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Post by oliver101 on Jul 6, 2009 11:54:56 GMT
Can anyone out there let me into the secret of how to yodel. I have been trying on and off to yodel for a while and cant do it. Is it just one of those things that you can either do or cant do.
I cant afford a visit to the Swiss Alps for some lessons either !!!
Oliver101
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Post by JohnG on Jul 7, 2009 7:39:03 GMT
Hi Oliver,
It's done by switching between the normal and the falsetto voice. All I can tell you is that it is a process that happens at the back of the throat. Since I can sing a little counter-tenor, it is a normal process for me, but it is something that I discovered I could do without really knowing the process.
Yodelling is being able to switch rapidly between the falsetto and the normal voice. Practice is what makes you good at it. Starting with slow switches and keeping them in tune an octave apart and going on from there. I guess if you can't find a falsetto voice then it's a problem. I've always been able to do that since my voice broke, but then I sang treble and descant as a schoolboy in the choir.
Dunno if that helps?
JohnG.
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Post by infolena on Jul 7, 2009 10:50:40 GMT
Hi Oliver try this crash course in yodeling.   You chose the level at the top of the page. www.yodelcourse.com/Good luck  Lena |
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Post by oliver101 on Jul 7, 2009 12:15:46 GMT
Thanks for the info guys, I will let you know how I get on.
Oliver101
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Post by JazzCat on Jul 11, 2009 1:57:28 GMT
There are a load of sites giving free instructions. Just google How to Yodel and pick a site. <smile>
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Post by Jacqui on Jul 11, 2009 11:48:37 GMT
Hi Ian After looking at the link to the Yodel Course I think I may have worked out why you can't get the hang of yodeling yet, you need to move to one of the following places, Telluride, Colorado Santa Fe, New Mexico Taos, New Mexico Sedona, Arizona They are Hot (well not so Hot!) spots to Yodel, maybe the weather is just not right in Essex  Jacqui |
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Post by shyamwestwind on Jul 11, 2009 20:57:52 GMT
I do a few yodelling songs and they always get to the audience. Didn't learn to yodel , kinda came naturally. Its tough to yodel with a hoarse throat and there are many times when I use the yodelling test to see if I'm "okay" enough to see through a gig.
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Post by mark on Jul 17, 2009 16:24:08 GMT
Oliver
I used to do Frank Ifields "she taught me to yodel'
then i would split my audience and get them to have a go. A real crowd pleaser.
Like Shyam I listened to Frank Ifield and the Scottish singer Andy Devine till I understood what they were doing and then practised. Drove my family mad but was worth it.
Regards
mark
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You chose the level at the top of the page.
