Guest Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I know there is no shortcut, there are days when I can bridge well and days where there is a hideous break between my registers. One can realize that the weakest passaggio notes are the ones that belong to the weaker register (for me m2 or head). What has helped you bridge based of your understanding of registration/breathing/etc. I remember a quote from a tenor saying he did not modify vowels (Caruso) because he had mastered breathing in such a way that did not require it. I feel like it is that specific kind of breathing, LEANING on the sound that helps me bridge better than blasting air through the passaggio area. My favorite training vowels: ouuh as in book and AY as in HEY What has specifically helped you bridge your registers? Everyone will have a different answer to this but it would be great to hear what has helped different individuals. Don't be afraid to share your breathing ideas/techniques also because that is something EVERYONE could work on. - JayMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 you know me i don't write much, prefer to be succinct and to the point. not in any order: strenghen the head and chest voice musculatures vocal exercises, loud, soft, hard, easy improving breath control and capacity divorcing thoughts associated with a bridge, a connection, a link, a middle, a passage, and focus on the vowel and a no register mentality. divorcing yourself from the habit of thinking as notes being low and high, they're just notes, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 and the award for NEW TOPIC STARTER goes to........Jay "the thread man" MC 2012 Topics Tips to Bridge Passaggio OMG Connected Falsetto Darken the Voice Decreasing Tension at the Onset The Soul of an Artist Most Frequently Used Falsetto/Head Voice Exercises Lip Roll Trick Improving Cord Closure Best Vowel to Solidify Passaggio Top 2 Exercises Benefits of Lowering Larynx How Low Should I Bring Falsetto/Head Voice Ratio of Training Upper/Lower Register Healthy Cord Closure Favorite Books/Recommended Reading Building a Reliable Head Voice First Experience with Seamless Voice Speaking Voice Changing Hold Your Breath? Good Tension vs Bad Tension Applying Breath Control to Singing Mental Approach to Singing Emergency!!!!Digital or Hard Copy Discovering Natural Grit/Rasp Amazing Audition Analysis Train Male Head Voice Breath Control Mastery 101 The Elusive Head Voice Consistent vs Dynamic Air Pressure Master Low Falsetto The Raising Larynx How to Stop Pulling Chest The Perfect Attack Weak, Leaky Head Voice Developing a Healthy Vibrato Very useful exercise. Sueeeee!!!! The 80/20 Rule of Technique Hissing Exercise Mastery :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielformica Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 and the award for NEW TOPIC STARTER goes to........Jay "the thread man" MC 2012 Topics Tips to Bridge Passaggio OMG Connected Falsetto Darken the Voice Decreasing Tension at the Onset The Soul of an Artist Most Frequently Used Falsetto/Head Voice Exercises Lip Roll Trick Improving Cord Closure Best Vowel to Solidify Passaggio Top 2 Exercises Benefits of Lowering Larynx How Low Should I Bring Falsetto/Head Voice Ratio of Training Upper/Lower Register Healthy Cord Closure Favorite Books/Recommended Reading Building a Reliable Head Voice First Experience with Seamless Voice Speaking Voice Changing Hold Your Breath? Good Tension vs Bad Tension Applying Breath Control to Singing Mental Approach to Singing Emergency!!!!Digital or Hard Copy Discovering Natural Grit/Rasp Amazing Audition Analysis Train Male Head Voice Breath Control Mastery 101 The Elusive Head Voice Consistent vs Dynamic Air Pressure Master Low Falsetto The Raising Larynx How to Stop Pulling Chest The Perfect Attack Weak, Leaky Head Voice Developing a Healthy Vibrato Very useful exercise. Sueeeee!!!! The 80/20 Rule of Technique Hissing Exercise Mastery That's awesome :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielformica Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Nice Owen:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 ok, This thread made me laugh my arse off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 LOL there are many so called "vocal professionals" that will dodge the question but this is one of the few places you will actually get answers! I just want to thank everyone so far and the reason I have not been going berserk on the thread starting is because of practice haha you know me i don't write much, prefer to be succinct and to the point. not in any order: strenghen the head and chest voice musculatures vocal exercises, loud, soft, hard, easy improving breath control and capacity divorcing thoughts associated with a bridge, a connection, a link, a middle, a passage, and focus on the vowel and a no register mentality. divorcing yourself from the habit of thinking as notes being low and high, they're just notes, period. You can't say THAT didn't help you (Whoever is reading this) Thanks videohere. Ps. New threads: coming soon :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 you know me i don't write much, prefer to be succinct and to the point. not in any order: strenghen the head and chest voice musculatures vocal exercises, loud, soft, hard, easy improving breath control and capacity divorcing thoughts associated with a bridge, a connection, a link, a middle, a passage, and focus on the vowel and a no register mentality. divorcing yourself from the habit of thinking as notes being low and high, they're just notes, period. Epic. And Analog, you da man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggplantbren Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 divorcing thoughts associated with a bridge, a connection, a link, a middle, a passage, and focus on the vowel and a no register mentality. Love this. Yep. Get the right vowel and the appropriate volume/character for the vowel you choose and it will work. And don't let go, it takes effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 and as the years go on, the effort reduces because your development and your accuracy and efficiency increases.... but a lot of the younger, beginner folks don't want to realize it takes time and a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryjcio Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I use the visualisation of breath direction. At the image it's a neutral offset for notes. Slightly raising or droping the stream makes the sound lighter or heavier. For me it was a very useful tip about general control of a vocal track and it helped me to sound better in the passagio zone. The middle C is C4, the notes have different names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonAugust2 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 So i was experimenting with my voice sinve from what understood so far to bridge effectively and consistently your headvoice has got to be as strong as your chest I've gooten some minor breakthroughs just by singing songs all in headvoice yup all in headvoice even in the really low notes cuz im aiming to pull down headvoice so much that it overlaps with the chestvoice then try to strengthen the headvoice i think my headvoice has gotten more ummph because of that I mean think about it you use your chestvoice all the time why not use headvoice all the time till you get so good at it it'll sound just like your chestvoice take this analogy for example im assuming your right handed so ok Right hand=chestvoice Left hand=headvoice so if your right handed then you obviously have more muscle tone on your right hand than on your left and in order to bridge smoothly and properly your left hand(headvoice) needs to have as much tone and strength as your right hand. now since your right hand(chestvoice) is already strong why not workout with your left hand(headvoice) more till they will have equal strength? of course this is only my opinion but it kinda helps though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakin Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 So i was experimenting with my voice sinve from what understood so far to bridge effectively and consistently your headvoice has got to be as strong as your chest I've gooten some minor breakthroughs just by singing songs all in headvoice yup all in headvoice even in the really low notes cuz im aiming to pull down headvoice so much that it overlaps with the chestvoice then try to strengthen the headvoice i think my headvoice has gotten more ummph because of that I mean think about it you use your chestvoice all the time why not use headvoice all the time till you get so good at it it'll sound just like your chestvoice take this analogy for example im assuming your right handed so ok Right hand=chestvoice Left hand=headvoice so if your right handed then you obviously have more muscle tone on your right hand than on your left and in order to bridge smoothly and properly your left hand(headvoice) needs to have as much tone and strength as your right hand. now since your right hand(chestvoice) is already strong why not workout with your left hand(headvoice) more till they will have equal strength? of course this is only my opinion but it kinda helps though You said that your headvoice has gotten stronger ("more ummph"). Do you think this is because of muscles, or because you are better at finding resonance or twang? I find that my headvoice (and chest voice) sometimes let go of air. Has that gotten better for you, if it ever was a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Carvalho Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Head voice has no break to be bridged into chest. Wrong execution is what causes the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Head voice has no break to be bridged into chest. Wrong execution is what causes the break. Felipe could you please expand on that? What would make you say such a thing! Correct execution? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonAugust2 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 You said that your headvoice has gotten stronger ("more ummph"). Do you think this is because of muscles, or because you are better at finding resonance or twang? I find that my headvoice (and chest voice) sometimes let go of air. Has that gotten better for you, if it ever was a problem? I think it's both muscle and twang cuz when I do my "experiment" I try to make my headvoice as sound like my chest although different muscles are involved I try to imitate the chestvoice tone with the headvoice sometimes let go of air? I don't get it my headvoice gets airy but I try to twang it w/out sounding quacky and find the resonance to make it sound full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now