LAH AH exercise feedback

Jonnyzr
Jonnyzr Member Posts: 11
edited April 2025 in GENERAL SINGING - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy Forum
Here is a clip of me doing the LAH AH exercise. Is it mixed voice in the top of the scale? @charlie_v @michaelmusic https://share.icloud.com/photos/0b2KcVuzgL1nd92e5z9PGevuQ
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  • charlie_v
    charlie_v Moderator, 3.0 Streaming Posts: 243
    Hi @Jonnyzr

    You’re not doing any vowel modifications. Another thing is that you’re singing loud. I’ve been doing some work with one of the vocal coaches, who encouraged me to sing much more gently, as it allows the throat to modify more easily. Once it does this correctly, you can add more pressure.

    Hope that helps!
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  • Jonnyzr
    Jonnyzr Member Posts: 11
    Thanks for the feedback, any tips on how to sing high softly I find myself doing it too loud and my voice sometimes cracks
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  • charlie_v
    charlie_v Moderator, 3.0 Streaming Posts: 243
    It’s just like speaking loudly or quietly, but you’re singing. When you’re quieter, it’s easier for the cords to sort themselves out. This is quite new to me, but it’s cool to experience!
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  • michaelmusic
    michaelmusic 2.0 ENROLLED Posts: 296
    Thanks for sharing. I wasn't hearing breaths. Firstly, it's most important to have proper breath support! It's under-rated, but when I went to work with Ken in person, I thought I was doing a great LAH AH and he immediately critqued the breath.

    Next, you could modify the vowel more as you rise. I heard it a little, but it gets too heavy up top to not modify.

    In this audio, you are all chest and stretching chest a bit. You could alternate between loud and soft to not get stuck only singing loud if that's an issue, but the vowel isn't my concern as much as the fundamentals of breath support and vowel modification as you rise from LAH > AW > OH > OO.
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