How to Build Confidence - Singing & Playing (Confidence is the New Excellence)

[@WizardOfArc]

here's to all of us getting out of our shells!

[@chrisliepe]

YES!

[@LeonardoFornaciari]

I've found this channel four days ago and I can sincerely say it's one of the best channels i have ever discovered. It's not a pure technical channel, not even only a coach reacting to other singers. You mix all of that content and more, and give it an extra plus... One of the best things about your content is that you come with very helpfull things, things that no one ever explains to you but you have to find on your own... and those are the things that (I think) helps you to finally shape yourself as a musician. Keep on with the good content. Cheers from Argentina!

[@chrisliepe]

Thank you for this comment! What you are observing is EXACTLY why I started this channel. I wanted to teach people how to FEEL! No amount of diagrams or terms is going to help you feel what's right. You have to get out of your comfort zone. You have to experiment. You have to learn to think differently and introspectively. Glad to have you following the lessons!

[@Chazaxl]

@@chrisliepe Indeed, many thanks. I love your channel. There are others but your tuition is so complete and the willingness to sound 'strange' as a method to tune / explain / try is so useful. Another very thankful subscriber. Still working on my confidence but hoping to get there. Out of interest, do you do any listening reviews, something I can pay for with you?

[@AlphaDad]

right? Chris is unbelievable not only talent but his ability to teach.

[@ryuuzSd]

Cashier : that'll be 19.99. Chris : *GET ON BACK LOOK TOWARDS THE SUNSET*

[@Triciatly]

H-Djo 😂🤣

[@joacoduckling461]

YEAAAAAAAAHHHH xD

[@kimmyc2862]

😂

[@Iswhars]

The reason i love you and this channel is that you don't fear to look "good" in front of other singers and your audience. I think there is a sense that singers always have to be "perfect" when they sing, and you teach by not worrying about how you sound but instead showing through example. Love it brotha

[@callmedeno]

I lost confidence in every part of my life a long time ago, I was a passable singer at one stage but everything fell apart and I lost confidence to the point that I didn't want to make a sound when anyone could hear it. Couple years later I tried to sing again and I was awful, went down the rabbit hole of watching technique videos and end up thinking about support and tone more than the music. I still have the problem that I don't have anywhere to practice that I can sing at more than a speaking volume and it breaks my heart a bit. I've really been hankering to figure out a way to get back to it, even in the shed out back I'm worried my neighbours will hear... I've stuck with music but just concentrating on instruments /sound engineering etc. but it really does feel like I'm being drawn back towards singing. I remember christopher hitchens saying about writing that he couldn't live without it. I've realised recently singing and writing songs is like that for me and am glad I found your channel.

[@libracordial]

callmedeno Try singing in a car, or garage, or basement, or outdoors. I totally feel where you’re coming from, and so I just had this idea to begin writing with my guitar in the backseat of my car. If the car sounds too boxy, park off the side of the road and let the windows down. Chris is right that we have to develop the confidence in “letting loose”. Cheers!

[@taylorashton2442]

Go to a karaoke bar where you can have a private booth, you can also have a few drinks too which helps :)

[@veroniquedegracia9614]

I totally feel the same way! I moved to an area where there's almost no noise privacy to a certain noise decibel and I am afraid to sing! Because I do it quietly I am afraid of harming my vocal chords for not projecting

[@Braunschweider]

I seriously feel like I made a major mistake in life for not being someone like you. Love all your videos, Chris

[@christophersbyers]

Brother, I got my first gig coming up and the algorithm knew exactly what I needed to watch by bringing this video to the front. You ROCK Chris and have such valuable advice, thank you!

[@puka6723]

I'm not sure how I came to see this today but I hit the biggest wall in my singing where I sung a song that was completely out of my comfort zone and recorded. After listening to it back again, it was the worst thing I've ever heard. After this the rest of the day my motivation to continue practicing anything to do with singing went into the bin. Super demoralizing especially I actually thought it was ok. Thanks for the video, I really needed it.

[@hamet1234]

I've heard you talk about this in other videos, you're completely right. I need to do this more often tbh. Sometimes when I'm just freestyling I sing something without really knowing what I'm doing and it sounds really authentic and good. Then I try to redo it to really polish it... And it almost never fucking works. I start getting sweaty and frustrated😂😭 definitely has to do with letting go and just having that innate trust and confidence in yourself. I'm gonna commit to this type of practice, this is really the ceiling breaker. Thanks Chris🙏🏼❤

[@chrisliepe]

Awesome! So glad to hear that. Check out this one for a bit more! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIGXZY19bLt6d8k

[@hamet1234]

@@chrisliepe Thanks a lot, will check it out. I'm almost through with the Discover Your Voice course and it's been an awesome journey😄

[@advancedmusic4641]

Chris I have to thank you because of this video ive managed to be more confident about my singing because I realised everyone has to start somewhere

[@flatTangent]

Finally, someone admitted Bono can’t sing. You get a Like for that.

[@chrisliepe]

haha

[@stevenwilliams9997]

This is like the fourth video of yours I've watched tonight, and having watched tons of them I can honestly say these are some of the best rock vocal lessons I've seen on youtube!! Great work!

[@sebastienmas4156]

Chris invented the first video without dislike. Thanks for everything you do, dude, you're incredible.

[@chrisliepe]

we’ll see how long that lasts :)

[@brighte2712]

One dislike Unfortunately, that's still impressive because it's been over a year

[@zvonkom]

Great advice! Listen to Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton... or Eros Ramazzotti. Pure confidence.

[@JohnCoffeeMusic]

i went through all of your videos for a 2nd time after a year to finally find this masterpiece again. GET ON BACK! LOOK TOWARDS THE SUNSET. it just made my month! your awesome! love from germany

[@PabloAfroSamurai]

This is fucking great man. The best lessons are the ones that are already in you, but someone else puts it in a way that's simple, or that maybe you just haven't looked at it like that yourself and it just opens up a portal for you. Talking, jiving, jamming, singing silly to myself is something I've always done around the house, sometimes with friends, and just because I'm comfortable in that setting I'm not thinking about what's coming out or how it's coming out or who is listening. But now that I know that it's actually beneficial and essential for coming out of your shell further and further (especially for someone shy like me that tenses up with an audience of one) I can use this knowledge and apply it more often and efficiently. Once again Chris, thank you so much.

[@barakshulman]

Great, encouraging lesson, thanks Chris!

[@selda_KZ]

I'm a classic typa singer not ur genera but still following ur vids cz u have very cool n beneficial vids that can help any singers not just rock lovers. 🍀👍🏼

[@samuraisnowman1078]

Hands down one of the best channels for these things that i have ever found. I'm a singer who has taken alot from your channel. You have went over things i would have never found any place else. So thank you!

[@ricblademaster]

Chris is the only guy on yt that take the viewer by the hand and lead him to where he should be. Can't thank you enough man, God bless you. Greetings from Brazil!

[@maestro2033]

I just started learning my DAW(REAPER)I’m new to recording but not to singing even though I’ve been practicing it WRONG for 40 years. Confidence is what I lack and I’m going to see what you can teach me 😳

[@talentosa57]

I stumbled upon your channel through my KZbin Recommended and ya know what? You just gained yourself a subscriber and a member of your notifications squad. Seriously such an underrated channel, EVERYONE needs to know about you. I'm just glad to be here before you hit 1million subs. Keep rockin, Chris!

[@wil3630]

I have been playing piano for 15 years, guitar for 7, singing for 0. I’ve always hated the idea of singing; I’ve always hated singing even casually and mostly prefer instrumental music. However, I’ve been thinking about giving it ago. But I can tell you this; this video alone has given me the determination to just send it! So hopefully, with a little practice, I might have a new instrument in my catalogue. :) Thank you Chris! Please don’t ever stop doing what you do, you’re one of the few golden youtubers left! I’ll keep y’all up to date if anything happens!

[@benjaminpeck8453]

Dude, I think you should write a book of inspirational quotes. I know that's really random, but everything you say is inspiring. . . Thank you for that.

[@bennimarin]

DAMN you let loose at the end so well, loved that you said "another one" and proceeded to perform like mf super rockstar (acousticly lol) In other words thank you and awesome advice and video

[@gilbertocruz1683]

Thanks for that advice Chris...I really needed to hear that...

[@jackbyrd53]

I can't put into words how much I needed to hear this! Thank you

[@xldsyt]

Sometimes you know that the advice you've been given is true at the foundation. This is one of those times. Thanks Much Chris.

[@irenerobbins4789]

I love this lesson about confidence. Sure you need some technique too. But I agree with taking it much further. Taking risks and breaking through your barriers

[@rogercarlson2330]

the first thing i think of is the B-52's and they always have a blast.

[@dynatwenty]

You´re simply the best man on KZbin guitar earth.

[@selda_KZ]

Such an amazing video really. The subject was a virtue. ✨👌🏼

[@m17434]

Same with Bob Marley; supreme confident showmanship, vocally, average. On the other hand, Eva Cassidy, is vocally singing with the angels ... I love to listen to both. This is amazing. I have always wanted to free my voice! Thanks for the video.

[@thesho-waz6702]

Thank you. Since the lock down started, I have listened to these vocal coaching videos and been practicing everyday. In this video, wordings make my mind wildly opened from thinking how I can sing good. My confidence is building up minutes by minutes. Thank you 🙏

[@elvis_o_homem_jukebox]

Thank you so much Chris... I've been playing guitar and singing for 10 to 12 years and recently I'm going through harsh times fighting depression and lack of motivation to keep going. Your lessons are helping me to get more confident and increasing my wish to really improve my playing. From Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, The Jukebox Man, Elvis Gonzales

[@chrisliepe]

You're very welcome! So glad you found the channel and that it is helping you on your musical journey! keep in touch!

[@donbambo]

This is such a good video. Thank you!

[@ekoilmusic]

Great mindset! Confidence is really the key to discover our own voices. I've seen some real progress with this. Just finished to record a song and my vocal performance was a lot better (and more confident) than the previous one, recorded just a few months before. Thanks for the video!

[@Mr-sd7ez]

confidence is exactly what I lack im really scared of karaoke stuff because "neighbors will hear and it sounds not good enough" ive no idea how to fight it its a psychological barrier that doesn't let me grow

[@benjaminfigueroa1833]

I'm the 1K like!!!! great video, thank you!! Cheers from Chile

[@pat34209]

Exactly, I keep listening to the studio versions of songs and never think I'm good enough. If I listen to the live version I'm almost as good as them! Chris keep up the great work!!!

[@chrisliepe]

Sweet!!

[@daveseabridge9109]

Now this is a really helpful video. I'll be checking out your others. Thanks for that.

[@chrisliepe]

You're welcome!

[@inhatzulu]

Great video as always!!

[@dantoniomg3712]

Lucky me to stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for the great quality and passion in your lessons

[@nicklasg.982]

What a awesome video, it really encouraged me to practice this way. To everyone who feels the way I do: Your voice probably sounds WAY better than you think! Keep going!

[@joellesjournals7832]

Your're so cool! The best!🎉

[@garfeeble]

the thing that gives me confidence is the fact that i know i will *not* sound good unless i give it my all. i might not sound good when i sing but i absolutely will not if i don't sing with as much confidence as i can give

[@garfeeble]

hey guys im a little better

[@giovanidl9695]

Underrated channel bro, keep this awesome job and you will get a lot of followers here. You're like the best teacher on youtube and believe me, *I searched*

[@adamcupples8082]

I have always said this! Axl rose and Vince Neil are two of the most iconic rock singers ever and neither of them were amazing singers they were just really good performers, and now in their older age they can't put on as good a show and the flaws are more noticeable

[@aftermoonwalkerwert]

Inspiring and empowering. Best channel..

[@Ipseitymusic]

Great video and love your channel! A lot of your tips are insightful and very helpful for new singers. Much appreciated! Now that I've buttered you up with compliments I must say the lack of playlists is a bit underwhelming. I give your channel a 9.5/10. :)

[@chrisliepe]

On my list of organizational tasks! 😀

[@johnpinto81]

Thanks for the great advice Chris! I’m kinda of a late bloomer to being in a band, and the confidence thing was always my issue! Awesome advice

[@inaramusic]

Chris u are awesome ! Sometimes I have no energy to practice but I just put ur videos on to hype me up and give me positive energy to get thru my hard days

[@evelyntabares3608]

Think this is one of the best lessons of vocal training I ever had :) Thanks, Chris.

[@chrisliepe]

My pleasure!

[@PhilRock889]

Love your channel...The first one really to explain things in a way I can understand.

[@kide9747]

I really needed this video right now

[@chrisliepe]

😊🙏🏼

[@yvesthomas9735]

Love you man.

[@buhimoth]

Mate, your videos are fantastic! I've binged almost all of your videos in the last week, and I feel like I've learned so much already! Every one of your videos are chock filled with gold nuggets! I'm going to get all my singing friends watching these!

[@zoranpavlovic9540]

What a great rock vocal with awesome high pitch!!! Luv it!!! 👍🎶🎼🤘

[@kouhuang610]

Your videos help me a lot! They really works and your explanation is easy to understand. Thank you so much! I'll keep following your channel.

[@jessecampos1057]

Thank you so much, today I got that topic with myself, In a few months I'll be recording the first album studio of my band and now I know how to increase my confidence on me. Masive thanks ♥️⚓

[@FlavioFLD]

Hi Chris! I discovered your channel yesterday and i´m very happy for it. Great great job!!! Thanks a lot! Greetings from Brazil!

[@quenuk]

Chris. Thank you for sharing your approach on how to explore, embrace & find ways to modify characteristics of the singing voice that might otherwise be considered flaws by others .... encouraging everyone to accept & develop their already unique & perfect singing voices. 🎤

[@fabulous-sport-outdoors]

Fantastic! 👏🏻💪🏻🔥💥

[@altEnte]

Chris you are a great and inspiring person. You give musicians the methods to think outside the box! It is great watching you! I wonder how you learned the theory behind all this stuff. I am really struggling with the theory for years, never got the right source to internalize things like the notes of the guitar neck for example.

[@67geetar]

If I understand you right, maybe I can help - there's a few ways to learn the notes on a guitar, identify where all the open string notes occur on every string then finding the not open string notes is easy ie C is 1 fret up from B, F is 1 fret up from E etc or you can learn them vertically across the neck and maybe use a (can't remember the term) - example = 5th fret ADGCEA a dog got caught eating apples, 7th fret BEAD - this method doesn't work for sharps and flats but just remember there is no sharp or flat between E and F or B and C, 10th fret DGCFAD - my whatever the technical term is rude for this position so make your own up :) hope this helps

[@tatemcilwain1775]

Hey I was just doing this for fun. I never realised that it was the best thing I could possibly do for my voice

[@quwane]

12:16 WOOOOOOOOOO 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@eduardoruiz548]

thank you so much for this video, i appreciate that a lot, because its a big help to improve my singing. You deserve 100k suscribers now ! haha (or even more). Cheers from Chile

[@petlizard813]

Wish I found this channel years ago. Great stuff man!

[@ashi1279]

Thanky you

[@the2ndamigo228]

Hey this is great content! I like your technical videos, too, but i really dig your approach to honing technique by experimenting with what YOUR voice can do. It's almost like a kind of wisdom of how to use the technique versus just the technique itself.

[@nickbyars7904]

Damn good video and great tips and nice voice bro

[@nickolasheart9661]

Great lesson 🙏

[@grigthefirst]

Thanks! This is truly great lesson. Can you please elaborate a little bit on this topic and do some video about musing with a band? I think it's a common problem, sometimes it is really hard to start jamming on random riffs and stay inventive

[@LucasLucasMusic]

Superb content Chris, will recomend you going forward.

[@manderbandit3478]

Man, I gotta try this

[@TFApocalypse]

Chris you are amazing , thank you so much , I've learned a lot with you this last time, I would like to have you as a coach but we don't speak the same language and we're not close haha, so, I have a question for now... ¿how can I loosen up more on stage, in those breaks between songs to talk to the public and be a better showman? surely the key word will be confidence and also practice, but maybe you could add something else, thanks

[@hannanathan564]

I’ve noticed when you have that mic, you have it off axis like that. I’m sure you’ve explained and I just haven’t seen it, what is your reasoning on that? Sounds great.

[@filakyle3663]

Yeaaaa 😃 I watched and read what you writen. This thing about confidence? It is actualy best video I have seen from you. I havent seen all yet. But I mean this. A lot of people I heared singign so nice or just I whitnes a lot of talent, but thay just gave up becouse thay didnt feel its good enought or something 😓 And I am struggling the same way. Just few days ago I posted on fb my first song. I thought its good. But got replies how terrible I am. I crashed and stopped singing for a weeks.

[@niusku7902]

Hi! I was just wondering what are the songs called at 4:22? The second one sounds so good and I've been looking for a song like that for a while. Thank you :)

[@chrisliepe]

Just stuff I Made up for this lesson :)

[@TLMuse]

Really helpful video (again!). I know this is a newish channel, but even so, I don't understand why you don't yet have more subscribers and views. For this one, maybe it would help to mention singing in the video title, in case YT uses that to push videos to people interested in singing. -Tom

[@chrisliepe]

Good idea on the title! Thank you so much for the support of the channel! I launched the channel mid February 2019 and have been pleased with the engagement so far, but ya, I'm excited to see it grow more for sure!

[@jankowalski-nf5yq]

i love ur vids u help me out with my mix and power thanks alot u make everythin so simple thanks alot ur great

[@mattjclay]

0 dislikes. What a freaking legend.

[@chrisliepe]

Wow just noticed this myself!!

[@thejellyman2280]

500 to 0 likes well done love your Channel and your content. Thank you for what you do and share can't believe you don't have more subs

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks so much!

[@PinkFloydMuser]

I definitely need to break out of this lack of confidence cage. What would you recommend for a teenager who doesn’t get any alone time/privacy (homeschooled) that doesn’t feel comfortable with singing above a whisper around people?

[@RobCrowley85]

I used to sing and was ok (not according to me). I lost all confidence due to certain circumstances coming around. I never once noticed that it had nothing to do with techniques

[@aarongreco9238]

thanks for telling us about stuff

[@camdeena]

I love you man

[@tomwilson8030]

Rock on brother

[@garethde-witt6433]

Hi Chris, this is a fantastic channel 👏👏👏👏 Just wondering I’m now in my early 60’s and have never really sung, always wanted too though. Is it too late for me to start. I’m a bassist so music is in my heart and soul.

[@chrisliepe]

Not to late at all! It's never to late to unpack the unique voice you've been given! It's always changing for all of us, so it'll be just as fun for you to discover what you have as it is for a younger person!

[@AlphaDad]

I believe Bono, as well as Steven Tyler and Jon Bon Jovi all went to see a voice teacher in NYC named Katie Agresta that helped them all get better..

[@chrisliepe]

Interesting!!

[@hannahcastree]

i ALWAYS sing in the house but i don’t do it serious because i don’t know what to do and i’m scared on how i will end up sounding

[@wil3630]

Chris, why do you think singing is such a taboo instrument for vocal newbies? I’ve always been comfortable playing guitar (even when I wasn’t good at all) in front of people, but it’s always different with singing

[@chrisliepe]

It’s an instrument inside of us! There’s a certain vulnerable because of this for sure. But those who overcome it and looking at singing as musical acting can go so far! Detaching yourself from judgement of yourself is the first step!

[@monkeybusine5519]

*Just my 2 cents* Confidence is not the answer to great singing. In fact, just stop trying to be a great/good/better singer. Just remember, or think of how cool it is, how fun it is, to do it. Stop trying to sing great, and rather, be grateful of the wonderful tunes you can sing, whether they be written by yourself or others. All you have to worry about…sorry let me rephrase. All you have to decide, is what song you would enjoy jamming next. A bird doesn’t question whether or not it’s singing can be better, or if it’s good, or bad, or full of confidence. The damn thing just sings. The pursuit of confidence is just something else you think you can use to be and get better, and the answer to singing, but there is no answer to singing. There is just singing. People are so caught up in wanting to get better or be the best and they torture themselves, they never have fun. They don’t understand. All they know is work, work, work, work, work. Singing wasn’t meant to be improved. It was meant to be enjoyed. You’ll notice people will gravitate more towards you as well, once you began having fun, but don’t let it get to your head. When you’re having fun it’s contagious. How fun do you think it would be, to be around some one who is so critical/ (and more than likely highly critical of others) on themselves and only wants to get better and better and better? Better for what? Better than who? Count the things you get, not how many things you give. Stop taking, stop trying to get… Just enjoy

[@chrisliepe]

Yessssss

[@lewhitey2544]

9:55 MASTER EXPLODER

[@lunarmystic9896]

Chris I'm confused. You say you are a baritone (a very very good one I may say) & that you top out in chest around F/G (correct me if that's wrong) My top out is A & easily hit A# B in scales & my falsetto goes up to above E (12th fret on the guitar ) I've been told I'm a tenor by one & a baritone by a different coach over the years. I've tried sticking in baritone which works well but it leaves me feeing half baked. I naturally approach singing as if I were a tenor (mentally) then end up whacking out to around A# B - C at a stretch & slip into head/falsetto all the time as I don't get to that B -D easily enough even though my brain seems to tell my voice it should! Am I a baritone or tenor /high bari -low tenor? It's very confusing. I'd really like your spin on it as it's very confusing 😆

[@chrisliepe]

I agree... all this classification causes more confusion than it's worth... have you seen this one yet? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKK2qJiigZitm5Y

[@frandcisco1091]

i fucking love you Chris!!

[@chimrichalds7508]

the 1 dislike is ken tamplin lmao

[@divad7137]

The first step to be good at something is to know that you suck and to believe that you can get good.Pretty true,isn't it?

[@natalieshao3469]

Being inspired to come out of our shells, anyone wanna join a group to sing, practise and let loose together? There’s apps for this, tons of people on it all accumulating confidence, fun and share technics together.

[@ben_ball]

Really nice guy and great tip for all singers! Hits the crucial point of singing we are all going for: letting go and *uck it! ;)