In classical music, you have to cover the sound, but when you are doing modern music, you have to take away that cover! It’s not like this: But it's like this: Maria: «It’s somewhere up there.» Right. Do you guys hear that? That’s crazy, right? Now, we’re going to do it in three different
ways because you’re a rock star! We’re going to sing the same note in the
head voice, mixed voice and chest voice. First, let’s try with the cover on it, the
classical way. Second, mix it without covering the sound. And now, chest voice! It’s difficult coming from head voice and
mixed voice, to switch into chest voice. It’s one of the most difficult register
transitions ("passaggio") that you can do. The opposite is easier, switching from the
chest voice into the head or mixed voice. But those vocal cords used to doing that mixed
voice, do not want to switch to chest voice. Something like, “I’m feeling so comfortable,
why are you doing this to me???” Maria: «Can you sing the chest voice for
me?» That’s it, girl. That’s it, baby! The type of vibration of the vocal cords while we are singing in chest voice, is the same as when we speak. So the most natural way of trying to find
the chest voice is coming from our speaking voice. So, if I sing this: Or if I sing this: It’s the same thing! Now, you try it. Just once. The same way I do. Again. Good. Good job! Now, that feels comfortable, right? Maria: «It's the first time in my life,
I swear it. The first time.» Girl, you sound so good! Now we’re going to turn it into a sustained note (sostenuto). Try it, baby. Nice! Perfect! Nice! You can kill it! You're killing it, girl! Use the gloves! You’re killing it, girl. You’re killing it! Now listen, I’m using her as a guinea pig because it’s better if she does it than I do it, cuz then you can see that also you guys can do it. You’re doing great! You’re doing great, baby! Let’s try it again. Keep that “appoggio”. You already hear how much more sustained it is.
It’s a completely different sound. She’s killing it, it’s crazy. Sing it, baby! You gotta trust yourself! Trust yourself! Hold it! Because now, the voice wants to switch to head voice, it wants it so badly. Because it’s so comfortable, like
“Hot chocolate on the couch watching Netflix”. It’s so comfortable, but you gotta hold it. Hold it. Hold it! I love it. You kill it, girl! You mixed it, but it was great! Maria: «Thank you!» You're welcome!!! And you always had it! You always had it inside you. Isn’t she wonderful???
