Belting

Posted in Category Technique and Style
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    Kang Yong Hyun 2 years ago

    Hi Ms Camille

    May I ask

    1. As long as I belt properly, I can belt as much as I want without injuring my voice, right? Sure, I should take a vocal break after like 30min, but belting is not like a booster that I can use only few times during my practice, right?

    2. Is belting only used for sustained high notes? Can I use it for crotchets? 

     

     

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    Camille van Niekerk 2 years ago

    Hi, Kang!

    Each singer's stamina is different, but belting is more taxing than lighter forms of singing. If I'm working on belting, I take breaks every 5 minutes or so. Even a song with a lot of belting typically isn't belted the entire time. 

    Belt style can be used for shorter notes! It's just more noticeable and "showy" when the notes are sustained. 

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    Kang Yong Hyun 2 years ago

    I see, just one more question please

    Currently, I can belt up to G4, but starting from A4, my belting sounds like a loud falsetto. When I see others on youtube belting, their belting sounds chesty even up to C5. Is this normal? If I train up my head voice, will I be able to do a chesty C5 belt one day? 

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    Camille van Niekerk 2 years ago

    Again, each singer is different, but it's certainly possible for tenors, altos and sopranos to achieve a chest-dominant mix belt up to C5 (and higher for altos or sopranos, in particular). 

    This is one of my favorite mix exercises to help you work on that chest-dominant mix, on A4 and above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsuhrhScIPY

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    Kang Yong Hyun 2 years ago

    Great! Thank you 

     
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    Guyaz.alice 2 years ago

    Hello Camille!
    i have a question on belting too. I learned a lot with your course but one question remains: when i want to belt, i want to have a good tone so i think i have to lift the soft pallet a little bit, but i feel that the sound is not bright enough. So i try to keep the mouth not too open and more wide but then i lose the warmth of my tone. What is the advice you would give me? Thank you very much for all of your web site. 

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    Camille van Niekerk 2 years ago

    Great question! The overall "shape" for belting is a little like a megaphone: smaller in the back (of the mouth & throat), wide and open in the front (of the mouth). 

    It sounds like the solution might be letting your jaw drop, and keeping a good amount of space by first singing on an UH vowel - then, widen your mouth until you get the brightness you're looking for! Another approach for brightness is twang, which you can experiment with. I'll put a few lessons below!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BLVrYKmwvc

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGSvtWD5Ji0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthQnibUlRE

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    Madufrancis308 2 years ago

    Hello! camille

    Pls I wanna ask on how to go about singing in tone or on pitch I can say, that's actually my biggest challenge when it comes to music. I really need your advice on the situation. 

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