Wow I have been struggling with the eee on very high notes and this position fixed it immediately

Ganz oben fehlt die Deckung und der Ton ist zu tief. Aber sonst interessant.

Unfortunate to be recommended a channel which immediately is to have a break. Never mind, I'll browse the videos you've already loaded here. Good luck with the book, I'm sure KZfaq'll recommend you to me again.

le escuché a un maestro de canto, que Jussi Bjoerling hacía este tipo de ejercicios antes de cantar

Thanks! I won't be pre-ordering yawns now.

"Freeing the Natural Voice" Linklater is an excellent supplement for this sort of work. Thank you for your videos.

thanks a lot for this tutorial my performance went up as soon as i learned to pull my chin back….

Sorry but i don't understand ? WHAT you can do with this ? MAKE a sound sure but not singing or can you show me ?

Did Pavarotti and Mario Lanza sing in the mask by any chance?

What is the expected lowest note of high bases (I think David Jones calls them Basso Cantabile and others say Basso Cantantes)? My voice has seemingly started to change recently (I'm 25 and graduated college), and I'm wondering if I'm now a High Bass, or just a Baritone with a new low extension. More context below: I was trained as a baritone throughout college (but I struggled to access the high notes, and graduated with a high G (G4) being a bit unstable. My voice teacher just said, "It should feel like you're speaking on pitch, while keeping the breath "pulled down", but when it came to high notes, things were a bit out of control, but there were moments where I was able to sing them decently, but it wasn't reliable, though near the end of my Senior Recital, I seem to have been gaining more momentum up there. I would say my range was F#2-F#4 which seemed a bit low for a Baritone, and kind of unusual. My voice teacher did think that my timbre was unusually warm and dark for a Baritone, but he didn't think I was actually a bass since I didn't have an extensive bottom register and faded out down there. Recently, I had to fight a cold, which one symptom was that my voice was affected. I just rested my voice, and used some laryngeal release exercises recommended to me by a voice therapist. When I recovered enough to where I could sing again, Suddenly, there were a few changes that happened. Things seemed to be more open in my lower register and I discovered that I could now sing lower notes. Low D/D-flat is pretty regular, while Low C seems to be hit or miss, but if I'm making sure I breathe right and just "think" of going down to that pitch instead of trying to make it happen, it's almost always a hit. I (in the middle of typing this comment) decided to try warming up and doing some exercises, and turns out, I still have a High-F#, and it didn't really feel unstable, but it seems like it's in the very top of my range. I started to prefer the bass-tessitura arias, as Baritone Arias (with the exception of Non Piu Andrai from Marriage of Figaro) tend to be chronically up there which wears me out quicker. I also feel kind of a "closed upper" mechanism, that I think was that "Baritone Register" I would sing in during college, but it now feels a bit weird and strained if I sing up there, so I chose the route of just speaking, relaxing, and allowing that new "bass register" to develop. Regarding my low-range, I remember reading an article from David Jones that states Male Voices have 2 chest registers, the lower one is where the note comes out but with less tone fullness, and is below the first chest register. I kind of enter the 2nd register around a Low D but I shouldn't be the one to determine that because I can't truly hear myself. At around Low D, I still feel a rumble in my belly, but it is hard to hear myself. I still hear the echo in the bathroom, though. Not sure if I'll be able to tackle Osmin yet, but that can come with time. Do basses have to reach a Low C, or would a Low D/E be fine? I know it's mainly by timbre, but pretty much all basses I've rubbed shoulders with can reach a low C and sometimes even lower, whereas now, I'm at a Low C (if everything is done correctly) but I'd say D is what I'd prefer to sing regularly and it feels like I'm a "fake bass". I have hit a Low B before, but it's only in the mornings. Oh, I forgot to mention, I have to be "speaking" in order for all this to take effect. If I'm "pushing" then I will feel tension in the root of my tongue, and that will hurt, and I may loose the low notes. It just feels better to breath and then speak resonantly than to push and try to make the sound big (people tell me I have a naturally larger voice anyway, but I doubt it). I have worked on my falseto in the pianissimo "ooh" like you mentioned in the past video, however, what now makes it weirder is if I sing pianissimo, it naturally will blend into my low register and take me to a low C or D without any breaks. Could I be doing it wrong? I find if I close my mouth to where there's barely an opening (but still "ooh") that I can find where there's a slight break, though. I didn't think I was a profundo, since I'm not sure if I'm capable of bellowing the low notes as loud and heavy as a profundo. There's also a chance that my new low notes might be the result of a health concern. I know I gave you a long comment and that the best advice is what's given in an in-person/skype voice lesson, but if you could provide some general insight as to what might be going on with my voice, then I'd really appreciate it.

So this is just an exercise for stretching? Because surely it requires a quite bit of tension to keep the mouth position?

I think you couldn"'t do high note like this... after Mi it 'wil be difficult , isn't it ?

Now there's a dilemma! Singers like Michael Trimble say always sing in the mask (and of course he was taught by some of the greats). But here another big name (Corelli) says never sing in the mask. What gives? ;_;

very detailed, thanks a lot

Yeah! Get it! Bravo.

Could I use this to release the tension if I push too hard on a high note?

Hey @JussiPaul! I am a young student and I keep reading online that tenors are unable to sing low. It would be amazing if I could get your opinion! How low do you think most tenors can sing?

what is the functional point of these specific exercises? what does it train ?

Please demonstrate that all voice types have the same passaggio because, with all due respect, I'm far from convinced. C4 is a low note for sopranos, so it wouldn't make sense for their passaggio to be around that area.

Interesting. Almost every other recommendation I've heard is to put tip of tongue against front teeth. Are you suggesting the retracted tongue as a singing posture, or as an exercise?

The note at 2:06 was actually very loud. Guessing I need a better phone?

The baritone I was thinking of was Josef Metternich kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e-CbgdeX3dWnZ2Q.html

kzfaq.infoJ_Oybq7vq6E?si=M64tuKKFS2trZGxW Hey John, what do you think about my range?

Falsetto is a gimmick. They don't make teachers the way they used to.

10:08 - for vocal coach to take a look at

Can a baritone develop convincing sounding chest mix sounds up to the tenor high C? Or does it start to fall back into that heady resonance by then.

Thank you!!!

The best teacher that i ever found, thanks a lot for sharing your amazing knowledge, hugs from Brazil, Amazon

Awesome

Hi JussiPaul, I am a tenor in a church choir. I would like to sing high notes comfortably. I wish I could do it with the song "You raise me Up" Is this video exercise can be helpful to reach high notes ? Can you please give me more tips on reaching high notes ? Thanks so much !

I think of covering like you're tipping your voice upside down.

Hello JussiPaul, I am interested in having a lesson with you, I think I might have vocal damage.

Wow. I'd love to sing like this.

Incredible.

Very knowledgeable stuff. Learned a lot from the video, and appreciate the time spent in writing the replies.

Amazing! Thank you so much!!

Good job! 👏👏👏

Where's the tenor passaggio in your opinion?

Thx ❤ John

Amazing!

I took a lesson with John today and it really cleared things up. It felt strange at first but once we managed to separate the falsetto, my voice was free. Taking this lesson also helps me to understand his videos better, which is one big advantage.

Hi, could you have a listen and classify my voice (baritone or dramatic tenor)? My current range is C2 - A#4 (Usable E2 - G4) but my timbre is somewhat lighter than most baritones I ve listened to. Thank you very much. Here's the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bs15pNmotJvQlGw.htmlsi=5r_mtekqpq7jzU-F

Thank you for your idea about the solar plexo. Makes the same function as ribs to expand allowing legato in full voice, but is much easier to think about. Great!

Llevan mareandome con el bostezo media vida 😂😂😂

Los videos de falsete geniales. Sin tanta tinteria como en otros canales aqui se va al grano y me gusta mucho su metodología y frona de explicar. Llevo muchos alos cantando solo con voz de pecho a nivel profesional y siento que cada vez me cuesta mas y me canso. Estoy trabajando el falsete y la voz de cabeza pero a la hora de cantar aun no me atrevo a aplicarlo😩

De los mejores canales de canto que he visto en mi vida. Gracias maestro!!

My head voice is weak. It has much less strength and volume than my chest voice. It only has power in a very high range that is almost useless for me to sing. There it does have projection and volume. What could I do? Thanks for the video.

I think our range is the same...I can pull an e out once in awhile, but e-flat is about the highest. However for me, I haven't found that C is any different than the notes leading up to it.

I am addicted to your videos and am so glad to have found you. I will send you an email soon.

JP, this explanation is incredible! It proved to be a real break-through for me in my understanding of how to facilitate a smooth vibrato.