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Sometimes some other low larynx exercises are necessary to break thehabit of one's pulling up the larynx to reach the higher notes. Two such exercises are "gug," and "goog." These are sung on the same scale, D flat to D flat - Play example: 14 "gug" (Real Player) Play example: 14 (Mp3 format) Play example: 14B "goog' (Real Player) Play example: 14B (Mp3 format) The purpose of all of these exercises is to first establish the mix, and then to build the mix. The mix is used in Musical Theater, PoP, R&B, Rock, Gospel and Country styles, and it is vital for contemporary music. Listen to some examples of correct and incorrect singing, in some familiar styles. Correct Rock- Play example 67. (Real Player) Play example: 67 (Mp3 format) Did you hear how easily the sound moved from chest, up into a strong mix? This coordination produces a free vibrant tone that is flexible for any stylistic choices. Now listen to the incorrect version- Play example 72. (Real Player) Play example: 72 (Mp3 format) Did you hear the strain in the voice? Did you notice that our singer could not sing as high as in the correct example? This is because a singer can not yell as high in chest voice as she can sing in mix. Chest voice will always sound strained, like a yell, when pushed beyond it's limitations.
With this in mind, the following examples are self-explanatory. Listen to correct R&B (Real Player) correct R&B(Mp3 format)- Incorrect R&B (Real Player) Incorrect R&B(Mp3 format) - Correct POP (Real Player) Correct POP(Mp3 format)- Incorrect POP (Real Player) Incorrect POP (Mp3 format)- There are two incorrect ways to approach this next Musical Theater piece. The first is in head voice, which technically is a correctly produced tone, however, totally inappropriate for the style of the song. The second example is an attempt to pull chest voice up, which fails. Listen to the correct Broadway (Real Player) correct Broadway(Mp3 format) belt to a high G-69 Incorrect Musical Theater (Real Player) Incorrect Musical Theater(Mp3 format)- inappropriate head voice Incorrect Musical Theater (Real Player) Incorrect Musical Theater(Mp3 format) - attempting to pull chest voice up.
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