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EXCLUSIVE!  DON’T SHARE THIS ANYWHERE OR I WILL STOP UPLOADING VIDEOS OF THE UPCOMING MONTHS. SLOW WARMUP FOR THE BIG VOICEDate: 12.07.2007    |   Coach: Brett Manning    |    Artist: Billy DuVall, Jr.Directed by: Jesse NemitzOnce in a while I have to stop everything I’m doing in the office and shoot over into Brett’s studio because I hear a sound so glorious that I must know where it’s coming from.  At times, it’s Brett playing Pavarotti or Bono on iTunes for a student’s lesson but every Tuesday at about 3pm that sound is Billy Duvall Jr.  I quietly make my way into the lesson studio and sit on the couch to be schooled. Billy has been Brett’s student for many years and is a great student of the technique so when we decided to launch this site, it was fitting for Billy to appear in the first slew of updates.   If I had it my way, Billy would get his own update every week because I know I learn something new every time I watch his lesson.  This is a few of the things you will learn in this update:   * How to “sing through” the mucous from allergies   * Establishing a chest-head connection BEFORE you lean in heavy   * The process of adding pressure to the mix to build volume (a must for the money notes)   * Hydration of the voice and using steam to your advantage   * Warming into vocal formantsWe also get to catch Billy singing a verse of a popular gospel song.  He really opens up on this so check it out right now and begin learning how to power up that weak part of your mix!Approximate Time: 45 minutes 43 secondsQuality: 640×480 – 709 Kbps————————————————————————————————————SMOOTHING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN REGISTERSDate: 12.14.2007    |   Coach: Brett Manning    |    Artist: Lindsey HardyDirected by: Jesse NemitzCountry singer Lindsey Hardy gets a lesson on the “truly connected” voice that Brett loves to teach.  Lindsey learns what it means to put even pressure on the mix so there is no shift in sound quality in the higher or lower parts of mix.  Brett also teaches how to lean into the light edgy mix and begin to build power.  Watch how they apply some of that to a difficult line in a country song.One of the secrets that Brett reveals in this update is how to get mix to sound more like chest and how to lighten the chest voice to blend with the mix!  There are many interesting concepts in this lesson so get to downloading and set apart an evening to try some of these techniques along with Lindsey.  Great job Lindsey!  Approximate Length: 56 minutes 28 secondsQuality: 640×480 – 709 Kbps————————————————————————————————————FEARLESS HIGH NOTESDate: 12.21.2007    |   Coach: Brett Manning    |    Artist: Kevin GardnerDirected by: Jesse Nemitz”NEVER DODGE HIGH NOTES AGAIN”After cutting together this shoot of Brett and Kevin I immediately felt compelled to try for some of those whistle notes.  They made them look so easy.  To my amazement I easily transitioned into whistle register as if it was natural for my voice.  I haven’t been to that area of my voice in months and this short lesson on how to complete that part of my range immediately unlocked something in my mind so that I could go and exercise it. This update features our Before & After 2007 contest winner, Kevin Gardner.  Go check out his before and after on the Singing Success website.  In this lesson Brett teaches how to approach the voice in the morning in order to expand range.  He also talks about what components make up a HIT commercial vocal.  For anyone out there that wants to begin understanding what’s so special about all those voices we hear on the radio you WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!  There are some great tips on singing live and how to authentically perform for your audience.Approximate Length: 20 minutes 44 secondsQuality: 640×480 – 936 Kbps————————————————————————————————————MORE MIX PLEASEDate: 12.28.2007    |   Coach: Brett Manning    |    Artist: James KellyDirected by: Jesse NemitzIf you’ve ever had a question about the mix (that special voice that sounds like singing your chest voice very high in your range) THIS IS THE UPDATE FOR YOU!  Brett and Kelly dive deep into HOW to get into the mix, how to approach it in different ways, how to thicken the sound to be more like chest, and also how to put that sound into a song.  As a teacher I get questions EVERY DAY about pretty much everything that’s covered in this update.  If every one of my students could download, watch and study this video I might be out of a job.Make sure to follow along closely to this video and learn from one who has mastered his mix on how to get there yourself!  This is perhaps one of the most revealing videos about the mix ever created so you will not want to pass this one up.  If you aren’t a member, what are you waiting for?  We have Christmas specials all month long so join today before the rates go back to normal.Approximate Length: 45 minutes 44 secondsQuality: 640×480 – 709 Kbps————————————————————————————————————PARAMORE POWER WARMUPDate: 12.30.2007    |   Coach: Brett Manning    |    Artist: Hayley WilliamsDirected by: Jesse NemitzThis update footage came from an interview we shot of Hayley back in June.  We took the camera in to her regularly scheduled lesson with Brett and filmed some magic in the making.  Brett runs through a customized warm up that Hayley uses to get her voice ready for stage while she’s on tour.  You just have to hear the amazing quality of her voice as she does the exercises.Brett also runs through some of her songs and helps her brush up on her vocal technique.  This update has some great examples of how to narrow your vowels in order to stay into the mix.  It’s one of the hardest things to learn unless you can watch someone else do it.  It’s one of the reasons we created this site in the first place.  Also for Paramore fans find out why Hayley Williams sleeps with one arm up in the air!  This is a must have for any Paramore or rock music fans!  Download it today!We’ll get Hayley back in the studio for a full lesson update in between her tour dates early next year so keep those subscriptions up to date!  You won’t want to miss it.  Thanks, Hayley, for being a part of Singing Success Online!Approximate Length: 12 minutes 8 secondsQuality: 640×480 – 759 Kbps