compiled1988 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I'm trying to find hed voice and I'd like some feedback. I'd also like to ask if some of the things I heard about head voice are true. I heard that if you can do lip rolls then your accessing head voice because in order to do them you have to use head voice. Is this true?. My lip rolls seem to be ok. I've also heard that using any 'n' or 'g' will guarantee vocal chord closure and head voice. Here is the Nay Nay excercise. Is this head or falsetto I've also tried the dopey Mum Mum Mum excercise and the Wee Wee Wee excercise. There doesn't seem to be any breaks so is that head or just a connected falsetto. Anyone have any advce? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gno Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Sounds like head to me. As far as lip rolls being head, not sure about that. I haven't heard that n and g guarantee closure. Now that you know you are accessing head correctly you could try some octave sirens (like your lip rolls) on "ng" and then some open vowels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny82 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yes, I think it's true. Consonants like "B", "N" or "G" pretty much guarantee closure on the following vowel unless you add something like an "h" in between. There is no thing as a "connected falsetto". If it connects, it is head voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compiled1988 Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yes, I think it's true. Consonants like "B", "N" or "G" pretty much guarantee closure on the following vowel unless you add something like an "h" in between. There is no thing as a "connected falsetto". If it connects, it is head voice. So is it even possible to do falsetto on those consonants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 The hard consonances (b,g, act) induce a glottal attack. I found that the beat way for me to stay "adducted" was to use "gug". Even tthough your attack (onset) induces full adduction, does not mean you will stay adducted after the onset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny82 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 So is it even possible to do falsetto on those consonants? Yes of course, but it actually takes effort to do so. My personal trick is to think an "h" before the vowels. So if it is "BA", then I sing "BA" but I think "BHHHHHA". But for most people the "natural reflex" is to have full adduction following a hard consonant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 How does one measure full adduction? By sound? And if falsetto is minimal adduction (and it is still some adduction or something vibrating or you would not hear a pitch) then how does one measure "partial" adduction? I am just a caveman singer. Years ago, your scientists thawed me out of a glacier .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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