Living Opera technique series: how to sing *SOFT* high notes
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2019
- The all time greatest singers of soft high notes according to us: Gedda and Caballé.
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This is a facility ALL singers should have to a degree, but Norman is so gifted at this I let him take the wheel!!
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We hope you’re enjoying our technique series! We’re learning and having fun making it for you, even if we feel slightly unqualified!!
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Singers don’t always know how to teach and we’re no exception, but we hope our explanations provide a bit of help and insight for you as you continue your singing journey.
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Thanks for watching and have a great day!!
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xxoxx,
Soula and Norman - Krátké a kreslené filmy
This video fixed my high notes - been coming back to it for several days and my GOD what a difference
Um well that's SUPER AMAZING!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!
This channel is the first ive seen focus on a nice, open, sound. I really have been taught so wrong and my voice has suffered from my teachers.
These conversations about technique are so illuminating, and make me more aware of what I do. As a young Bass/Bari I kind of thought I only had one mode for singing above about an F. But this has opened up new exciting colours at the top, so thank you!
That hair is better than a filter. It should be a filter template. Seriously that bow amd arrow explanation actually helped me so much . Love this channel
Your videos have so much kind and funny mentorship and energy! thank you for these :)
Love you guys so much!
If your voice is well practiced and you know how to access the vocalis muscle you can start in "falsetto" and go in to "fully connected voice" without a break on the same pitch. The vocalis muscle is the magic wand. It is the only muscle that can stay active from low to high even through the cricothyroid muscle tilt. The lower you go the more voice surface connection is needed the more you open the vocaal ligament through the vocalis muscle. The higher you go the less voice surface is needed, the thinner you draw the vocal ligament through the vocalis muscle which lays intrinsit to the vocal ligament .
hmmmmm so how do you "feel" the vocal ligament? What is the actual feeling?
Thanks for the great video! What do you aim for doing mentally/physically in order to crescendo your soft high notes into louder high notes?
I'm gonna try singing a Bb like this tomorrow! XD Awesome!
I love your videos!! Could you the two of you do a video about the messa di voce exercice that you spoke about in 20:50 / 21:06 ? I would be interessted in what you feel while doing the crescendo and what your body does and what you do to not get heavy/fat/rigid and keeping the airflow (especially in high notes).
I'd also be interessted in a video about support and taking breath (how much air you take or if you think more of a release after you blown out the air)! For a long I had a too stiff and deep pressed diaphragm and I realized that when I let it work more freely I'm able to have a lighter onset. I love Normans idea of "breath->sing/boom"! That help me a lot, but I'd love to know more about how you (are letting) engage the body (especially in the passaggio or upper register).
PHENOMENAL
YAY!!!!! Glad you like it!
Great!
Amazing, man!
Thank You so much for your channel !!
Thank you for being here!!
Love your channel!
Norman is the Josh Homme of opera. Thanks for the insight you two!
LOL!!! I can see it!!
I can do both separate sounds, but how do you transition from one to the other?, In my case it brakes and crackle like and end up pushing
I know you said you have no neighbours but I’d love you guys to live next door to me! Heaven!
Men also have whistle voice it begins on the A-flat just below C5. Leggiero tenors sing in whistle the male voice register. It sound like a very strong falsetto en over 3 years one work it slowly until the entire range from bottom to the top has the same vocal collour more or less.
Plz make a video ..of the difference between the passagio and mixed voice?
If I just discovered how to sing over passagio in that "tube" in the back of my head. When I'm developing it. Will is sound a little more airy. Also. If I feel a change around F, F# to G. Will the head voice sound "heady" before it gets stronger?
Hmmm I think that's pretty normal until the connection with the speaking range to the passaggio is is fully worked out. Feeling a change at F-G is super normal - sopranos and tenors both feel the change there. Sounds like you're on a good track!
Okay why didn’t I see Soula creepin in the cover photo until now?? 😂💚
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
su emisión ea abierta, lo ideal es los agudos cubiertos
What. A. Beast.
Rigghhhhttttt?????? He’s so good!!!
I agree
Salve...ma quando canto più forte come devo immaginare il movimento dell'aria? Come si fa a non spingere l'aria quando si canta più forte? Sono confuso. Mi potete aiutare a capire? Grazie e complimenti. Siete bravi e divertenti
Hello Sir, I Have A Question - How Can I Sing "Uh" Vowel Like The Word "Amoeba", Without Cracking Or Tightening My Larynx, I Always Crack On "Uh" Vowel As I Go In The Higher Notes, I Use The Same Breath Support As It Is Mentioned In The Video, Can You Please Explain.
Thank You
Hi there, thanks for your question! It's hard for me to answer without hearing you, but usually any tightening or cracking comes with there is something off in the breath support. I saw this as someone who has cracked many times, haha.
What often works is imagining a darker vowel sound - going from "AH" to "AW" - try that and see if something changes.
@@LivingOpera Thank You For Taking My Question On Account, And Thank You For Your Advice 😊
I don’t have whistle tones I have blaster tones ! Hahah 😍
LOL!!! I feel that so MUCH!!!
I think it’s funny how the soprano says “who describe it because you have a better faculty for it” but in typical soprano fashion she attempts to upstage/overtalk the tenor as he’s giving good detailed information
I do find the soprano annoying. She continually interrupts him and I would rather he did the videos on his own. She can do her own talking on her own channel. But both singers are amazing really.
I'm. A soprano and every time I sing the high notes my tongue comes in the way and my throat feels a little bit tired what do I do?
Your tongue should form a high arch for the top notes with the hump close to the soft palate....but open throat at the back
Gedda? What about Bjorling?
What do you do if your setup is great-breath, support, lifted soft palette, etc-but you have NO falsetto let alone head voice. Like...there is nothing there. And whatever the awful, quiet sound there is...it’s uncoordinated and uncontrollable. How do I build/strengthen it to the point I can sing in head voice like you do at 19:20?
Falsetto is just singing on the edge of the cords. It is different than full voice or mixed voice. It is sort of like hitting harmonics on a guitar string. I would def start quiet with no weight. Finding that falsetto sound is important since it really leads you to a real powerful reasonance.
haha some times when u dont think about the notes. u sing them so easy and flowless :DD rather when u try to reach for the bflat
I've got one question, is that the same as what pop singers call "mix voice"?
Almost - but the operatic mix happens in a different register!
@@LivingOpera Cool, thanks for your answer!
@@silviograioni7036 Happy to help! Sorry to only be answering now. We discovered a tab on CZcams today that shows us all our comments, lol....we're learning!!!!
to all yall single men out there,, get a lady who looks at you like soula did to norman..😅😅
She mad annoying! Like let him talk.
I thought she was interesting.
Sorry; the video is " friendly" you are talking to the piano, ah, to your fellow,,,ah, but not to us.
You do this but you do not do it.
A big of " dignity" for learners, ah... constant " interruptions", ah...
Better you both have a cofee talking a lot and then - with respect..ah... let us know a bit about your experience.. ah...thanks...ah