Theatre Kid Learns to Sing Bass from Geoff Castellucci of VoicePlay

[@CharisSellick]

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[@CharisSellick]

Hey! I had to reupload this because I somehow cut out the entire beginning of the video! I know, what a very Charis thing to do.....

[@oldfarmshow]

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[@killermaffia007brb9]

He hits G0 on subharmonic songs

[@giogmusic5726]

@@killermaffia007brb9 ?

[@jenniferchoate5600]

The first time I have ever sung a song that had any low notes in it and met them head on was "Now We are Free" by Han Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard from the movie Gladiator. That was at 14 years old. There were two dudes nearby that had such shocked expressions made screamed, "Man! She's got to be an alien!" I nearly laughed my butt off but never felt so proud and confident in my life. Now, at 22, I'm still hitting low notes pretty easily and have been learning on how to go even lower.

[@ericbogie8111]

Someone needs to send this to Geoff. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Marcell0Bass]

9:30 essentially, you are creating a second pitch that is a fifth above your fundamental frequency. So you’re singing 2 notes, in this case a G2 and adding a D3 on top. These pitches clash with each other in a way that creates an octave undertone that you can amplify. These undertones exist in nature all the time (the same as overtones) but you can’t hear them normally. Fyi: subharmonic is just another word for undertone. I feel like it’s easier to explain using the word undertone because people don’t always have a dictionary definition of the word subharmonic.

[@Marcell0Bass]

Oh and getting into how these pitches clash. If you take an A4 for example that is 440hz as a frequency. And an E5 (the fifth above) is 660hz (because an octave is double the frequency - A5 being 880hz) these frequency’s are in a ratio of 2:3 meaning every time A4 occilates twice, E5 occilates three times. The moment when both frequency’s begin at the same time creates a subharmonic

[@maloxi1472]

That "singing 2 notes" explanation works for ventricular folds subharmonics but not for true folds subs (which is what we typically call "subharmonics" in the BSN). Thou found a paper that gives a better explanation. It's in the first video of his latest series on subharmonic singing. Essentially, true fold subharmonic singing is like a controlled vocal fry (with a constant ratio of vocal cord vibrations frequencies)

[@JaviaMusic]

9:05 as someone who’s been practicing subharmonics for just over a year now… it’s pretty awful trying to get it at the start, tho once you get it you’ve just got it which is why it’s so hard to teach. Still it feels amazing to, the way a full B0 just shakes your body cannot be replaced by anything else

[@christinestromberg4057]

All I know is the the secondary folds resonate at exactly an octave below the primary folds. Which is perhaps how we came to have octaves in the first place. That's my take on it. I have been trying this technique, and I'm am old woman, normally a mezzo, and it is getting easier. Yes, he's really the sweetest guy, so genuine, and yes, his hair is very pretty. Watch him singing Country Roads and swoon along with me. Someone did comment on that one: when did Geoff become a Disney Princess, because of the hair. :)

[@grischad20]

That’s growling. Subharmonics is getting one fold to vibrate 1 fifth higher than the other fold, making them « meet in the middle » one octave lower than the primary

[@masterleon40]

The secondary folds don't interact in here. the ''growl'' is actually the arytenoid cartilages vibrating against the epiglottis.

[@obe22099]

Bass and baritone vocalists sound like three or more different vocalists from different mothers when singing one song. That's a very good value as a content consumer.

[@DoubleJ-01]

I am just going to give you a little peek into "me". Some days I am hard-pressed to find happy moments as I am struggling in a fight with a very serious and potentially fatal medical condition. (If you wish to know more feel free to ask. I am an open book and enjoy talking about it. I feel like by talking about it I am encouraging others to be mindful of their health.) Alrighty then, that being said I found myself smiling and laughing through most of this video and quite a few of the other videos you posted. Like honestly, I just about spit my juice out onto my monitor when you realized you said the wrong name. Anyway, I'm sorry for the sad moment here I just wanted to say a huge "thank you" to you. I hope you realize how much joy you spread means to some people. "Myself included". lol, I absolutely adore you and will continue to watch your videos and growth moving forward. Side note!!!!! I AGREE!!! LOVE HIS HAIR!!!

[@briansgamesandanime]

Actually found this quite educational. I was a tenor in high school but since I've gotten much older my voice kind of went with my age. By the way I love that "I'm Batman" bit. 😂😂

[@CharisSellick]

It's a great bit!

[@Relflow]

The harmonic series occurs naturally in nature. It gives sound its form and timbre. When you sing, you actually produce quiet overtones. These overtones are the key. For example, when a piano strikes its lowest C: Base frequency: C1. Overtones, C2, G2 (+2), C3, E4 (-14) and so on to quiet and quieter infinity. The first overtones in the harmonic series form a major chord. This fact is so ingrained and beloved in our heads, we WILL fill this major chord pattern whenever we hear overtones. The reason why subharmonic singing sounds so good and natural is that I believe that you're imitating the harmonics of the note an octave below what you are singing, and our brain fills in the gap that there's actually a lower note to fill out the rest of the harmonic series. What subharmonic singing is actually is you're producing the harmonics of the base frequency. Specifically, you sing two notes. The note you are singing now, and a perfect fourth below your singing note. Then everyone's brain fills out the base note an octave below. If you have access to a real piano, gently press down a major chord without causing noise. Then quickly strike the bass note an octave below. The major chord will ring out in sympathy to the bass note.

[@DHyre]

That lower note is actually there, in that the resulting wave created has its longest period equal to the harmonic spacing. So, for example, if you play both a G3 at a frequency of 200 Hz, and a D4 at 300 Hz, then the resultant waveform will have a minimum repeating pattern 0.01 seconds in length... which corresponds to 100 Hz, and that's what our ear perceives as the fundamental, the frequency of the repeating pattern. IOW, the spacing between the two frequencies, f2-f1 or 300-200=100. It's physically there, try adding up sine waves in a spreadsheet, or using a phone oscilloscope app. You're not imagining it! Likewise, @Relflow's experiment can be run reversed: try holding down the octave-lower note and striking the chord above it (e.g. hold C2 and strike C3+E3+G3, either along or together). Striking any string excites all possible frequencies, but only a select few are able to resonate and continue vibrating - and that includes the harmonics at integer multiples.

[@CynicalTesuji]

The reason for the subharmonic drop of an octave is because the use of fry engages the false (vestigal) folds, and causes them to vibrate at exactly half the rate of the vocal folds. This is what produces the octave drop, even though you are technically singing the octave above the perceived note. It's more or less the same technique used in certain styles of throat-singing (the Mongolian khoomei throat singing, for example).

[@Jay-ql4gp]

I was in choir in high school. Normally I sang baritone/bass. One day I hitt a low G. Made my whole chest vibrate. And yes please! I think Floor Jansen has some instructional videos.

[@grischad20]

I used to talk in fry when i was drinking alcohol after a couple glasses. Not on purpose, my body just did it. Now that i started learning singing technique, i know what fry is and i can choose to literally talk in fry (i did it to practice subharmonics) it really does not tire your voice

[@Yooow8607]

5:35 OMG😲😲😲 That was actually good awesome 👍👍👍

[@fredbarnes2049]

Yeah you should do more lessons, it was a hoot to watch. Did you mean the Fresh Prince theme? I mean I always watch to the end, that's when you show the um, unique stuff.

[@CharisSellick]

The Twitch clips are my Favorite part!

[@randalljones4370]

New T-Shirt idea? : "Don't hurt yer baby folds" ,... nah, I might wanna re-thunk that. I'm gonna have to work on that Fry-drop... I can baritone fairly well (and in my hay-day I could do Roger Taylor's high lines... not quite up there with Mr Mills, tho) ugh, I just tried.... I need to start singing on the drive on the way to work... no practice makes for lame-tone. Or maybe I'll just stay with being an instrumentalist. (probably safer there). But hey, Joyce Eilers never kicked me out of the Boys Chorus in Corvallis, so there must have been some up-side (yeah, when I was 12!!)

[@CharisSellick]

You would be amazed at what just doing daily scales can do to your voice

[@crabuki1273]

Proxy "First"ing for Old Farm Show ;-)

[@CharisSellick]

You are so kind!

[@lee_motto5096]

THE NEW SION TRACK JUST GOT DROPPED U GOTTA REACT TO IT !!!😱😱

[@CharisSellick]

WHAAAAT

[@manyoual2880]

I suggest watching his questions answered videos to this tutorial. It's really entertaining as well

[@BryanRegoli]

That first down the scale growl was impressive .

[@CharisSellick]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@stephanginther9051]

My father has *nearly* perfect pitch. He tends to be slightly sharp. So when he tunes his guitar he'll tune it most of the way then use a tuner to...well fine tune it.

[@Baerno]

One thing I would have liked to see him mention is to stay out of your throat when playing around with going low. I'm basically an idiot about this stuff, but I spent three days being barely able to swallow from trying to push down from a C2. (That was almost a year ago) One of the things that helped me was working on my resonance. Another was keeping my placement forward. I think of it like having a piece of bubble gum in your mouth. All the way forward is like when you blow a bubble. After you get your resonance going, you can move your placement back a bit, kind of like where you would would have your gum to flatten it out, (bubble prep) or like sucking on a Life Saver. That gets you more volume. Too far back, you can choke on it, right? But like I said, I'm basically an idiot.

[@pennyc7833]

Nice vid! Are you planning on watching Geoff's videos responding to questions on that video?

[@steveeverett1736]

oh Charis be careful, he is married (so wipe up all that drool!) ;)

[@dennismitchell9500]

The only person I know that can do the same live as in a recording studio is Morissette Amon. She kills every song live even when she is sick.

[@brianlee7716]

Now you just need to listen to Tim Foust and the rest of Home Free ;)

[@Zman26448]

Can you do a video showing your lowest note?

[@CharisSellick]

I think it’s really this video lol

[@Zman26448]

@@CharisSellick I mean your lowest singable note not your growl. Can you do one on that?

[@oldfarmshow]

😳 two videos

[@CharisSellick]

I just had to re-upload this one

[@HESGONE-STOPSEARCHING]

Went down to an A0 (27Hz) watching this using ingressive☠️

[@albpazo]

Please react to "Phantom of the Opera" by Voiceplay.

[@clintsohn5179]

Love your vids!! Check out Home Free and their bass!! Try "Folsom Prison Blues" or (If you're looking for a holiday cover) listen to "Do you hear what I hear"

[@marshayoung9387]

Would you please do a reaction video of Voice Plays version of Dream On by Aerosmith. Voice Plays version is much better.

[@Dinofelis999]

React on dimash a kajakh singer he is the world greatest vocalist

[@MrPaoloena]

if you want to hear a 14 yo girl to sing low listen to Diana Ankudinova she is a natural contralto you could start with "Rechenka" or "Human"she is amazing. Stay safe

[@Reliquancy]

He’s like this is going to hurt a lot but just keep doing it all the time. Doesn’t sound like great advice.

[@maeco7]

I get the impression from other things he's said that he means take it slowly and in small doses. It won't cause damage if you're taking precautions and not overdoing it.