Bravo - I've actually covered Arturo and sang it once in concert, and this video shows a really smart approach to the sovracuti. As long as it works for you, the well-blended falsettone sounds very idiomatic and is probably closer to what Bellini had in mind. I haven't necessarily used this approach, but I think I can learn fa lot rom it, so thanks for posting. Alway interesting to hear another approach that works. Bravo.
it is wonderful to have an individual in the musical community who can actually hit a note ;). So many arm chair critics with nothing but envy, bitterness and mediocrity to offer...
@ciociosan thanks for the comments! I actually have been debating removing this video because I no longer employ this technique for singing up high. I've modulated some things with the help of recent teachers and now use a more full-voiced approach to the top. I've trained the muscles in a different way so my "voix mixte" approach (used in this video) is not nearly as strong as it was. My chestier, full-voiced approach extends to high-D, sometimes E-flat, but no longer high-F.
@drewski67 and what if you are asked to sing high Fs in the future? Also, if you opt for a more 'chesty' sound, you will lose the brilliant frequency and resonance that your examples demonstrate here. I think part of the reason you've had so many views is precisely because you were brave enough to use an old-school technique to achieve a thrilling, powerful sound. Why change that??
@drewski67 What a pity you're not singing such high notes anymore. I'm not a pro, but I can say I'd never heard this note from a man with the quality you do here. Amazing technique...
@drewski67 I hope you haven't changed too much because you achieved the best high F I have heard besides my old correspondence friend Nicolai Gedda. Unfortunately the sound on this cut is not good and distorts somewhat, but even with the slight mishap on your top note it was EXCELLENT and I speak as a retired singer myself, albeit a baritone and a part time voice teacher. Molto bravo!
this is fucking amazing. a good relief from all those fools pushing chest register to the top notes resulting in opera belting and throatiness. if you have more thoughts to share on this subject plz share in another video! anyway bravo!!
i am 19 and have just discovered that i can to this, though only up do a D#. i thought i was doing something wrong, and that i had no reason to try and develop it, but this i must say changed my mind.
I can really relate with your discovery of your voice. When I was 18 (now 19), I discovered I could do the same by singing a note in head and darkening it with chest.
I was starting out my vocal lessons at 18 with a coloratura soprano. Unfortunately, I only took vocal lessons for less than 3 months. I originally thought I was a Baritone but now just confused with a range from F2# to G6.
Although I've been expanding my chest voice myself, and can now do F2# to A5 chest.
awesome video. Your voice has amazing warmth at the Puritani F range. I will listen, and work on your exercise to try and increase my upper range. I currently can do the E flat on good days, but have no falsetto beyond that . any suggestions?
@AnonimoABestia It is actually used frequently in rock music, specifically in metal by baritones to imitate tenors. Of course, it is used in an unrefined screaming fashion that isn't exactly useful and is counter productive. Not very Bel canto, more like hell canto. Cheers.
@AnonimoABestia Of course, its a lot less refined in metal music, its intended to sound like a scream. Falsettone isn't used anymore in opera but the basic idea was beauty of tone as the goal.
Yeah, well, that's why it took me so long to find a video where falsettone was used.
I don't think you can consider Plant a bad imitator of falsettone... After all, unlike heavy metal singers, opera was not one of his influences. He is more of a lonely voice for his voice range and technique.
@AnonimoABestia Falsettone is a technique. The point is to strengthen the falsetto until you can add a chesty base to it and amplify the amount of sound behind it to give the illusion of a dampened head-voice. I never said he was operatically influenced. The difference is in the ability to soften the note into mezza voce and the agility. You can't do either screaming.
@AnonimoABestia Yes, as in bad for the voice itself, maybe not to the ear... Plant always pushed it too much and artificially created that raspy quality.
@restlesspride666 He did; in fact his voice did ruin quickly after 1973 and he lost his voice most of the time. Of course he did most of it artificially, but he did have an extraordinary voice to start with and that's a fact.
I've always been jealous of your tenors with your high notes, my highest comfortable note is middle e, but then I can sing two octaves below middle c . . . .but they're the notes nobody wants :(
@caggles1 r u KIDDING me? leggiero tenors like me wish they could alot lower notes. plus the tone of lowervoice and their power are AMAZING. a baritone would be heard over a million tenors. lol ur lucky tht u can hit htose low notes!
@thegodofpop1 :] More than a 100 years ago this guy would have qualified as a leggiero tenor lol. His is a PERFECT example of falsettone. You can even tell the acoustical and resonance changes when they happen too(for example the 'blip').
@thegodofpop1 I'm starting to think the one you speak of isn't real. lol. It depends on the degree of high tenor you are talking about. I can hit it without falsettone for one.
@restlesspride666 wait u need falsettone to hit it in mix? well the only way i tell the difference is . when i use falsettone i feel ALOT of air come out. but when im using reular mixed voice i barely feel any . in fact it turns its my nose breathjing lol. :)
@thegodofpop1 If you don't do it in falsettone, in full falsetto, or in the head-voice I use I think you might be forcing it in some way. Or it could be you are using a low falsetto with a diaphram base.
@restlesspride666 ok heres how i KNOW its not falsetto or headvoice. or falsetto wit diaphragm. first off i could hit up to a c6 EASILY in headvoice. second, im not even sure i could go tht high in falsetto. third, falsetto wit diaphragm seems interesting btu i DONT KNOW How tod o it. last, i know its mixed voice becuz there is no break and its one smooth ride. lol :)
@thegodofpop1 Lol. That would make you a soprano though silly! But you are not. I think you have your terms mixed up. Completely. Definitely. Get actual help before you start to damage your voice. You might be squeezing your throat, hence your referral to 'throat resonance'' that I quite frankly have never heard of. You DON'T sing from the throat, you sing from the diaphragm and with an oval shaped opening and a wide soft palate(top roof of mouth around the yawn muscles)
@restlesspride666 wel no. thts why mixed voice is known as the throat voice. becuz it resonates in the thorat. like i said when u or anytoher singer hits a comfortable mixed voice note tht u KNOW is mixed voice. u will feel throat and chest resonance. with support from the diaphragm fcourse. and i know im singing from the diaphragm becuz i recently have went to a vocal coach my parents took me there. and he said tht im a developing tenor.my highest is a c6 in head and b5 in mixed voice.
@restlesspride666 wel no. thts why mixed voice is known as the throat voice. becuz it resonates in the thorat. like i said when u or anytoher singer hits a comfortable mixed voice note tht u KNOW is mixed voice. u will feel throat and chest resonance. with support from the diaphragm fcourse. and i know im singing from the diaphragm becuz i recently have went to a vocal coach my parents took me there. and he said tht im a developing tenor.my highest is a c6 in head and b5 in mixed voice.
perfect technique! I am working on mine but still have a looooong way to go. Please keep us informed about your way in the tenor world on the stages of this world.
EXCELENT!!! BRILLIANT!!! Please if you can to send me your email I need to talk to you about how I can improve my technique...Cheers and Congratulations!!!
I take practise with a vocal teacher(not classical).
I can reach with great difficulty the high F in head voice(I've never damaged my voice doing it). I don't ever think i could reach confortably that high but with training will I be able to sing a high C confortably?
Would you recomend an opera teacher? Im 18 years old by the way.
YES! Get a classical teacher. Taking voice lessons with someone not classically trained would be like taking swimming lessons with someone who can only doggypaddle.
Yes this would have been true 100 years ago. Not today. I've soon studied 1 year vocal singing with a scientific approach and I can do a high F aswell. My father who trained with a classical teacher could never do this. Does this say that classical teachers are worse? Absolutely not. It just shows that many ways lead to the same results. @spead I recommend you to not only check out the classical approach but also CVT, Estill and other scientific methods. See what works best for you.
Great job at explaining this type of vocal technique. I think in some roles you MUST use this kind of technique to get the right sound or mood, otherwise it can ruin a particular moment in a piece. You sound good by the way, great job.
@RabbitDeberry Let me see a video of you singing that in the chest and not cracking! drewski67, I think you have a lovely voice, where did you go to school?
Amazing, how to transform one's head voice into something sounding like chest, you've literaly opened my eyes. I never understood before how Matteuzzi could 'chest belt' his F5s.
Il punto è legare la voce piena al falsetto perchè anche matteuzzi non le faceva in perfetta voce piena, e poi il falsetto a dispetto della voce piena in certe tessiture può risultare più ricco di armonici e piacevole
You are a great singer. I'm also interested in becoming an opera singer. Can I become a sopranist also known as male soprano using head voice and not falsetto?
I think to do that well, you'd have to work on mixing your head voice with your next couple higher passagios, as there are a few. You can, but it would take a lot of training since no one usually develops their head voice naturally (as with the chest voice).
han estado bellos los comentarios, escepto algunos que parecen una competencia por quien otuvo antes el C agudo y el F. Yo los obtuve naturalemnte, desde que tenia 16 años ( hasta el G como mi maximo) y soy tenor lirico. Basta de competencias Señores! Yo felicito al muchacho y lo elogio por su potencia y claridad, asi como tambien opino como a mi pensar se podria mejorar.
Verdaderamente impresionante y grandioso, mis felicitaciones man! Solo he de opinar una cosa, tu voz es tan poternte y tan filosa que rosa la estridencia, cuida eso, pues es tanto bueno tener una voz potente y extensa, como saber manejarla y suavizarla como una seda sin perder la claridad. El publico actual a veces se cansa de tanta potencia, es mejor sacrificar un poco en pos de la suavidad y elegancia de los filados y el fiato que embelleceran mas el aria cuando se requiera. Eso nada mas.
Nice pipes, bro. Now get out there and start makin' some sweet moolah. You do a great job of fronting your tongue "up there," don't forget to do that an octave lower also.
Grazie tutti per i complimenti! Prima di tutto, mi dispiace per il mio italiano :)
Per me, la tecnica e la cosa piu difficile (spezialmente il fiato!) Questo video era solamente un esempio degli acuti. Non ho preteso di essere un gran cantante. Sto ancora imparando e eventualmente pubblichero arie totali :)
Don't worry for your italian: my english is surely worser. I've noticed your partecipation to the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition and the Encouragement Award you received.
Congratulations for that and, in case of a future partecipation to a competition or a Master in Italy, would you please make me know it (posting it here, on youtube)? I'd like very much to listen to your voice live! Thank you.
MA non si può ridurre il canto ad una sequenza di acuti sparati così....abbiamo capito, hai gli acuti!!!! ma il fraseggio, il bel canto, la dizione, la lingua!!!!
Sono daccordo, ma secondo me Andrew ha anche una bella voce, oltre che una gran tecnica. Puoi ascoltarlo su Youtube in una performance dal vivo cercando "Manon Alexis Grenier and Andrew Owens". Il video non è stato pubblicato da lui, ma leggi tra i commenti e troverai il suo (piuttosto cattivello con sé stesso).
would you say that the ability to sing past high C to D's and F's are a phenomenon specific to the Leggiero tenor or do you think it is possible to train even light lyric tenors into that light and bright superhead register?
My teacher talks about the old technique, and its got something to do with what you are doing
we vocalise only using the head voice in one note at a time. In my case, i start to vocalise on a Eb4 and finish on F4 (with the "A" vowel). And we DONT pay attention to the diaphragm or that kind of things for respiration that today are so popular, we inspirate in a natural way, as the old singers did (18th century). Im from Argentina, so excuse me if you dont understand my english very well!
the process of a "natural" breath is actually not specific to the 18th century but it is specific to the french school of singing. The entire process of inhalation differs from the old french, german, british, russian and italian schools but now, with study of the mechanics of phonation, the schools are beginning to homogenize.
wow. superb. i'm 19 now and have discovered a lot about my voice in the past few weeks. and i'm not sure about a natural gift, it sounds like you've worked very hard. my voice professor is always telling me "mask mask mask!" haha now i know why
Thanks! I remember singing my first C during my senior year of high school, so about 17-18 years old. Those higher notes came a year or so after once I learned that there were actually arias that went above that!! :)
Thats amazing. I know this is an old topic but i turned 18 about 3 months ago, before i could only ping up to a C# but i can hit the high F in the same ringing tone that you do. I even go up to a high A after warming up my falsetto and other parts :] I need to see more stuff from you man!! Your amazing!
Hey dude you remind me of Vittorio Grigolo, but you have a much better voice than him. That 1 & 1/2 octave scale works huh? I've tried it but i keep breaking, any advice? you have some rich overtones, How's your Pianissimo?
Thanks so much! Honestly, let it break. That's how I discovered those notes. It was rough at first, but eventually I smoothed it out. Keeping it supported, not letting it fall out, that's key!
You have a true Bel Canto technique, so all you have to do is NOT listen to any other teachers and keep going in your current direction. I hope to see you on a Met Telecast.
Eccezionale! Sono rimasto veramente impressionato dalla tua voce. Spero che nel futuro tu abbia modo di venire in Italia. I am living now in Turin and I am looking forward to seeing you here at the Teatro Regio! Plz let me know if you are coming in Italy (concentrate your studies on Opera), I would be pleased to hear your voice "dal vivo". Regards.
That's really good but I'd MUCH, MUCH listen to you singing a piece than just the high notes. You have a great voice. Why don't you post Nessun Dorma or the whole Puritani piece? I'll go check to see your other videos now. . ..
Drew - you're about one of only FOUR tenors I've ever heard do the "F" in Puritani convincingly. Pavarotti is NOT one of those (Matteuzzi, Gedda, and an Argentine, Eduardo Ayas are the only others). I wish I'd had your abilities (and a better teacher) I might have stayed with my own voice studies longer. However, the thought of winding up as a high school chorus director didn't appeal to my sense of aesthetics.
hi very impressive!! you sing amazing i am making some excersises but in the top sounds a little airy and weak so i wonder if its ok? and then becomes stronger... ?
Well that was impressive, especially at how much volume came with that note! When I hit that particular note it has a different sound, haven't figure out how I formulated the sound. Still experimenting. If I sang with that much intensity I'd be afraid of hurting my vocal cords. If I sing with a more headier tone I have clocked my self at the A above it but that is only for a short burst.
Although you sing those High notes very well, my voice teacher, (who is a retired opera singer) says those notes above the Db are "useless". Not only that, continually singing those above Db notes will make your middle to lower range limited. Other than that you sing very well. I myself am working on a music career as an opera singer and would like to know more about the techniques you use in the upper range.
Oh Gosh!! You´re straining your voice, those sound doesn´t sound natural! You will lose your voice...
paulescence 4 weeks ago
I like it! can i follow you in twitter?
galileohvoz 1 month ago
@galileohvoz yes! I'm tenorowens67. Thank you!
drewski67 in reply to galileohvoz (Show the comment) 1 month ago
the neighboors just jumped from the coach, DAMN i watch this every month, dont dare to remove lol
joaopedro12 2 months ago
Bravo - I've actually covered Arturo and sang it once in concert, and this video shows a really smart approach to the sovracuti. As long as it works for you, the well-blended falsettone sounds very idiomatic and is probably closer to what Bellini had in mind. I haven't necessarily used this approach, but I think I can learn fa lot rom it, so thanks for posting. Alway interesting to hear another approach that works. Bravo.
jszuckerman 3 months ago
it is wonderful to have an individual in the musical community who can actually hit a note ;). So many arm chair critics with nothing but envy, bitterness and mediocrity to offer...
Bravo!
You make it look easy!
TheWisemonkey8 5 months ago
Wow! bravo! bravo!
henriktyppo 5 months ago
Wow!
trudbol 5 months ago
Can you post a clip of you using your new technique to sing above high C?
Arfat 7 months ago 2
@Arfat yes please!
Shamsithaca in reply to Arfat (Show the comment) 2 months ago
@Shamsithaca Thank you! Am working on some new things to post!
drewski67 in reply to Shamsithaca (Show the comment) 1 month ago
Definitely sounds better than Kunde.
AfroPoli 9 months ago
great! There is no further comment neccesary!
GERMANYFrankie 9 months ago
there are a few things that i don't agree with.
BUT
the fact remains. he has a great voice and what he is doing, even though i would not do it myself, is working for him.
bravo!
ciociosan 10 months ago
@ciociosan thanks for the comments! I actually have been debating removing this video because I no longer employ this technique for singing up high. I've modulated some things with the help of recent teachers and now use a more full-voiced approach to the top. I've trained the muscles in a different way so my "voix mixte" approach (used in this video) is not nearly as strong as it was. My chestier, full-voiced approach extends to high-D, sometimes E-flat, but no longer high-F.
drewski67 in reply to ciociosan (Show the comment) 10 months ago
@drewski67 and what if you are asked to sing high Fs in the future? Also, if you opt for a more 'chesty' sound, you will lose the brilliant frequency and resonance that your examples demonstrate here. I think part of the reason you've had so many views is precisely because you were brave enough to use an old-school technique to achieve a thrilling, powerful sound. Why change that??
flaze3 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@drewski67 What a pity you're not singing such high notes anymore. I'm not a pro, but I can say I'd never heard this note from a man with the quality you do here. Amazing technique...
minisergium in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 9 months ago
@drewski67 I hope you haven't changed too much because you achieved the best high F I have heard besides my old correspondence friend Nicolai Gedda. Unfortunately the sound on this cut is not good and distorts somewhat, but even with the slight mishap on your top note it was EXCELLENT and I speak as a retired singer myself, albeit a baritone and a part time voice teacher. Molto bravo!
MrAndredekock in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 3 months ago
Very nice explanation: this is a very instructive video :) you use very well your vocal extension! Wish you all the best for a singing career!
MisterPapageno 10 months ago
Great vouce! Correct positioning of the head!!! I love you technique>>> I wish you were my Maestro.
MegaMojalefa 10 months ago
If I may ask.. Where do you live?
And how much do you pay for the lessons you are getting?
My friend, I'm 17 years old, and it's
Been my dream to be in operas for a while..
I am confused as to why you're not performing at the Met and the Royal Opera House.
Wow!!
Thriller94 11 months ago
QUITE BRILLIANT!
djaquino4 1 year ago
REALLY impressive high notes, super resonance and power!
GoodGuitarSolos 1 year ago
very impressive
oliveranthonyrowland 1 year ago
this is fucking amazing. a good relief from all those fools pushing chest register to the top notes resulting in opera belting and throatiness. if you have more thoughts to share on this subject plz share in another video! anyway bravo!!
burgul 1 year ago 3
I would love to be able to sing like that you have a wonderful voice
mucky123456 1 year ago
i am 19 and have just discovered that i can to this, though only up do a D#. i thought i was doing something wrong, and that i had no reason to try and develop it, but this i must say changed my mind.
mshhsm 1 year ago
I can really relate with your discovery of your voice. When I was 18 (now 19), I discovered I could do the same by singing a note in head and darkening it with chest.
I was starting out my vocal lessons at 18 with a coloratura soprano. Unfortunately, I only took vocal lessons for less than 3 months. I originally thought I was a Baritone but now just confused with a range from F2# to G6.
Although I've been expanding my chest voice myself, and can now do F2# to A5 chest.
radicaljoy1 1 year ago
When your video started I braced myself for another HORRIFYING youtube home-made singing debacle.
I was extremely impressed instead. You have a career ahead of you my friend! You probably know that.
JasonFowlersings 1 year ago 3
Can you post more videos on how to strengthen this mixed head voice... ??? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !?
dachampishea 1 year ago
is all true? u r amazing! next time say at us the time that u start with f...my audio is crashed =)
manulele87 1 year ago
@manulele87 sure, the Fs are at 1:41 and 2:37
drewski67 in reply to manulele87 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@drewski67 =) u r John Osborn's son?
manulele87 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@manulele87 Hahaha, I wish! He's really fantastic
drewski67 in reply to manulele87 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Very, very good
DanyNicola 1 year ago
Youre notes above tenor c sound like a man is producing them. and this i greatly appreciate.
fattyboyblue 1 year ago 12
Hi, you are very good singer...do you have more videos?...congratulations
MrCarlos280371 1 year ago
@MrCarlos280371 I have one of me singing 'Di quella pira', not my rep, but I put it up for fun one night. Will eventually add more!
drewski67 in reply to MrCarlos280371 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
falsettone un cazzo...è pazzesco...
liEder89 1 year ago
wonderful voice... congratulations!!!
baritonobelcantista 1 year ago
awesome video. Your voice has amazing warmth at the Puritani F range. I will listen, and work on your exercise to try and increase my upper range. I currently can do the E flat on good days, but have no falsetto beyond that . any suggestions?
djschlom 1 year ago
that was really cool..keep it up.
chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
Però!! Come sei bravo in italiano!
Thank you for clarifying this falsettone technique. I've been looking for a practical example of it for a while, but it's not very used...
AnonimoABestia 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia It is actually used frequently in rock music, specifically in metal by baritones to imitate tenors. Of course, it is used in an unrefined screaming fashion that isn't exactly useful and is counter productive. Not very Bel canto, more like hell canto. Cheers.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666
I've actually listened to metal music a lot recently, but I hadn't spotted it yet...
You mean growl and scream right?
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia No...most people can't get it right... A good example would be the way Robert Plant sings.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia Of course, its a lot less refined in metal music, its intended to sound like a scream. Falsettone isn't used anymore in opera but the basic idea was beauty of tone as the goal.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666
Yeah, well, that's why it took me so long to find a video where falsettone was used.
I don't think you can consider Plant a bad imitator of falsettone... After all, unlike heavy metal singers, opera was not one of his influences. He is more of a lonely voice for his voice range and technique.
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia Falsettone is a technique. The point is to strengthen the falsetto until you can add a chesty base to it and amplify the amount of sound behind it to give the illusion of a dampened head-voice. I never said he was operatically influenced. The difference is in the ability to soften the note into mezza voce and the agility. You can't do either screaming.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 I know what falsettone is... I came across this video because I was studying it.
Then what did you say about Plant? I must have misunderstood.
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia If you ever come across his higher notes you can hear it.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 Like what song??
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia Any song will do really... As an example...I'd say one of the live versions of "whole lotta love" or a song off the led zep 4 album.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 I have listened to it... I really don't see what you mean.
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia Oh wow. I don't think I can help you then ^^;
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 Wow, thanks.
I meant, maybe he sings from his head, but a bad falsettone? I don't think so.
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@AnonimoABestia Yes, as in bad for the voice itself, maybe not to the ear... Plant always pushed it too much and artificially created that raspy quality.
restlesspride666 in reply to AnonimoABestia (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 He did; in fact his voice did ruin quickly after 1973 and he lost his voice most of the time. Of course he did most of it artificially, but he did have an extraordinary voice to start with and that's a fact.
AnonimoABestia in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
Awesome video. Is there any chance of a version recorded with less distortion on the high notes please?
Kavafy 1 year ago
Bravo! where r u from?
maxpertile 1 year ago
The falsettone uses way too much volume! Its overloading your recording device!
restlesspride666 1 year ago
I've always been jealous of your tenors with your high notes, my highest comfortable note is middle e, but then I can sing two octaves below middle c . . . .but they're the notes nobody wants :(
caggles1 1 year ago
@caggles1 r u KIDDING me? leggiero tenors like me wish they could alot lower notes. plus the tone of lowervoice and their power are AMAZING. a baritone would be heard over a million tenors. lol ur lucky tht u can hit htose low notes!
thegodofpop1 in reply to caggles1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 :] More than a 100 years ago this guy would have qualified as a leggiero tenor lol. His is a PERFECT example of falsettone. You can even tell the acoustical and resonance changes when they happen too(for example the 'blip').
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 wait but is there ANYONE who can hti an f5 in mixed voice the chets and head one that i speak of?
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 I'm starting to think the one you speak of isn't real. lol. It depends on the degree of high tenor you are talking about. I can hit it without falsettone for one.
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 wait u need falsettone to hit it in mix? well the only way i tell the difference is . when i use falsettone i feel ALOT of air come out. but when im using reular mixed voice i barely feel any . in fact it turns its my nose breathjing lol. :)
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 If you don't do it in falsettone, in full falsetto, or in the head-voice I use I think you might be forcing it in some way. Or it could be you are using a low falsetto with a diaphram base.
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 ok heres how i KNOW its not falsetto or headvoice. or falsetto wit diaphragm. first off i could hit up to a c6 EASILY in headvoice. second, im not even sure i could go tht high in falsetto. third, falsetto wit diaphragm seems interesting btu i DONT KNOW How tod o it. last, i know its mixed voice becuz there is no break and its one smooth ride. lol :)
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 Lol. That would make you a soprano though silly! But you are not. I think you have your terms mixed up. Completely. Definitely. Get actual help before you start to damage your voice. You might be squeezing your throat, hence your referral to 'throat resonance'' that I quite frankly have never heard of. You DON'T sing from the throat, you sing from the diaphragm and with an oval shaped opening and a wide soft palate(top roof of mouth around the yawn muscles)
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 wel no. thts why mixed voice is known as the throat voice. becuz it resonates in the thorat. like i said when u or anytoher singer hits a comfortable mixed voice note tht u KNOW is mixed voice. u will feel throat and chest resonance. with support from the diaphragm fcourse. and i know im singing from the diaphragm becuz i recently have went to a vocal coach my parents took me there. and he said tht im a developing tenor.my highest is a c6 in head and b5 in mixed voice.
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 wel no. thts why mixed voice is known as the throat voice. becuz it resonates in the thorat. like i said when u or anytoher singer hits a comfortable mixed voice note tht u KNOW is mixed voice. u will feel throat and chest resonance. with support from the diaphragm fcourse. and i know im singing from the diaphragm becuz i recently have went to a vocal coach my parents took me there. and he said tht im a developing tenor.my highest is a c6 in head and b5 in mixed voice.
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 Again, I'd have to hear you. Half the time your sentences aren't even understandable lol.
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@restlesspride666 well its just tht i ype fast and i miss a lot of keys. lol.
thegodofpop1 in reply to restlesspride666 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@thegodofpop1 slow down then turbo. lol.
restlesspride666 in reply to thegodofpop1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
@caggles1 Its falsettone. If you can hit it in falsetto, you can get it in falsettone like he does.
restlesspride666 in reply to caggles1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
i love you!
you know that! i wish i had
this vocal of yours.
my highest note is the high Bb I can sustain it for quite a white
im still working on my High B and high C, which i hit for the first time for three sec and my voice cracked i was so happy.
all right man God bless you!
kleytoncarlos1 1 year ago
this is so cool i can reach the high E
fabliper 1 year ago
waw...i wish i could do the same--- ^^ u're very very very goood !!
gneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 years ago
waw...i wish i could do the same...
gneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 years ago
Do you study with Dominic Cossa?
01jocooper 2 years ago
Yes, I do actually! Do you know him?
drewski67 in reply to 01jocooper (Show the comment) 2 years ago
es agudo, pero no suena muy bien
sc5tudios 2 years ago
wow :-D
sportjungegmx 2 years ago
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I'm french so forgive me my english; one word to discribe you: GREAT!!!!!! You are very very very TALENTED and looks so kind and modest.
BRAAAAAAAVVVVVOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! !!!
SOPRATENOR 2 years ago
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SOPRATENOR 2 years ago
Holy shit batman, 99 comments and almost 20,000 views :) I think you should do an updated video? ;)
talie1964 2 years ago
perfect technique! I am working on mine but still have a looooong way to go. Please keep us informed about your way in the tenor world on the stages of this world.
You rock!
isengart072 2 years ago
EXCELENT!!! BRILLIANT!!! Please if you can to send me your email I need to talk to you about how I can improve my technique...Cheers and Congratulations!!!
amigogalileofigaro 2 years ago
fantastic. excellent control.
Benndacca 2 years ago
WHO IS IT, WHOT IS HIS NAME???
DIGRAZIA100 2 years ago
SUPER!!!!!!!!
DIGRAZIA100 2 years ago
dude... you got the best voice, i never heard anyone go that high......
Kindineinar 2 years ago 2
I take practise with a vocal teacher(not classical).
I can reach with great difficulty the high F in head voice(I've never damaged my voice doing it). I don't ever think i could reach confortably that high but with training will I be able to sing a high C confortably?
Would you recomend an opera teacher? Im 18 years old by the way.
spead 2 years ago
@spead
YES! Get a classical teacher. Taking voice lessons with someone not classically trained would be like taking swimming lessons with someone who can only doggypaddle.
01jocooper in reply to spead (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Yes this would have been true 100 years ago. Not today. I've soon studied 1 year vocal singing with a scientific approach and I can do a high F aswell. My father who trained with a classical teacher could never do this. Does this say that classical teachers are worse? Absolutely not. It just shows that many ways lead to the same results. @spead I recommend you to not only check out the classical approach but also CVT, Estill and other scientific methods. See what works best for you.
Snorthling in reply to 01jocooper (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Great job at explaining this type of vocal technique. I think in some roles you MUST use this kind of technique to get the right sound or mood, otherwise it can ruin a particular moment in a piece. You sound good by the way, great job.
tenorgoodfella 2 years ago
Действительно здорово! Браво!
AndrewAARus 2 years ago
Tenemos al nuevo Rubini jarajarajarajara
kirrinchas 2 years ago
This is REALLY helpful man... :] I'm glad Treble showed me this...
restlesspride666 2 years ago
Blip my ass. You cracked!
RabbitDeberry 2 years ago
Ahh, thank you for that clarification
drewski67 in reply to RabbitDeberry (Show the comment) 2 years ago
... its a high F... your borderline god if you can even get that in the first place
Crdude21 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
:] then i must be Jesus lol.
restlesspride666 in reply to Crdude21 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
@RabbitDeberry Let me see a video of you singing that in the chest and not cracking! drewski67, I think you have a lovely voice, where did you go to school?
AriaSinger1 in reply to RabbitDeberry (Show the comment) 1 year ago
I totally agree with you. He sings this F cold, and it is awesome, and warm.
djschlom in reply to AriaSinger1 (Show the comment) 1 year ago
perfetto, bravissimo!!!))) grazie
BenianoVolli 2 years ago
Amazing, how to transform one's head voice into something sounding like chest, you've literaly opened my eyes. I never understood before how Matteuzzi could 'chest belt' his F5s.
saintsaens21 2 years ago
Bravo il falssetto, allora facciamo in voce tutte quelle note je je je....
ertjfk 2 years ago
Il punto è legare la voce piena al falsetto perchè anche matteuzzi non le faceva in perfetta voce piena, e poi il falsetto a dispetto della voce piena in certe tessiture può risultare più ricco di armonici e piacevole
1212625bear in reply to ertjfk (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Non è falsetto.
edraith in reply to ertjfk (Show the comment) 2 years ago
You are a great singer. I'm also interested in becoming an opera singer. Can I become a sopranist also known as male soprano using head voice and not falsetto?
hibyeeee2 2 years ago
I think to do that well, you'd have to work on mixing your head voice with your next couple higher passagios, as there are a few. You can, but it would take a lot of training since no one usually develops their head voice naturally (as with the chest voice).
giantrobotgerbil in reply to hibyeeee2 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
han estado bellos los comentarios, escepto algunos que parecen una competencia por quien otuvo antes el C agudo y el F. Yo los obtuve naturalemnte, desde que tenia 16 años ( hasta el G como mi maximo) y soy tenor lirico. Basta de competencias Señores! Yo felicito al muchacho y lo elogio por su potencia y claridad, asi como tambien opino como a mi pensar se podria mejorar.
maragato23 2 years ago
Verdaderamente impresionante y grandioso, mis felicitaciones man! Solo he de opinar una cosa, tu voz es tan poternte y tan filosa que rosa la estridencia, cuida eso, pues es tanto bueno tener una voz potente y extensa, como saber manejarla y suavizarla como una seda sin perder la claridad. El publico actual a veces se cansa de tanta potencia, es mejor sacrificar un poco en pos de la suavidad y elegancia de los filados y el fiato que embelleceran mas el aria cuando se requiera. Eso nada mas.
maragato23 2 years ago 2
Nice pipes, bro. Now get out there and start makin' some sweet moolah. You do a great job of fronting your tongue "up there," don't forget to do that an octave lower also.
daddy2foots 2 years ago
I wish the sound quality was better because this is a great explication of singing. Thanks so very much.
FLYNNMBF 3 years ago
Is there a way to get in touch w your teacher? I'd like to get lessons from him )
Elrathion 3 years ago
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He passed away......
alexninko in reply to Elrathion (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Wow! Amazing! Ale wspanialy glos!
vonDali 3 years ago
You are the pupil that Celletti desired to have!! Ahahah...
Incredible singing, man. Congratulations, that´s wonderful.
TrovadorManrique 3 years ago
Grazie tutti per i complimenti! Prima di tutto, mi dispiace per il mio italiano :)
Per me, la tecnica e la cosa piu difficile (spezialmente il fiato!) Questo video era solamente un esempio degli acuti. Non ho preteso di essere un gran cantante. Sto ancora imparando e eventualmente pubblichero arie totali :)
drewski67 3 years ago
Don't worry for your italian: my english is surely worser. I've noticed your partecipation to the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition and the Encouragement Award you received.
Congratulations for that and, in case of a future partecipation to a competition or a Master in Italy, would you please make me know it (posting it here, on youtube)? I'd like very much to listen to your voice live! Thank you.
zoetta74 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Seriously!
dresvoice 3 years ago
MA non si può ridurre il canto ad una sequenza di acuti sparati così....abbiamo capito, hai gli acuti!!!! ma il fraseggio, il bel canto, la dizione, la lingua!!!!
Facci sentire un'aria!!!
solobelcanto 3 years ago
Sono daccordo, ma secondo me Andrew ha anche una bella voce, oltre che una gran tecnica. Puoi ascoltarlo su Youtube in una performance dal vivo cercando "Manon Alexis Grenier and Andrew Owens". Il video non è stato pubblicato da lui, ma leggi tra i commenti e troverai il suo (piuttosto cattivello con sé stesso).
zoetta74 in reply to solobelcanto (Show the comment) 3 years ago
would you say that the ability to sing past high C to D's and F's are a phenomenon specific to the Leggiero tenor or do you think it is possible to train even light lyric tenors into that light and bright superhead register?
TrebleB4Mi 3 years ago
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi could do it, and he had a huge voice, so you could definitely do it.
phantom4087 in reply to TrebleB4Mi (Show the comment) 3 years ago 3
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to much talking before he cracks the microphone
Freddielein 3 years ago
get five arias together and do auditions/competitions my friend. you've got the goods. go for it.
golfr10under 3 years ago 2
Ok, I officially hate you ;) Still working on getting my high C to come out every time, haha.
OperaLover84 3 years ago 3
Bravo!
babyfairy 3 years ago
Thanks for sharing this interesting tech. of singing. You have a wonderful voice!
Babejuda 3 years ago
My teacher talks about the old technique, and its got something to do with what you are doing
we vocalise only using the head voice in one note at a time. In my case, i start to vocalise on a Eb4 and finish on F4 (with the "A" vowel). And we DONT pay attention to the diaphragm or that kind of things for respiration that today are so popular, we inspirate in a natural way, as the old singers did (18th century). Im from Argentina, so excuse me if you dont understand my english very well!
mistalala 3 years ago
the process of a "natural" breath is actually not specific to the 18th century but it is specific to the french school of singing. The entire process of inhalation differs from the old french, german, british, russian and italian schools but now, with study of the mechanics of phonation, the schools are beginning to homogenize.
TrebleB4Mi in reply to mistalala (Show the comment) 3 years ago
WHOOHOO! YOU ARE AWESOME, DUDE! Do the world a favor and break into opera. We need more leggiero-tenors.
forallyouknow 3 years ago
wow. superb. i'm 19 now and have discovered a lot about my voice in the past few weeks. and i'm not sure about a natural gift, it sounds like you've worked very hard. my voice professor is always telling me "mask mask mask!" haha now i know why
andisingtoo 3 years ago
Wow! this kind of thing is totally your fach. At what age did you start to see those extreme high notes? I mean C and above? I am just curious.
taoten2003 3 years ago
I saw the high C when I was 18.....high F when I was 20
TenorDiva86 in reply to taoten2003 (Show the comment) 3 years ago
Same here, saw the C at 18 turning 19.. Not 20 yet and don't want an F!!
Yoni89 in reply to TenorDiva86 (Show the comment) 3 years ago
Thanks! I remember singing my first C during my senior year of high school, so about 17-18 years old. Those higher notes came a year or so after once I learned that there were actually arias that went above that!! :)
drewski67 in reply to taoten2003 (Show the comment) 3 years ago
Thats amazing. I know this is an old topic but i turned 18 about 3 months ago, before i could only ping up to a C# but i can hit the high F in the same ringing tone that you do. I even go up to a high A after warming up my falsetto and other parts :] I need to see more stuff from you man!! Your amazing!
restlesspride666 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 2 years ago
you are one of the lucky people who have a natural gift.
you can rest assured that you will be able t do much with your voice.
cos, ....YOU ARE AWESOME!
Pavarotti4eva 3 years ago
Hey dude you remind me of Vittorio Grigolo, but you have a much better voice than him. That 1 & 1/2 octave scale works huh? I've tried it but i keep breaking, any advice? you have some rich overtones, How's your Pianissimo?
greatnes4u 3 years ago
Thanks so much! Honestly, let it break. That's how I discovered those notes. It was rough at first, but eventually I smoothed it out. Keeping it supported, not letting it fall out, that's key!
drewski67 in reply to greatnes4u (Show the comment) 3 years ago
You are much better than Vittoria Grigolo.
You have a true Bel Canto technique, so all you have to do is NOT listen to any other teachers and keep going in your current direction. I hope to see you on a Met Telecast.
phantom4087 in reply to drewski67 (Show the comment) 3 years ago
Wonderful technique. I wish I could do with the same brilliance.
kiagguduh 3 years ago
Eccezionale! Sono rimasto veramente impressionato dalla tua voce. Spero che nel futuro tu abbia modo di venire in Italia. I am living now in Turin and I am looking forward to seeing you here at the Teatro Regio! Plz let me know if you are coming in Italy (concentrate your studies on Opera), I would be pleased to hear your voice "dal vivo". Regards.
cocuma33 3 years ago
wow...pro
thedokterate 3 years ago
That's really good but I'd MUCH, MUCH listen to you singing a piece than just the high notes. You have a great voice. Why don't you post Nessun Dorma or the whole Puritani piece? I'll go check to see your other videos now. . ..
jgonsalk 3 years ago
He has a whole "Nessun Dorma" but with microphone.
agnellodei in reply to jgonsalk (Show the comment) 3 years ago
Yeah, I watched it. Awesome.
jgonsalk in reply to agnellodei (Show the comment) 3 years ago
The name of the vocal exercize you're looking for is the Rossinian singing exercize... two arpeggios and going down on the V7.
Great high voice!
D.
dominiclorange 3 years ago
great
Elried 3 years ago
Fantastic. Post more of you singing.
dsfincannon 3 years ago
Drew - you're about one of only FOUR tenors I've ever heard do the "F" in Puritani convincingly. Pavarotti is NOT one of those (Matteuzzi, Gedda, and an Argentine, Eduardo Ayas are the only others). I wish I'd had your abilities (and a better teacher) I might have stayed with my own voice studies longer. However, the thought of winding up as a high school chorus director didn't appeal to my sense of aesthetics.
Dogsledfan 3 years ago
Great technique :) Congratulations :)
RoLeE1987 3 years ago
sti cazzi! O_O
Oblai91 3 years ago
hi very impressive!! you sing amazing i am making some excersises but in the top sounds a little airy and weak so i wonder if its ok? and then becomes stronger... ?
chatclap 3 years ago
absolutely gorgeous voice!!
mdcam89 3 years ago
bravo! i hope to sing like that some day.
lovemaxaroni 3 years ago
Minchia!
combaccia 3 years ago
i think you broke the speakers on my computer. good job!!!
jesterimb 3 years ago
wooooo powerfull voice!!!!!!!Congratulations
seraphsix 3 years ago
You should post some complete aria.Congratulations , great voice.
boneocas 3 years ago 5
Well that was impressive, especially at how much volume came with that note! When I hit that particular note it has a different sound, haven't figure out how I formulated the sound. Still experimenting. If I sang with that much intensity I'd be afraid of hurting my vocal cords. If I sing with a more headier tone I have clocked my self at the A above it but that is only for a short burst.
mradaChris 3 years ago
Puta que pariu! 0.o
Macaco adestrado.
erraehumanoo 3 years ago
Although you sing those High notes very well, my voice teacher, (who is a retired opera singer) says those notes above the Db are "useless". Not only that, continually singing those above Db notes will make your middle to lower range limited. Other than that you sing very well. I myself am working on a music career as an opera singer and would like to know more about the techniques you use in the upper range.
boagmuskie 3 years ago