Singing Lessons & Tips - Get rid of vocal breaks - Rock the Stage

http://www.rockthestagenyc.com - Free Singing Lesson & Tip - Vocal Compression is a fundamental concept to grasp so you can bridge & connect your chest voice and head voice together in one seamless tone. Vocal cord adduction is a simple muscle movement but a difficult one to master. To keep from "pulling chest" you have to keep the sound small and focused.

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[GaryGuevara]

You know I've just been going back through all your singing lesson videos and I've got to say they really are superb, clear and to the point. And you seem to cover all areas of the voice. Essential viewing for all singers!

[RocktheStageNYC]

@GaryGuevara - Thanks for the kind words.

[rfcorange]

awesome video kevin! so this compression is the same as what some call "twang" (twang compression) right? anyway, im still having some trouble replicating the "slide" at 4:50, (i get very breathy in my lower head notes, ie e4 and d4, and i dont want to be bridging too late), do you think its wise for me to train just the compression of my lower head notes till they become stronger before i try bridging chest to head? thanks a lot!

[RocktheStageNYC]

@rfcorange - Nope. "Twang" and "compression" are completely different things. "Twang" is something you add to an already created sound making it sound edgy or metallic. "Compression" has to do with air pressure, either in your body or under your vocal cords. If you "bridge early" you are changing the sound - not good. Training to compress your exhale will put a lot of other things in place in your voice. Train that first. "Twang" is just an effect like sob, or distortion/rasp.

[bootlegger1979]

Great video. I love that you not only identified the problem, but you also explained the solution. A lot of YouTube lessons explain problems but not how to fix them. Great video.

[RocktheStageNYC]

@bootlegger1979 - yes this particular video was made to address that very problem here on YouTube. The solution is not some super secret insider technique, I'm not giving away the store by revealing it here. Some other teachers may not like that I gave this info away for free but if this messes up their teaching lessons, the don't know very much. This is basics.

[RocktheStageNYC]

@Theotinyau - its not the sound you're making - thats secondary - your problem is one of strain and that has more to do with how you are approaching making those sounds. Your problem is in the throat, neck and jaw, not in your mouth.

Look at my videos on vocal strain first.

[RocktheStageNYC]

@VcookiemonsterV - Not quite. The "oo" sound is simply created lower in the throat creating slightly more glottal compression so it slightly easier BUT but does everything you sing from chest into head resonance have an "oo" sound in it?

The technique is to be able to transition from chest to head on ANY sound. Starting with the more open and more challenging tones teaches you more than just finding the "easier" way to do it.

[VcookiemonsterV]

its a shit ton easier if you do boo (as in book) because the "oo" sound in book pulls toward head voice allowing an easier connection

[Theotinyau]

no matter I do lip roll, nay nay nay, bah bah bah, ma ma ma, I have my voice strained at high note, and I can never get that powerful sound quality. what should i do?

[CoolVideoWatcher101]

Wow nice videos I miss my singing class i switched to home school for this year i don't know why but this is one of the exercises we did when we first walked in the class. glad i can do it more professionally cause you know what you're talking about :D