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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2012 16:41:34 GMT -5
Need to start a little discussion or question session about the Live in the Vineyard - Broken English video, especially the beautiful singing / riff starting around 3:30. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPBFJfAJUM&feature=youtu.beThe sequence is obviously centered around a high D5, so it is normally off the charts for classical singing, yet what Adam does in the next 20 seconds just amazes me. Where is he in full head voice and where is he in falsetto? Not sure. And then he takes it obviously into rock screams, all of the time holding his pitch perfectly and being in full control of all the dynamics while doing so. I hear him singing in head voice and playing a bit back and forth with singing the note more in a pop style (flat) and then taking the sound further back and into a more open or operatic vocal, before coming back to a pop style. Am I hearing this right? And what type or voice is he using. He is at times sounding a bit more nasal, so I thought falsetto, but he is having a lot of strength there and full control over everything, so that speaks more for headvoice. Wonder what our experts, Glampoon and Cassie have to say. Expert? Oh you flatterer  I was amazed by that bridge too. 3:15-3:28 is all head voice to me, then he goes into rocker belting mode but it's a bit grittier than usual, kind of similar to the sound he used for a lot of the Kradison Rock My Town concert. BTW just as a side note, at 3:52 there's a full voice D5 on an "ooo" vowel. It's a very "falsetto-friendly" vowel, you don't hear many people belting on it. Mainly cause it's impossible  |
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Post by cassie on Nov 5, 2012 22:42:15 GMT -5
Agree with glampoon. Don't hear any falsetto. That is all gorgeous head voice. What's the difference? Well, it is hard to tell with Adam. In my opinion, he doesn't really use falsetto much at all. Why not? Because he doesn't have to with that ringing head voice available to him. Falsetto tends to be thinner, wispier, less intense, and with less dynamic range from soft to loud. Guys use it to hit notes they can't otherwise hit. Cuz singing in head voice is something you don't roll out of bed knowing how to do. It's a technique you learn with formal training.
Adam's voice and technique are remarkable in many ways, one of which is his ability to belt or sing full-voice notes that are high into a soprano's range. He gets the power and heft of a chest voice combined with the ring of a head voice. Tenors are very happy if they are able to sing the tenor high C - C5, in full voice. Adam can sing in full voice past the C5, all the way to an A5. But, he can also access his head voice for those same notes. And switch back and forth between the two at will, as he does on BE. It is such a delight to hear him use his voice to its full capacity. I was driving today and put on a HAC station and heard several guys singing --- one song had a range of FIVE WHOLE NOTES from low to high. Wow! And only a little autotuned. On BE here, Adam sings a range of 16 notes from low to high, au naturale, no autotune or cheating. You just don't hear that in pop music!
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Post by Albiku on Nov 6, 2012 13:21:21 GMT -5
I'm so clueless... :redface: :redface: :redface:
Isn't falsetto always kind of breathy? That's what I thought before, but after your explanation I'm not that sure...
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Post by Kamar on Nov 7, 2012 10:50:05 GMT -5
Hello guys !! I know this question has been answered before , but I want to know , What is Adam lowest note to date ( I know he does it in "Running" , but I don't know exactly what's the note ) , and his highest note to date ?? ( I think he did it in "play that funky music , but , I think that he did it also in the AMA's *although his vocals on that show were a little off) And please explain it , not in (G#5 , A#3) , but in Solfage  I play piano and I understand solfage better than guitar tabs ;D And how many octaves has Adam's range ?? |
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Post by cassie on Nov 7, 2012 15:41:29 GMT -5
Hello guys !! I know this question has been answered before , but I want to know , What is Adam lowest note to date ( I know he does it in "Running" , but I don't know exactly what's the note ) , and his highest note to date ?? ( I think he did it in "play that funky music , but , I think that he did it also in the AMA's *although his vocals on that show were a little off) And please explain it , not in (G#5 , A#3) , but in Solfage I play piano and I understand solfage better than guitar tabs ;D And how many octaves has Adam's range ?? Well, shoot. I don't know Solfage. At least not beyond do, re, mi, fa sol, la ti, do. But, if you play piano, his lowest recorded note that we are sure about is the A which is an octave and two notes below middle C. (Is that a "la"?) The highest note we have heard on a couple of different live performances is a Bb, just one full tone below the C two octaves above middle C. That makes his recorded range just over three octaves. What he really can sing is unknown, but may be more than that. This YT shows examples of his range, but does not include Runnin. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 15:42:20 GMT -5
Hello guys !! I know this question has been answered before , but I want to know , What is Adam lowest note to date ( I know he does it in "Running" , but I don't know exactly what's the note ) , and his highest note to date ?? ( I think he did it in "play that funky music , but , I think that he did it also in the AMA's *although his vocals on that show were a little off) And please explain it , not in (G#5 , A#3) , but in Solfage I play piano and I understand solfage better than guitar tabs ;D And how many octaves has Adam's range ?? I don't really understand Solfege :-[ If you play piano, just go to the second A below middle C and the second B flat above middle C and that's his range, little over 3 octaves. Lowest note in Runnin', highest note in Play That Funky Music live on AI, For Your Entertainment at iHeartRadio, and some versions of Whole Lotta Love. (He did actually go to the E below the Runnin' A when he sang You're The One That I Want on New Zealand radio but it wasn't very good) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 15:45:01 GMT -5
I don't know diddly-squat about singing, but I thought some of you might enjoy this video of Richard and Kai Ho'opi'i, the famous Hawaiian falsetto duo. Definitely illustrates some amazing stuff. Falsetto singing is a treasured art form in Hawaiian music.
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Post by Albiku on Nov 8, 2012 23:28:10 GMT -5
Thank you cassie and nationalglampoon !!!! I got it Big kisses to you guys A little reminder, just in case someone is curious: A = la ------ E = mi B = ti ------ F = fa C = do ------ G = sol D = re I don't know why I thought that Adam's highest note was on Crawl Thru Fire. Or is it the same note than in Play That Funky Music? :dunno: |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2012 7:44:06 GMT -5
Thank you cassie and nationalglampoon !!!! I got it Big kisses to you guys A little reminder, just in case someone is curious: A = la ------ E = mi B = ti ------ F = fa C = do ------ G = sol D = re I don't know why I thought that Adam's highest note was on Crawl Thru Fire. Or is it the same note than in Play That Funky Music? [img src=" ![]() i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx348/Quu3/Adam%20Smilys/Other%20Smileys/dunno1.gif"] [/IMG] [/quote] Top notes on Crawl Thru Fire are super A's(below that B flat), not his highest note exactly but his highest note in belted mixed voice I'd say, the B flats are good but very thin, mostly if not entirely head voice. But a man belting multiple soprano A's in one song (and live) is not too shabby :4OMG: |
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I play piano and I understand solfage better than guitar tabs ;D