Thank you Jeff and Sophia for teaching and singing in a pure natural speech based style rather than the normal irritatingly overly nasal style that most of the musical theatre singers utilize today, typical of Ethel Mermon, who basically belted everything but in a great healthy way.albeit limited in colour. I saw a whole broadway show sung in that way and after a while I just couldn't stand it. Twang is not necessarily nasal which denotes a type of closure in the nose and in the 'gn' region of the palatte and compresses the harmonics into a restricted overly vibrated sound.. after a while is just unbearable for me to hear. It limits the expressivity of vocal colours and it will block the path to the soul.. So thank you for making singing natural, relaxed, mixed and expressive again in the style of Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day and modern singers of today who can sing well.
Thank you Sarina for your well thought out and kind comment! I agree with you that much of the belt style we hear today is too twang based. This is why I incorporate a lot of head resonance first, bofore connecting the belt, which in turn keps the thraot open and free. I hope you are subscribed to the channel and please be sure to turn on the notifications button. Peace and happy singing to you!
When Sophia came to Jeff she was very confused from so many different teaching methods.. Some coaches said sing only in your head voice, others encouraged only sing in your belt voice. Jeff was able to teach Sophia how to switch and blend the beautiful sounds you hear in the video. Jeff your amazing because you truly care about your students and love what you do and we couldn't be happier with what you have done with Sophia. She has learned how to sing in the healthiest way possible even while having strep Jeff's methods helped Sophia through a weekend of performances. Thank you -
You seem like such a kind and supportive teacher, while also offering extended explanations and essential technical information. Your students are very fortunate.
I used to only use my head voice, and now I'm tying to use my chest voice but I'm struggling with technique, none of it has carried over. How do I get a better balance between them?
keep pracricing It's reaally hard when you start but if you keep practicing you will improve and you will gain proper muscle memory but don't forget to always warm up before you sing
Practice is good but if you don't know what you should be feeling/hearing it wont be that productive. A vocal tutor would be able to help you find placement and support etc
The magic of true headvoice (and it's true understanding of it)!! ... and, of course, the great combination of a great teacher and beautifully-voiced student. Bravo! I hope more and more teachers study the concept of the thin edges of the folds (this used to be the norm, but no more, unfortunately)... I know too many teachers that feel proud of their master's degree when, in fact, all they do is make their female students sing everything in falsetto (calling this headvoice) and their males belt everything because they have no idea how to train the passagio. I can't believe that now at days teachers can graduate from school without knowing how to train someone's headvoice!!! Thank you, Mr Stanfill!
Thank you so much! My wonderful teacher of 19 Maestro David Jones taught me the importance of building the head-voice for both male and female singers. It's what saved my own voice so many years ago. Sophia will very much appreciate this comment! Peace and joy and happy singing to you :-) Jeff
It's not simple to say That most days I don't recognize me That these shoes and this apron That place and its patrons Have taken more than I gave them It's not easy to know I'm not anything like I used be, although it's true I was never attention's sweet center I still remember that girl She's imperfect, but she tries She is good, but she lies She is hard on herself She is broken and won't ask for help She is messy, but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie She is gone, but she used to be mine It's not what I asked for Sometimes life just slips in through a back door And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true And now I've got you And you're not what I asked for If I'm honest, I know I would give it all back For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two For the girl that I knew Who'll be reckless, just enough Who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up When she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love And then she'll get stuck And be scared of the life that's inside her Growing stronger each day 'til it finally reminds her To fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes That's been gone, but used to be mine Used to be mine She is messy, but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie She is gone, but she used to be mine
wow what a great voice! i've always wanted to learn how to sing properly and hopefully i'll start taking lessons starting next year. i'm a 19 years old girl with no experience with singing but would love to learn how, plus i LOVE LOVE LOVE musicals and I'm obsessed with musical theatre songs. I was wondering, if i started to take singing lessons once a week every week, how long (on average) would it take me to be able to sing musical theatre and a song like "the wizard and I" from the musical Wicked? Is there a specific vocal teacher that i need to be looking for? like a lyrical/classical vocal teacher?
Hello Sylvia. We offer in person lessons in NYC at our studio location there with Jeff or online via Skype or Zoom with Jeff. Feel free to contact Jeff: jeff@voicesoaring.com for more information. Thanks so much for watching and hope you are subscribed and have turned on the notification button to receive the latest videos! Peace and harmony to you!
Rosannasfriend thank you so much! I will tell you said so. Young artists like Sophia need a lot of encouragement, especially in this day and age where there seem to be more critics on social media than supporters! So your comment means a lot. We are very proud of her! Thanks so much for watching. More videos to come. Peace to you. Jeff
Thank you so much for these exercises! Especially the ones like rolling the tongue on the roof of the mouth and pronouncing “uh” in the scales; it really helped me access the deeper throatier more operatic side of my voice which I have a hard time getting at 😃👍🏻
Hi Jeff, what a great lesson ☺ Sophia sounds amazing! I have a question regarding vocal register: Could you please tell me which technique Sophia uses at "she is lonely" at minute 15:11? Is that mixed voice or head voice 🙈?
It's not simple to say Most days I don't recognize me That these shoes and this apron That place and its patrons Have taken more than I gave them It's not easy to know I'm not anything like I used to be Although it's true I was never attention's sweet center I still remember that girl She's imperfect but she tries She is good but she lies She is hard on herself She is broken and won't ask for help She is messy but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up And baked in a beautiful pie She is gone but she used to be mine It's not what I asked for Sometimes life just slips in through a back door And carves out a person And makes you believe it's all true And now I've got you And you're not what I asked for If I'm honest I know I would give it all back For a chance to start over And rewrite an ending or two For the girl that I knew Who'll be reckless just enough Who'll get hurt But who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised And gets used by a man who can't love And then she'll get stuck And be scared of the life that's inside her Growing stronger each day 'Til it finally reminds her To fight just a little To bring back the fire in her eyes That's been gone But used to be mine
I'm classically trained and find it impossible not to use head voice above my break. I feel like learning head voice wrecked my ability to sing in other styles. I ways sound operatic.
Samantha, for classically trained singers I use the meow scale on a 5-8-5-3-1 or a variation of it. Check out my most recent tutorial “How to Sing Defying Gravity” and you will see my student Julia using a variation of the meow scale. It is the best way to encourage a more chest like quality above the break. You must allow the exercise to be a little on the ugly side of the sound. One of the biggest pitfalls of classical singers is the inherent desire to sound pretty at all times. When developing a chest mix, we have to allow more twang and a slightly “uglier” sound to build the connection above the break. I hope that helps you! And thanks for watching.
Hello there. All of these exercises that Sophia does are designed to slowly balance the voice so that the chest voice is in balance with the head voice. If you need more intense belting exercises, check out episode #31 "How to Belt". Happy singing and hope you are subscribed!
Hello Darl. Yes the DVD/CD is designed for the beginner. I think you would, as many have, benefit greatly from it. You can order it in digital format as a download from the website: www.voicesoaring.com for about $47.00 after the discount code "voicesoaring" is put in. Let me know if you have any questions about it! Thanks so much for watching. More informative videos to come. Peace, Jeff
+Jeff Alani Stanfill Thanks for your reply Jeff! I just purchased the downloadable version. For a beginner like me, do you recommend doing one vocal exercise at a time for a period of time before moving on to the next one? Awesome work! Thank you.
Hello Darl! Thank you so much for purchasing the program! Definitely take your time and work on each exercise slowly and methodically. Kayleigh will be your guide for the exercises in the female range, but you can also sing along with me when I am demonstrating the exercises for the guys. Just be sure to sing in your octave. Feel free to write me at jeff@voicesoaring.com for more any other questions. I hope you enjoy the program! Peace and harmony to you, Jeff
I am working on a tutorial for future release about vibrato. Stay tuned and please subscribe and turn on the notifications button so you’ll know when all the tutorials are released. Thanks for watching! Peace ✌️ Jeff
Jeff, she is very good but you need to work more on her breatheing. I am a voice pedagogue myself for more than 30 years. sorry for making this remark. but she will be better with daily breathing excecises.
Was awarded a full scholarship to one of the best universities for musical theater in the U.S. she has already been scouted by numerous agents and managers who love her voice and her talent. When she graduates from university, we expect she will have a huge career on Broadway. She is a hard working student of the voice.בתשבע צייזלר Sophia
She was still only 16 at the time. She's learning and growing every day, as she will for the rest of her life. Let's hear her sing today, I'm sure she's even better!
It's not simple to say Most days I don't recognize me These shoes and this apron That place and its patrons Have taken more than I gave 'em It's not easy to know I'm not anything like I used to be Although it's true I was never attention sweet center I still remember that girl She's imperfect but she tries She is good but she lies She is hard on herself She is broken and won't ask for help She is messy but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up And baked in a beautiful pie She is gone but she used to be mine It's not what I asked for Sometimes life just slips in through a back door And carves out a person And makes you believe it's all true And now I've got you And you're not what I asked for If I'm honest I know I would give it all back For a chance to start over And rewrite an ending or two For the girl that I knew Who be reckless just enough Who can hurt but Who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised And gets used by a man who can't love And then she'll get stuck and be scared Of the life that's inside her Growing stronger each day 'Til it finally reminds her To fight just a little To bring back the fire in her eyes That's been gone but it used to be mine Used to be mine She is messy but she's kind She is lonely most of the time She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie She is gone but she used to be mine
Thank you Jeff and Sophia for teaching and singing in a pure natural speech based style rather than the normal irritatingly overly nasal style that most of the musical theatre singers utilize today, typical of Ethel Mermon, who basically belted everything but in a great healthy way.albeit limited in colour. I saw a whole broadway show sung in that way and after a while I just couldn't stand it. Twang is not necessarily nasal which denotes a type of closure in the nose and in the 'gn' region of the palatte and compresses the harmonics into a restricted overly vibrated sound.. after a while is just unbearable for me to hear. It limits the expressivity of vocal colours and it will block the path to the soul.. So thank you for making singing natural, relaxed, mixed and expressive again in the style of Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day and modern singers of today who can sing well.
Thank you Sarina for your well thought out and kind comment! I agree with you that much of the belt style we hear today is too twang based. This is why I incorporate a lot of head resonance first, bofore connecting the belt, which in turn keps the thraot open and free. I hope you are subscribed to the channel and please be sure to turn on the notifications button. Peace and happy singing to you!
16? She looks and sounds more grown up than me (21). Anyway, go girl!
When Sophia came to Jeff she was very confused from so many different teaching methods.. Some coaches said sing only in your head voice, others encouraged only sing in your belt voice. Jeff was able to teach Sophia how to switch and blend the beautiful sounds you hear in the video. Jeff your amazing because you truly care about your students and love what you do and we couldn't be happier with what you have done with Sophia. She has learned how to sing in the healthiest way possible even while having strep Jeff's methods helped Sophia through a weekend of performances. Thank you -
I suppose you are her mother. How is she doing? Still singing?
You seem like such a kind and supportive teacher, while also offering extended explanations and essential technical information. Your students are very fortunate.
Thank you Wendy! I very much appreciate your kind comment!
I used to only use my head voice, and now I'm tying to use my chest voice but I'm struggling with technique, none of it has carried over. How do I get a better balance between them?
keep pracricing It's reaally hard when you start but if you keep practicing you will improve and you will gain proper muscle memory but don't forget to always warm up before you sing
deer hat
Lol I practiced my whole life and it’s not helping
Practice is good but if you don't know what you should be feeling/hearing it wont be that productive. A vocal tutor would be able to help you find placement and support etc
Oh my goodnesss.........SO! BLOWN! AWAY! Great voice, girl! And great vocal coaching! :D
Thank you for this and the song is beautiful. I know, have to go to the Wes End, London, UK to watch the musical 😊
Thank you!!!😊
The magic of true headvoice (and it's true understanding of it)!! ... and, of course, the great combination of a great teacher and beautifully-voiced student. Bravo!
I hope more and more teachers study the concept of the thin edges of the folds (this used to be the norm, but no more, unfortunately)... I know too many teachers that feel proud of their master's degree when, in fact, all they do is make their female students sing everything in falsetto (calling this headvoice) and their males belt everything because they have no idea how to train the passagio. I can't believe that now at days teachers can graduate from school without knowing how to train someone's headvoice!!!
Thank you, Mr Stanfill!
Thank you so much! My wonderful teacher of 19 Maestro David Jones taught me the importance of building the head-voice for both male and female singers. It's what saved my own voice so many years ago.
Sophia will very much appreciate this comment! Peace and joy and happy singing to you :-) Jeff
It's not simple to say
That most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used be, although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl
She's imperfect, but she tries
She is good, but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest, I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew
Who'll be reckless, just enough
Who'll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up
When she's bruised and gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
And be scared of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day 'til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone, but used to be mine
Used to be mine
She is messy, but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone, but she used to be mine
SPECTACULAR!!!!
Thank you!!!🕺🎶🎶🎶
A great video! Thank you so much!
Thank you!!
Sang that thang gurl! Great lesson. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you!!
What a wonderful result! 🤩
Thank you 😊
Fantastic job! Sophia is a great singer and Jeff is an AMAZING Teacher! 💯🏆🎤⚡️😘
Thank you so much!
wow what a great voice! i've always wanted to learn how to sing properly and hopefully i'll start taking lessons starting next year. i'm a 19 years old girl with no experience with singing but would love to learn how, plus i LOVE LOVE LOVE musicals and I'm obsessed with musical theatre songs. I was wondering, if i started to take singing lessons once a week every week, how long (on average) would it take me to be able to sing musical theatre and a song like "the wizard and I" from the musical Wicked? Is there a specific vocal teacher that i need to be looking for? like a lyrical/classical vocal teacher?
Hello Sylvia. We offer in person lessons in NYC at our studio location there with Jeff or online via Skype or Zoom with Jeff. Feel free to contact Jeff: jeff@voicesoaring.com for more information. Thanks so much for watching and hope you are subscribed and have turned on the notification button to receive the latest videos! Peace and harmony to you!
That was amazing! She sings with a lot of soul, great phrasing.
Rosannasfriend thank you so much! I will tell you said so. Young artists like Sophia need a lot of encouragement, especially in this day and age where there seem to be more critics on social media than supporters! So your comment means a lot. We are very proud of her! Thanks so much for watching. More videos to come. Peace to you. Jeff
Thank you so much for these exercises! Especially the ones like rolling the tongue on the roof of the mouth and pronouncing “uh” in the scales; it really helped me access the deeper throatier more operatic side of my voice which I have a hard time getting at 😃👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed the tutorial Melanie! More to come. Thanks for watching and hope you are subscribed! Peace and happy singing!
Beautiful voice and excellent coaching. Excellent diction and phrasing. Love the song. Broadway bound. Thank you.
Thank you Roxanne! 🙏🏼🎶🎶🎶
These are great exercises to help blend the chest and the head register. Definitely stealings these. Beautiful voice!
Thank you so much! As the song says "Steal Away"! 😬
Again Jeff great ✨👍🏻❤️technic. Only wish could have seen more of her face while this practice. She has a good voice, sounds professionell!👍🏻
Fantastic singing! I liked the exercises used in the warm up as well. Great performance at the end.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the exercises. 🌞🎶🎶🎶
Thank you!!! 🌞
What a wonderful video. C'est fantastic!! A terrific lesson with a very talented young lady! Wow!!
Thank you so much James!!!
Dude i just love ur smile!
Which makes me wana smile
Thank you! I will keep smiling if it makes viewers line you smile 😊
Hey Jeff,I'm singer and usually I'm working in China and your lessons help me cuz I have to sing everyday,thanks for help,I want to see more videos.😙
Thanks for watching. More videos are in production so stay tuned and keep on singing! Peace, Jeff
16 yrs old? damn Good luck to Shophia, she deserves it all. Good work coach
Thank you Joao!! We are very proud of Sophia. I'll make sure she sees your kind comment! Peace, Jeff
I am the one thanking for your lessons. lots of
Thanks Jeffrey, I'm doing these exercises too!
Yay!! Glad you are using them!! So happy you are continuing the teaching thing. :-)
Great lesson! Thank you.
Fantastc video. And the performance at the end 👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you so much Matthew!!
Another wonderful and helpful video!
Ruth Ratliff Thank you so very very much Ruth!! 😘
Wonderful! 💕
Beautiful voice 👏🏻
Hi Jeff,
what a great lesson ☺ Sophia sounds amazing!
I have a question regarding vocal register: Could you please tell me which technique Sophia uses at "she is lonely" at minute 15:11? Is that mixed voice or head voice 🙈?
Beautiful voice!!! ❤️
Thank you! I will let Sophia know you said this :-)
Loved it , Jeff!
Thank you Teri!!!
3:25 my keymarker😍
tysm this helps a lot also she looks like britney murphy omg
It's not simple to say
Most days I don't recognize me
That these shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave them
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used to be
Although it's true
I was never attention's sweet center
I still remember that girl
She's imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up
And baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person
And makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew
Who'll be reckless just enough
Who'll get hurt
But who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
And gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
And be scared of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
'Til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone
But used to be mine
Beautiful!!!
Miss Understood Thank you! 🎶🎶🎶🎶
Jeff Alani Stanfill you’re welcome 😊
Very informative
Bravissimi entrambi!!! Great job
Warm-up begins at 3:30
Since my singing lessons got cancelled due to the pandemic, I’m here practicing
Wonderful. Please feel free to contact me for online lessons: jeff@voicesoaring.com
I'm classically trained and find it impossible not to use head voice above my break. I feel like learning head voice wrecked my ability to sing in other styles. I ways sound operatic.
Samantha, for classically trained singers I use the meow scale on a 5-8-5-3-1 or a variation of it. Check out my most recent tutorial “How to Sing Defying Gravity” and you will see my student Julia using a variation of the meow scale. It is the best way to encourage a more chest like quality above the break. You must allow the exercise to be a little on the ugly side of the sound. One of the biggest pitfalls of classical singers is the inherent desire to sound pretty at all times. When developing a chest mix, we have to allow more twang and a slightly “uglier” sound to build the connection above the break. I hope that helps you! And thanks for watching.
@@JeffAlaniStanfill Thanks, really appreciate the response. I'm a true alto so my classical voice isn't even all that pretty ha ha.
do you have any advice on how to make my mix less head dominant and more chest dominant? do these warmups help with that?
Hello there. All of these exercises that Sophia does are designed to slowly balance the voice so that the chest voice is in balance with the head voice. If you need more intense belting exercises, check out episode #31 "How to Belt". Happy singing and hope you are subscribed!
@@JeffAlaniStanfill AWESOME !!! thank you !!!
8:19
Hi Jeff! Is your "Let Your Voice Soar CD/DVD" also for beginners? Your videos are extremely helpful. Thank you. ☺
Hello Darl. Yes the DVD/CD is designed for the beginner. I think you would, as many have, benefit greatly from it. You can order it in digital format as a download from the website: www.voicesoaring.com for about $47.00 after the discount code "voicesoaring" is put in. Let me know if you have any questions about it! Thanks so much for watching. More informative videos to come. Peace, Jeff
+Jeff Alani Stanfill Thanks for your reply Jeff! I just purchased the downloadable version. For a beginner like me, do you recommend doing one vocal exercise at a time for a period of time before moving on to the next one? Awesome work! Thank you.
Hello Darl! Thank you so much for purchasing the program! Definitely take your time and work on each exercise slowly and methodically. Kayleigh will be your guide for the exercises in the female range, but you can also sing along with me when I am demonstrating the exercises for the guys. Just be sure to sing in your octave. Feel free to write me at jeff@voicesoaring.com for more any other questions. I hope you enjoy the program! Peace and harmony to you, Jeff
Lovely! Will surely enjoy and learn so much from it. Thank you very much Jeff! 😊
Gosh i need you
3.25 warm up starts
How do I develop vibrato?
I am working on a tutorial for future release about vibrato. Stay tuned and please subscribe and turn on the notifications button so you’ll know when all the tutorials are released. Thanks for watching! Peace ✌️
Jeff
3:32
3:56
5:10 jaw
6:44 tongue at the roof of the mouth
8:09 Twang (Nyee nyeh nyah nyoo)
9:05 Na na na (ascending and descending)
9:55 blending (Ming-ming-meh-meh )
She reminds me so much of Brittney murphy
Rebecca Mintzer I can see that!
she looks like tori kelly :)
Jeff, she is very good but you need to work more on her breatheing. I am a voice pedagogue myself for more than 30 years. sorry for making this remark. but she will be better with daily breathing excecises.
Was awarded a full scholarship to one of the best universities for musical theater in the U.S. she has already been scouted by numerous agents and managers who love her voice and her talent. When she graduates from university, we expect she will have a huge career on Broadway. She is a hard working student of the voice.בתשבע צייזלר Sophia
She was still only 16 at the time. She's learning and growing every day, as she will for the rest of her life. Let's hear her sing today, I'm sure she's even better!
Voice pedajoke
It's not simple to say
Most days I don't recognize me
These shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave 'em
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used to be
Although it's true
I was never attention sweet center
I still remember that girl
She's imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up
And baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person
And makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew
Who be reckless just enough
Who can hurt but
Who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
And gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck and be scared
Of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
'Til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone but it used to be mine
Used to be mine
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine