he is not lying!! a week ago i discovered this channel and i am baffeled with the improvements i made! def. getting a course when my money's right! not wasting it on any other coach!!!
im paraphrasing here but i remember in ur old channel (sorry again about losing it) u talked in one of ur videos about singing being more like stretching/yoga than strength training. i just wanna say that comparison genuinely transformed how i thought about singing. i was the same with spending lots of time on exercises/warm-ups but not improving cause i had no idea why i was doing it & what exactly theyre supposed to improve, nor did i know how to apply it to actual singing. i also used to push a LOT and then would wonder why my voice blew out daily & why id lose literally all my agility lol. basically as soon as i heard u use that analogy, i immediately started relaxing more when i sang, as well as research the shit out of how singing works so i can get that "perfect" practice routine instead of just relying on time, brute force, & exercises i didnt understand. the change in my tone & resonance has been genuinely mind blowing & has made me more excited about singing than ive ever felt in my life (and ive been singing my whole life). all this to say that not only are ur videos the light in a very dark tunnel of useless singing youtube videos, but analogies are probably the best way to learn anything lol
This is just mindblowing! I've learned more in less than a year with your vocal courses and videos, compared to what I've learned in over 10 years with pretty much all the vocal coaches out there! Kegan is from my pov the best vocal coach that's out there!
Only when I let all that other stuff go, the straining, the pushing, even the over concentration on technique, does my voice just pop out. Its just there. My best singing happens when I'm happy, relaxed and usually with my kids funnily enough. Probably because my little brain can't afford to over think the singing while managing an 8 and 3 year old!
Man if I was religious I'd be yelling "Amen" so many times during this video 😂 Especially the "Key to singing is la-a" had to pause and laugh before continuing 😂🙌🏻
I have taken in person lessons 3 times for probably around 3 years before I turned to CZcams. I have been trying to sing since I was 13, I am 40 as well. Obviously Daniel Johns understood something at 15 years old that has taken me around 40 years to learn and it wasn't just putting time into it.
Blue Cheer, now there's a name I've not heard in along time. Love it. Great info as always dude, really having to change my whole approach from 'I need to exercise muscles like an athlete'(thanks random youtube singing coaches) to that of an 'artist mixing colours or a chef mixing different flavours'
Hello Keagan Sir, Aayushman again. I am a huge fan of yours, in my opinion it's more about Vowels and simply about actually singing what you want to sing. I wanted to ask what are we supposed to do in the range above high C means F#5 and E#5 sort of range are we supposed to go for narrowing vowels or are we supposed to widen up in that tessitura? Thank you again I have been an avid follower of your old channel love you sir❤😇
Depends on how you're singing, but yes, the general idea is to "rewiden" past your second break - so, maybe G4 to narrow the vowels, then inrementally widen that out just a touch to the high C, then contracted from there.
Hey Keegan, it's very interesting stuff. How much is support playing a part in the vowel modifications, like the actual "strength" of your support. It seems like when you sing, there is some "push" happening from below. I seem to struggle with either too much push or none at all, and can't figure out what is the right amount...
Support is actually about exhalation, not 'push' so to speak. Mimic the sound of a leaking type of "TSSSSS" and pay attention to your mid section and ribs; they're wide and resisted, right? Now, sing. I bet you're not doing the same thing. There's no "push" when I sing, ever. That doesn't mean you're weak in the midsection, absolutely not - imagine blowing up a balloon; this is all the resistance and pressure you'll ever need even for singing vicious rock or super high stuff. Best - K
There is nothing wrong with yourr chest voice a beautiful basse!!!! For the high notes you just shift and sing them in edge which is right! Maybe we can spice it with some twang to have a bit more ring!!!
Yes, I worked my natural range for many years and sang bass in a choir for some time (imagine the sight of me in a choir ha). I'm not a CVT follower, so I wouldn't call it edge - but sure. There's a shift in the vowel and shift into mixed voice - there's twang on this. Best - K
Hey Kegan, i have an important question. I know you're not a doctor but I would like to know what you think about this because you know a lot. The last weeks I have a hoarse voice and my head voice, the highest part of it, no sound comes out. It's like this now for 3 weeks. I am hoarse and sound croaky, and I have head voice gaps and voice feels tired/out of place. BUT my throat doesn't hurt. Are my vocal cords swollen or inflamed? Since January I practice singing for 2 hours a day (one day a week no singing). During singing, especially in mixed voice, my voice is glitching: it gets hoarse and mucus is forming and I sing with a lot of hoarseness and mucus, you hear a lot of slime in my singing mixed voice. I also have a hard time singing in mixed and keep the note s in place Singing head voice: I have head voice gaps. Chest voice. Gets easily tired. I sing for half a year now and practice a lot and my breath support is not so good. Im thinking about stopping with singing until the hoarse/croakiness goes away. Because I have this when I talk too. Are my cords swollen or inflamed or dried out? I get enough sleep but I do not drink enough water during the day. When I wake up I'm also extremely dried out (my throat) But also my breathing is not good when singing. I think the cords are swollen and I should stop singing for now, is that right? Singing always hurts and I get tired and hoarse easily. Or are my cords just dried out? When I sing in head voice its also very airy. Not a clear tone. Airy and weak. When singing a note in any kind of range with glottal attack, I also hear a hoarse onset. Like the cords are swollen, like they need a lot of force to come to together and stay together..
Yes, I would stop singing for now - give your voice a rest. This has likely happened because of poor technique, and, will happen again if you keep making the same choices. I suggest seeing an ENT just for peace of mind, then adjusting your approach accordingly. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio thank you so much for your advice Kegan! ENT in my country is extremely expensive so I will just stop singing for now and drink enough water and wait until my voice feels good again, and work on my breathing technique in the mean time. 😅 Anyway, keep up the great videos, I love them!
I can't make sense of my fear of singing. I've done it in coaching sessions and even if I wasn't great, I did it. I used to climb buildings when I was a boy. How can I logically be scared of singing after that? 😂 It's way less dangerous! If I make a mistake, all I've done is hit a wrong note, I'm not gonna end up in hospital 😂 Think it might be about time to get back in it.
"mask" is accentuating 3k within your frequencies (the "singer's formant") and has nothing to do with physically smiling or 'keeping your face up' - but yes, the "internal smile" is a part of this depending on the singer (it raises the palate, plus also helps you achieve higher frequencies within your tone outside of your pitch). So, yes, I sing with 'mask' although don't really teach in that way because it's completely antiquaited by about 200 years. So, there's no "smile" externally in how I sing, however, I both raise and spread the soft palate through the first break and also sing with forward placement to achieve this ring in my voice. I feel there's always a real question "within a question" with these types of comments, let me know what the real question is. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Thanks so much for your reply. I've got Ken Tamplin and Vox vocal academy coaches saying to smile and keep my face up and I've seen an opposite approach from you and Sterling R Jackson. So there seems to be different schools of thought on the subject. I guess I'm wondering what I should do.
*Listen to Sterling* is the most diplomatic advice I can give - listen to the freedom with which he sings compared to the absolute labour of uncle Ken. Therein lies your answer. Best - K
You keep banging on about your Rock idols that anyone who doesn’t like Rock has never heard of instead of getting to the point. Diversify your examples so it’s doesn’t come across like this is a channel by a Rock freak for Rock freaks. Unless that’s what this is which is rather limiting and exclusionary. I’m 15 of your videos in and I’ve learned more about Rock singers than how to get into mix. Just saying….
This is a rock channel for rock freaks! ha. I could use Mary had a little lamb as a reference and it wouldn't really change the advice. However, If rock is not your thing, then I have to say I'm likely not your guy - I use these references because a) that's what I enjoy singing b) it's what inspired me to develop my technique and c) I don't enjoy pop or classical singing. I'm not going to pretend that I can sing Opera - one look at me and you'll likely see I'm a rock guy, and from my singing I'm a rock teacher; in fact, I've started even introducing the videos in that way aimed at rock singers for this very reason. If I want my teeth fixed, I go to a dentist, if I want my plants fixed, I go to the nursery - you're looking for opera advice from a rock singer, hence the disconnect. If you put the references aside and actually follow my advice, you'll sail through that G4 with ease - however, the bias towards timbre and style is likely a huge part of what is stopping you. I would suggest that Daniel Formica might be a better fit for you - he's both an incredible contemporary singer and teacher, but is massively into Opera - I would say he's the very best teacher you'll see on CZcams... He's also hilarious! Best to you, and hope you find what you're looking for. K
Side note James - if you're 50, we were likely born in the same decade. I find it really hard to believe you've never heard of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant and the other references I often use. If you don't know the name Paul Rodgers, you DEFINITELY know his voice. These guys are largely in their mid 70's - we're not talking modern day pop singers here. You've done a number of Chris Stapleton covers - his 'idols' as you say, are Gregg Allman, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant and yes, even Chris Cornell - the same guys I reference on the channel. Some food for thought for you. Best - K
he is not lying!! a week ago i discovered this channel and i am baffeled with the improvements i made! def. getting a course when my money's right! not wasting it on any other coach!!!
im paraphrasing here but i remember in ur old channel (sorry again about losing it) u talked in one of ur videos about singing being more like stretching/yoga than strength training. i just wanna say that comparison genuinely transformed how i thought about singing. i was the same with spending lots of time on exercises/warm-ups but not improving cause i had no idea why i was doing it & what exactly theyre supposed to improve, nor did i know how to apply it to actual singing. i also used to push a LOT and then would wonder why my voice blew out daily & why id lose literally all my agility lol. basically as soon as i heard u use that analogy, i immediately started relaxing more when i sang, as well as research the shit out of how singing works so i can get that "perfect" practice routine instead of just relying on time, brute force, & exercises i didnt understand. the change in my tone & resonance has been genuinely mind blowing & has made me more excited about singing than ive ever felt in my life (and ive been singing my whole life).
all this to say that not only are ur videos the light in a very dark tunnel of useless singing youtube videos, but analogies are probably the best way to learn anything lol
This is just mindblowing! I've learned more in less than a year with your vocal courses and videos, compared to what I've learned in over 10 years with pretty much all the vocal coaches out there!
Kegan is from my pov the best vocal coach that's out there!
Thankyou, you're took kind - glad it's all coming together for you David!! - K
I completely agree!
Only when I let all that other stuff go, the straining, the pushing, even the over concentration on technique, does my voice just pop out. Its just there. My best singing happens when I'm happy, relaxed and usually with my kids funnily enough. Probably because my little brain can't afford to over think the singing while managing an 8 and 3 year old!
haha, I hear you - 4 and 2 year old over here.
Omg that's why I didn't see new posts from you for a while...glad I found you again at least 😢
Man if I was religious I'd be yelling "Amen" so many times during this video 😂
Especially the "Key to singing is la-a" had to pause and laugh before continuing 😂🙌🏻
haha - as a card carrying follower of Mother Nature myself, I hear you. Hope all is well with you and that magnificent voice of yours, my friend! K
Thx 🙏 Beste Grüße aus Deutschland 👋
I have taken in person lessons 3 times for probably around 3 years before I turned to CZcams. I have been trying to sing since I was 13, I am 40 as well. Obviously Daniel Johns understood something at 15 years old that has taken me around 40 years to learn and it wasn't just putting time into it.
Oh man, this is what I had been looking for many years! Big thank you ❤🌺🙏
great content, as always!
So encouraging man, forever will appreciate you! Thank you sir.
Really very good advice.....Keep practicing ma ma ma....won't make you a Singer....one has to put brain and make smart choices in what they practice
my singin just for 10.000 hours cuz i love it😅❤
Now THAT's a real reason to sing for 10,000 hours!
Ah yes, the "la-a", the key to sounding like Dave Grohl in everything you sing lol
Blue Cheer, now there's a name I've not heard in along time. Love it. Great info as always dude, really having to change my whole approach from 'I need to exercise muscles like an athlete'(thanks random youtube singing coaches) to that of an 'artist mixing colours or a chef mixing different flavours'
Vincebus eruptum is one of my favourite records ever!
This is me man…. I am touring this summer and need some 121 action
A video on U vowel would really be appreciated.
Sing OE instead.
@@FoundationVocalStudio and how does that sound?? and example maybe..
Tongue up and forward - it's a "wildcard" vowel, so, can be anywhere from "search" (without the R) to "OUI" (like a French YOU/WII sound).
Hello Keagan Sir, Aayushman again. I am a huge fan of yours, in my opinion it's more about Vowels and simply about actually singing what you want to sing. I wanted to ask what are we supposed to do in the range above high C means F#5 and E#5 sort of range are we supposed to go for narrowing vowels or are we supposed to widen up in that tessitura? Thank you again I have been an avid follower of your old channel love you sir❤😇
Depends on how you're singing, but yes, the general idea is to "rewiden" past your second break - so, maybe G4 to narrow the vowels, then inrementally widen that out just a touch to the high C, then contracted from there.
Hey Keegan, it's very interesting stuff. How much is support playing a part in the vowel modifications, like the actual "strength" of your support. It seems like when you sing, there is some "push" happening from below. I seem to struggle with either too much push or none at all, and can't figure out what is the right amount...
Support is actually about exhalation, not 'push' so to speak. Mimic the sound of a leaking type of "TSSSSS" and pay attention to your mid section and ribs; they're wide and resisted, right? Now, sing. I bet you're not doing the same thing. There's no "push" when I sing, ever. That doesn't mean you're weak in the midsection, absolutely not - imagine blowing up a balloon; this is all the resistance and pressure you'll ever need even for singing vicious rock or super high stuff. Best - K
I am 47 years old woman and have learned to sing in a year: hormones.
I've read this from some other midage women too, it get easyer.
Not sure what your point is, but thanks for the comment. 42 year old man here, and I feel I'm doing okay as a singer...
There is nothing wrong with yourr chest voice a beautiful basse!!!! For the high notes you just shift and sing them in edge which is right! Maybe we can spice it with some twang to have a bit more ring!!!
Yes, I worked my natural range for many years and sang bass in a choir for some time (imagine the sight of me in a choir ha). I'm not a CVT follower, so I wouldn't call it edge - but sure. There's a shift in the vowel and shift into mixed voice - there's twang on this. Best - K
Hey Kegan, i have an important question. I know you're not a doctor but I would like to know what you think about this because you know a lot. The last weeks I have a hoarse voice and my head voice, the highest part of it, no sound comes out. It's like this now for 3 weeks. I am hoarse and sound croaky, and I have head voice gaps and voice feels tired/out of place. BUT my throat doesn't hurt. Are my vocal cords swollen or inflamed? Since January I practice singing for 2 hours a day (one day a week no singing).
During singing, especially in mixed voice, my voice is glitching: it gets hoarse and mucus is forming and I sing with a lot of hoarseness and mucus, you hear a lot of slime in my singing mixed voice. I also have a hard time singing in mixed and keep the note s in place
Singing head voice: I have head voice gaps. Chest voice. Gets easily tired. I sing for half a year now and practice a lot and my breath support is not so good.
Im thinking about stopping with singing until the hoarse/croakiness goes away. Because I have this when I talk too.
Are my cords swollen or inflamed or dried out?
I get enough sleep but I do not drink enough water during the day. When I wake up I'm also extremely dried out (my throat)
But also my breathing is not good when singing.
I think the cords are swollen and I should stop singing for now, is that right?
Singing always hurts and I get tired and hoarse easily.
Or are my cords just dried out?
When I sing in head voice its also very airy. Not a clear tone. Airy and weak. When singing a note in any kind of range with glottal attack, I also hear a hoarse onset. Like the cords are swollen, like they need a lot of force to come to together and stay together..
Yes, I would stop singing for now - give your voice a rest. This has likely happened because of poor technique, and, will happen again if you keep making the same choices. I suggest seeing an ENT just for peace of mind, then adjusting your approach accordingly. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio thank you so much for your advice Kegan! ENT in my country is extremely expensive so I will just stop singing for now and drink enough water and wait until my voice feels good again, and work on my breathing technique in the mean time. 😅 Anyway, keep up the great videos, I love them!
I can't make sense of my fear of singing. I've done it in coaching sessions and even if I wasn't great, I did it. I used to climb buildings when I was a boy. How can I logically be scared of singing after that? 😂
It's way less dangerous! If I make a mistake, all I've done is hit a wrong note, I'm not gonna end up in hospital 😂
Think it might be about time to get back in it.
Do you purposely sing with the sound up front? Like within the mask? Nice and bright.
Well yes and no - intentionally bright, but not necessarily 'forward' - mask is outdated in my view. Best K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Got it. Thanks. Any chance you have a video about how to keep the larynx from shooting into your skull when you sing? lol
That's your vowels and also cry in the tone!
Do you "Keep your face up" or use 'mask' at all? or do you only do the smile on the inside and relax your face technique?
"mask" is accentuating 3k within your frequencies (the "singer's formant") and has nothing to do with physically smiling or 'keeping your face up' - but yes, the "internal smile" is a part of this depending on the singer (it raises the palate, plus also helps you achieve higher frequencies within your tone outside of your pitch). So, yes, I sing with 'mask' although don't really teach in that way because it's completely antiquaited by about 200 years. So, there's no "smile" externally in how I sing, however, I both raise and spread the soft palate through the first break and also sing with forward placement to achieve this ring in my voice. I feel there's always a real question "within a question" with these types of comments, let me know what the real question is. Best - K
@@FoundationVocalStudio Thanks so much for your reply. I've got Ken Tamplin and Vox vocal academy coaches saying to smile and keep my face up and I've seen an opposite approach from you and Sterling R Jackson. So there seems to be different schools of thought on the subject. I guess I'm wondering what I should do.
*Listen to Sterling* is the most diplomatic advice I can give - listen to the freedom with which he sings compared to the absolute labour of uncle Ken. Therein lies your answer. Best - K
How much hours it takes to learn how to control vowels xd)
13.275 hours exactly.
I can write songs great but my voice needs work.its no tonality
Yep, that was also me many years ago - it takes practice my friend, but, the RIGHT practice and application will get you there much quicker.
You keep banging on about your Rock idols that anyone who doesn’t like Rock has never heard of instead of getting to the point. Diversify your examples so it’s doesn’t come across like this is a channel by a Rock freak for Rock freaks. Unless that’s what this is which is rather limiting and exclusionary. I’m 15 of your videos in and I’ve learned more about Rock singers than how to get into mix. Just saying….
This is a rock channel for rock freaks! ha. I could use Mary had a little lamb as a reference and it wouldn't really change the advice. However, If rock is not your thing, then I have to say I'm likely not your guy - I use these references because a) that's what I enjoy singing b) it's what inspired me to develop my technique and c) I don't enjoy pop or classical singing. I'm not going to pretend that I can sing Opera - one look at me and you'll likely see I'm a rock guy, and from my singing I'm a rock teacher; in fact, I've started even introducing the videos in that way aimed at rock singers for this very reason. If I want my teeth fixed, I go to a dentist, if I want my plants fixed, I go to the nursery - you're looking for opera advice from a rock singer, hence the disconnect. If you put the references aside and actually follow my advice, you'll sail through that G4 with ease - however, the bias towards timbre and style is likely a huge part of what is stopping you. I would suggest that Daniel Formica might be a better fit for you - he's both an incredible contemporary singer and teacher, but is massively into Opera - I would say he's the very best teacher you'll see on CZcams... He's also hilarious! Best to you, and hope you find what you're looking for. K
Side note James - if you're 50, we were likely born in the same decade. I find it really hard to believe you've never heard of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant and the other references I often use. If you don't know the name Paul Rodgers, you DEFINITELY know his voice. These guys are largely in their mid 70's - we're not talking modern day pop singers here. You've done a number of Chris Stapleton covers - his 'idols' as you say, are Gregg Allman, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant and yes, even Chris Cornell - the same guys I reference on the channel. Some food for thought for you. Best - K