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I’m not even a vocalist and I find this interesting as hell, thanks for sharing!

@flekkzo

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t sing worth a damn (and my body has made sure I will never be able to), but I quite enjoy peaking into the world of something through the eyes of an expert. Some of my favorite KZread channels talk about things I don’t know that well, but do so in a way where they treat us non-experts as intellectual equals. Nobody is an expert in all, doesn’t mean they need to be talked down to. In fact, anything I’m an expert in (or near enough) tends to be boring to watch. It either over repeats what I already know, or doesn’t bring anything new. Plus the information density is too low. Looking forward to hearing (pun!) more about the voice. Actually hearing it sung out loud (all puns, all day) taught me something at once. That’s one of the reasons why opera and metal sounds so different, even though they might do the “same thing”. Let’s hold this vowel at a high pitch to sound badass. Makes me wonder how some opera would sound sung as metal, and visa versa.

the demonstration at 2:36 is mindblowing. Loved this video!! thanks for sharing your knowledge :D

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Awww that means so much coming from you!! Thank you for watching ❤🖤

Came here from Bradley Hall's 50 yrs of Heavy Metal collab. a) You're undoubtedly the best female metal singer of all that appeared recently b) We demand the full covers of Doctor Doctor and Kingdom

as a person who loves to sing this was delightful and I hope you make more videos like it

Super helpful, thanks Doctor Starkey

This was really awesome, thank you!

Great for the explanation!

awesome video, great content keep it up!!!

Dr. Starkey, I am also a contralto! These tips are extremely helpful, as I struggle to hit my high notes sometimes. I tend to get a lot of rasp

Beautiful voice !!

Loved the vid. Entertaining explanation. You nailed it AND showed us a bit of your personality. 🤘🤘

🤯great video!

Tack så mycket Kristin ! Toppen ❤🤗

Kristin, you have a beautiful voice!

Very clear and amusing explanation.😀

So interesting and helpful, thank you :D You're really amazing!! I'd love to hear some more Twilight Force covers from you btw☺️

I just saw your Instagram post about recording witth Skar - ermergerd, that's gonna be amazing! Looking forward to it! Love seeing more content from you!

Kristin, your voice is a gift of life! 🎁 I adore it! 😍 I hope to hear you as a lead singer in a Metal band soon! 🤘

You must have the best Conus Elasticus 😆 Great video, loved it!!

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

HAH thanks bud!!!

I've always loved singing casually. Carrying a tune and learning by ear have always been my strengths. Singing along to my favorite operatic metal is always changelling, and good motivation to learn actual techniques, I just never know where to start and am afraid to be too loud in my apartment haha. But, this is easy explanation/intro is absolutely fantastic and I need MORE!! Thank you!!!

Holy shit.. amazing control. Subscribed.

Very cool. We are working through all of this right now with my son who at 13 has transitioned from a soprano to a developing baritone and who has started to explore contemporary singing styles in conjunction with his classical background. This is an excellent summary video. Kudos as well for combining your singing passions with great success.

hahaha You're now my favorite. And I love when you open your mouth. I dig these techniques. Brings me back to the basics. I needed this, and I think I'll have to listen to this a few times.

4:06 when your mom is on the phone and you need to tell her you dropped your juice on the couch

Jeez! That was interesting. I'm an ex musician (not a pro though), and a fan of prog rock and prog metal and classical music. It was cool to see that change in your head and body when moving from classical to mainstream style. To handle those both so well (masterfully) is awesome. You are a real talented vocalist. And you have exceptionally good voice to both styles. It was really fascinating to hear you explaining the different singing techniques. You're a gorgeous and real funny woman with huge musical talent. I wish you a super great career with both worlds. BTW, you really shined with Tommy in the "Fairytale of New York". Happy New Year Kristin from Finland.

I really enjoyed this video, thanks for sharing it. Aretha once stepped in for Pavarotti. I think it would be interesting if to see if turnabout would be fair play.

You sound like a great teacher! If I ever consider improving my shower singing (which is perfect) I'll definitely contact you!

Thank You...awesome

Love these kind of videos! 👍 For covers I would like to see you take on some Powerwolf songs, I think you'd sound amazing.

Absolutely loved your video and explanation!!! If you ever think of doing any cover from Angra, that would be fantastic

To reaffirm, as someone who has been practicing vocals for 6 years now this is all amazing advice. I knew right away after seeing your covers your technique was thought out and practiced extensively. True gem of a vocalist! Edit: And as for suggestions, I know you like twilight force, would love to see a take on a song from their latest album from their new singer. There is so much more opera feel in that album so it would be a treat to see how your voice mixes in the lead role! My pick would be Blade of immortal steel but any song off that album is awesome!

Super,funny and really good advice

If anyone's wondering, the reverse is true too, no matter your voice type, you can always learn to sing low. There are even some women who sing bass in the 1st octave (Alecia B. Anderson for example)

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

I would say you are partially correct! A genetic bottoming out does exist, but accessing the absolute bottom does take a lot of training. Based on voice type (for example, a contralto) the lowest *true* accessed note will be around B3-D3 (with some rare deeper extensions). Going lower than this will be produced with a fry or subharmonic witchery. I looked up Alecia and phew that woman has developed a crazy fry! I would say her access/development of that register is pretty much an anomaly. However you can also tell that she can't really project that register because of different mechanisms at work. Thanks for bringing her to my attention!

@TheMusicalPotatoes

2 жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey you can't extend your full voice, no, but there are so many techniques nowadays to sing lower, basically anyone can do it. Although some cases do exist, like Nina Hagen for example, she can go down to ~C2/D2 in full voice, she started out as a mezzo. Song "Noch ein Tässchen Kaffee" is a good example. But it's likely a result of years of heavy smoking so...not the best way to do it x) And projection is a fair point. All the bass techniques that arent full voice are only useful with an amp making it louder. But i do think it's awesome that microphones allowed us to explore parts and functions of the voice that were previously useless :D

Thank you so much for this! Also you've already been spot on with covering a bunch of favorite songs of mine (found your channel by randomly checking if someone had done a cover of Twilight Horizon and yours did NOT disappoint), but I do have a suggestion: Therion - Son of the Staves of Time

уух,очень познавтельно! Кристина,вы супер!!!!

lovely explanation on vowel modifications, in 5 minutes you've helped me solve an issue i've struggled with when singing. i can find my resonance spots for a good chunk of my singing range so far but i haven't been able to figure out how to modify my vowels properly, your explanation helped me understand it in a different perspective, would love to see more videos of this kind! also, it would be AMAZING to see you cover a song by Seven Spires!

@KristinStarkey

Жыл бұрын

So happy to hear - thanks so much!! I love Seven Spires too, so I certainly aim to do one 😊

@LightBringer666

Жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey SS is such an amazing band, i was lucky to see them live and meet with them in Toronto on my birthday earlier this year, I really hope to see them front the metal scene in the near future, they've definitely got it!

I love your channel!! I would like to learn more, a suggestion would be the duet between Lizy Hale and Amy Green!

Oh god, I love your sense of humor.

really interesting to know more about classical technique, and I would love to her you cover "Stand Away" by Angra

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

I think Spread Your Fire, a fast and "powerful" song would sound amazing with her timber and her strength - it'd sound so powerful! :D Also, I think with her thicker voice, Carry On would sound better than the thin sound of the original one.

@BlaBla-pf8mf

Жыл бұрын

@@galgrunfeld9954 Kristin covered part of Angra - Carry On in the power metal collab with Bradley Hall

@galgrunfeld9954

Жыл бұрын

@@BlaBla-pf8mf I saw. But it didn't reach the highest parts at the end as far as I can remember, right?

"It is so unlike teaching a physical instrument." I think that's why it's so fascinating to me. As a pianist (and a wannabe guitarist), truly good singing is cloaked in mystery for me. 🙂 Thank you for a lesson in layman's terms. You found the right level of difficulty for a video like this. 🙏 P.S. I know it's not metal, really, but if you ever wanted to do "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin...the lyrics and imagery are practically Wagnerian as it is, and you could make it literally operatic. Just sayin'. 🙂

@eamonahern7495

Жыл бұрын

I think it'd be a great video if she was to do that song in a classical style.

@StayTh1rsty

Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree!

Your voice is so powerful high or low. It's so awesome! Ever since I saw you sing in Bradley Hall's collaboration I was hooked. As for song to suggest, I won't see you tonight-Avenged Sevenfold

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And oooo one of my absolute favs...I'll see what I can do!

thanks

Good on you! Your explanations are very clear, concise, and accurate!!! You can’t listen to yourself, it’s all feel. Miss you!

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

"Good on you! Your explanations are very clear, concise, and accurate!!! You can’t listen to yourself, it’s all feel." That's actually not true. It's possible to do analysis of the sound waves you produce to look at various characteristics of them, and change your singing/know what to work on. I used that to improve the fullness of my bass singing when learning a bass technique.

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jess! Means a lot coming from an amazing teacher and singer like yourself!! It was definitely a challenge to try making a short video covering a blanket intro of these basics 😆

@vocalese76

2 жыл бұрын

@@galgrunfeld9954 after the fact, going back and listening to a recording, or sending it through a program for analysis on frequencies and fundamentals can be beneficial and I recommend it if you have access to said technologies. Most people do not, and wouldn’t even know where to begin. Of course Richard Miller’s pedagogical books are a good start for the technical and evaluative aspects, but mostly more for teachers or students at or above the graduate level. That being said, another, professional, set of ears doing the listening and pointing out is better than your own ears. You simply don’t hear yourself the way it comes across to others. Once you know how to produce the corrects sounds by how they feel in your own instrument (and this varies from person to person) then you can start to listen a bit more during vocal production.

@vocalese76

2 жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey idk how you kept it short and sweet, AND sassy. Very engaging and makes us want to return for more episodes!

I'm starting to get familiar with Temperance material, haven't got to the most recent stuff yet but your voice is mindblowing. As for cover requests, I think you would absolutely own Therion's Lemuria

@KristinStarkey

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm only on their latest album, so I hope you enjoy it!

First time talking to camera awkwardness? You weren't awkward at all, and actually very charming and charismatic! Also interesting topic!

I know nothing about voice other than you hear the word diaphragm a lot so this was quite cool, thanks Kristin PhD.

So interesting! Hope to see you in Liceu (Barcelona Ópera)

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Hope to be there one day too!!

I'd love to know how you learned: 1. Singing out of your initial operatic role - how you expanded from there 2. How you started to, and still learn, metal techniques, being an opera singer beforehand

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! My first opera role was in my first years as a Masters student, so still after a few years of training beforehand. From there its a lot of auditions, connections, continued training, etc. 😊 I strongly believe the best and healthiest technique for metal singing uses a classical approach at its roots. That being said, I was a huge metalhead since I was 11, so opera interest came later. It wasn't until I was becoming proficient at opera that my "singing in the car" metal voice started to make sense and improve. I've just never recorded any metal until the pandemic hit and I had a lot more time on my hands! Lol

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

​@@KristinStarkey Thanks for sharing your background :) How did you get exposed to metal and how did you get exposed to opera? And could you please elaborate on: "I strongly believe the best and healthiest technique for metal singing uses a classical approach at its roots."? I started taking operatic/classical singing and vocal development lessons in the last fwe months with the assumption that I could learn and develop strong foundations from learning classical singing, so I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.

So! A couple quick comments: First - you have a serious talent for explaining complicated, technical stuff in a way that's entertaining and easy to understand. Combine that with your vocal talent and you're gonna make one hell of a voice teacher. Second - Nice impression of Blackwald you did there at the 1:20 mark :P Third - Since you put in a call for requests, how about Dare to Live by Seven Spires? Adrienne is a ridiculously versatile singer, and a song like Dare to Live would give you the chance to show off that versatility. Either way, I can't wait for the next one.

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Hey TJ! Thanks! I was nervous about making the video accessible enough so I'm happy to get some feedback from you 😊 And I've been teaching for over 10 years now! I've been thinking about doing a Spires cover!! I love them so much - would just need to ask Adrienne if I can borrow a backing track 😊

Such an interesting video! Would love to see you do a cover of Energize Me by After Forever 😭🙏

She is so fun

Wow

That was interesting and funny

i have watched the video on YT 50 years of metal and i have heard your voice there (not to forget the looks but im not to flirt with how you look dear dr. i am here to flirt and show admiration of how i love your voice) and to be honest there is no way in any path of a (normally) a man closer to sing Sonne to Rammstein and you nailed it! thats what i think HATERS WILL HATE!!! All hail Metal, a big applause and admiration from the middle east to you Dr. i am a big fan!!! \m/

How about the band stryper? Vocally, I'd be right up your alley. The lead singer can really belt it out.

plsss do a cover off to the stars🌠

Great vid, thanks! Here's a suggestion for a cover: Where Dragons Rule by Crimson Glory :)

Daruma 🔥

I like the stereo salt lamps

@KristinStarkey

Жыл бұрын

Aren't they great

You can actually see what's going on there, check out "the charismatic voice throat camera" if you haven't already

I'm really curious what it might sound like for a female to sing in her sub harmonics. If you're looking for some inspiration check out Jeff castellucci's take on over the Misty mountains Cold. And if you want extra mega freaking internet bonus points, that would be a great one to cover. Costumes and all. Especially the beards.

Funnyy intro to the larynxxxx zone😅😅😅👌👌👌

amazing..that belting reminds me of Chris Cornell..

Would you consider reactions/analyzes of other artists, ala what The Charismatic voice do? Just as a side project? PS, where are you from? Sorry about this post. I'm still in shock after hearing your voice. I came here from the Tommy Johansson channel

Cover Wardrum - Maverics

Please can you cover Violetta Villas

Please do a cover of Nightwish's "Sleeping Sun"

I have a low voice! You are my people! Lol

Informative, I didn't expect to be entertained, and loved seeing your personality. Too bad I can't double-subscribe, hehe. Maybe start a Patreon page?

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of starting a Patreon page actually! It truly sucks to not get anything from KZread for covers. If you have suggestions for what you'd want out of Patreon I'm all ears!

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

​@@KristinStarkey IIRC, with KZread as a creator, you get offered by them monetization for your channel once it passes a certain amount of subscribers - so just keep uploading videos and you *will* start getting paid from making covers. I think it's only a matter of time - your content's unique and high quality: I think that your videography is great, the songs are awesome, your videos have a unique combination of techniques with AMAZING execution that probably not many people can at that level, especially not on KZread, backing tracks are high quality, you collaborate with awesome musicians, and you being a contralto makes you able to add so much more depth and power to notes, which is something that I personally think lacks in metal, especially in female singers and in with high notes singing (e.g your singing compared to Twillight Force's singer), so that definitely makes you stand out for the better. And I've never heard anyone have such high quality sound (timber, resonance, clarity, etc.) in symphonic metal (operatic singing in metal). I'd take listening to you over SImone Simons every day of the week, haha. So, only a matter of time for your channel to grow enough so you can monetize it - just keep uploading these AMAZING covers 😍👂

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey About Patreon - I have absolutely no idea 😅 I just want you to make more amazing covers so I could play them in a loop, haha. Edit: maybe covers as comissions? There's already one I've been dying to listen to that nobody made (a metal version of Dimash - Olimpico) and I don't think anyone could do any better.

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

@@galgrunfeld9954 My channel is monetized!! Not sure if you knew but unfortunately covers go through an auto-copyright block when you upload them. The writers/ copyright holders of the original song get all the profit of the streams most of the time. Some artists have a revenue share but that is uncommon. I actually put in copyright claims as covers should be entitled to shares but they were denied, unfortunately. That's why Patreon and donations are kind of important for cover artists!

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

@@galgrunfeld9954 I was thinking about covers as commissions, actually. The problem is I would have to take most of that money and pay someone to make a kick ass backing track so it could potentially be an expensive option (unless if someone wants it bad enough lol!) This isn't a bad idea though... thank you!

I like you so much more than Ken Tamplin! 🤘

@KristinStarkey

Жыл бұрын

This is a much appreciated comment haha! Thanks!

Hey

I don't know why but I had it in my head that you were from somewhere in Europe. Maybe because Bradley Hall shared pics on instagram of you and him in the same group of people while he was on holiday in mainland Europe and because I never heard you talk until now.

@KristinStarkey

Жыл бұрын

I am from the US but I live in Sweden now - so partially correct! 😊

@eamonahern7495

Жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey ah, I see!

Akkshuallyy... uh... I got nothin'. That was great.

Interesting. Since you are contralto I want to find out whether according to you Guano Apes singer is contralto or not.

I'm far too shy to sing, am jealous of those who do. E: I may not sing, but I sure as shit can get your attention from the other end of the warehouse.

Are you going to cover classical pieces on this channel too or just metal?

@galgrunfeld9954

2 жыл бұрын

Why not both? Neoclassical metal FTW :D

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

Both 😊

@swiatlowiekuiste

2 жыл бұрын

@@KristinStarkey Perfect 🥰

,,,, Metal Mom & metal Hey for me comment for the algorithm

Clearly your passaggio is Eb- E5 which is the mezzo soprano passaggio. Contralo's should be at Db-D5. And soprano's F#-G5

@KristinStarkey

5 ай бұрын

My passagio is D.

Thanks for all the info Doc. Now I’m even more sure that I can’t sing for sh*t, lol. And I think maybe no more hangin out with Bradley Hall. His humor seems to have rubbed off on you😁

What is a Dr. Of Voice?

@KristinStarkey

2 жыл бұрын

The full title is Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, or D.M.A. for short. The full title is too long to be catchy for a youtube title so I went with that 😆

Gah! You're giving me traumatic music teacher flashbacks!

what is your real voice btw?)

I sing in the shower and yes it sounds horrible.😅

ฟังไม่ออก😅😅

Educate me senpai

Holy shit.. amazing control. Subscribed.