Had a bit of a chuckle doing this one, I have to admit. Developing a great singing voice obviously takes time, practice, patience and perseverance... but almost more importantly, the right attitude. So, the exercise is simply to find three positives in everything you practice. ie: let's say you do a 30 minute practice session with a number of exercises, and you feel it was kindof a 'bad vocal day' 1. find THREE things that actually went well, however insignificant. 2. In the following day's practice session/later that day, hyper focus on those three POSITIVES above all else. 3. Identify three NEW things that went well in this practice session 4. You've now got 6 positives to build upon in your next practice session You can do this for vocal lines, a vocal exercise, a vocal routine, a warmup, a live show - hell, you can even look at what other singers are doing well and try and focus on what works.
Just from you explaining this...light bulb moment, about what it means, the times that I've heard/been told to "exploit your strengths". I get it, now! It's as simple as identifying your strengths, to focus on them! (Which, I've apparently been neglecting, some) I'll smack myself...in the event that I ever neglect my strengths, again lol
I love and adore, how much you've helped me, and presented to me. When you did the two different sounds, and did the slide down, then back up...I could literally visualize (may just be part of my learning/awareness/execution process) what the vocal folds were doing, and know exactly what I was hearing, AND how it happens.
It's funny, I have a saying I use in work a lot; "it'll never work if you don't want it to..." I find that it seems more comfortable to many people to expect failure, then there is no disappointment. However, it's a self fulfilling prophecy.
I play tennis a lot. It’s the same. Negativity brings bad results. Like you’re 30-40 on an important moment. And you missed your first serve. What goes through your mind? « No double fault, that’s not the time ». And guess what happens ? Double fault 🤦♂️ Oh, and what you said at 7:10 or so… I always expect something great when I see a new video from you 😂. And it’s always the case. 👍
Hello Kegan, great video, thank you so much for your tips, they litterally changed everything for me. I was looking for one of your video : Easy male C5, not just scalesdoesn't seem to be on youtube anymore. Do you have it somewhere ? Happy singing bro
i have a doubt, how to sing with distortion or like scream? There's a song called Mind Over Matter and the chorus isnt particularly high but the way he sings it is so hard. I can sing it but it doesnt have that scream or power or distortion, whatever it is called. if i sing in good vowel shape im not able to add the distortion/ scream/ power. HELP!! It starts around 0:38 czcams.com/video/KWWRGmWKkfI/video.htmlsi=4vKofqJwnDW5gdmO
Depends on the context - I'd look at opening up the darker formant of each vowel; ie: the back for your front vowels, and the front for your back vowels (wow, that was confusing). Sing more in the back for an AY, and sing more in the front for an AH and you'll notice the tone balances out considerably. K
@@FoundationVocalStudio awesome! I've been trying the same thing, but somehow I get the same feedback 😂 Honestly though, I think Myles faces the same criticism, but I don't wanna default to that without trying more. Thank you so much, Kegan!
So, Myles mainly sings back vowels, and does so in a nasal way at times. "And when I'm gone" should really be AA-nw-AY-n-AA-mg-OE-n - but, he sings "AA-nw-AA-n-AA-mg-AA-n basically with one vowel. I wonder if you're doing the same. K
![WHY does this work for rock singing? [How to actually USE vocal exercises, lip trills, puffy cheeks]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CWRJDtRu-WI/mqdefault.jpg)
![dying on high notes? AY is the way! [AH is NOT the LAW]](/img/n.gif)
Had a bit of a chuckle doing this one, I have to admit. Developing a great singing voice obviously takes time, practice, patience and perseverance... but almost more importantly, the right attitude. So, the exercise is simply to find three positives in everything you practice.
ie: let's say you do a 30 minute practice session with a number of exercises, and you feel it was kindof a 'bad vocal day'
1. find THREE things that actually went well, however insignificant.
2. In the following day's practice session/later that day, hyper focus on those three POSITIVES above all else.
3. Identify three NEW things that went well in this practice session
4. You've now got 6 positives to build upon in your next practice session
You can do this for vocal lines, a vocal exercise, a vocal routine, a warmup, a live show - hell, you can even look at what other singers are doing well and try and focus on what works.
Just from you explaining this...light bulb moment, about what it means, the times that I've heard/been told to "exploit your strengths". I get it, now! It's as simple as identifying your strengths, to focus on them! (Which, I've apparently been neglecting, some)
I'll smack myself...in the event that I ever neglect my strengths, again lol
I love and adore, how much you've helped me, and presented to me.
When you did the two different sounds, and did the slide down, then back up...I could literally visualize (may just be part of my learning/awareness/execution process) what the vocal folds were doing, and know exactly what I was hearing, AND how it happens.
YES! Chase those things, like your life depends on it, because it does! (Depending on your goals and aspiration, of course. My future, does.)
yes! Establishing self confidence is 'key' to improvement. With that comes belief, then attention, then outcome...
It's funny, I have a saying I use in work a lot; "it'll never work if you don't want it to..." I find that it seems more comfortable to many people to expect failure, then there is no disappointment. However, it's a self fulfilling prophecy.
My approach is that I want to take the journey on how good can I get at a certain object. And then I start at zero and go forward from there.
I play tennis a lot. It’s the same. Negativity brings bad results.
Like you’re 30-40 on an important moment. And you missed your first serve. What goes through your mind? « No double fault, that’s not the time ». And guess what happens ? Double fault 🤦♂️
Oh, and what you said at 7:10 or so… I always expect something great when I see a new video from you 😂. And it’s always the case. 👍
Hello Kegan, great video, thank you so much for your tips, they litterally changed everything for me. I was looking for one of your video : Easy male C5, not just scalesdoesn't seem to be on youtube anymore. Do you have it somewhere ? Happy singing bro
Glad it was helpful! Most people got the wrong idea from that video, so it's not one I've uploaded on the new channel
i have a doubt, how to sing with distortion or like scream? There's a song called Mind Over Matter and the chorus isnt particularly high but the way he sings it is so hard. I can sing it but it doesnt have that scream or power or distortion, whatever it is called. if i sing in good vowel shape im not able to add the distortion/ scream/ power. HELP!! It starts around 0:38 czcams.com/video/KWWRGmWKkfI/video.htmlsi=4vKofqJwnDW5gdmO
Hey Kegan!
I've been getting feedback that my voice lacks lows/mids. What steps can i take to make my voice sound fuller?
Depends on the context - I'd look at opening up the darker formant of each vowel; ie: the back for your front vowels, and the front for your back vowels (wow, that was confusing). Sing more in the back for an AY, and sing more in the front for an AH and you'll notice the tone balances out considerably. K
@@FoundationVocalStudio awesome! I've been trying the same thing, but somehow I get the same feedback 😂
Honestly though, I think Myles faces the same criticism, but I don't wanna default to that without trying more. Thank you so much, Kegan!
So, Myles mainly sings back vowels, and does so in a nasal way at times. "And when I'm gone" should really be AA-nw-AY-n-AA-mg-OE-n - but, he sings "AA-nw-AA-n-AA-mg-AA-n basically with one vowel. I wonder if you're doing the same. K
@@FoundationVocalStudio so freaking cool! I'll pay more attention to the vowels I'm choosing, this must be the answer!
Thank you so much, Kegan 😄🙌🏻