How to Raise Your Soft Palate and Open Your Voice
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2018
- Learn how to raise your soft palate and open your voice. This video will help you lift your soft palate to get rid of nasality, make room in your oral cavity for high notes, and add a more full tone to your voice. You will learn what the soft palate is and use two exercises to help you raise your soft palate.
Omg..... Literally my voice sounded better instantly 😭😭😭😭😭 new subscriber here!!!😭😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH💜💜
You did all the exercise?
@@vibenation2412 nah lol, I just figured out why my voice sounded so nasally....? It's cuz my voice wasn't like, open I guess you could say?
Army .....
Wow really??
Omg same
Me:*Does all the exercises*. My parents:”is she ok?”
omg 😂 .. my parents actually almost ran away cuz tbey thought a ghost attacked me 😂
@@lamiasemonti1428 😂😂😂😂
😂
Me:doing the exercises
My family:wanna go to the hospital?
Me:why?
My family:....
😂😂😂😂😂
Ahahaha
Lol btw im 9
Me: **puts thumb in mouth**
My gag reflex: *guess who's back, back again*
Kkkkk i love Alyssa💘💘
i laughed out loud
Ok not trying to be negative minded,but their is deep throat spray.It is for sex,but I think you can still us it to help with the gagging thing.
reflex back, tell a friend,
reflex back
reflex back
reflex back
ooh waah wow
gag reflex: NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME
XD🤣🤣🤣
I'm learning this for my first audition, I get nervous easily and this vid actually helped. The audiences (shampoo bottles) really loved it
🤣🤣
Toooo good
On which show u r going give audition
@@navyashreenash8504 ‘the shower’
That's great my audience don't really cheer for me
me trying to fake yawn:
my gag reflexes: AUAGKRJFR
Lol same 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
*gags
ME
@@lunenia allora io. Sono. Italiana midispiace😭
Glad to see so many people trying to improve their singing during quarantine in 2020 😂
Because we decided to be an idol during quarantine😂😂
I wanna get the high pitch so I can sing heather by Conan Gray✨❤️
@@annmoshi9682 yaa 😂😂😂😂 wannabe 5th member of blackpink jokee
@@hazielkim6848 best of luck😂😂
K-pop idol
Excersises start at 1:45
Tq but I saw your comment late.
Ty
Thanks man
Nadine Feery tq
Thx
All my life as a singer, from alto to soprano, NO ONE... taught me this.
All I always hear was of "breathing control" and "opening my mouth more". Not one person in my entire life has ever told me about this specific detail.
Yawning, yes. Opening my mouth, yes. But this!
THIS WAS THE MAIN DETAIL I NEVER KNEW OF!
23 years of singing. I watch this video. I can pull off singing high and low without worrying of scratches at the throat, or forcing more air pushes from my stomach.
I'm ready for the solo this Saturday. God bless this video 😭🙏❤
wow, so classical training is a scam?
This is crazy but I’m 23 and have been singing for as long as I can remember and in theatre school I could just never open my throat. I can sing well, but quietly and can’t project much. Every time I tried to sing louder and more open I’d lose the note. And literally today this changed everything! And yes, no teacher had ever told me that before :(
Love your way of explaining. I heard so many times from singing teachers :
" Open your throat. " I was so frustrated with that sentence cause it was never properly explained to me HOW to actually do it. And it never came to my mind to stick a finger in my throath.
Well, now I did.... I felt my soft palate, figured out what is the best position for it and my voice was instantly better.
Thank you
In so happy to hear that you found the video helpful Veronika. Thanks for letting me know and good luck with your singing 😊
Me: *puts thumb in my mouth*
Also me: *gets the coronavirus*
Khaoticz HAHAHAHAHA that wasss what I was thinking about
Here!2020..corona
this is the only comment i laughed out on the whole internet for a while
Gee thanks! Gross
Y e A
You are so well spoken and graceful with your teaching! This was really simple and easy to understand, so helpful, thank you
I do singing lessons with my mum and she's really good! She always says to try lift my soft pallet for more pure and clean sounds but i never understand so i decided to search it up and you've really helped!!
me: hangaaaaaa
mom: everything ok?
Lol
HaaaaaaaaYYYYAAAAAAS-
my dogs came running
I laughed so hard when i did that "HANGAAAAAAA"
@@uphar7879 mine too
Me: ...I mean, I’m pretty proud of my singing-
Puberty: you were saying..?
Do you still try to sing now? Why or why not?
The Natural Singer uhhhhhhh, sometimes? But it honestly sounds pretty bad =w=
@@Theoriginalstarkittnd93 How would it feel if you could get your original singing ability back?
The Natural Singer uhm, I guess it would be nice..?
KawaiiKittyCatND 93 😂
Excellent lesson! I didn't even know what a "soft palate" is, but I'm ONLY 69-years-old, tryin' to sing since I was about 4. I'm excited to have a subject with which I can experiment. Thanks for posting!
Nice
Whoooaaa, the trick with the yawn really made me realize the difference!! I always felt my voice came out a bit nasal, now I understand how to avoid it, this made a difference INSTANTLY!! Thank you so much
3:34
Vid: ~hang~ aaaaaaah.....
Me: hung-aaaaaah ZABENYA!!!
Ichi babaaaaa!!!!
EDIT: i just realized, i think she humming the right note for the lion king in octave lower
Ben Jayson Bartolome this comment is so underrated😂
😂
A noodle came out of my nose. And its all thanks to you😑
@@noniwidjaja3622 Wth you ok sis? XD
@@fish9230yeah... after a few burning sensation on my nose... but yeah. Feeling better than ever
Who else tryna find a new talent during quarantine? Cuz’ same 😊
Me lol
Me lol
It's me. Hahaha
It took a couple months to sing with an open soft pallet naturally, and boy what an improvement in the tone of my voice, my volume has improved (of which I was seriously lacking 😅), and control, and the ability to sing within mixed voice range longer & more steady without cracking, and to sing higher and lower notes more comfortably than when I started! Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge! 💜💜😊
Thanks for this. Really useful. I really never understood this "soft palate" thing before but your demonstration was just what I needed. I've only been singing for two years now and practice daily exercises. I think this may be a big leap forward for me. Next open-mic: watch out!
“Don’t get sick!”
Coronavirus: let me introduce myself
you mean terrible diet and 5G?
@@LilGod777 uh?
LOL
I literally kept gagging on 2:26 while I was doing it
S̶a̶d̶a̶f̶ ̶K̶.̶ I didn’t I have no gag reflex no homo
I just don’t like the way it feels...
Same, I couldn't do it. I keep gagging
I can hear your profilepic 😂😂😂
BSJAKDHSJSJ
this helped a lot, I do exercises for my voice every day and now my voice isn’t as high pitched and it doesn’t crack anymore, thank you!!!😄
I've tried to explain how to make this work, but never could - after a few minutes, I was able to feel my palate move up and down - THANK YOU SO MUCH - You are a great teacher!!
3:40
Singgeek : Hang-Ngaaa~
Me : *_suddenly sing “I will always love you Chorus part😂_*
LOLLLLL
Thank you for this video! I’m a songwriter and now working on my own music. And discovered my “true” tone when I raised my soft palate just experimenting. Realized it was extremely hitting notes I struggled with. This explained everything I needed!
Really
That's great😃👍👏👏👏👏
I have doing VO's for about 45 years but I learned so much from you today! Thank you!
This is GREAT! Exactly what I need to know to help my kiddo out with her own voice (she wants to sing, like her momma, who’s not had much coaching beyond learning to *breathe correctly*)... & to keep up with this new 20-somethin degree-havin, James Taylor guitar-soundin, “all the scales and modes-knowin” music director at my church😬🥴😄✊🙌.
Best explanation of soft pallet. Now I understand. Thank you so much
I'm so happy to hear that it helped you! Thanks :)
Singgeek palate
Why does your pfp look like micheal jackson from top view?
*puts my thumb in my mouth
*PUKES*
xD
Same
My rib just cracked hahahaha
🤣🤣
Lmao same
Thanks for showing a little science behind this, I've been struggling with resonance because people just tell me to "imagine" putting my voice in places, but this video is very practical, at least for controlling the soft palate first ❤
wait is this the video that Billie Eilish watched when she was learning to sing 'cause it actually really worked really well :D
Damn!! 😂😂😂.. u kill 'er😂
How many days did you take to sing better
This was 2018 so probably not.
Thanks for a good lesson sister, I am Gibson Laurean from Tanzania, as a music learner I fail to distinguish between a head voice and chest voice, and which one is important in singing?
@@gibsonlauren5072 Chest voices are stronger and more powerful than a head voice, which has a breathy tone to it and is a lot higher. They're named so as they seem to vibrate inside your chest or head. I'd say both are important; a chest voice is good for powerful songs with a lot of emotion (take Into the Unknown from Frozen), while a head voice is used to hit very high notes, and often used in opera.
me: *puts my thumb in my mouth*
also me: *gags like hell*
Bad word! Bad child
If you pinch the bridge of your nose for 5 seconds then flick your forehead 2 times your gag reflex is gone :)
@@v4mp1r3babii that worked and it *really* scared me T-T does it come backkkkk?
ෆ vintage dreams ෆ Mine didn’t, I don’t know if it depends on the person :) But mine is gone
@@v4mp1r3babii aaaaa I hope mine comes back T-T
did you like, keep doing it? I only did it once, which was when I saw your comment T----T
Thank you for this, I use to hit crazy notes when I was young but I left singing behind. I wanna be a music artist and I wanna get back into singing but something was wrong and this is it, thank you
it's not gross at all ! it's necessary to know this stuff about our body to be a better singer, thanks for showing exactly how it works.
QwQ
...felt that.
shizetain 🤔
LOL XD
Sunny Nights omg lol
@shizetain I wanna sound like that-
Me:Hangaaaaaaa
My parents:ARE YOU Ok we heard a diying cat 😨
Sorry but I just had to laugh 😂
Mr. Rosemary this wasn’t a joke they actully came in lol 😂
Lol I can't help it 😭😭😭😭😭
I’ve had so many instructors tell me to raise my soft pallet but nobody ever equated it to closing off the back of my nostrils as I do when I’m trying to breathe only through my mouth… your anatomical graphic showed that it was the same thing! Thank you so much! This was such a breakthrough! Now I just have to practice it- I’ve already found it’s easier to do with Eeeee than with Aaaah, but just a few minutes of practice have shown improvement! Thank you!
This is substantial teaching. I've struggled to know how to do that for long
1:24 i was like wtf how did you do that omg
Haha it took some practice for me to get there too :)
I used to have a really high voice when I was younger, but as I got older my voice gets lower😭😭
Engene Sam hereee!!
Same🥺
That's puberty 😀
Are we talking 12-23 years, or within your adult life? Cause as an adult your voice does not have to drop, if you keep your muscles strong...
Seems like you're a male so it's pretty normal, your voice muted at puberty
Even though I felt uneased about shoving my thumb to the back of my mouth, the yawning sensation helped me get a better image anyways. I'm gonna use it and start practicing with this so that I get into the habit of it.
thank you!! literally the best voice coach on youtube. very to the point, soft and well-spoken.
I’m so happy you like it tess 😊
omg this five minute video just helped me out soooo much!!!! I have a problem with throat tension and i’m not sure if maybe it has to do that I am a beginner and timid about singing. sometimes it feel like my voice is stuck in my throat and it sounds flat 😟
I'm happy to hear that the video was helpful! Flat singing can be very frustrating, especially when you are aware of it, and it can make you feel self conscious about your voice.
It common for people, who feel timid about singing, to hold back on their natural sound volume which can make you sing flat. I'd recommend that you try singing out loud somewhere where you feel "safe" and see if you are still singing flat. Working on breath support can also help to get rid of flat singing. Hope that helps :)
Saaammeee
That's exactly how I feel! Any update on how you're doing now?
@@singgeek the only place I feel safe on singing is in the woods, but even there I feel like someone could hear me then I'll stop😢😂😅
Sorry, i think i need to work on my confidence first, but still...i want to sing better. My family are musicians so i know notes I can hear myself if I go off key, but...
Help.please😅😅
Singgeek yassss
The thing with my voice is that my voice sounds good for 2 seconds but then I automatically lower my voice and then it sounds bad. Or when i try to go high pitched my throat just closes.
Lmao are you my twin sister? 😂it is exactly the same thing with my voice
btshatersare cockroaches I might be
same
@@btshatersarehorriblecockro1172 omg your username 😂😂💜
best video that explains "opening up your voice" thank you
You are a very pleasant teacher and make everything simple!
The best advice I received for opening the soft palate is to completely allow the breathe you inhale to open it for you. As you press the breathe against the diaphragm it will keep the soft palate open for as long as you need. This really helps to prevent straining.
When those a capella voices begin I feel like I'm in Pitch Perfect
Stayyy
@@pearlferns Yep 👀
@@idkhowigohere hey!
Heyy stay❤️
@@BlueJayy02 ❤️✨
This is the thing I'm having the hardest time with but you explained it so well! Thank you!
You are the best teacher ever!
This is hands down the best explanation of this principle on CZcams.
It instantly made sense.
Thank you very much.
You're really helping me figure out a lot of things, please keep doing it, i'll try to share and support your channel, thank you so much :)
Hi again :) Thanks Samuel Andre. I'm really happy to hear that you find the lessons helpful. And thanks for your support!
You are an excellent teacher!! ⭐️
This makes SO much sense to me now... thank you!!!
no one:
me: gagging throughout the whole video
You saved my life literally. ❤️♥️😊😊😘💞
So happy to hear :) Thanks!
@@singgeek thank you so much
I actually felt it being raised when I did the surprising face it was AMAZING 😂
Thank you so much ❤️
@@singgeek but is it okay to do the surprising face in a high pitch or in a high tune 🎶
Thank you.
Medo Fawzy Yes it is, I saw you asked about the larynx earlier. Inhaling with the "surprised face" often lowers the larynx a bit too, which is helpful when singing higher. At one point when you've practiced more, you should be able to raise the soft palate without making the face :)
@@singgeek thank you
God bless you and make your day marvelous 😊😊🙏🙏
ive always tried to take vocal lessons and then i drop out because of the cost after a class. and this is the first video that ive watched where i actually really enjoyed what i learned, thanks!
Incredible video - really illustrates what it means to raise your soft palate and gives fool-proof method for checking if you're doing it right
Me:*FEELS MY SOFT PALLET*
*Tastes salt water from the beach this morning*
eeeuuuuuue😳
Nice pfp
OOP XD
I like your videos! I was trying to explain hard and soft palate to a friend, and this is such an easy way to explain. Great information, thanks a bunch!
Wow! I didn’t know that that was why the two tones sounded different. I have basically done these exercises before, but I didn’t know what was happening that made it sound that way. Cool video!
Me:*puts thumb in my mouth*
Me again: **Chokes infinites**
wtf when i yawned with my finger in my mouth, i gagged and sounded like a cat that was puking 💀
Amazing, brilliant explanation! Finally I understood what the soft palate is...my personal tutor kept talking about it and I had no idea what it was haha
the last step actually works for me. Thank you! I’m gonna try it a little often to help. my mother and sister tend to at times tell me I’m mumble and talk quietly, so I’m trying to fix that.
Amazing! Best way explained I’ve ever see 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 many thanks
Raising your soft palate blocks off a important resonator, your naval cavity which helps with resonance (and it doesn’t make you sound nasal) which helps and assist the vocal folds and helps you sound more resonant, freer larynx control, helps with agility, flexibility which helps you stretch and reach those higher notes with more ease and it encourages more ring etc. Idk I did this (raising my soft palate) and my voice sounds weird as heck and its harder to do stuff. It could just be me but idk I’d rather have a moderately lifted or moderately lowered soft palate imo.
100% agreed. Exactly what I was just thinking
This is an interesting point about the resonance of the nasal cavity. I do hear more ringing / resonance when I don't raise the soft palate as much. Do you happen to have a source for this information?
This was so useful, thanks Ma'am.
My voice was cracking for the last week, talking about speaking level not singing, and i feel that my voice is back on track
Love your simple examples.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH
You're amazing-- I hope you're doing well during these strange times. I'm going through your vocal videos seeing what works for me. Thank you very much, Sonja
Ronja** I meant Ronja :"D lmao soorry
So quick question for any singers , when do I raise my soft palette when singing, all the time ? Just for high notes??
depends on the song you want your sound like. but I try to raise all the time and practice till I get used to it.
If you wanna sound nasal, you don't raise it, if you want people to understand your words you raise it.
I am obsessed ❤ I have watched four different videos of yours today!
That was such an awesome exercise! Thank you!
nobody has ever explained this concept this perfectly! 😍- coming from a almost graduate music major 😂
Nice, it was so nice to see what it looks like lowered and raised.👍😄
Thanks! I hope you have fun singing :)
This was a eye opening thank you so much
Thanks for the tips, really appreciate it. Happy holidays!
Yess I found my perfect singer😭♥️ teacher thanks sooooo much,♥️
Ok wow raising it was not as easy as I thought, especially KEEPING it raised! 😅 is that the position we’re supposed to maintain? Because I can’t keep that position without making a weird, constipated face lol
😂😂😂Yeah, that's what it's like in the beginning. Did it get stronger after exercising a few months?
thank you for taking the time to explain this!
Great info and video!! Plus I love your cheerful energy! It puts a smile on my face
Great explanation! Are there any good exercises to do when you feel that your nose sometimes sound stuffed singing phrases in a song (i assume due to lack of control of the soft palate) when switching between say the consonant m and a vowel.
I also found one thing that is really tricky to do if you don't raise the soft palate, and that is to do a normal whistle since all air escapes though the nose.
This is amazing! Also it would be nice to have an example at the end of you signing or maybe some clips of artists knowing it so it's easier to point out! x
I love your style of instructing. Very good suggestions. Thank you.
@Singgeek, Ronja this is the best lesson I have ever seen, honestly. Thank you. I've subscribed.
My last singing teacher did this with another student once. The ng-sound is the key. My eye trick is to try threatening someone with the eyes, so they know your voice is about to kill them. The bullets are not being changed from the throat, but from below the diaphrame; or more precisely, from the bottom 😅
This is a great stuff. I cannot wait to start. I am doing radio and I have vocal tension and find it difficult to speak. Can you give me a link to some of your videos that will work?
OMG!! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
I PLAN TO START watch UR FIRST VIDEOS ALL THE WAY TO UR LATEST ONES!!! Subscribed!!
Awesome lesson.
Thank you so much! You really helped me a lot with this video!💕💕
Hi j mc, Thanks so much for letting me know! And good luck with your singing :)
@@singgeek You're more than welcome! Aww thank you!🌹🌹
I had no clue that my pallet was actually moving while talking. Wow. Thanks to another channel I have been able to correct my breathy voice, and now with your tips I'm going to make my voice louder/stronger. 👍👍 Thanks.
I haven't try this before and if it does work I will be so grateful to you
Thanks so much this helped a lot God bless you!!
I have a hard time identifying my voice because it sounds high, but I think my problem is that it’s nasally and it’s difficult to sing certain songs, so hopefully raising my soft palette will help :)
So could I theoretically just keep my nose plugged while I sing an entire song to see if I'm raising my pallete? Great video btw :)
Hi Dapper Dan, Thanks for your question! Yes that would be a good way to check it. Just be aware that the air will go in your nose when you sing words with 'm' or 'n' sounds. These sounds are natural nasal sounds which automatically lowers the soft palate. Hope this helps, otherwise please don't hesitate to ask again :)
@@singgeek O_O how would you sing then when you have many many words with m and n in the lyrics?
@@sanfernvalley619 Dont sing those letters probally, just use the rest of the letters.
@@singgeek does the same thing happen with eh noise or am I doing it wrong?
omg my soft palate was already raised AND I didn't know about this!!! Thank you for this video
This is a perfect exercise. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this valuable information and taking the time to share it. I have a question: In what order should the following occur. Should the soft palate be raised prior to taking in your air, or afterwards or at the same time? I ask, because i noticed that when i focus on making sure i have sufficient air for my next line, the focus on raising the palate diminishes. I suppose more practice as with anything, but wanted to get your input on this.
Thank you.