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    This can be one of two things. They have a naturally high voice or it is "earned" range, meaning they worked on and developed their voice (over time) to be able to consistently sing in this key. As Draven suggested, send a sample for someone to listen to you. They can easily assess whether or not you are at a place in your vocal development where you can do a song like this. You have to be realistic in terms of your current capability. These notes may or may not be available in your voice...yet. Also, try to find truly LIVE performances of them, what I call reduce the singers to lowest terms. I know Nissy (from quick research) had been singing many years and they are older than they appear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTmwXJx_Ag8
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    M, feel free to Skype me if you ever want to hang out and talk vocals.  Skype name: Bob.Buttinelli

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      MDEW

      Sorry I didn't see this earlier........ Thanks for the invite. I am not set up on skype yet. Pretty weird situation, I work on computers but I do not trust them too much.

          I have seen you on a lot of the Webinars and such that I have viewed, but I must admit that I never saw your face........ You were usually looking down at the keyboard or standing up where I could not see.

       My name is Joe, if you ever wondered about that.

      My Email address is j2co3@yahoo.com

      I may send you a recording of one of the songs my brother wrote, with him singing and another with me singing( a pale comparison). He passed in 96 and I still cannot sing his songs like he did.

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      VideoHere

      OKEY DOKE, TAKE CARE

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    Jon, to really do a song right, you have to get a sheet of lyrics and pick each word apart and see the vowel(s) in each word like I had shown in "Ready for love." You sing on the vowels, because vowels enable breath flow, where consonants inhibit breath flow and or close down the throat. The notes you admire are tuned vowels ...... The vowel changes with the pitch. The higher the notes, the more you have to be concerned with vowel choices. Pronunciation and intelligibility erodes as you sing higher...
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    "Singing lighter is about shedding vocal cord weight and reducing sound volume." M, You do not have to reduce sound volume. You do not have to lighten up anything. You can keep a constant flow of air and intensity, regardless of volume. This shedding weight is accomplished by the vowel...(the throat shape). The vowel choice you design for yourself (no one else) is the thing that let's you up. Do you really want to be training or singing and having to say to yourself "I'm going up high, time to cut back my voice?" What does lowering volume accomplish? All you end up doing is underpowering and loosing connection. Whether you begin light or heavy you need to still play the instrument. The voice has to get requistite breath energy at any volume.
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    Why not purchase a voice evaluation? It's inexpensive and will help you.
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    Dan would be a good one to ask for Stevie Wonder. I skyped him. As far as technique goes, he is using mask (more forward placement) with a little touch of nasality....NOT singing nasal...but a higher placement with a higher (but not high) larygeal positioning. He's also splitting his resonance at times and employing twang for bite and cut. Notice how he never lets the sound go back or drop down into the throat. The "ng" exercise is what helps you find the spot to place your voice for this kind of singing. Then you still need to see how you can sound when you get this placement, because if you get too nasal, it deteriorates.
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    HI Adolph, may I ask what did she died of?  

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    Now listen carefully to this. It a $5,000 mic (or more, I'm guessing), he's a breathy falsetto and very light head voice. Listen to his speaking voice.
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    His voice sounds like the chest voice while my voice sounds like head voice Oh? Does it? What do YOU think you need to fix?
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    Bottom line: Yes, everybody's different. Nothing is cut and dry. An "h" does the opposite for me...the "h" softens (for lack of a better word) a hard attack (onset). A "sh" can help too. You have to stay very open minded, because again, you're not that singer. A voice teacher's job (seems like you're moving in that direction) is to bring out the best in each individual singer. You may hear light mass or heavy mass phonation, doesn't mean it actually is. Just like perceived volume and loudness.... So much has to be figured out by the singer by extensive trial and error.
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    Tristan, the reason why the moan or cry makes the transition smoother is because it facillitates consistent adduction. But it can easliy be done incorrectly and lock up the voice or throw things way off balance. Also, Humming is not just in Neutral in the first example, but curbing as well. Modes change.... sometimes within a little as a syllable. Some singers are natural curbers. Rob, Awesome larynx video.
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    Twang's benefit is analygous to taking a water hose and kinking the hose to produce additional pressure by lessening the opening. In effect, you've increased the water pressure with no additional corresponding increase in water flow. As far as her singing, you really cannot tell how much vocal fold mass is engaged simply because you're not her. You can guess, but when you really get down to it, you cannot tell for sure. Tristan, going by strict CVT terms curbing is singing with vowels/throat shapes which produce a restrained or covered sound. It's not typically a loud volume mode. "EH" is not a curbing vowel.
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    One thing that would help is to hear you so we can get an idea of what you sound like.
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    Not being a wise guy, just trying to help out..... Do you understand what it means? Do you understand why you need to do it? This is a helpful video and exercise, but you should have a nice strong middle development work going on as well, because this serves like a launch pad to those higher pitches. Be sure to keep it bratty and don't sing too loudly. This helped me very much because as you can tell he's not backing off and yet not going overboard. Don't forget to warm up a bit before you go near this kind of stuff. Also, the nay exercise is a good one. The teachers will likely add more.
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    Kill the negative thinking......it will get you every time. The mind......it is the voice!!!
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    If I can suggest a much more successful way to learn to emulate your favorite artists is to obtain live performances. Try to get a hold of live video performances.
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    Another one is remembering lyrics..LOL!!! especially as I get older.
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    Certainly, pursue the song, but be realistic..This ones like carving a statue. Chip away on it each day...and do other songs less demanding as well.
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    Elvis, Others may not agree, and I say this well-meaningly, but (just my opinion) you simply are not ready to do a song like this, if your goal is to sing it, like he is singing it. These are the kinds of songs that have to be worked up to. The requisites you need for songs like this are not there yet. Strong, consistent support. Larygeal stability (due to good support). Ability to manage higher levels of air pressure. Certainly work on it, but take your time with it. Don't rush it, because you could very easily pick up some bad habits.
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    that's a tough song. you may need to sing that song quite strongly to hold it together, depending on your voice type. focus the tone forward..... think "ng" playing the role of a glue to hold things together.
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    your humble opinion didn't sound to humble doc. this doesn't "have" to sound like ian gillan.
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    keith, if i may make a few suggestions that have helped me with these kinds on notes? first, be very aware of not allowing the larynx to get too high or the tongue too tense. and here's one i am having a lot of success with.... these high a4 and up notes watch and see if you can't "think" a vowel shade of "uh" into a lot of the vowels. this "uh" mentality has really helped me release into a more deeper yet easier, very resonant tone up high. it's hard to explain, and i do not know this song, but an underlying "uh" shade really helps a lot. in fact, "oo" is another. something about the "uh" vowel shade used with a relaxed throat. just trying to help.
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    ron, you're about sweet child of mine. i've been playing around with that song (it's a toughee) and here's my take on how i can best sing it. although for me it's 1/2 step down on the karaoke machine, lol....sounchoice is a good disc. a non-cvt explanation: major twang mandatory must be totally warmed up before i even go near it strong breath support mandatory very wide open throat and very wide open mouth for vowel modifications all over the place, looking for chances to phonate on "ah" (father) and "eh" (egg) wherever possible when that song gets going it's resonant and a little whiny is that your set up for it?
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    jonpall, i had to stop by and hear the lou gramm. great job man, and you did it a half step higher!! folks, i just wanted everyone to know you all sound great but to critique you is just something i'm not comfortable doing. i hope you'll respect my opinion.) i just prefer to hang out at the technique forum. bob
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    no, my version of "hot blooded" was in "cult".... as in diffi-cult!! lol!!! man, i gotta get that cvt, just gotta get the cash.
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