How to Play Vocal Warm Ups On Piano

[@sapphicmusicals]

Very helpful - thank you! Seeing those shapes (and how's there's a smaller number of them than I thought for the major chords) made it so much less intimidating.

[@mirakupejeva7377]

❤Many thanks! I am beginner on keyboard and making vocal excersises, now I can switch two techniques together by your lesson! It's amazing! I am your follower! ❤

[@mahaliasimpson]

Thanks so much. I’ve been trying to learn this on my own for a week now because I just starting vocal teaching and I learnt it immediately after watching this!! Thank you!! 🙏 if you could make a video for basic to complex warm ups and how to play them that would be awesome, otherwise I’ll attempt to make up my own in the meantime 🙏😃

[@tperegoy]

Thanks April! I really appreciate and enjoy your "talk to me" technique. Rather than teaching alone, I feel you really connect to students.

[@AprilKeez]

I appreciate that! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 💜

[@MaigaVidal]

This was incredibly helpful!!! I’ve been looking for a video like this for some while!

[@MaigaVidal]

When I was doing lessons my accompanist did this so I never quite learned to do it myself so this was great!

[@AprilKeez]

I'm so glad! This is how I taught myself the major chords on the piano, so I figured others might get some use out of it, too!

[@laurenceegalla5087]

This was incredibly helpful! This makes so much sense for understanding the chord positions and makes it a lot easier to figure them out instead of trying to just memorize the notes.

[@ainsleyking7372]

Thanks a bunch for your video! My choir teacher is going to be out on paternity leave soon, and as a senior, I fully expect that I'm going to have to become the teacher with the concert so close.

[@michaelclareciamercado7010]

Omg! You're the best teacher I've ever seen! Thank you so much!!!

[@lilycwurn]

Yes, please make another video like this !! Love it and so easy to understand. I have a piano @ home and I can do vocal exercises at my own pace now.

[@AprilKeez]

That’s wonderful! I’m so glad that it was helpful. I will absolutely be making more videos like this. 💜

[@tsanupama3332]

was that difficult? no! really vibing to her!!

[@virginia-leefinnell254]

I’ve played piano since I was six but I’ve always had trouble with the chords. This is Great!!!

[@AprilKeez]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊

[@mansionwastaken]

My music teacher does chorus and does this and I wanted to learn how and this video.. THIS VIDEO.. it helped so much tysm 🥺

[@AprilKeez]

I’m so glad it helped! 💜

[@SirKovar]

Made a singing lessons bookmark folder and yours was the first video I found worthy of putting in it! Super easy to understand and super helpful! Thank you!

[@AprilKeez]

I'm so glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@virginieorio7556]

I ❤your constellation idea! Thanks!!!

[@bltrova]

Hi April. This is fantastic! This is what I needed it! Thank you. Can you post more videos about vocal warm-ups on the piano, please?

[@AprilKeez]

Hi Bruno! So glad it was helpful! What would you like to know?

[@bltrova]

@@AprilKeez Hi April! I'm trying to work on my chest to my head voice and vice versa, any vocal warm-ups for that? Thank u

[@jouddlaikan8798]

April , you are so humorous and clear with teaching .Thank you ❤️🌹

[@jessemusic606]

You are the only person on YT who knows how to teach. This was an amazing video. Thanks so much for the help!

[@AprilKeez]

Ha! Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful. 😊

[@DrewGulliver]

Your cat is adorable!! I really enjoyed this video because, for some reason I always get so confused when trying to accompany myself while warming up, even though I’m a decent piano player! This really helped!

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! She is the sweetest thing. 😊I'm so glad this was helpful!!

[@elmerhofilena100]

Thank you sharing that. It’s simple but it is useful to me. Now i can share it to my choir members.

[@willstvvlog9438]

Exciting for playing my vocalizing thank you for giving this tutorial.

[@parkergaines2675]

I was assigned section leader and my teacher was like, "AYE! Lead warmups now." and I was like oh shoot

[@AprilKeez]

Oof! Let me know if you need help with anything. I'm happy to answer questions! Best of luck! 💜

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@AprilKeez Will this ever apply to Piano Accordion for those of you Accordionists who wanna also sing & play like me?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@AprilKeez Will this ever apply to Piano Accordion for those of you Accordionists who wanna also sing & play like me?

[@AprilKeez]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 I don't play the accordion, but, as far as I'm aware, the buttons provide the chords and the keys are for the melody? I wonder if someone has a similar video for accordion. (Or, possibly, it's time for me to learn a new instrument! haha)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@AprilKeez Uh, wait a second, the Piano Accordion's Right Hand Keyboard is tuned like a Piano so vocal warmups for Piano will work on Piano Accordion & yes the Piano Accordion is a good add on instrument for Pianists.

[@DaveWorsham]

I've never done vocal warm-ups. 🤣... I will now! 🙌😁 Thanks April! 🍎 (I need to learn to play the piano) 😆

[@AprilKeez]

Nice! Vocal warm-ups are a great way to keep your voice at its best! I'll make a beginner piano video one of these days. 😊

[@jeryrosas7749]

Thank you. this was super helpful! Figured I would try to learn piano while in quarantine! Hope you are well.

[@AprilKeez]

Glad it was helpful! Have so much fun learning piano! 💜

[@prov2.3-5]

That was really helpful to think of the chords as constellations

[@guavacupcake]

Thanks April, that was very helpful. The visualization helps. Can you make another video on long scales, major and minor scales?

[@AprilKeez]

So glad it was helpful. That's a great idea! I can definitely make a video about scales. 😊

[@harleyolivia]

Thank you for this!! more videos of different piano for different exercises would be awesome!!

[@joshuawarren5205]

Loved it thanks! I was looking to see what my coach does when doin our warm-ups cuz i just picked up a keyboard. So this was pretty helpful

[@AprilKeez]

Happy to help! 😊

[@theitalianexperiencecenter]

Yes, I love the shape explanation!

[@overhaul360]

Thank you! looking for something like this for a while! much appreciated!

[@AprilKeez]

You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@michaelcolgan3383]

Thank you! Would love more videos about learning to sing and how to practice :) Really enjoy your channel April!

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! I'm so glad you've been enjoying it. There will most certainly be more singing videos in the future!

[@toyinolayemi5880]

Thank you very much for this...I came across this video at the right time..

[@liyanacheong2645]

Tqvm April . Blessings from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ❤

[@rmonroe2]

Thank you!! This is incredibly helpful!

[@bolao7386]

Many thanks, Constellations... very useful analogy😃

[@AshleyEnglandMusic]

Love your constellation visual and kitty cat! Meowmeowmeow

[@AprilKeez]

I’m so glad! She is such a babe! 😻

[@sergeg5480]

30 seconds since I started this video and I already love you ! Great class thanks !

[@AprilKeez]

So glad it was helpful! 🥰

[@sarakoujji6654]

Thank you so much. please do more of these.

[@MartinRodriguez-mo8qy]

Thank u so much! I got it at the first try! Congratulations!❤️

[@danidelnorte7180]

This is Super Cool! Dani Loves it!🔥

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad! 💜

[@steelemaninspections188]

This was a brilliant video, April! This really helped my students - thank you and God bless!

[@Debbie_Bender]

This was super helpful - thank you!

[@harrieth7003]

Wow that is super helpful. Been struggling!!

[@kcnakpil]

Hi! Thank you so much for this! This will greatly help our small team. We don't have financial capability to really attend a music school, so this is really a great help :)

[@עינבזהרה]

Amazing! I would like to learn how to play more warm-up exercises 😍

[@iremtercan9446]

thank u so much for this easy to follow video! just started playing the keyboard and this helped majorly (ha ha)

[@AprilKeez]

So glad it helped! Have so much fun! 💜

[@iam_kaol]

you are sooo cutteeeee and thanks for the informations too ❤️

[@CharlRaff]

It took a minute but now I feel professional piano player 🤣 thank you!

[@ellyluquenmusic7798]

Simple and easy tutorial thank you! Video saved!

[@AprilKeez]

Glad it helped! 💜

[@eyliena]

You definitely deserve nice comments! Thanks for such an easy video to understand

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! 😊 So glad it was helpful.

[@SheryM]

supper helpful

[@aldenvines5881]

Honestly, I prefer to establish the new key on the V rather than the I. To me, it helps get the key better in our ears. Fun fact, the first scale degree (do) of the old key would be the seventh scale degree (ti) of the new key, so if I was to start the new key on the V, the do would be the third of the V chord of that new key.

[@srijanshrestha9273]

Thank god you exist !

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Really enjoying your videos April. “Something nice”. 👍🙏

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Excellent production and editing on the video too. 👍

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you!! This one was definitely a more challenging editing project than my previous videos, so I really appreciate that! I'm so glad you've been enjoying them!

[@PeluchonEtRosisette]

Thanks a lot; so efficient

[@isaackoech1651]

Fantastic !

[@HassanAfxal]

Great ❤️❤️❤️ made my day

[@AnarkaASMR]

bravo 🙌 loved it

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

April Keez Is this a good way to introduce students to singing & playing an instrument at the same time or are there other videos?

[@AprilKeez]

This might be a start, but I've been planning to make that sort of video for a while now! I'll definitely make it happen sometime soon!

[@AprilKeez]

This video is officially up! I hope it's helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4OUYZyPidN2grM

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@AprilKeez It works with Guitar & of course the Bass. If a choir wanted to Sing & play Handbells (in Choral terms they're called Chorus Bells) at the same time they should learn to play vocal warmups on the Bells.

[@jennifercobar2673]

You’re amazing! Thank you so much, I did have some background of musical theory though, I simply hadn’t practiced in years. This was very helpful! Hopefully, will be the same for others, I am a slow learner 😅

[@AprilKeez]

So glad it was helpful! 💜

[@unstoppable7932]

Thakyou so much..😊🙏 for this really usefull 💯veideo lesson, lots of love from India🇮🇳.

[@AprilKeez]

You're most welcome! Glad it was useful!

[@judithestherpasunuri1453]

Thankyou so much it's really easy and helpful 💎

[@AprilKeez]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊

[@angelaroberts1929]

Super helpful. Thanks!

[@AprilKeez]

Absolutely! So glad it was helpful. 😊

[@thesoundofdesi65]

that was so very helpful, thank you so much :))))

[@factopia9013]

Absolutely amazing ❤️❣️

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@blaba8812]

thank you so much!!

[@xZIGGITYFLAMEx]

very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@AprilKeez]

I’m so glad! Thanks for watching. 😊

[@priyangshudasofficial]

Loved the intro lol ❤️

[@Mar-ok5pg]

Omg! This is amazing! Thank you so much!

[@AprilKeez]

Of course! So glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@Person12216]

Thank you!

[@gaflor44]

This is great! Thanks! ☺️

[@AprilKeez]

Absolutely! 😊

[@emorgan4339]

You made it so easy!

[@AprilKeez]

I’m so glad! 😊 Let me know if you have questions!

[@laurabtv]

YOU ARE AWESOME THANK YOU!

[@AprilKeez]

You’re awesome! 💜💜💜

[@AppaAboleth]

Thanks April, this is exactly what I was like ok’ing for to accompany my son doing vocal warmups. If you don’t mind a suggestion though, could you move the mic so that the camera can actually show where your fingers are besides when it’s pointed down? The mic just happens to be exactly in front of middle C😭🤣

[@MmMm-hz5kj]

thank you!very good!

[@AprilKeez]

Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MmMm-hz5kj]

you are a good teacher ! but I do not anderstand English.

[@MusicLover-bd5hj]

Thank youuu, very very helpful. Just subscribed

[@AprilKeez]

I’m so glad it was helpful. 😊 Thanks for the support!

[@gulindonmez1225]

Thanks lot🫶🏻

[@med20131]

Thank you so much for the video! I wonder if you happen to have the music sheets? If you can share the music sheets, it will be great! Thanks again ❤

[@FranchescaMakesMusic]

Great video!

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@shahin1231]

Awesome

[@MaYen1]

Amazing, thank you

[@AprilKeez]

You’re so welcome! 💜

[@melisbilen]

💖💖💖💖

[@melicalvo5231]

Thank you!!! 😀😀😀💋

[@AprilKeez]

You’re so welcome!

[@taylormarie2131]

I know this video is 4yrs old but can you please teach how to do the more advanced vocal warmups on piano please??

[@AprilKeez]

I've been meaning to make this video for some time, but I'm currently taking a break from making videos (I just had a baby!). I'll add this to the top of my to-do list when I come back!

[@yumizomi]

wonderful👏✨✨

[@AprilKeez]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MohammadRabieeMusic]

Tnx♥

[@Andrea-xw4xe]

What about minor chords with the shaped- based minor chords? I'm assuming the minor ones will just be like a mirror image opposite from the major shape.

[@AprilKeez]

Start with the major chord and then move your middle finger one key to the left. So, C minor is an upward-facing triangle with the notes C Eb G. 😊

[@Andrea-xw4xe]

@@AprilKeez Thank you April.

[@moontae5054]

Dear April, can you tell me the notes for G# Major? Your video was quite helpful for me! Thank you so much!

[@rayofsunshine5539]

As a beginner i often wonder how many chords can be played inside one Octave. and is it the same for piano and guitar.

[@bishal1125]

Nice sis ❤️👍🏻😀

[@AprilKeez]

Thanks! 😊

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

You’re an awesome 😎 KZbin channel.

[@abetteryou2025]

How often should you do vocal exercises? 7 days a week?

[@AprilKeez]

I would start by warming up right before you sing; think of it like stretching before you go for a run! If you sing every day, definitely warm up every day, but otherwise, go easy and make sure to stop if you're ever hoarse or in pain. If you're working with a teacher and are learning vocal technique, warm ups every day are a great way to practice. They'll make you more familiar with your instrument and (with proper technique) they can help you to expand your range and work through your vocal break. Just make sure to take care of your voice and drink lots of water! 😊

[@hallieneville4355]

can you make the more complex version of this?

[@marcantkeepanacct]

tyy

[@theitalianexperiencecenter]

Me too, I have been looking for a Video like this! So simple and clear and to the point.

[@altpropaganda7293]

OMG this exists!!!

[@OlutunjiPeter-oi9ol]

Hi april can you help on how i can teach a new bunch of new kids

[@frankiehlstiles7538]

I just found this video-cant afford college choir along with my other classes-you have brought my choir heart joy and i will be doing warm ups now everyday!

[@sofiagambino7467]

💝

[@OrionValencia]

something nice :)

[@Ash-jz5ry]

this is me commenting something nice ☺