teaching myself how to sing: raindrops (an angel cried) by Ariana Grande

[@ashley51234]

This is the most I think I’ve ever seen your personality and I love it! You’re so quirky and funny and I can’t wait for the rest of the series. You’re so hard on yourself, ease off a bit! You kept saying how bad it was gonna be an in the moment you saying I was like “GIRL DON’T EVEN!!”. I think the biggest thing with pop music is that you just have to relax. It’s more of a relaxed singing then theater for sure (Half of it is also like the exact opposite of what you’re taught in classical training 😂😂) I think you would rock summertime by Ella Fitzgerald. It’s popular enough and I feel easy enough that you could still get a good feel. You’re doing so great!❤️❤️

[@LittlestGloria]

YESS

[@christinastroh7436]

for riffs: do them slowly, go through every note, and then get quicker and quicker, thats about it :D but you're doing great :thumbsup:

[@SuperIgill]

As some wise men said: "If you can play it slowly, you can play it quickly", applies to singing too :D What I use to learn riffs is trying them to sing as you said slowly, but also in different style. For the begining mostly in staccato with a lot of "pulse" in my belly and then transitioning into legato. I think everybody needs to find their way of dealing with such things.

[@rat5800]

@@SuperIgill not the two set violen quotes smh but great advice! ty

[@nittoburn4]

Ooh yess

[@GP71_OO]

And you even slow down the audio here on KZbin and hear the riff slowly

[@charlietheis4048]

Something that helps me to riff is to just let go, let my voice do it‘s thing and not think too much about it. If you try to keep to much control on your voice and think too much about not being pitchy you won‘t be able to let loose. Also hand gestures help a lot with the direction of the riff. You just have to be ready for it to sound absolutely horrendous and completely missing the notes (while you‘re learning a new riff, after you know it it‘s gonna come without thinking!)

[@vanessayau9725]

8:26 for anyone who wants to just listen to the final song

[@hadleyjarrett]

omg thank u!

[@kendylshaughnessy927]

Honestly I would love to see Emily and Natalie Weiss collab

[@maisiewatts704]

you should sing falling by harry styles

[@adelinebogstag9335]

oh my god yessss

[@AndreaGomez-gw1gv]

for riffs, i love breaking them down note by note on the piano and following along until i really decompose it and understand it

[@meandthecloud]

8:26 she start singing with an angel voice🤩

[@alinaivanov5536]

your riffs were so beautiful dk what you’re talking about “not a riffer” 😭, the human voice is versatile don’t ever limit yourself to anything, with practice everything will sound the way you want it to! beautiful!

[@hopelove4090]

OMG YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Your voice fits this song SO well and as a fellow singer who taught herself how to sing, I can relate to some of your struggles! Keep going!!

[@valenlevalenle6394]

Girl, you don’t lack the ability to riff you lack the CONFIDENCE. You sound amazing and even if you mess up just keep practicing and you’ll get it perfect! The most important part of singing is having confidence in yourself! From what I heard, you sound great!!! ❤️❤️

[@lauragimenez7416]

About jazzy songs I would say 'At Last' by Etta James!

[@laurahussey8678]

THIS

[@JYRound]

Emily fricking Robinson definitely means something!! She’s one of the most unique singers on youtube!

[@gwenhanley6896]

This is absolutely beautiful! your voice is so perfect

[@seunosewa]

You don’t suck at pop songs dear. The ones you have covered have been great. This is so timely because you kind of ran out of memorable theatre songs.

[@saralavigna4947]

oh man, I feel so much better from you saying that you don't use a chest voice past B4. I feel like this whole "mixed voice" thing is blowing my mind, I thought every pop star just had a fantastic chest range. I need to start working out this mixed voice!

[@heresuu4386]

Emily: does perfect riff also Emily: "I really struggle with riffing" 4:28 me: 👁👄👁

[@emilyweir3943]

Loved this! As an MT student I love seeing other people’s processes with singing, can always learn from others ☺️

[@alexgoss4860]

Oh my goodness!!! So beautiful and cleannnnnnn

[@julia-zu2gw]

you did so good but many fail to remember that Ariana started with musical theater too!!

[@leticiacampa]

Omfg Emily you sound like an ANGEL😍

[@yunielelis]

I like the idea of this new series.

[@erint8550]

I also used to think I couldn’t riff at all, and I was almost too afraid to try for fear that I would embarrass myself or something. My best advice for improving is just to start casually singing more songs w riffs in them, and laughing if you screw up!! Nothing embarrassing about learning a new skill. Once I let go of my hesitation I was able to pop out so many more riffs than I thought I could!!

[@abbyporter4875]

for some reason I like this version of the song better than the original

[@eerinvermoens6684]

Every time I hear you sing I get and instant urge to sing its insane. Like damn your good!

[@JACOBLEC]

Omggg your accent is so cute!!😝Also legit you should sing songs like this more often😍

[@kudubwrong7227]

I would say don't be afraid to take older pop songs even and make them your own. Two great examples of that are: David Cook singing "Billie Jean" on American Idol and Adam Lambert singing "Believe" to honor Cher at the Kennedy Center. Nothing wrong with putting your own spin and flair to the songs you like. Just relax and have fun!

[@JenniferGlatzhofer]

I LOVE this video!! So lovely to see this and how you go through your process!! Can't wait to see more videos with this style!!

[@tonycullencell3]

That's amazing Emily I think you're very hard on yourself. The end result was brilliant. Well done xx

[@rubybrigden2719]

I’m loving seeing these new types of videos!!!

[@menarapaula]

Thank you for uploading your learning process!!!!! I love your voice and your precision

[@drivercs]

That was good! Don’t be hard on you. Riffing the exact same way another singer does it’s like following the same path of a fly. Really difficult. Instead, i would try to do it my way. Getting used to it little by little and soon you will feel confortable enough to forget about your riffing fear.

[@kayceeisonfire]

This was so good! So proud of your confidence and for branching out with different genres I can't wait to hear what else you sing!!

[@keanadianne]

Natalie Weiss has a series on riffing thats really good, you’re probably familiar but thought I’d mention it just in case!! I love this kind of content from you, you sound beautiful and it’s really helpful to see your process. Much love 💖

[@doryka8167]

I loved it!!

[@GP71_OO]

That was absolutely beautiful

[@camiladecastro9985]

YES

[@Sarah-yb5ik]

I love your voice omg you are going places

[@Sarah-yb5ik]

um also where did you get your mic?

[@stevenn8674]

8:27 omg 💕

[@lynnly2406]

I love your personality and accent omg

[@paytonblaine1]

I love this idea

[@emmaletham6514]

hiya, regarding breathing: Yoga breath really helps open everything up! Also the bubbling into water through a tube helps with support. And my flute player has been teaching me that rather then forcibly inhaling, I should just release all tension, that will let breath into my body and then support again. It takes some getting used to, but it helped with my capacity loads. Worth a shot ;)

[@sophiaa128]

cant wait for the rest of the series!

[@wholesomegracey]

working out helps SO MUCH!!!

[@furrycheetah]

Ariana Grande sang that way since the collaboration with music producer name Max Martin from Sweden

[@hannahnguyen723]

i love this so much!!! seeing you go through the process of learning how to sing the song is so interesting, i'm excited to see more :D

[@elizabethhale9342]

Oh my gosh that was beautiful! It still sounded a little musical theater-y, but obviously this was your first try! Your voice sounds like an angel😊

[@thesoundoflira]

That's. So. Amazing. I HAVE NO WORDS

[@nz7780]

Riffing tip: try not to think about it too much while doing it. If you're too focused on your voice and throat/vocal cords you won't be able to relax and freely do the riff. SO, I literally when the riff of a song is coming up, I will look somewhere where there is text (i.e. driving down road listening to tunes- will look at a sign or billboard) and will consciously read it in my mind. So I'm still singing, but my mind is focused on something / words/ text totally different and it allows my vocal cords to just be relaxed and loosened up, and usually that's enough to hit the riff. I know it sounds silly, but it works for me, and hope it helps you too!

[@mitsuya7851]

I love this new series omg! Can't wait for the next video hihi. This was amazing! :D

[@wholesomegracey]

I love youuu Emily!!! and u stop saying u suck!! you don't!! im so excited for this series

[@char388]

Love this idea!

[@sonyalangley8544]

I love this! some jazz songs: spring can really hang you up the most by Ella Fitzgerald and lullaby of birdland by Sarah Vaughan

[@augusteverb]

omg i loved this so much!!!! and this new series is gonna be so so so useful for people who love to sing but don't know the proper techniques (......me) because we'll learn a lot from you!!!! i am so excited! also you sound SO GOOD

[@nittoburn4]

I LOVE THIS!!!

[@laurenj432]

You look so pretty! I love this look on you🥰💕

[@mayahjade]

Omg this was really interesting to watch! Thank you!! You have an incredible voice ☺️

[@marilynmartinez1176]

You sound beautiful as an angel

[@freshtaax4144]

oh that was so beautiful

[@atahereh4001]

Hi! First I wanted to say I really like you voice and you're interpretation are really amazing for me!! Then I wanted to suggest you to try to sing Opera!! I'm an opera singer (well, I'm studying to become one ahaha) and I'm soooo curious to hear that genre from you!!

[@neo.olliee]

Wowwww

[@Imwalkinhea]

Wowww your voice is amazing the end gave me chills🤭😍

[@chry6865]

you did a great job!!

[@lushingler8627]

I'm so excited to see more videos like this! This is awesome!! :)

[@ashlyncox8096]

Wow. Queen.

[@trash_chan02]

girl you have the most amazing talented voice! you have no reason, in my eyes as a viewer, to be concerned at all! 💖

[@shadowchu5940]

Just woke up, saw it on your Instagram and immediately opened KZbin. I love you Emily❤

[@katelynnpalloto]

no cause that was so good slay

[@kaitlandoherty8191]

This was so beautiful the heckk also her glasses are sO cute i need a pair !!

[@keanadianne]

I’d love to hear you do something by Sam Smith. Leave Your Lover, Pray, Not In That Way, Lay Me Down, Latch... all really good range with some space for practicing riffs

[@melisamelisa8694]

That was good you made i cont do that

[@juliasimmiolkjier9663]

Stop 🛑 girl that was so beautiful I swore when you began it was the recording of Ariana grande

[@McDoOmErA96]

Purrrr 👏

[@alexandragonzalez1034]

Woah that was awesome for a sec I thought she was replaying ari

[@mariaojedasolaz7407]

I loved this!!! Maybe you could try Mercy-Duffy

[@kimlisa770]

Emily: oh I think I’m gonna struggle with that (ends up sounding perfect) Me: GIRLIE I CANT EVEN SING PROPERLY THE BEGGINING

[@Reginasikes]

4:17 I think thats called a trill :) that's what I call it anyway lol. Anywayssss I LOVE LOVE LOVE this video emily :) u should most definitely do more of these

[@ArjuPun]

Omlllll you’re so goooooooooddsdd👏🔥🔥🔥

[@rebeccamossop4414]

You’re explanations of yourself are so cute 💖 Aaaand this was amazing I’m rlly excited about this series. Also today I finally came to a conclusion that I’m not a soprano anymore after a very painful choir session. Problem is, I can’t record like this and it’s too close to the concert to switch parts!

[@basshead2100]

Omgggggg the ending was 👏👏👏👏👏 hands down amazing I am a mixer as well I use both my head and chest voices and it’s something you will learn as you control it I have been singing since I was 7 and I’m 22 we can chat on how to get the riffs better I have a few techniques for you

[@adotburr6494]

I love this series!!! I don’t have any recommendations for what you should sing next because 99.99% percent of what I listen to is musical theatre lol

[@lushingler8627]

I would totally suggest checking out Lake Street Dive! They have some songs and covers that are poppy and jazzy that I think would be super interesting for you to try!

[@hengytb]

Just want to drop a comment you are beautiful and you are Emily Robinson! Love your personality!

[@nicoletteboillotat]

Ok why are we the same person?!! I have also been struggling with breathing and intonation lately. So comforting to watch your videos and relate 🤍

[@jadarolston8650]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T RIFF?!!!!! Girl if I could do what you’re doing I would be over the moon!

[@perla9206]

This is amazing

[@shayleenruiz2170]

I love it!!!👏🏻❤️👍🏻

[@foreveryourjunessoul]

The fact that you just do it but say you can't.... 👀🙂😍

[@elsarose8834]

you're so awesome

[@teacup3954]

I loved it!

[@celesteblom6575]

omgg that was too good!!!

[@carinahernandez8675]

i love this, i could not stop laughing, IN A GOOD WAY. The way you reacted to everything was just so helarious. Anyways, you're awesome

[@jessymicek2648]

Perfection

[@leonorbasarratemadariaga2059]

💖

[@KhanyisoMlindi]

That was amazing but u made that one part a little a harder but still did amazing...love u

[@SD-im1yo]

I'm really looking forward to this series! Also really relate to your "pitch issues" (even though I never noticed them haha) - do you have any tips on how not to be flat; I also struggle with that a bit...

[@Loverofallthingsliving]

Can I ask how you manage to have vibrato if you have trouble breathing? I’m getting better at breathing and notice that sometimes I have a little bit of vibrato and sometimes I don’t 🤔

[@furrycheetah]

It is a very popular from the 1950s

[@IrisAndie]

Please somebody give me belting tips!! I struggle with it SO much!!

[@Amethyst_06]

love this! you should branch out and try some Harry styles songs because your voice would be amazing doing it! ❤️❤️ I also live in new Zealand :)

[@Amethyst_06]

omg you liked my comment!! I am so happy rn thank you so much xx