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By JAIME VENDERA
2011 by Vendera Publishing
B. FOCUSING THE SOUND- Focus ALL sounds and screams into the roof of your mouth Aka, the palate. The Hut Hut Hike sound will shoot that sound sensation up into the roof of your mouth and you will feel it like a buzzing sensation in the roof of your mouth. The reason that you want to feel the buzz in the roof of your mouth, is because that sensation is a sure sign that you arent over-tightening in the throat--over-tightening = strain = vocal loss. Another way to feel this sensation is to give a hearty laugh, like Ha Ha Ha to feel that sensation in the palate. When you feel an actual scream or any grit in the roof of your mouth, it will feel like a muffler on a motorcycle rumbling the palate in bursts. Always feel the scream in the palate and you will save your voice! C. CREATING DISTORTION- Getting those gritty overtones for screams begins in the throat. However, we must NOT try to make it happen by tightening the throat, which will be noticeable by a tight neck, bulging neck veins or a hoarse voice. The true secret of effortless screams is learning how to grunt without grunting. Practice this gently by going from clean to gritty. Think about when youve been frustrated and went ahhhh while you were aggravated. It sounded gritty and didnt hurt your throat. Thats because you were able to bring the cords and false folds closer together without forcing it to happen. If you arent sure how to get there, try a vocal fry sound, or that groggy sound you make when you wake up in the morning. Make sure you feel the fry in the roof of the mouth. Remember, when practicing along with the songs dont shout! Screams dont need to be loud; the microphone will take care of the volume.
screams, jamming with your band, and before a gig. And ALWAYS cool down afterwards. Cooling down is just a way to work your voice back down into the lower speaking range to allow the vocal cords to reduce any swelling. Simply use the same exercises without using the mp3. Work down in range from high to low until you feel like your voice is relaxed.
want the sound to have more of an urr sound, so that its not a complete rounded Ooo. Once the lips are holding this shape, create a cup shape in the tongue, or a U shape. If you look in the mirror, the tongue should look like a U. Next, place the tip of the tongue against the roof of your mouth. By placing the tip of the tongue against the roof of the mouth, youll turn the U shaped tongue into a cup, essentially turning the tongue into a bowl. This cup keeps the sound low. If you raise the tongue up from the U shape, the pitch will lower. Likewise, positioning of the tip of the tongue affects the pitch as well. Move the tongue back and forth to obtain different harmonics and pitches. Move the tip of the tongue towards the back for lower screams and all the way forward for higher pitched screams. Dont be afraid to add more downwards pressure for more intensity and energy. This will help to change the sound to a more brutal tone and allow you to feel more of the rumbling in your soft palate. On lower tones, feel it in your chest. More downwards pressure does NOT necessarily mean more volume or brute force. You can add tons of downwards pressure and still remain at a low volume. Remember, these scream do NOT take a lot of volume. Take your time learning this scream. Play around with moving your tongue along the roof of your mouth and if your voice gets tired, take a break. TIP: Remember its not about being loud, its about producing the right sound; so dont shout to create any of these screams.
HIGH SCREAMS
Screaming extremely high is almost like whistle voice because the vocal cords
come together very tight. These type screams need an even wider mouth and an open palate; think of a very wide Steven Tyler mouth; Yawn wide while singing AH. Feel the resonance and grit sensation as if it were a rocket of sound shooting up through the top of the head. Feel the rumbling grit sensation/placement in the back part of the soft palate. If you take a quick breath you will feel a cold spot in the very back of the throat. This is where the grit sensation should be felt for this scream. As far as the tongue is concerned, you should almost curl the tip down for this scream. Place the tip at the back of the bottom teeth and keep it there. You dont need nearly as much air on this scream as you would for a low guttural scream. When doing a high scream, try yawning and youll feel a lifting/narrowing at the back of the throat. The sound should feel as if it is being lifted into that spot. Remember the cold spot? As with any other scream, take your time, practice daily, breathe correctly, push down for support and dont rush learning this scream. If you get tired, take a break.
tongue, arch the middle of the tongue and place the tip of the tongue up against the roof of your mouth at the top of the front teeth, shaping the tip to create a pinhole. The sound will actually shoot through this pinhole in the roof of mouth. To change the two tones, simply move the tip of the tongue backwards on the roof. By changing the size of the pinhole with the tongue you can create a wide change in pitch; by opening up the pinhole and arching the tongue higher towards the roof of the mouth, the pitch goes lower; the tighter the pinhole, the higher the pitch/overtones. TIP: If you want to punctuate your pig squeals, you need to raise the palate while opening the wide manic smile wider. Think The Joker from Batman.
THE PTERODACTYL
Alas, a scream that is created by inhaling. Yes; this scream is done by sucking in your breath. The Pterodactyl requires you to inhale by closing the vocal cords tightly together. You can feel this vocal cord clamping by stopping the inflow of air by inhaling while vocalizing, htt, htt, htt. Remember, it is only a slight clamp to stop airflow. Dont grunt; allow a bit of air to sneak past the cords. This scream should only be used as an effect. I dont advise using it for the entire song. Dont use words, just do it for an effect. Tip: Just like normal screaming, you can change the pitch by opening the mouth more, and by raising and lowering the palate. The more open and relaxed the palate the lower the Pterodactyl. If you move the sensation back to the cold spot, youll raise the pitch of this scream.
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