Singing High Doesn't Work Like This (Here's the RIGHT WAY)

[@chrisliepe]

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[@chrisliepe]

And here's Andy's free warmups course: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/monumental-vocal-warmups-with-andy-cizek/

[@Bwright-z9p]

Chris can you please react to tavern by netherwalker sometime

[@Falanu]

Omg I love them​@@Bwright-z9p

[@JoeFroShow]

With this advice I went from "oooo" to "0000"

[@squeezylo]

Haha nice

[@TeamBuster]

"That happens to be a note...we don't know what it is" is me every time I'm trying to learn a song

[@Fibonacci_Alpha]

Read this comment before it actually was said and now I’m dead 😂😂

[@joshmaner4430]

I love how you included an example at the beginning that was really raw. You could hear the little fluctuations in his voice, and more importantly, his tone.

[@joshmaner4430]

p.s. I also coincidentally started implementing this technique into my practice a couple years ago and noticed a huge improvement. I haven't developed it to the level that Andy's at, but it's nice to know we had a similar approach because it's more evidence to me that it works.

[@ourdividemx]

After 8 years of trying how to get my high notes I finally got the way!! Thank you so much!!!

[@quietri0t]

This is very close to what my teacher tells me to do and I feel validated in choosing her teaching me to sing AND Andy and Chris knowing what they're talking about teaching the right things 👏.

[@phosphorusmusick]

Genious. The vulnerability of showing such exercises... inspires me to just experiment and mess around with my siren!

[@bobjohnstone4270]

"... I couldn't sing above an Ab..." proceeds to (purposefully) comically miss an actual Ab with no reference, out of the blue. (1:39) 👏

[@yurimartins1455]

WHYYYYYYYY CAN WE NOT BE SOBER???

[@Snowness]

​@@yurimartins1455 You can be if you want to? 🤷‍♂️

[@soy.george]

​@@yurimartins1455man of culture

[@theeviljames]

I save these technique videos - to be in the right head space, etc. - but when I watch them, such a treat. Cheers, Andy and Chris

[@progkibble]

I stumbled across these kinds of sirens one day and it's what allowed me to reach my high falsetto that I'd lost in my 20s and gave me hope that I wouldn't be stuck in a bass range for the rest of my life. Blew my mind. Try it ppl! Best thing I ever did.

[@raidenOnGod]

these are the best singing guides on youtube no doubt, so helpful!!

[@AndyIntharaphithak]

The siren thing really helps to get comfortable with the head voice, Andy is amazing. Also what I learnt from an Italian opera singer on YT is when you sing high notes just like any other notes you don't try to reach "up" that's where to get all stuck but rather hit that high note in your head and just aim right at it

[@atomic_walnut6362]

Thank you for offering so much free lessons, Chris. You are a legend.

[@Joshjamstunes]

Very helpful video, about 6 months ago I had a pretty poor high voice and over this past 6 months by watching this channel and just general playing around with my voice I have “unlocked” my higher range and not to blow my own trumpet im sounding pretty good now, still room for improvement, there always is, but it’s definitely getting there so thank you. Also I have learned a great warm up that works for me is singing “loose it all - Sam Tompkins” and also singing (although most of the song isn’t high but certain parts are) “blind eyed (live version) ren/sam Tompkins”. I definitely recommend these songs for not only a general warm up because of the range of vocals but definitely for warming up that higher range

[@nesgoof3412]

When Andy demonstrates those conversational siren tones, I just keep thinking how awesome he would be voicing a cartoon character!

[@CrusaderSlick]

Chris you are truely the best vocal coach on youtube! Your no prestiege attitude and clear explanations has helped me tremendously in my singing journey. I love that you keep bringing guests with different strenghts to explore your own voice and help others, keep it up!

[@ulfgarthebard8953]

Higher and lower pitched cartoon voices were really good for me to loosen up and get used to 'sounding different' from my speaking voice. It's also a ton of fun. I think the hardest part is I still don't always feel I'm putting more effort into high notes than I need to after I get a bit tired. Getting sirens to connect going up in pitch took a lot of work too for me, and they still break sometimes. Even though I'd say I'm more of a natural baritone (used to start having trouble around a D but would push to a G poorly) I've been able to sing some Helloween, The Darkness, and Greta Van Fleet decently. I think everyone should take time in their car in the morning to experiment. We all sing in the shower or car. By learning a little bit more about your voice, you can have even more enjoyment singing for fun. You don't need to desire to be a professional singer to want to improve your voice.

[@GoldenBoy-uc4rx]

I've been stuck for a while transitioning from scales and lip rolls (which feel easy and smooth) to actually singing and saying words in higher ranges and this is the exact exercise my coach got me to do. This is awesome! So excited for the full course 😍😍

[@Jake_Jones]

god you guys are nuts. it's crazy how helpful this channel is

[@pascaastrid8026]

You guys are amazing ❤

[@loganbarr9808]

Absolutely phenomenal. Iv been using nang nang and do Re Mi and now I find this and I can already feel a more relaxed feeling throughout my voice. Thank you

[@mannequinskywalker]

"Conversational Sirens" sounds like a cool all-female band 😉

[@joshmaner4430]

Or it could be Andy's new parody cover band "Conversing with Sirens" 🤣

[@DannyVallee]

I am totally sold, all of those videos of Chris and Andy are all gems! Andy explains very well without scientific words and Chris is vulgarize for beginner like me. You can even see the camaraderie they have together. It is a very good series of videos you have put together Chris and Andy is... omg Andy is soooo good! He is the best Screamer out there! I even bought the Screaming course with Andy and Chris! Man they are so good together, awesome teamwork! A big big thank you!

[@GambitRaps]

Really love these videos you’ve been doing with Andy lately, really great stuff!

[@diotenchi]

I remember going through this exact journey some years ago, and this made my voice so much more relaxed and smooth. The fact that I can sing for hours without strain today, and how much of a strain I actually put myself through in the past without even realizing, in order to sing higher notes... Nowadays I don't even try to sing anything like I did in the old days, honestly. It FEELS bad. And I honestly thought I was doing things by the book back then, but I'd still get some vocal fatigue from time to time, and a lot more inconsistency in what I could and couldn't sing.

[@EdokLock]

Andy doesn't need any marketing tactic The moment I see his payed course I'mma buy it immediately 😂

[@eerosoots]

Andy is The Man! I have been a Monuments fan since the beginning, when it was just instrumental tracks uploaded to the internet. Now, it's one of my favorite contemporary metal bands, especially since Andy joined! I've been practicing developing my vocal range and head voice this past year, and I think this technique seems amazing! Thanks!

[@thevirtunaut1856]

this video was great. super helpful and reaffirming that im doing something right.

[@sciexp]

Thanks for sharing this. Basically it's your approach, Chris.

[@DrenKrasniqi-gd6ct]

By far one of,if not,the BEST and most helpful tip for High Notes,keep it up with these gems Chris👍😎

[@jayfizzle4112]

what a match the two of you are!

[@giacomobaiamonte1101]

4:17 AND THEN WHAT!? Ahahahah

[@aarongash3137]

That got me too hahaha

[@mattkraig]

Been waiting for this course for like a year, hell yes

[@hearth_for_heart]

What a great guy!

[@TheSaiderRiscam]

I see that BloodBorne shirt Andy. I know you a gamer. Fear da blood.

[@chrisc7265]

7:05 amazing Bob Dylan impression

[@priceofsilver]

This saved my voice before a big gig.

[@noeliaderaco]

this video was actually incredibly helpful! thank you for sharing 😊

[@juanpadron6882]

Totally awesome 👏 Thank you

[@pbrecipe2443]

great usage of head voice!

[@obmal_pytan]

lol Andy is so baked

[@JohnnyAllan-vj7sj]

No he's not

[@DarioToledo]

Curious to say, but the conversational thing has ringed some bell in me more on the artistic crafting of oneself's vocal style, than on the pitch which it was originally intended to. I really think that "conversation" exercise might help with getting a natural singing for those (like me) who tend to be too rigid and think things like "i must respect this metric, i must take these notes".

[@theonetruetim]

Brilliant. Thank you, guys

[@whatevsimbulletproof]

Thanks! Great stuff

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

One of the most important video on singing.

[@JacobRatHxC]

more videos with Andy I fucking love it!!

[@dimi_r]

WOW! It is really cool!

[@michaeljuliano8839]

It’s really helpful that you’re exposing us to how ridiculous vocal exploration sounds. It is incredibly ridiculous, but by connecting it to what we can achieve through it, it becomes an almost secret sauce that most people are too embarrassed to do.

[@matthewkerns4939]

The latest Staind album plus Andy had really helped my vocals lately. I’ve always been told to use my diaphragm rather than head voice and now that I’m starting to experiment with both it has really helped me create my own voice.

[@kennyparker8644]

Wow wow wow I love this video

[@MDMAx]

When I started learning I was walking around a forest sirening my favorite songs, trying to get comfortable with my whole vocal range :) Good technique.

[@mrchubzdathird5449]

I NEEDED this

[@youtuberbayleexiong908]

This will surly be fun

[@ThomasBuchwinkler487]

Nice thanks

[@johnkowalsky1988]

The practice session at 6:48 reminds me of Cirith Ungol - King of the Dead

[@paullewisjersey5469]

There's a lot of Mr Miyagi in learning to sing. Not so much painting fences and waxing cars but lots or creaky doors and sirens :)

[@HalloNeuesLeben]

Funny video. I do different. Dont know how but I can do: I listen to a higher word of a song and think to myself "lets try to go into that range!" And after a few tries... Voi la la! Soft, but its there! Next step is trying to stay in that range as long as I can and trying to push a bit and: most important thing is relaxing the hole body ... Good luck!

[@therealmanuelbauer]

I'm amazed by Andys vocalabilities and I wish I could scream at least a little like him. But one thing I noticed in this video especially is, that he is really tensing his throat and pushing his jaw forward when hitting higher notes. Doesnt this affect his voice? For me this has been a huge problem for many years and I had to and still kinda have to unlearn this everytime I sing in order to stay relaxed and not get tight in the throat. This to me is actually the hard part about using mixed voice. Was just wondering if he is aware of doing it and how he manages to not get tight in the throat when sunging like this.

[@zip753]

I don’t think it’s about tensing up, but more about shaping your vocal tract for better tone and resonance. I’m a beginner and I’ve recently started playing around with opening my mouth wider, and it has a lot of positive side effects - I feel like I have more room with the placement and more stability when trying to place the sound in the middle, which also helps to make a smoother change between high and low placement. It also means that I can push more air more confidently, which obviously creates bigger resistance from the vocal cords, but it’s not the same as the neck tension in the context of chest pulling. And the feeling is very different - one is tensing up and another one is projecting. At least in my beginner book 😁

[@INCAnitysy]

2:52 died laughing but best advice I've ever heard

[@KEPSAGAMER]

Man, Jimmy Pesto Jr. from Bob's Burgers is a great singer and teacher. Much Talent 👍👍👍

[@josselinviricel]

When I was first starting out, I couldn't sing above a B to save my life xD (a sixth lower than Andy so...)

[@Blissz3]

Great!!!!

[@HeraWinER]

Bloodborne shirt spotted! Hell yeah!

[@orisit9038]

Hi Chris i wanna thank you for your Vibrato video, thats the only video that really helped me find my Vibrato, but i came across another problem is that it's fast, close to tremolo, i strugge to slow it down when singing a slow song, fast vibrato sounds awful when using it to a slow song, please make another video how to learn to slow it down. Thank you so much. More subs to you.❤

[@chrisc414]

I've head this so many times. "You want to get higher, do some sirens. Play around with it." But what about those like me who can't do the sirens. Literally nothing comes out when I try to go up while doing the siren.

[@kipponi]

It is three things everyday(some days): siren, talking loudly authority voice and shouting ship ahoy. This I read is "Voice Doctor" advice. What is it in english spezialized vocal cords for surgeries? Doctor Who😂?

[@9dwarren]

Voice Acting training for Character voices really helps

[@ScienceofLogicTV]

Chris, please check out James Lewis vocals. I've never heard another singer that has such a supported clean tone. You'll know what I mean when you hear it. Song suggestion: The Neologist - Dark Horizons (2nd chorus starting at around 2:35).

[@marioalejandrocasasrodrigu722]

Let the metamorphosis to conversational siren begin

[@ahzira]

oh thank god

[@surfdigby]

3:20 "Stretching out, like a rubber band". Bootsy Collins has entered the chat.......

[@thomaskinsey3424]

I guess doing a snagglepuss impression is the secret to high notes, raaange even

[@boonthebuffoon]

I actually think I found my way to access mixed voice by imitating Gollum 😄I had been experimenting with the dying cat approach for quite some time, but it was pretty inconsistent. One day, however, I was fooling around with Teenage Dirtbag and went into a (clean) Gollum voice and suddenly hit those high notes without any effort whatsoever. I guess the thing with Gollum is that, if it sounds really bad and whiney, you're nailing it. Or at least I'd like to think that for me it was a way to abandon the idea of sounding 'good' in order to practice more freely. Anyhow, repeat after me: WE'RE LOOKING FOR BILBO BAGGINS PRECIOUS LOOKING FOR BILBO BAGGINS PRECIOUS BECAUSE FILTHY BAGGINS STOLE OUR PRECIOUS THE THIEF OOOOHHH 🤣🤣🤣

[@bustacusta1746]

If you've never reacted to Lawrence. PLEASE DO. Gracie has one of the greatest voices on the planet. Especially when talking head voice. Try "I'm confident I'm insecure"

[@MH-hz8li]

It’s less about volume and more about compressing air. Utilizing diaphragm and different resonance spots in your head. Let the mic do most the work. Also learning to stop trying to sound like the singer you’re covering. I mean you hit the notes and use proper dynamics but a huge breakthrough for singing is finding your tone. Being happy with your own tone.

[@efim_061]

this was so good to read man, very helpful advice!

[@kinglarry3727]

I guess we see now Bob Dylan never made it past his slide whistle wailing segment of vocal training

[@jMerkyJJ]

Im totally into the eyes closed obnoxious sound...guess im good.🎉

[@flaze3]

The funny thing is that top opera singers basically say the same thing: you start from the ugly sireny noise as a starting point and then flesh that out.

[@DenisMorissetteJFK]

He was speaking like a cartoon character at 4:30.

[@sepperoxx]

Your one lesson with “I told you not to do that” pretty much does the exact thing.

[@chrisliepe]

yeah... you're right! It's neat to see other vocalists arrive at the exact same stuff in different ways and then be able to articulate it. It shows students the path to follow that would be otherwise less credible if it was just one person saying it. It's also cool when these collaborators show me something that I hadn't felt out or maybe was looking at something not quite right and they correct me... I learn something both ways!

[@invu4834]

I've wanted to sing The Widow from The Mars Volta, but I can't really sing as high as he can. This looks helpful.

[@Taylor1err]

i learnt the exact same way Andy did. I tried for 8 years to get my mix to activate but then randomly figured out I was doing it the whole time and didnt know. I naturally love to voice act and mimic people (I'm an asshole ahhaah), but pretending I was a devilish little girl somehow clicked into my brain 😂.

[@mv9787]

That siren/glide/glissando might have helped mw too

[@kaelbennett6861]

That happens to be a note... we dont know what it is... but... lol

[@kkros7378]

Can you do a vocal analysis on a song called “life hates us now” covered by mafumafu?

[@Nate_-li2hd]

2:50 Andygull

[@harrylime3895]

😊😊😊

[@SimeonForeman]

Andy looks so baked and that makes this convo even more fun to watch lol

[@siwanoshullai1850]

Please help me too i need to learn it

[@SalonenO]

Please do Fountaines D.C - ”Favourite”!!!

[@lord_voldiemork]

I sound exactly like the siren when I'm trying to sing for real

[@Linqua2112]

My problem seems to be I have no problem hitting high notes, I have been singing along to Judas Priest for a long time, but once I go past a certain height, my voice keeps wanting to go like full twang or head voice or something, and the timbre above that note is thinner and it seems disjointed. Any advice?

[@KevinFlowersJr]

Try looking into flute/flageolet/whistle register/M3 exercises. It'll take a long time to develop it, but lower range singers like Leo Maia, Ken Tamplin, and Kegan DeBoheme do a great job demonstrating what's possible when you develop that part of your voice in conjunction with your head voice/M2

[@KevinFlowersJr]

Oh yeah, and just to set expectations, expect it to sound like a very piercing pterodactyl noise. You won't be able to control the pitch at first, but you can practice bringing it down into your head voice/M2 register. Sterling R Jackson has a great video on using his flageolet to warm up his head voice

[@Linqua2112]

@@KevinFlowersJr thanks I will look into these! Yeah the pterodactyl thing comes pretty naturally to me at this point haha I'm just working on making it sound more continuous with mix

[@KEPSAGAMER]

ASK HIM ABOUT THE PARAMORE COVER PLEASSSSSEEEE CHRISSSSSSS. I HAVE TO KNOW NOW!

[@jonh1995]

Love this wowwwwwww

[@Pastel-k1t]

Hey Chris ! I think you should try listening to Palaye Royal, they're a really good band, not very well known despite their talent, and I'd love you to do a vocal analysis of their music.

[@hayleycomet8029]

So basically do a Marty McFly impression lol

[@endoxos5402]

Ok, i seriously need help. I know it's hard to help until you hear it, but i have a problem with my voice. I don't know if my vocal chords are damaged or what, but when i try to hit high notes of any kind, my voice just basically goes out or gets hoarse. It just becomes a whisper, basically. And no matter what I've tried, it doesn't seem to help. Does anybody else have any similar problems? I love singing, but this has always made me self-conscious and stopped me from furthering any singing I'd love to do.

[@jinhiro3]

Listen to Japan's Number_i's INZM. The group continues to try new music, but this song is mixture rock. The song is produced by the members. This week, Bilbo ranked first in Japan. I want people who love music to listen to it.

[@zackshelton7991]

Andy from monuments? But what about makari?

[@Gameboy2007-Official]

DANNY GONZALES?