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Overtone Singing Tutorial

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  • Added: 07-Nov-07

Here's a basic walk-through I put together explaining how to bring out the overtones. I ran by each step really quickly so if you have specific questions feel free to email me.

Some things that I left out.

-when making the "L" shape with your tongue, think of it as if you're pronouncing "ul" As you lift up the back it will naturally making an "ee" sound without you making it the "ee" shape with your lips.

- the BIG challenge is going to be to hold the pitch you're singing in tune while listening for the pitch of the overtones. Don't worry about that at first. You will want to work on getting the overtones to really ring, THEN you can work on sustaining the pitch that you're singing in tune.

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Overtone Singing Tutorial

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  • No, whistling and ...

    No, whistling and overtones are two different things. Overtones are notes that are comprised within a fundamental note. By the way, your front teeth should not effect your ability to produce overtones. You can have no teeth and still do it.

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  • You mention that ...

    You mention that the overtones register as whistle harmonics. I think this is because overtone singing is simply a fancy way of whistling. For example if you start to whistle and then make a sound with your vocal chords, it will produce a similar effect to what you hear with overtone singing. Please correct me if you think I have the wrong idea about all this.

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  • Thanks a lot for ...

    Thanks a lot for this. I have a question though, my upper front teeth on the outside of my very front teeth (before canines) are symmetrically rotated slightly outwards. Do you think this will effect my ability to produce an overtone?

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  • Yeah, thanks for ...

    Yeah, thanks for taking the time do do this. I'm new to the skill but I enjoy it

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  • YES! I win one ...

    YES! I win one internet! hahahha, thanks!

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  • Wow! I've been ...

    Wow! I've been throat singing for many years now - all leared from online lessons - and this is the best one I've seen on the subject. You win one internet. Thank you sir!

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  • Very helpful. The ...

    Very helpful. The other videos had some interesting tips, but this is the only one that actually helped me hit anything near the right registers. We'll play with it more when its not 4am and everyone sleeping. Thanks :)

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  • Thanks, I've only ...

    Thanks, I've only succieded with your tutorial, the others were not good enough..

    ... and for a reason I don't know, I wanted to click the switch behind you on the wall, two or three times during watching the video, lol :)

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  • Thanks so much for ...

    Thanks so much for this... i am doing it after just watching your video once!
    not very well, but i can hear the overtones and so can my friends.
    Thanks!!

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  • You're an awesome ...

    You're an awesome teacher! I can already do it after watching this video! not very well mind you but i can hear the overtones!! =D

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  • i can overtone sing ...

    i can overtone sing, my choir and teacher always make me do it, this video made me do it better thanks!

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  • Thanks for this. I ...

    Thanks for this. I learned a little how to overtone and chant in my Reiki healing workshops. I'd like to study with Jonathan Goldman who also teaches overtoning in Colorado. Is there anyone else you can recommend in the Southern California area? Thanks.

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  • Thanks so much! I'm ...

    Thanks so much! I'm practicing right now.

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  • i can't get that ...

    i can't get that high whistle sound

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  • I'm actually a ...

    I'm actually a vocalist and my teacher flipped out when i showed her!

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  • I'm study music and ...

    I'm study music and not a vocalist either. Well, I sort of am now, but I started doing it when I was just a tuba player. You can have the worst voice ever and still do it.

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  • so I'm not a ...

    so I'm not a vocalist. I am studying music in college though so I unserstand whats going on here. however, will not being a vocalist make overtone singing that much harder for me? i'm not saying i'm tone deaf (i can sing a tune) but I'm no vocalist so will i have a harder time?

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  • Long live EG

    Long live EG

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  • thank you so much! ...

    thank you so much! :)

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  • Amazing. After 5 ...

    Amazing. After 5 minutes of listening to this video I was throat singing! :D Thank you! Thank you so much.

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  • Really thanks for ...

    Really thanks for the gift, the clean way to show it, and share your knowledge(Compartir el saber)
    Leo

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  • Hey man, this is ...

    Hey man, this is awsome. I can actually do it now and surprise my friend from Mongolia: wechopsalmon!!! THAAAAANKS!

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  • Hey I need more ...

    Hey I need more help with this so u should be my friend on myspace my name is Katelyn Berst! and my display name is #SlinkyCat Is Up 2 Something$ And I live in Billings Montana and i'm 19 years old!!!!!!

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  • very nice...

    very nice...

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