Just an FYI: 5:27 That was actually an F4, not an E4. It's very true that the onset, attack and pressure all greatly affect one's ability to sing with the proper amount of compression and to find the balance. I've been noticing that quite a bit lately. Not blowing air with force while relaxing is really important in my experience. I like to think that the air in coming into vocal folds and adducting them and not blowing out (inhalare la voce technique), like a reverse funnel. It's so much about experimenting and finding tricks to get it consistent. It's never-ending maintenance and discovery like anything in life.
Hi Dr.Dan.I love your videos and follow your advices I have a question..when I sing I want to swallow saliva very often..if I hold not to do that than it can be swallowed itself reflexively..which can cause kind if Crack sound.It can happens whdn i am nervous or starting to thing to do that during singing of often it is just it.Can you advice anything? Also can uou advice how to make voice sound juicy from chest to head and aspecially on high notes.Thanks.
This is an awesome instructive video Dr Dan, thank you! It's one to watch repeatedly to get all those exercises right. Will be sharing for sure. Have a joyful and safe Christmas holiday, best wishes to you and your family, see you in 2018!
Hi Doc! Being unable to smoothly fade into and out of a note (in volume) could mean there's too much strain in the throat, right? Are there more things you can try to check your technique? Especially checks like this where you can't do something if you don't do it right?
Check out false chord, fry scream, wrasp singing or just growling. Voicehacks is a nice Channel for it but there are lots of vids out there about distort voice.
Hi Dr. Dan! First of all, thank you for today's lesson. Could you please make a lesson on how to match head voice so that it matches our chest voice when we switch to it?
Hi Dr dan! I loved the video but I actually have a question.. I just feel that my singing tone tends to be a bit breathy, I would say, particularly in my middle and high notes.. When I try to fix this as I'm vocalizing, I end up pushing my(chest) voice higher up.. So I stop thinking about it.. Still though I'm not sure whether my weak/breathy tone is just there because I haven't fully developed my head voice..so I might just give it some time and wait until I actully have a good muscle/air balance.. Or I should actually work on my vocal cord closure.. I vocalize starting with a "y" to encourage a simultaneous onset.. Should I do more in this regard..any exercise you might recommend? Are the exercises you described in this video helpful in my case or they're more for high compression styles of singing? Thank you for your time.. And excuse me for using terms such as chest voice and head voice.. :)
One other important thing in singing loud, I have found, is how open your jaw is. I have found that the more open my jaw is, the louder my sound is; and the more closed my jaw is, the quieter my sound is. I have even memorized varying levels to drop my jaw to generate a certain volume
Definitely recommend watching Dr. Dan's video on jaw position. I think it varies from person to person. I had wondered for a while why I always got a worse sound and felt significantly more uncomfortable with the wide open mouth that people use for belting. Seems that my throat feels better with a more closed mouth. So I guess the lesson is to find a jaw position that is comfortable for you since neutral jaw is different for different people
Just an FYI: 5:27 That was actually an F4, not an E4. It's very true that the onset, attack and pressure all greatly affect one's ability to sing with the proper amount of compression and to find the balance. I've been noticing that quite a bit lately. Not blowing air with force while relaxing is really important in my experience. I like to think that the air in coming into vocal folds and adducting them and not blowing out (inhalare la voce technique), like a reverse funnel. It's so much about experimenting and finding tricks to get it consistent. It's never-ending maintenance and discovery like anything in life.
Great video, as always Dr. Dan, thak you for been so generous
Thank you for another great video, Dr. Dan! This provided the answers I was seeking. 😊🎶
I'm glad you enjoyed the video zenkenten. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for helping me improve my singing voice Dr. Dan!
Hi, Dr.Dan can yo please do a video on voice cracks and how to fix them? Is it because of dehydration, or bad singing habits? Hank you in advance!
Did you ever figure this out?
Excellent info as usual. Thanks Doc! -Evo
Any time!
Hi Dr.Dan.I love your videos and follow your advices I have a question..when I sing I want to swallow saliva very often..if I hold not to do that than it can be swallowed itself reflexively..which can cause kind if Crack sound.It can happens whdn i am nervous or starting to thing to do that during singing of often it is just it.Can you advice anything? Also can uou advice how to make voice sound juicy from chest to head and aspecially on high notes.Thanks.
You do need to find an opportunity to swallow (not clear) the excess saliva away.
This is an awesome instructive video Dr Dan, thank you! It's one to watch repeatedly to get all those exercises right. Will be sharing for sure.
Have a joyful and safe Christmas holiday, best wishes to you and your family, see you in 2018!
0:00, that was killer high note :).
Very cool yet again Dan. Is ‘compression’ instrumental in the high rock voice of Cornell, Plant, Rose etc?
Well, now we're getting somewhere! Love your work Dr Dan :D
Great video. Do you ever address a female alto or tenor range? Should i,work on the male voice exercises
Can you do a video on how to do a healthy raspy voice?
Hi Doc! Being unable to smoothly fade into and out of a note (in volume) could mean there's too much strain in the throat, right? Are there more things you can try to check your technique? Especially checks like this where you can't do something if you don't do it right?
as an audio engineer, i was thinking, why the hell should compression be any problem? =D
How to build distortion in your voice/ what distortion even is? Is it the same as compression?
Check out false chord, fry scream, wrasp singing or just growling. Voicehacks is a nice Channel for it but there are lots of vids out there about distort voice.
Hello! Greetings from Italy! I would like to ask you... is possible to sing higher notes easily using the compression?
Great info
No problem! You have an awesome channel!
If I distort my voice and it doesn't hurt does it mean I'm doing it right?
What about screaming? Is it the same?
So...Liam Gallagher and Kurt Cobain were essentially kamikazes
Hell yeah, just in time
Hi Dr. Dan! First of all, thank you for today's lesson.
Could you please make a lesson on how to match head voice so that it matches our chest voice when we switch to it?
Hi Dr dan!
I loved the video but I actually have a question..
I just feel that my singing tone tends to be a bit breathy, I would say, particularly in my middle and high notes..
When I try to fix this as I'm vocalizing, I end up pushing my(chest) voice higher up.. So I stop thinking about it..
Still though I'm not sure whether my weak/breathy tone is just there because I haven't fully developed my head voice..so I might just give it some time and wait until I actully have a good muscle/air balance..
Or I should actually work on my vocal cord closure..
I vocalize starting with a "y" to encourage a simultaneous onset.. Should I do more in this regard..any exercise you might recommend?
Are the exercises you described in this video helpful in my case or they're more for high compression styles of singing?
Thank you for your time.. And excuse me for using terms such as chest voice and head voice.. :)
Thanks Dr Dan! I'm trying the two exercises in that video for sure.
Can I have a phonatory gap if my speaking voice is not breathy?
Glad to know that! :)
Just want to say thank you for one year of awesomeness on youtube!
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family.
The third one is really hard
How did you do that first note
Practice my dude
Thanks.
One other important thing in singing loud, I have found, is how open your jaw is. I have found that the more open my jaw is, the louder my sound is; and the more closed my jaw is, the quieter my sound is. I have even memorized varying levels to drop my jaw to generate a certain volume
Closed vowels are better when in the upper register
You're right, i'm a heavy metal singer and to get those F5 i really need to my jaw as open as it gets, great tip!
Definitely recommend watching Dr. Dan's video on jaw position. I think it varies from person to person. I had wondered for a while why I always got a worse sound and felt significantly more uncomfortable with the wide open mouth that people use for belting. Seems that my throat feels better with a more closed mouth. So I guess the lesson is to find a jaw position that is comfortable for you since neutral jaw is different for different people
I just made a video of how I write a song
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