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Re: About the breath support(or diaphragm downward feeling)
Yes. First you extend the stomach on the inhale. Then slowly pull it in on the exhale, and keep the ribcage expanded.
highmtn
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How to get ACCESS to the KTVA How To Sing Better Than Anyone Else STUDENT AREAS of the FORUMS
If you have purchased the KTVA Bundle or the KTVA PRO Bundle, OR are a KTVA STREAMING Student, you can get access to additional students-only portions of the KTVA Forums. There is much more information on exactly how to do the KTVA techniques, including discussion areas and many videos.
To get expanded access, copy and paste into an email to ktvaforums@gmail.com a copy of your KTVA receipt. Include your username here on the forums. Request a forums upgrade, and access level will be determined by what your purchase was. Voice Repair, and Weekend Warriors do not include student access to the How To Sing Better Than Anyone Else Student areas.
To get expanded access, copy and paste into an email to ktvaforums@gmail.com a copy of your KTVA receipt. Include your username here on the forums. Request a forums upgrade, and access level will be determined by what your purchase was. Voice Repair, and Weekend Warriors do not include student access to the How To Sing Better Than Anyone Else Student areas.
highmtn
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Re: No head voice teaching in KTVA?
Hi @Emjey ,
Head voice isn't taught directly in the public videos because the course begins with building a strong chest voice as a foundation. We then start training the head voice, but always alternate it with continuing chest voice training to keep the chest voice strong. It is intentional. Later, we train a mixed voice.
The way you're describing the videos makes it sound as if Ken is trying to trick us. He is not.
To sing C6 in head voice, I use an extremely tiny amount of air. My vocal cords are almost closed. The back of my throat is very open. I am relaxed, except for the diaphragmatic support I am using to keep back the air.
I don't know how to describe how it feels to sing in head voice. That's something you discover yourself by doing it. You could try doing sliders, where you vocalise a sound that ranges smoothly from the lowest note you can produce, to the highest, for example.
Head voice isn't taught directly in the public videos because the course begins with building a strong chest voice as a foundation. We then start training the head voice, but always alternate it with continuing chest voice training to keep the chest voice strong. It is intentional. Later, we train a mixed voice.
The way you're describing the videos makes it sound as if Ken is trying to trick us. He is not.
To sing C6 in head voice, I use an extremely tiny amount of air. My vocal cords are almost closed. The back of my throat is very open. I am relaxed, except for the diaphragmatic support I am using to keep back the air.
I don't know how to describe how it feels to sing in head voice. That's something you discover yourself by doing it. You could try doing sliders, where you vocalise a sound that ranges smoothly from the lowest note you can produce, to the highest, for example.
Elara
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Re: How many days a week should you practice
Official course rec. is 5-6 days per week.
I've put some effort into discovering what's optimal for me. Like Gabby shares, I've found an extended rest after an intense workout to be excellent.
plateau buster
https://forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/discussion/17733/plateau-busting-workout-regimen
extended rest
https://forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/discussion/17181/extended-rest-experiences#
I've put some effort into discovering what's optimal for me. Like Gabby shares, I've found an extended rest after an intense workout to be excellent.
plateau buster
https://forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/discussion/17733/plateau-busting-workout-regimen
extended rest
https://forum.kentamplinvocalacademy.com/discussion/17181/extended-rest-experiences#
Terence
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Re: Microphone position. Does the distance matter?
This can be very complicated to answer because it depends alot on equipment and the room you sing in.
Generally the further away from a mic you sing, the more gain the mic needs to pick up your voice and the more of the rooms sound you capture.
The closer you sing the less gain and more chest and possible plosives it captures as well as those chest over tones and less of the room. There's also a proximity effect where you can sound a bit boomy and varying your distance from the mic can have a more pronounced effect. You'll either have to sing in a more controlled chest voice up close without raising your volume much, or increase the volume as you pull back.
I've seen that clip, I don't know if they have a live compressor back then to help normalise the volume. The type of mic also matters because of its pick up pattern, some are only meant to pick up very close to prevent leakage from other instruments.
Generally the further away from a mic you sing, the more gain the mic needs to pick up your voice and the more of the rooms sound you capture.
The closer you sing the less gain and more chest and possible plosives it captures as well as those chest over tones and less of the room. There's also a proximity effect where you can sound a bit boomy and varying your distance from the mic can have a more pronounced effect. You'll either have to sing in a more controlled chest voice up close without raising your volume much, or increase the volume as you pull back.
I've seen that clip, I don't know if they have a live compressor back then to help normalise the volume. The type of mic also matters because of its pick up pattern, some are only meant to pick up very close to prevent leakage from other instruments.
Wigs
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Re: Microphone that deals with feedback
hi, you might want to look into microphones with a super- or hypercardioid polar pattern. they are more "focused" in which directions they pick up sound from, and it is therefore easier to point them away from the speakers.
Klaus_T
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