How to Sing Falsetto - Tenor Range

[@omarpareja91]

It’s my first time in my whole life that my voice is doing something! Don’t have the money to pay for the lessons yet but I wanna see you one day! Thanks for everything man… learning how to sing at 32 ain’t easy but you’re making it smooth. 🎉

[@MrViolero]

Jeff I want to thank you for your lessons, they are giving me back the confidence I use to have in singing! you are an amazing trainer!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! I appreciate that! Thanks for watching! Jeff

[@mosorio5575]

I'm used to singing with very separate registration, I'm using this thinking "head voice" instead of "falsetto" and it's helping tremendously. Thank you

[@TocadoFoxy]

Jeff is like Pentatonic scales 😍 other scales 😪 hahahaha love your lessons, thank you so much for this content!!

[@TocadoFoxy]

@Julião Verme sim po, eu estudo canto hsausha

[@samirford7596]

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[@Gemini530]

Trill 1:26 2:06 Eeee 2:35 trill 3:54 Eeee and Aye 5:06 trill 8:01

[@JeffreySutton]

I loved this one! It felt really good. I can’t believe I am just now seeing this. Thanks, again Jeff!

[@juanlemon7032]

Hey Jeff, just wanted to say that i love your way of teaching, thanks for your videos!

[@hueydoje5586]

Your a legend Jeff 💯

[@MrMarvel40000]

Hello, Jeff! Will you do falsetto warm ups with more extended range?

[@JoshuaLoveofficial]

That was very nice. Thanks a lot. I liked the pentatonic mix-up; makes getting out of the basic comfort zone more fun.

[@ojalafly7555]

Love your start for this one Jeff. Thank you so much for all your videos

[@jamesyoungmusic]

Fantastic teacher and great videos! One of the best on KZbin! Thank you so much for these!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! I appreciate that! Jeff

[@Gullu-Meditation]

Don't know if you keep track, but add this one to your request list. Very, very helpful.

[@johnakachukwu1344]

Jeff you're just so amazing, your videos is really helping me a lot . Thank you for what you're doing

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! I appreciate that! Enjoy the channel!

[@chonaV]

1:27 - 3:50 - 8:03

[@Gpumpfit]

Awesome im hooked on vids

[@beat4899]

Thank you so much Jeff

[@willbaskin700]

More of this please maybe separate video just on head voice? I’m starting to use your videos exclusively for my daily warm ups and I’ve been seeing great results. Would love a bit more drilling on head voice. Love your stuff man! Keep going 👍

[@JeffRolka]

Will do! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@BostjanPertinac]

Hey jeff. What about flageolett (high falsetto) or whistle register tips or exercises

[@goldyboi5480]

I love u man! I learn and practice a lot with you! Beautiful personality and awesome teaching ways! GodBlessYou!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@aldo8282]

AMAZING VIDEO! Thank you so much Maestro!!!

[@JeffRolka]

You're welcome! Thank you Aldo!! Jeff

Without any further ado at 1:25 😉 Thanks Jeff! 🐯 (lip trill)

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[@ravenarieta8479]

ur lessons made me sing better thank you

[@JeffRolka]

Awesome! That's the goal!! Keep it up! Jeff

[@artisticuniverse3249]

You are really good teacher, thank you for the videos :)

[@sass_king5576]

That was a great video ! i can go to D6 consistently but higher its kind of hit or miss (im a guy & 18yo)

[@dannyjames7911]

annnyyyway, Thank you jeff rolka

[@xtimin]

Hi Jeff! Can you roughly explain the benefits of training falsetto?

[@PrototypeFTW]

1.) it sounds better

[@cpollard521]

First off thank you for this amazing lesson. Should I start most of these exercises in true voice then transition to falsetto or just do the whole exercise in falsetto? Thank you

[@SlayeCohen]

I do chest voice in the first notes, mixed voice in the midle and head voice in the last notes. Keep in mind that my voice is very high, so i can easily go to the high C in chest voice, but i advise you to not push your voice more than you already can to do with ease.

[@cpollard521]

@@SlayeCohen thank you. That really helped

[@carloscarenzo1554]

thanks jeff

[@quinmacguire4704]

how to train my soft voice, breathing voice, mix voice and falsetto together?

[@gabrielhubbert9399]

Hey Jeff I’m a tenor, my range goes from E2-F5, but I’m not sure If some of that range is in falsetto or my head voice, do you have any tips so I can find out? Or can you make a video about how to find falsetto or head voice? Also by the way, this video helps With with my warmups, thank you

[@mejessee3]

Jeff thank you so much! I have been practicing and I have progressed slowly. I have fully accomplished singing over the break. I am working on falsetto now and getting better. What songs do you know of or voices that we can practice with a song? For example I have been practicing with maroon 5 "what lovers do." Do you have any other suggestions? Again thank you so much. I have improved so much by listening and practicing with your videos!!! 😃😃😃

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Sing what you love. Sing what inspires you. Sing the songs that YOU want to sing. That is what all this technique is about - having the skill set to do the music you want to do. If that leads you into the upper register. So be it, if not, that's fine too. Maroon 5 has plenty of music approaching that range. So does Sting and The Police, but the most important thing is to sing what you love. The technique is meant to facilitate your artistry. All the best! Jeff

[@mejessee3]

@@JeffRolka I really appreciate your advice. It is not just about accomplishing something. It is about loving what we sing and singing what we enjoy! That matters much more than worrying about where I am on the vocal improvement journey. Thanks Jeff! I'm so glad I found you on KZbin. It really changed and helped my vocals at church. By the way the song by maroon 5 is more to practice a fun vocal thing. I'm married and do not agree with the content of the song haha! TMI I know. 😂

[@jefolson6989]

Worst practice in current vocal teaching is NOT training the falsetto, and integrating it throughout the range. It's been vilified, and thought or as "cheating " " HE "resorted" to falsetto. " The detached falsetto is considered worthless. Once it's trained, you lose the ability to separate it. Bjoerling claimed he couldn't sing falsetto. He entire voice was falsetto inflected! An example of successful integration!

[@RobinSellin]

Jeff, thank you so much for your videos and generosity. You have answered nearly all of the questions I have been having about the registers and more! I totally get what I am supposed to do in this video, but I've run into the problem (been fighing with this for a while) that I can't easily flip up into the falsetto. I can only kind of force it with a new onset, but there is no gliding up and flipping. Probably bad habits of singing to hard into the chest voice and taking it too high. I was wondering if you had a tip or an exercise for my problem. Thank you in advance and thank you for reading this long piece of text. Warm regards from Germany. You're the best!

[@JeffRolka]

Hello! Thanks for your kind words and question! Start with descending patterns. If in the past you have had the habit of forcing chest voice to or above the secondo passaggio you will have to create some new habits around the transition points of your voice. It will initially feel very light and possibly disconnected. As long as your voice is neither airy nor strained you will probably be using the proper muscle groups. I talk about this almost every week at my weekly live events, if you want more info or demonstrations consider dropping by. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYe2ooB9q6dsbJY Best, Jeff

[@RobinSellin]

Thank you so much for your quick answer. I will try descending and I'll try to join you live someday soon.

[@isabellarios2005]

Hey Jeff ! I’ve been watching ur videos since my freshman year in high school and I’m now a senior been in a choir for 2 years now. I struggle with one thing , when I sing head voice and falsetto , my voice tend to sound very airy. Is there any videos you would recommend? Thank you so much Jeff

[@JeffRolka]

You're talk about vocal fold adduction. The airyness comes from too much or too light of contact between the vocal folds. There are a lot of exercises for this, here are two places to begin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIqnhIuhesh3kM0 kzbin.info/aero/PL2mQP7sE6PHgDZbHwHzRwUf-HOWec-fgq

[@robynrox]

I'm a bass-baritone (you might even recognise my username by now! I've also become one of your Patreon supporters - it's only fair I think) and I like to dabble in the countertenor range as well as my modal voice; this video is very useful for that, more so than your one for baritones (at this stage of my progression, I hasten to add), especially the last exercise. I have a fairly decent reinforced falsetto now and can reach around about F5, though I still can't mix my modal production with my falsetto production as yet. I wonder if a practise for countertenors is something you have already, or if not, something you would consider adding? Thanks as always!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you so much for your kind words, and thank you for your support! I have not done a video for 'countertenors' because there isn't consensus on the usage of that term, and unlike other terms in singing that get used in multiple ways, the differences in usage here would result in vastly different approaches to the video. As you have identified as a bass-baritone, I wonder if you identify with the definition of 'countertenor' that I adhere to, which is a voice similar to Bon Iver's. Either way, thank you so much for your support!

[@k1ngdrag548]

I have a soprano opera voice for falsetto already developed since a couple months despite me not being in choir that long (3 years lol) 😅 I just need to train my falsetto so to increase the range since I’m 17 and since I am, my voice is very sensitive so I can mold it into being higher and higher

[@k1ngdrag548]

Also just to note I was in the All State choir for New Mexico last week and I’m the best baritone there, so I’m pretty much the best baritone singer in the high school level in New Mexico, and I think I may be the best male singer in New Mexico for that matter..

[@JeffRolka]

Great work! Keep it up!

[@k1ngdrag548]

@@JeffRolka thanks man, now I gotta prepare for a High School Musical Audition in a few days that I haven’t prepared for 😂😂 I’ll probably master the piece of music today but I want to put some ‘pa-zaz’ to it so it’s actually unique and really appeals the emotion given from the song.

[@Ashen4]

Perhaps you could do some more falsetto exersizes ?

[@JeffRolka]

Sure! Thanks for watching and commenting. Also - any video for tenors with 'extended range' in the title will go into the falsetto register. One example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaOtlKZ3hK2iZ5I Best! Jeff

[@AdrianGarcia-xc6kq]

Jeff hi, awsome video, I just want to ask you, I never used to sing and I just start singing and my chorus teacher say me i will be whit baritones, I get to the low notes and high notes easly, but i find more comfortable high notes, I have go whit a particular teacher and he say me I was a tenor becuase my timbre, that can happen? I can hit a E2 whit effort and I heard others tenors and they can't so I don't know what I am yet, If i have a tenor timber I can hit a E2??

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! Thanks for your comment as well! Fach (one's voice designation ie., soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) is dependent on several factors. Overall range and timbre is taken into consideration, but the location of your primo and secondo passaggi are quite important in figuring it out. To answer your question though, yes, one could be a baritone but use a tenor's timbre. You would find that over time and as your voice developed your voice's strong suits would fall in different places in your range than a tenor's would, but that doesn't mean that you cannot affect a tenor's timbre. Best, Jeff

[@ryanrobinson9691]

Hi Jeff! Thank you so much for the videos. I am able to hit the notes in the video. I do the tenor warm up then this video. I want to be able to sing rnb quality falsetto (I.e. usher) but when I sing the warm ups it doesn’t sound very pleasant. Do you have any recommendations there?

[@JeffRolka]

Evaluate your vowels carefully. Find those that align and compare them to those that don't. What traits are similar? What are different? In what way is it unpleasant? Is the intonation poor or erratic? There are so many ways we can sound poor, find what is working in your vocalizations and use that as a base to evaluate the rest! Jeff

[@ngoquan2640]

Thank you

[@musicalknowledge6590]

what should I do? sometimes I feel singing like as an opera singer! Am i practicing in a correct order? please guide me

[@Johndoe-mu5de]

Hello Jeff ángel tenor here , One question , Cld I add some different vowel combination at the end of the exercise ? Wld it work positively on this particular exercise ? Thank you so much hope to meet soon !! Rock n Roll !!

[@JeffRolka]

Rock n Roll!!! Yes! By all means add in vowels that you need to check in on! I always meant for vocalists to be able to swap vowels out should they need to in these videos. One of the additional reason that I don't sing too much during them! Jeff

[@Johndoe-mu5de]

Hello Jeff Happy Easter !!! On this video on last exercise only wld , I be safe to do ey Oo / ey Ee ect or just ey Ah is enough ? Thanks wld appreciate your response , angel,,, BTW ,,,, Voice is developing nice !!! I do miss the gym though Jaja !!

[@JeffRolka]

It really depends on how you're singing it! I use 'a' in the last exercises in order to stimulate airflow. If 'i' (pronounced 'ee') isn't too narrow, then you could try it! Jeff

[@jamesmunoz3]

Having trouble with harmonic minor can you do a video on how to sing this better

[@enriquemonjaraz8885]

Jeff exelente informacion Thank you friend

[@JeffRolka]

You're welcome! Thanks for your kind words! Jeff

[@muratmelihozenofficial3550]

GREAT

[@evroyspencer8087]

Hey jeff, I got a lil problem. The excercise at 5:00, "glassy", what should I be doing? Letting my voice do what it wants and only supporting it with enough breath? Or should I try to guide it and make sure it crosses the registers clearly? When I do the former my voice breaks and I sound like the worst yodeler. Let me just say to the commenters that this is not a complaint about Jeff rolka, But a complaint to myself cus I know am doing the wrong thing. Your awesome jeff, sessions have been great. Thanks!

[@JeffRolka]

Great question. My answer in part depends on what you mean by 'crosses the registers clearly.' We certainly don't want any yodeling, no offense to yodelers, but that isn't going to make for a consistent sound. Look for the middle ground were yo get a seamless transition without 'trying' too hard. The more we try to consciously control our sound in these registers the more we get into intonation problems and ultimately strain. I hope that helps! Great question!!! Jeff

[@evroyspencer8087]

Jeff Rolka thanks sir! It helped a lot! I know what I'll do now.

[@edwardwu7194]

Hey Jeff, for the vowel pentatonic exercise at around 5:45, you do have a very "glassy" transition into head voice. Is it because you are throwing it back of the throat and mixing the resonance? I have these really hard breaks going into the segundo passaggio, which I'm having trouble mitigating.

[@JeffRolka]

Nicely spotted! No, I'm doing that in order to illustrate that there is a transition there and the goal of the practice is to work that transition. If I sang it voce piena in testa, it's possible that some may confuse what I'm doing and defeat the purpose of the exercises presented in the video. As for your breaks transiting the secondo passaggio. You might have a look at this series: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Opm4d9jM6Ua7c It goes through the technique step by step in three videos. Best, Jeff

[@aclyte2679]

Baritone here looking for more of a challenge wish me luck

[@alexfernandez6621]

Has anybody found any videos on how to sing falsetto as a bass???

[@kietraillesutton3811]

Is there another falsetto practice with more sustained practice?

[@JeffRolka]

Maybe try these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3OZgoCMbMeJo6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKXHdaecp5WWqM0 Best! Jeff

[@ZachMiddleton10567]

My falsetto doesn't even reach the 5th octave is there something wrong with my voice?

[@JeffRolka]

I doubt there's anything wrong with your voice. Without hearing what you're doing, however, it's really difficult to say what you're doing wrong and how to fix it. There is a lot of information on the channel regarding register events and singing hig notes. For starters, you might try: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Opm4d9jM6Ua7c For definitions of terms used and demosntrations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4jIpaR8gdCWq80 Best, Jeff

[@itsallgoodtv]

Hey! I would like to schedule a session with you. What’s the best way to go about that?

[@JeffRolka]

Hello! Get in touch via my website, www.jeffrolka.com. The contact page there will send an email to me! Jeff

[@willcoleman2458]

How high should a Tenor be able to get in falsetto?

[@marcospintor1333]

Will Coleman I could only do a Bb5. Some can do a C6. So maybe around A5-C6

[@KappaAgonist]

Marcos Pintor I can barely Eb5...

[@marcospintor1333]

Lebanese Arianator oh..

[@mi7gu7]

what (on earth) is the secondo passaggio?

[@JeffRolka]

Commonly referred to as 'the break' - but I find that 'term' to be disingenuous. There's nothing broken about our voices. It's just a transition.

[@yanndecargouet197]

Bonjour Jeff Merci pour cette vidéo mais avez vous des exercices pour un contre Tenor désolé de vous écrire en français mais mon anglais est désastreux

[@JeffRolka]

Bonjour Yann! Pas de problème ecrire en français! Si mon français n'est pas bien, m'excuse s'il vous plaît! Si vous voulez les scales que ascende plus, utiliser les vidéos pour 'altos'. Merci! Jeff

[@simong8527]

Hi Jeff, is it falsetto? because your sound is unified, sounds like a head voice, not sure what should I expect from myself.

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you for that, Simon. You have hit exactly on a problem in vocal teaching, which is that there is little to no consensus on the use of many of the terms. Falsetto has come to mean a light airy sound that is produced almost anywhere in a given vocalists range. The term Falsetto, however, also (and I would argue more appropriately) identifies a range of male vocals that begins around a4 for baritones and b4/c5 for tenors. In this video, I am using the term falsetto in the latter context, and if we observe proper registration event practice, we get a unified sound. It is still, however, my falsetto range that I'm demonstrating. Great question! Jeff

[@simong8527]

@@JeffRolka thank you so much for detailed response 😊 I know that there are several opinions on head voice/falsetto and I was referring to the one that falsetto is airy and break. Head voice allows smooth transition because of cords "connection" and air pressure. Anyway regardless of terms I can practise it and I will ;) thanks again

[@priyangshudasofficial]

Can you tell something on how to clear your voice.

[@JeffRolka]

Prevention is worth a pound of cure. Good hydration and paced vocalizations are the best ways to work around it. If you regularly have to clear your throat, this could mean planning ahead for singing engagements. Best, Jeff

[@yousaf653]

Jeff why do we need to do the secondo passagio video first because we practise falsetto?

[@JeffRolka]

Because this video is using the word 'falsetto' to mean the actual range where the abduction of the vocal fold would occur in a singing voice that was practicing consistency across the several ranges of the voice. The technique for making a good transition into the falsetto range is dependent on making a good transition across the secondo passaggio. Hence, if one hasn't worked that out, it's likely that practicing this video would be frustrating or not as helpful as it could. Best, Jeff

[@junaidesse]

Question: aren't your vocal chords coming together all the way to create the sound you're creating? I've heard, in falsetto, the chords don't come all the way together, making a bit of an 'airy' sound.

[@JeffRolka]

It's airy when one is using a falsetto configuration of the vocal fold in the head voice range of the voice, where the vocal folds will produce a full voce piena in testa sound if adducted while elongated properly. Sorry that's a bit of technical jargon, but your question is really specific and requires that level of specificity! Best! Jeff

[@junaidesse]

@@JeffRolka That went over my head a little bit, given I'm not familiar with the technical jargon. But thanks for replying Jeff!

[@geraldryanniu9606]

thank you for this.ur the best jeff :-)))

[@JeffRolka]

Hey geraldryn!!!! You're welcome! Was it you that requested this? It was awhile ago that it came in. If so, thanks for your patience! See you tonight! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIWbf6Fprs2JmNk Best, Jeff

[@keagonwinton4531]

what if you can't do falsetto

[@ChristianBoyer]

thanks jeff! i cant seem to do the super lip trill..... i can do the regular one but when i try the super one literally no sound comes out. any ideas?

[@scottashley5811]

The first arp. is really fast!

[@yanndecargouet197]

Thank's Jeff see you son

[@seekstrengthinchrist]

SOON

[@pieterjordaan9253]

Hi Jeff. Do you have an affiliate program?

[@JeffRolka]

I do! The info is usually in the descriptions, but here it is: If you’re shopping at Amazon, please consider clicking through via one of these links: My page on Amazon: www.amazon.com/shop/jeffrolka-or-amzn.to/2DPwPtf (Amazon.com) USA amzn.to/2mTchbO (Amazon.co.uk) UK amzn.to/2Drtofe (Amazon.de) Germany amzn.to/2DsVNAJ (Amazon.fr) France

[@thechosen2889]

Jeff how come some days I can sing perfectly in falsetto and other days when I try to sing in falsetto air just comes out ? Do I need to rest my voice ?

[@JeffRolka]

An interesting question. It really depends. It may not necessarily be vocal fatigue. Without hearing you, it's hard to say. All the best, Jeff

[@pierrest-amand3354]

do you advocate learning to sing over the break before learning high voice ....some trainers advocate learning high voice first. it's confusing

[@JeffRolka]

I tend to take it in stages based upon the abilities of the client. I do work very diligently to get the vowels in the chest voice as aligned and balanced as possible before moving to the secondo passaggio if the client's time frame can tolerate it. Best, Jeff

[@pierrest-amand3354]

Thank you!

[@AngelShadowsongWarren]

On the last 2 scale of the Pentatonic Scale I tend to feel a pressure slightly building up moving from throat moving to tongue to lips.The pressure is lessened when I make my lips sound more plossive than the lighter lip thrill. The next is I tend to crack on the descending part of the pentatonic scale. Is this a bad sign?

[@AngelShadowsongWarren]

Its been a year after this comment. After following you... I can no longer feel the pressure. Thanks.

[@tony5599]

how could i know if i could be a tenor?

[@AC-ql5gb]

Im a baritone.. i accidently got very far in this video😂 i thought something was wrong with me✌🏾

[@mantissings]

💗

[@dannyjames7911]

dear jeff, get a venmo. -danny

[@JeffRolka]

Hey Danny! Thank you so much. This made me smile! If you wish: @Jeffrey-Rolka Is my Venmo address. If that doesn't work for you and you'd like to contribute, we can work it out if you send an email to me via www.jeffrolka.com. Thank you! Jeff

[@ryanrobinson9691]

Hi Jeff! This is might be obvious one but do you have any suggestions on how to sound better in falsetto? Meaning, when I sing actual songs I’ve been getting feedback that while I’m technically hitting the note it just doesn’t sound good. And many times it’s not “hard” for me. So I think I’m killing it and then whoever singing for says your falsetto needs work but it’s not clear what exactly

[@JeffRolka]

Really hard to say. Can you be more specific? How is the sound not alright? Is it too airy? Too heavy? Too dull? How it sounds tells us much about what is not working. Best! Jeff

[@qguibs]

1:20

[@woozy4938]

I'm a tenor and it's extremely easy for me to sing a A5 in head voice / falsetto but I can't go past a B4 in chest voice I need help.

[@lemonbunzz565]

I'm a tenor but I dont know how to sing falsetto 😂