How to Belt a High Note Properly - Vocal Placement
A case study (and basic guide) on popular vocalists and their vocal placements when "BELTING" (hitting or sustaining a high note in full voice). Singers in this video: Mariah Carey, Luciano Pavarotti, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Kyla, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Charice Pempengco, Zsa Zsa, Nina, Kelly Clarkson, Lara Fabian, David Cook, Regine Velasquez, Lady Gaga, Leona Lewis, Stephanie Ferrett and Patti Labelle. The video highlights some of the proper and improper techniques or placements used in belting. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Resonating in the mask 3. Resonating in the head 4. Mixing (belting with head-dominant instead of chest-dominant) 5. Belting with the throat 6. Resonating heavily in the nose (aka. nasal cavity) 7. Improper placement and failures 8. Test The purpose of this video is not to bash singers but to educate people so they don't sing with bad techniques just because their favorite singer might somehow use that technique before. Of course, you want to achieve the best production without ruining your own voice. The place you resonate (or vibrate) while singing does affect your vocal health and your production. Again, the video is criticizing the singers' technique, not the singers themselves! It also aims to help people differentiate between a good high note and a bad high note because a lot of people are easily impressed by a high note just because it is loud. Just to be clear <b>...</b>
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