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Summary: Learn singing tips on how to open your voice to perform with proper vocal technique with singing and vocal training tips in this free online vocal coaching video clip.

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James Meny James Meny has been teaching the "mixed" or middle voice technique for years. He is also trained in the opera and classical styles and has studied extensively... read more

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How to Open Your Voice for Optimum Singing

JAMES MENY: We're going to give some examples of, starting with a close sound and then opening it up a little bit. Because we don't always want to stay close. Remember, the idea of closing the sound or the vowel down is to give yourself less chance of making mistakes and making it easier to find the center of that pitch on that particular vowel. So this exercise, we're going to use uh to oh on the scale. So the scale goes: nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. So I'm starting with the most closed uh and opening it up to oh. And we're going to do that here. Ready, go. MAN: Nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Nu, nu, nu, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. JAMES MENY: Okay. Now, notice when we do that scale, first I started on a G above the traditional, legit voice area where he was supposed to flip. There was no indication of the flip or any kind of change in vocal quality. Yes, you could say that that's not the finished sound because it doesn't sound like Pavarotti, but we're not looking to make him Pavarotti. We're looking for his voice to be the best it can be. And that's where it's at today. Tomorrow, it might be different, and ten years from it'll definitely be different. But remember, we're just looking for a nice, easy vocal production.

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