daniel formica

daniel formica

I read a book by Jerome Hines (a world- renowned operatic bass and classical Vocal Instructor) called The Four Voices of Man. In this book something grabbed me in the introduction which I never forgot and made me strive to be better at what I do as a teacher. He spoke about how he was not just presenting and talking theory but actual "pragmatic experience or demonstrable fact." This is something that I learned the hard way $$$ from going to so many "expert vocal coaches" and "Maestros." The thing is if they cannot practice what they preach and demonstrate, they are merely presenting ideas, opinions, and theories. These opinions might hold weight might not.

As a final thought I would just like to say in the words of Mr. Hines "I will not suggest you do anything that I (now in my mid 40′s) cannot do myself.. If anyone wishes to challenge me on these matters I will simply suggest they meet me face to face and do with their voices the things I do with mine. "

June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

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  • @martytkachyk6164
    @martytkachyk61642 күн бұрын

    I would like to know if "Soldier of the light" was meant to be on TNT album

  • @learningstuffontheyoutube
    @learningstuffontheyoutube6 күн бұрын

    Are you related to Moriah Formica? I want to sing like her!

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher6 күн бұрын

    @@learningstuffontheyoutube no but that would be cool

  • @SphennyMusic
    @SphennyMusic21 күн бұрын

    39:45

  • @Tigrangasparianofficial
    @Tigrangasparianofficial21 күн бұрын

    Hahahahah😅😅😅😅

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett00727 күн бұрын

    Good stuff Daniel

  • @emtnz1569
    @emtnz156928 күн бұрын

    Que maravilla de entrevistados ….. bravo Jose y gracias desde España.

  • @dmitryno4819
    @dmitryno4819Ай бұрын

    How is that possible? Two of my followed favourite singers have a chat, what a luck!

  • @georgemantzanas3942
    @georgemantzanas3942Ай бұрын

    fascinating stuff

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett007Ай бұрын

    Is the raising of the soft palette a good thing…… or a bad thing?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacherАй бұрын

    @@MarkBennett007 each vowel will raise it differently don’t force it

  • @Brownimation
    @BrownimationАй бұрын

    Learning a lot from you two! Would be so cool to get Jack LiVigni on here some time too!

  • @ryanvalen2774
    @ryanvalen2774Ай бұрын

    We’ve all been on the zig zag. I’ve learned to love the trial and error process it takes to develop. Just like the gym 🤘🏻💪🏻

  • @johnmiracledoyle4914
    @johnmiracledoyle4914Ай бұрын

    49:00 the crack😊😊. thanks DF!

  • @minorsingingairhead
    @minorsingingairheadАй бұрын

    When he described this zigzag pattern of development - I felt that. It is reassuring that this seems to be a normal phenomenon for singers.

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett007Ай бұрын

    Great interview…… Great abilities

  • @FoundationVocalStudio
    @FoundationVocalStudioАй бұрын

    Love these man - always learn something from you and the folks you talk to.

  • @4StringStudio
    @4StringStudioАй бұрын

    Great interview! Entertaining and Informative.

  • @brywool
    @brywoolАй бұрын

    Thanks Daniel. Always informative to watch these.

  • @biddi4
    @biddi4Ай бұрын

    MORE of this mutha fu**in sh*t!! Awesome!

  • @purple.feelings
    @purple.feelingsАй бұрын

    Just WOW.

  • @edmunddee6816
    @edmunddee6816Ай бұрын

    Both sounds exactly the same to me..

  • @williamjewell8116
    @williamjewell8116Ай бұрын

    this helps alot

  • @ponapongen4785
    @ponapongen4785Ай бұрын

    Best voice among all of youtube vocal coaches.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacherАй бұрын

    Wow Thanks !!

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett007Ай бұрын

    Good talk

  • @shawno66
    @shawno66Ай бұрын

    Thanks man I need to hear this occasionally

  • @11KT11
    @11KT112 ай бұрын

    But why do we do this?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher2 ай бұрын

    Gentle edge cord closure

  • @11KT11
    @11KT112 ай бұрын

    @@danielformica-yourvocalteacher thanks for the reply. Does it help with breath control and a bit of grit in your voice as well?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher2 ай бұрын

    @@11KT11 it could but I wouldn’t think of it like that

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0072 ай бұрын

    These interviews are great

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher2 ай бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0072 ай бұрын

    Very interesting

  • @beeguy300
    @beeguy3002 ай бұрын

    Hey Daniel, great video! So to make sure i understand what you’re saying, first we inhale, and then when we sing, as we expend air to sing, we still have to maintain the position/posture of when we just inhaled? And what’s right way to think about airflow? From your video it seems that whenever you sing, you think of leaning on your lower abs? So that means that your lower abs never come in when you sing like how some other teachers explain support? Am i missing anything? I’m currently very confused because there are many schools of thought when it comes to support/appoggio. In short, when you sing, you maintain the inhaled position (which should be tiring right? at least for beginners?) while leaning against your lower abs.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher2 ай бұрын

    That sounds about right

  • @beeguy300
    @beeguy3002 ай бұрын

    @@danielformica-yourvocalteacher yay! Thanks!

  • @camyg275
    @camyg2753 ай бұрын

    Wow great voice sing t whole Chris song for us please 😮😢

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    Thank you here’s one from a live gig so it’s got mistakes but it’s a whole night of singing stuff like this kzread.info/dash/bejne/i22ftMGMj7fKh7Q.htmlsi=2t42Lg5YmVLzPj9q

  • @carolbanavva6225
    @carolbanavva62253 ай бұрын

    Hello. How can I avail your voice lesson coach?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    Goto www.yourvocalteacher.com you can find booking info thanks for checking in

  • @Gigirizzolihhhhyyy
    @Gigirizzolihhhhyyy3 ай бұрын

    We're italian

  • @Pilot7826
    @Pilot78263 ай бұрын

    So it's like going to the bathroom except that you're not grunting or feeling tension in the throat?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    Like peeing but not super hard. If the stomach is trying to come in you lean against it not push it

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0073 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    You said in your other video that you inflate like a barrel, especially the ribs, and really don’t let this structure fall throughout the entire phrase, right?

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    you talk a lot about the inhalation of surprise, but it is always done through the mouth, but I also heard about a short inhalation through the nose as if you are sniffing your favorite aroma and automatically expanding after that, it is much more convenient and familiar for me to breathe through the nose, what do you think about this?

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    I understand correctly that the essence of support is to inflate your ribs and inflate like a balloon and not deflate throughout the entire phrase, no matter whether you sing high notes or low ones, without straining your abs

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    I understand correctly that the essence of support is to inflate your ribs and inflate like a balloon and not deflate throughout the entire phrase, no matter whether you sing high notes or low ones, without straining your abs

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    What is the name of your best teacher, that also can sing? Please tell full name. And also what do you think about Michael Trimble. I think he is good and also good teacher.

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0073 ай бұрын

    Soulful

  • @idanlib
    @idanlib3 ай бұрын

    One of the things that plagued me in the past, and still does to a large extent, is being able to separate technical issues from health issues. Working with Dan has given me clarity on what is caused by what. It's really important to get clarify on what's caused by technical issues and what's caused by health issues. When you don't have good technique, you constantly conflate the two, which makes it difficult to understand what's really going on. Health (having a cold etc) is no excuse for not maintaining good technique, and having good technique doesn't mean you can abuse your health.

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    How much your lessons now Daniel?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    if you go to www.yourvocalteacher.com its all there. thank you

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    @@danielformica-yourvocalteacher I understand but 125 dollars is too much for me for 1 lesson. I wrote in Red Edit that you took 200 dollars 2 years ago.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    @@ARTEMIYNIK nope never 2oo for a lesson. i charge $230 for 4 lessons. why don't you do that. or 65 a lesson

  • @ARTEMIYNIK
    @ARTEMIYNIK3 ай бұрын

    @@danielformica-yourvocalteacher because it s only 30 min not 1 hour.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    @@ARTEMIYNIK yes but you'll get 4 lessons for $230. ill teach you more in those 4 lessons than you will learn thru youtube videos i promise. any good luck

  • @ZENOBlAmusic
    @ZENOBlAmusic3 ай бұрын

    If you don't have a lot of experience, you would probably think this was a good version of Recondita Armonia, it is not. It doesn't sound partially loud or big, to start off with. Legato is non-existent. Part of the reason why the legato is inconsistent, is because of the vibrato. That is a wobble - the vibrato is far too slow and inconsistent. For opera standards this is not a particularly great performance. That being said, if it is done as a very quick demonstration, perhaps that is okay. Teachers are not always the best performers, otherwise they would be on stage performing and not teaching. But the best singers and performers also don't necessarily make the best vocal teachers.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    This would be a great discussion as it was in a fully carpeted room not a loud room etc. let’s talk about the wobble explain where?

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    been listening to this . definitely not a wobble. i put it in software program and it lines up perfect with many vibratos pavarotti raimond etc. i think it could be your ear that is immature listening to this type of singing.

  • @hendrikmispelon4936
    @hendrikmispelon49363 ай бұрын

    Not really a wobble, but definitely not an operatic sound, rather almost like a sound for musical. So I agree to some extent with Zenobia.

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher2 ай бұрын

    @@hendrikmispelon4936 well being present in the room not a large hall but a carpeted room the squall ripped your face off. And in the opera house over the orchestra its insane. i will go and listen to your sounds and compare

  • @Giovannizappala-ez3sy
    @Giovannizappala-ez3sy3 ай бұрын

    there's a man who really cares , Daniel you did wonders for me just made it through 6 days could not have done it without your technique teachings. thanks for your patience and talent, nice bird lol, see you next month

  • @chrislestermusic
    @chrislestermusic3 ай бұрын

    Going through some allergy stuff here in NH also. It seems to affect my bridge the most. There is a certain spot it seems to gunk up. I’m usually a 5 nights a week singer so I have plenty of opportunities to work on getting around it. Ha! I never force or manhandle my way through though.

  • @deathrattle216
    @deathrattle2163 ай бұрын

    Postnasal drip is the bane of my existence.

  • @brywool
    @brywool3 ай бұрын

    Always great info. Got yer beanie on, U expecting snow in California? ;)

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher3 ай бұрын

    bad hair month

  • @davidphilipsmusic
    @davidphilipsmusic3 ай бұрын

    At least you have hair! ​@@danielformica-yourvocalteacher

  • @DeeQu8nT81
    @DeeQu8nT813 ай бұрын

    This makes a lot o sense. Thank you.

  • @dietzzslatt
    @dietzzslatt3 ай бұрын

    6:15

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0074 ай бұрын

    Trying to absorb…….get rid of bad habits

  • @MarkBennett007
    @MarkBennett0074 ай бұрын

    You make sense…..many dont

  • @danielformica-yourvocalteacher
    @danielformica-yourvocalteacher4 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏