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00:00:00The Vocal Power Method, testing 1, 2, 3, testing 1, 2, 3, I think we're ready, created
00:00:22by Elizabeth Howard and Howard Austen. Can we get a level on the tracks please? Great, let's
00:00:34go from the top. You were born to sing, so we'll sing our songs.
00:00:52Together, let our voices ring, and our song will go on forever.
00:01:20Hi, I'm Elizabeth Howard. And I'm Howard Austen. We've taught thousands of people the vocal
00:01:27power techniques we're about to share with you. Whether you're already a professional
00:01:31singer or just starting out, this program will help you sing better than ever. These techniques
00:01:37are used for all styles of singing. For example...
00:01:44I've got an easy way of talking, an easy way of walking, an easy way of pleasing me all
00:01:51feeling me all right. And every time. It's a rainy day when you're gone. And the sun shines
00:01:58when you're home. It's a rainy day when you're home. And the sun shines when you're home.
00:02:28When the world was young, we had forever, we had just begun, when the world was young.
00:02:50We're going to take you step by step through the basic techniques of singing.
00:02:54And as you sing with us, you will feel more freedom, power, and confidence.
00:02:59These are the ingredients of wonderful singing.
00:03:03Exercise your voice for 20 minutes to an hour, once or twice a day.
00:03:07And as you move along at your own pace, use your new skills to sing pop, rock, country, rhythm and blues, Broadway, classical, and anything else you want.
00:03:18This course is for singers of all ages and all voice types.
00:03:22Let's start with breathing.
00:03:26The voice is a wind instrument, and you need breath to play it.
00:03:30Everybody knows if you take a deeper breath, you can sing a longer phrase.
00:03:34But a deep breath will also make voice control easier.
00:03:38Now, let's look at correct breath intake for singing.
00:03:41The ribs are in this position before the breath, and the diaphragm is in this position.
00:03:51As the air comes in to fill the lungs, the ribs expand to this position, and the diaphragm moves down to this position.
00:03:57Let's see what that feels like.
00:04:01Place your hands so that your thumbs feel the lower ribs toward the back.
00:04:05Let's take a breath through a comfortable, open mouth and throat.
00:04:09And as you take a full breath, feel the expansion of the rib cage.
00:04:13Allow the lower stomach to expand at the same time.
00:04:17Again, when I say breathe, take a breath, and expand your ribs out against your thumbs and hands, pushing them apart with the expansion.
00:04:32Breathe.
00:04:35Let the air out.
00:04:37Don't raise your shoulders like this when you inhale.
00:04:40But keep them relaxed and down, like this.
00:04:48Again, breathe.
00:04:51Relax your neck.
00:04:52Relax your jaw.
00:04:54Let the air out.
00:04:56Feel your tongue relaxed and forward with the tip of your tongue resting against the lower teeth.
00:05:01Feel a kind of yawning sensation as the incoming air cools the back of your throat.
00:05:06Now, let's inhale for two counts and hiss out for four counts.
00:05:11Ready?
00:05:13In, two, out.
00:05:16Two, three, four.
00:05:19In, two, out.
00:05:21Two, three, four.
00:05:24In, two, out.
00:05:26Two, three, four.
00:05:29Good.
00:05:30Train yourself to take a comfortable, deep breath just before each phrase of singing.
00:05:35When there is sufficient time between phrases, breathe normally.
00:05:40The singer, like a wind instrument player, uses airflow to create tone.
00:05:45We control airflow with the abdominal muscles, and we call it breath support.
00:05:49Let's see how it works.
00:05:51Place your fingertips firmly against your waistline.
00:05:55Now, gently clear your throat like this.
00:05:59Ready?
00:06:01Breathe.
00:06:01That outward, firm sensation that you feel here is natural support.
00:06:09Good support for singing is a firm, steady, outward feeling in your abdominal muscles.
00:06:14Notice that you can create the same support by choice without clearing your throat.
00:06:19Feel it.
00:06:21Make it firm.
00:06:22Now, let's hiss like this.
00:06:24Ss, ss, ss.
00:06:28Feel the same support.
00:06:30Ready?
00:06:31Breathe.
00:06:32Ss, ss.
00:06:34Make sure you feel that outward firmness against your fingertips.
00:06:38The support takes place just before you start the sound.
00:06:42Let's start with two hisses and then a calling out sound like this.
00:06:47Ss, ss.
00:06:49Hey!
00:06:49Use the same support that you feel on the hisses for the calling out sound.
00:06:56Check with your fingertips.
00:06:57Two times.
00:06:59Ready?
00:07:00Breathe.
00:07:01Ss, ss.
00:07:02Breathe support.
00:07:04Hey!
00:07:06Ss, ss.
00:07:08Breathe support.
00:07:09Hey!
00:07:10Hey!
00:07:11Warning.
00:07:13Don't push the air so hard that you produce a breathy or raspy tone or feel an uncomfortable
00:07:19throat squeeze.
00:07:20Now, let's sustain the tone longer like this.
00:07:26Ss, ss.
00:07:27Hey!
00:07:29Now, with us, two times.
00:07:32Take the breath and create the support before the hey sound.
00:07:35Ready?
00:07:36Breathe.
00:07:38Ss, ss.
00:07:39Breathe support.
00:07:41Hey!
00:07:44Ss, ss.
00:07:46Breathe support.
00:07:48Hey!
00:07:51That was in the lower register, also known as chest voice.
00:07:55Now, here it is in the upper register, also known as head register, head voice, soprano,
00:08:01or falsetto.
00:08:02Let's use the vowel E on a siren-like slide.
00:08:06Liz?
00:08:06Ss, ss.
00:08:08Breathe support.
00:08:10Eeeeee.
00:08:13Falsetto is a term more commonly associated with the upper register of the male voice.
00:08:19Howard?
00:08:20Ss, ss.
00:08:22Breathe support.
00:08:24Eeeeee.
00:08:26Ready?
00:08:27With us.
00:08:28Ss, ss.
00:08:29Breathe support.
00:08:31Eeeeee.
00:08:32Now, let's sustain the tone like this.
00:08:38Ss, ss.
00:08:40Breathe support.
00:08:41Eeeeee.
00:08:44Ready?
00:08:45Ss, ss.
00:08:47Breathe support.
00:08:49Eeeeee.
00:08:51Support is a comfortable, firm, steady, outward sensation in the abdominal muscles.
00:08:58Support should begin after the breath and just before the start of the vocal sound.
00:09:03Support should hold steady through the very end of the phrase, like this.
00:09:08Breathe.
00:09:09Support.
00:09:10When a new day dawns.
00:09:14Support.
00:09:15Support.
00:09:15Relax.
00:09:18Now, with us.
00:09:19Try that.
00:09:22When a new day dawns.
00:09:30Good.
00:09:31Good.
00:09:34Now, let's look at focusing the tone.
00:09:38Focusing means producing a tone that is clear and not breathy.
00:09:41A tone that projects easily with the least amount of effort.
00:09:45The vocal cords, which are located here in the larynx, vibrate with the airflow to produce sound.
00:09:52When the vocal cords are too open, like this, a breathy sound is produced.
00:09:58Ah.
00:10:01Ah.
00:10:04When the vocal cords are well focused or approximating, like this, the tone is clear and energized.
00:10:11It has a buzz, a ringing sound.
00:10:14Ah.
00:10:15Ah.
00:10:17An easy way to find the vocal cords and feel the focus is to use a kind of a scolding sound, like this.
00:10:24Ah, ah, ah.
00:10:25Ah, ah, ah.
00:10:27Ah.
00:10:28With your mouth open as if ready to bite an apple, try that with us.
00:10:31Ready?
00:10:32Breathe.
00:10:34Ah, ah, ah.
00:10:35Again.
00:10:37Ah, ah, ah.
00:10:39Hear and feel the difference between the breathy and the focus tone.
00:10:43First breathy.
00:10:45Ah.
00:10:46Now focused.
00:10:48Ah.
00:10:50Ready?
00:10:52Breathy.
00:10:53Ah.
00:10:54Ah.
00:10:55Now focused.
00:10:56Ah.
00:10:57Ah.
00:11:00Now, let's sustain the focus tone like this.
00:11:05Ah, ah.
00:11:07Breathe support.
00:11:09Ah.
00:11:12Now with us.
00:11:14Ready?
00:11:15Ah, ah.
00:11:17Breathe support.
00:11:19Ah.
00:11:19Ah.
00:11:20Ah.
00:11:20Feel and hear the buzzing sound of the focus tone.
00:11:26Listen to the energy in your voice.
00:11:28Feel your support and use your fingertips to check.
00:11:31One more time.
00:11:32Ready?
00:11:34Ah, ah.
00:11:36Breathe support.
00:11:38Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:39Ah.
00:11:42Good.
00:11:42Ah.
00:11:42Ah.
00:11:42Ah.
00:11:42Ah.
00:11:43Ah.
00:11:43Ah.
00:11:43Ah.
00:11:43Ah.
00:11:44Ah.
00:11:44Ah.
00:11:45Ah.
00:11:45Ah.
00:11:46Ah.
00:11:46Ah.
00:11:47Ah.
00:11:47Ah.
00:11:48Ah.
00:11:48Ah.
00:11:49That was a well-focused tone.
00:11:53How does it sound unfocused?
00:11:56We've got a chance to shine.
00:12:02When the tone is unfocused like that, there's a tendency to lose control, lose projection,
00:12:08and run out of air more quickly.
00:12:10Breathiness is a good artistic choice at times, but should be used sparingly and avoided completely
00:12:16in the high and loud range.
00:12:18Remember, don't push the air too hard.
00:12:22Now, let's carry the focus tone into some other vowel sounds.
00:12:26Let's use eh as in when.
00:12:28Like this.
00:12:29Ah.
00:12:30Ah.
00:12:31Eh.
00:12:32Eh.
00:12:33Ready?
00:12:34Breathe.
00:12:35Ah.
00:12:36Ah.
00:12:37Eh.
00:12:38Eh.
00:12:39Now, try it in this phrase.
00:12:41Can't remember when.
00:12:45Can't remember when.
00:12:50Now, sing it with us.
00:12:51Ready?
00:12:52Can't remember when.
00:12:56Now, ah, as in hot.
00:13:02Ready?
00:13:03Breathe.
00:13:04Ah.
00:13:06Ah.
00:13:07Ah.
00:13:07Ah.
00:13:08And when the music gets hot.
00:13:13Everybody with us.
00:13:18And when the music gets hot.
00:13:23Okay, let's use uh as in love. Ready?
00:13:28Ah, ah, uh
00:13:30Takes a whole lot of love
00:13:37Ready? With us
00:13:40Takes a whole lot of love
00:13:47Now, uh as in dawn. Ready?
00:13:50Ah, ah, ah
00:13:54In the light of dawn
00:14:03Ready? With us
00:14:06In the light of dawn
00:14:14Now, uh as in look. Ready?
00:14:18Ah, ah, uh
00:14:22With just one look
00:14:27Ready? With us
00:14:30With just one look
00:14:36Now, uh as in me
00:14:40Keep your jaw comfortably open and let your tongue form the E vowel sound. Ready?
00:14:46Ah, ah, E
00:14:48Ah, ah, E
00:14:50Ah, ah, ah
00:14:52You and me
00:14:57Ready? With us
00:15:00With us
00:15:01You and me
00:15:07Now, uh as in hymn
00:15:12Keep your jaw open and let your tongue form the E vowel sound. Ready?
00:15:17Ready?
00:15:18Ah, ah, ah
00:15:19Ready? With us
00:15:22Then I saw him
00:15:29Ready? With us.
00:15:33Then I saw him
00:15:39Now, ooh, as in blue.
00:15:42Keep your jaw open and let your lips form the ooh vowel sound.
00:15:47Ready? With us.
00:15:49Ah, ah, ooh.
00:15:52Now, don't be blue.
00:16:01Ready? With us.
00:16:04Now, don't be blue.
00:16:11The same principles apply to the head voice.
00:16:15Use your support and focus and let the space in the mouth and throat increase as you slide upward.
00:16:20First, ee, as in me.
00:16:23Keep your jaw comfortably open and let your tongue form the ee vowel sound.
00:16:28Ready?
00:16:29E, e, ee.
00:16:33E, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e, e
00:17:03E, E, E.
00:17:08Now I follow him.
00:17:16Ready? With us.
00:17:18Now I follow him.
00:17:27Now, let's use E as in when.
00:17:30Ready?
00:17:31E, E, E.
00:17:37Can't remember when.
00:17:46Ready? Now with us.
00:17:50Can't remember when.
00:17:56Now ah, as in hot.
00:18:00Ready?
00:18:02E, E, E, ah.
00:18:06In the calm of the night.
00:18:15Ready? With us.
00:18:17In the calm of the night.
00:18:23In the calm of the night.
00:18:27Okay, let's use a as in love.
00:18:30Ready?
00:18:31E, E, E, ah.
00:18:36Takes a lot of love.
00:18:44Ready? With us.
00:18:46Takes a lot of love.
00:18:54Now ah, as in dawn.
00:18:57Ready?
00:18:58E, E, E, ah.
00:19:06In the light of dawn.
00:19:13Now with us.
00:19:14Ready?
00:19:15In the light of dawn.
00:19:25Now, ah, as in look.
00:19:28Ready?
00:19:29E, E, E, E, E.
00:19:34With just one look
00:19:41Ready now, with us.
00:19:48With just one look
00:19:54Now, ooh, as in you.
00:19:57Keep your jaw open and let your lips form the ooh vowel sound.
00:20:01Ready?
00:20:02E, E, U
00:20:06Now, don't be woo
00:20:11Ready? With us.
00:20:18Now, don't be woo
00:20:21Controlling focus on all the vowel sounds throughout your range
00:20:30will make you a more expressive and effective singer in any style.
00:20:36Along with support and focus, an open space to sing through and resonate the tone
00:20:41completes the three-part system of the vocal instrument.
00:20:45The open space includes the throat, the mouth, and the nasal areas.
00:20:49There are four ways you might block the open resonating space.
00:20:54Squeezing your throat sounds like this.
00:20:59Have a great day.
00:21:04Closing the mouth sounds like this.
00:21:06Have a great day.
00:21:11Have a great day.
00:21:13And closing the nasal passage sounds like this.
00:21:18Have a great day.
00:21:22Have a great day.
00:21:25Pulling the tongue back and up sounds like this.
00:21:28Pulling the tongue back and up sounds like this.
00:21:30Have a great day.
00:21:32Really attractive, isn't it?
00:21:36If all the spaces are open, you get a free, rich sound like this.
00:21:42Have a great day.
00:21:48Have a great day.
00:21:54Here's an exercise to help you feel the open space.
00:21:59With the mouth shaped like you were just about to bite an apple
00:22:02and the feeling in the throat like you were just about to yawn,
00:22:06Aha!
00:22:10Have a great day.
00:22:13Ready?
00:22:15Breathe.
00:22:17Aha!
00:22:20Have a great day.
00:22:24Good.
00:22:27The shape and size of the open space will vary with vocal color and articulation of words.
00:22:33We will explore some of these variations in the sections to follow on consonants, volume, and resonance.
00:22:42Have a great day.
00:22:47Consonants tend to interfere with focus and resonating space, even when your support is good and steady.
00:22:59The voiceless consonants are the most difficult.
00:23:02Let's see why.
00:23:04Place your fingertips at the front of your throat and say the voiced consonant, Z, as in zoo.
00:23:11Ready?
00:23:12Zzzz.
00:23:13Zzzz.
00:23:14Zzzz.
00:23:15What buzzing vibration you feel is the vibrating and focusing of your vocal cords.
00:23:19Now say the voiceless consonant, Zzzz.
00:23:24Ready?
00:23:25Zzzz.
00:23:26Zzzz.
00:23:27Zzzz.
00:23:28Zzzz.
00:23:29Notice there's no buzzing sensation.
00:23:30Your vocal cords are open.
00:23:32And don't vibrate for the voiceless consonants.
00:23:35All voiceless consonants require an interruption in the focusing of the vocal cords.
00:23:40With your fingertips at your throat, say the zoo.
00:23:44Ready?
00:23:46The zoo.
00:23:49Now say, with sue.
00:23:53Ready?
00:23:54With sue.
00:23:58Notice the interruption in focus on the voiceless sound of the s in the word sue.
00:24:04Again?
00:24:05With sue.
00:24:08The voiceless consonant tends to cause breathiness in the vowel that follows it, like this.
00:24:15Sad.
00:24:17We want a well-focused vowel, like this.
00:24:21Sad.
00:24:22The voiceless consonant is often the cause of your voice cracking.
00:24:26It sounds like this.
00:24:28I'm sad.
00:24:32To feel a well-focused vowel, let's use ah-ah as the setup, like this.
00:24:40Ah-ah, sad.
00:24:43Sad.
00:24:44Make the vowel in the word as well-focused as the setup.
00:24:48Ready?
00:24:49Breathe.
00:24:50Ah-ah, sad.
00:24:54Again.
00:24:55Breathe.
00:24:57Ah-ah, sad.
00:25:00Now.
00:25:04Ah-ah, stay.
00:25:08Ready?
00:25:09Breathe.
00:25:10Ah-ah, stay.
00:25:15Now in the head voice.
00:25:19Ah-ah, key.
00:25:23Ready?
00:25:25Breathe.
00:25:25Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:26Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:27Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:29Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:30In the chest voice.
00:25:33Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:37Ready?
00:25:38Breathe.
00:25:39Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:42Ah-ah, fun.
00:25:43And in the head voice.
00:25:46Ah-ah, stone.
00:25:52Ready?
00:25:53Breathe.
00:25:54Oh-oh, stone.
00:25:59In chest voice.
00:26:02Ah-ah, heart.
00:26:06Ready?
00:26:07Breathe.
00:26:08Ah-ah, heart.
00:26:11And in the head voice.
00:26:17Ooh-ooh, school.
00:26:22Ready?
00:26:23Breathe.
00:26:23Ooh-ooh, school.
00:26:30Practice and perfect these exercises throughout your range
00:26:34to improve your ability to focus your vowels
00:26:37even when they follow voiceless consonants.
00:26:43Let's work on controlling volume.
00:26:46Singing louder requires greater air pressure
00:26:48and greater focusing strength of the vocal cords.
00:26:51Ah-ah, singing softer requires less air pressure
00:26:57and less focusing strength of the vocal cords.
00:27:00Ah-ah, to control air pressure, we use our support.
00:27:07When singing louder, be careful not to use excessive air pressure.
00:27:13Pushing can cause your throat to squeeze
00:27:16or make your voice raspy or breathy.
00:27:19And when singing softer, be careful not to relax support.
00:27:23A yawning sensation will help open resonating spaces for both loud and soft tones.
00:27:30Now, let's do this.
00:27:35Hey!
00:27:35Hey!
00:27:38Hey!
00:27:39Hey!
00:27:41Think of the soft sound as having the same energy as the loud call,
00:27:46but coming from far away.
00:27:48Keep the tone focused.
00:27:49Don't let it get breathy.
00:27:50Hey!
00:27:54Hey!
00:27:56And soft.
00:27:58Hey!
00:28:00Ready?
00:28:01Breathe.
00:28:02Hey!
00:28:05And soft.
00:28:07Hey!
00:28:07Hey!
00:28:11Feel the same support energy on both the loud and the far away call.
00:28:16Again.
00:28:17Ready?
00:28:18Breathe.
00:28:19Hey!
00:28:20Hey!
00:28:23And soft.
00:28:25Hey!
00:28:28Good.
00:28:29Now for the soprano and falsetto.
00:28:32Loud and then soft, like this.
00:28:36Hey!
00:28:38And soft.
00:28:41Hey!
00:28:43Ready?
00:28:44Breathe.
00:28:45Hey!
00:28:48And soft.
00:28:50Hey!
00:28:50Hey!
00:28:51Hey!
00:28:53And now for the lower chest voice.
00:28:55Slide like this.
00:28:59Hey!
00:29:00Hey!
00:29:02Hey!
00:29:03Hey!
00:29:03Hey!
00:29:04Hey!
00:29:05Hey!
00:29:05Hey!
00:29:06Hey!
00:29:06Hey!
00:29:09Ready?
00:29:10Loud!
00:29:11Hey!
00:29:12Hey!
00:29:12Hey!
00:29:13Hey!
00:29:13Hey!
00:29:14Hey!
00:29:14Hey!
00:29:15Hey!
00:29:16Hey!
00:29:16And soft.
00:29:17Hey!
00:29:17Hey!
00:29:18Hey!
00:29:19Hey!
00:29:19Hey!
00:29:19Hey!
00:29:20And now an octave above, still in the lower register.
00:29:26Ready, loud, hey, and soft, hey.
00:29:39And now in the upper register, on an E vowel.
00:29:43Ready, breathe.
00:29:45And soft.
00:29:59Now let's sing loud to medium to soft, or decrescendo, in the lower chest voice like this.
00:30:15Ready, breathe.
00:30:19Day by day by day by day by day by day by day by day by day.
00:30:29Now, up an octave, still in lower register, decrescendo.
00:30:33Ready, breathe.
00:30:35Day by day by day by day by day by day by day by day.
00:30:45And now for the head voice, with the words, you and me.
00:30:49Ready, breathe.
00:30:52You and me, and you and me, and you and me, and you.
00:30:59Now let's reverse it.
00:31:03Soft to medium to loud, or crescendo.
00:31:07Lower chest voice like this.
00:31:11Day by day by day by day by day by day.
00:31:19Ready, breathe.
00:31:21Day by day by day by day by day by day by day by day.
00:31:31And now, an octave higher, still in chest voice.
00:31:34Ready, breathe.
00:31:37Day by day by day by day by day by day by day.
00:31:46And now in head voice, with the words, you and me.
00:31:49Ready, breathe.
00:31:54You and me, and you and me, and you and me, and you.
00:32:03Now, here's a phrase with crescendo and decrescendo.
00:32:11You've got the love that I've needed all my life.
00:32:18Ready?
00:32:19You've got the love that I've needed all my life.
00:32:30Here's a phrase in head voice, with crescendo and decrescendo.
00:32:34Good volume control is one of the many vocal skills necessary for expressive singing.
00:33:03Vibrato is the pulse or wave in a sustained tone.
00:33:11It's a new day.
00:33:15Without vibrato, it sounds like this.
00:33:19It's a new day.
00:33:21Vibrato not only gives the voice a professional sound, but it's also a great technique for expressive singing.
00:33:35There are three types of vibrato.
00:33:39The vocal chord vibrato, which we don't recommend, sounds like this.
00:33:44We don't recommend this type of vibrato because it requires throat tension to produce.
00:33:57Another common type of vibrato is the throat vibrato.
00:34:02That sounds like this.
00:34:04Throat vibrato also requires throat tension, which can wobble the pitch or cause a shaking of the jaw or head.
00:34:19The vibrato that we do recommend, and that we're about to teach you, is the diaphragmatic or abdominal vibrato, which sounds like this.
00:34:28With diaphragmatic vibrato, you can change the speed.
00:34:48For example, here's a fast vibrato.
00:34:50And here's a slower vibrato.
00:35:00And here's a slower vibrato.
00:35:00A straight tone blending into an accelerating vibrato is a great way to build intensity.
00:35:15Here's my chance.
00:35:29Developing this kind of control will enable you to create a variety of exciting musical effects.
00:35:35The vibrato pulse should ride on a smooth tone produced with steady support, like this.
00:35:45Not like this.
00:35:53That's too shaky.
00:35:55Now, let's learn vibrato controls step by step.
00:35:59Using a gentle calling out tone, first, one pulse.
00:36:05Three pulses.
00:36:09Five pulses.
00:36:11Now, with us.
00:36:20One pulse.
00:36:21Ready?
00:36:22Breathe.
00:36:23Hey.
00:36:25Three pulses.
00:36:26Breathe.
00:36:27Hey.
00:36:29Five pulses.
00:36:31Breathe.
00:36:32Hey.
00:36:34Nine pulses.
00:36:35Breathe.
00:36:36Hey.
00:36:37Hey.
00:36:37Now, here it is in the head voice on the E vowel.
00:36:45One pulse.
00:36:46Breathe.
00:36:48E.
00:36:50Three pulses.
00:36:51Breathe.
00:36:53E.
00:36:54Five pulses.
00:36:56Breathe.
00:36:57E.
00:36:59Nine pulses.
00:37:01Breathe.
00:37:02E.
00:37:02E.
00:37:03E.
00:37:03Another good way to develop diaphragmatic vibrato is to pulse on a hiss, or a shh sound, alternating
00:37:13with the voice, like this.
00:37:18Sh.
00:37:20Hey.
00:37:22Now, with us.
00:37:23Ready?
00:37:24Breathe.
00:37:25Sh.
00:37:26Sh.
00:37:26Hey.
00:37:26Sh.
00:37:27Hey.
00:37:28Hey.
00:37:28Again.
00:37:29Sh.
00:37:30Hey.
00:37:31Again.
00:37:31Sh.
00:37:32Hey.
00:37:33Again.
00:37:34Sh.
00:37:35Hey.
00:37:36Now, in the head voice, on the E vowel.
00:37:42Ready?
00:37:43Breathe.
00:37:44Sh.
00:37:45E.
00:37:46Again.
00:37:47Sh.
00:37:48E.
00:37:49Again.
00:37:50Sh.
00:37:51Sh.
00:37:52Sh.
00:37:53Sh.
00:37:54E.
00:37:55Again.
00:37:56Sh.
00:37:57Sh.
00:37:58E.
00:37:59E.
00:38:00Good.
00:38:02In performing a song, we never count pulses, but we do so here for the purpose of perfecting
00:38:07our vocal coordination.
00:38:09Now, here's an exercise with words and five pulses of vibrato at the end.
00:38:14On and on, on and on.
00:38:22Ready?
00:38:23Breathe.
00:38:24On and on, on and on.
00:38:30And here it is in the head voice with the words, you and me.
00:38:35You and me, you and me.
00:38:42Ready?
00:38:43Breathe.
00:38:44You and me, you and me.
00:38:51Delayed vibrato is used a lot in pop music.
00:38:54It sounds like this.
00:38:56I'm so blue.
00:39:05Ready?
00:39:06With us.
00:39:07I'm so blue.
00:39:08I'm so blue.
00:39:09I'm so blue.
00:39:14Now, here's an exercise for delayed vibrato.
00:39:20On and on, on and on.
00:39:30Ready?
00:39:31Breathe.
00:39:32On and on, on and on.
00:39:40Now, again, with the phrase, I'm so blue.
00:39:43I'm so blue.
00:39:52With us again.
00:39:53Ready?
00:39:54I'm so blue.
00:39:57Remember, having control over your vibrato will not only give your voice a professional
00:40:06sound, but will enable you to be a more expressive singer.
00:40:12Your voice is an acoustic instrument.
00:40:14That means it has resonating spaces that amplify and color your sound.
00:40:19The four basic resonating areas are chest, mouth, nasal, and head.
00:40:24Here's what they sound like.
00:40:26Howard, chest resonance.
00:40:29Now is the time.
00:40:34Mouth resonance.
00:40:36Now is the time.
00:40:41Nasal resonance.
00:40:42Now is the time.
00:40:47And head resonance.
00:40:48Now is the time.
00:40:53All your resonators are activated when singing, but you can control the balance of vocal color
00:41:02as you sing.
00:41:03The head resonance is the lightest and softest tone.
00:41:06Head resonance is not the same as head register, but is a color that can be used throughout your
00:41:12voice.
00:41:13Here's an exercise for head resonance.
00:41:17Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
00:41:47Feel as though you're aiming the tone straight up behind a yawning sensation.
00:41:57Keep your tongue relaxed with the tip resting behind the lower teeth.
00:42:00Try this phrase emphasizing head resonance.
00:42:07Now is the time.
00:42:12Howard?
00:42:13Now is the time.
00:42:22Ready? With us.
00:42:25Now is the time.
00:42:31And now in the head voice, like this.
00:42:38Now is the time.
00:42:43Ready? Breathe.
00:42:47Now is the time.
00:42:52Now, in order to get in touch with the nasal resonance, try this.
00:42:57Remember to keep the throat space open. Ready? Breathe.
00:43:06Remember to keep the throat space open. Ready? Breathe.
00:43:18Ah, ah, ah.
00:43:20Na, na, na, na, na, na.
00:43:27Emphasizing the nasal resonance like that is rarely done, except to create a character voice.
00:43:33Try this phrase emphasizing nasal resonance.
00:43:37Now is the time.
00:43:39Now is the time.
00:43:41Now is the time.
00:43:44Liz?
00:43:46Now is the time.
00:43:52Now is the time.
00:43:54Ready? Breathe.
00:43:55Now is the time.
00:43:56Now is the time.
00:43:59Now is the time.
00:44:01And now in the head voice, like this.
00:44:08Now is the time
00:44:12Ready? Breathe.
00:44:17Now is the time
00:44:21Some nasal resonance should always be present
00:44:26along with the other resonances
00:44:28to add brilliance to your sound.
00:44:31The presence of nasal resonance is often referred to as
00:44:34forward placement or singing in the mask.
00:44:38The mouth resonance sounds more like speech.
00:44:41It feels like you're resonating the tone in the mouth.
00:44:45Ah, now is the time
00:44:51Ah, now is the time
00:44:59Ready? Ah
00:45:02Now is the time
00:45:07And in the head voice
00:45:10Ah
00:45:12Now is the time
00:45:19Ready?
00:45:20Ah
00:45:22Now is the time
00:45:27The chest resonance
00:45:30which should not be confused with chest register or chest voice
00:45:34is the darkest and deepest of the vocal colors
00:45:36and can be used throughout the entire vocal range.
00:45:40And in head voice
00:45:42Whoa
00:45:42Now is the time
00:45:47Now is the time
00:45:49Whoa
00:45:50Now is the time
00:45:54Now is the time
00:45:56Now is the time
00:45:57Ready? Breathe
00:45:58Whoa
00:45:59Now is the time
00:46:01Now is the time
00:46:05And in head voice
00:46:07Whoa
00:46:09Now is the time
00:46:15Ready?
00:46:17Ready?
00:46:18Whoa
00:46:19Now is the time
00:46:20Now is the time
00:46:21Now is the time
00:46:25Here's an exercise and chest register that begins with the head resonance
00:46:29Then we add nasal, then mouth, then chest.
00:46:33Head resonance.
00:46:36Now is the time to love.
00:46:43Ready? With us.
00:46:46Now is the time to love.
00:46:53Add nasal resonance.
00:46:57Now is the time to love.
00:47:05Ready? With us.
00:47:08Now is the time to love.
00:47:15Add mouth resonance.
00:47:19Now is the time to love.
00:47:27Ready? With us.
00:47:30Now is the time to love.
00:47:38Add chest resonance.
00:47:41Now is the time to love.
00:47:49Now is the time to love.
00:47:59Good.
00:48:00Good.
00:48:01Good.
00:48:02And now in the upper register, head resonance.
00:48:06Now is the time to love.
00:48:10Now is the time to love.
00:48:14Ready? With us.
00:48:16Now is the time to love.
00:48:21Now is the time to love.
00:48:25Add nasal resonance.
00:48:27Now is the time to love.
00:48:32Now is the time to love.
00:48:45Add mouth resonance
00:48:50Now is the time to lie
00:48:56Ready? With us
00:49:00Now is the time to lie
00:49:08Add chest resonance
00:49:12Now is the time to lie
00:49:19Ready? With us
00:49:22Now is the time to lie
00:49:29For interesting and expressive song interpretation, vary the resonance as you sing according to the emotion of the phrase.
00:49:39Most people have noticed that the voice has two distinct registers with a break or obvious change between them.
00:49:47This is true of most voices, but not all. They are called the lower register
00:49:57The lower register is also referred to as the chest voice. Most people speak in the lower register.
00:50:11The upper register is also referred to as the head voice, soprano, or falsetto.
00:50:17Falsetto is a term more commonly associated with the upper register of the male voice.
00:50:23Many singers experience an abrupt change or break in the vocal sound when moving from one register to the other.
00:50:31They are like this.
00:50:40It is possible to sing smoothly from one register to the other
00:51:01without any apparent change in sound quality.
00:51:04The area of transition between the registers is called the passaggio.
00:51:08To make a smooth transition, you must control both volume and focusing strength of the vocal
00:51:15chords, like this.
00:51:22Try that with us.
00:51:29See if there's a break.
00:51:31Ready?
00:51:33Breathe.
00:51:35Ah.
00:51:36Ah.
00:51:37Ah.
00:51:38Ah.
00:51:39Ah.
00:51:40Ah.
00:51:41Ah.
00:51:42Ah.
00:51:43Try that with us.
00:51:46See if there's a break.
00:51:47Ready?
00:51:48Breathe.
00:51:50Ah.
00:51:51here's a technique called upper mix which will extend the sound of your chest voice into the
00:52:09upper register without a break for you pop and musical theater singers this technique will
00:52:14prevent you from pushing too high and too forcefully in the upper chest voice pushing
00:52:19your chest voice too high and loud will hurt your voice and prevent you from making a smooth
00:52:25transition here's an exercise for upper mix ready breathe and here it is a little lower
00:52:49and here's another good mixing exercise
00:53:10Meow, meow, meow.
00:53:12Ready? Breathe.
00:53:14Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
00:53:19And here it is a little higher.
00:53:22Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
00:53:27Ready? Breathe.
00:53:29Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow.
00:53:34And here's another great exercise for blending the registers.
00:53:38Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
00:54:08Ready? Breathe.
00:54:15Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na.
00:54:24Not very attractive, but it really works for blending the registers.
00:54:30Now, here's a phrase that exercises your upper mix.
00:54:33I wish that I could be with you right now.
00:54:43Ready?
00:54:46I wish that I could be with you right now.
00:54:54Good. With practice, you will get better and better.
00:54:58Now, here's another phrase for your upper mix.
00:55:03Seems like we lost that all-time feeling.
00:55:11Ready?
00:55:16Seems like we lost that all-time feeling.
00:55:22On your own, repeat these exercises a half-step lower each time and then a half-step higher each time.
00:55:31As you move higher in pitch, gradually increase the head-nasal resonance.
00:55:36Also, use various vowels and word combinations.
00:55:39Here's a technique called lower mix, which gives substance and strength to the lower notes so that the lower register matches the sound of the upper register.
00:55:50For you classical and musical theater singers, soprano, mezzo, contralto, counter-tenor, this is for you.
00:55:59In the following exercises, as you move downward into the lower mix, gradually add focusing strength to the vocal cords and widen the throat space to add chest resonance.
00:56:10Don't forget to maintain good support and forward placement.
00:56:14Starting in the upper register, moving down to the lower mix.
00:56:19Liz?
00:56:19ee ee ee, ee ee, ee ee, ee ee.
00:56:37Ready?
00:56:38Breathe.
00:56:41Ee ee ee, ee ee.
00:56:49Here's another exercise for a lower mix.
00:57:05Ready? Breathe.
00:57:15Here's another exercise that moves through the passaggio.
00:57:19Part one.
00:57:30Part two.
00:57:42With us, part one.
00:57:45Ready? Breathe.
00:57:46Y-y-y-y-y-y-y.
00:57:51Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y.
00:57:55Part two.
00:57:57Breathe.
00:57:59Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y.
00:58:05Y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y.
00:58:07Good.
00:58:08Good. Here's a phrase that exercises your lower mix.
00:58:16Spring is really near.
00:58:23Ready? With us.
00:58:27Spring is really near.
00:58:30On your own, repeat these exercises a half-step lower each time, and then a half-step higher each time.
00:58:41Your ability to blend the registers is a valuable skill, whatever style of singing you choose.
00:58:48To speed up your progress, record your voice and listen back frequently during each practice session.
00:58:55Repeat and perfect those techniques that need attention.
00:58:57Start applying your new skills immediately to your songs.
00:59:02Now you're on your way to opening a whole new world of singing enjoyment.
00:59:10You were born to sing
00:59:16So we'll sing our song together
00:59:22Let our voices ring
00:59:29And our song will go on forever
00:59:36Ooh
00:59:43Ooh
00:59:48Ooh
00:59:51Ooh
00:59:54Ooh
00:59:55Ooh
00:59:57Ooh
01:00:00Oh!
01:00:13Oh!
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