Study THIS Mariah Carey Performance to Sing AROUND Your Vocal Weaknesses!

Mariah Carey's A No No and her Caution era/album are HEAVILY underrated, but it's an important one when it comes to understanding how she's adapted her music and singing to her voice. Let's talk through this Dubai performance of A No No and look into some of those singing hacks!
0:00 - SINGING HACK: Good singers sing AROUND their weaknesses.
0:36 - She emphasizes the parts of voice she's best at!
1:04 - Boundaries breed creativity.
2:32 - Ask yourself: "How can I make sure my body is at its freest?"
3:26 - Closing the tone!
3:31 - Take advantage of the freedom in your comfortable range.
4:51 - This vocal run is WILD.
5:57 - Curate your singing community. It takes a village to raise a voice!
6:52 - Mariah Carey's BRAVERY.
7:28 - The importance of ACCEPTING what your voice is.
9:19 - How do we use tone to tell a story?
9:52 - Conforming the vowels for style!
11:02 - A REALLY cool melody!
11:35 - Create an experience around your self-acceptance
12:00 - Letting imperfections show!
12:33 - Perfectionism is the enemy of progress.
15:07 - Singing around the chord progression
15:36 - Continuing the conversation om Mariah's voice.
----
WATCH MY MASTERCLASS - reclaimyourvoice.ca/masterclass
Facebook: / oneilgerald
Instagram: / oneilgerald
Twitter: / oneilgerald_

[@kwesikoranteng1944]

Caution deserved soo much for real. Sadly a lot are tasteless, it’s top 5 Mariah albums for me

[@oneilgerald]

I feel the same way! It was SO. FREAKING. COHESIVE!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@santinodamian3274]

I Agreed, Caution album shows that Mariah still Stood the Test of Time and still can Reinvent Herself and keep up with Todays Music, the Entire album was so Fresh and so Current during that Period of Time, of course We got the Ballad but 60 Percent of the album were Full of Mid Tempo and UpTempo Dancy Type of Bops like the Fire Starter Mid Tempo EDM Influenced GTFO and then One More Gen, The Distance and then We have those Uptempo Beats Club Jams like Caution, A No No, Stay Long Love You, and Runway ❤️ All these Songs are some of the Best Sweet Sexy Sugary Bops that was in the Album, Caution is really the Best Album from Mariah in the 10’s cause it’s giving Me all the things I needed, So Fresh and So Current during that Time 😊💙

[@soulovelee_2433]

I wouldn't call it tasteless. There are old school Mariah fans who fell in love with her voice and big ballads in the 90s. Personally I look for tone quality, vibrato, runs, belts, high mix and in that departure Mariah just wasn't delivering anymore. I went to a concert during the caution tour and her voice declined so much. Whenever she had live parts during those pre-recorded old songs, there was such a drastic difference in tone and she was off key a lot... So I'm glad I saw her in 2003

[@letsbetheoppositeoflonely5139]

caution has so much potential if only she released the right single like giving me life, 8th grade and the title track. smh.

[@oneilgerald]

I think The Distance would have been the PERFECT lead single. But maybe I’m just biased! 😂

[@fredw.6745]

I love that you mentioned her wearing a corset. I always tell people she’s usually wearing on when they think she has a bad performance

[@oneilgerald]

Thanks for this! It would be reeally interesting to learn any role it’s played in her voice journey! 🥰🧐

[@spongebob03]

Which a crazy situation to be in. Concerned with vanity. The public's opinion. It takes away from what brought her notoriety. Which leads to criticism. Either way….

[@brandong298]

@@spongebob03When magazines comment on your weight it’s understandable. If we gain weight it won’t be reported on for the whole world.

[@divatalk9011]

Justice for Caution

[@SWITCHPOSITIONS]

"A lot of the people that criticize Mariah's voice and that look at all of its weaknesses without looking at any the things that are beautiful about it are actually projecting on to Mariah what they actually feel about them selves and their voices." - Preaching the truth, thank you. 🙏

[@oneilgerald]

🙏🏾🥰

[@LuisArmandoMusica]

I had NEVER found someone who thinks about Mariah's music and voice the way I do. This is just GOLD. So, so happy I subscribed a while ago

[@chadmendoza2000]

Caution is such a skipless album. It should be heavily promoted.

[@markoleszko1154]

LOVE this bc you get it - I do wish you explicitly called it what it is she does - songwriter/vocal arranger. In fact, I love vocal technique and that you lead with that, but I'm pretty sure she leads with songwriting first and uses her voice to make that work next -- I'd bet she cares less about vowel choices/placement than the words/notes she wrote! I love and appreciate technique but shes always said shes a songwriter first...some singers can sing, but she writes, and not many singers make their own material - and there are many videos to see where she says she's always a writer First.

[@markoleszko1154]

When you mention her albums/breadth of work - yeah she's a vessel of music as a writer. She talks about that a lot and I love it

[@athenastrengthcommunity]

Omg when you said 'when the pursuit for excellence has become a barrier from you being able to express yourself' I felt SO SEEN. Thanks for these wise words I needed to hear them!

[@randoomly39484]

love how detailed ur videos are 😍 Learned so much !

[@oneilgerald]

This is absoLUTELY the goal! Thanks so much for watching! 🙏🏾

[@Ziandrea]

Me too. Your videos has helped me understand vocals in a different way, Gerald 👌

[@oneilgerald]

@@ZiandreaWhat an honour! So glad to be a part of your journey in any way!!! 👏🏾👏🏾🥰🥰

[@kevinjohnson4877]

This was good! I appreciate you my Taurus king 😂 I love that you get excited about the voice the way I do!

[@oneilgerald]

Listen! I’m learning more and more that anyone who watches these videos are like me WAY more than I know! Let’s go vocal nerds! 🤓😂❤

[@kittjosef]

the world slept on caution :(

[@user-xu7fi3ez8u]

Caution deserved so much😢

[@preposteroussvideos]

This channel is a goldmine

[@oneilgerald]

Really!? What a compliment! Thank you! 🙏🏾 😮

[@preposteroussvideos]

@@oneilgeraldyes I m a very messy singer sometimes so you're ahuge help🤣🔥

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

That was fun! You have quite an ear!❤❤❤❤❤

[@GustavoFM1000]

Amazing video ❤

[@Filotus]

I love your analysis. Would love to hear your take on her Portrait (Hopeful Child) Remix.

[@user-hp7tw3ge7s]

Nice video.

[@bebraverowell]

Wow very detailed. Keep it up

[@oneilgerald]

As detailed as I can be! Thank you so much for watching! 🥰

[@bebraverowell]

@@oneilgerald I'm curious if you become a lamb now, what's your favourite of her?

[@wbillswbills9276]

❤ Mariah

[@cho.s.en1]

And this is not any Hate ,but I do want to say as a lamb when you’re reacting to certain Mariah Carey performances you want to look for her facial expressions and the effort that she’s putting into her singing to see if she’s singing live or not because sometimes when you react to videos, you may never tell but definitely look for the effort she’s putting in and look at her face.

[@oneilgerald]

I realized after finishing filming that this one was probably a pre-record. I chose to edit and post anyway because A. I’ve reviewed pre-recorded performances before B. The things I said in the video are still reflective of what her voice is doing live or not. Thanks for looking out!

[@RaytedG]

Mariah is probably the only artists whose fans go out of their way to pick her performances apart to make sport of figuring out if a performance is live or not. I don’t understand why and I don’t understand why everything she’s given us is still not enough for them. Just enjoy her still being here. Many are not.

[@cho.s.en1]

@@oneilgerald no problem I just wanted the best out of your reactions again not hating or anything 🙏🏾

[@cho.s.en1]

@@RaytedG agreed but in my opinion this isn’t what I was doing. What I was doing is making sure the reactor Gerald in this case gets the best out of THEE MARIAH CAREY and not the studio version of Mariah Carey. As a fan of any artist you are allowed to be particular and have a say especially artists you hold deeply and dearly but you’re also allowed to be real. Mariah has given her ALL TO US and to music her voice is EXTREMELY OUT OF THIS WORLD SHE WAS A BEAST to me she is THEE VOCAL BIBLE but with THAT BEING SAID you can’t help but to notice the differences and factors and decline in her voice and can’t help but to wonder why or what happened and if a vocal coah is reacting he should be able to get the best of THEE MARIAH CAREY so we the fans can understand. Again im a huge Mariah supporter but I’m also a real fan and she has so many great live performances that real fans appreciate that we don’t want nobody wasting time on “ what if’s “ and “ pre records” that’s all I’m saying 🤷🏾‍♂️.

[@snareyshot2879]

This performance is live tho. No need to nitpick if a few notes are pre recorded. She sings over 15-20 songs per set list now, where as when she did every concert live she very rarely went over 8 songs even.

[@geolefleur4908]

Can you breakdown "it's a wrap" by mariah carey. Is it really impossible to sing the studio version?

[@frnzilla]

omg you're the guy that be doing them Toad covers on tiktok. 💀 i can't escape you. 😭😭 (jk i'm glad you popped up on the feed. lemme subscribe. 🙏🏾)

[@whoevr]

he’s initially known for his beyoncé vocal analysis lol

[@frnzilla]

@@whoevr that’s what i first saw him on tiktok for. he was discussing how LOUD she sang on bday and going through some of the tracks.

[@oneilgerald]

I am SCREAMING! Welcome! So glad you found the channel. You encountered one of MANY sides of me! 😂😂😂

[@frnzilla]

@@oneilgerald happy to be here lol.

[@uchihaitachi5905]

Not sure I agree on the self-acceptance point. She's been making music in the studio for years now that she simply cannot perform without lip synching, suggesting she has not fully accepted where she is vocally. Presumably she records this music as she thinks this is what people want, or expect to hear from her. She's even on record saying recording songs in a super high key makes it more exciting for listeners. That's the basis of the (justified) criticism she's received over the years.

[@oneilgerald]

You definitely don’t have to agree with me on that. But if Mariah has the bravery to release any more music, the measure of self-acceptance deserves respect - no matter how great or small it is in our eyes.

[@uchihaitachi5905]

@@oneilgerald Why would realising new music make her 'brave' ? She's already one of the most successful singers of all time. Don't get me wrong, I respect her talent. I just think she's mollycoddled by her fanbase who seem to think she's beyond any level of constructive or justified criticism.

[@oneilgerald]

It’d be brave because releasing music PERIOD is a brave act. Let alone releasing an album when the public is scrutinizing every note you sing. Have you ever released an album? Genuine question. And if you think her fanbase is devoid of constructive criticism, then I think you have just as limited a view of the fanbase as I did before I started asking lambs what they thought. All in all, there is a plethora of constructive and destructive criticism towards Mariah. Taking a position of celebrating her voice is simply a balancing of a VERY unbalanced scale.

[@uchihaitachi5905]

@@oneilgerald No I've never released an album, but I do have a job that involves duties I knew about before signing up. Releasing albums and holding yourself up to public scrutiny comes with the territory of being a famous singer, all of which MC knows and is accustomed to. The word brave overstates the normality of what she is paid (very handsomely) to do. I'd have more understanding if it were her first album. I'd apply the word brave to firemen walking into burning buildings everyday, not a global icon who has countless successful hits and albums under her belt. Celebrating her voice is fine, I just think people fail to acknowledge the extent to which she is the architect behind much of the less than favourable criticism she receives. Balance is good, and I would argue she is more celebrated than not. Perhaps if she had recorded music that she was actually capable of singing live, she wouldn't face much of the hostility she currently does. The listener feels somewhat deceived.

[@oneilgerald]

Is there something meaningful to gain in asserting Mariah's complicity in her own criticism?

[@whoevr]

1:38 i actually heard the opposite 😅 she pulled off the phrase but it’s as if she was nervous - she sang in a quicker rythm and didn’t control her volume

[@oneilgerald]

The opposite of what in particular?

[@oneilgerald]

Okay. I thiiiink you’re talking about the “singing through phrases” point? That was made in comparison to other performances I’d seen post 2010, not her overall career. There was more freedom than usual from what I’d heard and seen generally.

[@avifalco]

She now talk sings. She can't sing like she use too

[@ChrisTopher-eg6yn]

Still better than Taylor n the other chart toppers of today, they barely give good vocals. So give Mariah the respect she deserves