I’ve been hooked on this warm up video for almost 6yrs now. Every morning religiously! Sometimes before major gigs too if I didn’t use it that morning. Thanks for this.
Originally I'm a soprano, but I really like warming up my lower range because it helps with my mixed voice and for some reason I'm able to go through my passagios so much easier. I'm of course not able to go as low as the notes in this video, I can only go to the C below middle C and that's pushing it a bit. Although, this still helps a lot with placement and everything.
Thank you for these. I have been trying to find a good vocal coach so these warm ups are fantastic until I find a good one. Even when I do I will still use these. Also I send my condolences regarding your father. I'm sure he is/was very proud of you for being able to share your gift with so many people.
excellent voice warm-up! With this broad diversity of articulated sounds, the whole vocal "area" gets a full workout. Definitely a "save to use video"...over and over!
This is a very good warm-up and long overdue. So many on youtube and elsewhere are for baritones and sopranos. That is great, but there are those of us with different comfortable ranges, and this is perfect to get us going. Thanks very much!
Oi Karmyn Tyler, muito obrigado por você postar esse exercícios de técnicas vocais, saiba que ao fazê-los certamente eu sentí a grande diferença. Deus te proteja!
able to do this warmup comfortably after one year of practise...adding that cry element connected me from the lower register to the upper very smoothly and gave me a better breath support and understanding..still so much more to learn.wanted to know am i heading the right direction?
Yes! Of course!! I just had a lot of students needing a good warm-up before performances! I'll work on the beginner ones as soon as I get these up! :) Thank you for the feedback!!
This is great, however, this range is not nearly close enough to have fun! The lowest note is just where i am starting to try, and the upper range is no where close to even trying. I would love this exact video with maybe 2 octave on each side so I have both something to hit, and something to aim for. Please, pm me if you don't want to release this public, I would lOVE this exact video with the extra ranges!
+Bob Oki I will put that into consideration! I have been on hiatus with family and am getting back to the swing of things. I will put that on my list! Love the Mandy Patinkin photo! Amazing voice!!
Hi! These are FANTASTIC! I have to transition from chest to falsetto a little bit during some of the exercises. How do I make the transition more seemeless, so it doesn't sound like a breakoff? If that makes sense. Also In the beginning of the exercises I cant hit the lowest 2/3 notes. What should I do? THANK YOU.
+gabe lemus I'm going to tell you the same as another comment: I would have to listen to how you are 'breaking.' The next time you are in your break area, make yourself aware of how open your throat is and any tongue tension you have, especially in the back near your throat. Don't change it, try to identify it, then get back with me.
Thanks for the exercises, Karmyn. I have a question though. Do I have to sing this exercises with my head/mixed/chest voice? Or just whatever I feel like?
I'm unsure how you were taught to identify your registers, so it's hard for me to explain. Sing the lower in "chest" and then blend (as you feel you need) the muscle movements allowing the cricoid tilt (where "mixing - as you are used to understanding") then into your upper "head" register (physically your sinus cavity). So...all three, however, when you stay connected to your true voice, it (your voice) will have a synchronized sound that changes only in pitch.
It should feel thinner as you get higher because your vocal cords are stretching longer and getting thinner. Just make sure you stay connected to your body. Don't sing from your neck up, think down like you are drinking in the sound. Keep your throat relaxed and your larynx down.
On regular days my range is A2-D5. I sing first tenor in a choir, and I am going to study as a classical tenor. I have a modest mix which I can drag pretty much from bottom to top, but I still have massive problems bridging the passagio (Eb4/E4) without feeling brittle and shaky, if not all-out breaking that is. Will that come with the strengthening of the muscles or do I have to do something in particular. I already secure my larynx in a neutral position, use moderate support and blend in some nasal cavity-magic to try to get a clean bridging, but shakiness and hiccuping persists.
+fredsik I would have to listen to how you are 'breaking.' The next time you are in your break area, make yourself aware of how open your throat is and any tongue tension you have, especially in the back near your throat. Don't change it, try to identify it, then get back with me.
@KarmynTyler, thank you for posting this. I often feel like there is something blocking the clarity of my sound and I suspect it's phlegm, even though I try to clear things out with a light/easy cough and water. It eventually clears, but do you have any suggestions to help alleviate it more quickly? Is there an exercise?
I've heard, thanks. What I was told is acceptable, though, is a 'light cough' where your vocals don't come into play and it's more of a "huh" in a whisper voice, but more air.
one of my fav drinks for karaoke (obviously not otherwise) is a hot toddy; whiskey, hot water, lemon slice with 6ish cloves stuck in it, and honey -- after a proper warm-up, of course. ;)
For phlegm, I irrigate my sinuses with a NeliMed (hunt4freebies.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/NeilMed-Sinus-Rinse-Bottle-Kit-w270-h270.png) Now in addition to the saline in the bottle I also put a few drops of Grapefruit Seed extract in (urbanbushbabes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Picnik-collage5.jpg) You may want to start eliminating certain things in your diet and see if your phlegm improves. Things that can irritate: dairy, nuts, dehydration... REMEMBER: when you vocalize the vibration will shake it all lose so spit it out! :) EE as in "seed" will REALLY shake it loose! Before you vocalize do a nice stretch too! Get the blood flowing through your body!
Yes, however, think like you do about going to the gym. Would you go to the gym twice a day? It also depends on what your normal vocal regimen is. Give yourself a break so that your muscles can recover.
um sometimes when I do some of the warmups like nay and stuff the one with the 'n' sound I feel I have a stuffed nose or like some kind of nasal blockage. is that normal. do I actually just have a stuffed nose? lol
Hello! I am questioning my vocal type, and I think that you can help me! My range is from roughly a c#3/b4 or a c5, with my passagio being located around a Bb4, and my tessitura resting from a D3 to a G#4. Please help! Thank you!
I'm working on that! In fact, I just posted my first blog where I talk about the passaggio: ktvocalstudio.com/ranges-tessitura-contemporary-voice/ I'm working on more. With the holidays it may be next week when I get the next one out. Are you a contemporary or classical vocalist?
+Christian Paez That is a basic Baritone range, but that doesn't mean you can't extend some of those notes in falsetto into full voice. Classically you could be a Lyric Tenor. In a lesson I would warm up your range and find out how easy it would be for you on lower and upper notes to determine whether I would train you as a Baritone or Lyrics Tenor.
+Christian Paez After trying for several years to become a better singer I came across Bens Singer Blog and this appears to be the top home study method (google it if you're interested)
You can always go to a teacher in your area. The value of that is having a trained set of ears. I've been looking into doing courses as well, and in order to do them I would want to have the student to send me video of them warming-up and singing. That way I can hear and see what they are doing that is not helpful. I do teach at TakeLesson. You can view my profile and take from me or find someone in your area. takelessons.com/profile/karmyn-t
Thank you so much for this! As I go way high up into the "nay" with my head voice, on the 2 highest notes, why do start to cough and my throat feels itchy?
You could be squeezing. So try this: Keep your throat relaxed and open. Don't force it wide, just comfortably open. Some people call that a 'dopey' type of feeling. Also, try thinking 'down your throat' like you are drinking in the sound as you phonate. Of course, this is a general idea. I can't know specifically unless we have a lesson, but that's a good place to start. 😀 Here is me explaining each warm-up so see if this helps even more: ru-vid.com/group/PLa8XW6GwcyVtMEuL8C1IjLLlc8HGTaFNF Thank you for your comment! Have a great weekend!
voltaire balagtas If another video helps you go higher than yes. Remember, you don't have to go as high or low as that exercise. Go as comfortably as you can, and then 1 more for a stretch.
i can sing from c2 to c6, with relative ease once i've fully warmed and woken up, but as i do this warm up everyday, i have a preception that my lower range will get weaker... how can i warm up my full range safely?
+Charles Carney Try some slurs on a 3rd beginning on the A2 note using the vowel AH as in 'father.' (Think Italian AH) If that is too low start a few notes higher. Go up as high as you can comfortably.
I am just starting to learn how to sing so I am not sure about my range... I think I may be a tenor with baritone notes or a baritone with tenor notes, not sure which. I think I am more of a tenor because I can easily stay on pitch going through all the tenor exercises. I am having a problem with singing higher and singing out louder as I am very shy and also I need to learn how to breathe and sing using the diaphragm and build my head and chest voice. These vids are very helpful as I cannot afford a vocal coach and I just would like to be able to sing a song and sound like a professional. I find that right now where I am vocally I am able to sing the intro parts to İndigo Girls' Touch me fall song with no strain or problems. That range is my range . I however cannot go to the higher parts of that song. I also would like to learn how to sing more grungy like the style of Scott Weiland in Creep , where he has that scratchy sound to his voice. The pitch is no problem for me, just singing in that manner is difficult. Any tips?
+Brian Nguyen A C5 is at the top of a tenor range, but it doesn’t mean you’renot a tenor if you are struggling. It’s am advanced consonant/vowel combination stretch. Try lightening your mechanism. Meaning relax your throat, don’t squeeze it and think smaller almost like laser beaming the sound. And SUPPORT! I like to tell students to sing as if they are singing an octave lower. Try that! Vocalize 5 tones down from C4 and notice how relaxed your mechanism (larynx) is. Do it a couple of times to really feel it. Then right after, vocalize 5 tones down from C5 with the same relaxed mechanism. You WILL be using more support. I would have to listen to you during a lesson to help further. Thank you for the question!
+Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio thanks for your response :) so to clarify the highest note that this video goes up to is a C4? And also when you mention the imagining it as a laser and supporting it, is this utilizing mixed voice, or rather should it be? Sorry, I'm kinda new to all this haha.
+Brian Nguyen No worries. No, it goes up to a C5. Now, mixed voice is simplya lengthening and thinning (contracting) process of your CricoThyroid (vocal) muscle to allow the thyroid cartilage to tilt so you can sing higher notes. Here’s a blog post that may help: ktvocalstudio.com/vocal-cords/ Now since the C5 it at the top of your range, you should have already tilted. You may be “trying too hard” to reach that note. Don’t reach it - own it! Take a relaxed low breath, and do what I had mentioned in the earlier post. You may not feel ease in your support muscles, but your throat should remain calm. Keep working at it!
+Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio And this tilting can occur at different notes for every tenor? Is it usually an apparent and conscious tilt? What I mean is would I sing regular for one note and then once I feel a struggle at the next, I'd turn the mixed voice on? Or is it something that occurs naturally as I practice the fundamentals of singing?
+Brian Nguyen It should be gradual. Think of it like a rubber band. As you pull on it, it gets longer and thinner. Watch the video on the blog, it's fascinating to see inside your throat! :) Yes, with proper technique it will become second nature. On the 'tilting' or 'mixing,' each tenor it can be different depending on the weight of your voice. But on average the transition happens somewhere between a C4 and an F4. Lower than a C5. A comfortable singing range for the average tenor is F3 to G4. It should feel very easy to sing in that range. This warm-up just stretches you. Also, you should only go as high as comfortable. Never strain to hit a note.
Thank you for this warm-up, Ms Karmyn. It's a big help. I wanted to ask you, what do you recommend to help bust tongue and neck tension? Usually for tongue tension I take a damp clean washcloth and pull my tongue out until it lets go... and for neck tension I normally do shoulder shrugs to disengage the trap muscles. Is there anything else that I could do to stretch out better?
Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio Hmm, but the neck shldn't be feeling any or as little strain as possible right? If support is present there will be little/no Airyness and strain?
I want to be able to sing most of these notes in a full voice without having to transition to head voice. How can I achieve that? Just practicing every day without strain? Or should I Continuously strive to go higher V
Thanks a lot for these exercises!!! I have a question, when I vocalize using this video, should I sing the notes in the same octave they are being played or should I sing the notes an octave lower?? thanks.
+Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio Thanks for answering :). I have another questions, hope you don't mind: 1.- When I sing the highest notes of these exercises, it's Ok if I use a falsetto voice or should I use only my head voice? 2.- I like heavy metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio and Led Zeppelin, and sometimes I don't know if the singers are using falsetto when they reach the highest notes or are using head voice, have you heard some of these bands and may you share your thoughts about this?? 3.- The teacher I used to have taught me the classical-opera technique, which doesn't include the falsetto technique, does that mean I need to learn falsetto for singing in the heavy metal genre? 4.- I'm not a native english speaker, and I've read about belting and wailing, but I don't understand if those words mean falsetto, head voice, or maybe mean something else. May I have your opinion on this? Thanks a lot for your time, I really appreciate it :)
These exercises are more for pop and semi-classical style. I do teach students who sing the style of music you like even the heavy metal growling. I use different exercises to help you feel those sounds comfortably and easily. Unfortunately I don't have any of those online. On falsetto: Typically classical steers clear of using falsetto unless an artist is marking music for rehearsal. They are not encouraged to use it. I help you find your full voice in the upper notes without using forced vibrato and keeping an expanded throat to sound like Steven Tyler on Dream On, Mika, and Freddie Mercury. That way is easy and gets the sound you want. A full voice-type falsetto sound. I hope this helps! One of the reasons I say my exercises are advanced, is that you are supposed to be able to do them EASILY in full voice.
Hey, Karmyn, how long should we wait to sing after a meal, so we don't damage the vocal folds. For instance a lunch. That is with out any dairy products in the food. Just curious here, thank you. :)
Between 45 minutes and an hour depending on how much you ate. Never fill yourself too full before singing and steer clear of hard to digest meats, cheeses because, it could trigger GERD or give you gas which would make it hard to feel a good breath. When you eat, your body will direct the blood flow and energy to digestion. You need that need for your vocal muscles. So, eat light and wait.
I can sing F2-C5 comfortably and can extend my head voice to D6. Can you tell me my voice type? I'm thinking tenor but I've read that tenor ranges usually doesn't extend below C3 so maybe I'm just a rangey baritone?
+Ezequiel Agüero I don't recommend it for complete beginners. If you've had some training you can take 1 or 2 exercises and work on those, then add a few more as you get comfortable.
+Ezequiel Agüero That's awesome! I've been on hiatus with family, but and now back to focusing on my channel. I'm working on some extreme low and high exercises for male and female voices. What's the highest note you can hit?
is it okay to just suddenly flip to falsetto in the higher ranges? (relaxed) or should i force myself to use chest- mix? (straining) i cant reach it unless i use falsetto. thanks
If you want to yodel, then it's fine. Never strain. You may feel pressure, but it should never be painful. Go toward staying relaxed. I would need to hear how you are doing the exercises. If you don't know of a vocal teacher in your area, I could teach you a lessons that will get you through the flip. karmyn.youcanbook.me/
ah thanks. sometimes if i need to relax while doing scales i read something else. last month my break would be prominent (like a cat in pain...), now its lesser. thanks so much.
Anytime is fine after your body wakes up. It takes about 2 hours for your body to be fully awake after sleeping. Many people say later in the day because you have been talking during the day. Remember, your vocal cords are muscles and need to be stretched and worked out. Hope that helps.
+Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio if i do that every day dose it improve my vocal later i mean hitting some hight notes and low nots plz replay i need to improve my voice
Hello, I am woman, but have low voice. This range is even too high for me. How common is this? And, do you have advice for me on fitting into a choir? Thank you so much!
Hello! Forgive me for just getting back to you! It sounds like you are a contralto. You are quite special if this is the case! :) It is technically lower than an alto. Don't worry about how high you go, just wait for the next exercise to come up, start there and only go as high as comfortable. I don't have a warm-up specifically for contralto, but I will take that in to consideration!! *Simply let a choir director know. They will warm you up...or down to see how low you can go. If it is an all female choir, they will rejoice in having you!!! :) Many times contralto will sing with the altos and if anything gets too high they switch to the tenor part. I'm not a fan of the alto to tenor switch, but...it happens. :) Hope this helps!
Karmyn Tyler Cobb Vocal Studio Thank you, Karmyn! Forgive me, too! I am just seeing this. Yes, I have struggled to find my place. I'm happy to hear this can be normal for some woman. I will be working on those high notes, slowly : ) I really appreciate your videos! Thank you, again, Anna
So sorry! Your comment was being held for some reason. What is the easiest place in your range to sing? Reply a link to a song that you feel like you could sing over and over really well and not get tired.
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+Mitchellzastey Don't push too hard. Make sure you have good posture, your throat is relaxed and open and you are supporting the sound. Try to get with a vocal teacher to help you.
Alejandro Mireles Feel free to look at the Mezzo and Soprano for higher ranges. I do teach other exercises in my private studio for upper tenor, but I need to hear the approach so I have not added anything to RU-vid.
Alejandro Mireles It will help your mix and full voice. I don't have falsetto exercises on RU-vid. I do that one-on-one so I can see how you approach the notes. It's best not to focus too much on the falsetto. I could undermine your full voice singing. Be a smart singing. :)
Alejandro Mireles I get how you feel! I've always been in the range where I can't be considered a Tenor or a Baritone(so called Baritenor), honestly what helped me was doing the boring, basic warmups and just bringing it up maybe one or two notes higher every day, and the opposite way. My range is much wider now, which helps in musical theater because you can be flexible. Don't ever go past what is comfortable, you WILL ruin your voice, and that's not just some tall-eat all your vegetables, you'll grow stronger-tale. I assume you're in the bass or baritone range and want to be able to be in the tenor range? Or did I read this completely wrong? I love to belt though, and sometimes lose my sense of Mix and Belt. Also suggest taking lessons from someone who actually knows... if you're wanting a more pop sound, which is usually what mix is used for outside of musical theater. Look for teachers who are experienced with those type of vocalists. Be careful though, some teachers will make it seem they know so much, and can get you that voice in 2 weeks or less... but those are the ones who will give you nodes... or worse, teach you techniques that will eventually make your vocal cords tear(it happened to a friend, Elinore O'Connell, and she can't perform like she used to... she has a pretty sultry voice now from her natural talents, and has had years of healing, but it's not the same). Moral, just be careful. Your voice is your instrument, and you need to learn how to use it correctly.
