# Any vocal coaches out there? Can you explain what Dominique Persi is doing here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vocal-coaches-out-there-can-you-explain-what-dominique-persi-is-doing-here/830030 "2019-02-22T17:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vocal-coaches-out-there-can-you-explain-what-dominique-persi-is-doing-here/830030/1 "2019-02-22T17:41:32Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/McDW7F7rrPo/maxresdefault.jpg "STOLEN BABIES "Tablescrap" live") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McDW7F7rrPo) I know she’s doing clean singing and probably Fry screaming, but what is this odd oscillation that she does, and how does she transition between like 4 or 5 different techniques in the same verse? Insane. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vocal-coaches-out-there-can-you-explain-what-dominique-persi-is-doing-here/830030/2 "2019-02-25T15:37:21Z")
Wow, this is maybe the first time ever that I’ve had blank stares from the Doper Legions! ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-vocal-coaches-out-there-can-you-explain-what-dominique-persi-is-doing-here/830030/3 "2019-02-25T16:23:06Z")
Pretty amazing for sure. I think the “odd oscillation” is akin to yodeling, except with a shorter distance between pitches and doing it a lot more rapidly.