Struggling with my bridge

Brian_Mahdi

hello there, thanks to ken since I started doing exercises for a week now I can already see improvements in my voice, but one thing that I'm struggling with is my bridge which is normal at this rate I think, but it's really frustrating when I'm doing vowel exercises or singing songs and when it goes higher than a certain range (I don't know exactly where) my voice is like disconnecting for a second (just like ken demonstrates in how to sing mix voice video on youtube) and then goes to my head voice and it's mostly airy weak sound rather than how it should sound. the interesting thing is I can already sing pretty high and it's not hard for me to do it but the problem is when I'm going through my bridge to sing high that's when my voice cracks and there is a big gap between it, so I wanted to ask if I should just keep doing the exercises and it will eventually get better or I should start focusing on some specific exercises. thanks!

Furious_Phil

Try backing off the volume of your voice till the disconnect/crack stops happening.

Brian_Mahdi

@Furious_Phil you mean like doing it gently and slowly? sometimes when I'm only singing on my bridge, my voice sounds like a broken radio bahaha. it's like I have no mix voice

HuduVudu

@Brian_Mahdi This is probably what you looking for.

Furious_Phil

No, I meant less air pressure being pushed out. Sing more softly, especially in the beginning, otherwise you'll never be able to negotiate the pasaggio

Brian_Mahdi

@HuduVudu yeah I watched that video but thank you!

@Furious_Phil I get it now, I'll start doing that, even though I'm just a beginner and I should not expect from myself to be able to do it right at the moment, but I'm just concerned that it'll stay like this if I don't do the exact exercises for it. here is some demo from what I'm talking about, it sounds hilarious but I wanted to show how it really is so maybe I'll get better solutions from you guys.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qxniaQ9RX7Kb9L5QsijlF5k0HMejp50u
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WukmkHc7v-v5r4nogovuydp_WkI_OcWZ

doc_ramadani

Hi @Brian_Mahdi,

for me it sounds like you should try it even quieter and try to keep the throat open. You should have the yawning sensation in the back of the throat.

Kind regards,
Marco

HuduVudu

@Brian_Mahdi says there is a problem playing the files.

Also it will only stay like that if you keep practicing the same way. Remember practice is a not just repetition it is a chance to experiment and try different things. Don't fall into the repetition trap where you just keep doing something incorrectly over and over again thinking that you will eventually do it enough that it will be correct. Perfect practice is what builds perfection, and perfect practice requires focus and experimentation to get the exercise correct.

Brian_Mahdi

@doc_ramadani yeah true, I did the gentle and soft way again and oh boy it felt a lot different and I feel like it's better this way and it actually challenges the voice to improve. so thank you all!

@HuduVudu ah I tested the links and they're working :hmm:
that's very true, I mean basically, the reason that I'm worried is not having a correct way of practice so I'm doing my best to do the exact correct way of exercises. I'm so obsessed with major improvement and I'm really working hard to do it as soon as possible. cheers mate

Whitesnake

@HuduVudu I'm sorry for interfere, but will it be correct if I try to hit my high notes easy and quiet first and after that I'll try to belt those notes?

Gaston_Jauregui

@Whitesnake thats correct! everything at a ver low volume, watching the mouth and support etc

doc_ramadani

@Brian_Mahdi good to hear that it is working at lower volume. By time you will be able to lean more into the sound. Just be patient. It will take some time.
Regards, Marco

HuduVudu

@Brian_Mahdi this isn't a race. If you are trying to get something done fast you end up making a lot of mistakes and find yourself with a sloppy product that isn't very useful. Slow and methodical is the best approach, and is the most useful outcome.