i go through my old garageband sessions! + newer logic sessions

‘Older’, the new album from Lizzy McAlpine, is out now. Listen here: LizzyMcAlpine.lnk.to/OlderAlbum
HEY! i'm back! hope u enjoy this video :) if u skip to 8:50 i go into my newer logic sessions & break down things like my instagram cover of dodie's song 'just fine' and the production of means something!

[@LizzyMcAlpine]

'Older', the new album, out now! lizzymcalpine.lnk.to/OlderAlbum

[@sheeeeeeeeeppp3982]

Hi i came back to this video HAHAHAH. Just to let you know that this 2:26 never be not funny to me. LOL. I love ur reaction and it's so funny😭😭😭

[@omega3battyacid878]

This video is the best example of how hypercritical artists can be about their own art cause I not only glossed over the imperfections but didn't even hear them as I was listening to the whole and not any specific part

[@magenta9493]

You should do a video on how you write your harmonies cause I’m literally shook every time I hear them.

[@FatihNizipli]

this must be the top comment

[@reFlowPiano]

that would be amazing

[@calicocove2797]

I AGREE

[@MónicaChavesMusic]

I ALSO AGREE

[@kiliankraus]

PREWARNING: this is very theory heavy so if you aren't in tune with theory please don't be discouraged or intimidated by this talk, everything I mentioned is perfectly learnable off the internet. So to respond to how she makes harmonies: I can't speak for her process but what she seems to like to do (or at least what she did in Apple Pie) was adding a third above her lead. In the bigger parts she goes 4 part harmony, usually the main chord (major, minor, sus, etc) is made with 3 lines then she'll add an extension as the 4th line (a 9th or 11th I think she uses in Apple Pie). She takes these lines and almost always inverts the chord so the 3 higher lines are in close harmony, and the lowest harmony line has more space, sort of acting like a bassline. In the largest sections she'll maybe add more voices or she'll move the close harmony to be further apart. She will also add other vocals lines which arent supporting the lead vocal, but instead doing a little pad or riff or whatever emblishment, and half the time the embelishments will have harmonies too. Beyond that she is doing more clever theory stuff (idk if she is knowingly doing this or is subconsiously doing it). These more advanced theory things will be paying more attention to tension and resolution. Doing actual clever chord trasitions and finding really colourful or more abstract chords, often playing with dissonance in a very jazzy way. This is really easy to hear, because you really feel it when she goes into a complex chord or resolution, you just don't always know what she's doing exactly. As she does all this she is aware what chords she's making (or just hearing them without much theoretical thought) but she is probably aware of the shape of each harmony line as well. She knows if she wants things to move on parallel or contrary, etc etc. Really the practical takeaway if you aren't experinced with harmonies is to pay attention and spend lots of time focusing on the exact chords you're making around your lead. Then focus on how each line is gonna move to make those chords. Also have a GREAT take of each line, sloppy takes will ruin her style.

[@ninabazyler9937]

imagine having that great of a voice in MIDDLE SCHOOL wish that were me

[@yearnpill]

Ikr the vibrato and control is INSANE

[@gabi.grandy]

I feel like all the old projects were good HAHSHSHSHSHHSHSHSHSHSHHSHA SHE'S PERFECT

[@mikaylam.7377]

that's exactly what i was thinking :)

[@kailyn1389]

Right? Never in a million years could I sound that good and music is kind of my entire passion so...

[@gabi.grandy]

@@kailyn1389 i feel you hahaha

[@musicgrey_2564]

Lizzy: "AGH WHY DID I SING LIKE THAT-" us viewers: "wat is wrong with it, sounds pretty as usual"

[@danielschenker9874]

She could obviously sing back then too, but you could here that she hadn't found her own voice yet. It sounded like she was trying to imitate her idols. She has come a long way. :)

[@pratyushsinha374]

If those are bad recordings, then why am I even trying........

[@rhimamsyah]

LOOLL HAHHAHA

[@superZEROKID]

i feel this, hard

[@michellegraham1585]

X2

[@Shaw4Life]

honestly AHH X3

[@TheWEAWrestling]

She hears it differently, she knows every single thing that changed in her voice, sound, etc It hits a lot harder to hear ourselves than to hear others, that being said, get your music out please!!!

[@tinansakadi5320]

She literally sounds amazing in all her old projects

[@shubhamagarwal3922]

WHAT!? Her middle school projects sound better than anything I have ever recorded.😭

[@terrellworrell8005]

It’s hard to watch creatives bash their old stuff when it sounds really good to me but i realize i def do the same haha. Theyre the most familiar with the work so of course theyll see the flaws. That’s how you grow.

[@lotusmilano]

You are definitely being your own worst critic. There’s some rough parts (... they’re GarageBand demos), but bruhhh these are rad for roughs. Look forward to the album!

[@cardbored_]

That's how it is when you listen back to your own music, you always hear things that no one else hears.

[@jackson-gillies]

Your desktop terrifies me

[@Ribo138]

Organization has left the chat

[@cardbored_]

@@Ribo138 my moms computer has entered the chat

[@prodmanolo]

The song at 6:50 was AMAZING

[@tesslast]

Haha, your reactions are the hilarious part. You just need to close your eyes and imagine giving young Lizzy a big hug and thanking her because she got you to where you are now. Even back then your talent was undeniable.

[@michaellee-musicandproduct4811]

I’m not hearing anything cringe. You have a gift and you clearly work hard. As a self produced musician, I do know the feeling and eventually it becomes nostalgic and funny. It’s hard not to look back and be critical of past projects as a creative person. Cheers from Central MA!

[@kiliankraus]

this was more than interesting, my takeway is quality over quantity. Your songs are actually very simple in terms of layers, it's just having solid harmony, sound selection,writing and performance. No complex layering of sounds, no fancy production techniques. And I say that in the nicest way, it's good to see that good music doesn't have to be impossibly hard to produce.

[@kyokoandiemacht]

7:42 When you wanna hate something, but you dont have any good arguments.😂

[@GinaCiccone]

7:49 I THOUGHT THE SAME THING. I loved the melody and the chords. Just subbed

[@kae3461]

SAME OMG I LOVED ITT

[@AmaZaneChannel]

I was drawn to your music and now it makes sense... you love Tori Kelly too!!! 😍

[@TammyNhuyen]

Lizzy be dissing her past self, but I'm here vibin ^~^

[@_indyana]

you're WAY too bloody hard on yourself!! shush those negative thoughts ❤️

[@_indyana]

but oml the 'let me in' guitar hurt my ears momentarily HAHAHA

[@RanaTahanyMusic]

OKAY HOW MUCH YOU'VE IMPROVED?!👏 thank you for showing this btw!

[@BrennanJ96]

The fact that you actually recorded things and tried is what is important. You should always look back and see a bunch of mistakes because it means you have learned and improved

[@sarah-ww8oy]

i’ve been listening to over the ocean call and 7pm nonstop for days. my dad and i love your music.

[@emilygoldblatt5288]

can you make a video on basic singing techniques and how to avoid beginner mistakes??

[@GretaZewe]

That breakdown of Mean Something was really cool, I'd love to see more breakdowns of some of your more recent music

[@irene-ee3lk]

You are one of my favorite artists atm 🥺 You’re a great writer and your new album is iNCREDIBLLLEE keep up the great work i luv u

[@RaeLarz]

Pleaseee do more of these - incredible to see such a well-known (and super talented) artist's journey from the early stages to now. I love seeing behind the scenes in your Logic demos

[@evaberghamar97]

Could u do a vid taking us through the proces of recording and producing a song? It would be very helpful for us new logic users lol

[@oliviastone3271]

This gives me SO much hope because this is exactly how I look at all my old stuff and ended up giving up because of it, but you're one of my favourite artists of all time, so I think I'm gonna go write music again

[@n.n7711]

Would love to see you break down your newer music like Doomsday or Erase Me! The instrumentation and vocals are so intricate and your process in producing these songs would be so interesting to witness.

[@lilyhain]

you've improved so much but also holy shit your voice was beautiful from the beginning 🥺😍

[@MP-kx7kq]

The intro at 8:10 should be one of those album intro songs :)

[@lukaszsobczyk334]

Luv it, Lizzy you are such a talent, that even rough demos with harmonies sounds beautiful!

[@mattkrimmer7546]

YOU ARE SO TALENTED YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW AMAZING YOUR YOUTHFUL MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC IS - CONGRATS ON DEVELOPING YOUR GIFT!!!

[@xaviergonzalez8933]

2:28 hahahah the part when you went HEY. You were def feeling it at the time.

[@z-e-r-o-]

your chorus work is sooo beautiful!

[@kasydybush9320]

am i the only one who feels cheated out of a song after hearing ‘to be alone’...it gives me major Eloise vibes and I love it so much

[@AngelicMateo]

I love youuu. I’m here before a million subs😍

[@Ast3rixMusic]

LOL I do this all the time to gauge my progress. It also helps with the confidence to see that your not doing the exact same things you did when you first started. Good job!!!

[@ameliahobbs6370]

Yes miss mams vibing to her scrapped songs 😌🙌 I haven’t heard the songs on indigo but these scrapped songs are GOLD

[@kalludaket]

Why it's better than most of the music I listen to

[@mutazelhawash5409]

you're so incredibly talented... I'm rooting for you 💛💯

[@londa1527]

Humble beginnings, lol, Thank you for inspiring me to keep pushing, it's a process and nothing comes easy🤗

[@calebrussell5841]

BRO NO WAYYYY!! I WATCHED YOU ALL THE TIME AND JUST NOW REALIZED YOURE THE CEILINGS GIRL

[@bucketfullotone]

This is brilliant. Thank you. Keep being awesome, you know, when you can.

[@idcntunderstand9991]

THESE WERE SO GOOD WHY ARE YOU CRITICAL OF YOURSELF OMG

[@distortion1]

this video has been on my homepage once in at least 3 weeks for almost a year now. Watched it today and I don't regret 🥁

[@noacarsenti8176]

Appreciate your self!!! You are always improving and you had to try all those things till you got to where you are today.

[@nicebluejay]

tbh garage band slaps and your old desktop looks really frantic lol, congrats on coming so far!!

[@jayjhan8]

Yes yes yes on more vlogs. Love this video!

[@itsmeen2024]

Lizzy: it's so bad Me: sounds pro

[@nesssssa23]

the small breakdown of means something added 20 years to my life

[@abigailvanderziel9415]

Aww old lizzy singing- i lov every time u sing

[@magegfd]

THE "HEY"

[@andrewbobat]

I’m an artist who also uses GarageBand and this hits hard, you can hear everything that’s “not it”

[@WaveReact]

loving this!

[@DanielsFreshh]

this video is LEGENDARY

[@Category5]

Scary Pockets led me here. Wow. Such good instinct for a young writer. I will follow your channel and look forward to hearing more! Don't be hard on yourself. If Van Gogh did that to himself Starry Night probably would have gone in the trash.

[@hannanorrby4622]

Why dont we talk more about those HARMONIES like wtf its SO GOOD

[@jordannehamilton]

if she's going to london, there's a potential we could be blessed with another lizzy x dodie collab or a lizzy x jacob collier collab which i would die for.

[@NinaVerhoog]

I love this! Thanks for sharing :)

[@nnataliered]

this video is so relatable... as an artist myself, i tend to overcriticize my singing, my songwriting, etc.

[@carltaylorii1743]

This is so good

[@rome8180]

This is all a million times better than any of my current projects.

[@zwenz365]

As a songwriter and (amateur) producer, listening to other artists "bad music," we as the audience don't really hear why they're not good per say, but I totally get where Lizzy is coming from, cuz I am extremely hypocritical of songs that I've even completed yet got great feedback.... interesting concept when pertaining to the difference between the viewers and the writers.

[@andidrogynous7347]

If my old GarageBand projects sounded THAT GOOD I would be extremely proud. Alas, they all sound like I couldn’t sing (I couldn’t really sing then) couldn’t write MIDI (I couldn’t) ….you get the point. Those a actually very good

[@naomi_grace8002]

Just that “heeey” in that tori Kelly song cover

[@elledanika333]

THE LAST GARAGEBAND ONE I NEED IT.

[@elledanika333]

MIDDLE SCHOOL????? WHAT SO SHES ALWAYS BEEN TALENTED

[@MCS1993]

Great harmonies

[@jasminesustar8957]

WAIT WHY IS THE HOUSE BUNNY MUSICAL ACTUSLLY SO GOOD I NEED IT

[@itschelsealee]

my new favourite person

[@KarinZibrat]

You are great at what you do.

[@slothschild3461]

half of my projects are far worse than her first couple of originals. pain

[@JesseEricksonSutton]

It’s all good stuff ❤

[@mantrinbago]

Very interesting Ms. Alpine. Sounds like you have a cool back catalog. Brilliant harmonies btw and I love the logic stuff. What kind of mic do u use?

[@peekpen]

you are obviously in good voice. thats tough to maintain in and of itself.

[@imarealdoctor1434]

Noooooo. Just started making music and your early stuff is so much better then my stuff and you’re just shitting on it 😂

[@emmamcerlain9538]

I’m kinda in luv with you

[@sentimentalpimp]

Theyre so good

[@ronj8000]

You sound great!

[@raysroom3223]

her desktop is chaotic lol a vibe

[@mayar1054]

Stay sounds so good :((

[@himiko7765]

THESE WERE AMAZING WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT --- especially for a middle schooler TwT i could never

[@felicio6821]

THE HEY IN THE END 💀

[@srp3689]

Mean something is my favorite💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@jocelynruassay5385]

ok but tell me why I got chills every sample she played 😩🥺

[@APaclin]

Holy shit, that desktop 😳Never in my life have seen so much stuff there 😅

[@imdewedimas]

I bet they sound better than my old projects :')

[@anto2593]

I love the mix of cringe and nostalgic self love i feel when i find my old cheese. Its kind of uncomfortable, but its still really nice. Kind of like the taste of actual old cheese.

[@daughterofbathala]

the old ones are literally so pretty though sdfasda

[@joekisgen]

what did you do for your audition for berklee? maybe a potential video?

[@keide4269]

LITERALLY DONT KNOW WHY UR TWEAKING ABOUT THESE THEYRE GOOD SIS

[@sdyumang]

Saw this on ig first 😅

[@daisyhuangvuelvas6089]

❤

[@cerealmilkshake]

U BEING A TORI KELLY FAN COMPLETES MY LIFE

[@DanielsFreshh]

but waitttt what realization in life did u come across from garageband you to logic you, the shift is insaneeee

[@natashachisholm1857]

pls release "take me down" omg

[@s.a.9424]

I wish i was close to be able sing like that!xD