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  1. That's creative! It's hard to be a cat and dog at the same time. Aka, of course your want a balanced sound, but I've gotten the best results with students who find their open, more full sound first. Especially with modern music, there is a lot of, for lack of a better term, "wussy" singing. So taking it into the other direction of strong first is a great way to develop a good sound and build confidence. Then brightness can be added. It's easier to add brightness with vowel modification in higher ranges anyway. :)
  2. It's true, you can't fight what you are. You may be meant to sing in the medium or higher ranges. You may also be compressing your falsetto or taking the chest voice too high in the mix. When I was in college I was mixed belting in the practice room for fun, overdid it and then my low voice was raspy, even though head voice was still intact. Ths sounds almos exactly what you are talking about, so it could be overuse. Especially if you are singing for a long period of time. Maybe a sound sample of you would help?
  3. opening the pharynx causes more full sound (dark) the opposite of twang (bright). Beginning singers will benefit from starting with a more full resonance in the medium range. Vowels that contribute to a more open pharynx are "ah" and "oh." Adding brightness later will certainly help with register shifting, but itS important to develop a strong, full, open resonance first. Then, you will feel what it is like to sing uninhibited, with power, and feel aweome!
  4. If you are pushing and your voice cracks as a result then yes. I think Robert is referring to a register shift which is certainly not harmful at all if you are open. You did mention that you are trying to extend the chest voice, so if you are pushing, then yes you will defiantly harm it. Break is usually referring to a healthy crack, but if the voice splats or gives out due to too much air pressure that can be really harmful. However, if you are open and full and it creates a "yodel" type sound at first, or shifts to the falsetto, then no. If you don't shift into the falsetto, and the voice just stops, then it's trouble. From what you are talking about it seems like you are on top of your technique, and if that is the case, then shifting the voice with freedom is great and is going to help you to become a much stronger singer.
  5. Always consider the air pressure and flow over the glottal resistance. Controlling via glottal resistance usually creates some form of tension for the singer. It is defiantly going to take some time, but you can do it! As strange as this sounds, working on the flexibility in your chest voice is a going to be really helpful. Lots of oo vowel. Increase breath flow when you approach the passaggio. I have some great voice exercises for bridging the gap if you'd like to PM me. These have worked with many of my clients and they will work for you too.
  6. If you don't know if you get dizzy or not, you may need to pay more attention to your body when you sing. None of the info on this forum will be of help if you aren't paying attention to what your body is doing. Singing is about recreating what feels good and sounds good. So a great place to start is to just become a little more observant as you sing.
  7. AHHHH! Just the word push...OUCH. While there may be other effective ways to do this, my preference is that you have a voice without vocal damage when you are done. So, you can try any of the exercises that you are doing at a lower volume. Think level 1-10, try level 2, 3, etc. Comfortable and open. If you can't do it quiet yet, don't try it loud. WARNING: the sound quality may be different at lower volumes. That is ok for now. LIke Robert says, resonance. Quieter volume can help you to determine the natural resonance.
  8. When you have access to "little boy voice." How does the low voice respond? Have you ever tried going back into full voice in the lower range at that point?
  9. Could you post in the form of a question, please? It might be easier to address something specifically.
  10. ​Agreed. Also, we could get into what exactly is pop music? With so many genres it would be impossible to classify the music itself, much less the fach of the singer who it would be appropriate for. You're absolutely right.
  11. This is clearly a mixed voice example, but you are asking about head voice. Do you feel comfortable strictly with the flexibility and openness of your head voice? It would sound girly but strong. If you aren't comfortable with this first, it probably would be frustrating to try and mix the voice right away. I have some good exercises for bridging the voice if you would like to PM me. Agreed, a sound example would be super helpful, because it's difficult to tell from your description. Best case scenario you have something simple to tweak, worse case vocal damage. This is the importance of a sound example.
  12. Just asking the question by using the word mimic, probably means the singing is manufactured in some way. I love YOUR voice. It's beautiful, soothing, and has a lot of flexibility. You would benefit a lot with more connection to the chest. Make sure that your breath is low and you have that "sigh-like" feeling of breath passing through your chest when you sing. It sounds like this higher, tighter chest is really the only thing "manufactured." And the good news is that open connection to the chest is something that a lot of people need to work on and learn. Keep up the good work. JUST BE YOU, YOU ARE AWESOME.
  13. Top to bottom all the way! Head voice should be trained, comfortable, flexible and open. Then, it can be mixed with the chest voice. AKA CT muscles first, then mix with TA.
  14. ​Thanks! I see you signed up for my email list. I must have not made myself clear, because you seem to be recapping exactly what I was saying.
  15. ​Thanks, Robert. Seems like an awesome forum so far. Great group of peeps!
  16. ​Thanks, Robert. Seems like an awesome forum so far. Great group of peeps!
  17. ​I'm just liking you more and more. We have similar philosophies. Hello, friend.
  18. It's a bit extreme, but stick your tongue out and point it down (almost a pull) as you are singing the phrase. You want to resist the tongue's retract. Maintain the stick out position as your sing and keep your vowels as pure as you can over the top of it.  Then, after that, you can rest your tongue behind your teeth and try the phrase again. Keep going back and forth until you notice improvement.  vowels or ee are going to be the hardest here because of the shape that the tongue takes. Be patient with yourself and make sure that you are looking into a mirror as you do this to make sure that the tongue isn't retracting (because it will want to.) Remember, that this is an exaggerated exercise and you should bring it back to neutral when you are done.
  19. You can open up your voice more with this free voice lesson video course at www.singbetterin3days.com It will help you to open up, increase your range, and improve your tone. It's a great review or even eye opener to get you started.  I agree with the others that finding someone or a program to help you will really amp up your progress. It becomes to frustrating to do it yourself, so it will be helpful to have someone reassure you that you are sounding good/ and or doing the techniques correctly.  
  20. ​Singbetterin3days.com is my home base. The free voice lesson video course offered on the page is called Sing Better In 3 Days. It's quite catchy so I decided to name my entire website sing better in 3 days. It sparked your interest, right? Obviously becoming great at something takes longer, but anyone will try anything for just 3 days.   Small wins help to keep things realistic. If someone can experience a small win in just 3 days, they might be inspired or hooked to continue to improve. 
  21. Hi guys! I'm new here and just saying hi.  My name is Tiffany and I run www.singbetterin3days.com, where I teach people how to sing better in just 3 days with a free voice lesson video course. There are of course lots of other videos, podcast episodes and useful information. I'm classically trained in Vocal Performance and Choral General Music Education and have a full studio of 60 students in Neenah, WI. I believe in using classical music to teach all genres. I'm working on scaling the business to the internet, meeting new people who are passionate about singing, and meeting new people who are passionate about teaching singing.  My biggest assets when it comes to teaching are positive encouragement, and infectious energy and INSANE amount of teaching experience for my age (28). I taught karate for 14 years starting at the age of 14. PS I'm a 4th degree black belt, so be nice to me  I love teaching teens, especially girls and helping them to build their confidence and prepare for auditions and solos.  I continue to read Richard Miller and the greats when it comes to vocal pedagogy to strengthen my vocal science and anatomy knowledge.  Looking forward to meeting and discussing singing with YOU ALL!
  22. ​It's true. It's more trouble than it's worth. Especially when you are transposing a song.   ​Of course saying things in absolutes is going to cause friction, and there might be an exception. Considering only 1/10,000 people have it, and even Owen agreed that it isn't accurate 5 % of the time and HE HAS IT. A person's relative pitch could learn to be that good. PERFECT is just NEVER always going to be perfect.  And since most people can be great singers without it, it isn't worth discussing the philosophies of always and never.
  23. This is a hard choice, but it depends on the level of the singer.  For beginners, I choose onsets (And also the shut up and start singing option of course. Onsets (especially when started with great consonants) f, h, th, can really help to direct the sound and make a beginner sound awesome. This builds confidence and the amazing cycle of improvement begins. 
  24. It has to be relative, because a person who is not born with perfect pitch, can't ever have it.  Yes, you can learn to have AMAZING relative pitch, but it will never be perfect. In fact, sometimes people with perfect pitch are a bit off due to barometric pressure and other factors. Absolute pitch will get you where you need to go. Singing in choirs and learning solfege is a great way to develop amazing absolute pitch. I was in a choir once that only used "A" 440 tuning forks to find their starting pitches for all songs. Let me just say, after a year, it was AMAZING how much better I got. (With fairly good absolute pitch to begin with.)
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