How to Get Mixed Voice - 1 Exercise to Stop Pulled Chest Voice — Transcript

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1. 0:05Even if you know how to get mixed voice, if you pull your chest voice into the bridge,
2. 0:11you’re singing with pulled chest, not mix. Inside this video I’ll give you one powerful
3. 0:18exercise used with three different scales to stop pulled chest voice so you can get
4. 0:24mixed voice.
5. 0:27Hi, I’m Chuck Gilmore, International Vocal Coach and Founder of Power To Sing.
6. 0:37For the best technique to build an amazing and confident singing voice for any genre,
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8. 0:50Today I’ll show you a little known or used exercise that will stop the pulled chest so
9. 0:56you can begin the process of building your mixed voice. This is a proven exercise that
10. 1:02works for students who need extra help getting mixed voice and it will work for you.
11. 1:08Pulling chest voice occurs as you sing from your low voice (chest voice) through the bridge
12. 1:13or passaggio and into your high voice (head voice). It sounds like this: [Demo]
13. 1:26You might do this if you don’t know how to allow the mix to come in. Pulled chest
14. 1:31is part of the very common vocal type, Pulled Chest - High Larynx. It’s what I used to
15. 1:36do before I learned how to mix. (That's why I pull chest so very well!)
16. 1:42It’s hard to break old habits of pulling chest. Incredibly many vocal teachers actually
17. 1:46encourage or allow pulling chest voice.
18. 1:50How to Get Mixed Voice - 1 Exercise to Stop Pulled Chest Voice
19. 1:56This exercise uses an “ng” sound...as in “sing”. It sounds like this: [demo]
20. 2:06You’ll use this on three different scales.
21. 2:09First, the 5-tone scale. It sounds like this: [demo]
22. 2:17Men begin on the B3. Ladies begin on the F#4. Both voices go up one half-step. I’ll demonstrate
23. 2:26it, then it’s your turn.
24. 2:28Men first. [demo] Ready, begin. [B3 to C4] Now ladies. [demo] Ready begin. [F#4 to G4]
25. 3:09On each of these scales, don’t do it loud or aggressive. Do it just firmly enough to
26. 3:16hold your connection that’s all. If you do it correctly, you can’t do it if you
27. 3:21pinch your nose closed. [demo] Check yourself.
28. 3:25Second, the octave repeat with the word “ming”. It sounds like this: [demo]
29. 3:37Men begin on the F#3. Ladies begin on the C#4. Both voices go up one half-step. I’ll
30. 3:46demonstrate it, then it’s your turn.
31. 3:52Men first. [demo] Ready, begin. [F#3 to G3]
32. 4:05Now ladies. [demo] Ready begin. [C#4 to D4]
33. 4:29Third, the 1½ scale with the “ng” sound. It sounds like this: [demo]
34. 4:48Men begin on the B2. Ladies begin on the F#4. Both voices go up one half-step. I’ll demonstrate
35. 4:56it, then it’s your turn.
36. 5:06Men first. [demo] Ready, begin. [B2 to C3]
37. 5:22Now ladies. [demo] Ready begin. [F#3 to G3]
38. 5:48Which of these three exercises seemed to work best for your voice? Please tell me in the
39. 5:52comments section below? 5-Tone? Repeat? 1 ½?
40. 5:58Repeat these exercises as often as needed. This will help retrain your nervous system
41. 6:04to stop pulling the chest voice. You’ll feel the connected tone without having to
42. 6:09pull the weight of the chest voice higher into the bridge and head voice.
43. 6:14This will give you the confidence to do all the exercises without pulling chest and raising
44. 6:20the larynx.
45. 6:21The exercises for the Vocal Type Pulled Chest - High Larynx and all the other vocal types
46. 6:27will be more effective now that you have felt the tonal connection produced in these exercises.
47. 6:34There are many other exercises for all the vocal types to help you learn how to get mixed
48. 6:39voice. To make this quick and easy for you, download
49. 6:42the Free PDF, “Get Your Vocal Type” here or in the description below this Youtube video.
50. 6:51This PDF contains links to the vocal test, which I call the PowerTest. Take the test
51. 6:56and then answer the questions in the quiz and get your vocal type. Then watch the videos
52. 7:02about your vocal type and download the exercises for your vocal type.
53. 7:07These exercises will help you get mixed voice rapidly because they help eliminate pulled
54. 7:13chest and replace it with mixed voice. Get the PDF today and get started practicing these
55. 7:19exercises for your vocal type.
56. 7:22IF YOU LIKED THIS VIDEO, PLEASE GIVE IT A THUMBS UP, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE IT WITH A
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58. 7:28Did you feel you didn’t pull chest as much as before doing these exercises? Leave a comment
59. 7:34below “yes, pulled less” or “no...I can’t tell”.
60. 7:38Also, if you want to join a community of singers just like you, I have a Facebook page, Power
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62. 7:50In addition, be sure to join me on Twitter and Instagram @powertosing.
63. 7:55I’m Chuck Gilmore with Power to Sing. You can sing higher with beauty, confidence and
64. 8:02power.
65. 8:03I’ll see you inside the next video.