnote32 Sucks doesn't it. :-(Gonna keep trying though cuz singing is my passion.
glamgoddess31 in reply to highnote32 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@glamgoddess31 Me too. I don't have a strong chest voice and my lower register is very weak being a male singer @ the age of 27. I am learning to sing in my mixed voice. My chest voice is like C3 to E4/F4/F#4. Singing upwards, I mix (G4 to F5) but it's weak but I don't and I am not flipping in my falsetto. My voice type is some type of Countertenor that is complicated. My singing teacher says that I have a round and formal sound when in falsetto which can go very high.
highnote32 in reply to glamgoddess31 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Hey!Nice lesson.I have a question.I'm a baritone and i've been singing the last few years while playing guitar at home or in acoustic gigs and its ok but when it comes to do so in the studio with my band,my voice really lacks in power and as a result i cannot be heard!Any tips or advice of increasing it?(I've never had vocal lessons or anything like that) I would really appreciate your help!Thanks
MrAngel1604 1 year ago
@MrAngel1604 - your problem is one of breath support. When you're sitting with a guitar your body is forced to breath low and to the waistline, standing you probably breath shallow and into the chest. Look at my videos on breathing tips.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to MrAngel1604 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
hey friend, I'd like to hear sing a complete song in a video. I hope you do ... Cheers.
alezandersantiago 1 year ago
youtube.com/user/RadiostarNYC
RocktheStageNYC in reply to alezandersantiago (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@YWCTrumpetMania - I am in a sense using the same technique of support for both the lower and opper notes, but the placement of the sound is different.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to YWCTrumpetMania (Show the comment) 1 year ago
HOW DID YOU DO THAT AWESOME WAIL THING? i've wanted to learn how to do that for a long time!
vanillachicka14 1 year ago
@vanillachicka14 - a lot of practice and the right knowledge of vocal technique. I know that sounds simplistic, but that's the truth.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to vanillachicka14 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Just amazing.. a perfect voice!
Wanna ask you a question, Mr Richards. Most people says that everyone can put his vocal range that high (I mean, the high notes like Halford, for example), but, when I listen to the 70's and 80's Halford, it seems like his vocal range is that high naturally, like he hasn't done any work to put it that high. Is it true that everybody can sing a C6 in chess voice, (working a lot)?
If my highest note is an A4 and DYING, can I do that?
Forgive my english
Thanks!!
MetalBob95 1 year ago
@MetalBob95 - Halford had a naturally high voice in his younger years. A great example of a naturally gifted, untrained tenor voice. He has to work at it now that he is older. His high notes are not as clean nor come as easy as they did in the 70's & 80's.
C6 is super high and can can ONLY be accessed by head voice (even for females). If you can reach an A4, chances are, with the right training you could one day reach a C6 with your head voice.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to MetalBob95 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC Ok. When I said chess voice, I was meaning any voice that insn't falsetto DX, I don't know their names in english, I just know their names in spanish ("voz de cabeza"(head voice) and "voz de pecho" (chess voice?)).
I just wanna ask you another thing, do you have any of your tutorials/dvd's in spanish? I would be interested in buy them, buy my english isn't very good yet :/.
Thanks for all man, I hope one day I can sing like you , (I'm just 15)!!
You rock !!
MetalBob95 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
If you dudes think hes using falsetto try doing it and tell me if you can sing for the rest of the day. Its obvious its a high mixed voice..
Robinqq11 1 year ago
if you do0n't have it you just don't have it okey? i don't think i could do that at all...
luckydhel29 1 year ago
Wow thats amazing 0_0 I wanna be able to do that.
128Johny 1 year ago
Sweet video man! I love that tune and that part lool. I wish I lived close enough to take some lessons.
hughcronic 1 year ago
Thank You so much, Mr. Richards. I have watch most your tutorials and it really helps me. However, my mix ain't powerful..... very light. I have a complicated falsetto range as well. Some of the notes that I sing in a falsetto...I can mix eventually, right?
highnote32 1 year ago
@highnote32 - Yes any note you can sing in falsetto you can eventually sing in full voice. It all a matter of compressing the cords enough to go from from falsetto to fully connected. There is a very subtle difference between the two and its not always easy to always achieve that transition.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to highnote32 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Nice falsetto man!
CuriosityRoads 1 year ago
@CuriosityRoads - UGH... how many times do I have to write this? - NOWHERE in this video am I using falsetto. Its ALL full voice meaning fully closed vocal cords.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to CuriosityRoads (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC I'm just going by what I hear. Singers who use full voice in the fifth octave include Graham Bonnet and Chris Cornell. They have the chesty, brassy, strained sound on high notes typical of a baritone at such extreme pitches. Your highs are breathy, ethereal and strainless.
CuriosityRoads in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@CuriosityRoads - Graham Bonnet is a classic "chest puller" who belts a lot of notes and that is why he can rarely sing his own material in concert. Chris Cornell pushes his voice beyond its natural limits and that has led to damage over the years.
What I am demonstrating here is fully connected, unstrained and effortless high mix and head voice tones. Nothing is pushed or strained because I don't have to. This is the epitomy of what I teach my students.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to CuriosityRoads (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC The horrible mic may be what makes it sound more strained than it is. This would probably sound INCREDIBLE if you had a decent mic.
Actually, I record my stuff via a Kodak camera, and it never clips, regardless of how high I sing. Buy yourself a 100$ camera with video recording and you should be good.
I'm more impressed, listening to this now, than I was before. I could hear that incredible power behind it. Nice!
AtariMaxiToriyama in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
The way i'm doing it might be the wrong way to sing that way, but correct for singing a certain style. I sort of find that 'choking' sensation in my throat - like someone is choking me and then i loosen up and relax it. It can give that roughness, but i just can't seem to do it with words included, like how bon scott and others with related styles. Anywho. Enough blabbering. The technique will probably come in short time.
MikeTheGuy00 1 year ago
Hey kevin! My voice has been developing nicely these past few weeks. No more nasally habits. I can change notes more smoother now and all... i can get that resonance (Though, not that rich yet, but pretty sweet resonance).
I love singing. Mostly the nice ol clean tone. Though i like a little variety... so lately, i've been into the technique of adding grittiness to my voice... and i've figured out how to do it somewhat without hurting myself, but the words i sing are tad incomprehensible. tips?
MikeTheGuy00 1 year ago
dude mannnn the way u sing is the way iv been trying to do for YEARS !!!!
thts rock music lol ROOOCK ON DUDE !!!
ScEmOkInG1 1 year ago
@Funkredible - I'm a little confused if you can hit an A5 in head voice how can you not hit a C5? A5 is higher than C5. By "head voice" do you mean falsetto? A5 in head voice would be a full voice note.
I am thinking you are doing that B4 in "full voice" by reaching or pulling up to it.
RocktheStageNYC 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC in spanish please
roger21269 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
somehow when i tried the adducted head voice. it only works easy from B4 onwards, when i tried the method on lower notes it tends to be harder and harder, if i tried the adducted headvoice on G4 it tends to "fall down" to my chest voice. am i doing it right?
Whackydoodle 1 year ago
@Whackydoodle - That's because a G4 is technically not pure head voice. Its a mix of chest and head resonance. This exercise is only meant for notes above C5 (male high c)
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Whackydoodle (Show the comment) 1 year ago
hey Kevin, sometimes when i sing high like that another low octave trys to push on through lightly, , why is that?
stebolian 1 year ago
@stebolian - I'm not sure exactly what you're talking about but if your voice doesn't sound clean, you're not doing it right.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to stebolian (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Kevin I can't sing for S**t. I sing so bad, even I can't stand listing to myself. Which program do you sell to get me singing. I want to sing Dylan, Jack Johnson, Third Eye Blind, and high like Maroon 5. I've got a powerful loud voice but when I try to sing most songs my throat hurts.
Dan727 1 year ago
@Dan727 - I have a beginner singers program coming soon called "I Wanna Rock". My "Breaking the Chains" program would be way over your head at this point.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Dan727 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Kevin, I've heard there is such a thing as a whistle register. I know you probably can't demonstrate that, but what exactly is it and where does it fall on the piano? Would it be similar to something one would hear Mariah Carey or the late Minnie Rippleton do? Oh, by the way thanks 4 the vid.
Sobreya 1 year ago
@Sobreya - yes whistle is what Mariah and Minnie did. Its the super high notes that actually sound like whistles. They start roughly around B5 on the piano.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Sobreya (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC
Thanks you, Kevin, for providing me with the info on whistle register. You're an awesome guy 4 doing so!!!!
Sobreya in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
awesome high note. is tat a chest voice or mix voice? i dunno how to differentiate it. ><
harshelchow 1 year ago
@harshelchow - Its technically all high mix but you could say the lower notes are chest and the high notes are head voice.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to harshelchow (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@harshelchow - its technically a high mix note.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to harshelchow (Show the comment) 1 year ago
man this is incredible for a baritone to have this kind of range!!! as far as rock and pop vocals go does your vocal fach realy matter? f4 man!
clayton5150 1 year ago
@clayton5150 - "vocal fach"?
RocktheStageNYC in reply to clayton5150 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC - if you mean classification like bass, baritone, tenor - no they don't matter if you get the right training. I can sing from bass to soprano - what does that make my voice classification?
RocktheStageNYC in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC But you said that your voice gets thinner above A4 unlike tenor's voice. So it does matter somehow.
On the other hand I have friend who has really high voice. I can't imagine him singing bass notes, even after great training.
albi7 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@albi7 - if all you are going by is the tonality of one's voice that is a false comparison. I know tenors who have incredibly thin C5 notes and baritones who have really full and chesty sounding A5's. Its all down to your natural speaking voice tonality (resting tone). I am talking about vocal range not tone.
I am a modern singer - in 2010 - I am not concerned with placing people in parts based on their voice. I want singers to break those barriers and have as much range and freedom as possible
RocktheStageNYC in reply to albi7 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
so, this means that this is your normal vocal range without using falsetto? wow, I have to learn that.
Kingofblacklabel 1 year ago
@Kingofblacklabel - yes this is my normal singing range. I can go much lower and higher than this.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Kingofblacklabel (Show the comment) 1 year ago
how do you go so smooth from normal vocals to falseto?
Kingofblacklabel 1 year ago
@Kingofblacklabel - is that a question or a statement? I am NOT singing anything here in Falsetto.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to Kingofblacklabel (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@itzawildworld - yeah, its a habit from 20 years of guitar playing. I'm trying to vibrato the piano key. I never noticed I did it until I played this video back.
RocktheStageNYC 1 year ago
wish you great success with upcoming CD
TenelliVoiceGuru 1 year ago
@TenelliVoiceGuru - HI Franco - actually the CD course is out and called "Breaking the Chains". I have upcoming CDs for warm up routines, breathing routine and a beginner singers vocal course.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to TenelliVoiceGuru (Show the comment) 1 year ago
How does Halford sing the way he does in songs like Painkiller, or Metal Meltdown...what im talking about is that high pitched witch sounding voice?
RapidCycling07 1 year ago
@RapidCycling07 - watch my video on "metal bite" resonance". That and the sheer capabilities of his voice.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to RapidCycling07 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC Thanks for the response. It would be cool to take lessons from you. Where in NYC do you provide lessons? I'm from Queens.
RapidCycling07 in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RapidCycling07 - Chelsea. You can see the exact location of where I teach on my website under "location".
RocktheStageNYC in reply to RapidCycling07 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
im buying your product Breaking the Chains , i need help with the Raise your voice book...
MetalMIlitiaCrusade 1 year ago
For some reason recently when i sing like James Hetfield voice style, distorded like in my voice, My vocals sound like they're shattered (best way i can explain it), and i can't hit high notes real easy any more.....i hope i didn't put any major damage on my vocal cords.... either i distorted them too much after i took a break from singing from awhile of from smoking. Please give me feedback on this. Thank You.
1948ozzy 1 year ago
@1948ozzy - and here we have a PERFECT example of why I will NOT post any videos on how to sing rasp or distortion. People who are nowhere near ready to tackle that kind of technique try it and hurt themselves.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to 1948ozzy (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@RocktheStageNYC They don't seem damged no more, When i first started distorting my voice it hurt. so i start singing cleaner and gradually distorted it. After awhile i got use to it where it didn't hurt and i was able to do like death metal style vocals. I'm able to distort them with no pain. Thanks for the feedback. My voice is completly fine. I just thought my cords were damaged but they're not.
1948ozzy in reply to RocktheStageNYC (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@1948ozzy u should take growling lessons
MetalMIlitiaCrusade in reply to 1948ozzy (Show the comment) 1 year ago
I just picked up your cd set. Hopefully it will have exercises that will help me gain full control of two things I'm after, rasp and extending my upper range. I'm a natural bass baritone and am very happy with what I'm able to do right now, strong resonant notes from G1-F5. But I'd really like to extend maybe a bit lower and a bit higher with good resonance and tone on both ends.
And rasp has been a battle for me, though easier for me to get it in head voice.
I'll post back when I get it.
EnglishSteel2347 1 year ago
How do I get more volume and 'strength' in my singing (which feels 'thin')?
thanks!! (:
ThePigletisgay 1 year ago
@ThePigletisgay - much too complicated to write here. My vocal course shows you step-by-step though.
RocktheStageNYC in reply to ThePigletisgay (Show the comment) 1 year ago
ohh my, i wish i can go there to have Rock lessons with you, because i think my rock singing is not enough..and i think your cd is not available here in our place..but anyway, God bLess and thanks for the tips :)
kAMuTi1986 1 year ago