You're welcome!

You can reintroduce the 'ah' vowel later once the falsetto is developed but to begin with seek a darker sound but without thickening.

@@JussiPaul I look forward to more videos of you by the way I listen to your performance you have a really beautiful voice

@@nicholasgiaquinto8619 Thanks for the compliment! At the moment I'm writing my book but will post something soon.

You're welcome! I'm having difficulty finding your other comments but will answer them when they appear again!

@@JussiPaulThanks! I know what you are talking about ;) KZfaq still can't show comments right away!

Voce di Strega or Witches Cackle refers to the notes that will naturally appear during falsetto development. When the falsetto first begins to coordinate with the chest one may experience a rather bright and unpleasant sound. Don't be afraid of this as it is a normal stage in development. These unpleasant notes will eventually develop into normal high notes. It takes a bit of courage to go through this stage as it is tempting to try to add more weight from the chest and overly darken. Try to avoid this temptation and you will be grateful later. Regarding the hollow 'ee' sound I would recommend using the 'oo' vowel to help you move into the 'ee' vowel. Otherwise try adding an h before the 'ee'. One really needs to allow the vocal folds to relax and NOT resist the breath pressure - not easy!

I will try to do a video about these two issues at some point.

Hello! Thank you for the replies - your videos have been a great help. I have been reading Frissel and Ried but until I saw your lessons and demonstrations on here I didn't really understand the breathy falsetto OO and how to use it. For years I had used strength and push (chest voice) to try and reach the higher notes but always reached ceiling at about A4. I'll look forward to your next session and thanks again for the insight. Cheers!

@@philipshore8875 The funny thing is I'd never heard of Frisell but one of my students gave me a book of his. I'd always thought what I was doing was correct but finally reading Frisell gave me the confidence to start doing these videos. I was fortunate to speak with him just before he died and he clarified a few things for me regarding the high B and C. I also had the same problem with getting beyond the high A but I finally realised that the high notes weren't the problem. Once the passaggio is working correctly high notes become just as easy as any other notes if not easier. I'm glad that you find the videos useful!

My breathing part 2 video explains the way to breath for full voice. The secret is to allow the falsetto coordination to take over and not resist the breath too much with the vocal folds. Some tenors breath well but then block the air at the vocal folds and this always results in taking up too much weight. The air should flow through the vocal folds without hindrance. There should be a constant air flow and a balance between air being let out and obviously some resistance in order to make the tone. The breathing is the last thing to get right. Obviously work on it but the register coordination is more important and will ultimately show you the correct way to breath. The most important thing is to NOT block the air. You will feel the correct vibrato appear once the air is free. Listen to John McCormack singing 'Salut Demeure' for a lesson in breathing.

Just keep trying. If you're getting some break then that's a good start. Practise the 'oo' vowel in chest and then try to stay in the exact same position when breaking to falsetto. The falsetto should feel just as open and free as the chest if not more so. Even a small amount of break will benefit the chest voice so don't give up!

David is a really lovely guy who inspired me and gave me the confidence to carry on pursuing my goal. He helped me to develop my breathing which was perfect for me at the time. I have absolutely no criticism of what he does do but since he doesn't teach using registers I decided to go it alone. If I had known about Anthony Frisell at the time then I would've studied with him. Fortunately I was able to talk to Anthony before he died and he confirmed pretty much all of my thoughts about the registers and voice teaching.

I've read both. For me Frisell is better but Reid is also good.

My falsetto is becoming extremely powerful now so it is starting to sound a bit like full voice but I can assure you I'm still allowing the air through without any TA tension. As the falsetto develops the vocal folds will start to come nearer together naturally without the need to consciously close them using TA tension. Once this happens the full voice is only literally a few muscle fibres away from falsetto. The old teachers described tenor high notes as falsetto with air underneath and it is starting to feel like that for me now. So in answer to your question about the high A, I can choose to sing it in either falsetto or head voice or full voice. I can also belt it but I prefer not to!

@@JussiPaul I quite understand what you mean. I started feeling that my falsetto is getting stronger and tends to sound head voice, because it's easier to sing without lots of air going through the cords. So I'm happy. But there's one thing I'm worrying about - how much air should we use for a healthy falsetto? I hesitate all the time, because when I break into falsetto specifically it doesn't sound so airy (more like head voice with little air). When I add breath and push there's a lot of air but, almost air with sound. And I guess it's gonna hurt my vocal folds. So I just was wondering is there's anything we should stay away from? Like too much air? Thank you for describing your feelings. It gives me a whole map of how voice develops ;)

@@bigpiglove You have to use your instinct as to how much air you use. As the falsetto develops you won't need so much air. The reason for using air to begin with is to break the habit of using the TA muscles to squeeze the falsetto. If you think your TA muscles have given up the fight then you can experiment with using less air.

@@JussiPaul Now I see! When I use less air I defenetly can't go back to chest without breaking. I think that means that TA muscles haven't been used. Thank you!

Yes, I teach beginners. Complete beginners often make quicker progress as they usually have less vocal issues. Most vocal issues are caused by bad teaching.

JussiPaul where would I go to book a Skype lesson

@@Joshuaklotzbach You can go to my website or just email me directly if you prefer. My email address is johnpaulmiles@yahoo.co.uk

How do you determine what someone’s voice type is

@@Joshuaklotzbach Partly from the timbre (voice colour) and partly from the way it functions.