How Low Voice Types can NAIL High Notes! (hint: not mixed voice this time)

[@chrisliepe]

Learn to support your voice in a way that frees your high notes. Join my free course! chrisliepe.com/free-your-voice/

[@coldinwisconsin2017]

"Nowhere to run" (15x) in a high pitched voice, thankfully I'm home alone.

[@jojo5158]

You sure you're alone there?)

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

Strengthening my falsetto made all the difference. It even fixed my tendency to get stuck in whistle register!

[@CassioHungria85]

How did you strengthen the falsetto?

[@Dadaadad268]

@@CassioHungria85lifting heavy metal

[@CassioHungria85]

@@Dadaadad268 is there any exercise?

[@Dadaadad268]

@@CassioHungria85 it's good to practice scales going low in your falsetto, notes that would normally be chest voice.

[@anatolyFct]

80% of your channel is literally “here’s how to find your mixed voice” in 1000 different ways and I’m all the way here for it. Preach 🤘🏻

[@backstabbath2690]

Axl was a good example because that dude has such a low voice yet he’s able to hit ridiculously high and low notes. A great example would have been to use the line around the 3 minute mark of IRS- almost sounds like a dolphin whale whistle

[@siddcandy]

As a working singer for 20 yrs I gotta tell you man, your videos are priceless. Your approach to vocalising and voice creation is amazing. Also I really admire how you admire singers, music and songs. All I can say is thanks for the great tips and keep up the amazing work!!!

[@-breakofdawn-]

Forgetting about classifications and focusing on vocal weight, that’s solid advice, thank you so much! Extremely helpful. 🙏👍

[@idankoos4156]

Balance is the key

[@ony.official]

I've been taking vocal lessons for the past year and somehow, anytime I make a discovery with my voice, you upload the perfect video to enunciate what I've been experiencing :D Don't know how you do it, but keep at it. :D Love your content!

[@zephirol4638]

Been self learning for about the same amount of time. And I've had much of the same experience. His channel has been great for helping dial in and or figure out nuances in the techniques I've been learning.

[@jadenbailey2637]

I love that wording, “enunciate what I am experiencing.” One of my biggest struggles in learning screaming and hardcore vocals before I found Chris was that I would stumble upon a good sound that didn’t hurt but I wouldn’t know what was happening or why it was working. I would accidentally do the right thing trying to perform incorrectly, and it was after Chris enunciated what I was doing by accident that it registered to me what was actually going on in my throat. I liken it very much to the mind-muscle connection at the gym.

[@ony.official]

@@jadenbailey2637 Yess that! Absolutely feel the same, it's very much similar to training your body and the mind-muscle-connection. Usually this is about "mistakes" one does and then somebody tells them it's a mistake and so they even just realize they're doing it. Same works for positive outcomes as well

[@CassioHungria85]

same here

[@ZooPact]

Same freaking here omg!! I've even gone as far to comment awhile back about just that exact experience, haha. So happy to read this comment, and see we're not alone in this!

[@michelsantana9312]

Jonathan Young is a great example of that and a proof that basses can sing the high metal vocals. Btw, Chris, it'd be awesome if you could check and analyse some of his stuff.

[@shawn576]

Bro, you have a great voice. A lot of these youtube voice people comment but they can't actually sing for shit. You're great at this.

[@TheAlam0]

Ok now it's much more clear to me, I've been thinning my voice resonece and going up and down with it and mixing it with pitch and i didn't know all the terms but now i have a clearer image of what im doing. Thank you Chris👍🏼

[@bryanharrison3889]

teaching a controllable, relaxed twang engage to a singer is one of the most difficult tasks. Good on you.

[@WinterhouseRecords]

I was diagnosed as a baritone by a classical vocal teacher. The limit to my range was an A4. For a while I def thought “that’s just how it is” but I always gravitated towards singing tenor vocal lines. I did it wrong for a long time, and I sounded absolutely horrible, but I kept trying. Whether or not she was right with her diagnosis - I’ve topped out at a C6 that is usable (although probably only for power metal purposes 😂). I’m not claiming to have mastered my voice, but I can absolutely sing above my original baritone range comfortably and for long periods. It’s exactly like Chris talks about - it’s all about mix-voice and practicing how to blend chest/head so that you can “trick” everyone into thinking there’s a lot more power in the highs than there actually is. Also: harsh vocals can absolutely help singing too. I was always able to hit pitched high screams way before I could sing them. It taught me a lot about breath control, placement, and compression. Love this channel! 🤘

[@Photiel-re8yv]

Wow! You're progress are extremely heartwarming!

[@WinterhouseRecords]

@@Photiel-re8yv dude! YOU (or anyone) CAN DO IT! Whatever that ‘it’ is. Seriously.

[@OldOil_house]

Hey Chris, I just wanna say thank you for posting these vids. As a Bass 90's Grunge loving guy I was always told I could never sing high like Cornell or Layne, but now I feel some hope. Love your work!

[@cdm9011]

The thing that helped me figure singing higher out more than anything was simply understanding vocal cord closure. You should do a video on that when you get a chance, it’s a game changer!

[@chrisliepe]

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[@BufferStuffBuddha]

Finally discovering this exact thing was one of the biggest breakthroughs I've ever had. The other being always keeping some type of forward placement so that I don't swallow my words and raise my larynx as I go higher in my range.

[@overflowyouknow]

9:29 Nowhere to run but then he proceeds to do a run

[@saliciakeyz]

Know where to run- yeeeeaaaeeeaaaahhhhh

[@tammyb6822]

OMG... This worked! I've been trying to hit the high notes in Heart's "Barracuda" for years! YEARS!!! After watching this video, I tried just using less air.... in fact actually holding my breath, and I was able to hit that note (F# 5) and HIGHER!! Wow, this is exciting! Was that all I needed to do?? Geeeeze. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@carystepper1299]

Gonna try it tomorrow when everyone’s out of the house! 😂

[@srijanraghavula]

Brother your breath support alone is a ton helpful. I kept messing around with my tone and how it feels at higher notes with proper breath support as you said in previous videos and I found 'THE WAY'.

[@Sixsoul]

Filling yet another gap in my knowledge that I didn't even know existed! Immediate improvements made just by watching and applying what's in this video. You really are the best teacher of anything I've ever come across by a mile. Thank you Chris 🙏

[@gladynoynay1992]

Thank big a lot from you chrisb. Now ive learned a lot as an ordinary aspiring vocalist. This channel helps me alot in my journey.. 🙏👍👍👏

[@WhaleBluePRS]

Don Henley and Tom Petty are good explorations for "weighty" speaking voices vs. where they often sang. The 2 singers that blew me away with speaking vs singing voices were Henley and Axl Rose all those years ago. Of course there's Geoff Tate for a fantastic speaking/singing exploration.

[@chrisliepe]

Very much so!

[@lauradesommar434]

thank you for the lesson!!

[@mwylie1085]

Chris, thank you so much for all the effort you put into these videos, i am a contrabass and my chest range is from B1-B3, i thought i would never be able to access my higher range and sing the way i have dreamed of, but thanks to your videos and a lot of practice, i have been able to unlock my mix voice and get up to higher 4th octave. Keep up the great work!

[@sallymercury]

Wow! As an alto I could never go beyond E5 chest without breaking but after following your teachings I have been able to expand it to A5! Thank you so much Chris!! ❤🎉

[@rymanshroomzorz]

Love this video! A great way to think of lightening vocal weight is to think of it as imitating head voice tone with your chest voice 😊

[@chrisliepe]

YESSS

[@CassioHungria85]

That's why I've just bought your distortion course. You are awesome.

[@taylorwilliams6026]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been pushing up against this for my whole life and I keep finding new notes that are possible based on your videos and improving my harsh vocals as well.

[@cathysnider8717]

Fantastic video, explanation of vocal weight, examples, demonstrations and exercises. I’m excited to work these into my singing.

[@niomil4963]

Omg. This is exactly what I needed!!! THANK YOU!

[@bobcatbuddy5]

Amazing video Chris super super helpful and ground breaking for me thank you for what you do !

[@andrewveale9481]

To me this is something Billie Corgan does well, he changes his weighing so much within phrases.

[@lilikadar5694]

I really enjoy your vocal teachings, full of freedom and fun.

[@levisalazar8031]

Amazing video. Helps so much! For the longest time I was thinking this way of singing was someone being super dynamic (which is also hard by listening since modern compression is very heavy) And I always struggled trying to sing and being mindful of being dynamic. But thinking of it as vocal weight makes it so much easier to understand and apply to singing.

[@markstandohar5977]

I started singing a few years ago at 56 years old, no clue what I’m doing but when I watched this video I realized maybe I do have some sort of idea what I’m doing as I naturally learned by ear and experiment how to do EXACTLY what your excellent lesson is teaching

[@EtherealFrequency2024]

Great video. Amazing description and implication of Vocal Weight. Priceless.

[@SeanORaigh]

I've always had a deep voice and I definitely felt the dismay of not being able to sing as high as the power metal vocalists that I wanted to sing like. When I learned about resonance, thin cord engagement and mixed voice it really changed how I see my vocals. Not only am I singing along with some of my favourite vocalists, but it's reshaping how I approach writing music too.

[@eud64_]

Priceless knowledge man, thank you for sharing and looking up to add more tools to my singing

[@BinExis]

Chris being an inspiration as usual!

[@keanematthews]

Thanks so much! I've got a very low voice (D4 down to G1) and I'm looking forward to practicing this exercise to extend my useful range.

[@brentrobinson2662]

Awesome video chris this idea is super important for everyone who sings tbh great examples too❤ and of course i have to ask for a blind melon video from you bc youre teaching style is goated and i dont understand shannon hoons voice 💯

[@adamsnyder5574]

Love it! Thanks for this nugget of gold.

[@corneliarobatscher5566]

😃 you are so right , thank you

[@Spenerico]

I'm sat working going NoWhErE to RUN!! Love that song so good example to use

[@whatevsimbulletproof]

Thank you Chris! Please more head voice stuff

[@antoniocoffa1144]

I've taught myself this trying to sing gnr and zepplin tunes alone in my car for 30 years. lol gnr lies your crazy is a great tune to learn shifting thru chest/head/falsetto.

[@Rosannasfriend]

I am very interested to hear this, because while I love using mixed voice, I think you need a little more than that to sing as high as you want to, especially with a very chesty sound.

[@deryaderinicin6038]

Well I probably frightened my neighbours, listening and practising this video but it wort it, I have a relatively low voice but with help of your videos, I learned that you should just get to know your resonances and explore different ways and spectrums you can use them musically. Practising vocals is actually like practising anything and I think it's a myth that you just got a beautiful singing voice naturally or you shouldn't be able to sing this or that. Getting to know your voice and trying to learn seemlesly mix the resonances takes time, of course some people have more tendencies for higher notes, or spesific pitches and runs or maybe a just has a better ear but It's the work and passion you put in to your voice that matters at the end of the day. Thanks for all the motivation. Great video as always.

[@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651]

As somebody with a bottom-of-their-boots speaking register, THANK YOU. That was very liberating to watch...might wait until the neighbours go out before I try that exercise!

[@aguycalledshane]

For a great example, see Warrel Dane, compare his work with Sanctuary vs. Nevermore.

[@kd2mill]

Man! I know a lot of church choir members that could benefit from listening to this video. It's more about contorting your mouth and throat than it is belting out notes.

[@CoolDj0101]

Notification gang Also you’re phenomenal, my singing and screaming has skyrocketed in range and support thanks to these incredible deep dives.

[@phosphorusmusick]

Another awesome out-of-the-box approach! I had fun experimenting with it! The weird "in-between" of not quite being in head voice reminds me of the vocals in "Man Next Door" by Massive Attack. He even switches his vocal weight similliar to your approach in the video on occasion (very subtly, though)! Same singer sings in similliar style on "Angel" by Massive Attack.

[@fenderfox5080]

Great stuff as always Chris 🤘

[@gael7w802]

I had to kinda relearn how to sing due to a sports injury last December. Falsetto was the gateway to getting my mixed voice back. I still don't have my full vocal strength back yet, even after about four months, but it's slowly getting better

[@SydiusVideo]

Thank you!

[@Booskop.]

Next video will be learning bass notes for tenors? I'd love to see you learn (and teach) sub bass.

[@chrisliepe]

Great suggestion!

[@idankoos4156]

This can also help the other way round...being a high soprano like me...experiment with vocal mass, weight also for deeep notes

[@Fristpeople]

How much of their voices are enhanced by computers and mic volume? Giving them a strong sound when it is less and lighter volumes?.

[@Leon.aka.Devil.s.D]

Learn to use overtones. You will be able to do so many things once you know how 🙂 8:32 THAT was a spot on note ^^ Very well explained at the end.

[@1ogvn]

Im a bass probably even lower without subhamornics a b2 than the actual classification but recently my absolute highest note is a A5 from maybe a year and a half ago not being able to go past even half an a octave, if i can do that yall can do it too! also dont prioritise range more than tone baritone/bass voices on top anyways

[@LexaTerrestrialx]

Love your playfulness. So… I think this is a lomg backroads way of describing Pianissimo essentially… ? Am I right?

[@dakotasycamore5260]

i love how goofy these videos inherently are; aka freedom. chris, you're amazing thank you

[@Tragic_TV]

This will ne VERY useful

[@bartekpiwonskiofficial]

Thank you 😊

[@Puffster]

Been teaching myself how to sing. After 3 years I can sing Castle on the Hill!! Ok now I see this video and hopeful for extreme notes :)

[@DJIncendration]

I've always wanted to sing Castle on the Hill, those high notes in the middle and at the end surprised me at first, then I heard someone else singing them so well... I'll have to get bak into it at some point and maybe hit those notes sometime.

[@WheelsOfDeath]

Hilariously, I just started imagining a horror movie villain (like Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, etc.) testing out ways to say, “Nowhere to ~run~,” as they chase people down. Lmao

[@christiansmakingmusic777]

Voice types are intended for good, and in fact they do represent an important truth, so,e people’s’ mechanism is naturally wire for a bit lower or bit higher mean pitch production. Should not be viewed as a limiting thing though.

[@lacloche649]

Thanks

[@mltproductionstudio]

Is there a way we can get an inverse of this idea? Singing lower with a higher voice? Sorry not sure if this has been covered

[@theautismiochian]

I think my biggest issue is the difference in power between my head voice and my chest voice. When I hit the top of my range in chest voice and even my mixed voice, it sounds WAY less powerful in my head voice. I try to compensate by adding more power with my diaphragm but it just sounds weak. I suppose the "vocal weight" concept is what I really need to focus on if I want my head voice to sound a bit more similar to chest/mixed voice in terms of power

[@chrisliepe]

absolutely. those mid video examples of me being both light and heavy in my chest voice will be very helpful to you. Be light and heavy in lots of different places in your resonances and registers and, over time you'll learn what amounts of weights work best to get certain tones and levels of intensities. It's all do dynamic! I can help you work with this much more deeply in my coaching program if you're interested. here's a link if you want to explore: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/sing-together-365-experience

[@rachelcovers]

6:40 I'm totally hearing Jack Black!! 😀

[@Mvtobebo]

I knew it was possible for a long time I just never understood how. Johnny Horton was a favorite around the house when I was a kid.

[@katiedert]

will you do a tutorial on Chris Cornell's Can't Change Me? That "she's [GOING] to change the world..." is proving a very weird note to find/hit for me esp that fast!

[@deanclark8393]

You sounded like MJ saying nowhere to run and I laughed so hard to myself 😂

[@birdandcatlover5597]

i was kinda hoping this would help my expand my range, but i can see thats not what this lesson is for my range is C3 to C5, but the last 4 notes up to C5 dont sound any good (oh, and i think im a weighty mezzo, rather than a true alto). thankfully, i ust discovered how to fix my placement, so my voice is strong for higher now i just need a couple more notes, and maybe Heartbreak Station will come out right. the problem is, all sound VANISHES above that C5. its just not there, so idk how to work on it if there no sound at all. im gentle, ive relaxed as many muscles as i can find, just..where is it?? also, i love that a vocal instructor mentioned axl rose. hes my favorite vocalist!

[@chrisliepe]

YES! Axl!! I've done LOTS of videos on expanding your range... Check my playlists... There are many many tips available to you :)

[@joshuagodinez5867]

Cool video, bro

[@TrainCannon]

Came here after trying to do Mississippi Queen by Mountain. Didn’t do bad but ran out of juice trying to support the high notes and grit.

[@LichtenfelsAndre]

Wieder sehr cool 👍

[@alexbrosse]

Interesting... Is it possible to compare with more Lives shows ?

[@dylanhumphrey2479]

It is a dream of mine to get Noah on this channel. I’ve commented this before, but it would be SO awesome to get Noah on here and go into a deep dive on his techniques like you did with Will Ramos. I have no clue what goes into that, but it would just be SO awesome.

[@chrisliepe]

I talked with him on the phone about a year ago, and we were planning on doing some stuff and then he just got too busy... but I haven't given up hope!!

[@dylanhumphrey2479]

@@chrisliepe this is actually SO exciting to hear! Even to just have your foot in the door on something like this has me giddy 😂 I’d imagine Noah is a very busy person but he’s also super down to earth from what I’ve seen so as you said, I’m sure he just got busy. Right there with you not giving up hope! Gonna manifest it! 😂 Thank you for all you do Chris, you’re a godsend for aspiring vocalists! Deeply appreciate the response 🩵

[@gonzalo4348]

This is all about mussell calling. For a low or high voice you use different ones

[@joachim132]

Great video! Is there a similar method for natural high tenors to get more depth to their low notes? I struggle to get a good sound even on notes that aren't that low, and it just feels like "my instrument" in terms of resonance is different to that of a baritone or bass voice.

[@jakenogard9667]

Can you sing Alone by Heart live? I would love to see you how you apply different techniques on this song🤘 Thank you in advance.🤘🤘🤘

[@debimary6812]

Ive just tried nowhere to run Chris. It feels like im smiling as I go higher.

[@TheeJordanRossi]

Brendon Urie is another great example.

[@chrisliepe]

YES

[@19MadMike95]

So it seems like this is just transitioning easily from chest to head voice? I can do that,, can sound like Axl in that first clip. One thing I've been struggling with is attempting to sing Self Esteem but I can't really do it without doing falsetto, which obviously sounds nothing like Dexter. Any ideas?

[@chrisliepe]

Its more than just transitioning from chest to head... its about abandoning the idea of needing to classify your voice as chest or head or mix or whatever and think in terms of WEIGHT... there's more to weight than just chest and head... there's placement, dynamic resonance, airflow etc... let your register be what it is and focus on these other color and intensity dials. THIS focus will help you with Dexter in a big way!

[@19MadMike95]

@@chrisliepe Another thing I guess I wasn't understanding then, it wasn't really mentioned, but what "weight" really was. I get that it's sort of the heaviness or lightness, but I thought that was just because of chest vs head voice. Idk I can be kind of thick sometimes though lol.

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

i had this trouble always

[@HeadlessGhoulMusic]

This is great, I'm reccomending this to my friend. Als Was the the title supposed to be "noes" and not "notes"?

[@chrisliepe]

THANK YOU... fixed :)

[@HeadlessGhoulMusic]

You're welcome@@chrisliepe

[@RobGreenCOMPOSER]

That's my goal for this year is to strengthen my higher notes. I can hit the pitch but it sounds weak and whiney. Can literally feel my voice box hitting my tonsils(not literally)

[@PACKTdotSPACE]

Getting higher notes to resonate (at what feels like) behind my uvula really has helped me hit those higher notes with power! Let me know if that helps.

[@randykalish7558]

This looney video had me doing it before it was over! Is that good, or what! 👍

[@V.Cole111]

Same with Prince, really low voice in interview

[@lenadesp]

I'm frustrated because I know that in head voice/falsetto I can reach the notes that I want but it sound like opera ish if yk what I mean? Or else, if I don't close my cords enough it sounds like airy (Ik this is normal, I can do it perfectly in my chest voice and I like to use that resource) so idk how to "strenghten" my falsetto/headvoice. And I've reached my limit in terms of chest voice I think. Can u recomend one of your videos to help me with this?? #help hahjaha Also, idk if im singing in mixed, head or chest voice, because when I reach my limit and I put my hand into my chest, it doesn't resonate there and it's very thin, but still like that, I'm unable to reach the notes that I want :(

[@chrisliepe]

It seems from your comment that you may need to take a few steps back and work on some fundamental discovery exercises so that you can develop your placement, resonance and support a bit more. Once you've done this, you'll notice your body, through muscle memory, helping you hone the very sounds you're wanting. But you have to take a 'back door approach'. I think you'd really click with my course that deals exactly with this approach and meets you where you're struggling. Here's an open link: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/discover-your-voice You'll eventually be able to tell if you're singing in a mixed coordination and you'll be able to modify and experience your tone in any way you'd like! But you need to follow the steps to get there :) !

[@lenadesp]

@@chrisliepe Ty very much!! That's for sure. I used to sing in a choir but they didn't give any further explanation and they just said; "sing", so yeah. Nowadays I'm learning by myself and you're really helping with this. Thank you for doing this content and I'll definitely take a look to your course!

[@overflowyouknow]

Imagine you wake up during the middle of the night and all you hear is 5:19 lmao

[@chrisliepe]

Hahaha

[@FlowRen]

Totally enjoying your context, wishing you many years of blessings for your future you wish to attain 🙏💫🧚🏼‍♂️

[@christiansmakingmusic777]

Think the average male singer would gain tremendously from having a suite of,falsetto songs to sing regularly and emotive ly, everything from Aaron Jeville and Kichael MacDonald, to Frankie Vallee and The Lion Sleeps Tonight, to the BeeGees. There is something very powerful hidden just toward head voice and just a little stronger than our weakest falsetto.

[@luigicolangione]

5:11 reminded me of "Anita Max Wynn" XD

[@neelo821]

You would be great at voice acting.

[@chrisliepe]

I've done some voice acting :) I LOVE IT!

[@neelo821]

@@chrisliepe That makes sense. Now I remember that you were invited by Sébastien Croteau for an event that had to do with video game voice acting.

[@phatato]

Damon Albarn is also an example of someone with a surprisingly deep speaking voice that sings high and light

[@cosmoganic]

Check out the track "A Hard Road" by John Mayall for a generally low voice that can sear an amazingly high note (E5 in this case)