Weak mixed voice? STOP "bridging into headvoice" if you sound like THIS....
Monday 31 July 2023
Saturday 29 July 2023
chest voice, vocal cord, damage checking
Strong Chest Voice The Healthy Way
HOW TO SING BETTER INSTANTLY AS A BEGINNER (NOT ONLY FOR BEGINNERS)
In the “Seven days to perfect support” Freya talks about singing in different positions and how it affects the support. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bvm0lMvfiI
SING & MOVE! Fun Exercise! BreathSupport for Singing #shorts, #singinglessons, #vocalcoach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk-ItSzlRjI
VOCAL CORD CLOSURE EXERCISES SINGING - All Singers Must Strength Train!
3 early WARNING signs of vocal damage...(and how to fix them)
Exercise: head voice. and Sweet Spots of a voice. 欢颜(Live) Huan Yan
Exercise: head voice. I want to play w the tones of my voice here, could I make it as gd as the low tones? Would my instrument be capable of it, and if not, as long as I don't strain my voice, it's just regular body building no? I figured maybe because I have only recently begun to use head voice to sing, maybe its not as worked and trained as lower voice. When i researched what are "sweet spots" of the voice, there are many people who answered w their own experiences. One said there are sweet spots, not just one in a persons voice, then he goes on to explain in technical term, i will have to do more research on this point.
Maybe if instrument is already damaged, some possibilities would have been lost? So that is why by habit, we only have one sweet spot, or a few only and not on every note? If you could hit sweet spot for every note, that would be a fantastic instrument, no?Friday 28 July 2023
Shaping Open Vowels 05-08 Exercise of the Week// HE DOESN'T SING THIS SONG ANYMORE / Dimash Kudaibergen - Okinish Regret
Ave Maria
Shaping Open Vowels 05-08
Exercise of the Week
ave maria test
Exercise Shaping Open Vowels 05-08
: Ave maria
I hear myself shaking, not steady, also some phlegm in higher pitch tests. Also the tone is not "solide", kind of reedy, is it because i did not give enough air? not enough air support that is why the sound is not steady?
haha, interesting exercise, chest voice: G5#, A5#, A5
I tried C5 like what Freya did in video, but its not natural for me to go any higher in shouting voice. :=)
I tried C5 like what Freya did in video, but its not natural for me to go any higher in shouting voice. :=)
More.
HE DOESN'T SING THIS SONG ANYMORE / Dimash Kudaibergen - Okinish Regret
Thursday 27 July 2023
"Barbie", 3 and half stars
"Barbie", 3 and half stars
So I saw Barbie, the movie theatre was full, full of teenagers, smaller kids, moms, and I saw a yg couple dressed up in pink outfit and black cowboy attire! And other pink outfitted girls.
The movie did not mention that the adult doll was originally created by a German company, the doll with stripe swimsuit was not yet Barbie, the doll was renamed and marketed by Mattel. Great idea.
I own many Barbie dolls myself. I used them for human scale in model making and to give ambiance for a setting. So the movie, Margot the star was perfect for the role, she has the Barbie type of beauty, and big smile. Perfect. The Ken, of course was also v gd. What dont l like about this movie? I think the Weird Barbie could be more interesting. The whole movie is quick paced, skimmed over without much in depth layers. But, this is Barbie, the doll that every girl owns at one point of another. Like the doll itself, you cannot not go see it. Just for curiosity, what did they do to Barbie, what stories did they try to tell through this movie. Its supposed to have depth but serious feministe content, but all is too "marshmellow" quick and easy. Ken's bicep, singing w plastic models... in todays world, Barbies have been rejected as toys for girls, no equality. All about skin deep things - but i know some friends their ideal and mannerisms are Barbie like. However, dont worry, Barbie issues will stay w Barbie toyland. In todays world, so many online multiplayer role playing games, it is far more richer, with real time interaction, social play, you can buy all kinds of fancy clothing - it fullfils the fashion play component of dress up games, every avatar is a digital Barbie, Ken and Alan... But I enjoyed the movie, it is an important part of children growing up in the 70s - 80s? Beautiful mannequin with many uses from fashion design to role play to whatever. Pregnant Barbie, normal body shape Barbies, all these will never be popular. Its fun and entertainment, no one wants to pay to have a doll that looks like anybody on the street without personal charm that the owner wants to have. Film is a little bit too cotton candy for me.
Wednesday 26 July 2023
A2 -C6, singable , and the P notes // Passagio
voice timbre
voice range, checked w yamaha keyboard
A2 -C6, singable (verified with CarlTuner on smartphone )A2 C6, singable P notes are the ones w chest voice/head voice, chest voice needs to force up, head voice is much easier but no strength. Beyond this, head voice sounds stronger. I guess these few notes are the transition notes for me. High notes are quite easy to make, same w low notes, but those P notes.... sweat coming.
Tuesday 25 July 2023
I'm Outta Love - Anastacia! fly me to the moon in speaking voice
I'm Outta Love - Anastacia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYJFyHVufDM
Lesson 11, natural range, intensity level
fly me to the moon, speaking and singing, explore variety of voices in everyday situation. Classical music : intuitive, trained way
I realise now, i am a privileged person, I have time to do all these things that I like to do! bright overtones... will carry, not darkening, nor brightening the voice, not creating frequencies .... darkening or brightening beyond natural voice will sacrifice the over tones, it has to be with vowel placements... nicely placed vowel placement, largnix placements resonance, create more space or less space etc
where is the neutral ground for your natural voice? spking voice and singing voice, are you using a natural placement of the vowels?
sing in your natural voice, neutral ground cause muscles not to strain, darkening or brightening... singing outside of the natural voice range of voice colors, if you sing consistently outside of that, strain fatique, will cause damage in the long run. natural voice will sound and feel the best.
Lesson 12, live meeting
Q and A
An example of the students problems how to learn what etc, in a very long detailed problem
What have you worked on, chest voice, challenging the strength of chest voice, how to extand the range into hd voice. Intentionally try to extend your range
what have you already done? show imperfection in your tapes, so she could see where the problem is , dont send perfected versions, send the first few tries,
power ballades - Lian Rhymes, Enya has ethereal songs, breathiness is intentional doing it intentionally breath control, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, breathiness is sometimes needed, having tools in repertoire from tool box
Bill Whithers, "I see the rain ... " easy singing voice middle space not loose not tight, strolling along feeling gd breath support, relaxed, low intensity for vocal cords, while keeping intensity for all these other things engaged. hmming exercises, lip trills, hissing sounds, - this cannot push vocal cords, there is not vocalisation, even voice, cant over do it, cant force vocal cords, safe exercise
vocal cord closure, how should it feel? vocal strain comes from the fact that its high in your voice
in chest voice, engage heavy duty vibrate
in hd voice, its a lesser area of the vocal cord that creates the frequency
Zombie, has a flip chest head chest head
Lesson 13, Designing Your Perfect Vocal Warm-Up
Monday 24 July 2023
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Meeting Freya and classmates on singing class 19jul2023
Hello Maria Bjurström and all students! If there is something specific that you would like checked from your coursework or exercises- the monthly Q&A with Freya that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month is the perfect place to get that feedback. The next one will be August 2nd at 9am! Send an email to info@masteryourvoice.tv with your specific question or 20 seconds or less clip and put in the title: Q&A with Freya- and she will address it then. Tomorrow is the Third Wednesday of the month, which means it is our OSS accountability hour @11am EST (5pm CET) which I host. This is a great group to discuss our singing goals, have some social time with your fellow students and receive motivation and encouragement to continue your vocal studies!
Also, Maria Bjurström and @everyone - the other way to receive feedback from Freya with the Online Singing School is to continue being active and posting. The student with the most activity each month receives a 20 minute coaching session from Freya.
Freya Singing
Summary of our meeting:
I was at our meeting and met everyone online. 
My questions posed via email were the following
1:: How to set up microphone and small studio, so we could get going asap; is it possible to have a photo of the equipment that we should have? That gives gd sound for online communication and for recording? Other students in the class are also interested.
1// Urgent!! set up recording studio, please give us a list of equipment what do you use? and we could set up nicely , just like you. Set up in living room for example. Which mic which etc etc. The sooner we set up the sooner we have beautiful recordings to show you!!!
2// Admiration for singers; We would like to hear some recent singing by Freya, this way it gives us more incentive, extra juice to jump start our work!
3// Prize of 20mn one on one critique: I understand that the most active one in the group would have won a 20mn one on one critique from Freya? And a fellow student said that I am the one for this month, is that true? If yes, maybe I could reserve the 20mn for one or two wks while I prepare a super song for Freya to do critique? Is this a confirmed win?
Is this a confirmed win?4// Suggestion for my voice: As I have posted many different examples of my singing from high to low etc, I was told that my range is very large and....
"You have a very large vocal range. Where I think u need to work on is the transition between the high and the low notes. She has some exercises that u can do" my classmate has thus summed up my voice, which I agree with. If teacher Freya could suggested which exercises specifically would help me smooth the passage, I will do the necessary!! with pleasure and hardwork, and make recording to register the progress.
and lastly, very important
5// I must verbalise, speakup my goals, wishes and dreams, long term and short to pave the way, and conquer!
Thats my 5 points conclusion.
We wait for your photos of a recording setup, something like what you have is good too! Warmest regards
Shuen-git and classmates!
Answer from cjlin;
CJ Lin
Shuengit Chow: Here are some lessons regarding the break!
In the OSS curriculum under
Masterclass: Head voice and transitions
2) OSS curriculum under Assess your Voice: What's your main transition
4)The Vocal Troubleshooting Guide curriculum under Troubleshooting Steps section:
Registers.
Let me know if you are able to find those in your courses. If not, I will help you find them!
Sunday 16 July 2023
Day 4 QinGe "Ji Le Yin" , "Someone like you", Adele, "Dai Yu Qiang"
Dai Yu Qiang duet
Qin Ge Qin Song, old poem, old old music, quqin instrument
内蒙古高空“蜘蛛人”陈彦宏飙出世界上最高音
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAscx7j0t0A
Day 4 Someone like you, Adele
Invitation to sing Adele, from Linda Chou of the Freya Casey Online singing school.
"Someone like you, Adele", downloaded score, lyric and sound sheet.
I posted qin ge JI le Yin,
practiced Adele 3 x, melody is complicated, down loaded music sheet to make it easier
Dai yu Qiang online duet 10x , I didnt know the song, but hes a pro, so smart.
So I did it on WeSing;
first try, words all wrong, but tune is ok. dynamics voice could improve, my voice couldnt reach the high note. But, if i could sing the phrase, it means I didnt know how to technically get the sound out right?
At the 10x try, yes, i succeeded, its the pressure, i must push w more air then the sound goes out. I pay attention that the air goes through the air tube, not through my throat.
Will try again tomorrow. Both Adele and Dai YuQiang.
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Interesting singer related news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNzDf9O3S-0&list=PLvRkVR5qOo4__Oi3MbtCzx2GLiJ6ow_kS&index=2
56:16 onwards
https://news.sina.cn/2017-05-14/detail-ifyfecvz1280613.d.html
内蒙古高空“蜘蛛人”陈彦宏飙出世界上最高音
Come Sing with Me S02 EP.2 Dimash Battles High Notes With His Fans【Hunan TV official channel】
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7cZdC2jwo
Qin song , ji le yin
1:24:14 -intro
1:25 qin song begins 1:28:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAscx7j0t0A
1:28:30 - 1:37:43 discussion on Cantonese versus Mandarin in lyrics
Saturday 15 July 2023
Day 3, Moon River
Day 3, Moon River
Shuengit Chow growing up in the 80ies I like a lot of that music, not so many recent hits. Although I like ABBA a lot (The Winner Takes It All, Like An Angel Passing Through My Room) or Simon & Garfunkel (Scarborough Fair, A Poem On The Underground Wall), the songs I like most however are often songs that have never topped any charts. Like songs by Loreena McKennitt (The Lady Of Shalott, Cymbeline, The Two Trees), Tori Amos (Bells For Her, Winter, Caught A Lite Sneeze, and many more), Tom Waits (Ruby‘s Arms, Broken Bicycles, If I Have To Go, Alice, Green Grass, … say when), Radiohead (Street Spirit, No Surprises), Angelo Branduardi (Il Bambino dei Topi). Honorable mentions: „Last Stop: this town“ by The Eels, „Zeig mir den Weg nach unten“ (Knorkator), „The Book of Love“ by Peter Gabriel (it’s a cover, though), I just don’t know where to stop. There are just so many. Unfortunately a lot of them are far outside my range to sing.
Then there is classical music, of course, especially Bach (Gratias animus tibi from the Missa Brevis g-minor for example) and Claudio Monteverdi (Lamento della Ninfa, Pur Tim miro). Or John Dowland.
The world is full of the most wonderful songs even though it seems people are singing the same like twenty or thirty songs over and over again.
Christoph Weegen wow, i will listen to them! I am an Aretha Franklin fan, simply because wow, what liquid gold she has. I watched the Blues Brothers recently just to find out one song Back home to Chicago. Wow, its fantastic. More later, I will put a list of songs I listened to while doing some druggery work like putting slides in glass frames.... :)Thank you v much;
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