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Gahhhh I wrote a nicelong response as always, then accidentally deleted it, as always. In any case I had made a podcast which basically explains what I had typed.

Just to clarify, just becaus eyou can connect E-A doesnt mean you are mixing on it, you can connect without mix. if it sounds like head voice, then it probably is; mix usually sounds like chest voice in a higher range.

I watched all your vids, you have a great tone and awesome musicality, I like your little changes to the songs. None of those were particularly vocally challenging, but they were good.

Oh, and welcome to the forums! =]

Listen to my advice here:

http://www.box.net/shared/8geb5f37i6

Hmm really? I don't here the struggling aspect to it. At least not in the music video I listened to, I hadn't heard that song in so long! I love keane lol. I just love music ^_^

I think what you may be interpreting as struggling is just a stylistic effect he's using to represent the tension and strength of the emotions in the song. It doesn't sound like pulling up chest; that usually involves splatting the vowel. He's just belting it out with some induced tension for effect. Which of the several A4s are you referring to?

As for finding mix: It depends. You seem to be almost there though, and I mean it isn't as if you just have mix once and then you can do any note in mix, you have to work to strengthen it. You may already have a beginning to mix, as I saw you hit a clean F4 in at least one of your recordings, and that may begin to be considered mix, though the amount of overlap of coordinations and such is iffy.

Much shorter audio response, complete with bonus improvved song at the end!

http://www.box.net/shared/h5dac0zb58

P.S. Would you rather I use less audio clips? I realize for some people it may be too time consuming to have to read text AND listen to a podcast lol. So please tell me if you'd like me to stop! Or cut them down or something. I always do try to cut them down but end up longifying them T_T.

Ahh, you are definitely doing pulling here, which is causing you to crack and stuff and sound strainy. The reason the truth is easier is probably because of the vowel, as you said. "Ooo" is a type of closed vowel, whichs guides you towards head voice and help counteract the tendency to pull and reach. "Lies" on the other hand, has an "Ahh" sound in it, especially the wayyou pronounced it. Ahh is an open vowel which pulls you more towards chest voice. A general thing to keep in mind when working on this range is to close your vowels a little bit on the harder parts in order to help keep things a bit more stable. In other words, add a bit more "oo" behind the open vowels.

Which CD are you doing? Keep in mind that the CDs are to be done until you feel very comfortable with the exercises on a CD, and then you move on to the next CD, its not an exercise by exercise program, but rather a CD by CD one. You can, however, do exercises from other CDs if they help you, but in general it should be done CD by CD.

Although you weren't producing a healthy sound for the high notes in that recording, it's still encouraging because it was a mix. It wasn't a "good" mix, but it was a mix. It helps alot that you already can mix, because now its more of a matter of refining it.

Make sure when you do the exercises that you listen closely to brett's commentaries. Every once in a while, like once a week or so, listen again to the information he gives you before each exercise, and the examples. Sometimes you'll notice something you didn't before. I know the CDs can be time consuming so we have a tendency to skip past his advice after we've heard it the first time, but its important to go back to it every once in a while.

I don't remember the exercises in the first few CDs exactly, but I recommend you try singing that song by substituting the lyrics with dopey "mum"s "No"s and/or neutral-larynxed "Nuah"s. I find the No's and Nuah's particularly helpful when it comes to mix, as they help you compress on a closed vowel.