How To Clear Your Throat - Erik Dillard

[slums77]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNN­NAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[conr99]

come in to my little brothers room "ricky what are you watching"

[1MaRiSs1]

My mom hates me right now xD..

[DavidPalaguachi1]

nice i always use this ;) thanks man im a teen singer and this always helps me !!!

[towritejody]

Okay, I'm totally diggin this guy. I've really been looking for someone I can relate to that can help me improve upon my voice. I've taken lessons in the past & both teachers wanted to change my style. I love my style and didn't want to sing operatic or classical!

I sing in my church band & my biggest issue is throat tension. I can't wait to dig in to your videos!!  Thanks in advance!! Jody

[flashbang739]

Thanx and lol to tht last comment

[MTcomedyproductions]

loll stop it at 0:39

[Epicjowzzyy]

LOL IM SORRY I LAUGHED BUT IF I DID THIS MY NEIGHBORS WOULD KNOCK ON MY DOOR XD

[MrLumierre]

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOOOOO

[BeBeAyumiReturns]

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[87newlove]

sounded like ur mother last night

[IkkyKyZ]

@87newlove to many equals three video

[demolitionbarbiedoll]

lol@sounded like ur mother last night

[muzikphanatic3]

This has been the best advice for clearing the throat naturally that I have ever heard. It works. Thanks.

[RecklessInspirer]

Lolol

[gopdeep]

how can we know that we are singing by our diaphragm ? Is that we whole our body wil resonace ?

[gogeta10001]

lmfao



[niddzz1]

hahahahah

[Dee9158]

Thanks! I never knew the right way to deal with mucus.

[Addoisfly]

I really want to start singing but i cant due to my throat difficulties. I have to clear my throat all the time because of phlegm build up, which also affects normal voice, especially after i finish running. My voice isn’t hoarse or anything, i just produce a lot of phlegm. When i sing it doesn't feel or sound right. I’ll cough or drink room temperature water but the phlegm will just build up again. I’ve tried most remedies like honey and hot tea etc. Anyone have ANY tips please? Thank you

[HardCoreTVSubscribe]

@Addoisfly its alot to do with your diet ive heard, lots of food produce it so try to keep away from stuff like: sugar cheese yogourts milk sweets chocolate all fizzy drinks flavoured water (citric acid) some fruits like lemons and oranges and other stuff, but im no proffesional, if you think its what your eating thats causing lots of phlegm ask a doctor or something or check on reliable sources on the internet.

hope that helps m8 i had the same problem and still do when i cant resist sweets lol

[ska8er4myholelife]

wow my little cuzin was looking at this wile i walked in the room and im like why are you watching porn sounds like there trying to sing lol

[lloyd614]

@ska8er4myholelife (SCREEEEEEAMING LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!) That is the funniest response yet!!! LOL!!!

[radikalprodigal]

@ska8er4myholelife lmao

[Odinia7]

teehe....flim......this is definatley a favorite it help me with concerts and it makes my day......plus laughing is great for singing haaa

[Odinia7]

teehe..im a cow to today

[belieberx17]

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[VijSJAAA13]

thanks so much x 100000000000000000000000000000­00000000

i so needed this

[LoveMeeh29]

MY MOM SAID SHE THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS DYING OF AGONY

[joah578]

You almost killed me!!! haha

[Gj24fll]

mooohhh!!!!!LOL

[Frostbanman]

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[meercatzz]

yeah right!! try doing that in your office.

[muzikphanatic3]

i use to clear in the Do Not Do method & found my range became limited almost to the point that I couldn't sing a note at all. My throat felt closed.

[angwink]

i dont have sound on my computer so coul u tell me what 2 do

[Dreamcaster1234]

Erik, You da man!! No seriously.. I have a vocal singing teacher and when she gives me homework I just come on youtube and watch your videos. They help a lot man, RESPECT.

[Sugarlandjackson]

Heyy, Can you help me? Everytime I sing I can't do the really loud parts or the chorus. Like when Carrie Underwood goes into those really BIG and LOUD parts of songs, every time I try to do something like that, my voice goes out of tune and it gets pitchy and sounds HORRIBLE..lol WHY IS IT DOING THAT?! O.O D:

[lloyd614]

@Arlca I am sooooo glad that this caught you just in time!!!! Keep on singing! YW! =)

[SkyeNThorne]

you sound like a monster haha!!thnx tho!!!

[lloyd614]

@thrashwillwin HA HA HA!!! U're welcome. =)

[kkellyhahaha]

O_O im scared.... can u pls cover your mouth whe ur yawning, pleaas? XD

[kkellyhahaha]

O_O im scared....

[Bryskie7]

i think i saw your brain haha

[Riotinmysoul]

Hey, thanks for posting this video, im kinda sick at the mo so this really helped :)

[Ffireflies]

Hey Erik! Been watching some of your videos today and I must say you are a really great teacher!! This phlegm vid has been really helpful cos i've been having problems with that( i take too much milk...:-p...guess i'll have to scarp that now) Your lesson are right on point and really easy to follow...I love your videos! You're doing a fabulous job!!!!

Lots of love from Nigeria...

[lloyd614]

@Ffireflies HEY!!! Thank you so much for that feedback! I appreciate that so much. I'm glad the videos are helping and that you've taken a liking to them. Phlegm used to really bring me down before a performance and I realized I wasn't clearing my throat properly. So this was a technique I learned and it's been workin' ever since. Nigeria?! WOW!!!! That is so amazing. Thank you for supportin' me!

[VijSJAAA13]

@lloyd614 this is exactly what i needed

your seriously an awesome teacher i agree with the guy who commented above

seriously my voice seem way way way better and i can finally SING AGAIN

thanks a lot ~~~

[fantagesarah]

umm can i ask you somthing ok well everytime im trying to sing normaly and when its getting like a point when you need to sing higher my goes lke squeaky and when i try to sing in the middle like in the middle od normall and high but i cant seem to get it please help me auditions for me is coming soon!

[lloyd614]

@fantagesarah It sounds as though you are pushing from your chest. Even though chest-singing and belting is a great way to project. If you do it incorrectly, it will work against you rather than for you. Stick with diaphragm breathing and you'll never go wrong.

[sidguitar1]

man..you're the real gangsta..keep it up man..:D :D

[Silviojameslojam]

haha i was watching this video in my room and my brother just walked in and it was on 1:18 my brother was like. is he trying to sing opra or something. i'd explaim it what you were doing. haha

[lloyd614]

@Silviojameslojam I love stories like this one! LOL!!!! Thanks for telling me and I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos. =)

[aanglero]

@Silviojameslojam that was funny.

[voodoomay]

Your bloody amazing! good technique but i wonder what people outside the room were thinking haha. keep it up!

[TheDarkReaper59]

this helped lol :)

[hannahlapyful]

haha i was doing that jus now and my mom walked it like "what the hell are you doing?"

[lloyd614]

@hannahlapyful LOL!!! Believe it or not, I LOOOOOOVE when I get comments like this!! =) Keep me posted on your singing-success!

~E~

[EclipseComa]

why did u poke ur nose o.o

[WildPilot300]

Yes, good vid but we can't exactly do that in public unless u want to look like a weird douchebag. Good video though

[2KTwisted2K]

haha good tip :)

[sbhowmick1977]

thanks ,,dis is amzing

[superdork164]

thats gross but cool lol XD

[TiANr0ckst4r]

Orgasm LOL

[KianaTheWordsmith]

MMMMMMMMMMNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA lol

[Kkii202]

Great thxs :D

[viewer8D]

i heard bit of whiskey and milk helps :D

[TurkishRose91]

:D thanks. i have an audition in an hour and a half and i have a sore throat! this helped (and lots of hot water XD).

[lloyd614]

Koo! Let me know how the audition goes!

[totethatgun]

Thanks a lot for this bit of information......I always seem to have phlegm at the back of my throat...lol. I always did what you told us in the video not to do...cough, splutter and try to clear it. Your 'sing through it' advice wil help me a lot...Thanks! - Kenny

[lilbrody1]

I really appreciate how you even took out time, minutes before performance yourself, how you clear the throat well. I'm going with this method myself. Thanx again.

[iTzNeneBaBi]

thanks...lol

[B3hindth3sun]

your so awesome.

[Vortex4001]

Why is it that everyone with the name eric sings so well? LOL

[lloyd614]

LOL!!!! Awe, thank you!!

[PhDmah]

In Real Time. lol

I bet the old lady who lives downstairs was banging on that ceiling with her broom

[Tante90Emma]

Great Tip eric  thx

Go ahead!!

[vasiley50]

Thanks man for the tips(Real time tips) =)

[Dreamcaster1234]

This really helped since two minutes ago i was doing the thing you said not to do.:P

[lloyd614]

LOL!!! Glad I was able to save the day...(laugh)!

~E~

[Irresistible04]

sir may i send you a record of mine then if you dont mind you can tell me what am i going to clear my voice.,.

[LOLCOPTER]

please help erik!

[lloyd614]

Hey on this, I would continue doing scale exercises and "gradually" build your volume on the notes that approach that "whistling" point. Most importantly, make sure that you are staying "within" your range. Make sure that your falsetto is safe and not something that's damaging to your voice as well.

~E~

[LOLCOPTER]

oh gosh, how would I know if it's damaging? :(, my falsetto is rather light. & effortless somehow, but I really do not know at times, if I'm actually hitting notes. or just, doing falsetto?, is singing all about notes? uhm, as for some falsetto notes, when it doesn't come out effortlessly, I'll push through it & it'll turn to a whistle frequency. Erik, do you know how david archuleta/ brian mcknight goes into their high notes? I think it's really cool. & alright, thanks so much too!

[LOLCOPTER]

i'll keep working on the scales. I feel i'm getting your tone each time I do your scales :s. thanks so much erik.

[LOLCOPTER]

& btw, is it okay to use vocal growl as a warmup? :s it seems like after doing it, I'll be able to do the opera notes. it's more like singing notes than words.

[LOLCOPTER]

& as well, I do not know if I'm too loud or soft, I do not know, what's a standard volume required.

[LOLCOPTER]

Erik, I think my vocals are damaged? :(,

I'm a boy, & it seems like instead of reaching falsetto, I'll always hit the whistle frequency, I don't want to push through the whistle. I wanna be precaution about it now, could you give me some tips? My voice is really, I don't know. It can get so low (just to be comfortable) & just middle in some songs. I wanna be a master in my middle range :(.

[karolinakar]

Great video!!:)

[bebbbalicious]

hahahahaha you were soooo funnyy i love youuu <3

[beatdragon]

thanks!

[YourMusicChoice]

Hey E! Can you make a tutorial to naturally deepen your voice? My voice is a lil feminine and wanted to harden it a bit. Would you help me?

[petelebu]

helps alot as any of your videos, you came from the sky dude.

[lloyd614]

Wow! Thanks so much. I appreciate that!

~E~

[herFLYness79]

this made my day! funny and informative!

[VALDIESEL123]

great vid bro thanks

[WordSmith79]

you know what...I'm over hear about to bust my gut laughing...I'm pretty sure you didn't intend for this to be hilarious...sorry LOL

TRAV

[lloyd614]

In round about ways, yes I did....LOL! Thank you for catching the vision.

~E~

[KathrynChung]

wow i was just wondering about this today, you always read my mind. hahaa thank youu

[lloyd614]

Hey....glad I got this to you in time! =) U're welcome!