There are actually, believe it or not, some schools of classical singing that advocate that approach! I personally don't subscribe to it; just a fun factoid! Thanks for watching and enjoy! Jeff
@@JeffRolka I reacted that way, because I found myself doing the exactly same thing last few months. It came to me intuitively, but very soon I found out that my head voice benefits from it (generaly speaking I am "bariton" but with higher reach)
I literally am overwhelmed the amount of Alto videos there are for me, it’s amazing. I am definitely going to be showing some further support at the end of the month. Thank you!
Was fun. Just played with it even in the higher ranges, as I was not really in rehearsal mode just watching some videos late at night and this came along and just couldn’t resist participating. Late night snack! Mustn’t have sounded too great as my cat came worried to check up on me 😂
Your videos are a good refresher lessons, Im a voice major and this is a good warm up for any where. may it be warming up at home or prep for a singing gig. God Bless Maestro, From the Philippines
Hi Jeff! great vocal workout vídeo. I love when tenor and alto range mix up together (at 13:00) that blend makes a so beautiful sound, especially at G#4 area. thank you Maestro 🎶🎤🎹
This one is a great beginning for 2023! I maintain that tenors live in the passaggio and this is great for working on ease of production as well as transitions. I also subscribe tt the idea that working on these notes opens up and frees the upper range. Question (of course): I understand the ideas of chest voice and head voice and falsetto (by which I mean men sounding like a woman when they sing) but is "middle voice" those notes between the first and second transition points? The same as what some call mixed voice or blend or what I think of as the passaggio ( a passage, as opposed to a step, between chest and head voices)? Looking forward to 2023 on your channel.
Excellent! Thank you, David! Your question is absolutely excellent, and so I'll answer it in Questions from Comments (also - of course!) 43! In brief, though, you are right, kind of, for tenors and baritones, but 'middle voice' is more commonly used to describe the expanded space between primo and secondo passaggi in altos, mezzos, and sopranos.
Another great video bookmarked! Thanks Jeff for the great coverage on all the fachs. Should we do a generic warm up before this one? Early mornings my voice gets quite wobbly!
In many occasions, when going above the passaggio with vowels like ai as you use it a lot in this video, the mixed voice sound comes out super weak and breathy. And this also makes it so hard for me in songs when transitioning into mix with vowels. However, it doesn't happen when using Wee or Gee. What do you recommend to fix this issue? It would be a game changer to help achieve a solid Mixed Voice!
This is a vowel alignment issue. You get a difference performance from the /i/ vowel (sounds like 'wee') thank you do from /e/ or probably /a/ as well. If you want your cricothyroid dominant singing voice (depending on definition that is synonymous with mixed voice and head voice) to be consistent then work on vowel alignment in your chest voice range. Practice appoggio breath management and vowel modification in the zona di passaggio, and then tackle the 'break' (in my videos 'the break' is called the secondo passaggio). Do that, and you'll sort out your upper register.
Thank you! Thanks for considering my guidebook! I keep on getting messages that delivery takes two months, but I am happy to tell you that it's a digital download, available instantly upon purchase. You can get it here, if you wish: jeff-rolkas-store.creator-spring.com/listing/guidebookforjeffrolkasyoutube
Thank you! I appreciate that! Thanks for subscribing too! Absolutely - it would be worth investigating vocal fold adduction, often called 'cord closure'. Here's a video I've done: ruclips.net/video/VYDSXkEcDZk/видео.html
Hey Jeff! Do you have any vocal exercises for those who haven’t sang much in a long time? (Me mainly bc I lost enthusiasm and motivation) Please let me know. Thank you 🙏🏼
Of course! There's a whole playlist: ruclips.net/p/PL2mQP7sE6PHg8wjZBjfJ3HGVqjxBF2swE Yes, it's a beginner playlist, but it would be better to call it a fundamental technique playlist. Start there and then move on!
An interesting question. No, the abdomen shouldn't move too much, but neither should we rely entirely on vocal fold adduction. It's the balance between the two that short syllable exercises are really helpful at deducing.
I have 2 questions that have been going around in my mind since I've been practicing. Being a tenor, my voice has become better and brighter. 1. Given the fact that baritones and tenors share part of the range, if i can't give my voice the depth I hear in a baritone ...is that because of being a tenor or it could be techniwue ? On a different note. I can reach very high notes with my head voice, without using falsetto. 2. Is there any danger to the vocal folds in going that high (imagine Michael Jackson's "Ben" )
@@JeffRolka I want to add I do not strain to get high notes, you won't see me doing funny faces I let my vocal folds and the air to do the job. Of course, in many cases I could have gone with a falsetto but I find it thinner...of course my lower range is very limited.
Jeff talks in the head range 😀
Continuous exercise throughout the day
There are actually, believe it or not, some schools of classical singing that advocate that approach! I personally don't subscribe to it; just a fun factoid!
Thanks for watching and enjoy!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka I reacted that way, because I found myself doing the exactly same thing last few months. It came to me intuitively, but very soon I found out that my head voice benefits from it (generaly speaking I am "bariton" but with higher reach)
Thanks Jeff!
I literally am overwhelmed the amount of Alto videos there are for me, it’s amazing.
I am definitely going to be showing some further support at the end of the month.
Thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you for your kind words! Enjoy the channel and especially the alto videos!
Jeff
Was fun. Just played with it even in the higher ranges, as I was not really in rehearsal mode just watching some videos late at night and this came along and just couldn’t resist participating. Late night snack! Mustn’t have sounded too great as my cat came worried to check up on me 😂
Love it! Cats are so funny when it comes to vocalizing! If they start to join in, be sure to get it on video and share!
Fabulous!!! Thank you for always Pushing Us Jeff!!!
This is a great vocal workout for me! Thank you Soul much for sharing!
You're so welcome!
Your videos are a good refresher lessons, Im a voice major and this is a good warm up for any where. may it be warming up at home or prep for a singing gig. God Bless Maestro, From the Philippines
Loved these exercises! They are different, and beautiful! Thanks once more time, Jeff.
You're very welcome! Thank you, Danielle!
Great warmup vocal exercises as always,Jeff.
😊you are amazing Jeff .so epic. These lessons I need so much now. .Thankyou. They really help.❤️💟💜
Wonderful Colleen! Happy to help! Enjoy the channel!
Jeff
That was great Jeff thanks. Have a good day
Thanks, you too!
Hi Jeff! great vocal workout vídeo. I love when tenor and alto range mix up together (at 13:00) that blend makes a so beautiful sound, especially at G#4 area. thank you Maestro 🎶🎤🎹
Thanks so much!
Another great video, thank you Jeff!
Managed to sing in all the voices (with varying quality haha)
Nice! Thanks for subscribing and being here Alice!
Jeff
Without any further ado at 4:44 😉 Thanks Jeff! 🐯 Note to self: That one has too much explanations to use for daily practice.
04/10/2023
Sounds good man
This one is a great beginning for 2023! I maintain that tenors live in the passaggio and this is great for working on ease of production as well as transitions. I also subscribe tt the idea that working on these notes opens up and frees the upper range. Question (of course): I understand the ideas of chest voice and head voice and falsetto (by which I mean men sounding like a woman when they sing) but is "middle voice" those notes between the first and second transition points? The same as what some call mixed voice or blend or what I think of as the passaggio ( a passage, as opposed to a step, between chest and head voices)? Looking forward to 2023 on your channel.
Excellent! Thank you, David! Your question is absolutely excellent, and so I'll answer it in Questions from Comments (also - of course!) 43!
In brief, though, you are right, kind of, for tenors and baritones, but 'middle voice' is more commonly used to describe the expanded space between primo and secondo passaggi in altos, mezzos, and sopranos.
Another great video bookmarked! Thanks Jeff for the great coverage on all the fachs. Should we do a generic warm up before this one? Early mornings my voice gets quite wobbly!
Yes! Absolutely do a warm up before doing this one! Thanks as always Juliette!
I find this very good also for the lower range of mezzos and sopranos. :) in the beggining of the video
Cool, thanks!
❤
In many occasions, when going above the passaggio with vowels like ai as you use it a lot in this video, the mixed voice sound comes out super weak and breathy. And this also makes it so hard for me in songs when transitioning into mix with vowels. However, it doesn't happen when using Wee or Gee. What do you recommend to fix this issue? It would be a game changer to help achieve a solid Mixed Voice!
This is a vowel alignment issue. You get a difference performance from the /i/ vowel (sounds like 'wee') thank you do from /e/ or probably /a/ as well.
If you want your cricothyroid dominant singing voice (depending on definition that is synonymous with mixed voice and head voice) to be consistent then work on vowel alignment in your chest voice range. Practice appoggio breath management and vowel modification in the zona di passaggio, and then tackle the 'break' (in my videos 'the break' is called the secondo passaggio).
Do that, and you'll sort out your upper register.
Very nice Jeff! I wanted to get the book to your channel but it looks like you wait 2 months for delivery
Thank you! Thanks for considering my guidebook! I keep on getting messages that delivery takes two months, but I am happy to tell you that it's a digital download, available instantly upon purchase. You can get it here, if you wish:
jeff-rolkas-store.creator-spring.com/listing/guidebookforjeffrolkasyoutube
@@JeffRolka that’s what I’ll do. I save your videos on my channel but this would be nice. When people see two months they might hesitate to buy it.
Great video, Jeff! My sound is kind of breathy , do you have any tips for/against that?
Thank you! I appreciate that! Thanks for subscribing too! Absolutely - it would be worth investigating vocal fold adduction, often called 'cord closure'. Here's a video I've done:
ruclips.net/video/VYDSXkEcDZk/видео.html
Hey Jeff!
Do you have any vocal exercises for those who haven’t sang much in a long time? (Me mainly bc I lost enthusiasm and motivation) Please let me know. Thank you 🙏🏼
Of course! There's a whole playlist:
ruclips.net/p/PL2mQP7sE6PHg8wjZBjfJ3HGVqjxBF2swE
Yes, it's a beginner playlist, but it would be better to call it a fundamental technique playlist. Start there and then move on!
I’m brand new to your channel and I am curious if you actually do live voice lessons…quite possibly through patreon? Maybe?
I do lessons online quite frequently throughout the week! If you want more info, get in touch with me via my website www.jeffrolka.com/contact
@@JeffRolka thank you so much.
Question for you, should your abdomen move much during this exercise or should vocal chords provide had closure
An interesting question. No, the abdomen shouldn't move too much, but neither should we rely entirely on vocal fold adduction. It's the balance between the two that short syllable exercises are really helpful at deducing.
I have 2 questions that have been going around in my mind since I've been practicing. Being a tenor, my voice has become better and brighter. 1. Given the fact that baritones and tenors share part of the range, if i can't give my voice the depth I hear in a baritone ...is that because of being a tenor or it could be techniwue ? On a different note. I can reach very high notes with my head voice, without using falsetto. 2. Is there any danger to the vocal folds in going that high (imagine Michael Jackson's "Ben" )
Great questions! I'll answer you in Questions from Comments 46!
@@JeffRolka thanks Jeff!
@@JeffRolka I want to add I do not strain to get high notes, you won't see me doing funny faces I let my vocal folds and the air to do the job. Of course, in many cases I could have gone with a falsetto but I find it thinner...of course my lower range is very limited.