7 Minute Mix Voice Workout - BUILD MIXED VOICE W/ THIS WARM UP
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when he says "ladies your turn" but i'm an alto and I started with the guys
HAHAHA 💪💪💪
Go ahead and sing when you wanna 😉
HAHAHA ME
Sophia Redwood The more, the merrier 😜
Right 🤣 I thought I was the only one
2:25 - Lip Trill
3:54 - Gee Gee
5:23 Bratty Nay
7:03 Nay (octave repeat)
8:23 Mum (octave repeat)
Thanks!
@@vijei3796 I think you mean watch me nae
@@vijei3796 yeah I know😅 I watched the vid. Nvm.. lol I thought it was funny
Thank you!!!!
Ty
When you look for vocal warmups and you find your actual former coach on youtube. Nice to work out with you again Spencer!
OMG! What a small world! It's great to "see" you on here and workout with you haha
this dude speaks in mixed voice constantly
When your work requires that you use your voice 8-9 hours a day, speaking in mixed voice is the way to preserve it. Not to mention how sexy you sound...
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio you’re awesome for this 😂
@@ChandlerKryst hehe thanks! 😉
Eversince i did these exercise, i actually have my mix voice now! I finally know the feeling of having mixed voice.
But i still need to improve it. I hit some of those female notes, but the thing is, my mix voice is still weak, so all i have to do is practice more and have my mixed voice some weight in it and volume
I really appreciate your exercise!☺️😩
I'm so thankful for this! It really helped me ALOT
Yes, keep practicing with these exercises and watch your mix grow.
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The "Nay" sounds like the word "Nej" in Swedish, which means "No", so it was quite fun to do that one. I usually use the same sounding Nej/Nay when I am telling my cat that she's doing something wrong, like walking on the dining table and then she know it means no. So it had a double comical effect on me, which is good for learning.
Hahaha well I'm glad you had fun with the exercises! I had fun recording them. And yes, it all helps enhance the learning experience.
I should probably need to start really implement your tips/techniques just for my husband's ear's sake, haha.
I think you win the internet today hahaha
I particularly like the "Nay nay" exercises. I've been doing these every day for a week now and I feel like the nay nay ones are most beneficial to my voice.
Happy to hear that! NAY works great for so many singers.
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio yes and I got your reply while doing these exercises. Hahaha
It took me 20 minutes of the mum-mum excercise and suddenly my mix got very consistent and strong. I'm completely blown away. I've tried all kinds of mixing excercised I've found online to try and make it stronger for months. Maybe it has developed over time as I've tried it all but nothing ever had such a HUGE effect so quickly! I'm so grateful to you coach Spencer! Thank you ❤
Wow, that is a huge! I'm so pleased that I was able to help your breakthrough!
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio I'm working on getting it to sound better and make it more even. The hardest part is surprisingly (to me at least) to mix at my bridge at around E4-F#4. I also realized this is only the beginning because I don't really know how to apply this new thing to my actual singing yet :D
That doesn't surprise me. Most guys struggle at their 1st bridge (passage) E4-G4. So be patient with yourself and keep practicing. Eventually, you will want to apply this to songs, but it does take time.
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio Thank you so much once again. I'll keep working hard!
You're on fire. This was really helpful.
Fantastic! So glad to hear :)
Love your videos! The exercises are definitely working for me, I already notice a difference in the notes I can reach within 2 weeks of daily practice. I'm so surprised and happy that I can hit these notes!
Love it! Great video Spencer!
Thank you, sir!
Your way of teaching is hilarious(in a good way!), even if I will forget about these exercises, you already made my day:D
Thank you! Hearing that makes my day 😀
You're so funny Spencer. You make learning fun. Keep up the great work!
Hahaha thank you so much! I like having fun while I'm educating.
this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
I'm so glad! My pleasure! Good luck with all your singing 😀
Thank you so much I've been looking for a proper mix voice exercise for so long thank you
You're very welcome. All the best with your singing!
The Nay octave jump helped a lot. I’m excited to hear the change that’s going to come with consistentency ☺️✨
That's wonderful feedback to hear! Yes, keep up the practice!
you are great man, deserving more attention here on YT :D thanks
Thank you so much for your kind words :)
Excellent voice workouts! Now I gotta start singing :)
Haha yes
This is fabulous! Thanks so much.
My pleasure! Welcome to the channel.
Great exercise techniques. Loved the gee gee work out.
So glad you found it helpful!
This was absolutely amazing!! I'm currrently learning a song with a very difficult falsetto part and havent been able to sound good after weeks and weeks of practicing it. After this Warm up I finally sound the way I want to. you're a genuis and I'll be doing this warmup every single day from now on. Thanks!
Wow, that's an amazing story! I'm so happy it helped you this way. You're welcome!
I did enjoy it ! Great job and thank you , you’re the best!!!!!
Great video Spencer!! So excited to work on my high notes!!
Go for it!
10/10. I used to feel so itchy and tense after vocal exercises. Your explanations are so clear and on point! Thank you for this.
Thank you! You are very welcome!
My mix voice always sounded more connected to my head voice, this is the best mixed voice exercise to connect your middle to your top and bottom
Wow, happy to hear that!
Finally, exercises that work for me. Thank you ❤️
So glad to hear that!
Nice Spencer - thanks a bunch for the tips
Thanks for dropping by, sir!
This workout made me ready for axwell ingrosso's more than you know, in one go. Great workout! Thanks!
Nice! Happy to help!
Went through your exercises and found my mix voice?! Could all of a sudden sing to a B4 without using my falsetto, when for the longest time I shift to falsetto at a G4!! Thank you so much for this video! God Bless!!!
I love hearing stories like this! So happy for you 😀
Great lesson! I'm trying to find my mix voice and this helped!
Great video Spencer! Thanks for the workout :)
My pleasure! Thanks for watching :)
I always do the nay exercise with my vocal coach! Really gets my voice feeling smooth and warmed up! My little brother likes to do it with me at home ;)
Love that! Get the whole family NAY'ing 😂
''NAY'' it is a very good exercise for me ! thank you so much
My pleasure! Glad you found this helpful :)
IM GONNA WATCH DIS EVERY DAY
Wonderful! Watch it and practice along with it :)
Very thankful! Love your style
Thanks so much!
i do these exercises everytime i record for making covers on my youtube channel and i'd have to say that these exercises have been helping me the most for when i record. I do your warm ups before i scream or sing and honestly it works well for both. I just wanted to leave this comment here as a way of saying thanks for the great content!
I'm so glad you've found this video helpful. Have you also tried practicing with my male-specific workouts?
Mix Voice Workout for Guys
ruclips.net/video/ZpeVTtLusgo/видео.html
Male Vocal Workout for Head Voice
ruclips.net/video/1k20kiqRL9k/видео.html
Hello, I just found your channel today looking for tips on mixed voice and I think it's great! I subscribed and turned on the bell. Your energy is awesome! Keep up the great work.
Awesome, thank you for your kind words. And welcome to the channel 🙂
I'll give it a shot, thanks!
Great tips Spencer!!
Thank you :)
I think the workouts are surprisingly all effective for me 😍 i can even go with the girls' octave with my mixed voice and ive just discovered it. Thanks teacher! 😍 really great help!
Fabulous! Keep up the practice.
It's not even been a week and I can already sing Ariana Grande's song One last time and Into you (and the high note!) all thanks to you!! Before doing this it was kinda hard for me 😭😂✨
WOW, amazing! So good to hear. Keep up the practicing!
The "nay nay" exercises were very helpful for me!! Thank you for putting all this time and effort into these videos they are great!!
Mee
I actually alrdy feel so much more ease after doing these exercises so thanks
You deserve to earn millions of subscribers... thank you so much...
If they are subscribers like you, I will be so blessed!
Wow, thank you so much! I can sing imagine by Ariana Grande so much easier now. I can hit those notes without straining like I did before ( I used my chest voice ).
That is wonderful news! I'm so glad this workout helped. Keep practicing and reaching for new heights in your singing 🙂
Yeyeyeyy
very clear, simple, good, bravo, thank you!
Glad you like it! What would you like to improve in your voice?
I always keep referring to this video. I love your explanation
Glad you enjoy it! What would you like to improve in your voice?
Wow this made SUCH a difference for me after doing it 3 times! :)
I am so happy to hear that!
Can you sing Versace on the floor now??
Voice workouts are always so awkward, but they definitely work!! I used to work for BMI & just started my channel giving music business tips & advice, your channel goes perfectly with giving music tips for the other side; the actual music!!
Tynia Coats Fabulous! Sounds like a match made in heaven :)
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio Oh yes, together we'll have musicians in tip top shape!
Tynia Coats Love it!
Fantastic lesson! I have a very large range and this helps me run thru head-middle-chest smoothly. Thank you for what you do.
Wonderful! Are you male or female? I can recommend other workouts that are specific to your range.
Amazing. Thank you. 😊
Thanks for watching!
The Gee exercise was really helpful for me, thank you
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear that. GEE helps me a lot too.
SAME !
omg I love how interesting you are!!!! You are SO FUN TO WATCH !!!!! THank you!!:)
Aww thank you, you are too kind :)
Thanks for watching! I hope you sang along. Which exercise seemed to help your voice the most? Post it in the comments :)
"No Pain No Gain - Does not apply. Great advice, Awesome Channel!
Sorry I didn't see this comment until now. Thank you, Guys!
Hi! Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have trained as an opera singer, and I'm wondering if it's possible for me to learn how to mix? I used to sing popular music, but I stopped for years and now I can't seem to sing in that genre anymore. Just wondering what your opinion on this is.
How much is your live Skype lesson
Renea Sorry just saw this now. Sure I’d be happy to teach you a few online lessons to answer your questions.
Yes, the face helps jajajaa! Thank you!
Glad you agree!
always brilliant
Thank you!
Awesome. THANK YOU.
You're very welcome!
This was so helpful! Thank you for so many options. The “gee” did not work for me, but the rest really helped me find and feel my mixed voice. Your “finding mixed voice” video was also so helpful. Awesome content :)
You are so welcome! That's exciting that you were able to find and feel your mix. What style of music do you sing?
I'm in the zero vocal ability too but super interesting to watch!
Glad you found it interesting :)
Zero ability is only how you feel about your voice now. It's not fixed. With a little bit of support/feedback you can advance your skills. Singing benefits a person's life on multiple levels.
For me personally i found it easy on the lip trill but not on the g
"Gee Gee" and the first "Nay" exercise. Then the second "Nay" where we starter high and went down was much better for me! Same with the "Mum" exercise because i finally heard it get mixed. It wasn't straining for me and i could relax. Also when you sang it i could hear if i was doing it right and i was so thank you so much for these exercises 😊❤️
This workout is good for me. I just recently picked up my mixed voice so I got excited since it looked like it was a dead-end, then I was just playing with vowels until I realized that I was singing in Mixed. This video is funny so I'm encouraged to watch every day to better my mixed. So win-win situation for me :)
Glad you're enjoying singing along to this workout. Keep up the practice!
🤣🤣😂😂😂 great description for pulling chest!
Oh haha, that was fun to film 😆
since quarantine is a thing and im bored out of my mind, ill do this for a month to see if i improved or not. ill be documenting my journey through the voice memo app on my phone. at the end, ill tell you guys if i hear any improvements at all. wish me luck!
Week one: It started out with lots of voice cracks and that **cracked** me up. towards the end of this week, my voice feels a bit less weighted when i try to go up there (singing)
Sounds like a great experiment! Definitely keep us updated on your progress.
Love your vids!!!
Aww thanks so much!
Thank you So much! ❤️
You are so welcome! What would you like to improve about your voice?
5:50
Dude ligit sounds like spongebob😲
Haha, yup that's the idea. I do a mean Patrick too ;)
Well my mix is weird it’s light but I can do like Patti labella and slide up from chest voice and it sounds more powerful sometimes I can belt in headier part and sometimes it’s be chest and sometimes it just mix. I definitely need work on my headvoice the higher I can sing in headvoice the higher I can go in mix I just need to improve it because belting in it is kinda tricky unless I do lightly but I definitely say Gee Gee excersise it’s bring more of my headvoice range and mum cry which really showing how my mix should sound and first excersise was really working my break helping me sustain more in mix.
It's quite common for the GEE exercise to develop head voice more, and then for MUM with a cry to bring in more depth and mix into the high notes. Keep in mind that there are several ways to belt, including a head belt, a mix belt, and a chest belt. Some can be harder on the voice than others, depending how they're done. So always make sure you find balance and ease first at a medium volume, and don't confuse pressure with power. All the best in your singing journey!
It is actually helping me a lot for singing in mixed voice.now I sing in mixed voice naturally
Great, I'm glad it helps!
this is awesome!
Thank you!
I just subscripted! Your comment @ 2:20 " no pain, no gain doesn't not apply" is legit! All those other vocal trainers make you do warm ups that start or rundown scales without letting people know they need only come in and out where their voice is comfortable. Many people just do the entire exercise and don't realize it can sometimes cause vocal problems in the long run. Great advice 🤙🏼
Great, I'm glad you found that advice helpful. Ultimately, you want to challenge your voice so that your range grows, but that is different than straining and trashing your voice. Thanks for subscribing!
The nay and bratty nay works best for me 🤗 thank you so much!!! Also a question. Should I stop once it gets deep enough that I drop in to chest voice even though I can still hit the notes? Or should I just keep it going? I’m looking just to take this exercise to JUST focus on mixed. Should I just drop off?
~Thx
Thanks for your question. Do you mean, should you stop as the key of the scale is modulating downward, and you feel more of the notes going back into your chest voice? Are you female?
Remember that your mixed voice is dependent on a solid, established chest voice so don't exclusively sing the notes that land in your mixed voice range or that range could start to weaken and get wispy.
Thank you very much all your videos is si good !
Oh thanks for your kind words!
Wheeeww it's fun!
Yay!!
I just realized by watching this video that I have a 4 note range...oh well!
Hahaha, well keep practicing and maybe you'll get up to 5 ;)
damn me too sis
note or octave?
@@huimang1463 note 😂
Ashleigh Marie 4 note range is too few what type of voice do she have
Sounds like you've turned your mix mode on when speaking, shoot I envy you.
Oliver Cao Ha yes, my voice teacher years ago taught me that if I spoke in a mix I would develop it more quickly in my singing. Plus it preserves my voice when I teach and speak all day!
10million subscriber through comment Speak in mixed voice?
1million subscriber through comment Great!
All helped, thanks. I am enjoying your videos. I have been training the last six months on the same lessons with a Seattle vocal teacher by skype and seem hung up. This helps.
That's really great to hear! If you get a chance, check out my newest video "Male Vocal Workout for Head Voice", which might be right up your alley:
ruclips.net/video/1k20kiqRL9k/видео.html
Hi Spencer,
I just discovered your channel and I find it extremely useful. I'm a classically-trained opera singer :-)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
My pleasure, Tony! I'm so glad you found it useful. We can use more classically trained singers on here :)
i think i have a volume problem and I've always sang too loud and wrecked my voice. Finding if i just let the sound come out on its own more it sounds a bit dry and airy but definitely less strain
You are not alone. Many singers use volume to change pitch, specifically they get louder for high note, squeezing their vocal cords together and driving a lot of air pressure against them to raise the pitch. Temporarily, using a bit of a breathier sound can help you learn how to allow your voice to make pitch adjustments without all the "push." Later you will want to practice all your scales at a medium volume, similar to comfortable speaking. Then from there you can always increase or diminish volume from intention, not out of need.
The ascending MUM's. Starting high with mixed voice and ascending down really helps not put strain on my voice. Starting low to high is a bit of a challenge.
Yes, that is a great approach to start on a lighter coordination in your head voice and slowly thicken up as you descend. Then eventually try to reverse the process as you ascend.
Very good training. I love it!
Thank you!
thank you! Just started my mix voice journey, and learning these workouts has been so helpful.
Great to hear!
The octave repeat nay nay was super helpful!!
Glad to hear it. All the best with your practicing!
Really enjoyed the video! One question, is it normal to feel a bit of resonance on the nose or is it different for everyone?
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's not abnormal to feel some vibration on the bridge of your nose or in the general facial region, but everyone does feel singing differently. However, this isn't resonance. Resonance is the compounding sound waves that form inside your throat and mouth, and the vibrations we might feel in the chest, skull, face, etc are a result of the resonance. Sometimes singers try to push sound into their nose, thinking they are producing "forward" resonance, but usually this will make things worse.
Don't mind me, just leaving a timestamp for me to practice... 9:13
Thanks for the video!
All good haha. Do your thing! And happy practicing!
Thanks Spencer! Loved your editing and humor 😂
Aww thanks so much! What style of music do you sing?
I love the mum. The gee gee was tough up there!!!!
I like MUM too. If you drop your jaw on GEE in the high notes, that can make them easier.
i didn't even know if i find my mixed voice correctly lmao
This is the downside of learning about singing from a video: the video can't tell you whether you're doing the exercises correctly like a teacher would. Still I create videos to give more information to people interested in singing, but ultimately, you will need to find an experienced teacher to help you really improve.
If you don't have a teacher , my studio is offering a 20-min trial Skype voice lesson for $15. Then you can get feedback from a teacher to know whether you are getting into your mix voice or not. Once you know what the sound and feeling is, you will be able to sing along with exercise videos with more awareness of what is working and what isn't.
Here is the link for the Skype trial lesson if you're interested: spencerwelch.com/ko-trial-lesson
Exercise number 2: do your best Patrick impression
Exercise number 3: do your best spongebob impression
Pretty much!
mum and nah helped the most. Great lessons thank you.
Glad to hear that!
Yes it helped, thank you Spencer.
Happy to hear that!
My chest voice and falsetto don’t overlap, will this even work yet before i extend my range
These exercises may help you develop a mix voice, where the chest and head voice blend together, but you also might want to work with these videos:
Finding Your Mix Voice ruclips.net/video/DzXkKKPPQ1k/видео.html
How to Erase Your Vocal Break ruclips.net/video/I_w549666r0/видео.html
I can go from my absolute highest "falsetto" note and then go down without breaking to my lowest chest note. Is that mixing? It´s kinda breathy like falsetto but I can still somehow feel some sort of connection that I dont feel when I do falsetto. I just recently managed going between registers without breaking thanks to one video of yours and I´m wondering if i´ve just learnt to go between registers without a break or actually mixing or if its maybe even the same thing?
It's hard to know what you're actually doing without working with you, since talking about sound is so vague. But if you're able to connect to your chest voice as you descend, then it isn't falsetto. But if it's breathy it might not be developed enough yet to qualify as a mix voice, maybe more like a head voice that is taken down a little low. Either way, it sounds like progress, since you could slowly add to that quality to build into a mix voice.
Have you tried my video "How to Erase Your Break"? I have descending "creaky door" exercises in there that could develop what you're doing, getting your vocal cords together more, and taking away the breathiness. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/I_w549666r0/видео.html
This is very helpful. thank you very much. Nice vocal exercises.
Glad it was helpful! What would you like to improve in your voice?
I can't tell if I have been singing in head voice or mix voice but at least I finally know how to access it! You do not even know how stoked I was there. Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!
Wow, glad I could help!
what if you keep breaking into falsetto? When do the nay I voice would just cut out when I get higher.
Iven Hi it’s hard to know exactly what’s happening without hearing you, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing if you go into falsetto. Try out my video “How to Erase Your Break” and see if this connects your bottom and top voices more:
ruclips.net/video/I_w549666r0/видео.html
@@SpencerWelchVocalStudio I am experiencing the same problem, thank you I will check it out
That moment your mix is weak but expansive. I can do the entire range and I’m a guy but it’s so weak I wanna use it for belting like Sohyang does.
I'm happy you were able to find your mix over a large range. That's exciting!
Developing power in your mix without pushing or straining takes a lot of training, guidance, and practice. Most people won't develop it through a tips video.
Think of it this way: how many people will get big muscles through watching a weight lifting video. It takes disciplined work and training.
If you want to get personal guidance about this, I suggest you book a 20-min trial online lesson with my studio:
spencerwelch.com/ko-trial-com
1million subscriber through comment Are you asking me or Levi?
Thank you!
Welcome!
This was awesome! Thank you, I am subscribed
Glad you liked it. What would you like to improve in your voice?
Explain: Your gee exercise is a deeper larynx position which musical theater doesn't like very much, and the bratty nei seems very forward and higher larynx position. Bratty nei can tire the throat singing high with a high larynx.How do the 2 opposite exercises help the same problem?
You make a couple points, so I will address them separately. 1) "musical theater doesn't like [the lowered larynx sound] very much" - This is a workout for the voice, so I am not as concerned about different vocal genres and what sound qualities are preferred. The purpose of this workout is to develop functional connection, freedom, range, and flexibility in the instrument. Then the singer can choose to apply this flexibility to whichever style they want. It is like tuning a piano, and then the artist can decide whether they will play jazz, classical, or rock on that piano.
2) Singing with a high larynx CAN tire the throat, depending which high larynx condition is being used. However, it doesn't have to tire it if the supraglottal benefits of twang are used along with a thinner vocal fold production. That is very different from singing with a high larynx due to pressed phonation and a lot of subglottal air pressure from below. Still please remember that I stated two things in the video: this is a temporary voice quality which we only do to condition and coordinate the voice (we won't be performing on a high larynx for long amounts of time) and if the student does it incorrectly so that the throat begins to tire, they should stop immediately.
3) How can "two opposite exercises", the hooty GEE and the bratty NAY, both help the same problem? First, they don't do exactly the same thing, which is why I put them in the order in which they appear. But ultimately, both exercises (in different ways) assist the student to thin out as they ascend in pitch. The hooty quality lowers the larynx on an EE vowel, which can loosen over-adduction and drive the singer's voice further into head voice. The bratty NAY assists the singer who feels they must go into falsetto above their chest voice range. This voice quality assists moderate adduction of the thinner vocal folds.
If you are a voice teacher and would like to study more about the science and the functional logic behind these exercises, I encourage you to look into our certification process at vocaladvancement.com, where I am the Director of Education and design the curriculum.
I have taught voice worldwide and my students have won prizes in the Metropolitan Opera Competition including 1st prize. I am now teaching more and more musical theatre and other genres which use a chest or belt much higher than classical singers do.I do not like to make the voice go higher in chest than is comfortable, but the students all want to take it up to the maximum.That is the dilemma.
Oh congratulations on your students' successes! I understand your concerns, since I share them when it comes to students wanting to belt chest up high. This is why I encourage them to develop a mix voice for these high notes that they can belt if the occasion calls for it. Think of it somewhat similar to the coordination you develop in operatic tenors when they sing F4 and above in voce piena in testa. Except you develop this in your sopranos as well, and with vowels a little brighter. The larynx should still be settled but doesn't have to be as low as classical. Closer to the posture of speech.