How To Sing High as a Baritone/Bass

[@germansniper5277]

My vocal break between chest and head is so low that I cannot sing any pop songs it's so freaking annoying.

[@cs8935]

Same, I start struggling at bb3/a3 and I switch to mix at D4

[@birdnerd730]

I had the same issue! Singing, especially mixed voice, is an insanely hard skill to master. I’ve managed to reach a relatively consistent G4-G#4 as my highest performable note when it used to be hard to even sustain an E. You can do it!

[@cs8935]

@@laptopstudy3279 I know how to sing high in mix but I’ve seen many people belt on chest voice. Do you know how to make resonance in chest voice?

[@trevorzoid]

Oh my days SSAAAMMEEEEEE😭😭its soooo anoying

[@Walrus-fg8ch]

I sound like Winnie the Pooh on low head voice

[@Eric-Marsh]

Great tips - I sing classical and am trying to extend my range. Consonants going into high notes are a real killer, I think that we can work around that with modified consonants if we are singing without amplification but being micd makes it hard to hide the cheats.

[@abramfriesen9472]

This is probably the most helpful video on this topic I've seen. I'd love to see more like this.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Amazing!! More on the way (next Tuesday will be a new how to sing vid!)

[@abramfriesen9472]

@@nickhiggsthesinger Great to hear! Looking forward to it! :)

[@victorcobane6644]

Very helpful video! I also really appreciate how you clarify that you have also experienced the hardships I'm dealing with right now. It helps me keep hope that there isn't something just wrong with me, lol

[@generaymond1264]

​ @cs8935 Find a teacher that understands the mixing process and knows how to teach it. All of the things mentioned in the video are important. But if the vocal cords are unable to sustain through the mix then the suggestions in the video are pointless. Get the vocal function down first. Then add the support.

[@Popdizzl]

Dude, I’ve been learning singing on my own for the past couple of years and THIS video has made me so much better. The Josh groban tip is amazing, especially since I’ve been trying to perfect this exact part of the song. I am upset that it took me so long to find you lol

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Wow! Amazing. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - and if you want a singing lesson I give those too!

[@BonRiot]

To fellow baritones and basses like me: You don't suck at singing, you're not alone it is challenging for all of us. But singing like a tenor is never impossible. :D

[@TheeJordanRossi]

Why not just embrace sounding like actual men instead of trying to mimic tenors?

[@toara]

​@@TheeJordanRossi Because unless you wanna sing a capella, where lower voice shines best. You want a high voice, at least a high baritone lol. Embracing where your voice sounds best is a good choice. But unless you're a bass, you can still sing just as high as a tenor, but with slightly different timbre and thinner sound (And also one more side effect is getting absolutely roasted by people because you are a wannabe tenor aka a man who sings high 😃)

[@TheeJordanRossi]

@@toara So Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and a whole tradition of lower voiced male singing didn't happen? No. I don't want a high voice. I like sounding masculine. Baritones should embrace their velvety lower range.

[@toara]

@@TheeJordanRossi If you want that, good for you, but that doesn't apply to evergone. I'm just saying if you're a new aspiring singer you probably wanna sing modern pop, rock and everything of the sort, which require singing high

[@TheeJordanRossi]

@@toara I don't disagree. It's just unfortunate. Weak, emasculated sounding men dominate in modern music culture. I hope a shift back to real men like Sinatra eventually occurs.

[@lexsoft3969]

For me, the number 1 problem of practicing how to sing high note, including exercise of mixed voice, is I am worried I will disturb my neighbour. I need space so that I won't be worried about that.

[@AadiHaokip]

I got the same problem here my friend 😅

[@BobbyNance-jf1uh]

Fantastic instructional video, @nickhiggsthesinger. I've watched a lot of videos on this subject, and yours is top notch IMHO. Bravo!

[@islakairiaball]

Even watching this now, I hit that time where your voice rapidly deepens, and I went from tenor vocalisation to a bass/baritone range. I also learned that I was definitely pulling my tongue back, which strained and tightened my throat. That realisation combined with learning how to sing from below has led to my voice sounding much smoother and much more consistent.

[@skycolinregan]

Thanks for the great video! I was wondering if you have any tips (or a video) on how to sing above an F4 as a Baritone, using a strong, mixed voice? Thank you!

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Something that really helped me was spending time singing with my falsetto. My falsetto sounds terrible, but working on it made my voice much more flexible. A strong mixed voice would be absolutely essential as a baritone singing above an F, but I wouldn't go too far with it. Focus on singing everything beautifully even, and the high notes will come!

[@generaymond1264]

​ @cs8935 Find a teacher that understands the mixing process and knows how to teach it. All of the things mentioned in the video are important. But if the vocal cords are unable to sustain through the mix then the suggestions in the video are pointless. Get the vocal function down first. Then add the support.

[@manuelcuevas4418]

THANKS YOUR TIPS I BEEN PRACTICING NOBODY IS PERFECT GOD BLESS YOU ALL THERE

[@HoangAnhNguyen-sg9iv]

The humming is a very good exercise for figuring out the vocal placement. I mastered C5 as a baritone by practicing this exercise first, then vocalizing vowel a e i o u as same as the placement when humming

[@Anime_Edits999]

Finally i found one 😭 every other once are how to sing bass

[@notnowboi7795]

Bro I can’t even sing Not only doe my voice suck but my singing voice sucks

[@EmilianoGarcia-qj2np]

Please make a video about low notes

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Funny thing is, though, Freddie Mercury wasn't a true tenor... he was actually a low baritone naturally. His speaking voice averaged 117.3Hz... verging on bass-baritone territory. Which, in reality, gives credence to this video that deeper voices can sing high, in reality.

[@nfntrnrtr]

He was clearly a tenor, his lower talking voice has nothing to do with it

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@nfntrnrtr, sorry, not how it works. The human speaking voice is called our "modal" voice. When we sing in pure chest voice, we are using modal voice, which is exactly the same as our speaking voice. Most countertenors, for the record, are baritones with a strong head voice that can maintain a chest connection, but they are still actually baritones. I am a bass, but can sing up to D5 with chest connection; does that make me a true tenor? No, it does not. Why? Because my modal voice in it's relaxed state hovers around 91Hz and dips even lower than that.

[@o.p.9413]

@@johndeeregreen4592this is an oversimplification and assumes any one person speaks at the same pitch relative to their entire vocal range. Going off of speaking voice is certainly helpful, but should not really be a factor in determining someone’s voice type. Voice type for males especially is ascertained after proper training reveals their natural break from chest voice into head voice, it does not have to do with how low the voice can go, and it does not have to do with how high the voice can go in head voice

[@o.p.9413]

⁠@@johndeeregreen4592If you’re singing a D5 with TRUE chest connection, you’re not a bass. You’re a VERY gifted tenor with an incredible lower extension. (Operatic tenor Lauritz Melchior had a wonderful low C)

[@hypercubemaster2729]

​@@o.p.9413You are wrong. It's much easier to sing higher vs lower for ALL voice types, because you can always create more tension on the folds. However, you can only relax your voice so much before you can no longer sing any lower. Classifying someone with a low voice as a tenor just because they can sing exceptionally high is not correct. A tenor is a tenor because they have small folds and small resonating space. A bass is a bass because they have large folds and larger resonating cavities. A bass can always force their voice higher into the tenor range if they use the correct technique. A tenor cannot force their voice down into the contra octave even if they dedicated their life to it.

[@gabrielmoore6099]

I’m working on singing E4. I’m fairly new so I’m just getting over D4

[@generaymond1264]

​ @cs8935 Find a teacher that understands the mixing process and knows how to teach it. All of the things mentioned in the video are important. But if the vocal cords are unable to sustain through the mix then the suggestions in the video are pointless. Get the vocal function down first. Then add the support.

[@EckMarco]

Great Video!! 👍🏻😊

[@Tmanaz480]

You've got a great range just speaking. There's a nice chest resonance even as your pitch goes up.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Wow, thank you!

[@wintersoldier0]

i dont care much for singing high but this is pretty insightful, it is quite hard to find content for singing better low though

[@flaze3]

Nice smooth sound. I can tell you've trained classically :) How high can you go, just out of interest?

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

I'm a lyric baritone, so I can sing up to I guess a B flat 5?

[@flaze3]

@@nickhiggsthesinger do you mean a Bb4?

[@waltertheus3467]

@@nickhiggsthesinger That would have been my guess. I fell in love with opera in high school when I happened across a recording of a young Milnes singing Rigoletto. He interpolates a high Cb at the end. Wide open. I also enjoy Thomas Allen and Simon Keenlyside. Bryn Terfel and Quastoff are terrific, but they are more bass-baritones.

[@buttercups616d]

​@@flaze3 maybe he meant falsetto

[@LevRaphael]

Excellent video and it absolutely captures the way I have quietly freaked out in an art song looking at a high note ahead. I am working with an amazing coach and building my foundation low to get up there. Even our exercises are fun.

[@rom.antic.artist]

Great video, thanks a lot!!

[@jamyivory8811]

great video and very good explanation. I hope it will help me to sing higher. tired of having a bass voice, i can play lots of instruments but my singing is so bad and low that i slowly lose interest in singing songs. playing instrumental gets very boring at a certain point and i would just love to be able to just sing properly and actually playing the full songs inclusive vocals. i will follow your videos and hope it will help me get better. Thanks for helpful video.

[@generaymond1264]

​ @cs8935 Find a teacher that understands the mixing process and knows how to teach it. All of the things mentioned in the video are important. But if the vocal cords are unable to sustain through the mix then the suggestions in the video are pointless. Get the vocal function down first. Then add the support.

[@thechickentickler8689]

This helped so much

[@josu1961]

You're amazing 💯

[@gabrielmoore6099]

I’m back, i understand this a lot more

[@drlt9241]

I wish I was a baritone

[@bumzz2056]

how come?

[@kevinm6790]

As a baritone, I can tell you it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. I’d rather be a bass or a tenor.

[@josephmissak7224]

@@kevinm6790 why a bass?

[@kevinm6790]

@@josephmissak7224 so that I’m not stuck in the middle

[@dr.football4662]

What why?

[@JA_VE]

I'm 14 and a Teenager Boy and I got my Puberty when i was like 11 or 12 i think and i have Sinusitis infection i can sing D2 - D4 on Chest, B3 - D6 on Falsetto/Head Voice, And C6 or D6 - D7 or D#7 on Whistle. I want to find my mix 😢 And I don't know how to cause i always tried but I can't do it 😢 i hope you can help me 😢

[@rtogurl]

Gorgeous voice.

[@thomaslow3696]

Good , very good.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Thank you very much!

[@tommenr3928]

"Sing from below" is a bit unhelpful, my breath always comes from below, but if my throat stays relaxed I'll just be exhaling or panting. I feel like a violin with a G (low) and and E (falsetto) string in the throat and the others are missing.

[@gael7w802]

My mixed voice totally changed after a vocal (sport related) injury back in December. Idek if it's truly mixed voice anymore or just a slightly more convincing falsetto

[@KyuuKun16]

I liked this video and im surprised it has so little views. I agree with most of what you said but dont agree about tensing the abs and would explain it more like maintaining ab support but holding the support open and free

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

There are certainly different opinions when it comes to abdominal support. Some people truly feel it as a squeeze, others, not so much.

[@probablynotapelican5808]

Saw josh groban. Clicked. Learned something new along the way.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

😁😁😁

[@generaymond1264]

My teacher taught Josh Groban. ​ Find a teacher that understands the mixing process and knows how to teach it. All of the things mentioned in the video are important. But if the vocal cords are unable to sustain through the mix then the suggestions in the video are pointless. Get the vocal function down first. Then add the support.

[@lexsoft3969]

The most challenging part of that song by Josh Groban is in the first chorus after overtune, i.e in the word "I" of "I am strong..." which is the highest note (G4). I will probably post on YT my cover of that song. Actually, though, the version by Westlife is more challenging, as the key is higher; the highest note is A#4 which occurs in that part. I have also sung that version too. Edit : I have posted that here kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3jRnniro9WrhNEsi=zJxU6IAgpR4qKKZW

[@redipsman1]

I'm basso profundo, I just want to hit middle C nicely. B0 is my lowest growl but doesn't get comfortable until A1 or Ab1. Is there any hope?

[@imnik98]

I think you should get at least D4 and E4. Anyway I'm a bari/bass and I struggle too with these notes. Work out you will get these notes with time

[@Fulleman]

Hi, when you inhale... take your stomach in and up, when you sing, move the air down towards the diaphragm. The idea is to move pressure from cords on high notes, to let them move freely. And let the cords be free at that moment, you must control air, but not cords. :) They must vibrate just the edges, and they will. (Don't expect a high sound in the throat, vibration will be outside and up if you do it correctly)

[@Celatra]

Eric hollaway has an F5

[@VacantKey]

@@Celatraeric holloway is not human

[@OogieWa]

Two years loosely working at it, came down from a C2 to where you are, a fairly decent A1 or down a couple on a good day. D1 sub. I only brought my C4 up to an occasional F4, so keep working on it.

[@JamesJac1996]

Very helpful new subs here❤

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Thanks for subbing!

[@efe6105]

How to sing mister bad guy from freddie mercury

[@KayanjaLawrence-y7b]

For really i think you will help me

[@khielbueno1928]

i can finally hit c5 omg

[@davidribeiro5254]

Just stumbled across your channel, and I'm really enjoying your content. Just out of curiosity, are you American or Canadian? You got a new subscriber.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Thank you so much! I am Canadian 😁

[@MerrickMcDonald]

For me, I am a guy and I want to learn how to be the basis and learn how to sing high notes and love notes so I can move over my goals and basically any song that I like I want to learn how to sing in my own voice, and overcome that fear when I have to sing in front of the audience or in the church band that I have to sing in I want to know how to overcome that fear. I have many questions, but I just want to know how to use my voice and not actually sing on KZbin and use the guy voice and fall your voice. I want to know how to sing on my own voice.

[@riichan2895]

Being a Bass is so hard, im into Pop Punk and I can't sing most of them.. can anyone help

[@ddm930]

My range is D2 to D#4 in chest.. in head I could go up to a G5. People say I’m a Tenor bc my voice doesn‘t sound deep at all.. I need someone to tell me what I am 🙈

[@Celatra]

Range doesnt tell that. If your chest really breaks at D#4 it would indicate you're a lyric baritone, possibly a heldentenor.

[@ivblizzard3616]

@@Celatra that cant be true .. my voice breaks at F#4/G4 and I'm probably a lyric baritone

[@Celatra]

@@ivblizzard3616 well i later learned all voices break around F#4 regardless of how deep they are. Even female voices have their first break there.

[@o.p.9413]

@@ivblizzard3616that is the classic tenor break area my friend

[@masyarrahmanzadeh]

I can’t find any answer to the headline…!?

[@KayanjaLawrence-y7b]

I want to sing baritone voice please help me

[@xmanxman7484]

My range quite wide, my vocal coach said, i thought i am bass but can sing high note… but my vocal coach said i absolutely a tenor… I think i am tone deaf…😢

[@toara]

A bass can sing high note sounds like absolute horseshit to me lol. Vocal range is one thing. But the most telling when determining your voice type is your tessitura and timbre, ask yourself: Where do my voice sounds best with least effort and solid volume? Do I sound light, or heavy, dark or light? Just because you can squeak a C7 doesn't make you Mariah Carey

[@zskilledalt]

Anyone with same problem? I couldn't get pass the C4 note

[@Arianagrand-jt2lc]

I'm baritone and my highest is F4

[@zskilledalt]

@@Arianagrand-jt2lc that's great! I wish I could do that too

[@3GingerCats]

Oh I read the Title wrong, Yeah High is easy, it's adding fry in the midrange that's hard!

[@andrewdewar8159]

Yay !

[@bruhnah4life]

My voice is low but not low enough, and my voice sounds stupid😂.

[@1106gary]

I just wish Josh would keep singing the beautiful baritone tones and stop trying to be a tenor.

[@Basso-dmitrofundo]

Автор определенно баритон. Причем лирический

[@Miki-hn5gv]

tips in the video are kinda too basic. things which I would’ve definitely added: mixed voice(thinning chord closure, instead of trying to belt it with thick chord closure), slightly upper larynx, twang, using proper resonators.

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

True! This is geared towards beginners, and sometimes too much vocal terminology can get confusing

[@Haydy5040]

For some reason people seem to think it's impossible, my range is C#2 to A5 not including whistle which goes up to A6. To anybody that sees this, know that the human voice is adaptable and you'd be shocked that there's a lot of baritones out there in music! I saw this and wanted to comment and watch because why not.

[@ijansk]

What if you can sing certain high notes with no real effort yet your voice sounds ugly, unclean, strident?

[@firstname496]

Damn bari’s have all the luck they can sing low AND high. Meanwhile tenors drew the short stick and we’re stuck sounding like 13 year olds for the rest of our lives 😂

[@Jinaria101]

I’d give anything to be a tenor they make the cutest sounds

[@vikavoltisepic3507]

Tenors do have a wider range of songs tbf lol, I’m a Bass but I still somehow sound like a 13 year old ahah

[@Celatra]

Im a tenor and can sing lower than most baris, my lowest chest note sitting at a Bb1 and lowest projected note at an G#2/ A2

[@vikavoltisepic3507]

@@Celatra that’s rlly cool!!!

[@TheeJordanRossi]

@@Celatra Yeah. No. I'm a Spinto Tenor who's been classified as a Lyric Baritone in the past. My last audible note is an E2. No tenor is getting down to Bb1 without subharmonics or a well developed fry extension.

[@invnm]

Well.. First of all - you sang "raise me up" an octave below then in the sheet. Second - which notes you think are high for bass/baritone?

[@ScaramouchedaVinci]

And where are your high notes?

[@Jony5173]

☺️✌🏻

[@neilgrossbard2511]

I am a Baritone Bass (Jonnie Cash or Paul Robeson). I have no problem singing up to E5 and I have slide to F#5 I day and can make a noise at G5. My voice changes from Bass Baritone to Tenor at about C4. According to you my coach has done a wonderful job. I am better than Josh. Equal for high notes. Bass Baritone for lower tones. I sing the chorus for On My Own as a soprano no problem with the C5.

[@andoletube]

You sound unbearable - from an ego perspective.

[@rumisbadforyou9670]

Would be better if you were to show at least one high note. Your highest note was literally within a speaking range.

[@bradycall1889]

Is that Josh Groban?

[@BenoitAdam]

Baritone aren't supposed to sing Tenor songs. Muse, Maroon 5, forget that, of change key signature.

[@Celatra]

Operatically, baritones are put to sing tenor High A's and Bb's occasionally.

[@rafaeljannotti3002]

Maroon 5 is actually one of the easiest pop bands to sing if you learn to access headvoice since their songs do not pull chest up at all

[@lazydude5681]

Tension in the abs? That's a VERY bad advice

[@nickhiggsthesinger]

Hm, not quite. We need the support and engagement from the abs in order to maintain a consistent stream of air. Without it, the tension moves into the throat, which is bad news for us.

[@blythemadden]

Jesus loves you all and wants a real and intimate relationship with you. He wants to give you comfort and peace and is knocking at the door of your heart waiting for you to let him in, so let him in. It will the best decision you will ever make. Put your trust and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. His plan for your life is far greater than anything you can ever plan for yourself. Everything in life happens for a reason and the challenges and obstacles in life are used to teach you, prepare you for the future, and shap you into the person God wants you to be. He can turn what was meant for evil and turn it for good. He is the only one who can fill that empty void you have in your heart. God Bless!❤️✝️🙏🏼

[@dbone024]

Be careful y'all. I tried singing a really high note and crushed my Adam's apple. BE CAREFUL!!!

[@jeremyestillore550]

Hey there. How did you feel when you were singing that note? Just wanna know to avoid that... That's kinda scary ...

[@dbone024]

@@jeremyestillore550 I felt strong at first, but then by the end of the note I noticed a slight tingling then suddenly BOOM CRACK my Adam's apple was crushed. Docs said I'll probably never sing again.

[@Victus80]

Jesus

[@anony-moon]

​@@jeremyestillore550 He's lying, I searched up "can you crack your Adam's apple" and literally nothing showed up.

[@jeremyestillore550]

@@anony-moon Thanks for that. I also looked up online if you can break your Adam's Apple through singing but it only gave me physical reasons like being hit and such. Maybe @dbone024 was referring to his vocal cords?

[@thomasj2835]

Clickbait title.

[@operaox10]

Bla, bla, bla

[@TheeJordanRossi]

The whininess of baritones is truly sad.