Welcome, humans!!
On this channel, I am going to upload video tutorials on various aspects of singing, especially all kinds of vocal distortions :)
I will also throw in the odd cover version, to demonstrate some of the techniques - and just for fun!
I hope my tutorials will be helpful and I will do my best to always give accurate, intelligible information for you to work with; however, even the best tutorial cannot replace one-to-one lessons. So, make sure to check out my website www.aliki.katriou.com for booking options! ;)
Alternatively, join me on Patreon www.patreon.com/AlikiKatriou
That's all for now - for a more detailed introduction, just watch my intro video!
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Is it normal for my false cord to sound gravely. Also normal for it to be tickly after
can u do more flageolet exercises I beg no one talks about it
you videos are so much clearer and more useful than any of the others on this topic!
1:58 - Concentrating on Aliki's advice and suddenly she turns into Happy Gollum! 😂
Was shocked to notice your greek name and your accent does not sound greek 😂. Great content! Trying to find more good teachers to get different perspective of the same things to help me understand. Do you have videos on air control? I feel like im starting to figure out the false cord scream, however my air flow is too much and i push hard and i cant drag my screams out long enough. I imagine too much air flow can put too much stress and blow your voice out.....which i do often.
Dude, when I use falsetto as a basis, I end up sounding like Lloyd Christmas' "most annoying sound in the world" from Dumb & Dumber! 😂
it is very enjoyable for me that you include the critical thinking part (when you talk about placebo), this is as rare as important and gives a very powerful exemple on how to approach such subject with intellectual decency
I love this, nuance is so rare in online discussions. I've had both positive and negative experiences - the HELLYEAH of being able to make the sounds and all the fun ways to use it as a party trick and freak out unsuspecting humans (and sometimes get paid! voice acting and scare acting!), but also the epic self-doubt when I'm trying something new with it and just it isn't happening, or when another band rejects me for being female or not going for fry screaming. It can relieve stress, but it can cause it too, depending on the circumstances. I am definitely not going swimming with sharks O_O;
Nuance, I'm always looking for it...
I actually think that if you connect too much emotion to the sound it becomes more damaging to the voice. Just my opinion.
This has been my personal experience with my voice and my brain. It works well for some people, but then again, statistically, most things will work for someone at some point XD
Such a quality video, thanks for that. Just some time ago I begun learning growls/screams under the eye of a teacher and I must say it is very interesting experience. I sing and I always wanted to be able to scream, never knew how and tried with some materials from internet to no avail. Yet it seems finding a teacher was what I needed. Btw great channel you have here, I really enjoy listening to you. Your language and choice of words is very pleasing. I like how precise and cautious you are not to make a statement you feel you cannot fully be sure of or is debatable. Happy to have found your channel. I personally think, but this is only an opinion, that any work with your voice is a work with yourself as our voices are us, so it potentially can be very therapeutic.Especially If we are willing to commit to it and allow ourselves to be open for what we come across. Also the frequency and vibration of our voices can positvely stimulate our vagus nerve which calms us down, regulates emotions and switches us into regeneration mode as it is a part of a parasympathetic system. Oh that became a huge post and was supposed to be just a short comment:D. Lots of everything good to you :)
I try to walk the line between good information, which will usually be lacking in some way, and some thoughts or suggestions that might help one feel less lost in the decision-making process...
It helps me but it's less about really unleashing into a mighty growl like I'm howling at the moon. I work from home and sometimes when I get annoyed I will growl to myself with my mouth closed. I think it's more of a meditative thing for me: my breathing slows when I do it, I focus on the sound and how it feels as I do it and how different things I do can change the sound. I also find singing in general to help for the same reasons. Generally speaking I agree with your sentiment that if it works for you then great but I wouldn't recommend someone learn this technique as a way to cope with stress because of the other factors you mentioned.
Yay, happy to hear that it works for you :D
You're so amazing
I really appreciate that you're taking the emotional perspective into account 🤌🤌
^.^ I try to...
I must be an alien. As soon as I go into fry (on the higher pitches), my voice goes on a million different pitches and end up uncontrollable. 😂 I guess I'll just stick to clean singing and watch your tutorials because you're such a great and funny teacher.
Ooooo, that sounds like fun.... XD
This is so much fun! I sound like Kayako Rob Halford. I suck, but I am having such a blast with you, Aliki!
Are you supposed to hit the same high note if you have a low voice or just as close to it as possible?
As close to it as possible. Basically, the goal is not to be low in your voice and definitely higher than your normal speaking range, so that there is some level of effort & difficulty.
Is it normal to cough after doing it
It is common for people to cough in the beginning. So practice slowly, and take many many breaks. It's your body trying to auto-correct how the false folds are meant to be used XD
You're preciosa, marry whit me!❤
Hello dear False Cord Lady. Im currently trying to learn by your tutorial, BUT im not sure if im doing something wrong. I originally tried to learn throat singing and that worked relatively well and seems to be pretty much the same, but the section with "dont squeeze" (after 3:20) made me a little unsure. At this point my throat usually starts burning like after some heavy coughing after about 15 minutes of exercise. (tho i have to say that i dont speak very often in my everyday life and that happens as well after just speaking for a few hours naturally) And because of this im not sure if i do the sound with the right cords, because i also read several times now that it is meant to be a "relaxed" thing to do, while for me its basically like building up overpressure in my throat and then let the air loose like with a baloon and thats creating the vibrations. Like you basically said as well in part 1 with "clear your throat... violently!" That worked pretty well until now and i could even sing along shorter parts of (throat singing) songs that way and even talk if i want. 🤷 And i basically would like to know if it just needs more training (because im just not used to heavy use of... well... any cords) or if im doing something fundamentally wrong that might actually f' up my chords at some point.
So I have a question My voice is like, deep. In an annoying way and when I do these techniques, it sounds much deeper than it should and it makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong and that's not how I should do it Even tho I follow all the steps
OMG THE WAY YOU EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING IS SO FUNNY I had to rewatch it to focus on what you said thank you so much it helped a lot😭😭😭
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Given that M0-M3 are scientific explanation of vibratory patterns (typically) related to the vocal folds. Is there accompanying scientific terms we can use to discuss the laryngeal “filters” / “resonators” / “mechanisms” that we use to shape the sound. I’m curious about the idea of being taught how to produce specific vocal timbre/qualities by doing something such as 1. Set vocal register 0 2. Apply Laryngeal Mechanism X 3. Do not use Larangyal mechanism Y Tada you are now doing the “RahRahDoRah Fry Scream” Another question 🙋♂️ Do the vestibular folds have any bearing on the m0-m3 registers, and do they have their own ‘register’ states? Ie (can you set m0 on your vocal folds and an m3 equivalent on your vestibular folds)
Wow you actually showed the way it is done, I was able to repeat, now my neighbors are probably thinking I'm possessed. 🤣
I love that you can actually demonstrate how to do an effective metal growl and vocal so many teachers talk about how to do it but they don't want to actually show you or give you live examples Bravo you are an excellent teacher I will be watching all of your videos to learn as much as I possibly can
This is a lovely video :) but I can’t seem to get the false chords to activate. I can only follow up until the clearing throat part and the parts with tongue sticking out doesn’t seem to work for me :( To me, it seems like I’m still clearing my throat normally.
You're completely bonkers xD Great teacher, but completely bonkers... and I love it xD
Seems like I can vocal fry but only when doing reverse breathing basically pulling air in. Am I cheating?
When I drink milk, and my throat feels a bit phlegmy, when I feel the need to clear my throat, at that point it is easier to sound the false chords. At least I think that is what I am doing.
I love your videos, thank you so much for what youre doing. One question: for how many minutes do you recomend a beguinner practising fals chord distortion?
What in the Pirates of the Caribbean was that 3rd example?? Lol! I want a LOTR based example next for bass/baritone black metal low octave fries ( my range) (imagine you're Sauron, and you see Frodo again wearing the ring and you want to make him tumble with fear for the 100th time because he's on his way to mount doom and the Nazgul can't find him so save their undead lives).
You're incredibly strange and I'm all for it. Great tutorial series, it's really helped with my distortion. Cheers!
I feel like I'm doing it right but also that I sound more like axl rose and less demonic...
Very helpful videos! I watched these years ago but am back as I see you've expanded! Question; is it normal at this stage to feel like the false chords are dry? It doesn't hurt; but makes me want to swallow or have a drink
Make a video tutorial on the next too..is it gonna be singing false cords using words or something?
I cant stop focusing on those gloves...I wanna make them...also really...you are the best teacher ever..I love the zen of screaming ofc, she gives beautiful scientific explanations..but your videos have been sooo sooo helpful..there were so many video tutorials I had watched to find my false cords..but you have been the only helpful one. Thank you so much for making these videos to watch for free. 😢 Also you are so cute and goofy😂 I love it.
I've been training for like 2 weeks, i can do the 1 2 3 4 5 exercice effortlessly, i can do a vocal fry whenever i want with no problem. Im also starting to be able to do it in falseto a bit, although it uses way more air than i'd like. But i've been trying hard, and yet, i absolutely can't do the low pulse, its either a rather fast pulse or just air, it feels like there is no in between at all (where should be the slow pulse). What am i doing wrong? It's starting to get very frustrating... I am reducing the air and controlling it the absolute best i can, im doing it for like 20/30min a day, some days even more, and yet i feel like this in between just doesnt exist for me (which doesnt make sense). Does anyone have any idea of what i should do? Btw im not squeezing at all, i use only air. Thanks in advance.
I wonder, is the Blixa scream from Neubauten in the whistle register? Or is it something else?
Which song?
@@AlikiKatriou Well, he does it a lot. But Seele Brennt is the first song that comes to mind. Listen to 1:29 and 3:24 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZ2Wpc9wksutfqg.html
Loved it, thanks for the anatomy class btw :v
^.^ thank you!
rad thank you so much these volume vids are exactly what i needed! i figured this out a couple weeks ago by accident along with subharmonics and throat sing, false chords screams, yada all with 2 or 3 weeks but didnt quite understand what was going on or why or how,. discovered a whole bloody suite of new never experienced physical sensation and engagments of muscles or i guess organs.. and random super fine physical details in my throat that i didnt know even existed cheers this was a good find go annatomy nerds! love me a little science behind the magic rock on from Straya Vic M8, She'l be right mate she'l b right
:D Yaaaay, enjoy the fun of discovering more weirdness within your body ^.^
You say “ask me questions”, I say be careful what you wish for cause I’m about to go wild 😜 1. Can you please elaborate on why the TA stops being the primary muscle past Eb4 (only monsters call it D#4 and you know it 😝) , and why this is the same in all humans? One would expect (from a very uneducated, unsophisticated and unscientific perspective) higher voiced human beings to be able to retain that muscle engagement higher in pitch (assuming that the muscle stops being as active due to not being able to withstand the pull from the CT muscle - which is how I’ve rationalised it in my clueless head, but then this makes no sense because in full density we are supposed to able to go higher by increasing air pressure instead of stretching the folds and - oh my god I’m going on a tangent) 2. If the TA stops being as active past Eb4 does that mean that going a semitone above (especially in M1) requires some kind of muscular adjustment, similar to navigating a “passaggio” (another can of worms - yay 😊) 3. Is there a some kind of muscular engagement change an octave higher at Eb5? I’m asking because it’s regarded as the limit for overdrive and edge. Why? And why is the limit so close in both males and females? It makes no sense at first glance 4. Are there other pitches where certain musculature or acoustical phenomena are identical across all humans, similar to the aforementioned Eb4? I’m asking because whenever I hear about a certain pitch being regarded as a “passaggio” or a “mix starting point” or an “open your mouth more” point (you know the drill) for a specific voice type or sex, I usually experience some kind of muscular/density/acoustical change in that same pitch too, regardless of whether it fits my voice type or not. Do we have any data or theories on that? I guess your mention of the D#4 limit explains why I’ve always felt a change at E4 even though I’m a tenor and E4 is supposed to be the “baritone passaggio” 5. Are there any coordinations that are naturally easier to perform for certain voice types? M3 is a massive pain to perform for males, but females (especially sopranos) sometimes don’t even have to try. And if so, why? 6. If you choose to respond, would you consider making a video on any of these topics? I think it could potentially be a good opportunity to talk about interesting things that can’t be found easily on KZread (or anywhere in general) Oh, and thank you for the video 😊
I'll do my best to briefly touch on these questions ^.^ 1) I have no idea why it stops being the primary muscle. I could think of various hypotheses, but I have no reasons to prioritise one over any other. If you like rabbit holes, you can start from this www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892199714000198 and www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0892199789800037 I can't find my reference for it being the same in all humans. I would have to reach out to Dr. Chadley Ballantyne to confirm. I think humans place too much weight on biological sex and "natural voices" when thinking about voice. The reality seems to be much murkier than we think... What I will say is that most text books present TA & CT as antagonist muscles, but I don't fully see why. The posterior cricoarytenoid muscles seem far more antagonistic in their action... 2) I would argue yes :) 3) Well, the voice tends to work the same way in males and females and it tends to work in predictable mathematical ways very often. So if there is a "break" or "shift" at E3, we expect a shift at E4, E5 etc. If there is a transition point at G4, we expect transitions at G3, G5 etc... 4) We have theories but no solid data, as far as I know... I would say we expect a muscular shift around Es, we expect instability of some sort around Gs, an acoustical shift around As... 'Tis weird! I quite like ideas and theories that suggest that every single pitch is a micro-transition, but it's a bit overwhelming to teach people like that. 5) Not really... Voice types aren't a muscular event, they are more of an acoustic/volume event. Most coordinations are muscular. If I remember correctly, there is a small correlation with being able to access M3 and having hypermobility (which tends to be more prevalent in females, and most females are sopranos). M3 is not often used, heard or practised so it makes sense that most humans suck at it XD What you might be referring to is actually the upper extension of M2, which a lot of people confuse with M3. One of my favourite listening exercises is getting a YT compilation video of Mariah Carey singing "whistle notes" and identifying which sounds are M2 and which are actually M3! 6) Potentially yes. I would have to do some deep diving on the research to make sure I've got references for some of these topics.
First time watching this.Hardcore to death fan of Slipknot since teenager🤟.Your cover was simply BRUTAL and full of ENERGY.You have earned a new subscriber.
awww thank you so much!!
People that tell me something to do, or in a certain way, and not explaining why. Just irritates me lol
Same here...
Interesting, thanks!
Thank you!
Yaaaay!!! 🥳🖤 Good news! Onwards and upwards!
^.^ It'll be fun!
This girl vacillates between giving depressed serial killer and charming, feminine, even joyous, vibes in a blink of an eye. Im truly afraid of her.
I see it... XD
1:57 - 2:00 What my FC sounds like tbh.
From what age can people actually do this? I'm 13 and I couldn't do it the first few times and still can't. Is there a way for me to do it?
Maybe it's cause I'm still a bit sick but oh well
Any age really. I would probably not spend loads of time investing in the skill as a child, but 13 is fine - I've taught many 13 year olds :) I would definitely not try to learn this if you're a bit sick and it'll take quite a lot of experimenting, so patience is key!
@@AlikiKatriou Ok, thank you so much! I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for replying by the way, it made me so happy))