How to Sing Minor Solfege - Ear Training

[@lightninginmyhands4878]

1:35: Minor focusing on m3 Do - Re - Me- Re- Do - Fa - Me - Fa - Re - Do 6:00: Harmonic minor Do - So - Do - Do - Re - So - So - Le - Ti - Do 10:14: Melodic minor Do - Te - Le - So - La - Ti - Do

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you so much for taking the time to do that! I really appreciate it and I'm sure it helps others focus on what they need. I'd like to do more of this myself but I just don't have the time. Thank you! Jeff

[@alisalavine1052]

Super helpful for those of us who don't know solfege.

[@MrBadCrack]

thanks

[@christophernewman8556]

That's such a nice thing to do. Thanks so much !!!

[@arielstaubitz2252]

I think it's do , so, do, do, le so, so le ti do.

[@evroyspencer8087]

Jeff Rolka is the best vocal teacher ever!!!! Sir I've been doing your exercise for probably five years now and it have of course been amazing. But when I saw this video just today? Omg I am completely blown away. Thank you sir. Thank you very much!

[@LesterSimon]

The solfege for the harmonic minor written by "Lightening in my Hands" is wrong. She wrote 6:00: Harmonic minor Do - So - Do - Do - Re - So - So - Le - Ti - Do. In fact the Re should be Le. That's what he is singing: Do So Do Do Le So So Le Ti Do

[@rylanpeery1925]

Absolutely love the feeling of these scales. This video really helped me to understand the keys I most naturally relate to. Huge thanks.🙏🏻

[@SABAINTERNATIONAL]

great teacher you are. love to sing this along when warming up. big thanks for the lot's of lessons you uploaded here for us

[@rylanpeery1925]

It's really nice singing along with you at the opening. I'd love to see even more videos where we can accompany you singing, especially over chord voicings and exotic keys.

[@paulstanley2194]

Jeff I love these pattern exercises!! Please do ethnic-asian-traditional-whatever scales and interval patterns!! - dani bandolier

[@JeffRolka]

Will do! Thanks for the suggestion! Jeff

[@seasonedwthsalt]

I love love love singing in minor! Thanks.

[@christopoherrowland770]

Thanks Jeff........the last exercise is killer for the ears!

[@theoneandonlyrevenant4188]

I love your videos, and have seen more improvement in my range with things like your Baritone warm ups, and of course this one. Your exercises actually helped me repair my voice after a nasty cold, AND have helped me with my fry screaming funnily enough! Is there any chance you can aid us with vibrato, or can you suggest anything that might help me control it?

[@aldo8282]

Great Video Maestro!!! thank you so much!!!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you Aldo! I appreciate it! Jeff

[@grybuhrkall]

Love your videos! Really helpful

[@ThomasEmain]

Awesome! Thanks again.

[@marie-laurencepearson8544]

I d love to understand all these terminology but is there a beginner s video with the basics? Thanks Jeff

[@crispinprincessm6403]

Thank you Jeff , i appreciate

[@liligibson8457]

I love it and thank you for taking your time to make it.

[@JeffRolka]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching! Jeff

[@tatendadune171]

Wow Jeff! This is great! I have the most trouble sight singing minor keys and this is the best video I've seen to help me with it thus far. Thank you so much. Cheers! Btw, minor keys are my favourite so imagine my agony when I try and sing them, lol!

[@JeffRolka]

Awesome! Happy to help! Jeff

[@sherylgilchrist1028]

This is helpful. But I am confused by the RE-SOl in the harmonic minor exercise. It sounds like a half step interval . Is there a may to show that notes on a staff ?

[@politereminder6284]

Very useful, thanks

[@theoneandonlyrevenant4188]

I use this every warm before I go into the studio. Thanks for this exercise. You take all the wanky elements out of it, and just get to the point.

[@JeffRolka]

Yes! No wanky elements here! Best! Jeff

[@ormondmambwe4519]

Hey your videos are very helpful,,,,, Can you please help with major scale solfege accidentals,,

[@JeffRolka]

Sure! Jeff

[@LadySurentu]

Great!

[@drewwatson6980]

Do you ever do minor based off of la? I was always taught that the last sharp on the right is ti and the last flat is fa. That way, C is do in a minor and C major. It’s worked for me and I am confused by why people go off of do instead of la.

[@JeffRolka]

Great question. No, I do not teach it that way. Not to say one might not learn well in that configuration,. Best, Jeff

[@sliverhandsonbasses]

It’s an intricate question: technically speaking learning the minor starting from “do” can be more appropriate due to the perfect cadence usually employed in minor progressions (especially for jazz), because it strengthens the sense of proper tonic resolution. Singing the NATURAL minor starting from “la” gives you the idea of aeolian mode, therefore more related to the major key. THAT SAID I think that both approaches can be useful, and, outside of school, one could stay with the one who fits best his needs! 😊 IMHO, by the way!

[@maxxiong]

@@sliverhandsonbasses It depends on if one uses solfege as a tool for theory or reading. If you are reading, the only consistent method is to follow the key signature and use the major key center as "do" which usually results in la-based minor unless the piece changes into the parallel minor very briefly without changing key signature.

[@mikehopkins4040]

Good video.I had a bit of a problem getting my breath right .Watched to see if you were taking a breath ,hard too tell. I could go through the sequences without a breath but if I took a snatched breath I felt more comfortable.What are your thoughts on breath control.

[@JeffRolka]

I'd start with these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHrIe5iLipt0gNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/h320dIuOobWphpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPTpZRriNmrfqM I hope that helps! Jeff

[@music-clarkcollegewa2821]

Thank you

[@diminishedthicc]

great vids, hey i was wondering if you could do a video on singing minor 2nds, there are certain phrases that begin with minor 2nds that so hard

[@juandelcastillo4115]

Fantastic!

[@JeffRolka]

Many thanks!

[@christopoherrowland770]

Minor riffs like this are easier to zone out in! I wonder why?

[@ollied1200]

Generally, I find that the melancholic feeling of the minor key makes me (and you, perhaps) more reflective, zoning me out in a sense. Does that fit with how you feel?

[@ezequielgomez7657]

1:35

[@Foghorn90]

THANK YOU

[@zt3012]

Kinda funkay 😏. Loved it!

[@karennorris7880]

I love these videos and practice them faithfully, but I know zero about music theory, or even how to read music. I took piano and violin when I was little, but even then I never really got the hang of reading music. I get a lot of nice compliments on my voice and enjoy singing, so I'm just hoping that along with the ear training, I'll learn by osmosis.

[@JeffRolka]

Osmosis is good, but I'd recommend a bit more than that if for no other reason than to expedite matters. There's plenty online including even a bit on my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHjWn39oq7aIfpI Best! Jeff

[@karennorris7880]

@@JeffRolka Thank you so much!!! I clicked on the link and I'll definitely check it out. Maybe I'll finally get it this time around. You're the best!

[@ahiyelv1154]

my ear heared the solfege is "la si do si la re do re si la"

[@sera3028]

Hai Jeff, I've been doing this exercise for almost 2 months but I often feel dizzy or my throat feels dry. Am I doing this in the wrong way? Please tell me. Sorry if my English is bad. Thank you.

[@JeffRolka]

Sorry to hear that you're having difficulties! Being dizzy could mean that you're hyperventilating, moving too much air. That may also negatively affect your throat in terms of dryness.

[@christopherrowland6660]

Excellent!!!!!!

[@christopoherrowland770]

Can you glissando?

[@Thebluesdude]

great helper !!!

[@JeffRolka]

Thank you! Enjoy! Best, Jeff

[@christophernewman8556]

This is really hard. I feel like it goes on forever and I'm pooped out. It's great though. I'm going to come back to it again. I started with the longer one for bass baretone and this is a little easier to follow especially with the notes that someone left. Sorry I'll lose my comment if I look for their name right now. But this requires a level of stamina I don't have yet. When I took singing lessons years ago I was told I was a baretone or bareten(or) which I think is a Broadway term? But I think my voice is higher now? I'm considerably older and I do feel like my voice has settled in ways that I don't feel like I have to strain or reach. Don't get me wrong if there's talent it's quite raw, but I feel more grounded and ascending isn't as disconnected as it used to feel. I think yoga has helped to just because it's great for physical awareness. Thanks for the video Jeff 👍.🎤❤️🎼🎹🎶

[@JeffRolka]

You're welcome! Thanks for your info! Keep singing and enjoy the channel! Best! Jeff

[@blockman3508]

Thanks so much! This really helped me! (and this is the first video I've seen with 0 dislikes...)

[@JeffRolka]

Awesome! Glad it's helping! Glad it has zero dislikes too! Jeff

[@eye_producer]

the moveable dough ;)

[@JeffRolka]

Yes!!!!! Jeff

[@cornbread7685]

*My NaMe Is JeFf*

[@ThanhTran-jn7dd]

Your piano is somewhere out of tune ! Oh my God!