can you help me, i have a problem with singing recently. When i sing sometime my voice randomly vibrates, not ina nice way, like if you made an 'ahh' noise and the car you were in went over a very bumpy road, any help?
@xEloiseKerryx The videos on your channel suggest that you keep the back of your neck too short and tight (see my neck videos). You also could do with a) getting the back of your tongue lower in your mouth, and b) creating much more significant breath support - sitting with your guitar or keyboard, you are not using your abdominal muscles much, and it is these that provide significant breath support. You could also experiment keeping your rib cage wider when singing.
Thank you, this video helped me understand a lot...i just dont understand, why so many singers are talking about putting 2 fingers into the mouth, or such a thing...this way you are doing it, makes you use more breath support.
@chorister88 Parting the teeth by the distance of two fingers (middle and index) pointing into the mouth is to help singers with stiff jaws from locking their teeth together - but this is inefficient. 1) Drop the BACK of the jaw down, and slightly backwards. This loosens a muscle connecting jaw to larynx, so vocal cord vibration is made easier. 2) Free the side-muscle in the face by GENTLY pulling the bottom teeth down with your fingers. These exercises should also improve mouth resonance.
@Snackay Yes - it's perhaps worth noting that a tenor who sings with a relaxed, low larynx tends to sound weightier, bigger and sometimes 'baritonal' compared to music theatre tenors who use more 'twang' (brightness in mouth resonance), higher larynx and tighter neck muscles; or 'pop' tenors who have muh higher larynx and sometimes sing semi-falsetto.
wow... 272 views and no comments..typical Youtube...that was a very insightful vid IMO - I like the way you really underplay the lack of facial expression to drive the 'stay loose' meaage home. One question I have..when you go to the F4 and then beyond, as you sound like a tenor to me, what do you think in your mind as to where the breath wants to 'go' as it were. I try to think of 'creating' some other place in my head where it can go so it doesnt get stuck in the throat - is this right??
Glad you liked the video. Some teachers / singers talk about 'placing', usually referring to 'placing the sound or sensation'. Both these unfortunately lead to singers a) tightening their tongue and jaw or interfering with the soft palate or back wall of the mouth, and as a result, b) not keeping the larynx low enough, and reducing abdominal support. You shouldn't feel ANYTHING in your throat at ANY pitch, so if 'the breath gets stuck', you have probably done a combination of (a) and (b).
@voicewisdom - thanks for that - yes, now you mention it, I guess there is an appreciable tension build up in the throat when one tries to place the breath in a certain 'area' - I guess for most beginners, place = push!
I wish you lived in Wales, to work with me :) I have my diploma in 2 weeks, could really use it :)
SirTryfan 2 months ago
can you help me, i have a problem with singing recently. When i sing sometime my voice randomly vibrates, not ina nice way, like if you made an 'ahh' noise and the car you were in went over a very bumpy road, any help?
xEloiseKerryx 10 months ago
@xEloiseKerryx The videos on your channel suggest that you keep the back of your neck too short and tight (see my neck videos). You also could do with a) getting the back of your tongue lower in your mouth, and b) creating much more significant breath support - sitting with your guitar or keyboard, you are not using your abdominal muscles much, and it is these that provide significant breath support. You could also experiment keeping your rib cage wider when singing.
voicewisdom 10 months ago
@voicewisdom Thankyou, i will try this out :)
xEloiseKerryx 10 months ago
Thank you, this video helped me understand a lot...i just dont understand, why so many singers are talking about putting 2 fingers into the mouth, or such a thing...this way you are doing it, makes you use more breath support.
chorister88 1 year ago
@chorister88 Parting the teeth by the distance of two fingers (middle and index) pointing into the mouth is to help singers with stiff jaws from locking their teeth together - but this is inefficient. 1) Drop the BACK of the jaw down, and slightly backwards. This loosens a muscle connecting jaw to larynx, so vocal cord vibration is made easier. 2) Free the side-muscle in the face by GENTLY pulling the bottom teeth down with your fingers. These exercises should also improve mouth resonance.
voicewisdom 1 year ago
Are you a tenor?
Snackay 1 year ago
@Snackay Yes - it's perhaps worth noting that a tenor who sings with a relaxed, low larynx tends to sound weightier, bigger and sometimes 'baritonal' compared to music theatre tenors who use more 'twang' (brightness in mouth resonance), higher larynx and tighter neck muscles; or 'pop' tenors who have muh higher larynx and sometimes sing semi-falsetto.
voicewisdom 1 year ago
@voicewisdom Yes, you are correct. I heard the baritone quality also, but of course I noticed you seemed to be at ease in the tenor range.
Snackay 1 year ago
wow... 272 views and no comments..typical Youtube...that was a very insightful vid IMO - I like the way you really underplay the lack of facial expression to drive the 'stay loose' meaage home. One question I have..when you go to the F4 and then beyond, as you sound like a tenor to me, what do you think in your mind as to where the breath wants to 'go' as it were. I try to think of 'creating' some other place in my head where it can go so it doesnt get stuck in the throat - is this right??
MrChubbleyWarner 1 year ago
Glad you liked the video. Some teachers / singers talk about 'placing', usually referring to 'placing the sound or sensation'. Both these unfortunately lead to singers a) tightening their tongue and jaw or interfering with the soft palate or back wall of the mouth, and as a result, b) not keeping the larynx low enough, and reducing abdominal support. You shouldn't feel ANYTHING in your throat at ANY pitch, so if 'the breath gets stuck', you have probably done a combination of (a) and (b).
voicewisdom 1 year ago
@voicewisdom - thanks for that - yes, now you mention it, I guess there is an appreciable tension build up in the throat when one tries to place the breath in a certain 'area' - I guess for most beginners, place = push!
MrChubbleyWarner 1 year ago