I was just thinking about this recently when I was singing in my room pretty loud and I found that middle voice and it was horrible and scratchy but I want to practice it


ive always liked your soft voice, i was jealous of it, i wanted mine to be tiny and sing cute songs, i also have a love-hate relationship with my voice, im trying to embrace it though. i'll learn how to !

ALSO THAT END WHERE YOU SING NTLTC you best believe im gonna ask u to sing it dodie


I relate, my voice is still nowhere near as strong as I would like it to be. I have friends who are so loud and amazing belters and I am just there really quiet and awkward


lol i can relate so hard to early dodie. all of my singing experience is choral though, so i'm yet to find any mixed voice. my head voice is still pretty quiet despite all the practice too :/


Hey dodie! As a certified vocal coach, lover of your music & channel and ex Mary Poppins and Elphaba, i would absolutely love to show you some tips & tricks for achieving an amazing mixed resonance & belt, whilst still having good sob quality and not shouting! Trust me ive been there, I shouted my way through the whole of my time at We Will Rock You!
Your voice is beautiful the way it is, and I’m happy to hear you wanting to learn more and branch out as its good for people to do so even after many years singing! It keeps things interesting and challenging, with goals to achieve. I could not riff to save my life till this year, and now I can do Beyonce’s bootylicious riff without hesitation!
Feel free to chat to me any time, Im in Manchester, but am free to skype/ facetime sessions or just chat about singing (obviously for free )
Much love darling xox


I can only sing with my chest voice lmao, my head voice (I can get to about an E5 on a REALLY great day) is still my chest voice and it’s honestly funny as hell because I’m going to college to study vocal performance


I'm so glad I'm not the only one who really struggles with figuring out the middle voice


Omg I have the same problem ahhhh one day i'll find my own mixed voice too


i've been in choir for only 2 years and learning how to sing is one of the actual hardest things ever. i get picked on all the time because of how i can't sing in the awkward range of my voice and how i'm breathy and omg just there's so much you have to focus on like tension and engagement and soft palette and hard palette. anyways idk


Despite being in musical theatre for the past few years I still have issues using my chest voice. Lucky me, my birthday present is vocal lessons


Something my friend taught me was to not tilt my head up when trying to belt high notes (because it like closes your throat and makes you strain?) But to keep your head straight and ( weirdly) point down when singing high notes .. strange but it works for me😂


Still you have such a fucking nice voice ahh gotta train. Recently I’ve found it easier to switch from chest to head and like take a pit stop at the middle voice


I LOVE your v low chest voice in even if it's a lie bruh it's sooo nice


and the most important thing is to support with your diaphragm! proper breath support is super important


We literally have the same voice. I can comfortably sing in my chest voice till about a B, a c at a push and then it cracks. My head voice is Ok but my mixed? Don't talk to me. I really want to strengthen my voice and vibrato but for now ill have to make do with having to transpose songs to a lower key to comfortably sing them. Yay for being an alto


there was this girl from another school in a choir and she came to my school to perform, she didn't have solos so i couldn't single out her voice. but she looked just like you, glasses, hair color and length (except her tips are bleached), and facial structure. i was freaking out the whole time wondering if dodie came to america for a surprise visit

also, your voice is absolutely amazing. you can go on a theater stage and i'd be the first to see you


I have two sisters who are naturally amazing singers; they can both harmonise, do riffs, and belt with relative ease, and here I am, barely able to croak in tune (but I have a decent ear, so at least I can hear when I go off, even if I can't seem to stop it).
This was super interesting! I've picked up a bit of singing knowledge over the years, but never practiced or done anything with it - hearing your voice develop has been so cool, so thanks for sharing.
I also tend to favour big voices (Tori Kelly has killed and resurrected me a hundred times), but your voice is gorgeous too! It has a warmth, and your songs fit it so perfectly; I melt whenever you do your riffs.


dodie: im not an expert in singing<br>dodie: is a professional musician

dodie: im not an expert in singing
dodie: is a professional musician


Could you do updates  please! Because i have the same "problem" and i would love to learn more.


I feel like my voice is mediocre and nothing special. You've shown me that we don't all have to be Demi or Beyoncé. My goal is to one day be as good as you tbh.


can you pls make a video on how to use your mixed voice?


Holy crap Dodie you are so relatable. I try to be a singer and finding that middle voice is like impossible. My chest voice is really strong and you can tell when I move into head voice like hekshjedgskejhe why. Thanks for these tips and a word of confidence. Love you 💛


you should take singing lessons it’d be so cool to see your voice change and stuff !


Omg I just commented on your voice on an old video of yours lol

I have a similar problem tho tbh now that I hear you explain why you don’t do a lot of musical theatery stuff


my head voice is so soft and I can't really sing well in my chest voice I feel ya :)


As a wannabe singer I appreciate this video SO much.


I HAVE NOTICED HOW GOOD YOU ARE GETTING AT YOUR VIBRATO AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU DOODES!!!


i relate sooo much i have a pretty voice but its sooo quiet


I've got a question (it might seem strange - okay i'll stop) How does vibrato work?


Hey Dodie even tho it would be impossible for your voice to improve at this point if for some reason you feel like you need to I 10/10 would recommend Katie watts as a vocal coach, if that’s something you would even consider doing. (Twitter: @katiewattsurban). Still tho, ur voice is the bestestest


See if you can get some estill vocal training dodie! I've learnt it at university on my musical theatre course and it's really helpful! Expensive but so worth it, I never used to be able to belt or mix before but I managed defying gravity a few months ago!


AH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!! Especially cuz my voice is in a lower range too and many songs I like to sing I gotta switch between head and chest all the time and IDK if I'm just uncomfy trying to belt in head or if I even can or what but like basically I REALTE TO THIS VIDEO A LOT!


I’m lucky bc I can get my voice to do a lot of the things hayley Williams does ahah


Hey Dodes! I study opera - specifically bel canto in a way that you can translate the classical training over to musical theatre/pop.
I can't put TOO much in a comment, however when you said to sound like "AHH" @ 2:51. Uhm. Like. Yes. That's SO MUCH CLOSER THAN WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

It's so much more about relaxing, you're going to sound SO ugly in your head, and not straining - you want to feel nothing at all. Like breathing.

Anyways, always here to help! Hit me up on twitter or something and we can chat!


I really need a full cover of that ariana grande song at the end, PLEASE! I beg of you


o my GOSH hat last clip of u belting was so good r u kidding me


thats mad just earlier today i was talking to my friend about wanting to get better at singing and then this video came out its fate i tell you


How did you develop the mix voice bc I seriously strain my vocal cords😅😅


the fact that your sang ari at the end, dodie I love you sweet!


Just saying you looked really pretty in this video 😋


What I do is I just sing a song that is the pitch and sound I wanna sound like for a couple weeks until my voice gets use to it. Only after that my voice improves in smoothness haha also voice acting helps a bit


Dodie I face the exact same problem all the time. I have a pretty large range, but there’s a distinct break right in the middle. Thank you so much for making this video. It’s wonderful to know that I’m not alone in this struggle to find that sweet center. You have an amazing voice that is just so comforting and kind and unique! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, talents, and advice, and I hope you have a lovely day!


I don't know much about any of these things I just like to hear you talk about stuff


I have sorta the opposite issue, my falsetto is extremely breathy (cuz it only started being used like 6 months ago) and I only really like how I sound belting or chest voicing, but we also have another issue, I'm an alto-tenor, but my really low and somewhat masculine voice makes me a bit nervous, so I tend to go on the dangerous parts of my voice near voice cracking mode, so singing voices are just weird


I'm a singer, a trained soprano and I can sing only a few of Demi Lavato's songs because she is a queen and I struggle to compete. But at least my vibrato is good. Every singer has what works for them and yours is something I could never match because it is yours. And you do it so well too. I wish I could sing as soft as you can.


i think my mixed voice is my problem atm. until i properly started singing in some ensembles my chest voice was garbage/cloudy and muffled and my head voice was weak, and obvi my mixed voice didnt exist lmao. but i've had to adjust to the alto/2nd soprano life bc my comfortable range was like the B directly below middle C to the D/D# above middle C hahaha whoops. but my teacher was very kind to give me the opportunity to learn as my main strength, being very good with intonation (i play oboe hehe) and being able to sight sing most anything, even silly jazzy chromatic middle parts, was really useful in the 2nd soprano part. and so i had to learn to sing low and high, and now my range is much wider (low F - high Aish the one above the staff) but i still don't really have a mixed voice. my voice separates between G and G# now which is the same as it used to be but i just sang through one of my old pieces and the split wasn't quite so bad or difficult as it used to be. i guess it is just a practice thing :)


Bruh I haven't been singing very much in the past few years and now my vocal range is shrinking from the middle outwards rip


NO DO NOT BELT! You’ll ruin your voice! It may work for a while and sound good but in the long run it destroys your voice! The same thing with glottal hits/starts and singing breathy, both of which you tend to do. I’m not trying to be rude, I absolutely love you and your voice but I just want you to make sure you’re singing healthily so you have your voice for your whole life, and not just until you’re 30. I’m definitely no professional but I do know these singing tendencies and extremely unhealthy. Please do consider taking voice lessons from someone who really knows this kind of stuff about vocal heath, it’s really so beneficial.


Your hair looks so nice and healthy! Just an appreciation post as I need a bit of a trim...


Gurl sAME I feel like me and you have similar voices cause my chest voice breaks kinda where yours does and I wish my chest voice had a higher range where I can belt high notes and have them sound very strong and sustained, but alas... I don’t lol I’ve always wondered if theres a way to kinda train your chest voice to have a wider range but I’m too scared to belt and strain my voice while practicing 😂 aLSO THE TORI KELLY PART LOL WHAT A MOOD


also!! Yall!! For females around middle school and high school age! Biologically, young female voices pretty much all will have a distinct "break" from chest to head voice, and a general breathy tone to their head voice. If u wanna sound fancy and academic, a better word is "passagio" which literally means "passageway" in italian. The word "break" is negative and voice teachers tend to not want to use it bc nothing is breaking when u switch from head to chest!! Your voice is just switching from a lower register to a higher register or vice versa.<br>So. For all the girls under 20 saying that they have a big distinct "break" going from chest to head and a breathy head voice, THIS IS NORMAL. It will get easier over time. Look at the older clips that dodie showed, she had the same thing bc it's totally normal, and she practiced and practiced and now she has a pretty well developed mix for someone without any formal training. Male voices have a similar thing too but their voices are very different from female voices (and I don't know as much about them yet lol). So yall younger folks, pls listen. Don't expect to sound like lea michelle or stephanie j block or sutton foster or sierra boggess or ben platt or andrew rannells. Their voices have had time to develop and they received intense vocal training starting at a young age. So if you're 15 and have a small, breathy head voice, guess what? That's beautiful!! Develop that head voice first bc youre probs more comfortable with your chest. A good way to practicing mixing the two voices and bridging the gap in your passagio is to do "sirens" (a vocal glissando if u know what that is). It's hard to describe typing it out but yawn or sigh in your head voice, go from very high to very low (the whole top to bottom of your range), and try to keep it smooth and consistent without any vocal "cracks". Then you can practice singing, and it's always easier to go from head to chest than chest to head, so try warming up that way. I'm sorry if this is going over some people's heads but it's hard to explain online! Go join your schools choir though!! There you will learn how to sing in a healthy way and develop your voice, and make some great friends!! Okay I'm done now lol, I just want all the younger people here to know that you're not a bad singer or anything, you're just young and your vocal cords and larynx (voice box) literally have not finished developing yet and you're totally normal! Or you just haven't had alot of practice or training or haven't been taught how to sing in a healthy way! Yall are normal and wonderful and please keep singing!! ^^

also!! Yall!! For females around middle school and high school age! Biologically, young female voices pretty much all will have a distinct "break" from chest to head voice, and a general breathy tone to their head voice. If u wanna sound fancy and academic, a better word is "passagio" which literally means "passageway" in italian. The word "break" is negative and voice teachers tend to not want to use it bc nothing is breaking when u switch from head to chest!! Your voice is just switching from a lower register to a higher register or vice versa.
So. For all the girls under 20 saying that they have a big distinct "break" going from chest to head and a breathy head voice, THIS IS NORMAL. It will get easier over time. Look at the older clips that dodie showed, she had the same thing bc it's totally normal, and she practiced and practiced and now she has a pretty well developed mix for someone without any formal training. Male voices have a similar thing too but their voices are very different from female voices (and I don't know as much about them yet lol). So yall younger folks, pls listen. Don't expect to sound like lea michelle or stephanie j block or sutton foster or sierra boggess or ben platt or andrew rannells. Their voices have had time to develop and they received intense vocal training starting at a young age. So if you're 15 and have a small, breathy head voice, guess what? That's beautiful!! Develop that head voice first bc youre probs more comfortable with your chest. A good way to practicing mixing the two voices and bridging the gap in your passagio is to do "sirens" (a vocal glissando if u know what that is). It's hard to describe typing it out but yawn or sigh in your head voice, go from very high to very low (the whole top to bottom of your range), and try to keep it smooth and consistent without any vocal "cracks". Then you can practice singing, and it's always easier to go from head to chest than chest to head, so try warming up that way. I'm sorry if this is going over some people's heads but it's hard to explain online! Go join your schools choir though!! There you will learn how to sing in a healthy way and develop your voice, and make some great friends!! Okay I'm done now lol, I just want all the younger people here to know that you're not a bad singer or anything, you're just young and your vocal cords and larynx (voice box) literally have not finished developing yet and you're totally normal! Or you just haven't had alot of practice or training or haven't been taught how to sing in a healthy way! Yall are normal and wonderful and please keep singing!! ^^


my head voice is much stronger than my chest voice resulting in a very quiet soft voice which is nice sometimes but it can be rlly irritating >:-)


also I relate to this sooooooo muchhhhhh


I RELATE WITH THE WEAK HEAD VOICE STRONG CHEST VOICE SO MUCH


hi! have you ever considered trying the Estill Voice Method? it’s the scientific answer to all of the bullshit that voice teachers tell you about “feel this” or “imagine that” and only using hypothetical answers. I’ve used Estill for a few years and it’s literally answered all of my questions! i would really recommend it! i learned how to musical theatre belt in like a day and now i’m just working to make it stronger! anyway, just a thought! i love you!


I was literally about to comment on your next video why you don't use a strong chest voice


I didn't understand most of it but I still loved the video


I wish my voice can hit the notes that you can. If it did then maybe i'd be able sing your songs better, or actually sing them nicely.


i wAnt your voice sO BADLY its so nice n soft and mAGICAL <br>i can only really sing strongly and it kinda sucks because i like singing soft songs bUt my voice is too harsh :((( time to do research and get dodies voice

i wAnt your voice sO BADLY its so nice n soft and mAGICAL
i can only really sing strongly and it kinda sucks because i like singing soft songs bUt my voice is too harsh :((( time to do research and get dodies voice


ugH i love you and your voice so much??? help


I LOVE MIRROR DODIE.<br>Sorry for shouting


YEAH you smashed it at the end!!!

Well you smash it all the time anyway tbh, ignore me


For a long time I sang but up until recently I stopped. Just completely gave up. I did musical theatre growing up and felt often bad about my voice bc it wasn't that strong typical "Broadway" voice always heard. I believe that I'm a better writer than singer, and bc of that stick only to songwriting today, but sometimes it feels like I gave up on my dream of becoming a singer. There's a part of me that still really loves it. I just lack the confidence but hopefully one day I'll sing again.


OHMYGOSH,,, PLEASE COVER NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY


secret for the mad is my all time fav song rn


How do you find the middle voice cuz I'm okay at belting, I SUCK at the headvoice, so I wanna find the other voice


Sound-proof your room. It's easy and cheap


HUNNY WHAT I DONT HAVE A MIX VOICE? i can do my chest voice and i can do my head voice but i have that same problem where right in the middle i just cant reach it with either voices. the problem is that right now i literally have a solo where its right in the middle of that and im constantly switching and it sounds really weird. and when i try to hit those lower-end head voice notes my voice gets really quiet and i have to sing louder than a whole choir so.. but i literally thought it was just a me problem and im so glad that its not because i thought i was like losing my singing voice

also unrelated to this my friend tells me that i sound like an american dodie and i take that as like an extreme compliment omg


Disclosure im not an expert?
Um what?

Also... mirror Dodie! I love mirror Dodie.

Disclosure *im not an expert?*
Um what?

Also... mirror Dodie! I love mirror Dodie.


My problem is I'm a soprano with little to no access to my chest voice and middle passage and only have my head voice


3:21 HI HELLO YES WHAT VIDEO IS THIS BECAUSE IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL


My love/hate relationship with my voice is because im a freaking CONTRALTO<br>:c

My love/hate relationship with my voice is because im a freaking CONTRALTO
:c


omg wait one minute in and those are the exact same problems I have


HAYLEY WILLIAMS AND DODIE ARE MY FAVORITE PEOPLE


This. Is. Me. I can belt but not very strongly. I do musical theater which can be hard. I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that some parts are just not meant for my voice, and that’s ok. Being ensemble is fine. And then there’s my singer-song writer side where I can win talent shows with (placed First this weekend 🙌🙌). It’s a strange balance trying to mesh the two, but I like having two different parts to my musical identity.


mentions Hayley Williams——> I immediately respect you


A quick burst of Daniel J. My good lady will be pleased.


I see twin dodie made a cameo in the mirror


I WISH I COULD DO VIBRATO I suck at it it only comes out sometimes


can you teach me how to sing in general thx


BABE!! where did you get that hat?! luv uuuuuu


whaT IS THE SONG SHES SINGING IN THE VERY LAST CLIP ITS SO CUTE


does anyone see the mirror is not the same as what she is doing


I feel the same way! I still have a long way to go! I just wish I could also find a good warm up routine before I sing! Love your voice and music! I'm always singing but its never where I want it to be at! Much love! xx


you have such a lovely voice!! we’re so proud of you<br>also thank you for this!! I’ve recently been interesting in singing (bc of you!! ) so this was helpful!

you have such a lovely voice!! we’re so proud of you
also thank you for this!! I’ve recently been interesting in singing (bc of you!! ) so this was helpful!


me: * hears you screaming *.<br>also me: I'm subscribing right now. that's the content I want!

me: * hears you screaming *.
also me: I'm subscribing right now. that's the content I want!


This was so interesting, thank you for making a video about it! Love your voice! <3


You're so amazing! I love your singing and you helped me find my voice and yea love you!


Ahh I've never heard someone put this into words so perfectly! I would love to be able to belt like someone in musical theatre but I don't think it'll ever happen. For now, like you, I'm happy with my softer mixed voice :)


LOL when you said “I should start driving so I can belt all the time” and me driving in college has helped me improve on mine! That and my mixed voice I’ve been working on as well! I love your voice so much!!


8 years of researching definitely makes you abit of an expert in my books! 💕


I love how soft your voice is it makes it easier for me to sing along and makes me feel like you’re singing in my room when I listen to you!


i personally love your voice! it's so unique and beautiful :) good luck on finding the sound you want 💙


i love the other you in the mirror. honestly me when i hear myself sing.

also i love you and your voice so much.


dodie!! i love your voice!! it’s so amazing and has grown so much over the years! ❤🧡💛 keep working and i know you can get to the point you want to be at :)) (also i’m so happy you’re posting again)


That was very helpful. It's also inspiring and eye-opening to hear, that the people we admire are also learning, struggling, growing and aspiring to be better. <3


I love you so much! You’re so wonderful! You go girl!


You have a beautiful voice! Of course, there are things that every singer can always work on! It's a positive thing that you are able to identify the things you want to work on as well as the things you like about your voice! I miss your videos but it's exciting that you're so busy performing for real live audiences!


Thank you for sharing this!!! I’m a singer too and I struggle with just these issues (except my head voice is quite strong). That’s why I’m going into opera instead of musical theater!!


this makes me so happy! when you look up to someone for being an amazing singer it’s so good to hear them talk about how they developed their voice as often i think i just assume they’ve always sung like that. dodie being my biggest inspiration has just made me very very happy :)


Your voice is perfect, I friggin love you x


I love your voice it fits you so well and I think it is absolutely beautiful💛


I love so much the thing that you do with the mirror. I also love you're beautiful voice 😍


Thank you Dodie for the video! <br>I went to your concert in Dublin this spring and I brought my friend who has had no idea who you were and maybe listened to two of your songs. I love your songs/ music because of your quiet soft voice. I'm a singer (classical) myself and the opposite :D I wish sometimes I could sing quiet and soft. I love listening to your songs but in concert and with all the teens singing along I, unfortunately, couldn't hear you! I think nobody else cared because they were just happy to see you! :D I just missed hearing your voice :) My friend told me the same but I told her that she definitely has to listen to all your songs afterwards! Alone and in a nice cozy quiet place where she can enjoy your beautiful music :)

Thank you Dodie for the video!
I went to your concert in Dublin this spring and I brought my friend who has had no idea who you were and maybe listened to two of your songs. I love your songs/ music because of your quiet soft voice. I'm a singer (classical) myself and the opposite :D I wish sometimes I could sing quiet and soft. I love listening to your songs but in concert and with all the teens singing along I, unfortunately, couldn't hear you! I think nobody else cared because they were just happy to see you! :D I just missed hearing your voice :) My friend told me the same but I told her that she definitely has to listen to all your songs afterwards! Alone and in a nice cozy quiet place where she can enjoy your beautiful music :)


I love your voice to no ends and it's so beautiful, my vocal range is kinda like yours and I love this video so much thank you so much for everything you do you're amazingg 💕💕


I love your singing and your style Dodie ❤ It might sound weird but don’t you want to take singing lessons? I began to take them this year (though I’ve been previously singing a lot but also had a problem singing between my chest and head voice) and they have helped me enormously! Now I see I had my voice somewhere in me just “waiting to be found” ;)


Ahhhhhh Dodie all you singing voices are AMAZING! X


I really love your voice, and the fact that you can’t belt makes me kinda like my own voice a bit more cause I also have always looked up to people like lea michele who have a veeery different and much stronger voice than I do


Aaahhhh I love to see this so much, because I've got some of the same issues as well and when I listen to other people singing I just think to myself ''Ugh why am I not that talented?'' And since I'm also kinda jealous of your voice it's nice to see that it really takes work and practice and that there are always gonna be things about your voice that you wish were different. Like for example more power, which I also struggle with. My voice is best suited for the softer songs, while sometimes I wish my voice were more suited for strong ballads or upbeat songs, and then one friend of mine, who is latina and has a pretty deep soul voice, is telling me how she's jealous of my voice sometimes too. I think it's important to get that perspective once in a while. So thank you, I guess you could say I needed something like this :)


I really really appreciate this video. Im in college as a music major rn and it's so hard to be patient with your voice and get used to singing new and better ways. It's nice to see someone literally in the music industry letting us all know that even they're still learning. This is why you're my fave Dodie. Glad you're posting more. I hope you're enjoying it!


i love your voice! but thank you for this info bc i also have the same issue about the chest voice, etc! luv u buub! ❤


your voice feels like a very big soft warm hug from a loved one


You have no idea how much I needed this video!! <br>I always feel like I have an incredibly weak voice and I also used to look up to Demi and try to sing her notes but my voice was never strong enough. It wasn’t until my best friend said that the tone of my voice reminded her of Gabrielle Aplin that I realised, just because my voice is softer, doesn’t mean it is bad. After years of vocal exercises my voice is definitely a lot stronger but I know I will never be able to belt like Kelly Clarkson or P!nk and that’s ok because everyone is different!!!!!

You have no idea how much I needed this video!!
I always feel like I have an incredibly weak voice and I also used to look up to Demi and try to sing her notes but my voice was never strong enough. It wasn’t until my best friend said that the tone of my voice reminded her of Gabrielle Aplin that I realised, just because my voice is softer, doesn’t mean it is bad. After years of vocal exercises my voice is definitely a lot stronger but I know I will never be able to belt like Kelly Clarkson or P!nk and that’s ok because everyone is different!!!!!


aw i’m a musical theatre singer and i’ve finally gotten vibrato! i mostly sing in mix but i definitely understand the wanting to be able to belt !!! i’m working on a more healthy belt & i love seeing your journey!


Omg in nearly started crying when she started singing Ari’s song. So perfect. ❤😍


you have my FAVORITE singing voice JUST FOR THE RECORD


you’re so cuteeee and very pretty voice ❤❤❤


But "In the middle", you belt so nicely in that one! It's even kind of difficult for me to sing, hehe :)


I love your voice so much and lately I've been really hating mine because I am in a similar spot as you were saying. I have a nice low chest voice and quite a weak head voice and I would love to figure out how to combine them and find a way to strengthen them. I also cannot vibrato for the life of me. I would rlly like to see videos from you showing how you did that !! I love you so much 💕


I loved this. would love more videos like this


oh man this was my struggle with singing for SO LONG. I feel like I only just found that mixed area within like the past year or so, but can't really practice as much as I'd like to because college, and living in a dorm, and etc. and it comes with practice but I think also comes with your voice maturing as you get older, if that makes sense? idrk but a combination of that has happened in the past couple years so I'm considering both to be contributing factors


I relate to this video so much!! I desperately want to be able to belt but I just don’t have a ton of control of my voice yet and I have trouble staying in key, although I can easily riff my butt off. I really want to take singing lessons, because I took one session last year and it really made me be more conscious of how I was using my voice. I admire your control in your voice when you sing, and I think anything you sing sounds lovely, but it’s really cool to see you improve and continue to find out new things about your abilities!!


And a dancing queen AYYYYE VLOG REFERENCE!!!


Any tips on finding my mix voice? I have a big line between by normal voice and head voice as well and I would love to be able to sing in the middle without having to yodel!


I've been taking singing lessons for the past 5-ish years, and in the last two years I've had the absolute BEST teacher I could possibly ask for, and she's taught me so much, particularly around correct technique, like lifting the soft palate, breathing deeply from the diaphragm, and vocal onset (which is so so important to do correctly so that you don't get vocal nodes!!). Your voice is so developing so beautifully Dodie! As my vocal teacher says, "take it slow, and rather than pushing your voice, give it gradual nudges towards where you want to be". <3 xx


Also your new bed is so nice! Is it more comfy than the last because I have the same bed that you used to have have and because I have very low sealings I'm always hitting my bloody head lol x


I have the opposite problem. My head-voice is strong, and being a soprano I can sing loud, strong and clean in the high notes, but I have almost no control over my chest-voice :p I've been practicing tho', but metal-opera-ish seems to be where I'm best and were I have the best progress. You have a beautiful voice dodie, it's always a pleasure listening to you! And you have inspired a lot of both my lyrics and my progress. So thank you :D


I had the same issues you’ve spoken about! I started with a new singing teacher around the age of 17, (I am now 21) and he taught me using the estill model! This model is used at my drama school now, (I’m a musical theatre degree student) and it’s allowed me to understand how to manipulate the anatomy of my voice to create different sounds without strain or damage, and has given me my mixed voice and I can belt higher than I could have ever dreamed! While I’m 100% still learning and trying to master controlling my voice, (I am faaaaaaar from perfect!) estill has transformed my voice beyond recognition in the 4 years I’ve been learning using estill! I highly recommend this set of techniques ❤ (p.s. I love your voice anyway!)


personal vocal discovery (wow saying it like this sounds so technical) is so much fun!


i Really relate to this video Wow trying to belt is such a struggle but i’ve been improving on it :)


Dodie, is my 6th year in musical comedy, and i recently discovered that i can go really high, after YEARS of practice and practice, and i STILL struggle sometimes, i am not saying that you are going to have this struggle, but you have an amazing voice and i really think that u should not worry abt it, bc u are gonna kick that notes in the butt and sing like an angel (if it's more possibke, bc u already sound like one) lovee u, take care 💖💖💖


Hey Dodie! Have you got any tips on play ukulele and singing at the same time? I always mess up my strumming pattern and I don’t know how to fix it


And this is why I love you and admire you so much! We all know you have an amazing voice but you're not afraid to admit that you need more training. Thank you! The social norm for "popular" music nowadays seems to be that you don't really have to know how to sing or how to use your voice properly and that leads to singers breaking their voices just for the lack of technique. And it's sad that people with very unique voices like Adele are hurting their vocal chords because they don't know how to use their voice. Both of my parents are musician and I grew up respecting your own instrument and learning the importance of healthy voice and SINGING LESSONS. It's in all caps because singing lessons are something I truly suggest everyone trying. Everything you said in the video use to be me... and okay it's still me... to a point. I used to think that there was no way I could one day belt like all the Elphaba's but now I know differently because I started singing lessons. I'm nowhere near where I want to be and I don't think I'm a good singer at all. But I know I'm better than before. My teacher is wonderful and respected in the theatre industry where I live and just knows and loves what she's doing. The biggest thing people always forget is breathing. I've been going to voice lesson for 4 years, 2 of those with this musical theatre teacher and still on every lesson we correct my breathing. It's something you cannot learn thru a video. You just need a professional to really listen to your voice and help you. And the moment when you finally get something is out of this world :)
Okay I just really wanted to write this... I don't even know why because I feel like people here already know this :D
But yeah I just love your voice and you can seriously hear that in just a year your voice has improved so so much <3

also also youtube is full of fake singing teachers so think before you listen to them :I

also if somebody doesn't already know lol... if a note your singing hurts then STOP :D


i would lOVE to hear you so a soft beautiful cover of No One Else from the Great Comet i love your voice so much <3


if you're interested in the bits about how your voice actually works i'd totally recommend Estill Voice training. It's "voice mechanics" stuff so it's like if you move this thing the sound changes like this and is honestly the most useful stuff i've learnt. there's probably someone in your area who teaches it.


I've been learning to sing opera for 4ish years and it is a challenge to try and find the right mix. Because I'm so set in the classical style, I really can't sing pop and I don't find much strength in my chest voice. I find "twang" tends to help there (but don't over do it). I guess everyone has their own vocal challenges. But I can't recommend the humble vocal warm up more than enough!


Woah I thought I was the only one with this problem, there’s a massive line between my normal voice and my head voice.


i legit almost shat myself and dropped the laptop when you sand No Tears Left To Cry. I love Ari, I love the song, I love you - win win win! Coveeeeeeeer! <3 ^^


You’re amazing and beautiful and ahhh I just love you smmmm


A book that will be interesting for you is This is a Voice by Gillyanne Kayes and Steven Connor it’s got lots of info about how the voice work/ techniques etc and it was one of my first year mandatory uni book and we’ve used it loads x


I fricken love your voice and also your hair is getting so long


this is so relatable bc im self taught too (i just listen n imitate) and i been trying to hit that ariana grande note too lmao


I literally have this kind of voice! When I was younger (8-11) I looked up to people like Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande. I wanted to sing like them so much that I pushed my voice further than I should have and now I have a very strong chest voice. I never liked my head voice until literally about a year ago when I started watching Dodie and realised she has the beautiful, sweet higher register. I wish I could find my mixed voice but right now I'm just trying to strengthen that higher register (my vocal range sits around a C3 to D6 and breaks from chest to head around the middle C mark)


ohmygod its my time to shine. I'm a studying voice in college!! and i want to teach people how to sing healthy and well so here is what I have learned and would like to share with you and the world: First is that belting is not really very good for you. Neither is your chest voice. It isn't bad to use it sometimes but you should understand that it can really strain and eventually damage your voice. Second, SINGING IS BREATHING. You sing the same way you speak. You should breathe from your belly, not your chest. If you take a deep breath and your belly does not rise, you are not taking a good breath. Support!! Is!! Important!!! A good supportive breath is taken with your belly and you feel your back open up and your butt pushes in. It feels good!!! Like a yawn or a good bowel movement. AND LAST THING: Sing forward. Imagine that you are throwing your voice far away and focus on that. Your voice comes from your belly and out the mask of your face. Your nose or mouth will feel buzzy and you might feel out of control. But it's good!! Lean into it!!! Also relax your jaw as much as possible i promise you're probably trying way harder than you should. My teacher says you shouldnt listen to yourself but instead feel your body (which as someone who also feels disconnected from my body this is very difficult but can also be very therapeutic). I HOPE I WAS HELPFUL


Ilysm this is very helpful and NTLTC at the end was literally me all day I also had trouble going flat on that word too "be"


You were nasal a while back so you are improving. I have a degree in voice I would like you to look into supporting your sound with your diaphragm. Breathing is so important when singing and where you are breathing from. Comes from down low not your chest.


OKAY, first of I love Dodie omg. Second, Dodie in the mirror was so cute


in school chorus we'd use our tummy voice but idk if that would have the affect you desire, love all your singing regardless xx


Don’t be afraid to belt and practice loudly!! Your neighbors will be happy to have such talent next to them haha! I just had to get over my fear of that since my neighbors always blast music and TV anyways so I might as well sing. They’re loud so I can be loud in the shower or in my room too damn it!!


Same! My voice is better when it’s quiet, but when I sing out loud with my fiends it sounds like a chicken 😂


"I am not an expert in singing"
"I am not an expert in singing"
"I am not an expert in singing"


Dodie I'm 14 and I've went through that phase but I would totally recommend getting a singing teacher if that's what you want to do because even with about 6 weeks with my new singing teacher she has taught me a lot about technique and belting safely. And I've found that singing does take a lot of time and effort to perfect but I'm sure you'd do great. My singing teacher is specifically for musical theatre and has had students on the west end so i trust her indefinitely and leaves room for me to make mistakes. It's all about finding the right teacher for you and trust but you have such a pretty voice as it is so you mightn't even need all the work I'm getting


I have literally the EXACT SAME PROBLEM as she did at the beginning and I have such a problem finding a mixed voice


"disclosure, I'm not a singer at all"
has come out with 2 EPs and gone on tour who knows how many times

"disclosure, I'm not a singer at all"
*has come out with 2 EPs and gone on tour who knows how many times*


Oh goodness Dodie. I don't think you understand👏how👏much👏I👏relate.👏

I have an okay (???) head voice and a fairly comfortable chest voice, but I struggle so much with that middle voice. I just scream and I hate it! I wish that I could sing normally and I've actually learned so much by just singing along to your music. You've improved my singing voice a lot so thank you!! I hope one day I can sing like you. ❤


Dodie I love your chest voice, it's lower and powerful. I hate the idea that female singers have to go high to be considered skilled. Your lower voice conveys so much emotion, don't stop using it just because you want to work on your high voice too.


you have my dream voice tbh, not that it means anything


I’m so jelly I have a big musical voice and long for your pop voice


My singing voice is my biggest insecurity and I wish I could get lessons :(


Dodie, have you done any research on mask resonance or face resonance? It's the key you're missing for anyone who wants to achieve high, powerful belts (coupled with laryngeal and tongue relaxation + good breath support). Basically start with a really annoying sound; try crying like a baby, then try singing on "ng" until you feel vibration in your face. That's what you want to feel when you do high belts.

Anyways, I love your voice just the way it is and this is only a few tips I can offer if you'd like to be beltier.


some cheeky no tears left to cry promo at the end, lovvit

srsly tho i think you have a beautiful voice. i think starting singing lessons would be great but i think focus on finding your own confident vocals rather than trying to be the musical theatre person you aren't--you have a really lovely and unique sound and i'd hate to hear that morph into the many voices that've been heard before.

i think more than anything i just wanna be able to hear you live! the mix of your crowds being um. very enthusiastic! and your quieter singing means last year when i saw you perform i couldn't hear a thing unless the audience didn't know the lyrics lol


i am in NO way a professional when it comes to singing, but there a few tips and tricks i think will help you get that ‘belty’ voice you would like to have?

but first u gotta know that belting is a NO NO my voice coach says that it ruins the vocal chords. even if you’re practicing proper larynx placement u gotta know that the voice and the volume has to come from the diaphragm and all that but not the throat and the vocal chords yee

I suggest you research about how to use the diaphragm when singing? I can’t explain it well and I don’t want you to read this and have me explain it wrong sjsjjdhff but i promise it really helps!

I hope I didn’t come off as too entitled or anything :( but i just thought that this could help you get a bit closer to where you want to be when it comes to singing? And you’re far better than me when it comes to vocal control and artistry when approaching songs jajsjd

I really hope this helps!


"v low soft chest voice" makes me think of ur low parts in the doddlevloggle version of the "my face" song and I LUV it


that bit at the end gave me a mcfreaking heart attack


So little fact: that line in your voice is called (by music professionals aka not me lol) your passagio. I took a bunch of lessons from a lady who had multiple degrees in vocal stuffs, and she always had me sing in my passagio as practice so one day i could belt songs out like a musical theatre person. It was really hard, and i hated doing because it was uncomfy and it sounded terrible, but its kind of like learning to do the splits. Its a lot of stretching and warming up and uncomfy moments, but the results are worth it :):) as for your voice, it is a beautiful soft sound that i have spent many hours trying (and failing) to replicate, which is what makes your music and your sound so uniquely yours.


Please do a cover of "No tears left to cry"!!!!


Not the point of this video at all, BUT you look stunning in this video!


Im not a Singer and it doesn’t sound good  haha but I can tell you that driving and singing as loud as I want to is so much fun!!


Try singing Raven song by elephant revival, its a-cappella and really hypnotizing :)


yo yo dodie i got the same problems. but i’m in choir and voice lessons and the way that people seem to belt (i.e., idina menzel) isn’t very healthy. you gotta sing more forward and keep your tongue flat. imagine pulling a string from your forehead and that’s where you should aim your voice


The fact that your head voice works better for you makes you dodie x


What was the video of Dan and dodie singing In The Middle?? WHERE CAN I FIND SUCH BEAUTY?!


I love the mirror editing at 3:56.  It caught me off guard lol


As a musical theatre goil who is renowned for my belt. My head voice is also weak af. Always has been and probably always will be.


do you have tips on vibrato? i’m a singer and i admire your vibrato SO MUCH because i can’t do it to save my life. please give me some tips!! also runs!! i cannot do that aah!!


classical training is important for  healthy belting and contemporary singing. give classical lessons a try :)


can you make some sort of reference list or playlist or a few links to some helpful singing tutorials cause you made reference to some things ive never heard of before and i wanna know and learnnnnn ya :) (or if anyone reading this knows stuff plz link or explain plzzz)

Get a singing teacher if you can. 😊 I tried to learn from tutorials on youtube then went to voice lessons and my technique was all wrong... It's very difficult to learn on your own because you cannot hear your real voice by yourself 😶


hey EVERY part of this is v relatable to me


When not even your reflection wants to be you... relatable.


I rather enjoy the early works of youtube songsingers because the sounds (it's not just you) are often more unique. Basicly the better a singer you become the less unique your covers become.


A bunch of my students are so gonna get shown this.


so i wasn't expecting mirror dodie to move out of sync with non mirror dodie... i kinda freaked out 😂 😂 😂


i grew up on musical theatre and had singing lessons since i was little which is how i can sing those belty songs. but i did find that some time around age 11/12 my voice did a weird breaky thing, i was able to sing more maturely and how they do on stage. i was just wondering whether anybody else had this?? it was like singing puberty

No problem :) I love how people are asking so many questions about their singing here :)

Lia that’s really cool! thanks for the reply x

Everybody's voice goes through puberty actually :D So that's why the sound of your singing voice sometimes changes. My voice actually just got brighter :D


ha i like those little cut aways to you just singing to yourself in the corner


RIGHT NOW IM IN A STATE OF MIND I WANNA BE IN LIKE ALL THE TIME


Dodie, I love you, but I think your mirror is broken 3:43


For your vocal health do not just do internet research. Especially if you want to learn how to belt (which is the most dangerous type of singing if you can't naturally do it) then get lessons. It is difficult to teach yourself how to healthily belt. Obviously there are exceptions but if you want longevity from your voice (which I'm presuming you do) then getting some lessons is the safest option. You have a great natural voice btw and tbh your voice won't be in its prime until your late 20s/early 30s so you've got time to work on it!


No need to belt out your songs. That is a very good way to hurt your voice permanently. Look into the singers who sound as good now or better than when their careers opened up. So many have lost their beauty because they would force the sound or thought growling was cool, and would not rest their voice between shows.
I really respect Gaga, she went to training and now kicks ass. I think Pink did too.
I do not want to mention the singers who have lost their beautiful voices but it is easy to find them. It is so sad that the music industry does not protect their singers and make them go to lessons. In stead they use them up and spit them out.


Opera singer here, hi!, mouth position will do a lot to open up the right resonance spaces in your skull and chest, so instead of opening your mouth in a horizontal position try to leave the jaw relaxed and the lips form a more vertical shape, that will help you put the voice forward, you probably like your chestier voice better because your mouthpiece is more relaxed hence no tension, equaling no pressure on the vocal folds. There is SOOOOO much I could tell you, but I would really suggest you take lessons, you could get more tools to further expand your musical horizons. I've seen that you are a Jacob Collier fan as I am, and I think he credits big part of his musical abilities to the expansion and control of his voice. Good luck in your vocal endeavours, hugs! :3

You are welcome, thank you for your lovely music, it truly moves me. If you ever need more tips, let me know :)


please please please do a no tears cover please omg


love the editing on the mirror at the end lol.


i think you cut your syllables off too much and your voice is too quiet whereas it seems louder to yourself since youre the one singing. so it sounds like youre afraid to have people hear you. my voice teacher used to always say sing one dynamic louder than what its supposed to be


Dodie, I have the exact same problem as you


I really wish I could shout to songs too but I just got a weak airy voice ;-;


wow now isn't that me
my mixed voice is i n e x is t e n t and i can barely support anything above C4 which is kind of stupid for a growing baritone
i find it even more frustrating cause so many people say developing a head voice helps in the mix but hEy guess who has a developed head voice and no mixed
uGGGGGh ok

edit: hai its been 6 months so I'm getting better but still no supported mixed voice

also you're softer tori kelly your vibrato is natural and splendid


What's the difference between mix voice and beilting??


Does anyone know what video is that when shes singing really young and with long hair?


Where can I purchase personal dodie singing lessons thx

Yeah um I have 180 (and would have 250 if Grayson wouldn’t have stolen.) but yeah I’ll pay to do anything go ahead pleseeeee

Nefertiti Montoya um yes hello Dodie I'm interested in these too


I have the same issues as you at the beginning of the video ugh


I LITTERALLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WTF


my voice has changed so much?? like idk if it's puberty or anything but in like 5-6th grade i used to be the highest soprano but now i can pas for a tenor? Also my range is so small?? Idk man my voice is whack


I'm awful at singing and have a big family so i'm never home alone to practice and i wouldn't ever be able to take vocal lessons because i would just DIE of embarrassment of having to sing in front of someone else but i want to be able to sing SO BADLY and just argh it makes me sad and frustrated <br>I also think i'm probably just not meant to actually be able to sing lol i'll just stick to other forms of music ig :,(

I'm awful at singing and have a big family so i'm never home alone to practice and i wouldn't ever be able to take vocal lessons because i would just DIE of embarrassment of having to sing in front of someone else but i want to be able to sing SO BADLY and just argh it makes me sad and frustrated
I also think i'm probably just not meant to actually be able to sing lol i'll just stick to other forms of music ig :,(


The mirror at the end really freaked me out


Everyone wishes they have what they don't have. That must mean that everyone is great, right?


I was thinking about this video yesterday in the shower.... Before you even put it up omg


Why are you SOOOO fucking cute?!?!?!!?!!? ily <3


I am really into musical theatre but I just don't have the voice


3:33 ❤❤❤😍😍😍😍

3:33 ❤❤❤😍😍😍😍


0:30 TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN SO YOUR PARENTS DON'T THINK YOU'RE WATCHING PORN


I can relate. Stupid chest voice not wanting to cooperate...


What kind of hat is that? What is that called?


Ohhh gosh dodie you had to upload late at night.., we were watching crystal maze


I wasn't really paying attention till 0:30...


5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

Sorry i had to. Love you


Vocal lessons would be so good for you!!! I’ve been taking lesson for 10 ish years now and you learn so much about singing and how to sing properly.


I love your voice it’s so beautiful and calming and comforting❤


I love your singing and I love your reflection!


I'm also not a belter, but I feel like that's how I found my sound 💜<br>Love your music btw!

I'm also not a belter, but I feel like that's how I found my sound 💜
Love your music btw!


Thank you for this, I've been posting cover songs on my own channel but get so insecure about how weak my voice is. You're one of the people that really inspire me💕 p.s your voice is great.❤


I LOVE her voice. i always listen to even if its a lie every morning and i definitely agree the way her voice is matches PERFECTLY with her writing anyway just eh i love


dodie I love your chest voice so much oh my days we hardly ever get to hear your belt but your last little note at the end was great you should sing with it more!! xx


I love the reflection at the end 😂 and I also love you sharing your journey because I alssooooo struggle with the inbetween so it's nice to hear about your progression and gives me hope 💜


Your voice is beautiful!<br>(also, love the Lucy Moon merch! Nice subtle promo ;) )

Your voice is beautiful!
(also, love the Lucy Moon merch! Nice subtle promo ;) )


Dodie, can I just say that you look so beautiful! The hat really suits you <3


You look absolutely gorgeous in that hat!!!!!!! And your voice is amazing and you’re basically perfect❤thank you for all you do


Your voice is beautiful. I feel free and safe listening to you.


DODIE YOU ARE MY IDOL AND YOU HAVE SAVED ME. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO OPEN ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH I LOVE YOJ


You are such an inspiration dodie! And you have a beautiful voice!


All hail singing queen!<br>I wish I could sing like that!

All hail singing queen!
I wish I could sing like that!


In my vocal lessons my teacher asked my age and when I said 24 he told me that my voice isn’t even settled fully yet. But you sing beautifully! Keep it up Dodie!!!!


Dodie! You're such an inspiration to me and I've had this same exact issue with me recently when I was taking voice lessons. No one really knew what I was talking about when I would explain it so thank you!!


Still soundin amazing Dodie!! Also luvin the hat 😋


honestly, your voice is so incredibly quirky and unique (in a good way lOL) that i'd rather listen to it for hours on end than a belting and powerful one.


I'm stuck trying to find that middle ground between my head and chest voice. And wow it's frustrating sometimes! But it's REALLY reassuring hearing someone as talented as you struggled with this at some point too :)


this is so funny because my mixed voice reference was always <i>always</i>  you! you seem to sing so effortlessly into and out of your head voice without any weird cracks (like in mine lol) and I've admired it since the beginning!

this is so funny because my mixed voice reference was always _always_  you! you seem to sing so effortlessly into and out of your head voice without any weird cracks (like in mine lol) and I've admired it since the beginning!

NO WAY wtf my mix voice reference would never in a million years have been me when I was trying to find it lol<br>but what a compliment lol thank u!

NO WAY wtf my mix voice reference would never in a million years have been me when I was trying to find it lol
but what a compliment lol thank u!


though i love your voice now, i’d also love to hear you improve into that strong belt


I've never realised how good your editing is. That mirror shot with the reflection acting differently is seamless.


most uniquely exquisite singer ive ever heard...Keep up the amazing work


Thanks Dodie for all the new videos, I really enjoy them


How you admired Demi Lovato? That’s how I admire you now. You rock, girl! ❤


Oh my god the end where she’s moving differently in the mirror is such good editing!!!


I would love to be able to sing like you!!!!! You should do a 'how to sing' tutorial!!💕💕


YESSSS. I am the same exact way. My voice is awesome in quiet songs. And I can belt a song or two but then my voice is strained for the rest of the day. It sucks because I want a powerful singing voice.


I think your voice sounds amazing either way! To be quite honest I am jealous of your voice, as I have a lower voice. Keep doing whatever you're doing because it's amazing! P.S I was listening to your cover of "Even if it's a lie" when I saw you uploaded this. Much love Xx ❤


your voice is so amazing!! im shit at hitting high notes, like i can go up to a high c and it starts to get squeaky and i get pissed off lmao


Yes I know your struggles. I'm at a point where I have recordings of me just a few months ago and I  listen to them like "what was I doing!"


I am like totally strugling with the same thing for a long time. I really appreciate this video, cause i've been thinking your singing is, like, perfect from the first song i heard you preform. It gives me some courage not to hate my own singing voice, when i just can't make it sound as i would like it to be. Now i can belive a little more in myself, thank you <3


This video is really cool!  I’m now noticing that my voice is very similar (in that it’s split in 2) and I have done the driving thing 😜 I’d go out for like 3 hours and just sing my favorite stuff until my voice was raw.  Sounds crazy, but I was able to stretch my chest voice up two steps 😊 I’m currently trying to figure out my vibrato


I love that you've done like, research =) I've just been trying to listen to a bunch of different singers right now and trying to mimic the specific "sound" that singer uses and finding that portion of my voice haha.


Dodie you have the most wonderful, soothing, and peaceful voice ever, its tranquilness has gotten me through thick and thin


Dodie I love your soft little voice. It’s soothing and very natural sounding


ive never had singing lessons or really done much research bc i always thought i could learn everything by doing and the things i couldnt do with my voice, i just would never be able to do. this is really educational and while i never intend to have a career in singing, i enjoy doing it, i think im ok at it and i'd like to be better


I feel the same about the Karaoke belting songs but you're naturally gifted with a beautiful voice 😊


yOU ARE LITERALLY MY SINGING INSPIRATION AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS. ILYSM PLS KEEP LOVING YOURSELF


I love your voice so much. The softness and quietness is so unique and soothing and beautiful and I wish I could sing that softly. I've been working really hard in my vocal class and it's helped so much. Everyone thinks singing is just a THING but it's soooo technical and requires lots of muscle memory it's crazy.


I struggle with my mix voice too!! It's gotten slightly better over the years, but as someone who would love to perform more musical theatre-y type stuff, I'm nowhere near where I need to be as a female. I can sing a lot of the stuff Jeremy Jordan sings though like The Last Five Years. Moving Too Fast is my fav. <3


The ending both scared and amazed me, nice editing ^^


In my opinion, your voice is just SO LOVELY OML. I feel like it suits you as a person (or your YouTube personality), it's soft and calm and emotional but it can be bright and fun and happy. Your voice has this certain aspect of it that just calms everyone and everything, that aspect also makes it so recognisably Dodie. I'm in no way trying to enforce my opinions on you and I do understand the want for change, I just think that your voice is beautiful how it is :)


aaaahhhh i really wish that i could get a mix!!! the problem with learning voice the way i did (and still am bc i'm only like 15) is that i'm either full out belting or singing total opera. both can be nice, but i just waaaannnttt a miiixx it would help me muchhh. but yeah, i'm sure you'll find you're belt eventually dodie, i believe in you <3 (and your mix is a very gorgeous one so there's that as well)


I didn’t know people had trouble finding vibrato. I taught myself and I thought it was just a given and I control it pretty well


Oh my god I’m the exact same right now as you were when you were younger! My voice is split too


A thing I'm wondering is how your head voice is weak.. I think it's a very strong asset to your range - In "you", you hit a very strong f5!


I do classical as well as musical theatre singing and my voice teacher says she recommends this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Tomburkevoice . His "Straws Will Save Your Life" video has ideas for weird straw exercises to work on your mix/belt without startling neighbors! I do them all the time in bathrooms and hallways before concerts or auditions and they help so much.


You have amazing unique voice love you sweetheart dodi


i wouldn't think that the great dodie would have the same problems with voice as i did, this helped me <br>thank you

i wouldn't think that the great dodie would have the same problems with voice as i did, this helped me
thank you


I think your "weak' voice is you signature sound. There are plenty of loud singers but only one Dodie;)


I’m pretty comfortable in my mix, but I can’t find my head voice unless I’ve worked out earlier in the day 😂😂 I guess vocal warmups just aren’t cutting it.


Oh wow you sure hit that last note right at the end there!


im honestly having so much trouble locating my mixed voice lol

chorus only taught me about head and chest so i found out about mixed through the internet too


Great video btw, I'm struggling with the same thing rn


I belted a high A yesterday while bopping to Legally Blonde while driving! 😭


i asked my parent's to get me your book ages ago but they forgot but my dad finally ordered it and it was delivered today and i was just walking home from school reading

I've never read whilst walking
i was just exciting to start reading it


That last clip of you singing No Tears Left to Cry though!


You have a great voice.. the passagio is difficult even for the greatest opera singers, but if you want some great info watch some of the masterclasses of the great operatic sopranos, or mezzo sopranos... Marilyn Horne talks alot about the passage in her master classes.... Luciano Pavarotti once compared the difference between good singers and great singers between the difference of shifting a Volkswagen and a Cadillac.. The shifting between gears of a regular car and a luxury car.... Learn how to cover your voice, in the lower register and you use that as a jumping point into the upper register, just as important is learning diaphragm and breath control. You'll learn more about vocal control from the great opera singers than any pop singer. Not many pop singers can sing completely un-mic'd to 4000 people for 3+ hours!


I either love my voice or hate it. My friends always ask me to sing for them then I come up with excuses for my voice like “I can’t stop coughing.” Or “My allergies aren’t the greatest right now.” Even though they love my voice and praise me for it.


It's bad to use too much chest voice thoughhhh. I had my first singing lesson a couple of weeks ago (with bloody opera singer lul) and he was AVOID CHEST VOICE. You have to like balance chest and head voice apparently


i have a background as a choir person so i've gotten pretty comfortable using my voice but i dont have much of the technical knowledge
im currently trying to teach my girlfriend (she's transitioning so shes pushing to have a higher voice than most women so that she can pass) how to project, keep her voice steady, and its really difficult for me because singing is how i work and shes not comfortable with singing BUT i think its really great
confidence, research, and practice are key


i want to practice my singing but everytime i pick up my guitar and start singing my sister tells me to shut up lol


your voice is so pretty though!!! i really want to get a better vibrato


do you have any tips for how to force yourself to write your first song ever?


MmMmM Dodies voice <3

My head voice is fairly strong but I cannot belt for the liife of me (chest voice or not) but I neeed it for musical theatre grades!


Okay Dodie I need this from you. I need you to please sing Ariana Grande's new song that you sang in the end. It was amazing and it would be fucking awesome of you did a cover.


Big loud voices are pleasing because they are expressive, but dodies is expressive in a different way, equally as beautiful and unique and magical as even someone as gifted as Amy Winehouse, because although the amazing timbres of the powerful voices of someone like winehouse arn't there, there are still distinct timbres in dodies voice, just as uniquely remarkable and beautiful as Amy Winehouses, but in a very different way. I think the way dodie sings now is so special and doesn't need to change, I'd defiantly say she's one of the most gifted living vocalists.


damn, I wish I could sing ;P also how tf do you get the split-screen mirror?? its not the first time you've done it but every time I am shOOK


You're literaly me x), still didn't find my mixed voice tho :'(


I love her reflection in the mirror at the end


everyone is so obsessed with No Tears Left To Cry i LOVE THIS HYPE <br>love your vids, btw

everyone is so obsessed with No Tears Left To Cry i LOVE THIS HYPE
love your vids, btw


Knowing you haven't haven't had lessons and it's all natural is outstanding Dodie! Wow! 😲


I’m in such a similar place as you with trying to belt better


Im ashamed to admit that when I first heard your voice a few years ago (in “Adored by him”) I thought “It’s awful why is she so quiet” - And now I absolutely adore it! I’ve learnt over the years that musical theatre and belting high isn’t the be all end all - I relate to having a low range chest voice! But your voice is so sweet and pure, and we love it more than words can say - And shame on me for having disliked quiet voices before. x

doddlevloggle You’re very welcome! Thank you for opening my eyes into the range of voices there are, and seeing the beauty in each one! x

this is such a sweet and honest comment and it makes me feel lovely <3 thank u so much!


Don't really bother with the mixed voice, it's one of the hardest things in singing


I want to try belting and singing loud but I don't want my family to hear me or my neighbors lmao help


I’m literally a 16 year old boy and I’m pretty sure this content isn’t for me yet I always find myself watching your videos and enjoying them....


Youve probably heard this already but tilt your head forward and raise your eyebrows on the higher notes, it will give you a more open sound and help you hit them :)


your voice is beautiful also do you think your gonna cut your hair again?


I see you with the cheeky Lucy moon merch dodie, I see you x


This is honestly how I am right now bc I am rlly bad at belting rlly high and my head voice is ok


Oh my god this was me too!!! I totally get it


Anyone have tips for vibrato? That and little (what I call) twiddles are my weak points when it comes to singing. I've got a strong belt and head voice but I can never add in twiddles or vibrato which would really take it to a whole new level.

YEEEE I sing crotchets inbetween each semitone and then change to quavers and semiquavers etc


OMG DO A FULL COVER OF NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY<br>I mean, if you want to

OMG DO A FULL COVER OF NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
I mean, if you want to


Your voice is very noice dont worry about it


I have no desire to sing professionally, but I wanted to sing better (I sing in church a lot lol). Driving helped me practice. And I'd sing when I was home alone. For me I needed to practice singing with my chest. I taught myself vibrato and how to take breaths without raising my shoulders. Nowhere near professional level, but I'm pretty proud of how I sound now. I can "belt" out now. :) Hamilton helped a lot. ;)


Please cover no tears left to cry. Omfg I NEED MOREEEE


I love singing but I have no idea how to do it lol


“i’m not so confident in my singing” ...but like you have albums out that are bEAUTIFUL AND HOW CAN YOU— idk i guess it’s better to be humble than cocky


aahh I love singing but don't know how to control OR use my voice and I live with 6 people in an apartment in the city . Practicing isn't ideal 😂


Maybe this is obvious and theres a reason you’re not doing it but it’s much easier to get better at something musical with an expert to teach you I would probably still be playing flute like I did four years ago if I hadn’t gotten a great lessons teacher plus professionals like that can hook you up with studios or practice rooms if you don’t wanna practice at home


WHEN YOU STARTED SINGING ARIANA I WAS SHOOOK


That shout came through my speaker and my flatmates think I’m watching porn...


3:40 that reminds me of one of jack and deans sketches where she sang the waiting music for the cup phone


Alright chest voice and weak-ass head voice? Sounds like me XD<br>I wish my throat didn't hurt everytime I sang

Alright chest voice and weak-ass head voice? Sounds like me XD
I wish my throat didn't hurt everytime I sang


I have the opposite problem, I can (kinda) belt but I want to be able to do that soft head voice and I just can't figure out how!
My head voice in general sucks but if I try to do that breathy, soft voice I just can't
I'll just have to keep doing belty songs. My belts still sound a bit shouted sometimes when I go too high but it's getting better and it comes way easier to me than head voice.


i squealed at the end when you started singing No Tears I was like alwkiqkwksnwkwlsksksjjskwks yes


unreality tw at the end of the video! mirror dodie moves differently than normal dodie.<br>unless im just hallucinating it which would suck lmao

unreality tw at the end of the video! mirror dodie moves differently than normal dodie.
unless im just hallucinating it which would suck lmao


That part with the mirror in the end confused me so much omg😂😂😂


Your reflection doing different things from you threw me off so hard I wasn’t prepared


i’m meeting you this summer at vidcon and i cant wait omg !!!!!


That cheeky Ariana Grande song at the end <3


can 100% that you will become Demi Lovato if you start driving


Please do singing covers of these songs:

*Candle on the Water (Pete's Dragon 1977)

*It's Over Isn't It by Deedee Magno Hall (Steven Universe)

*Leaves From The Vine (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

*Candy Store with Jack and Dean as a comedic song about the popular girls in high school/ secondary school.

*Bella Notre (Lady and the Tramp)

*What Can I Do For You with Evan Edinger (Steven Universe)

*Yeah. Basically ALL of the Steven Universe songs

*Pray (Sam Smith)

*I'm the Bad Guy (Wander Over Yonder)

*Would you ever consider doing Rupaul Drag Race song covers?

*Love by Lana Del Ray

*Remember Me (Coco)

It's a Razzle Dazzle Day (Pete's Dragon 1977)

*Tears Dry on Their Own by Amy Winehouse

*Wings by Birdy

*ukulele version of New Rules by Dua Lipa

*Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith

*Can't Stop This Feelin from Justin Timberlake

*Cry Me A River by Michael Buble

*Love Me Again by John Newman

*Ghost by Ella Henderson

*Proud Mary

*Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Ray.


Ugggggggggh I wanna go karaoke so much, I live for pub karaoke. Once an old man clapped after me and my friend sang a duet of Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine lol gr9 times


idk maybe you could join a choir for fun<br>I joined the one at my school last year and since then, I have increased my vocal range by like 50 per cent and I yk just learnt lots of techniques and idk I just feel more secure???

idk maybe you could join a choir for fun
I joined the one at my school last year and since then, I have increased my vocal range by like 50 per cent and I yk just learnt lots of techniques and idk I just feel more secure???

Doddleoddle Yo if you listen to grace vanderwaal’s clearly you’ll think your in literal church. And my ex friend surrenders in choir and she’s GOOOOOD. Grace also has a group called little miracles. Look it up. Also dodes, it would be an AMAZING experience for you! Kind of like acapella but with different concepts. I love acapella but I don’t edit so I can’t do it. Love you!!


Singing properly is a lot simpler than people make it out to be. “Belting” is actually very unhealthy when not done properly and you’ll never see experts and singing tutors use the term “belting” as it is viewed in an unhealthy way by people who haven’t been trained or casual singers.  When people say ‘I want to belt’ they mean they want to sing with power behind their voice but the problem is, no one tells them how to do that so they end up doing an awful lot of damage by singing with a “chest voice” which is also a very unhealthy term. When you hear people singing powerfully and they’re singing properly, what they’re doing is actually very simple. The sound comes from air and how they use that air. When inhaling, they lift their chest (but not their shoulders) and expand their rib cage. When singing out, they direct the air out over the roof of their mouth. Little to no air is released through the nose (pro tip: pinch your nose when you sing. If you sound nasally you’re singing with bad technique and could potentially do an awful lot of damage to your larynx. If the sound it clear, you’re singing with good technique) the chest is kept up it does not sink in and the air is pushed using the diaphragm. If you look in the mirror and look at your neck while you sing, you shouldn’t see any movement from muscles going on in your neck. Your throat is simply a vessel for the air to flow through and it should be completely relaxed as should your jaw. You must make sure to have good posture when singing; I.e. shoulders back, back straight, weight evenly distributed. When going for higher notes, the worst thing you can do is raise your chin up. If anything you should angle it down to create a clear pathway for the air. It’s all to do with how the air moves so terms such as “head voice”, “chest voice” and “belting” as I said, are quite misleading and potentially damaging. Singing is simple when you look at it how you’re supposed to. Where does the sound come from? Air. How do I get the sound out? Push air out of mouth from diaphragm. Simple as.


loving the hat, very kiera knightly bby <33 also this is a very relevant to me right now xx


At least you can sing, if I sing I sound like a white whale giving birth to the titanic


Guys I need your help....does anyone know the girl with pink hair and the ukulele from the last dodie concert ;)


anyone else notice her reflection moving


What is the low voice video she played? I can't find it anywhere


<b>pretends to understand what shes saying</b>

*pretends to understand what shes saying*


fUlL cOvEr Of No TeArS LeFt To CrY!?!?!!!!


0:28   " Shouting" AhhH i should have known


I swear I blocked this channel and it’s still in my suggested


you're such an inspiration! i wish i could sing as well as you can, but i've learned so much from you already... THANNNKKS


00:29 killed me😂 Dodie, thank you for always making me smile


Wow this is so interesting! I love the way you explore yourself, it's fascinating. // You voice has always sounded like an angel's to me! I melt everytime you sing and speak. Love ya!


dodie! Your voice is amazing and thank you for posting this video!
As a choir singer, we're told constantly to find our mixed voice and, most importantly, breath deep through our diaphragm. And I can hear you do that in your belting bit and I just think that is SO COOL!
And askjdlgjk incoherent fangirling

Great job, dodie, your voice has improved SO MUCH and sounds lovely!
Ok, I'm leaving now
Cheers~

dodie! Your voice is amazing and thank you for posting this video!
As a choir singer, we're told constantly to find our mixed voice and, most importantly, breath deep through our diaphragm. And I can hear you do that in your belting bit and I just think that is SO COOL!
And askjdlgjk *incoherent fangirling*

Great job, dodie, your voice has improved SO MUCH and sounds lovely!
Ok, I'm leaving now
Cheers~


So lovelyyyy!<br>Also, it's nice to see a little behind the scenes, it really shows all the effort you put in your work!

So lovelyyyy!
Also, it's nice to see a little behind the scenes, it really shows all the effort you put in your work!


You will always have my favorite singing voice. It’s so soft and delicate but can be powerful based on how you use it.


i was literally just wondering how to sing like you today!! this video was so coincidental c: but i love your voice dodie and i'm sure lots and lots of others do as well -- keep being youuuuu!


your voice is the most beautiful thing that I've ever heard, you're just an amazing human being 💗


You have a lovely voice! It works amazing with your music! Just keep practicing! I’ll practice with and maybe someday we’ll both be where we want to be with our voices!


Your voice is soft yet powerful and makes me feel calm and relaxed and like I can compute all of my emotions💛💞✨


It feels so good to know your voice is a work in progress too ❤❤


aaaa thank you for this dodie! I have this huge split between my head and chest too and it's very reassuring to know that you had this, but that you've gotten past it and sound so good now !! 💞💞 hoping for my head voice to improve soon! (though I know it takes so long and I just gotta keep workin at it)


I really hope you reach your happy place in terms of your voice <3 Still, your voice is wonderful to listen to.


AGH I could listen to you sing for forever your voice is my favorite


Haha the mirror thing!  😂😂 You're  so funny and inspiring!  Love ya Dodie!


I don't I've ever been this early<br>It's amazing that you're making progress with your voice - it's always been lovely, but its good to challenge yourself and always improve 🤗🤗

I don't I've ever been this early
It's amazing that you're making progress with your voice - it's always been lovely, but its good to challenge yourself and always improve 🤗🤗


I didn't know how much I missed your videos until you started upload again. Love youu 💛 keep going, your voice sounds great ✌💙


i showed you to my singing teacher and she absolutely loved you and your style, also you where the person that inspired me to start singing lessons <3


Your so amazing, and your voice makes me cry, happy and sad tears (the sad arent bad dw) but you inspire so many people , i love you , we alll love you!


I LOVE YOUR HAIR IN THIS (AND YOUR VOICE)


Dodie you're amazing and I love listening to your voice because it's unique and when you sing your original covers, I really can see how you use the beauty in your voice to make those covers sound so stellar. Keep it up :')


hey, at least you know for certain that you sound really great in quiet music! i always admire how unique your voice is. i, on the other hand, have the vocal range about the length of a ruler and find my voice pretty plain and useless. :p


So excited for so many videos this month!! Thank you dodie~


I feel that struggle. You’ll get it! We believe in you!


one of my favorite things about choir is how much my voice has improved. when i started in 6th grade i was absolutely awful at it and over the past five years ive grown and my voice has matured so much. im still nowhere near happy with how i sound singing (i personally feel i sound like a raccoon screeching even if my best friend says she loves my voice) but i love seeing how much progress theres been. i now know how to control my breathing, how to sing out, how to just sing Properly. i love singing and i know im not great but im so grateful for choir helping me improve.


<b>likes the video immediately because dodie is precious and her voice is amazing</b>

*likes the video immediately because dodie is precious and her voice is amazing*


Youre so talented! I love your voice!!! 💟💟💟💟


I've always admired you for singing whatever you want however you want to. I have a tiny wittle voice and you've encouraged me to continue singing and learning anyway. You don't need to have a big impressive belty voice to sing. Thank you Dodie ❤💖


Can I just say it’s so encouraging to see singers I admire (such as yourself) openly putting out on the internet that their skill and talent took time to learn, and they haven’t truly mastered it. It’s so encouraging to see you being human, and beautiful, and amazing and ahhhhh ilysm 😂💕


Eep I love her singing!!!! Also dodies songs are amazing, like the lyrics are so beautiful they just aaaaaaaaaaaaa but I love them


I can listen to your voice at any time no matter my emotion and I will always feel amazing. You make me cry with happiness and cry with sadness and just cry because... because? I don’t know sometimes your voice is just so amazing!


This was really interesting! I can't sing at all and have never any formal training, but listening to you talk about understanding your voice was cool. Maybe I'll try these things out when I finally get back to having a room to myself and a car to drive lol :P


you put words to what ive been struggling with for so long as a singer lmao Thank you for this video. Im glad im not the only one struggling lol


your voice is amazing, dodie
I wish i could sing just a little bit
I feel so sad when i try to sing and it seems like im dying and fight for my life


She wants to belt but I would love to be able to sing with the same breathy quiet qualities she has! Honestly she's so amazing I can't handle it!


this was a lovely video!!!! i really know nothing about singing or music but this was super interesting and cute!!!


From a musical theatre singer’s perspective, this is really interesting and really useful!! But I know that every time I listen to your songs from now on, I’ll be trying to guess what voice you’re using 😂😂


ahhhhhh my whole life i've been describing this same thing as like,, having this gap in my vocal range
the number of times ive been singing along to something and my voice just fuckin gives up because i'm trying to push my chest voice
this also explains why i get lightheaded sometimes whenever i sing soprano at choir
never thought of it as chest/head voice before
learn so much
wow
thanks dodie


Can I just say I love these type of dodie videos sm


eeee! as a theatre student this actually made me so incredibly happy--this is exactly what i needed. i have vocal juries (vocqal final sort of thing) coming up and I'm doing 2 very high songs because my vocal teacher believes in my head voice, even though i dont. i've been giving up on my voice a lot recently and this made me feel a lot better. thank you for being so amazing gah !


Yeah I find it so easy to relate as I’ve been in a church choir for 6 years and had unofficial, irregular lessons for half that time, and I’ve been trying to find my more versatile voice from that, but I’m still working on it. I love your voice Dodie as it can be mounded to fit the genre you’re singing, and I love that.


Hi i'd just like to say i love dodie with all my heart and she is a precious angel, ok thanks for listening, bye


HolY freaking shit I did not realise she liked Paramore am I missing something?!?!

Edit: also you have an amazing voice, it is really really good. Also the research you must have put in is amazing and I admire that highly.


I can relate so much everything you described I experience I need help xxx


Dodie, personally I think you have a beautiful voice. I know you say you’d like to be able to belt out songs and “hit dem high notes” but I honestly love it when you sing in your low, soft chest voice; even more so when you layer it up and harmonise it all together cause it just gives me chills and sounds so perfect, it’s amazing!! 😍 nothing wrong with wanting to improve though and I can’t wait to hear you  continuing to get better 💕 (sorry for the mini novel lol)


i really liked this video it was really informative and also just like really nice to watch. thank you for this:))


honestly i wish i had a voice like yours or the confidence to try and find my voice.  i joined choir for one year and then quickly left because i felt so ashamed of my inability to sing like the other choir kids.  i can sometimes sound okay and have fun but the rest of the time i sound like a squalling cat


I feel like my current voice is like dodies old “split voice”


I'm struggling so hard to find my mixed voice at the moment... I'm only comfortable when I sing in my chest voice, everything else I tend to avoid cause I'm scared of my voice cracking (which always happens). I'm finally getting braver, and I'm trying to gradually step out of my comfort zone but it's so frustrating when my voice betrayes me and cracks at improbable times <b>sigh</b>

I'm struggling so hard to find my mixed voice at the moment... I'm only comfortable when I sing in my chest voice, everything else I tend to avoid cause I'm scared of my voice cracking (which always happens). I'm finally getting braver, and I'm trying to gradually step out of my comfort zone but it's so frustrating when my voice betrayes me and cracks at improbable times *sigh*


i have 0 knowledge on singing or music in general but this is really interesting, i share the sentiment on the low soft chest voice,i love it!


have you ever sat and wondered "god damn, how is dodie so wonderful?" fear not, for as have i


Literally through singing along to your covers (personal fave is Bring it All Back) i have learnt so much about my own singing voice (eg I am a baritone yAY) and I've gained so much confidence in my own voice! I'm nowhere near performing popstar level lol but thanks for giving me a lil hobby and something to do when i am so boRED of studyinggggg ok thank u for your time xo


Screaming in my car is the only reason I've learned how to sing tbh, and Dodie even if your voice isn't where you want it to be, it is beautiful either way AND IM SO HAPPY FOR THE UPLOADS. Love ya and have a wonderful day little bean <3


hey dodie!! i’ve been practically sealing with the same issue as well and one really helpful tip i can recommend is try shutting your mouth and then slowly move your jaw down (with your lips still sealed) sounds silly but it helps! this technique is known as “technical singing” it supports the sound a lot better and will make the sound quality better and won’t give you that strain we often feel when we go higher! you’ll feel the little space i’m talking about about right about where your ear and    jaw joint!!


This video helped me soooo much. When I sing like a whisper kinda ( like a head voice ) it sounds pretty decent but when I try to sing loud it just doesn't click.


Belting recommendations: do it while washing dishes, showering or hoovering. Idk why but having a loud "covering sound" helps me feel less self-conscious/forget to be considerate of others 😉


omg you should cover ntltc, it sounded sooo good!


Omg would it be possible if you could do more videos on how you've found your voice and explaining stuff you've learned?? This video was so handy itself!! I do music in school and I think vids like this would be soo helpful with my music exam. 10/10 for this video honestly thank youu


Lol I’m the opposite. I’ve been told that I can belt well but I’m jealous of how Dodie can have her low soft chest voice because I just cannot manage that without yawning. Not to mention higher notes that I struggles with (like the ending of You for example) Dodie, your definitely an inspiration to me and a reason I auditioned for my schools choir to learn more and kinda like... idk expand my range I guess.


OMG DO A COVER OF NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY I WOULD PAY FOR THAT THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL


i rElaTe tO tHiS sO hArD also dodie you angel your voice is like heaven


It was really interesting to hear about the more technical side of your singing. Personally I like the fact you don’t have a massive/extremely powerful voice. It sends the message to young musicians that you don’t have to sound like Whitney Houston to be a successful singer. I really do feel like the softness of your voice and the tone makes you unique. I don’t know if this is the right way to describe it but I love the subtlety of your voice. The contrast between the delicate and raw nature of your voice and such hard hitting lyrics really emphasises the songs meaning to me. I could be talking rubbish but this is the best way I could describe it :’D


this is so relatable it's almost funny. i get the struggle, but I've never been able to find my middle voice because my voice tends to yodel (?????) whenever I switch from chest to head voice. honestly I didn't even know there was a middle voice till now! thanks dodie I guess?


I have this issue too :( I hope i'll get there one day 💕😘


Don’t sing in a car! it’ll ruin your voice (although I’d love a dodie carpool karaoke)  <br>The position you’re sat in and the acoustics in the car make you push your voice more without realising x

Don’t sing in a car! it’ll ruin your voice (although I’d love a dodie carpool karaoke)
The position you’re sat in and the acoustics in the car make you push your voice more without realising x


i relate sooo much to wanting to belt but just having a smol soft voice


Anyone have any tips on growing range / improving my head voic and makeing it stronger? I like the way my chest / mix sounds (I think) and my voic is definitely naturally lower but I really don’t like how my head voice sounds a lot of the time and it’s definitely not strong


Mirror dodie is me when my siblings are singing and think they sound good but totally don’t.


I've been practicing mixed voice too since i can't use my chest voice in belting


OMG MY VOICE WAS/IS SO SIMILAR OMG I HAD THAT VOCAL SPLIT


This is the exact same struggle I have. <br>But I am a musical theatre actor and it makes it hard.

This is the exact same struggle I have.
But I am a musical theatre actor and it makes it hard.


some people say my singing voice is like yours (and also a lil bit like hedys) and every time i’m get compared to you or hedy my heart goes whooosh because i’d kill to have the voice of a clark sister


YES GOSH I need SERIOUS help finding a mix voice cuz I have that same kinda gap thing going on lol but like I can sing a wide range perfectly when it's quiet but the minute I start trying to belt it's 😬😬😂😅


honestly dodie could just scream and id think it sounded amazing


Also I have the same relationship with my voice, but in reverse? I can belt pretty well, but my voice goes straight from belting to falsetto and I'm like??? I want other types of voices too.


as a belter, i can say that it’s really difficult to developed a voice where you can belt with ease. i’ve been singing for two years and belting for about a year and a half. the main thing that you have to remember is that you must use your diaphragm (a tiny thing under & between your lungs) when you belt notes because you WILL strain your vocal chords if you use your throat. just have fun and keep your voice healthy when you sing! :)


"That wasn't bad!" No it heccin wasn't!!!! You probably can sing out more than you think. Try warming yourself up and walking yourself up the scale every day if you haven't already! This could help your range of chest voice.


i go to a vocal academy and am taking grade 3 next week and you know more than me (and are also better than me at singing)


I swear all of that is about me. Thanks for relating Dodie


I used to be able to belt- or so I thought..
I was taught to mix in my nose (NOT GOOD) and I ended up hating my voice... that was all of last year..
I kept doing it to the point where I strained my voice so badly it took a couple months to heal and get back to it's state before I started damaging it... Then I switched teachers, and I started doing more research. On top of that- I actually started doing classical and taking my RCM training seriously... My 'belting' is getting a lot better, and although my mixed isn't exactly the strongest it's getting better as I've continued my classical training, and have learnt to better focus my air and transition between genres...
lol that's just my story cx


When she sings "No Tears Left To Cry" 😍💖👌


Only two vids in and already lovvvvingggg the twenty videos this month thingy ❤❤


Low soft chest voice is my favorite too😊


the BEST vocal technique i ever learnt is when supporting high/belting notes, to imagine that someone is pushing the end of a broom and physically poking your larynx to get that note out of of you haha. it’s hard to explain, but just before you go in to hit a note you actively move your stomach inwards to support it and you can feel that motion by putting your fingers firmly under your rib cage in the centre of your stomach. your voice has improved SO much dodie!!<3


I had the same problem as you, dodie, and a lot more problems. But since i started going to singing classes i'm impressed of what i sound like now. It gave life to a lot of parts of my voice i did not know i had. If you never had any kind of vocal lessons, it never hurts to try. I'm sure your strong voice is somewhere inside of you, waiting to come out <3


I cant sing never will be able to either way this video was great :))


literally me all the time. I hate not having a belt-y voice


I guess I'm just gonna get lost in "Vocal range" video of my favorite singers tonight again


you know you need more practice when your own reflection is judging you-


I screeched when she started singing "No Tears Left To Cry"


OHMYFOD PLEASE DO A NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY COVER!! x


YESSSD DODIE COMING IN WITH THAT RAD SINGING


heck yeah i need to get this this shit down with my music, but i'm having a hard time knowing where to start
like i know what i wanna do in my life i just don't know how or which genre or how i should learn it or what i should expect
i really need to get over my fear of changes and starting something new, and i can move on with what i want


My voice always sounds VERY nasally and is split right down the middle with a halfway decent (but strong and never on key) chest voice and a soft but pretty head voice and I know I probably need lessons to find a mixed voice and get rid of my nasally singing.

Also one more thing: when I went to the doctor when I was little they said I had the most mucus they’d ever seen in my sinuses, ears and nasal cavities and I had to get my adenoids removed so I could hear properly but my speaking voice is also very nasally because of this. Could that relate to my singing voice?


Hahaha, love it. Very funny when mirror you criticises real you


Ahhh are you sing at sitc this year I’d love to see it?❤


i dont understand half of this video because i really dont know anything about singing but boi i love ur voice


i’m an alto( idk if that has anything to do with it but) i can’t belt either, sounds like i’m just yelling. im glad someone is the same way. i thought it was just me.


Omg do a cover of no tears left to cry please xx


you should get those mouth guards for singers so you can belt to your heart's content without disturbing ppl lolol


I relate to the first part so much??? I want a mixed voice sO BAD BUT I JUST CANT UGH smh


Okay the bit at the end where you sing beside the mirror for a while and the mirror is doing something different at the end freaked me out I was like WAIT IS A MIRROR. HOW DOES THAT WORK!!?? for a solid 30 seconds but then
I realised...
It dodie
 she can do anything.


i wish i could sing all 'daintily' for lack of a better word like you can. i used to only use my wispy ass head voice that was and still is weak as heck and nowhere as pretty as yours... now i use mainly chest and i'm STARTING to get a hang of mix dhsjsj but i wish i could have one of those chill indie girl voices that are just like... super pleasant? you feel me?


'I'd just scream in my car all the time' a mood


dodie and james charles duetting the walmart kids singing -- heaven on earth


As a singer with..... like.... way too many years of training not to be doing it professionally now.....
I always love hearing other people's voice journey.
We strategically hide and work on weak spots when performing, so it's easy to forget others have the same troubles ♡♡♡


bb where’d u get ur hat from i want some hats like yours. also i loVE VIDEOS LIKE THIS thank. Q U E E N love u


I wish I know my voice just as well but if I was listening properly... I use my chest voice WAAAAAY too often and so whenever I "try" to sing in my head voice it just breaks... in the middle...

I'll leave....


i am in the same predicament i wanna learn to fix it XD


when does monster come out i’m dying!! ♥♥


i really want to be able to belt higher but i can’t dooo ittttttt


The friggin Dodie in the mirror was great


Ahh that editing with the mirror is so gr8


It just dawned on me dodie doesn’t really have short hair anymore.... it’s so obvious but like it totally just hit me