3 Ways to Tell if You are Straining Your Voice 

Actually this helped me a lot. Thanks, when you said it should feel as if your voice is just falling out and I should not push my voice out I realised what I do wrong.

she emulates vocal strain, and in 1 SECOND is able to switch to correct vocal support and perfect resonance. the control she has over her voice is unbelievable. THAT is good technique !!! subscribed!

I was so ashamed to record myself singing because I hated my voice. Then I started to do it and in the beginning some phases in almost every song was a disaster, but I kept and it was so good, because I started to understand my voice better.

4:20 My life will never be the same...

When I try to sing the high notes my voice get very suppressed and i have to use lot of force. How can sing high without that much force.

I hit a high note for the first time and now my throat hurts a lot

I used to think ALL singers were born blessed, until I saw vocal coach videos and realised my voice got 20-30% better by breathing correctly, not a great singer but hoping to be able to sing for my cat soon.

I have strained my voice, its so hard to get it back,how long does it usually take?

How do people sing from their chest? I sing from my throat and I know that it is wrong

I just want to sing without feeling so unconfident and uncomfortable. I have always hated my voice, it isn't the worst but I'm not good hahaha. I just try to practice alone which is probably why I strain my voice because I am trying to not be loud so my family can't hear. I literally just want to do karaoke with friends without wanting to claw my throat out heheh

I couldn’t save my voice when I was three I started singing professional songs and my vocals couldn’t take out so now I don’t even know how my voice actually sounds like I’m stuck with this fake voice

i feel like i have to clear my throat really often and i don’t know why?

I love how you really give us tips and bejng literally pointing out what we should notice on the way we sing. Thank you.

You save me from making my voice mess... Very deeply thankfull to you... may god give all grace on you ronia petersen.

THANK YOU so much this helped a lot! I am trying to improve my singing and over time my voice started hurting every time i sing at first i thought it was vocal nodes but i decided to research first and i saw my errors and now my voice feels better thank you thank you!

your such a big help! thanks alot i was taking this singing class and after 1 week my voice had it and ever sence found u i started to not strain

Bingewatching your videos while following your exercise and I can already start to hear differences in my singing, woww. Ure such a good teacher!!

Great video! I know I'm guilty of these things, which is exactly why I'm here. When I listen back to rehearsals (which I always record for the reasons you stated) I can hear that I'm yelling more than singing. I'm very aware of the fact that my voice lacks the "nice, brilliant tone" you speak of. I would love to see a video from you on this specific topic -- improving vocal brilliance. :)

I feel like my voice changed and it cannot sustain high notes unlike before. I don't know what happened, my suspicion is that i barely practice this few yrs. Im hurt because alot of people noticed it especially my high school friends, my mom even teased me saying that my voice is like a raging chicken. I regret ignoring my beautiful voice. Now my voice is nasally strained and cannot belt high notes. :(

I was in chorus 10 years and no body told me that you can hurt your vocal cords my music teachers never told us about this I lost my voice for 3 weeks because I was holding a very high note for a long time and I never knew this could happen I heard a pop and went to ent doctor it was the worst time of my life it was awful so thank you for teaching people ❤️🎶

i can feel phlegm when i sing high notes , but that only happens when i’m by myself. for some reason, my voice is perfectly clear when i sing in front of others, but when i’m by myself, it’s rlly dry and crackly

Thanks a lot for the video. I am so new to singing and I experienced the strain lot of time. Sometimes in the middle of a song I try to relax and calm my voice.

Oh. My. Word..... So I sing lead in our church's worship team and THIS is what I deal with AAAALLLL the time and I haven't had a clue on how to explain it to my peers!!! I will be sharing this!

Am loving your instructive videos so much these days . Thank you very much 😊

Thanks you so much earlier I used to strain my voice but after you shared the tips I have started to accept my natural voice more.

3:14 “you’re voice…falling out effortlessly!”. This is the best advice on RU-vid! I’m a piano singer, who has long fought with my tendency to push…due in part to trying to match the volume of the piano. I’ve tried to “sing less” or telling myself to “stop pushing”, but that just doesn’t stop me from doing it. This mental imagery about the words just falling out, though, simply works for me…in a big way. I guess we all have different images that work for us. After thinking about it this way, my voice becomes so much freer when I sing. I find that I’m no longer locked into anyone specific configuration for the duration of a phrase. I can change that configuration midway through. And as an unexpected bonus, I’m actually louder! Thank you for this!

I just want to thank you a lot. I found every info that Im looking for in your page.

You actually helped me a lot to sing perfectly I appreciate what you are doing keep making such videos and finally thankyou a lot

I have a very raspy voice and i dont know what to do, please help me

Lots of like and almost no dislikes. I havent seen that big of a difference before! You videos are very helpful and my teacher is usong these videos during quarantine. Stay safe!!!

thank you Ronja for the rich information your providing , i struggle with singing high pitches with my speaking voice and on bringing the resonance into the facial mask i have tried many times but till now i didnt find a satisfying results ... whenever i want to hit high pitches i change to folsetto which sound easier of course.... i just want the natural speaking voice .... thank you

I noticed I was losing range. I usually forced out as much air as possible. Frightening to think how much damage I've done by singing incorrectly for years. Thanks, like keeping my shoulders dropped, relaxed and neck and head tilted forwards seems to help.

i cant over the “do da da do do” in every video, I LOVE IT!! 😭

Not a professional singer by any means, but learned late in life that I’m an alto. I always felt the need to sing Higher and was always straining haha - but singing in my comfortable range feels revolutionary.

Thank you so much! It's my first time watching one of your videos and it already helped me a lot! You have a beautiful voice and I hope I'll be able to sing like you. thx again :)

Thank you!! I'm a new subscriber and I just want to say thank you for all you do

Hi . It is really worthy to listen to you. I have undergone a vocal polyp removal , now I realised, its due to vocal strain . I am finding difficulty whenever I sing high pitch notes. I will start practicing on different exercises you have suggested.

3.30 , thank you, I needed this advice.

You are awesome! I turned my hands the other way and that helped a lot too!! Thank you!

I actually used my troat alot when i sing and also speak and then i ended it up swelling and cracking please help me how can i avoid it! Im afraid everytime i speak because i might crack-up, btw new subsriber here love your videos ♥

How do you improve in your higher octave without sounding like you’re straining your voice?

This has been helpful. Thanks.

thank you Singgeek!!

I love how you explain things, it's really enlightening to me, I have one question, you suggest to record ourselves which is great and I love to do it but I feel like my dictaphone changes my voice because it filters many thing, which device do you recommend to have a recording as close as my voice as possible? I tried many things but haven't find something that records my voice without filtering and evening up the recording.

Thank you for your tips there will help alot in my singing endeavours

This is a very good TV show and we love it !

Just one comment for ur entire channel... U r great teacher and so logical... Ur lessons are great.. This what student need a teacher who have answers.. I thank u and god bless u dear :) lots of love... Now I know how to lower the jaw cause that was biggest problem I was facing thanks 🙏

Thanks for the tips. I believe all your voice tutorial is very effective.

Incredibly helpful video!

This is very helpful Thank you very much

Helped a ton! Thank you :)

Very helpful! Thank you so much!!

Wow, so much info in such a short video.

I know my voice sounds (conventionally) good, but the problem is that I'm really not resistant? I feel like my voice gets tired after a few songs. What can I do about it?

Thank you once again teacher!

Thank you for all the advice i totally love your vids bc ive been trying them i few days ago❤

Thank you this helped me a lot I love watching these videos tbe ugh help me a lot and I mean a lot so thank you so much

Thank you mam! 😊 I've been suffering from vocal strain so many years.😭 I thought I'll never be able to sing again.

3:43 "This is something where if you lay off the effort a little bit..." Very true. I just came over from the finding your range video. Once I realized I was straining my voice and made myself to relax, I was actually able to hit higher notes. The only issue is that I lose resonance in those higher notes.

wow this video is incredibly helpful, thank u!

Good point in terms of looking in the mirror / window

I'm in church choir. You know my problem is that I'm known for singing really high notes. Even if its really low I start off with high pitch. This makes things difficult when the pitch gets even higher. And my problem is that I sing from my throat. So it's a lot of pain and struggle.. After singing for a few minutes I feel a lot of strain and pain in my throat. This also makes my singing look like I'm yelling.My singing is good though despite the fact that it feels less soft and loud.. Due to this my voice is loud af and hoarse. Thankyou for this video. I was insecure about my voice and the pain when I sing is horrible. 😀😀

This is the best video I found on this topic Very helpful Thank you❤❤❤

Thank you so much for this

Well when IU was doin a concert in my country the audience couldn't stop screaming so loud that IU and her band couldn't even her hear voice but she still did a great job but I wouldn't blame my countrymen cuz they waited for her for so long but in the end the audience just sang with her it was beautiful

I totally forgot to try that move that looks silly as you said! I remember seein a different video about it being a way to listen to your actual voice vs what you think your voice sounds like without checking it with covering the front of them because of the extra vibrations caused by it.

Can you do one showing us how to move from low note to a higher note or vice versa! I like how you use your hands to cover or separate your hearing from your sound. That actually helps. I can hear myself and how I sound. Sometimes when I sing I would cover one ear (dj style) and try to hear myself. But this helps. Thanks

i know this wont be seen by anyone but whatever, 5:34 my veins can be seen even when im talking in a normal voice so idk about that

You have a new subscriber! thank you for all your help :)

Thank you so much,this is of great help

You're amazing ❤️

What I now know is that we have to do vocal exercises before singing, and that HAS helped me a lot. However, I don't understand about things like use your diaphram to sing and which part to sing, or something

Hi I just started trying to find my voice and I finally found it and It sounded really good and I didn't feel like I was straining and it was decently high but it seemed to come natural but, after a few hours it felt like I had a sore throat and a day later it still felt weird. I don't want to risk straining my voice but I want to be able to sing high like that as well. Should I stop trying to reach that range so I don't develop nodules?

Wow thanks for the tip. Will give it a try. My influences are male rock ballad and it’s really tight throat style, It might take a while to relearn something new.

Great vid as always. Link your band if you have one that records would love to hear it!

Your A great singer!

thanks helped me a lot

Recording is The best thing lve done so far for my voice. After a week i done more progress then ive done for a whole year. Now i get more The feeling that im creating and tuning a instrument that adjust til i get that im happy with. It hard though becuse it so mutch You need to remeber. You learn thing and forget another. The fine motoric behoind dosnt make it easier and its not just many things You need to remeber, i have to be aware of of it all at the same time and Learn to have perfect controll of it all at The same time, cuz Your body need to work simultaneously with eachother so it all Keeps in perfect line and hormony always. Very complex stuff to do with your body with that realisation i understand this is not something You can learn like that. You Will never to focus on so mutch at The same time. Thats why i forget my resonance techniqe sometimes if i lat my focus on how my core when i sing when i focus on reconance maybe more core Will start to behave in i way im not happy with. This is something that your body has to be used to, and that takes alot of time for sure. Many hours of training. Becuse it can only work when You done this so mutch your body flows and breath without You need to think so mutch about it. It becomes more of a reflex dosnt. need your fully focus and brain power. That is obvious even if i am a amature with no experience. You cant just go The a swimmingpool and expect to swim fast like a pro with The training. Maybe its same with singingin. Its just not possible to sing well, before muscles are strong enough with perfect sync. You cant never learn to swim well. If You only train arm movement and u need a trainer if You want to take You swimming to a more serious level. You save a Great amount of time and energy on training that dosnt give resultat. And dont be ashamed that You suck. No one Will laugh at You and You dont look stupid in any way. Becuse let me tell You a fact. Everyone starts at botton and has been where You are. You dont embarasse your self in anyway. Whats embarassing is People Who do nothing. If You dont try You cant fail. And wanna now a secret, its not about natural talent or musical ear thats unique and special and is some You are born with. Suspect music ppl tells these lies to keep competion down, or maybe viewd as special so they can sit on their gordous piedestal. Dont know. The one thing that Will have The gonna determain your development is how mutch do You want it? The ones Who wants it The most are certainly The ones at The top. Trust me. Well if You rich and can afford The best help, maybe thats a big factor as well. But for ordinary ppl your willpower is whats gonna determain how good You Will be. The one with greatest Will power always gone swipe The floor. Whats need to be done is decide your goal, and make it very big You want your goal to be where your Dreams are. Is it to be a star, set that goal. I just want to have a Great voice so that i have it in my life to enjoy doing. I do it for me only. Dont mind to become very good though. And when the goal is set, You should Right there and then get it to your head that this is what You gonna strive for and prepare your self to be diciplined and important it is that You can not ever fail. You most achive your goal no matter what. This is on the of your list of whats matter in your life. Skip a training should effecy You so hard You cant even sleep if You starts to Skip. Becuse You Will never achive this if You arent disciplin enough. Impossible to be 100% in You training. But You should not accept that your training maybe isnt so important to follow like a machine. Skip some of it. Dosnt matter. It do matter. Becuse toes Skip days i told your self didnt matter. Is The amount if days gonna skiped when The 100% is followed. And Your neq Skip Day schedule had alot more Skip days then planed. Sing with a partner is a good way as well. Becuse You gonna push each other. And becuse You know how serious your partner is and You have promise eachother to be just as serious You cant just make an excuse to skip a training. You gona have to have a damn good excuse for something like that. Becuse You know how mutch time your partner had spent and needs You. So many Times both of you Will just go train for your friend sake. The arrangement its self stops You to skip. Its genius. You are always in competition to eachother its natural. This creates a enviroment The push You both to be That You ever could if done alone. Make it a lifestyle.you want to stare this with others Who You grown together with. Dont think You want it to be memory where You spent a sick amount of time just train and train. Becuse its a extremly high price to pay. Dosnt matter have Great You become. Stil a high price.if i want to be The best it dosnt matter in what. You have to pay a price of letting go something big that everyone else enjoys. The amount of work behind is no suprise. But make it The best of it. Its suicide to it alone. Have friends cant handle social, they want so mutch but its so important anf insted behave in a way that makes them feel so ashamed they feel like it set his future to always act wierd. Only way is to become a star. So hours spent Day after Day year after. Almost Impossible to hang with. Cuz even me as closest friend hard becuse of beeing reminded how easy i made it look. Even calling me alpha en him Delta. The irony is how i always looked up them and was greatful how mutch they have learn me about morals empathy and made understand im not stupid as I think. And he was The alpha between us. Now he has spent so mutch time alone it made huge impact, still isolet alone in The Woods only playing game. Music Dreams dropped. Cuz ge didnt count on that he meet People and preform infront of others so other would know Who is. Alone in a room dosnt really creates exciting character ad well. It was hard to se when he tried be a cool rockstar guy. Very sad. Other friend took it so far he changed hus sex. And now regrets it and want to die. He only wanted attention. So drugs. They do drugs in Great amounts and find happiness there. Idk what to do

Luv ur voice

i love your excercise

This help a lot thank you! 😇

I recently realized I strain a lot. I sing with fry and rasp and I can push so hard I get light headed. What's funny is I can get the same fry with much less effort. I have been told I sound like Jim Morrison (chest singer) from the doors. I know I can struggle with being flat. I know to raise my eyebrows to lift my pallet. it's improving. Your videos are really good.

Great tips love it

Thanks for this video. I hope it helps. I'm probably a bass-baritone or low baritone or maybe even lyric bass, and I can usually reach Bb5/B5 comfortably. I hope i can hit at least D6 comfortably after this. Btw, I'm 22 years old.

I actually tried the um put your hands in your ears it totally work i kinda enjoyed it

I thank i love you!

4:39 Lol Your video's are so much fun :) And super helpful ofc, already watched so many now. Greetings from an enthusiastic Smule singer :)

Awesome job

Great video!!!!!

Can't describe by words how thankful I am. Thank you so much. I like your videos. I'm from India. I'm 12 years old. My name is Darshini.

you are wonderful! thank you! :)

back in the days i can do ed sheeran's runs effortlessly i got amazed because i couldn't believe i could sing i went on and on to the point i was unconsciously ruining my voice, now I can't do runs anymore some notes just won't come out. y'all listen to this girl she's a real vocal adviser...

RU-vid is trying to tell me something...

You are my favourite ma'am

I remember way back when I was a teenager, almost 40 years ago, I always tried to make my veins pop out of my neck because I thought that was the proper way to sing. Whitney Houston always had veins popping and she was one of my biggest idols. Of course I never got them too so I just stopped trying after a few months lol. If only I could just sing and stay on key throughout the entire song.

Hi Singgeek, and thanks for another wonderful video! On good days I can sing an E5. It sounds good and feels good in every way except that I can feel that I am using the muscles in my throat to kind of "muscle the pitch up there" if you know what I mean.. Lower, say at A4, it is as though I can't even feel that I have those muscles in my throat. I feel the pitch is held up by my support. So I have 2 questions for you: 1) Should I limit my range only to those notes that do not require the help of throat muscles? 2) Should I figure out how to sing an E5 without strain in my vocal cords? Thanks for your time in reading this!

Thank u so much for 😇😇^_^

Ur eye makeup is 😍😍

when you sing should your throat hurt a lil? cause mine feels a bit sore after a bit

Thanks mam to give us tips Your voice is so nice 🤗