/r/overtonesinging

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Overtone singing is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the shape of the resonant cavities of the mouth, larynx, and pharynx to create apparently more than one pitch at the same time - the fundamental from the vocal cords, and a selected overtone from the mouth, larynx, and pharynx.

/r/overtonesinging welcomes all, from professional overtone singers, to people who just enjoy the beauty of overtone singing.

What is overtone singing?

Overtone singing is a type of singing in which the singer manipulates the shape of the resonant cavities of the mouth, larynx, and pharynx to create apparently more than one pitch at the same time - the fundamental from the vocal cords, and a selected overtone from the mouth, larynx, and pharynx.

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Casual whistling overtones

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2024/11/30
01:55 UTC

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Sorry for long clips is this overtone and what y’all thought. I’m newbie and not singer I just like making weird noises.

1 Comment
2024/08/18
21:07 UTC

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Is this overtone? Or throat singing? Or both or neither?

7 Comments
2024/08/18
19:09 UTC

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Am I A Good Singer ?

2 Comments
2024/07/19
19:54 UTC

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Hi! I am working on air control to be able to hold a note for longer periods of time. I am using low notes because it feels more confortable. Even though apparently high notes spend less air I feel more pressure in my throat so I can stay less time, is that normal? Thanks!

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2024/07/18
09:43 UTC

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How long can you hold overtone singing?

Anna Maria Hefele: 37 seconds

7 Comments
2024/06/09
12:47 UTC

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Different overtone singing styles by me, on a spectrogram :)

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2024/05/29
00:16 UTC

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How rare is a natural overtone?

When I was younger I tried to take singing lessons for the first time, but in the middle of (my very bad) singing, my vocal coach stopped me and said "Oh my god you sing with a natural overtone". To which I replied "What the hell is an overtone?". I was around 9 years old when it happened, but apparently my overtone is loud enough that he still caught it even during my first singing lesson. He said it was so loud that if you're trained to listen for overtones, you can actually kind of hear it when I talk. I'm 21 now and can see what he means, I can actually hear it a little while I'm speaking and I'm trying to figure out how to overtone sing because I feel like this is probably really rare. Does anyone know how rare a naturally loud overtone is? I don't want to go around saying I can do something special if I can't. Thanks so much

3 Comments
2024/05/18
23:26 UTC

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Four Minute War

Four Minute War

Im a mongolain throat singing enthusiast, Im not mongolian, Im Irish I do this for fun

But anyways here is the link for anybody who is interested in hearing some irish guy try out mongolian throat singing, really do recommend it as it is somewhat weird and great at the same time. But yeah irish guy mongolian throat singing here you go!

https://open.spotify.com/track/0X9lcCDxEvKAyEbqZbphIG?si=1934619fd10c4773

1 Comment
2024/01/12
11:47 UTC

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Please give feedback on my harmonic singing!

2 Comments
2024/01/06
12:41 UTC

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Listening to Crosby stills Nash. Could 2 people recreate 4 part harmony?

0 Comments
2023/12/14
22:38 UTC

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Havent practiced in a hot minute, but we are getting much cleaner

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2023/11/21
10:45 UTC

2

Android app that "hears" overtones?

I'm trying to work on my pitch control, but my ear isn't good enough to tell if I have or haven't changed it pitch. Can anyone recommend an android app (preferable a free one) that can recognize the pitch of an overtone as well as the fundamental note?

3 Comments
2023/10/05
08:26 UTC

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Different vowels and different fundamental notes?

I'm relatively new to overtone singing, still working on the basics. At the moment I can only produce 4 overtone notes, basically every other note in a scale. I have two basic questions I hope you can help me with:

  1. Is there a specific vowel sound that resonates the overtone better? I can do e o and u / oo. I can't really tell which makes the overtones louder, I just know that they're not very loud at the moment.
  2. Does changing the the tone of the fundamental also change the tone of the overtone? Such that changing the fundamental can allow producing all notes in a scale in the overtone, or even flats and sharps?
2 Comments
2023/10/01
10:13 UTC

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lil bit of overtone singing in the basement at my workplace.

4 Comments
2023/02/09
19:59 UTC

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In the Bleak Midwinter inexpertly Western-style overtone sung by me. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

1 Comment
2022/12/19
17:57 UTC

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Is this overtone?

2 Comments
2022/11/17
23:26 UTC

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Hey guys! Im here with a vid on my overtone singing attempts and would love some feedback and/or positive criticism in order to work on them being more consistent, controlled and giving them some volume. Thanks in advance!

3 Comments
2022/09/13
18:58 UTC

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Singing A2-C8 Simultaneously

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2022/09/06
02:10 UTC

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Need help with making this clear

Hey there! Im a guttural vocal/screaming student and also learning tuvan. While exploring and playing around I discovered I could do overtones while looking for some tuvan. I really like the sound but it is really quiet and difficult to keep in place and consistent. This doesnt seem to me like a "just practice it and it will be better", I think I could reallty use some tips and tricks on it. Thanks in advance!

7 Comments
2022/09/04
12:59 UTC

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Empty Room? Unlimited Fun

3 Comments
2022/05/01
16:13 UTC

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A little magic trick

I guess this doesn't fall under typical overtone singing, but it's something I discovered while playing with vocal fry subharmonics and it makes for a cool party trick amongst musicians:

I'm starting on B3 in modal voice, then adding a first subharmonic and boosting the third harmonic of that subharmonic with the first vocal tract resonance of my /u/ vowel so that we hear F#4 as a prominent second pitch, then letting my voice flip into a falsetto F#4 which doesn't feel much like yodelling anymore (it's almost as if the voice wants to go there by itself, just redefining the already loudest harmonic as a new fundamental), then adding a second subharmonic below that F#4 which makes for almost the same sound as B3 with a first subharmonic, and finally letting the voice fall back into a modal voice B3. At times I'm not sure what my actual fundamental is because those two in-between stages just feel like a black box in which you can freely switch vocal fold mechanism to any available lower harmonic. That might look complicated, but if everything is in it's right place, it feels really intuitive, and ideally you can create the illusion that you're singing two (or three) pitches at the same time, with B3 and F#4 "overlapping".

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3eXFJkQjDDk

https://reddit.com/link/ubfudl/video/2wf04cq8tmv81/player

1 Comment
2022/04/25
08:00 UTC

7

Drones and Overtones

0 Comments
2022/02/03
22:40 UTC

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Vocal Toning Bootcamp is coming!

0 Comments
2022/01/28
00:10 UTC

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