I have been training this for hours daily since first commenting and this really is so important. My resonance has never been this good and pairing this video with Karen's videos on vocal placement helped me a lot.
My dear to me discovering this has been a miracle. A time when I had hated my voice and didn't enjoy to sing anymore. The moment I tried the pencil trick I sounded really beautiful. Now I love my voice n i enjoy singing
HA! I loved that master class and watch it often! I have tried this and it really helps! I am glad you have incorporated this in your teachings! It tames the tongue too!
yeah this is one I have to keep in mind a lot. I tend to grab a bit and get "stuck" and end up a bit too heavy "down in the throat" so I have to keep in mind to get the resonance up a bit higher when I start going into mixed voice or even on a good strong belt. Its also pretty crucial when adding rasp/grit/distortion because you DONT want to be adding grit etc down below the pencil line
Thank you Karyn! Great exercise, excellent demo. I had heard about using a pencil before but didn't go beyond that! Shall be getting my own personal "vocal pencil" just for this. My kids would appreciate keeping the rest separate! Cheers, Lin😌
Being a New Yorker, I have to constantly remind myself to keep the voice from falling down into the throat during speaking too. Even if I go too far and get a Paul Lynde type of twangy sound, I'd rather be favoring that speaking production, than talking on the folds and residing in the throat.
singwisevocals dear Karyn, I would kindly like to ask you if you could give me some lights about the way how the movements of the hands and the vocal mechanism are connected. I am making my Masters research about this topic and so far I cannot find a clear answer even though there is an evident correlation and this is a pedagogical tool that has been used for centuries in the voice teaching. Thank you for any help!
In a lesson with Salvatore Fisichella a while back, he stops playing the piano and walks out of the room. I hear him scrounging around in the other room and am thinking WTF. He comes back in with Rigatoni (uncooked) and shoves it in my mouth and tells me to bite on it and stop opening the mouth so wide. Great minds! :-)
I just watch Dan´s episode with Melissa Cross. Cool of you to chime in on the comments with this technique. You guys are a tight knit group, for sure! I will be working with it to improve resonance as I sing a lot of ´´high altitude´´ tenor rep and sometimes have trouble landing on top of the note with a good ringout. Thanks!
Very cool, friend! Are you actively changing the vowel, or is it passively modifying? Such a great exercise for contemporary sounds! (yay for mentioning Melissa Cross!)
If you listen to the first demonstration in which I alternate between the 'under' and 'over' sounds, I'm singing an UH (schwa) for both. It sounds like the same vowel, just different in quality or tone. In the second alternating demonstration, the vowel does seem to change a bit, but I was actually just pushing from my throat on the 'under' version, and that was reshaping the vocal tract (lengthening it a bit), which created a slightly (and passively) modified vowel. Thanks for your comment, friend!
It seems to be very similar to your "How to improve vocal resonance lessons 1 & 2". What I am confused with is on how to apply this during actual singing? I would appreciate if you could elaborate on this.
Sure. If you watch the Renee Fleming masterclass, you'll see how she helps the singer apply this to the aria that she's singing. I'll be posting a video later today on my Patreon page in which I show me working with a student on this technique and he applies it to an audition song. Maybe I'll post a second video here that shows the application.
Uggh. I didn't see your question until now. Developing pitch accuracy is a matter of having the technique in place to be able to adjust the vocal instrument for pitch and also being able to audiate - to hear the pitches and melody accurately inside your head before singing them. All of this comes with time and practice and increased exposure to music.
yes...thank you...i wanna sound a little bit like ed sheeran..i have a medium vocal range....what aspects should i work on?? should i make my sound more brassy or add rasp???
@@singwisevocals But it is entirely possible to have nasal resonance without nasal airflow, since the nostrils are a much smaller opening than the mouth. To make a nasalised sound, you have to partially occlude the oral cavity to get sufficient nasality.
Yes! And that's partly the point. I'm actually 'thinking' the same vowel, but when I also think 'over' or 'under' the pencil, my vocal tract makes adjustments. The 'over the pencil' version has more clarity and ring - it sounds better - and feels better.
I just tried it and it helped reduce the breathiness especially on the 'i' vowel sound. Thank you!
Wonderful! So glad it has helped.
I have been training this for hours daily since first commenting and this really is so important. My resonance has never been this good and pairing this video with Karen's videos on vocal placement helped me a lot.
Could you link the video please
My dear to me discovering this has been a miracle. A time when I had hated my voice and didn't enjoy to sing anymore. The moment I tried the pencil trick I sounded really beautiful. Now I love my voice n i enjoy singing
I am actor and I am practising acting everyday infront of the camera. This technique help me a lot in acting also .
HA! I loved that master class and watch it often! I have tried this and it really helps! I am glad you have incorporated this in your teachings! It tames the tongue too!
Yes, it does!
it worked my first try you are a great teacher looking forward to learning more
yeah this is one I have to keep in mind a lot. I tend to grab a bit and get "stuck" and end up a bit too heavy "down in the throat" so I have to keep in mind to get the resonance up a bit higher when I start going into mixed voice or even on a good strong belt. Its also pretty crucial when adding rasp/grit/distortion because you DONT want to be adding grit etc down below the pencil line
Such good points and insights!
Thank you Karyn! Great exercise, excellent demo. I had heard about using a pencil before but didn't go beyond that!
Shall be getting my own personal "vocal pencil" just for this. My kids would appreciate keeping the rest separate!
Cheers,
Lin😌
You're welcome. And yes, please be hygienic! I have students use their own designated pencils for practice purposes.
Dunno, I'm feeling pretty convinced of the miraculousness of that pencil.
I can totally hear it, and it's just what I need! Thanks Karyn!
I hope this exercise has helped.
Being a New Yorker, I have to constantly remind myself to keep the voice from falling down into the throat during speaking too. Even if I go too far and get a Paul Lynde type of twangy sound, I'd rather be favoring that speaking production, than talking on the folds and residing in the throat.
Simple, but powerful!
Yes, its really working...
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Amazingly helpful as always, Karyn! Love your channel.
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
singwisevocals dear Karyn, I would kindly like to ask you if you could give me some lights about the way how the movements of the hands and the vocal mechanism are connected. I am making my Masters research about this topic and so far I cannot find a clear answer even though there is an evident correlation and this is a pedagogical tool that has been used for centuries in the voice teaching.
Thank you for any help!
Thank you for the great tip! Love how easy it is to apply👍
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Ty this is a good place to find singing tips that work....
Hi I’m a classical opera/crossover singer and im having a little trouble with my resonance, so I’m gonna try this exercise and see if it really helps.
Is this exercise helping?
Does it worked?
With a Vocal pitch monitor app I found myself raise a half tone when singing over the pencil.
Great exercise! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome.
In a lesson with Salvatore Fisichella a while back, he stops playing the piano and walks out of the room. I hear him scrounging around in the other room and am thinking WTF. He comes back in with Rigatoni (uncooked) and shoves it in my mouth and tells me to bite on it and stop opening the mouth so wide.
Great minds! :-)
My God this is brilliant
Thank you❤
A pencil was also the tool of Paganini in perfecting his bow draw. Amazing Pencils!
They're nothing fancy, but they sure can do a lot!
Great suggestion, thanks!
I just watch Dan´s episode with Melissa Cross. Cool of you to chime in on the comments with this technique. You guys are a tight knit group, for sure! I will be working with it to improve resonance as I sing a lot of ´´high altitude´´ tenor rep and sometimes have trouble landing on top of the note with a good ringout. Thanks!
Great ! Thank you!! It has worked. Love from India ❤️
Excellent informative video 👍👍
Great series. It took me over two years to watch it but it was worth it.
I'm going to use a chopstick. Hey I guess I will be playing chopsticks.
And then you eat dinner with it right afterwards. Multipurpose!
Wow! This works!
Thank you!
Very cool, friend! Are you actively changing the vowel, or is it passively modifying? Such a great exercise for contemporary sounds! (yay for mentioning Melissa Cross!)
If you listen to the first demonstration in which I alternate between the 'under' and 'over' sounds, I'm singing an UH (schwa) for both. It sounds like the same vowel, just different in quality or tone. In the second alternating demonstration, the vowel does seem to change a bit, but I was actually just pushing from my throat on the 'under' version, and that was reshaping the vocal tract (lengthening it a bit), which created a slightly (and passively) modified vowel. Thanks for your comment, friend!
It seems to be very similar to your "How to improve vocal resonance lessons 1 & 2". What I am confused with is on how to apply this during actual singing? I would appreciate if you could elaborate on this.
Sure. If you watch the Renee Fleming masterclass, you'll see how she helps the singer apply this to the aria that she's singing. I'll be posting a video later today on my Patreon page in which I show me working with a student on this technique and he applies it to an audition song. Maybe I'll post a second video here that shows the application.
Thanks so much
What is difference between resonance and pronouncation?
Love this video...Karyn.... how can I sing in perfect pitch without an instrument???
Uggh. I didn't see your question until now. Developing pitch accuracy is a matter of having the technique in place to be able to adjust the vocal instrument for pitch and also being able to audiate - to hear the pitches and melody accurately inside your head before singing them. All of this comes with time and practice and increased exposure to music.
yes...thank you...i wanna sound a little bit like ed sheeran..i have a medium vocal range....what aspects should i work on?? should i make my sound more brassy or add rasp???
I don't know where you're starting from. But I would encourage you to aim to sound like 'you,' not like someone else. You're original. 😀
but don't you think it's okay to learn style from the best??
The pencil has to be placed under or above the pencil?
Heard of this before.
Have you ever tried it?
Should tounge touch pencil?
Hi, do you think that I should also sing over the pencil with lower notes (low third octave)?
Where does the tongue goes? Under the pen or on the top?
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It’s better if you put the tip of your tongue on top of the pencil.
Isn't this nasal resonance though?
No. All of my sound/resonance and air are going out through my mouth.
@@singwisevocals But it is entirely possible to have nasal resonance without nasal airflow, since the nostrils are a much smaller opening than the mouth. To make a nasalised sound, you have to partially occlude the oral cavity to get sufficient nasality.
you are singing completely different vowels- did you notice that?
Yes! And that's partly the point. I'm actually 'thinking' the same vowel, but when I also think 'over' or 'under' the pencil, my vocal tract makes adjustments. The 'over the pencil' version has more clarity and ring - it sounds better - and feels better.
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