How to Sing Falsetto - Baritone Range

[@DouglasASean]

I should just say that I was never satisfied with my voice until I found your videos, I have been using them for over a year and my voice is technically ‘better’ than friends who’s voices I admire but are more naturally gifted than myself, so thanks. 🙏

[@JeffRolka]

Glad to help!

[@psychicdove9752]

you are a genius sir. I am your humble student. enlighten me sensai.

[@apt.9183]

senpai, thank you. ive been afraid to sing cause i didnt like my voice. ive been getting over that glass ceiling by singing out loud on the street and recording my own songs (i write songs). now i've found a senpai that breaks it all down in small incremental steps so i can get better every day. the feeling that i can actually do this is priceless. domo arrigato jeff senpai.

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind words and am glad that the videos are helpful! Enjoy your voice! There is only one you! Keep singing! Jeff

[@Scott-ir5eg]

I can not fully express how much singing, and awakening these parts of my voice, has healed me in many ways. You need support to release. Thank you Jeff Rolka

[@psychicdove9752]

i study your videos every day. Thank you so much.

[@simonsalca7559]

I am an actor and almost every day I go to work I use your exercises! Admiration and thanks! 🎩

[@JeffRolka]

Wonderful! Thanks for being here!

[@bondansatria]

what a coincidence! My vocal coach just ask me to learn more about falsetto, 3 days ago. And now, on oct 14 you upload it!

[@JeffRolka]

Timing is everything! Best, Jeff

[@johnkelly4237]

You are a MARVELOUS, thoughtful, singing instructor. Thank you very much for your wonderful work and your desire to teach. Really fabulous...

[@ElJapiu]

This one was interesing hard. But I love callenges! So I will keep working on it

[@JeffRolka]

Keep me up to date! Enjoy the process! Jeff

[@mannifester8889]

When you played that first note, I suddenly thought of the opening of Sandy. I love your videos my voice has changed so much since I put in the time to practice.

[@goldyboi5480]

I am your humble student also! I appreciate you master!

[@FerylMusic]

Arrrgh you’ve done it again. Thanks so much Jeff! ☮️

[@joshcobb1921]

Love you jeff - first time using this video. Best way to start my day here in the UK. x

[@JeffRolka]

Big love right back at you! Have a great day! Thank you for being here!

[@aleribeiro9278]

omg your piano is so clean, i love it

[@JeffRolka]

I try! You should see the music stand in good light though - not so nice from so much lip trilling! Thank you for watching and thank you for your kind words! Jeff

[@TazTom]

I sang falsetto in my lesson for the first time yesterday in my lesson and I just knew you would have something to practise with, thank you! (new account but I have commented before). Your content is always helpful

[@zacharywho5442]

YAAAASSS JEFFFFF!!!! Thank you! This is exactly what I've been needing for my vocal style

[@maxkaddell]

I have been practicing singing with the intention of improvement for a little over 2 years now. When I first started, I was much worse than I thought I was! During the first years, I pretty much took the opposite of the recommend approach to learning to sing. Instead of training for tone and pitch, I probably learned just about all of the techniques to help my dynamics for each song. Finally, after I ran out of new techniques to learn about, I started working on trying to master the chest voice. It's not there yet, but it has certainly improved a lot since I started. The only other thing I can think of that has improved as much as my low voice is my creativity with dynamics. I don't always aim for a thundering, dramatic opera style sound for every song, but sometimes I leave the soft pallet alone and go all out chest, and it feels good. For the past 3 weeks or so, my two main focuses are improving my falsetto and improving my mixed voice. When I started, if I tried to mimic a country singer, I thought I had to make a deep voice to do it, then I realized after a few months that most country singers are using a mixed voice, examples, Tim McGraw, George Strait. For the most part, mixed is getting pretty easy now, I'm just trying to keep building on it, you know more brightness, being able to choose the chest : head ratio that I am using, stuff like that. Falsetto is a bit of a psychological problem. I have been able to speak in falsetto tone for as long as I can remember. I think the most important thing is just to practice it a lot, and it should improve the same as my chest voice did, eventually. And hopefully, by improving the falsetto my mixed sound will improve. So, I guess the reason I started typing this chapter, here, right now I tend to strain my falsetto voice when I get to higher notes, since just singing in falsetto is pushing my range limits. If I could somehow learn to let go of the thinking part of it and just release the notes... I am wondering if anyone has any exercises that has really helped you for singing falsetto more easily. Just practice?

[@maxkaddell]

Just in case anyone brings it up, I know about flexing the chest to get a more powerful note. I actually tried doing that the first week of practicing, but it's really loud combined with high notes. I need to develop more control rather than relying on belts.

[@mama_silver_9103]

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[@mama_silver_9103]

range, adding range, falsetto, etc... THANK YOU!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! G ;-)

[@JeffRolka]

Thanks for your interest! The MP3s that are available are in two places. One: www.jeffrolka.com/shop/ Two: www.patreon.com/jeffrolka To get MP3s on Patreon you have to be on the $5 level. Thank you! I hope they help! Jeff

[@JohnMattC]

Am I still doing it right even if my voice is cracking at the top notes? Or should I try and try until I do it right?

[@therecklessanarchist9456]

That can have to do with how you're using you mouth if your not over exaggerating the words or syllables you will crack

Without any further ado at 1:19 😉 Thanks Jeff! 🐯 (lip trill)

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[@mikecassidy4637]

Still use all Your videos everyday! Love you Jeff

[@JeffRolka]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching!

[@HellaRandom]

Another falsetto video needed soon

[@JeffRolka]

Yes! Long overdue. I nearly cut it today, but got sidetracked thinking about thirds and did a gentle warm up instead. Next week! Best! Jeff

[@HellaRandom]

@@JeffRolka thank you maestro! Can’t wait!

[@danelogan1532]

I can sing these very easily which I am pretty sure now that I am a female Baritone or what they call Contralto for female.

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

If it's just this video that is incredibly easy it's likely because it's in the falsetto range, which is the highest register of the typical male voice(excluding whistle register) with it many baritones can sing well into the soprano range. As such this never goes down near the bottom of the baritone range near the bottom of the second octave. Try some of his other baritone videos before voicing yourself

[@danelogan1532]

I can't hit high notes.

[@markridoutmusic]

hi jeff. falsetto in this video..is it the sound of a soft 'disconnected' sound we are training..or a more strong connected sound..the same as head voice? is head voice and falsetto regarded as 2 different things in your method? thanks very much. youre a legend!

[@JeffRolka]

Hello and thank you for your kind words! I really appreciate it! The idea here is to extend the range beyond cricothyroid dominant voice (commonly called head voice) into falsetto. It's your second point; we want to be strong and connected. Cricothyroid dominant singing (head voice) and falsetto are two different things, but I can't claim that as being my method only. Cricothyroid dominant singing is where the vocal fold is elongated but still acts as the primary phonation source and falsetto being where the ligament on the outer surface of the vocal fold is more involved in tone production. The airy, disconnected sound generally associated with falsetto (which can be used to great effect at times) is most commonly achieved when we're using the ligament at too low a tessitura. Does this adequately explain and/or answer your question? If not, please let me know so I can clarify! Thanks for a great question and thanks for watching! Best, Jeff

[@markridoutmusic]

Jeff Rolka hi jeff, thanks for your reply. yes it does, so to clarify, falsetto is higher in your range than head voice? and the airy disconnected sound you described isnt necessarily a falsetto, it is more of a breathy effect people use at different parts of their range?

[@ethanwelch6771]

Hi Jeff, hope you're ok. Will you be doing an updated version of this video?

[@edwardmellett555]

Excellent video! Exactly what I was looking for :)

[@JeffreySutton]

Love it, master Jeff Yoda. 😉

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you very much Jeffrey! Awesome to see another 'rey' out there! Thanks for subscribing!

[@MikeStock88]

Needed some exercises, found my favourite teacher Jeff! :)

[@JeffRolka]

Yay! Jeff

[@drivetime1686]

Gracias profe Jefff...saludos desde México

[@chriswhitley1535]

I just did this warmup. But i never entered my falsetto. What does that mean?

[@roge69charger]

i'm a frmr doo wop singer, now baritone as I aged; Except the the lip trill, "that I have trouble doing" I got the other exercises OK. TY.

[@brodienero1706]

wow this was awesome! Thanks for creating so much value Jeff!

[@JeffRolka]

Excellent! You're welcome! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@henriquespencer8644]

My falsetto only goes up to C5 (D#5 with strain) and I don't think I have have head voice and my chest voice only goes up to F4(G4 with strain). I want to go up to A5 in a full voice one day... What can I do?

[@JeffRolka]

An interesting question, but unfortunately not consistent with healthy vocal practices. Professional singers mask the points of transition so that we achieve voce piena in testa - the sound of chest voice in head. To the untrained ear it will sound as if the chest voice continues higher and higher but this is false. If you want higher notes that sound full and powerful, work on your technique at the naturally occuring transition points as opposed to pushing your actual thyroarytenoid dominant singing voice higher and higher. Continuing to strain your voice to f4/g4 will only obscure the transitions and make it harder to smooth them out. All the best, Jeff

[@henriquespencer8644]

@@JeffRolka if I could smoth the transitions, and unlock my head voice can I get my wished A5?

[@andrewchew4822]

I fully relate with you but I want to increase my falsetto range and maybe try unlocking head voice any idea how?

[@henriquespencer8644]

@@andrewchew4822 unfortunately I don't have any idea of how to unlock full head voice/ reinforced falsetto

[@mikelr9589]

Thank you very much! I really love this video. It 's really helpful

[@josephtolu]

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[@garrettsworrldd]

When you say engagement, does that mean just using your diaphragm, or is it diaphragm breathing in conjunction with engaging your core?

[@MAntisLew1]

Great technique!

[@josephmuhl1009]

Jeff :(( do you have any videos on how to smooth the transition from head voice/mix into falsetto? My head voice maxes out around F#4 but my falsetto can go all the way up to C6. However, I cannot make a smooth transition nor can I vocalize a note in my falsetto cleanly without breathiness at the start.

[@JeffRolka]

The practices on the full range and extended range videos are all about that! Accessing the falsetto range can be tricky though, especially if the secondo passaggio isn't quite right. Focus on that registration event first, then move on from there. Keep singing! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@meshahotVEVO]

I’m a guy and my vocal range is from F#2-G4 for chest, for falsetto and HV my range goes from C3 to D6, and my squeak/whistle register goes from A5 to G6 on a good day

[@iron9k543]

Damn teach me your ways

[@enriquemonjaraz8885]

muchas gracias Jeff saludos amigo

[@GoldenRoseRecords]

Jeff is it okay to start a warm up with a high range falsetto like this video? Or should I start with something softer?

[@JeffRolka]

Whatever works best for you! It really all depends on your voice and the state of your technical development!

[@johnkelly4237]

Any advice for someone who can't do lip trills at all...with or without using fingers? I'm trying, but just don't seem to be able to get it.

[@JeffRolka]

Hello John, have you tried my free method on my website? I go through establishing it in detail there. Also, thank you for your other comment! I really appreciate it! Jeff Here's a link to sign up for my newsletter, which gets you access to my method: www.jeffrolka.com/triple-a-method

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

I cant even do the regular lipthrill,I flip And Run out of Air 😭😭😭

[@calderlevine7489]

I don't hear an airiness in your voice that I typically associate with falsetto. Is that because you've trained and have stronger vocal cords? Should I be aiming to retain the airy quality when I work on these types of exercises or work towards developing more of a head voice?

[@JeffRolka]

Exactly, but it isn't really about strength. The key is the coordination of muscle groups as you ascend from chest voice, to head voice, to falsetto. It doesn't help that there isn't any consensus on the usage of the word 'falsetto'. Depending on whom you ask, you could get one of several definitions. I use it to refer to the range above the head voice range, where the vocal folds separate and dampen in order to allow for continue ascent. Best! Jeff

[@calderlevine7489]

​@@JeffRolka Thank you Jeff! I've been using these to help with my vocal development as a voice actor and they've been top notch to help me with my versatility, breath control, and confidence with my instrument!

[@CockneyRebel1979]

What's the highest note that your average Baritone can sing in Falsetto, please? I'm pretty much mid-range Bari, as opposed to low or high end Bari.

[@JeffRolka]

If you're a mid-range baritone, with a secondo passaggio around d4/eb4 then your falsetto range would begin a P4 above that, around a4/bb4. Somewhere above that would be your highest falsetto note, but I don't think there's much 'average' in being able to successfully access that range. Like altos, that range isn't always developed as fully as it could be. That whole, 'baritones don't sing high notes,' fallacy. I hope that helps! Jeff

[@CockneyRebel1979]

Much obliged. I've discovered that I can go as high as about F5 on a good day, so I can easily sing along with many mid-range female singers. I find it hard to sing along with lower and higher-voiced female singers though. I'm a lot more comfortable singing high in Falsetto, rather than low. Would that make my Falsetto register equivalent to an Alto or a Mezzo-soprano, please? I've often wondered. 'Cos I love covering female songs in Falsetto, and I'm never sure if I'm an Alto or a Mezzo in me Falsetto register.

[@paulstanley2194]

Jeff, could you please make a video that we can use to mark our register both high and low? Super helpful if it uses exercises as well so we can see where we feel comfortable singing and not just hitting the note¡¡ - dani bandolier

[@Thedreamer9999910]

Cockney Rebel same Tho I Can Hit G5’s/A5/B5 in my falsetto in a good day I can reach B6 in falsetto with Whistle Register.. And I’m a baritone A2-G4# ...

[@meshahotVEVO]

Omg YASSS! I’m a baritone and my falsetto AND head voice reaches from C3 to D6 on a good day, and my squeak/whistle register will go from A5 to G6 on a good day

[@YamanikoRoblesko]

Hey jeff! Thank you so much for the videos.it really helps Why dont you make an app for both ios&android to be a guide for your channel? Its much better than pdf version and much easier for us to support you which you really deserve Thanks again

[@JeffRolka]

Hello and thanks for your comment! I would love to! Thing is, honestly, I'm doing the best I can and building an app is really expensive. I am a working musician who is fortunate enough to make a living singing, teaching and producing. Spending the kind of money to develop an app that would be worth having would be really difficult for me to pull off. That being said, I'm going to be doing some workshop this year and if they are successful then I will put the development of an app to the top of my list. Thank you! Jeff

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@Jeff Rolka I know this is an old comment but I figured I'd respond anyways! I'm a freelance developer and I've led a number of start up app efforts, would love to help you get your amazing wisdom into app form! I outsource a lot of the work which helps keeps costs down so it might be cheaper than you expect. Let me know and thanks for all the great videos!

[@db4695]

dope video man

[@jacobwaddell1368]

I'm a bass singer with a relatively good voice, but I haven't had any technical singing experience until the last year. Would I go about improving my falsetto in the same way as this video?

[@JeffRolka]

Maybe. It depends on your context for the term 'falsetto.' Unfortunately, that word is used by different schools of singing to mean different things. Specifically the configuration of the vocal apparatus. What is your understanding of the orientation of the vocal apparatus during 'falsetto' singing. Best, Jeff

[@Dadaadad268]

Hmm not sure if I’m doing this wrong. I was expecting myself to sound falsetto but ended up hitting the notes with a very compressed chest like sound, my vocal folds felt pushed together rather than an airy sound I usually have in this range!

[@JeffRolka]

The term 'falsetto' is used differently in different schools of voice. In common parlance, it has come to mean what you described, but in vocal pedagogy it also refers to a range of the male singing voice that begins at the tertiary registration event. When making good transitions, it will match the chest voice. Sorry for the technical answer, but your question requires specificity and I would only confuse matters more without it. Best, Jeff

[@el7641]

thank u so much

[@arosonomy]

Starting so fast is kinda pointless. Do I start in chest voice? Is this assuming we've found our headvoice ( giant no from me). Been watchg these for months and I'm just NOT getting it. Its either chest and push, or pure falsetto. No head. No mix.

[@JeffRolka]

Yes, this video assumes you can comfortably navigate the various ranges of your voice. If you are working on doing that, perhaps check out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Opm4d9jM6Ua7c

[@reicondechannel7485]

Hi jeff! Thanks for this video! This is very interesting! May I please ask if it is okay if voice box is also ascending while i engage in the high notes? Thanks!

[@JeffRolka]

Great question, no, your larynx should remain neutral/stable during the ascending phrases. Great question! Jeff

[@reicondechannel7485]

This is sad then! Tried this exercise today and felt the fatigue really! Hence, will it be advisable to find first the correct and healthy falsetto register? Hoping you can also create a video as to how to discover the falsetto register, thank youuu jeff

[@lalovomusic]

Amazing!

[@RayoBeatz]

crescendo? i thought you said crescent *eats crescent*

[@AC-ql5gb]

I think i might be confused what falsetto is. It sounds to me like Jeff is singing in his chest voice which is MUCH to high for me at these ranges so i use what i THINK is my falsetto (head voice?) Can someone clarify this for me?

[@JeffRolka]

What you have touched on is the reason why I titled this video this way! The word 'falsetto' gets used in different ways in singing instruction. In my courses of study, it is referencing a range that for tenors begins around b4/c5. If, however, we make good transitions across our registers, we get consistent tone across them. So in this video, on the longer, wider scales, you're hearing me start in my chest voice, go through my head voice range, and ultimately turn around in my falsetto range. I'm navigating the transitions well enough to have you think it's my chest voice, but it's not. This is not a trick. It is the accepted way of singing upper register notes in professional singing. When you hear vocalists singing these notes, they are doing this too. This is how opera singers do those dramatic high note finishes and how pop vocalists seem to have endless chest voice registers. I hope this helps! As you can probably tell, I'm pretty passionate about this topic! All the best and thanks for watching! Jeff

[@AC-ql5gb]

@@JeffRolka very helpful. I just have to keep working! Thank you for your response! It is very clear you love what you do. Lol. I'm even trying to remember the technical names of my vocal registers from doing these warm ups.

[@revbrodiddley]

Jeff it sounds like you're singing these using full voice? is that because your range is higher than baritone or am I confused as to what falsetto means? I think I'm kind of mid to high Bari but I can sing all these full voice pretty easily except for the highest 1 or 2

[@JeffRolka]

I sing what's called 'voce piena in testa' so I mask the registration events to sound as if I have a 'full voice' sound wherever I am in my range. That being said, I'm a tenor, so I don't make the transitions in the same places as a baritone would. Nonetheless, voce piena in testa is the goal of these videos. Translated that means, the sound of chest voice in head voice. Best, Jeff

[@RuMontas]

I go from sounding like a person to sounding like mickey mouse... Still unable to smooth that transition out right when I switch from head voice to falsetto. Any tips?

[@JeffRolka]

It really depends on what you're doing and how you're navigating to your head voice. Evaluate the increase in engagement as you ascend - that can often shed some light on how you're using your voice. Assess the balance of airflow and vocal fold engagement, work towards balancing it, and the sound will follow suit. Best, Jeff

[@charliecampbell6851]

I don't suppose I would be able to sing high C as a baritone? There's a few boy choir pieces I want to sing that I sang back in middle school. Only a senior in high school now.

[@JeffRolka]

Not impossible, but your registration events will have to be pretty well sorted! Best! Jeff

[@charliecampbell6851]

Jeff Rolka thanks Jeff. I've got a manageable g right now and I'm seriously putting in the work on my mixing and head voice. As a person with chronic allergies, I feel that my high range can be greatly extended from where it is right now, and that allergies and sore throats make me think I can't sing any higher than I do. Cheers!

[@rajankhatri1155]

Thank you

[@jonascloud3712]

I can't make my lips move.Gotta start with taking lessons how to make my lips move lol.

[@daolingshen4862]

Hi Jeff, this video really helps me, but when I'm doing the last exercise of this video, my voice is a little bit shaking, is that normal or am I doing it wrong?

[@JeffRolka]

I'd have to hear you, but in general a bit of wobbliness is an indicator that your sub-glottic air pressure (read: support) is only just barely enough. Focus on expansion of your rib cage and engagement of the abdominal musculature and it should steady. Jeff

[@donovanackleyiii]

Is it possible some of the highest notes in this exercise may be too high for a basso profundo? My voice is really thin and straining on the very highest notes. Just wondering. Thank you.

[@JeffRolka]

Possibly. The 'baritone' range videos cover the secondo passaggio for all the associated fachs in that range. Maybe switch to the lip trill if it's getting higher than you're typically singing and switch back to vowels on the way down. Keep me up to date on your experience if you try that! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@ranatha]

is this exercise for voice or piano?

[@JeffRolka]

Voice! Jeff

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

I have a very Strong diffrence between chest an Head...???

[@JeffRolka]

You've come to the right place. Basically, all the technique on my channel is devoted to smoothing out the difference between thyroartyenoid dominant singing (chest voice) and cricothyroid dominant singing (head voice.) Best! Jeff

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

@@JeffRolka I like to sing:livin on the edge By StevenTyler and Crack in the refrain

[@shaahkrulo3623]

hi jeff ,just wonder whats you vocal range ?

[@JeffRolka]

If you're asking my fach, I consider myself a tenor. Somedays I feel like a Spinto others a Robusto. It's an open question in my mind. If you're asking the notes I can sing, my ultimate range is from A2 to F5 but I don't utilize that in performance. I mostly stick to C3 to A4 Best, Jeff

[@c.syde65]

+Jeff Rolka - Yeah, that's what I thought. You don't sound like a baritone to me, you sound like a tenor, both in voice and singing range. I'm a baritone and there's no way I could get those notes with that level of comfort.

[@nomercy1350]

Oh its lukas graham

[@JeffRolka]

I'll take it! Jeff

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

Your speaking voice is very high Your a Tenor...

[@itspandito]

speaking voice doesnt determine singing type, and also it doesnt matter, his vocal range is best at tenor but that doesnt mean he cant assist people in lower ranges

[@sebastiangonzalez528]

👍🏽

[@drewfontaine2891]

What kind of person would dislike this? ... Altos, I'm guessing.

[@JeffRolka]

Good one! I love it! Thanks for watching! Jeff

[@MickeyGSinger]

thank you