The ability to tilt the larynx happens at the thyroid cartilage and the cricoid cartilage (in the larynx) which are connected at the cricothyroid joint. There is a space in between that can be either open or closed. Tilting happens when the space is closed. Working on the ‘ng’ sound through your break will work … Read more
There’s a big difference between the larynx rising and the larynx tilting. Too much raising of the larynx will only cause you grief. You are basically choking yourself into a squeezed sound with nowhere to resonate. Tilting the larynx, on the other hand, will allow you to sing in your high register because the cords … Read more
I’ve said before that I’m not a big fan of classical voice training for commercial singing. I’m happy that I never had voice lessons when I was a teen. The reason being is that I learned what my voice can and can’t do on my own…long before I ever took a voice lesson. Classical training … Read more
If you are stuck against the chest voice ceiling there are a few things that might help. 1. Decrease your volume. 2. Narrow your vowels. 3. Anchor your head, neck and abdomen. Remember, the best thing for your voice is to get balance. Once you can sing through your bridges, then you can work on … Read more
If your goal is to have a thick (chestier) sound in your upper range, then bridging early isn’t going to get you there. Bridging early will help balance your voice, and achieve good cord closure through your entire register. Bridging later will give you the advantage of more mouth and throat resonance with a tilted … Read more
Have you found your mix? Ladies who can siren or sing from middle C up to high C without strain or flipping….you are mixing. Men, if you can “mum, mum, mum” (from the bottom up) from F# below middle C up to F# above middle C…you are mixing. Now let’s work the mix!! Let’s get … Read more
I much prefer to hear a singing voice that is unique and interesting, to a voice that has been trained to sound the same as other “trained” voices. If your plan is singing in a band, or karaoke, or even musical theatre, then beware what “kind” of voice training you get. Radio-friendly voices today are … Read more
If you have been paying attention to Taylor Swift’s range and voice, you will notice some changes happening in her mix. Her first two albums were “strained” in the mix, as she “pulled” her chest voice to manage notes of A, B flat and B above middle C on songs like “Teardrops on My Guitar” … Read more
An easy way to find your mix is when you moan. Yes, really exaggerate that whiny moan. Notice this makes you sing less loud……….that’s a good thing. Can you get through your bridge now? Did it make those high notes feel easier? It should because you are tilting your thyroid cartilage. If it’s not helping … Read more
Oh, the yodel can be a beautiful thing……….or it can cause you grief. Which is it? Do you love your yodel? Then, hee haw, sing me a country song! Is your yodel driving you crazy? Then, get in the mix! Come to think of it … Sarah McLachlin has a fine yodel.