I love singing and when im listening to my recording it's sounds like im having a flu.

This tip made an immediate difference. I've always hated how nasal I sound when I sing. This really helps. Thanks!

Thanks for the explanation. I have hypo nasality ..... I always sound congested and sick :(

Mark, you gave me a nose bleed... Thanks

i have hypernasality and i just hate the way my voice sounds. Moreover my normal voice is also very low and i talk with nasality too. i just don't know what to do.

0:20 is where I lost it, lol!

This is the most to the point video I have watched on this topic. I appreciate your answer and explanation. I always wanted to know whether we should have any airflow out the nose while singing and the 5 percent airflow out the nose makes sense. Mystery solved.

I'm so tired of not being able to talk. I'm so tired of working so hard to do everything other people are born with

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Damn, really helped me out. Was preparing for a pitch, recorded myself, and found out that I have a nasal voice, the video definitely helped through the posture.

This reminds me that my singing teacher told me to stand when singing that sitting gave me the tendency to slouch and create this sound. But great tip about how to check for if you are too nasally. All your videos are super helpful! Thanks

I've never sang nasally before but coronavirus is really making me sound nasally so hopefully this helps me go back to normal!!

omg life changing... I tried so many singing exercises to fix my nasality.. none of them mentioned posture but that was the fix for me!! thank you!

I felt this is the best tip of all to remove nasal sound.

been searching how to fix nasality and getting nothing relevant to me; because now i know im hypo! thanks so much mate, your 3 min video fixed (or at least explained) my lifetime singing problem!

this answered a long time question i have had but didn't know how to ask because i didn't understand what was happening. THANK YOU !

Thanks for the tip, Mark - Altering my posture to correct does make a difference in nasality. One to remember. Best wishes to you from the UK

1:17 will give me nightmares, but also made me laugh. Also 1:27 even more. 2:24 2:31 2:37 2:56

Very interesting - - so simple - wish I'd learned it earlier.

That posture thing was surprisingly helpful, and effective

Thank you so much! I thought I was way too nasal when I sing but now I know the amount is just right!

I look like a total idiot doing this but it really does work. Thanks for the tip my radio voice will be a little bit more pleasing now

Thanks Mark! Very clear instructions.

I totally get it, loved your video. From Buffalo New York and I feel like I have a nasally voice at times and I don't particularly like it trying to do away with it

I never noticed my voice so nasally and soft till someone pointed it out and I never talked much after that I’m embarrassed by my voice

Oh-so absolutely brilliant. Needed this. Love this one. You rock Mark!

great stuff, thank you for the help. Slouching makes the voice more nasal indeed.

I think I'll just blow my nose, thanks.

I'm trying to make my voice nasally so that I can do a Mort impression 😂

This should be a meme

Very good explanation and demonstration, thank you

"Distinctly nasal sound." Ugh, except my sister just actually sounds like that. 😫

Wow that was amazing. The difference was immediate. Thank you!

1. An easy way to check nasality 2. upright posture helps!

I have hyper nasality it's hard for me to control it I'll still gon' practice your tutorial Thanks so much

that's ridiculously helpful.

Omfg , i did that with my nose and the sound i was making dissappeared !! This means .. im talking from nose ?! WTF

Brilliant, you nailed it.

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I hate my voice especially when im singing. Im a choir member. After hearing our records, my voice is awful like a have a cold. I really need to fix it immediately because we always sing church songs every sunday. Its very awkward for those who hear my voice.

This might be far from the topic but. How can one hit the high notes effectively? I can never hit high notes, I always fail. I get my air from my chest but my voice still cracks everytime. To some hitting high notes seem easy, but it has become my greatest fear of all. Heeeeeelppp

Good Morning, Mark! This solves my question, hehe. I'd wondered about this. What a fun video. Seems I'm okay! YAY! But posture sure makes a difference in that air passage just like you mention. A habit is building too. Now I stop in here 'before' singing. [I've taken voice lessons, had various instructors over the years for choirs, swing choirs, theory, etc. (back in 'the day') but apparently, it's easy to become complacent. Should never have heard that Streisand doesn't find it necessary to warm up! (?)] Some things are best forgotten when they don't serve us, hehe. Thank you, again and again!

That was superb. So basic, yet not very known.

I have a hyper nasal voice and when I close my nose I still feel it vibrate then I just sound hypo nasal. I know they say use your diaphragm but I don't know how, I breath, the air goes to my lungs and then out as I sing, I am mostly a mouth breather especially if I sing. I also wonder if I sing to loud, people on stage look like they practically scream into the microphone. Is that what they are doing or are they singing in a quieter voice and allowing the mic to amplify the vocal volume? There are some moments when I record myself and certain parts sound good without any sort of nasality, I don't care if I have to use software I just want to make song covers online. I do have mild scoliosis so the slouching could definitely be part of the problem, I need to correct my posture anyway. Can a broken nose cause issues? I had a perfect nose till a car accident when I was an infant broke my nose and it healed with a dorsal hump which was not there before. Also my rate of speech is slower, more so than normal for a lot of Southerners. That last bit of advice helps to push the air mostly from the mouth, though it makes my vocals quieter but it feels right to me so maybe volume is a production thing and I should record even if it does feel too quiet, some people I think naturally have that darker more whispery voice which is most noticable in that alternative type music like that song mad world, the singer stayed in a very quiet indoor tone. That feels more natural to me but I still want some software, it's just a hobby I want.

Thank you for the enlightning explanation. I want to get rid of my ugly voice so bad.

Very helpful video and exercise. Thanks Mark!

Excellent advice

Idk how but you helped instantly i salute you kind sir🙏🏽

If you can really help me here I'd appreciate it. I'm a male who has too much nasality/ specifically when sounding out words that are like EINE (dry, wine, fine, dine etc) and my SSS are sloppy. My tongue is too big for my mouth so it sounds lazy and lispy. In a way, saying this to identify and explain, not to be offensive, I sound gay and I am Jewish so there's also that natural nasality going on. Is there anything I can do to try (another EINE word) to sound more serious and straight-forward? It doesn't help that I don't have a deep voice naturally.

Thank you, a simple check which has impressed me!

I use to have a beautiful voice. Now ppl say what happened because it comes off as nasally.I can pull off high tones but when I sing low tones.I hear it the most

Thats the clock lol. Its like " hey u remember me?"

90% Lamenting 9% making jokes desperately 1% actually practicing

I lost it at that moment when he started singin while touching his nose.

Thank you so much for the great info! Totally new for me

THANK YOU THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT ACTUALLY MADE ANY SENSE TO ME I have really bad posture and I need to fix that, normally when I'm sitting down I literally look like the hunchback of Notre Dame 🤣

Thank you!! Thank you!!! So simple and easy to rectify 😄

My voice has always been nasally and falsetto and I didn't like it at first, very teen sounding for an adult man, I sound like a lot of singers, I even made a video about it called "Singers I Sound Closest to", but the best match for my voice would probably be Billy Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins despite not being a super fan of them, but Billy's nasal and soft voice does sound cool. I tried deepening my voice through self practice, listening to other people sing, etc, my biggest influence is listening to Mike Patton's deeper vocals. I think how I do the deep vocals is I think of my stomach or something and when I do, the sound gets lower, I apparently have 3 octaves.

Wow, I learned a thing! Thanks, Mark!

I actually had a cute and beautiful voice before. But after watching My Little Pony, I tried to be like my favourite character, Fluttershy. Her voice was very nasal, and I wanted a voice like that. After trying, my voice became nasal. I was very happy at first, but I realized my mistake after I listened to one of my song cover recording in my phone ;-; I sound very cringe now. My previous voice was the best T_T

I am a professional singer, believe me friends If you don't hv deeper voice, nothing can change it, cough is main reason. Do these things 1. Speak less and slowly 2.drink water 3. Avoid food which cause cough 4. And best one Work on your vocabulary, practice to speak difficult words and choose best word which can explain more things in less words . Do it friends For 2 month And thanks me after 2 month

Really superb and thank you sir...

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Hey Mark, any chance you can make more videos about resonance? All the different ways we can shape the tone through the different cavities. This is something I am struggling with despite hitting all the right notes easily.

I'm hyponasal because all of my friends say my voice is very nasally but it's definitely not the the first one, since I don't sound anything like that and there's no difference when I sing the "aaaa" and block my nose. Is there anything I can do to change this?

Since this is for Hypernasality, would you recommend for Hyponasality? Sorry for a double comment but the algorithm didn’t like my reply for whatever reason.

Thank you so much for shedding light on this issue!!! I've hypo nasality, I always sound congested and sick... How much should I practice this for a day I mean for how long ??? ( Like for a month or two or maybe more ??) And also you said that the person with hypo nasality has a palate blocking up the sound entering nasal cavity therefore no brightness in the sound.right ?? Is there an exercise or any tip to let that 5% sound resonating in the nasal cavity ???

I would actually live to use my voice more. I just actually hate the sound of my voice. (Maybe I'm exaggerating) lol But my voice does sound too high pitched and nasal. I will try your ideas here. If you can point me in any other direction I would be grateful for as much advice as possible.

Great content, mate!

Sometimes when I sing I have a sensation of mucus in my larynx and my voice fry a bit. How could I get rid of that? Thanks!!!

I’ve been forcing my voice for years to get rid of the “nerdy tone”

Oh my. I always thought my voice sounded annoying because it was nasally. But I think I'm what you described as hypo-nasal. I always sound "blocked". What can I do to change that? Thanks for the video!

very helpful

I have a narrow pallet so my nasal cavity doesn’t allow air to go through and I always sound like I have a cold but this summer I’m supposed to get my tonsils removed to try to fix it

Wish I could just belt like this spontaneously without no one around me getting bothered lol

Can keeping your tongue on the bottom of your mouth and touching the back of your teeth also improve nasallity a bit? I find that when I speak with my tongue touching the bottom of my mouth my plugged nose opens up a bit

That Zoom work amazing lol

Thanks Bro.

for me helps in singing and voice acting!!!

Where should the tongue be placed when singing the vowels and should we do it with lazy droopy jaw ???

Hi Mark !! You said that when doing this exercise we should focus on the sound remaining same whether we plug or unplug the nose.means air shouldn't be leaking through the while singing, right? But what about exhaling through nose while,generally breathing or yoga . Would that behavior will effect the sound during singing later ??

This is an interesting take on nasal voices. Does this exercise work with Hyper AND Hypo nasality? If Hyponasality produces no tone shift when you pinch your nose, how can you tell if the hyponasality your voice is improving from this pinch exercise?

This was So Cool! Thank You So Much!!

Send this to Debbie Gibson. Sweet girl, but her voice has gotten so nasal as she's matured. Not so much as a teen.

Question, please. About half the female newscasters I hear have irritatingly nasal voices. (I'm female, so I figure I'm allowed to say this.) It drives me half insane, and that's how I happened upon your videos. I have wondered if it's just the shape of their nose, or if they are in need of vocal exercises or maybe just need to sit up straight. I expect men also do this, but it's less noticeable in the lower range. Could you comment?

Started taking voice lessons after two months I couldnt proceed class because of pain in my throat . I went to doctor and to check it out he found out that I have deviation of the right nasal cavity, soft palate lowered inflamed and red, tongue raised, tonsils inflamed. He wants to remove my tonsils and to raise my soft palate, and to fix my nose problem. Will that improve my singing?

Great video

I can stop my nasal voice no matter how hard I try it .can you make another video how to stop nasal voice forever

I'm autistic, and I sounded that way!

Are there any exercises that could be performed without sounding or looking like a mad man ? Or is not worrying about how you look part of the exercise ? As funny as it may seem, this is a serious question.

what if we have stuffy nose because of allergy and its hard for air to go through nose in and out? i watched your clip 'sing with a cold' it helps for vocal cords but nose is still stuff because the nostrils are still inflated from the inside :(

Very well explained.

I was born with a hole in my throat and had my surgery at the age of 3 and the doctors said my voice will get better as i grow older and even people can see the difference and so do i comparing to the childhood videos i see but i wanna get rid of the nasal voice and wanna have a good simple voice like others please i need ur help!

Hi Mark thanks for this awesome video. I've hyponasality I always sound congested. I heard that nasality is also due to narrow or tension in throat. Is it correct ?? And do you have any exercise that you can tell me on how to relax or open the throat. God bless you..peace

Thank you!

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LMAO imagine posting 1:19 with no context. For real though, thanks for the tip.

I dont like having a nasal voice but when I was little my family made fun of me if I used a more dignified voice...

Thank you. I think I learned some bad habits as a kid and I don't know how to speak any other way. Also I have allergies. I've noticed that people hate nasal voices. It's like torture for them which means I get heard less.

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