Excellent write-ups, Wehden. And you have to work hard to get results; you're going to have really off days where you feel like you really can't sing, even if you've been singing all your life. And that's alright; that's part of the journey to becoming a better singer. Remember that if you really want it, you'll get it with dedication and hard work.

And while many might not think I do, I admire and respect all of you working to develop your voices, because it is a far more personal and complex journey than becoming an instrumentalist.

Hey, Thankyou for nice feedback! I have just put up this weeks episode here

The Voice Blog Part 2 - Focus on the Right Things

really good lesson, thankyou Shelby and Caitlyn!

1, In a sense you can't really ever finish it, you never really get to the end with technique even in 10 years you'll still be improving and refining even the more basic exercises.

2, Some people do morning and then evening, it could work I find once a day is fine but then you could be doing 2 x 15 mins or 1 x 3 hrs, it's more about how much time you work than how many times. If you are serious about singing then an hour a day is a minimum imo.

3, You find the CD that challenges you and go back to it and work on improving. Depending on where your technique is you'll need less or more warm up time. The better you get I have found the less time I need to warm up, but their are no solid rules each person is different, brett says his head voice takes 40 mins to warm up and he is a hardcore technician so who knows..

I am hoping to give examples and more specific information as it develops.

I thought part one was excellent. Check out my comments on YouTube. I'm looking forward to next week.

And, if you have time, I would appreciate your critique on my music. I am Schubert here and MrJeffParks on YouTube.

Thanks!

If you feel you need to rest then do that.. However make sure that you're singing healthily. If you're feeling fatigued every time you do the exercises either you aren't applying some of the fundamental technique explained earlier in the program, or you're just pushing yourself too far for comfort, or maybe a combination of the both.

So the exercises should be as simple and comfortable as speaking?

Thank you for replying,
Does this mean it is ok to feel like holding your breath at really high notes?
Can you develop a fuller voice at these pitches even if such a small amount of air is used?

Well it all depends.. It's complicated but I will say if you are feeling like your grabbing then you are very likely not on the right path, it should feel more like your sitting on top of the note no matter low or high.

Carl, you are an ace! Great comment. Everything is possible to him that believes. But, not without hella hard work!

i needed to hear something like that lol , its just sometimes i loose sight on the long term goal , and i guess i just loose "faith" lol , but after analyzing the vocals , its basically some vocal fry with a sweet mix XD

Maybe you could(should) also mention the dangers of practicing in a wrong way for a long time.

I have had some good ideas, will be home next week so am going to aim for April 30th as first upload which will give me a week to organize. I want to go into some real fundamental things that you don't really find much information about online. Most of the stuff on you tube is about details and not fundamentals, so my goal is to offer some kind of valuable information to people really serious about singing well.

Very nice, bro. You're an example of where long hours of hard work takes you.

Thanks a lot for reviews, really helped! CTC

Lets ask what does it mean, singing from the throat? The muscles in the larynx have to coordinate to make sound. This happens with conscious thought it's not automatic. Involvement of the outer muscles (tongue, palette, swallow muscles) is what most people mean when they say someone is 'singing from the throat' what they really mean is the singer is not singing very efficiently, they are using muscles that they don't need, you can hear the strain.

Efficient singing only uses the muscles needed inside the larynx, and if you want to sing well you will 100% feel these coordinating as you move around the voice they have to stretch the cords to thin them out and they have to control different levels of compression, you will feel this happening you will make this happen you can't get around that.

So what I am saying is that you need to focus on getting rid of outer muscles you don't need, when this happens it's almost impossible to feel any strain at all, strain comes from outer muscle interference, that is all.

A lack of strain does not come from singing from the diaphragm it comes from the singer abandoning the use of muscles they don't need and moving towards a much more efficient way of vocalizing. The end result is the singer will be 'not singing from the throat'. So what I am saying is 'singing from the diaphragm' is the effect of efficient singing not the cause, the cause is efficient singing.

thanks for clarifying that out!