Unlock Huge Vocal Power with These 5 Proven Drills — Transcript

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1. 0:00I used to think power came from more
2. 0:02air, more volume and effort. And with
3. 0:04that came vocal strain and a forced tone
4. 0:08until I learned these five simple yet
5. 0:10powerful exercises. We'll cover breath
6. 0:12support, chest voice strength, forward
7. 0:15resonance, and two secret vocal
8. 0:17exercises that will give you an instant
9. 0:20power boost with no extra effort. Hi,
10. 0:22I'm Ian. I've taught thousands of
11. 0:24singing lessons. And by the end of this
12. 0:26video, you'll not only feel more
13. 0:28powerful, you'll understand why it's
14. 0:31working and how to keep building from
15. 0:33here with a daily vocal power workout.
16. 0:36When people think powerful voice, they
17. 0:39picture someone belting it out and
18. 0:41rattling the walls, right? But here's
19. 0:43the truth. Real power doesn't come from
20. 0:46pushing. It comes from coordination. How
21. 0:49your breath, vocal folds, and resonance
22. 0:52work together. And when they don't work
23. 0:54together, that's when you feel stuck,
24. 0:57strained, or breathy. Now, let's fix
25. 0:59that. We're going to start at the
26. 1:01source, your breath. When I was a
27. 1:03beginner singer, I used to breathe like
28. 1:05this, shallow and high, when we actually
29. 1:09need to do this,
30. 1:11low and wide. Now, I want you to breathe
31. 1:13in through your nose and let your belly
32. 1:16and lower ribs expand like an umbrella.
33. 1:18And don't let your shoulders rise. Put
34. 1:21your hands just under your ribs. You
35. 1:23should feel expansion sideways.
36. 1:27Next, exhale on four short t sounds
37. 1:31followed by a steady hiss for 10 seconds
38. 1:33while keeping your ribs expanded. This
39. 1:36activates breath support, also called a
40. 1:38pod jaw, which you can learn about more
41. 1:40up here. All right, let's try it
42. 1:42together. Inhale. 2 3 4.
43. 1:56Now, think of this as turning your
44. 1:58breath into pressurized air, like a tank
45. 2:02powering a fire hose. This is your vocal
46. 2:04fuel. You can do all the exercises in
47. 2:07the world, but if you neglect breath
48. 2:08support, you will limit your potential.
49. 2:11Next, let's build the foundation of a
50. 2:13powerful voice. Chest voice.
51. 2:17Say goodday like you're trying to get
52. 2:19someone's attention across the room or
53. 2:21the internet. Goodday. Good day. Good
54. 2:24day. I'm Ian. Okay. Now try singing a
55. 2:27short note pattern on G like this. GG
56. 2:31GG.
57. 2:33Now try it with me in a comfortable
58. 2:34speaking range. It's important that you
59. 2:36don't take chest voice too high as it
60. 2:38can cause issues later on with higher
61. 2:40notes. The goal of the exercise is to
62. 2:43experience a full powerful tone. Place
63. 2:45your hand on your chest and sing with
64. 2:47me. 2 3 4 G-g
65. 2:53[Music]
66. 2:56G-g.
67. 2:59[Music]
68. 3:14Feel that vibration in your chest.
69. 3:17That's your power source. This is not
70. 3:19about yelling. It's about connecting
71. 3:21your speaking voice to your singing
72. 3:23voice with support. Now, if you want a
73. 3:26free guided MP3 version of the exercises
74. 3:29in this video, click on the link below.
75. 3:31Okay. Let's add cutting power with
76. 3:34something called twang. This is how
77. 3:36singers get that bright, powerful edge
78. 3:39to their voice without shouting. Say
79. 3:42this
80. 3:45like a bratty cartoon villain.
81. 3:49Now sing it on a 531 scale like this.
82. 3:55This narrows part of your throat for a
83. 3:57frequency boost. You'll sound louder
84. 3:59without actually getting louder. Let's
85. 4:02try a few together. 2 3 4y
86. 4:093 4y
87. 4:142 3 4y
88. 4:192 3 4y
89. 4:23twang equals acoustic leverage. You get
90. 4:26more voice for less effort. Do you ever
91. 4:28hear a singer cut through a loud band
92. 4:31even without sounding like they're
93. 4:33trying? Well, you're hearing the
94. 4:35singer's formant. And well, what is
95. 4:38that? It's a special boost around the
96. 4:412.5 to 3.5 kHz, a resonant ring that
97. 4:45makes your voice carry. Opera singers
98. 4:47rely on it. Rock singers use a version
99. 4:49of it, too. All right, let's do an
100. 4:51exercise together. Start on an NG hum.
101. 4:57Now you feel that face buzz. Now open
102. 4:59into an R without losing the buzz.
103. 5:05You're learning to tune your resonance
104. 5:07so your voice rings without needing more
105. 5:10volume. That's the secret pros know. And
106. 5:13now so do you. Okay, let's bring
107. 5:15everything together. Support, resonance,
108. 5:18twang, and vocal cord efficiency into a
109. 5:20realworld phrase. I want you to say, "I
110. 5:24can feel it now." With intention. I can
111. 5:27feel it now. Now, sing it on a strong
112. 5:30pitch. We'll choose a G3 using your new
113. 5:32coordination.
114. 5:35I can feel it now.
115. 5:41All right. Now, try sustaining the word
116. 5:43feel for 3 seconds. Support from your
117. 5:46breath. Keep your buzz in your face. And
118. 5:48a bit of twang for the ring. I can feel
119. 5:55it now.
120. 5:59Now, we're going to supercharge your
121. 6:01vocal efficiency with a modern secret
122. 6:04weapon, straw phonation. I want you to
123. 6:07grab a straw in a glass of water like
124. 6:09this. Now, place a straw in the water
125. 6:12and blow bubbles while phonating, making
126. 6:14a sound on ooh.
127. 6:18Keep your sound supported and make a
128. 6:20steady stream of bubbles.
129. 6:25Now, here's a quick tip. If you put too
130. 6:27much water in the glass, you're going to
131. 6:29end up wearing it. So, try it with me.
132. 6:31Blow into the straw and sustain a pitch
133. 6:34like this.
134. 6:38This is called a semioluded vocal tract
135. 6:41exercise. It creates back pressure that
136. 6:44helps your vocal cords close more
137. 6:46efficiently while relaxing throat
138. 6:49tension. Now, do this for 3 to 5 minutes
139. 6:51a day and you'll start feeling power
140. 6:54come from resonance and efficiency and
141. 6:56not strain. You can use straw phonation
142. 6:59to supercharge vocal exercises. I'm
143. 7:02going to show you that right now during
144. 7:03the power workout. As promised, here is
145. 7:06your 10minute daily power workout. If
146. 7:10you want this as a downloadable MP3,
147. 7:12click on the link below to get access.
148. 7:14Now, I attempted to do all of this in
149. 7:16one take, holding the glass and straw
150. 7:19while playing the piano, and I failed
151. 7:22miserably. So, I pre-recorded the
152. 7:24workout so I can follow along with you.
153. 7:27This is the MP3 that you can download if
154. 7:30you want it. Here we go. Good day, Ian
155. 7:32Castle here, your Aussie vocal coach,
156. 7:34and this is the quick vocal power
157. 7:36workout. The five exercises in this
158. 7:39daily routine will activate your breath
159. 7:41support and help you develop a strong
160. 7:44resonant voice without strain, force or
161. 7:47excess effort. Exercise one, breath
162. 7:50support using apojo. Inhale for 4
163. 7:54seconds through your nose, feeling your
164. 7:56ribs and stomach expand, and then exhale
165. 7:59on four short t sounds to engage your
166. 8:03diaphragm. Complete the exercise with a
167. 8:06long
168. 8:08to develop breath management. Relax and
169. 8:11don't let your ribs and chest collapse.
170. 8:14Let's go. Breathe in. 2 3 4
171. 8:20T
172. 8:221 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. And relax. Let's
173. 8:32do it two more times. Breathe in. 2 3 4
174. 8:421 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Okay, last time.
175. 8:53Breathe in. 2 3 4
176. 8:57T
177. 9:001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Okay, grab your
178. 9:10water and straw. Let's supercharge this
179. 9:13workout.
180. 9:15Exercise two, chest voice power. We are
181. 9:19going to sing a G over a 1 3 531 pattern
182. 9:24in combination with straw phonation. I'm
183. 9:27going to play each note pattern twice.
184. 9:29Use your straw for the first round and
185. 9:32the G on the repeat. By incorporating
186. 9:35the straw phonation, we are developing
187. 9:38chord closure and muscle memory. Here we
188. 9:41go.
189. 9:422 3 4
190. 9:46[Music]
191. 9:482 3 4 G
192. 9:52[Music]
193. 9:592 3 4 G
194. 10:03[Music]
195. 10:102 3 4 G-g
196. 10:17[Music]
197. 10:212 3 4 G
198. 10:29[Music]
199. 10:322 3 4 G-g
200. 10:36Ga
201. 10:432 3 4 G
202. 10:542 3 4 G
203. 11:052 3 4 GG.
204. 11:11Exercise three, twang. This exercise
205. 11:14develops brightness and focus in your
206. 11:17voice. We will sing the ny on a
207. 11:20descending 531 pattern in combination
208. 11:23with straw phonation to build strength
209. 11:25and power. Remember to support your
210. 11:28voice with expanded ribs during the
211. 11:30exercise.
212. 11:322 3 4
213. 11:401 2 3 4
214. 11:44[Music]
215. 11:492 3 4
216. 11:52[Music]
217. 11:582 3 Four.
218. 12:072 3 4
219. 12:152 3 4
220. 12:242 3 4
221. 12:332 3 Four.
222. 12:412 3 4.
223. 12:47[Music]
224. 12:50Last one.
225. 12:52[Music]
226. 12:59Exercise four, the singer's formant.
227. 13:02This exercise builds on exercise three
228. 13:05using an NG to a vow, the R vow, to
229. 13:09improve forward placement and
230. 13:11brightness.
231. 13:122 3 4
232. 13:15[Music]
233. 13:192 3 4
234. 13:24[Music]
235. 13:322 3 4
236. 13:39[Music]
237. 13:442 3 4
238. 13:51[Music]
239. 13:562 3 4
240. 14:03[Music]
241. 14:082 3 4
242. 14:12[Music]
243. 14:202 3 Oh
244. 14:26[Music]
245. 14:312 3 4
246. 14:38[Music]
247. 14:432 3 for
248. 14:50[Music]
249. 14:552 3 4.
250. 14:59[Music]
251. 15:01Exercise five, the power phrase. Let's
252. 15:04put it all together with a power phrase.
253. 15:07Your goal is to sing with correct
254. 15:09support, resonance, and vocal cord
255. 15:11efficiency to develop a powerful voice.
256. 15:162 3 4
257. 15:232 3 4 I can feel it now.
258. 15:382 3 4 I can feel it now.
259. 15:522 3 4 I can feel it now.
260. 16:00[Music]
261. 16:072 3 4 I can feel it now.
262. 16:15[Music]
263. 16:212 3 4 I can feel it now.
264. 16:352 3 4 I can feel it now.
265. 16:43[Music]
266. 16:492 3 4 I can feel it now.
267. 16:57[Music]
268. 17:032 3 4 I can feel it now.
269. 17:13[Music]
270. 17:182 3 4 I can feel it now.
271. 17:322 3 4 I can feel it now.
272. 17:42[Music]
273. 17:473 4 I can feel it now.
274. 17:54Do this five times a week and you will
275. 17:56hear and feel the difference in your
276. 17:58voice. You can grab your free vocal
277. 18:00workout in the description below. It's
278. 18:03designed to get your voice strong,
279. 18:04supported, and firing in 10 minutes
280. 18:07flat. And which of these five exercises
281. 18:09gave you the biggest breakthrough? Drop
282. 18:11it in the comments below. Remember,
283. 18:14power comes from coordination, not from
284. 18:17force. Let's keep building your voice
285. 18:19together. If you notice some power gains
286. 18:22with your voice, but you don't like how
287. 18:24it sounds, watch this video next to
288. 18:27improve your vocal tone.