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PopVlad

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  1. Hey Guys, Been here for a really long time and never posted an Audio of me singing. Just might as well) Please tell me what you think. https://www.box.com/s/677e9c5b84a93cedc2f8 Cheers, Vlad P.S. This is my take on one of the Josh Groban songs - don't laugh P.P.S. The whole thing was recoreded on my cell phone - appologies for a poor recording quality
  2. Thank you, Rob, I wrote you an email regarding possible lessons. Thanks, Jens, I get what you're saying but I doubt those vocalists that you referred to were unable to "connect" on the way down. They sound pretty full on those notes , whereas I have to squeeze to get that high and there's an almost complete disconnect with the bottom ;(
  3. Thanks, Bob. You did help. You've been great as always)
  4. Hey Guys, Judging by my recent post one could deduce I'm having some head voice problems))) I think I've got all the help I needed, yet there's one more thing I wanted to ask you. Some background: I'm now at a stage where I'm fairly comfortable with my E4-A4 range, which is now chestier and more resonant than before. And that I attribute to this wonderful place However, I'm still struggling with my highs. Even before I started singing and training I could never hit a high "woohoo", for example, which was and still is quite embarrassing. I mean I CAN sing, but I cannot make a comfortable "woohoo" sound, which always gets stuck around a C5-C5# and feels very thick. I can go up to a F5 on the lip bubbles, but I need tones of air to do so. If I back down off the air pressure my folds come apart and only air comes out on Ab4 and above. Learning support helped my mid range but, so far, it did nothing for my upper notes. Now, if I tense my stomach real hard I can squeak on G5s-C6s, but when I try to "connect" THAT to my lower notes, everything falls apart. Below is a link to an audio example. I think, I'm hitting some A5s on the "ya ya ya", but when I try to go down I crack BAD. http://www.box.net/shared/xshnkfjov8pcyrphyr69 After about 20 mins of making these kinds of sounds my voice feels a bit tired, but not all that much. Moreover, I tried singing in my mid range after that and it felt pretty good. Now, I would really need your advice on this. Does my experiment have any merit to it? Is there a potential there? I don't think I'm hurting myself badly, but if you think that I am, then I will quit. Really looking forward to your suggestions, Thanks so much for all your help already, Vlad
  5. Thanks guys, I guess I just wanted to understand wether the soft palate plays a role in helping achieve easier head voice. As for the tone thing, I'm a bit confused, since I always thought that the arched soft palate helps brighten the tone, not overly darken it. I thought that was the sole purpose of the "smile when you sing" approach.
  6. Hey Guys, I would really appreciate it if someone could explain me the relationship between the high notes (say, C5 to F5) and a raised soft palate. Is elevating one’s palate a prerequisite to reaching highs with ease? If not, does it facilitate that still? Would keeping an open throat with a raised soft palate help me in performing, say, lip bubbles with more ease? Thanks in advance, Vlad P.S. Apologies, if that’s already been covered somewhere…
  7. Great! Thanks very much for your feedback, guys. To guitartrack - which stage (1-2-3-) of the KTVA the octave jump is in? I've got the Stage 1 and it's not in there(
  8. Hey Jeran, Thanks a lot for your feedback. And just so I'm being clear, that's the kind of exercise I meant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2WlBpPK3oQ The slightly shorter version is in the Roger's book along with googs and gugs, which ARE very SLS ;)
  9. Hey Guys, I was browsing though one of the Roger Love’s books (Set Your Voice Free) and stumbled upon the Octave Jump exercise. Does any of you use it heavily in you practice routine? What are some of the benefits of such an exercise? Personally, I feel that by doing the Octave Jumps I can carry the weight of my voice from low to high in a much safer and smoother way. Would that be your experience with that exercise as well? Thanks heaps, Vlad
  10. Hey Bob, I just sang and A4 with my stomach out and here's what I got: http://www.box.net/shared/d7qk8k6usc Would you consider that a supported sound? Thanks un advance,
  11. Hey Guys, great discussion! I’ve got a question though )) I’ve always thought of support as keeping my ribs expanded while slightly sucking in my stomach. And until now, that was the sensation I was getting when singing. The other day I was laying on my bad and tried to sing, and you know what, my ribs pretty much stayed as they were, yet my stomach would push out on every note – that was the only way for me to produce a decent note. Now, I always thought that supporting by inflating the stomach (as some teachers suggest) was wrong – now I’m not that sure. Any comments? Thanks, Vlad
  12. Steven, you have mentioned curbing in your last post. Could you please have a listen to the below and tell me if you consider this curbing? http://www.box.net/shared/n64in4f6lr Cheers, Vlad
  13. Thank you, Steven. I'll work on those vowels and post back when I see the results. Thanks very much!
  14. Thanks guys! Appreciated) Steven, did you have any chance to analize the vocal samples I'd uploaded? Pleeese)
  15. Hey bob, You must be talking about vocal cimpression..check this out (starts at 2.20) That holding back or squeeze does give a chestier tone sometimes)
  16. Oh, this is great, Ron, i feel that i'm making little discoveries with each post) I could be covering, yes, but you know what else? I noticed that when I sang UUU I always droped my jaw some and that helped immediately. This way the tone is chestier and more connected. I wonder if there's a certain note I should start dropping my jaw on. An Eb4, maybe?
  17. Thanks bob, Even though I'm sure you have mastered the "angels" (and I would LOVE to hear an audio), have you ever tried that Steven's suggestion above about starting with an "u" as you go higher? Until today I didn't realize that the "can read the future" part was the easiest for me. And the "future" word is also a G4, I believe. For some reason I can "add chest" to the uuu no problem. But before I start doing scales on "uuu" (as in future) I realy want to see what Steven digs out of those spectrograms) Any thoughts?
  18. Hey bob, Thanks very much for the tips - I'll try them out! I even got a backing track for the damn song) Btw, how are you handling those high A's (like on the word "shine") in the song, bob? Do you let go more? Hopefully, with your help and the feedback from Steven I'll be able to nail that song)
  19. Hey bob, yep, that's the one))) Great song, couldn't agree more! And I know what you're saying about the g consonant, I guess, I'm using it as a crutch for the time being. To get that chestier sound out. Another thing is that a G4 is always tricky to me because it's so "in between the modes") If an A4 feels like all head and there's no other way (at least for now) for me to sing that note, that G4 goes both ways) Thank you for your feedback!
  20. ronws, thank you for your reply and I agree that the sound is perceived very differently from the outside of your head) but still, it's not really a sound preferance as it is a "configuration" preferance as I don't want to be limited to singing just a G4 (which in first scenario (chest) I am ). Steven, thank you so much already. I've recorded an A3-A4 scale on oo, ah and oh. I'm very tired right now and I believe I messed up the pitches in the beginning, but since I'm not gonna be any freshier tomorow (lots of work atm), the file stays It's available via the same link. Looking forward and thanks!
  21. Hey guys, I really need your help with this one…been going over it a million times myself ;( Basically, I can produce high notes (mid range) using two different vocal configurations. There’s chest, which feels pulled, but somehow very natural. Feels like “my” voice, if you know what I mean. With that configuration I can barely go above G4 (G4# at best). Then there’s head. It feels much more free and I can sing in the E4-C5 range fairly easily…buuut…even though I try to drop the jaw and use support it is not how I would like to sound coz I feel a “disconnect” from my voice, no, not that I crack, coz I don’t, but it just feels lighter than I would want. And I know it’s not really a sound preference for me, because, like I said, the two feel profoundly different. I just don’t know which one is right I would really need some advice on what I’m doing in those clips. A spectrogram would be ideal. But anything goes, really) Below is a link of me doing a G4 in chest, then in head and then I’m doing what my teacher suggests… It is a downward scale from, say, an A4. And I’m meant to get as much chest as I can without pulling. That is supposed to eliminate the issues that I'm having, but doeas it? Please, guys, help me out) http://www.box.net/shared/hfz9elkk6o
  22. Hey jonpall, I know where you're cominig from with that. It IS on a hedier side. So I've decided to add more "support" just for the sake of it. http://www.box.net/shared/0q53pyl93n Does it have more "body" now? I think it's a bit woofy, but I reckon that's gona go away once I get a hold of support AND add a bit of twang. What do you guys think?
  23. Hey Guys, Didn't mean to hijack this thread, but what do you think of my eees in mid range? Do I need to add more twang? http://www.box.net/shared/ckjdolyscp Thanks heaps,
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