Component Focus #1 - “How Do I Control My Vocal Cords?” - Voice Breakdown

How do I control my vocal cords?! As fans of Voice Breakdown know, if you figure out just six components you can imitate any voice! But what if one of those components is challenging for you? Our "Component Focus" series will help to fix that! In our first installment of this series, Brendan Houdek of New York Speech Coaching gives you some exercises to help you control the first component necessary to imitating any voice, the vocal cords!

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[NewYorkVocalCoaching]

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[javierhuey]

I love how they listen to their audience 👏 remarkable. I wish them success

[Chaos]

Exercise 1 at 3:41 Exercise 2 - 5:28 Exercise 3- 7:20

[stephaniesoprano]

This video was SO helpful! It's really helping me hone in on the control of my vocal cords, something I thought I had absolutely no control over. Thank you!

[Geraet]

finally a video where someone talks about what you ACTUALLY do while talking.
there are lots of videos that do explain the science behind the voice, but when it comes to practice they just give you some mental model about what you should think of so your body does what you want them to do, well how am I going to troubleshoot with that?
you on the other hand actually explained what muscles I use and how I should use them. I'm guessing after some practice controlling the vocal folds properly will feel as natural as controlling your hand movements
Thank you, you helped me out alot!

[MoPoppins]

Excellent explanation and demonstration. 👌

[vikewave]

Exercice 1 - 3:00
Exercice 2 - 4:45
Exercice 3 - 7:30

[Betterdailyy]

I had to watch the AH-HA exercise but I get it now! My voice sounds stronger already !!! Thank you !!!

[prayingmantis]

pretty sure i've heard 8:23 from under my bed at night but now i can speak back to them and call upon the lord with my compressions :)

[prayingmantis]

4:10 had me holding my breath for ten seconds ahaha but this video is amazing i can't wait to learn the 6 components and hopefully brighten up moods with random voices <3

[jingleground]

The entire class when the announcements ask someone to go to the office 8:16

[SpringChickensOnlyMan]

If anyone remembers the voice where only a subtle amount of sound passes through causing the voice to sound strained and distressed. I always found doing that to be a heck of a challenge because it requires the right compression. Compress them too much it interrupts the vocal cord airflow by squeezing the gate way. Don’t compress them enough and it’ll just sound like an average compressed voice.

Always hurt my throat trying to do that so I take a break and stop after a few attempts. Certain performances involved with character voices sure strain your throat a lot

[SKULLROCKERSOFFICIAL]

Greatest vocal coach channel ever!! Thankyou for all those great teaching series.

[Baia-VoiceOver]

You rock, brother! After such a long time being clueless when other people spoke about these components, I've now discovered that I could do all of this all along. A thousands thanks, appreciate it! Still having a lot of trouble with the passagio though...

[quanganhhuynh]

*Me: watching this video and practicing
My family: What the hell is going on in there???

[MelissaGarza]

Damn your videos are all so informative. I’m learning so much!!

[angalmeida]

Thanks for this. Wonderfully demonstrated

[changwilliamwang]

This is very helpful!!! The vocal fry exercise is slightly scary tho lol

[joshuaalfred]

Thank you thank you thank you! I’m struggling with compression control - haven’t got a proper sense for it. Will practice these exercises!

[tumour]

i just have a fucked up sore throat most of the time, this helps nicely to stop feeling like a 50yo chain smoker