Lower register help

[gno]

I've got the upper register Chest / Head / Passagio working fine up to Tenor high C5 and higher.... But down at D3 there seems to be another break point and another resonance below that. I can relax and sing a low G2 or A2 (not much volume or brightness though). And when I go up let's say on a major scale starting on A2: at C#3 or D3, I pick up a brighter resonance, and sometimes my voice cracks. Are there vowel modifications to help with this? I do find that an EE vowel or an NG seems to transition through this point well. With the EE, I can carry the brightness down. The Ah is more difficult for me in this area. I rarely use this range of my voice, but it would be nice to figure it out. Any advice?

[chele1000]

I am also interested in the answer to this question as I posted a similar question on my first day on TMV. I'm trying to sing a song that starts with "After". So....Eh is the sound I'm trying to make. What happens to me is cracking and almost no volume.

Guitartrek, we seem to be in the same range on the low notes! :cool:

Looking forward to the responses.

Michele

Rock on..

[Steven Fraser]

I've got the upper register Chest / Head / Passagio working fine up to Tenor high C5 and higher.... But down at D3 there seems to be another break point and another resonance below that. I can relax and sing a low G2 or A2 (not much volume or brightness though). And when I go up let's say on a major scale starting on A2: at C#3 or D3, I pick up a brighter resonance, and sometimes my voice cracks. Are there vowel modifications to help with this? I do find that an EE vowel or an NG seems to transition through this point well. With the EE, I can carry the brightness down. The Ah is more difficult for me in this area. I rarely use this range of my voice, but it would be nice to figure it out. Any advice?

Guitartrek: This area of the voice will benefit from some thick-fold phonation, what you might also think of as "pure 'chest'" work.

The exercises are very direct, beginning on the B just a bit more than an octave below middle C. For Female voices, 1 octave above that.

Onset an /A/ (as in the English word 'hat'), in a bright, almost blatty pronunciation (without attempt at beauty, only clarity), sustain a few seconds, and then convert the vowel to /a/ (ah). The first goal is to make the vowel adjustment without losing the intensity.

Then, transpose the exercise downward by semitones, and repeat a few times on each note, attempting to make the vowel tone clear and bright, even if it is not very loud. If you are a tenor, the lowest note will be about E. Your results may vary

Then, go back to the B, and sing /I/ (ih). Transpose as before.

For this exercise, resist the temptation to sing 'top down'. While you will color actual singing in this range normally, for this exercise we are accentuating the thick-fold configuration

[gno]

Wow - Thanks Steven! A couple questions:

1) the /I/ (ih) vowel - what is this?

2) The thick Fold phonation - is this where the vocal chords are thicker? I assume a Thick Vocal chord = brighter and more volume?

3) With the "blatty pronunciation" should I just sing a straight tone instead of vibrato, or does it matter?

[Steven Fraser]

Wow - Thanks Steven! A couple questions:

1) the /I/ (ih) vowel - what is this?

2) The thick Fold phonation - is this where the vocal chords are thicker? I assume a Thick Vocal chord = brighter and more volume?

3) With the "blatty pronunciation" should I just sing a straight tone instead of vibrato, or does it matter?

Guitartrek:

1) /I/ (ih) as in the words hit, mit, kit, fit, wit....

2) yes.

3). straight or vibrato does not matter much for this exercise. Think of it as a 'curl' for the vocalis.

[chele1000]

thanks Steven! I appreciate it too.

Michele

[Steven Fraser]

thanks Steven! I appreciate it too.

Michele

Michelle: That is why I included the reference for female voices. :)

[Robert Lunte]

Low Register help?

1. sing in opera mode, lower the larynx in the low notes to get richer overtones.

2. Remember, just because its a low note, does not mean you stop your top down phonation and through the resonators. Low notes sound best when resonating primarily around the mouth.

Hope this helps.

[gno]

Thanks Robert. I do notice that my larynx drops when singing down there. Glad to know that this is ok.