BOHEMIAN VOCAL STUDIO

VOWELMODIFICATIONCHEAT-SHEET

Simply BETTER singing.

CHEAT-SHEET OUTLINEOUR DISCUSSION POINTS

Behind BVS3 Keys to all great singing

Vowel shapingVowel Modification

Cheat SheetWord references

Tonal IntentVowel compressionRegister gradients

In your dreamsThe key to vocal success

Overview

I've been singing for over 20 years now, and coachingprofessionally for well over a decade. I have to say though, Iactually took singing lessons for YEARS before someonereally sat me down and said - "mate, you're doing everythingwrong". This might sound harsh, but it was a life changingexperience to have someone be HONEST with me instead ofjust throwing another exercise or scale at my issues andtelling me everything would be fine, or telling me it was "justa baritone thing"

So I'm throwing vocal-truth-bombs at you to help you moveforward and make the vocal progress that took me years ofstruggle and straining (and thousands of dollars) to master.

BEHIND BVSKEGAN'S STORY

3 KEYS TO GREAT VOICEAIRFLOWAirflow. Diaphragmatic Breathing. Compression. Support. There's a reasonthat there's so much importance put on support and airflow in every singlevocal method out there - when it comes to great singing, it's all about theairflow.

VIBRATIONuninterrupted, beautiful, strain-free vibration and resonance gives youexactly that - uninterrupted, beautiful, strain-free singing

RESONANCEThis one is a kettle of fish (hence this guide), but in short - learning to singyour vowels in an open, resonant way instead of just forcing words out ofyour mouth is the key to not just "getting through a song", but absolutelyraising the roof with your vocal performance.

VOWEL SHAPINGAH (AA/OH) - AY (EE/OU) - OO

Shaping your pure vowel in the initial stageof developing your voice is one of the mostrudimentary - but powerfully importantingredients for vocal growth. Without acorrectly formed vowel, vowel modification isthen rendered impossible.

AH based vowels (AH/AA/OH) are formedwith the tongue low and concave

AY based vowels (AY/EE/OU) are formedwith the centre of the tongue raised

VOWEL MODIFICATIONNEUTRAL/WIDE/NARROWING/NARROW

Vowel modification occurs predominantly in the vocal tractspace created in the pharynx when you raise the soft palate.Varying width within this space helps you 'ping' the rightvocal overtone for each register. Each width comes with atonal alteration to your pure vowel sound;

Registers: Chest Voice/Chest Mix/Head Mix/HeadWidth: Neutral/Wider/Narrowing/NarrowTonal intent: Bright/Mixed/Cry/BrightAH based vowels: Hard/Hawed/Heard/Who'dAY based vowels: Hey/Head/Hid/Heed

WHY MODIFY YOURVOWELS?

TO INCREASE THE POWER & QUALITY OFYOUR RESONANCE EXPONENTIALLY !

CHEST (NEUTRAL)In chest voice your resonant space

is neutral and the full body of the

vocal folds vibrates with full

contraction of the TA muscle

CHEST MIX (WIDE)In the first aspect of mixed voice the

soft palate is raised and wide as the

CT muscle starts to engage and a

moderate amount of vocal weight is

dropped

HEAD MIX (NARROWING)The highest aspect of mixed voice

features a narrowed but raised

position of the soft palate as

furtherweight is dropped and the

CT muscle is engaged in a more

dominant fashion

HEAD (NARROW)All weight is dropped from the folds

as you reach predominance of the

CT muscle

CHEATSHEET

TONAL INTENTCHEST VOICE

Aim for an open and bright sound in chest voice - notyour speaking accent.

CHEST MIX

"Classroom Voice" Mixed Tone

HEAD MIX

Add a slight "cry" to your vowel to encourage narrowingof your vocal tract and a slight tilt to the larnyx

HEAD VOICE

Bright "hoot" resonance in the pharynx

STEP 1 - CONNECT

Focus on pure connection

between chest and head voice

with an initial transition around

D4-G4 depending on your voice

type

STEP 2 - RESONATE

Start balancing your airflow and

air pressure with either a subtle

"sigh" when you anticipate

becoming clamped, or a slight

"hold" when you feel airy

STEP 3 - COMPRESS

Add medial compression

through your full range as

needed and 'cry' around your

third vowel overtone as you

start aiming for a fuller tone

COMPRESSION

WORDREFERENCES

AH Based Vowels move along the path ofNeutral/Wider/Narrowing/Narrow, altering theresonant character of the pure AH vowel fromHard to Hawed to Heard to Who'd

AY Based vowels move along the path ofWide/Wider/Narrowing/Narrow, altering theresonant character of the pure AY vowel fromHey to Head to Hid to Heed

AH/AW/OU/OO

AY/EH/IH/EE

REGISTERGRADIENTSMIXED VOICE IS CALLED"MIX" FOR A REASON

Head Voice20%

Head Mix20%

Central Mix20%

Chest Mix20%

Chest Voice20%

The tonal quality of your voice is always agradient moving between chest and headvoice.

"Full Voice" exists in every register and everyvowel overtone. Dragging chest voice, orflipping to falsetto limits the quality of yourresonance and limits your potential for vocalgrowth.

IN YOUR DREAMSTURNING YOUR DREAMS INTO REALITY

Breaking your goals down into smaller 'bite size' chunks isthe most effective way of making actionable progresstowards your dreams while learning how to sing.

Set a "wildest dream" goal - like releasing an album,auditioning for a major band, playing a show for 1000people, singing a D5 in full voice etc.

Then break it down into smaller chunks from the absolutebasics - like mastering a lip trill, mastering breath support,developing the vocal stamina required to sing for a two hourshow - all the way through to contacting a recording studioor filling out that audition application.

GREATFOUNDATION

Foundation is key to

great singing - The Four

Vocal Fundamentals are

your bulletproof

roadmap to success as

a singer

Vowel modification,

compression, practical

application and the finer

points of singing like

articulation and style

choices help you grow a

formidable voice

Set a "wildest dreams"

goal - releasing an

album, auditioning for a

major band; then set

incrementally

progressive goals from

the absolute basics to

create a roadmap for

your bigger picture

GROW YOURRANGE

SET AMBIT IOUSGOALS

THE KEY TO VOCAL SUCCESS

ESTIMATEDANNOUNCE DATES

VOCALGROWTHOVERVIEW

THE BASICSTo create a stunning voice, you absolutely must

first master the basics

THE FOUR VOCAL FUNDAMENTALSAll great singers have mastered The Four Vocal

Fundamentals

VOWEL MODIF ICATIONAlter your resonant space to create a balanced

and powerful vowel overtone

COMPRESSIONManage your airflow and air pressure for a

consistent, powerful and effortless tone

GOAL SETTINGSet short, medium and long term goals

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FINAL WORDS Singing is EASY...but only whenyou've beengiven all of thepuzzle pieces