Sooo true!I've been using a straw for 10 minutes a day for a month. It works. It relaxed my..not sure what but my voice is more resonant...fuller throughout my range.

@Keviekev115

6 ай бұрын

That back pressure probably stretches those cords out better than anything. So if you compare it to an athlete, it’s like stretching

Several years ago, after a neck surgery on my left-hand side, I was told some hoarseness would be a normal side effect of the surgery. This was supposed to go away after a few weeks. It didn't! An Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor told me that during the surgery they must have bumped the nerve to the muscle that controls that side of my larynx causing a muscle spasm which prevented the left side of my larynx from closing completely. The cure... ...Straw singing. She sent me to a speech therapist who had me do two variations of straw singing. The first involved gently blowing into a straw inserted into a cup with a few centimeters of water in it. The trick was to keep very steady blowing pressure by listening to the bubbles. The other technique was to then do straw singing also listening to the bubbles to keep the pressure the same. It too several months f doing this multiple times throughout the day for the hoarseness to go away.

I love the clear concise and useful way you present. I find the tone very positive and approachable. Your videos really are great!!

hello Ronja, it's quite amazing why other online singing instructors have never mentioned this method i learned this like 40 something years ago, oh cr-p I just give my age away, strangely the straw is maybe the best tool, and the fermentation device to use later when you have expanded on breathing, I absolutely back you up, anyone reading this, it is amazing for the resonance one creates as well as the other things you mention, and actually it also has other benefits, like if you suffer headaches migraine try it you might actually be very surprised, I'm glad I came across you Ronja, clever girl,

What a great idea. If only I could sing the words at the same time, but still love the straw affect.

I love the Kazoo! 🙌🏻🙏🏻🎉🎶It is SO funny!😄 Thanks Ronja for this new video!

I think I am a baritone. When singing higher notes through the straw my vocal folds colapse and lose control. I try backing off the air steam to correct it. That works sometimes.

I’ve got myself a really cheap, plastic kazoo. I’m very pleased with it, it plays very easily, with a pleasant tone! Now to try it with ‘Nail the Pitch’

Interesting and easily explained. Thank you.

Love your videos! (from Brazil)

I've never been a great singer but I think I've gotten better as a side benifit of learning the didgeridoo. This video supports my theory!

Thank you for your tutorial. It is definitely something I need to improve my voice. How long each day should the straw method be used for. Also, do you recommend a steamer before singing to clear congestion? Thank you.

I always enjoy your teachings ❤. Thank you very much coach Watching you from Ghana,west Africa

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

That makes me so happy to hear k.sketchesmedia 😊 and greetings to Ghana from Denmark!

Well done

Mam you techniques are amazing and practical also...some techniques fell weired but very effective..from India

Thank you for the video - I have a question. Is the straw necessary, or could I just purse my lips as if I had a straw there and do the exercise?

Hey Ronja, my cool substitution was an "bombilla" for "yerba mate", which is just a metallic straw used for drinking this traditional tea, very common in south american countries, like mine, Chile. Cheers, and thanks for another super useful video!

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Hi fredericovandiest. Thanks so much for sharing. It’s so cool to hear about your nationality and how it affects the straw substitution you chose. I love getting to know you guys through these comments. Thanks for watching😊

Excellent video, so smart, a great help to learn better how to feel singing!!! Love it veeeeery much!!! ❤

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you find it helpful! Thanks for letting me know. I wish you happy singing😊

@acrossthefrostlands

11 ай бұрын

@@singgeek Thank you very much! Now I'm sure I will have better times with my voice! A big hug!!!

I'ma try this 1 hour a day, I hope it will being back my voice & enhance it further, there r songs I cannot complete coz one line requires a highest note but I can't reach it + I don't wanna remove the line😅.

I love the new backdrop! ❤ I will now go hunt down some straw substitutes in my home! 😂

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Nanna ❤️ I thought the plane gray background could use an update 😉 and nice! I hope you find some good ones 😃

😎👍👍👍very interesting. I've never heard of this technique. I'm a Loveless I was born singing. Auto sub, share, and like! ❤❤❤

Love legato singing, great stuff!

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Me too! Thanks for watching dralithi😊

glad i see this video

Hi Ronja-the straw exercise works brilliantly for me at first,but after 2 minutes my voice returns to normal. how do i make it stay! thanks paul

Do you have proper warm up techniques for weak vocal cords?

I'm taking singing lessons and a singing (vocal) straw came up in conversation so I've been researching. Isn't it important that the straw be narrow enough to create some back pressure? Some of what you are using or recommending doesn't look like it is narrow enough. There are singing straws for sale on the internet and are 2mm up to 9mm. Educate me on this.

I used to be a singer in a small band when I was younger. Now my voice cracks and I always feel like I have Phlegm in the back of my throat. Am I just to old, I'm 72, or is it something I can overcome? I really enjoy singing even if I am alone on a country road.

Creating a small opening with thumb and index finger like a tiny o. Then hold it on your lips like the mouse peace of a trumpet. While humming like singing let the lips buzz a bit like playing a trumpet. This way its maybe even better as a straw or other small tube solutions for back pressure .

I will get backlash for pointing this out, but the Vader theme here has one wrong note, the next to last tonic, which is lower (to the leading tone); tougher to sing, yes, but so cool!

Thank you for this! I have a few of questions: - How wide should be straw be? does it matter if i use a skinny straw or a big bubble tea one? - Does it matter if the straw has a curve to it, or should it be straight? - I've been told to do this into a cup half-full of water. Does that make any difference?

@singgeek

10 ай бұрын

Hi, and thanks for your great questions. They all have the same theme in common which is the resistance created when singing through the straw. In my experience a bubble tea straw is too wide to create enough resistance. The curve is ok in the straw. If it has a kink though it could create too much resistance but that should not happen with the regular straw curve. The water also adds resistance but in my experience it is not needed and it can even take focus away from the singing. Hope it helps 😊

@websitehandyman7695

10 ай бұрын

@@singgeek thank you!

emptied a stylo, works well

Will it help my singing voice by playing a harmonica?

I'm struggling with my Sustainability, especially on high notes. my voice shake a lot on high notes. Any help?

Is there any harm in doing this exercise months after Thyroid Surgery?

I’m sorry but I didn’t get the free lesson link… Can you help out?

You had me at the imperial march... lol

(I'm a high BARITONE)my vocal range has decreased a little bit and it's harder for me to reach the high notes?How do I get my vocal range back the way it used to be?????Don't get me wrong my voice isn't horsey I can still practice but should I practice or do I rest.Or can I practice regularly but avoid the higher notes till my higher notes come back????😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

I used a (red) penne pasta, it really worked well!

Thankyou soo much for always uploading such helpful videos ❤.....Can u please tell me how to improve our voice as well as vocals,pls....

@JwisShis

11 ай бұрын

Do riyaz it's more effective than Western exercise

@anjanapradeep5389

11 ай бұрын

Okk... thankyou ☺️❤️🦋

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Hi anjanapradeep, do you mean your speaking voice? That does effect your singing as well so that is very good to be aware of. I’ve made two videos that might help you with that. One on speech habits to avoid and one to help you find your speech pitch. You can find them in the video section if my channel. Hope it helps 😊

@anjanapradeep5389

11 ай бұрын

@@singgeek Thankyou so much❤️...I actually meant our voice while singing...

Tank's,i am from indonesia

You’re a sweetie pie.😊

I saw Jungkook doing it in his latest music Vlog ;)

This might be helpful for beginners, but folks can also get stuck with a crotch, if they don't understand how to hold back the air without the straw. My experience: Rather than creating a back-pressure through a straw in order to combat the air-pressure from the lungs, we could just diminish the initial air-pressure through opening our rib cage and relaxing the belly, holding back the air in the lungs that way when we sing and practice. I feel like that goes more directly to the source of the problem and is a more long-term sustainable solution.

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Hi vobavocal, great geek out 😃 I agree. this definitely should not become a crutch. But I’ve found that using it as a practice tool to get a feeling for how to steadily release the tension of the diaphragm when the rib cage is open helps my students get a feeling for the balanced breath support that you mention. That is why I find it so cool, because it helps the student reach their goals 😊

@vobavocal

11 ай бұрын

@@singgeek Yeeeesss! 🙌🏾💜

@naomibabine8486

11 ай бұрын

*crutch

@oceans6515

10 ай бұрын

Getting stuck with a crotch sounds simply dreadful.

@vobavocal

10 ай бұрын

@@oceans6515 😄 is that because i misspelled crutch and said crotch (i think thats something very different in the english language😂), or because of the concept of not being able to let go of the help of the straw?

What about a metal straw? Love this technique, thanks!🌻

@mrranto5789

4 ай бұрын

perfect

Please can you put up a video on how to sing on a steady key. Thank you. Also how can someone know and identify his comfortable key

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

These are great video suggestions. Thank you Evelynkong😊 Could you clarify what you mean with “a steady key”?

@evelynekong4283

11 ай бұрын

@@singgeek you know sometimes, someone goes off key. Fluctuates from one key to another.

Would that be similar to singing through my teeth?

are you singing or humming through the straw?

Video starts at marker 3:12 :I

Could I just do lip trills and hum instead or does this add something that those exercises do not? Anybody know?

@tomasandrew9354

14 күн бұрын

I do lip trills and tongue trills as well as humming and then with tip of the tongue touching just behind my upper teeth on the hard palette (I do slides and also do the C major scale up and down my range, from lowest to highest notes, chest and transitioning to head voice), and, for me at least, serves a similar function as the straw. I also do other exercises that have helped me with other aspects of the voice and singing, but as it relates to the straw, the above have worked for me incredibly well.

@pstephens__

14 күн бұрын

@@tomasandrew9354 Thank you for the reply. I appreciate that information. I do most of what you do so I’ll probably just stick to that.

@tomasandrew9354

13 күн бұрын

@@pstephens__ still try the straw and see if/how it works for you, though!

I’ve realized I’m here for the kazoo sound effect.

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Haha, it was fun to make too😃

I use old vapes I have, I'd hollow it out and clean it and it worked fine

🥰😍😘

Any fun straw substitution ideas?

@Sk0lzky

11 ай бұрын

Overtone flute? There's a form of throat singing in western Mongolia and Tuva where you combine it with playing a tsuur, not that throat singing translates well to regular one >

@Sk0lzky

11 ай бұрын

The "buzzing" makes me think brass mouthpiece, may be useful for music school students who play these instruments, I'm actually gonna try it now ^^

@aaaaa3628

11 ай бұрын

I use plastic coffee stirrers, which are essentially really skinny straws. What’s great about them is you need to hold/tape multiple together because of their size, meaning you can essentially adjust the resistance by adding or removing stirrers. :)

@vobavocal

11 ай бұрын

An open rib cage 😉😁

@3345646

10 ай бұрын

I just hold in my mouth so I can play guitar at the same time. (Perhaps this adds tension when holding it unsupported.)

Very good lesson! Thank you!.. you are quite attractive by the way!

Use a twizzler red or black

My substitution is really freeeee and easy to get its "pens refill"

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Nice! Free and easy. Now that’s a straw substitution that I think many will find useful. Thanks for sharing aspherxnews6169 😃

I'm trying to guess what other language you speak. The way you said "tsee" for "see", I'd say German?

Every singer / homebrewer here, now thinks you're super cool!

@singgeek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks teemlee51😊, now I’m curious. Are you a home brewer too?😃

@teemlee51

10 ай бұрын

@@singgeek I am. Cheers!!🍻🥂

It's this an April fool's gag? I paid a professional singing coach £££ for lessons and this"slipped" past his radar? Now I know why the straw man in the wizard of oz has such a good voice.

@assassinaria

8 ай бұрын

They were gonna show you this after $100,000 worth of tuition 😂

Hva! Er du dansker? Took me long enough.... hahah

Compression resistance must ultimately be ONLY at the closed glottis.

Nibbling on your little ears will be good for my voice 😝

@jamesb44

10 ай бұрын

How creepy. You must think her husband punching you in the nose would improve your tone.

Unfair not to add a comment, watched some other straw video and just didn't explain this, some didn't even show any exercise, they didn't even care or realize people hate when KZreadr rarely ever get to the main point and early enough. Thank for being wise

i use an unlit cigarette but, same effect

A great lesson but the TWO MINUTE advertisement at the start will have scared off a lot of viewers. Damn you, KZread

nah kalo pake sedotan suaraku cuma sampe C ...

Wth is a fermentation valve and why would I have that but not a straw 😂

@singgeek

10 ай бұрын

😂 some ppl do. It’s used, e.g. for brewing beer or fermenting to make hot sauce.

@chrismillett

10 ай бұрын

@@singgeek touché!

round pasta noodle

Er du dansker?😊

@singgeek

10 ай бұрын

Ja😊

@janneckchristiansen2778

10 ай бұрын

@@singgeek He he, synes godt jeg kunne høre en dansker bag den ellers næsten perfekte accent :). Det var dog først da jeg så dit navn, at jeg kunne lægge to og to sammen:). Tak for nogle super gode og informative videoer!!

@singgeek

10 ай бұрын

Det er altid dejligt at møde andre danskere her på kanalen 😊 og velbekomme, jeg bliver så glad når jeg høre at videoerne kan bruges!

first!

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Yes you are! Thanks for watching 😊

bigger straws from boba tea shops

If Karine Jean-Pierre were a vocal coach . . .

I am so confused. In Indian classical style and even some western teacher ask to open mouth more rather than less.

@Voca-thusiastic

Ай бұрын

This exercise is to practise the resistance you need to not release all air at once 😃 at least as far as I know 🙈 it’s basically a breath management technique ❤️

@yadavsanderamniwas

Ай бұрын

@@Voca-thusiastic I see that makes sense. thank for clarification

Why do you need you need an object? Can't you just make the shape with your mouth without it?

Hmmmmm, It seems a bit hard to say the words, let me know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Gib

Imagine being in conversation with someone about singing or some other important and interesting subject and they talked at you without breathing/comprehension pauses. How nice would that be? It's not nice to get your brain to reinsert the natural pauses and so the strain becomes too much and you click the off button.....Bye now!

Thank you for the tips and thanks for not getting into the business of selling $50 straws.

Singgeek provides good tutorials, but the condescending tone of the tutor puts me off a bit.....

@singgeek

11 ай бұрын

Hi lozreeve, I’m so sorry to hear that you find the tone condescending. That is never my intention. I’m so inspired by all the singers practicing and working everyday to improve their voices. I try to make the tutorials simple, step-by-step and also a little fun by referring to myself as the student who once had the same questions. Thanks for your feedback. I wish you happy singing 😊

@gaseousgiant8053

10 ай бұрын

@@singgeek I honestly did not find your manner condescending in the least. You have to gear these videos to a wide audience, so there will always be some who don't like it. Nevertheless, you are in danger of not really appearing like a geek. Maybe some really big, thick glasses, uncombed hair and a lab coat would help... 🤓

I want my coach to use star wars melodies when we warm-up.

this sounds like gobbledygook