Vocal Coach Reacts to Katrina Velarde "I Surrender" (One Take Cover Sessions)

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[@heidicook2739]

Katrina is actually self taught and hasn’t had formal training. She’s amazing.

[@seansanchez1140]

As most Filipino singers are. Starting at an early age, Filipino training consist only of copying the original singers to the dot, and as they progress they developed their own style.

[@caloyconde9071]

Sa mga videoke lg practice n un wla nga ngyon sten mga filipino wlang videoke s bhay... Smen dalawa hindi nkontento sa isa 🤣

[@cudberryflavoredcupcake2673]

not totally because she has a vocal coach in the presence of gary v. when she joined one of the singing contest on tv a few years ago.

[@sacredfaithful6495]

Coaching is expensive since the old days, most filipinos would rather learn by heart to themselves than pay to learn. And one of those singing school in ph is "center for pop".

[@angiewestall1645]

there is an old video of her as a young teen singing along with the video sing along to Whitney Houston -I will always love you--she is at home with fam & friends very casual but her concentration is amazing

[@MrBlactye]

She has so much definition to her voice and control. And Katrina goes through hear notes with ease. That's why I am such a fan of Katrina.

[@junapalis1412]

Katrina is an impressionist,having 26 international singers & locals. She also can hold her breath for 31 seconds in some of her songs.

[@jhomelado64]

Thank you for reacting to Katrina Velarde. I hope you consider also her cover of I wanna know what love is, Mama knows best, Whitney Houston medley and broken vow. Thanks so much

[@musikeraiza]

katrina is self taught.. shes like that because of her talent and she entered 100+ singing competitions, that was her training ground. salute to her! thanks for recognizing talent! ♥️

[@jadeblackwell7696]

Edi wow!!!! A mouthful of a critic!!!!

[@javenski1988]

Thanks for reacting to Katrina Velarde's video. Check her other videos. She is indeed one of the best singers in the world today. She can sing any song with justice. She almost has it all.

[@softshallow7435]

Freya I’ve heard in the past that Katrina is self-taught like alot of Filipino singers. It’s unbelievable I know but it’s true.

[@seansanchez1140]

As most Filipino singers are. Starting at an early age, Filipino training consist only of copying the original singers to the dot, and as they progress they developed their own style.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Yeah a majority of them are self taught

[@CB-gf8ms]

Most of them are self taught because most of them can’t afford a vocal coach. Singing is like a hobby for the most people.

[@softshallow7435]

C B I can believe that. Also I think it’s better that they are self-taught, if they were given professional singing lessons, they probably would be constricted to learn it in certain ways. Like Katrina, if she did have lessons she’d probably be a completely different singer! 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@magnusvaldez622]

Filipino singers are mostly self-taught because the training grounds for filipino singers are amateur singing contests. Katrina is an example of an amateur singing contest honed talent. She has joinef at least 300 singing contests in her younger years. Imagine competing to at least 3 singing competitions in a week. It's way better than formal training.

[@scomiche7618]

Nope , 4-5 times a week every night

[@deeb.9250]

But there are breaks... No contests during rainy season 😅

[@freddooo]

I love your reaction and review. It's raw and honest. I never saw anyone else mention that she's slightly off pitch sometimes in that performance. I love it. She's amazing and I love her

[@jericababol1250]

Thanks for reacting Katrina velarde she's amazing Singer. Vocal control runs 😁

[@jing1565]

NO!... if you mean training with a Voice Teacher like you? No! most filipino singers don't do that.. aside from economic reason, it's not a thing in the Philippines..But if you mean training in competitions or Karaoke, the the answer is a big YES!!!

[@kenmakeit21st91]

Katrina is a vocal beast here are some of her covers: 1. Somewhere over the rainbow 2. One take cover sessions a. I surrender b. I wanna know what love is c. Broken vow d. O holy night 3. Impersonation 1, 2, 3 4. Don't you worry bout a thing while babysitting 5. Never Enough 6. This is me 7. Katrina Velarde "Lung Power" 8. One sweet day 9. Katrina Belated "Karupool Natural Women" 10. GGV challenge All by myself

[@aeonoldusartemisdezaftles5416]

Wonderful commentaries! Considering that Katrina Velarde haven't had any formal training in singing (just pure talent), she really excels in it. I hope you check out her other One Take Covers. She just posted a new cover: Broken Vow. Before Katrina's rendition, I didn't like the song much. But when Katrina did it, she did it so beautifully that I now appreciate the song better.

[@antoniosajulan7999]

Filipino’s pride 🇵🇭! Lab yah katrina!!!

[@stoneshack2000]

I wish everybody's reactions were like this, so informative. Just loved it..

[@palaginghuli]

Her training is years in singing contests. You have to be the best to win.

[@brendavillalba4393]

L.p.police post police i plan 0post i ppppppppppppppppppppppp0pp

[@brendavillalba4393]

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[@Greatest1812]

katrina é umas das melhores cantoras que eu já vi na vida, ela consegue ter uma capacidade vocal muito grande, realmente ela já nasceu com esse talento mas foi se aperfeiçoando nas competições de canto em seu país. Katrina is the best ❤

[@doingmything1015]

You could also check out her one take cover session of I Wanna Know What Love Is , coach. I love your analysis 💕

[@tylerhackner9731]

Yess love that one too

[@HiSui82]

She had been singing since at a young age, She had been competing in every singing competition she had no formal training.

[@gelo0715]

Amazing voice.Why theres no international offer for her..She is humbly great...omg!!!

[@ThelSuperlKing]

Auto-tune makes all the same notes executed the same like all the A4s sound pretty much sound and feel the same. This means the artistry of the vocalist is undermined because without auto-tune the execution of the same note throughout the song (e.g. the same part of the chorus the second or third time around) allows for some slight variety rather creating uniformity. The saying goes: "perfection is the enemy of good". Some vocal imperfections are actually enhancing the artistry of the singer at least if delivered by a competent singer. Some producers even choose to leave them in the recording rather than do another take. Examples of this is David Bowie's "Let's Dance" (produced by Nile Rodgers) and Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes the Flood" (on the Robert Fripp album titled Exposure - produced by Robert Fripp). You can also hear an obvious intonation problem on a particular part of The Police's "Murder by Numbers" but it still sounds cool (produced by Hugh Padgham and The Police). In the ear of a highly artistic person a flaw can be a strength.

[@seansanchez1140]

No one use Auto-tune in the Philippines. You can't say you're a singer (in the Philippines) if you use auto-tune here.

[@ThelSuperlKing]

You have to also note auto-tune is not only used only to correct pitchy notes but also it is used intentionally to create a synthetic artificial poppy sound prevalent in contemporary music even when the pitch of the singer is already great. Some people go for this sound and musical feel. It suits certain musical genres more than others though. Some young people are kinda addicted to this kinda music and sound.

[@ellevanroamer487]

I think the philosophical lecture on auto tuning implications of popular Western music is in the next video.

[@ThelSuperlKing]

It is relevant because she brought up the point of using her own ear to judge and even at times correct pitch manually rather than simply use the software's judgement to correct pitch. A professional musician's ear is far more likely to be nuanced and artistic than a robot. She mentioned the robotic perfect sound created by auto-tune is not as intelligent or as good as the sound judged by the professional human ear which can manually adjust some minor flaws using Melodyne creating variety in the same executed notes. You can find this relevant part that I responded to at 12:00 onward particularly at 13:06. She actually did a little lecture once the song ended and I expanded by adding more points by focusing on the point some flaws are artistic flaws not ugly sounds to the ear. Lord GOD 1 Jhun Pangan 0! :P

[@caloyconde9071]

We are not fake singer to use auto tune... We are high standard in singing if you use to fake your voice don't sing we notice of that.

[@perrytyler5500]

she doesn't have any formal training...she just learned it on her own..

[@lemartalang34]

I just love watching your videos with your PROFESSIONAL COMMENTS

[@vironirabago6998]

shes a self taught singer , she sing amazingly

[@ingousy8790]

Thankyou so much for reacting to katrina's one session. Keep. Goin

[@AllanPasion_EzSoldier]

You have to do Katrina velarde one take session of "I Want to Know What Love Is" 😎

[@lesliedeleon6919]

Thank you, Freya! Your analysis are well explained. I love it! ❤️

[@commonpeople9801]

You are very knowledgeable and has mastery of your craft as vocal coach. Even your criticisms are on point and are very objective.

[@88Goldilucks88]

She didn't have formal vocal training just pure talent

[@atolm1]

Always so informative Freya, really enjoy watching/listening to you. Love Katrina.

[@erwinruz4451]

I think why she can manage her voice because she's a pro and she's also a impersonate a international singer .

[@arkandrada3305]

She haven’t had a professional voice lesson except some coaching when she joined X-factor Philippines a few years ago from Garry Valenciano... she still gets help from him now and then but she’s mostly self taught... the competition stage was her teacher where she started performing on since the age of 6... she even stopped at grade 8 because can’t afford to quit competition which helped her help her family financially and financed her education... amateur singing competition is big business in the Philippines... one is being held somewhere everyday... Philippines is predominantly Catholic and each and every village or city celebrates a saints feast day... most held a competition to celebrate such feast day...😊 that’s one of the secret of how Philippines produce so many excellent vocal artist...😊 you can have voice lessons but they’re relatively very expensive...

[@gmidori1422]

Katrina her self is a vocal beast.

[@deeb.9250]

Awesome you catch everything! Love u 😍

[@vittorioroque7195]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@xtianchen7977]

She is self-taught! So amazingly right? By the way you should check her I wanna know what love is cover on her channel! Amazing as well

[@billliberati9840]

U really have to read up on her, self taught and never gets tired

[@tintin22588]

Freya please react to katrina velardes cover of SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW at the musichall metrowalk and her one take cover session of I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS. Thank you for your genuine reaction it really shows how good katrina being passionate and dedicate about her craft.

[@sibyl1210]

Just to let you know when she mentioned at the end of the video that someone thought her, it's not about the singing, it's about a friend helped her set up her new recording equipment.

[@guptaflavio5383]

*VOICE TRAINING ISN'T SUCH A BIG THING IN THE PHILIPPINES, EXPERIENCE IS! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SINCE THEY'RE KID, THEY HAVE COMPETED SO MUCH. THAT MAYBE IS THE REASON WHY YOU'RE HEARING SOME OUT-OF-PITCH NOTES, BUT STILL THEY'RE AWESOME! JUST WORDS FROM YOUR INDIAN FRIEND*

[@lorenlopez4758]

THANK YOU FOR REACTING TO THIS VIDEO 🤗 😍.. SHE IS SOOO SPECIAL, A VERY TALENTED SINGER ♥️... PLS REACT TO KATRINA VELARDE NEW COVER... ONE TAKE COVER SESSIONS SINGING "I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS", CARPOOL KARAOKE VERSION SINGING NATURAL WOMAN AND MAMMA KNOWS BEST.. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS 🙏 😇 😍 😍

[@nigelmay6870]

these videos are really interesting, i like the absolute on the spot pure connection with joy the teacher has at those moments, no thinking just pure connection with the efforts of the student or singer and their sucess is like a glow that gets instantly mirrored back by the teacher, wonderful and there are more to see :-) yippee.

[@cateson4508]

I understand that you only started to react in her recently but the truth is half of what your saying about her voice is not true.. She can definitely slay a medley yet still performed amazingly and incredible without tiring or fatigue that you had spoken about. Try her Whitney Houston Medley. And btw, Katrina is a self taught and did not have any professional help on voice lesson. Thats why she is so talented and a gifted one..

[@seansanchez1140]

Saying that Katrina is 'gifted' negates all the hard work she put in making herself one of the best in the world today. Whatever she has right now, is not a gift, she's one of the best because she works hard for it. At young age, Katrina spend sleepless nights practicing, improving and joining innumerable contests.

[@cateson4508]

@@seansanchez1140 i included the "gifted one" because not all singers or how talented they might seem able to put it all even if it takes a years of experience or hardwork practices. I mean she started it as young as she is and as the "gifted" means it was having an exceptional talent and NATURAL ability. Most of us can sing but we dont have that "gifted" ability and by that means i was able to identified Ms. Katrina as a gifted one...

[@Sascha_Germany]

i think she meant in one song itself , when she takes little vocal breaks the energy is refilled .ofc she can do a medley . she can sing 15 songs in a row without a wrong note. i watched 400 videos of her and cant remember a single wrong note , and i never met a better singer , she also said that she would be already tired at this point singing like katrina and its only a slide. she still would sound amazing. . she rates this very good i think. for the first time and hopefully not the last . you cant expect she knows katskills by watching only 1 song while we watched 300 songs a hundred times. 😊 and when she says ....tired , its not meant katrina needs a nap now 😅 .

[@rgrocafort]

She herself cannot do this the fact she is a vocal coach

[@rgrocafort]

@INTREPID GAMER yes probably a fake one

[@gelo0715]

Not just here in Philippines.Shes a worldclass!!!

[@RVboyjunior]

Smart feedback. Delicious input! Very helpful. Thanks!

[@yosefescat9258]

Thanks for the great reaction 😊can you also react Katrina's Whitney Houston medley cover 🙏🏼 thanks in advance coach ♥️

[@regiequijano1501]

katrina did not get any voice lessons .. thats talented she is

[@gerrydavid3546]

You are mistaken, she thanked the person who taught her to set-up her recording pieces of equipment he has nothing to do with her singing skills. You said she is polished, thanks for that but she definitely did not have any formal training in her career as a singer. Her's is pure talent and passion! She went viral using a cellphone for her covers.

[@jrb1987]

I love your honest opinion and you make it easier to understand for us laymen.

[@cudberryflavoredcupcake2673]

Freya, you're one of my fave vocal coach/video reactor nowadays, very interesting and informative comments and very detailed.

[@KagoJag61]

You almost broke my eardrums coach.... Good job! You should’ve sang the same song in one take and put it out there for everyone to check and see how pitch perfect you are. Thanks.

[@katrionavelagray4183]

Let us here you sing I surrender one take and will judge you and if you can finish the song with justice, then We will enroll .. promised!!!!there’s a lot of people who will enroll

[@iren2046]

I feel you gurl. 😅

[@joedvictoriano6272]

I can't stop watching your reaction again and again .😍😍😍thank you for the knowledge for singing .👌👌🥰 Please to her newest cover song "reflection"

[@saiyongdawn7756]

Kat just did her latest one take 'Do you know where you're going to', and I'm Holy Night'. Thanks😍

[@entomochilensis]

Resumen...Katrina es...FANTÁSTICA.

[@harveykrizfalsario5648]

Her rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow was so amazing👍👍 Please react to it🙏😊

[@raymundjane166]

to people commenting about her trying to sing the song, she is trying to show us how hard it would be thats a vocal coach job. and thats true katrina is self taught but based with her experience she had training already , thats why she is much better now that before.,

[@balynclino9243]

Very good vocal & recording analysis Coach...Rhap Salazar her friend helped her set up her home recording. It is very clever for Rhap Salazar to use this dynamic uni-directional wireless Sennheiser mic as it picks up sound unidirectionally upfront. If she were using a condenser recording mic (48Volts Phantom power), it will pick up all the sound 360deg., maybe the neighbors dog, or a passing car and it would be difficult to edit the noise and find the measure where the noise started and cut the waveform to delete the noise, and yes you are right, it can only be edited in its original recorded tracks. Once it is rendered to an MP3 or MP4, it is assumed that it is already clean and adjusted (reverb+delay, compression, noise reduction, panpot etc.) it cannot be edited anymore. The original recording tracks after cleaning up must be rendered into an mp3, mp4 or wav form to reduce the file size. The original tracks of a recording has a very, very large file size.... Here in her recording, it is still in its raw original track form except for the yellow coded track 1 stereo back up minus one music, track 2 coded red is her vocal track which can be quantized and tapered in its ending measures when it is rendered to mp3....Kudos to you coach and you have a very nice voice .

[@pkfsylvia]

Hi Freya! Would you like to check out more musical gem from Asia? Highly recommend a young talented Chinese singer/songwriter Hua Chenyu. He has debuted since 2013 and released 3 albums to date, he is famous for his powerful vocal and dramatic stage performance. Please check out his "Child" & "I don't care" on Singer 2018, this is a singing competition which only invited professional singer, Jessie J was one of the contestants in last year's contest. You will be surprised by how versatile and creative Hua Chenyu could be as he can handle almost all genres.

[@HHH-cn6rj]

Very great suggestions.Hua Chenyu really amazing in in Singer 2018.Both songs were very awesome.He was so unique,then I can't movie my eyes of him.check his links and you won't disappointed.

[@huahuayu225]

Hua Chenyu is very versatile and talented. He participated in many singing programme eg. Singer 2018, NEXT and achieved fantastic results. His vocal is very powerful and he has strong stage presence. Please do reaction videos on “I Don't Care” and “Child” in Singer 2018.

[@astarz7141]

Love yr suggestion Hua Chenyu is now the top performer in China. here is the link with ENG SUB, THE SINGER 2018 EP5："Child" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWKXiJ-np7SHfJo EP7："I Don't Care" kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKPFl3yBZ6x3jaM

[@siufunliu6189]

These two songs."I Dont Care " and“Child ”are my favorite song. "I Don't Care"Bring me unlimited positive energy! It is a very powerful, unique rock song. "Child"is the songs from heaven.Hua Chenyu has an angelic voice.Crisp and beautiful like spring water.I love this song very much.Thanks for your recommendation

[@jingchai5522]

YES! Hua Chenyu is amazing!His performance can cross the language barrier. Make you fall in love with him instantly.I hope you can pay attention to him and you'll be surprised. Thank you.

[@janamarielle6687]

Very on point love ur reactions vids 🇵❤🇭

[@Norman1.8.1.7]

inreally love the way you explain everything. im really listen every words that your saying... really interesting.. your one othe best reactioner hehehe.. thumbs up...

[@vavaingpalavan8015]

Pls react to her whitney houston medley cover.

[@rvellorquez3498]

Amazing ma'am..I love youre reaction..good critism as well..more Katrina pls.

[@michpinoy]

Great reaction!

[@jamesbalisi7190]

iba ka katrina.. pati si coach napakanta mu ng mataas at biglang baba.. hahahaha... lodi ka tlga..

[@saiyongdawn7756]

React to Kat's ' Broken Vow', 'I wanna know what love is', 'Do you know where you're going to', and her karaoke, 'Natural Woman'. Also she has a new one take tomorrow Sept 2. Be sure to check out her channel. Thanks and thanks for the Reaction. 😍

[@labonilcny9354]

It was Rhap Salazar who taught her to use the software to self-record on her laptop. Rhap is also a good singer and was a winner of the 13th WCOPA as Grand champion performer and Junior Grand Champion of the world. Both Katrina & Rhap are good friends as they both joined the Little big Star competition when Katrina was 13 yrs. old. Rhap taught her to use this software to record herself. She had no vocal coach then. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3jWhKqvfL6qgMk

[@r-nentertainment3979]

#katrinavelarde my idol and my vocal queen.!!!!!😄😄😄😆😆😆

[@Eduman1979]

Wow i love it

[@manologahol1309]

Hi mam I'm from the Philippines and I always competing I armature singing contest on my younger years and how you get 2 or 3 contest in one night during barangay or town fiesta together with more than 30 or 40 singers that how a Filipino trained how to sing and I be experiencing all of hardship and that's katrina velarde do so much best competing is her training,,,,, that's why she is extremely good,,,, only in the Philippines 😍😍😍😍

[@tornintheflesh5781]

About her... * BROKEN VOW * MAMA KNOWS BEST from HER One Take Session. Ty❤️✌️😇😊💕

[@ProudAkeanon28]

I love that cactus 😍

[@drewpeterson6881]

This is so honest reaction!!!! I like that!!!

[@patptrailblazingforthelord172]

Please react to Katrina Velarde's rendition of I Wanna Know What Love Is (One Take Session)...

[@ughhster]

Believe it or not Katrina is self-taught :) I agree with you about the auto-tuning, can't stand it, much prefer raw / live vocals

[@seansanchez1140]

There's NO Auto-tune in the Philippines. You're not really a singer in the Philippines if you use auto-tune.

[@mr.anonymous3552]

@@seansanchez1140 there is an autotune in the Philippines and rappers are using it

[@seansanchez1140]

@@mr.anonymous3552 I said 'singers' don't use auto-tune, not rappers.

[@mr.anonymous3552]

@@seansanchez1140 u said that there is no auto tune in the Philippines! which is wrong... I know that you are pointing to singers but you put your words improperly

[@delsoncumicad996]

Nice voice

[@tintin22588]

Please react to Katrina Velarde one take cover session of I wanna know what love is, Broken Vow and her carpool cover of Natural Woman. Check out also her beyonce medley, whitney houston medley and mama knows best at the music hall metrowalk.

[@patrickgauthier3280]

Best singer in the Philippines and I could say 2nd best in the world becoz can't forget that dimash is the best singer

[@drkmgic]

coach you should post covers of songs too aswell. you sound so nice

[@jonathancapena1041]

what she meant back there is that someone taught her how to organize all the equipments that she will be using in recording

[@sunisshining1582]

amazing :D

[@Rosannasfriend]

A lot of the things you're complimenting come from the Celine Dion version. Singing softly at the beginning. Straight tone followed by Vibrato… It's not hard if you've listen to the original over and over to do the same thing.

[@Rosannasfriend]

All her ad libs up until 6:15 we're from the Céline Dion version too. I'm not trashing her, I'm a fan. I'm just saying that I kind of wish she would be slightly more original on her covers sometimes. I know she's an impersonator, so it may be hard. I also think it's clear that up for someone who claimed to be a Céline Dion fan, you don't know her music at all, Freya. Lol.

[@jobertdavid6781]

The truth is ,she don’t have a formal training.

[@paulraymondfajardo5615]

I don't think she experienced fatigue in this song. She has sang more difficult songs and sang for a longer period of time.

[@cyrus3668]

Correction: Katrina hasn't had a formal training. She has been always joining competition everywhere in the Philippines when she's young. Fyi Philippines always have singing competition every occasion we have like "Fiesta".

[@antoniosajulan7999]

More katrina velarde please!!

[@gamefanaddict6313]

lets Remember Coach that this is a One Take Cover.

[@katrionavelagray4183]

I dare you to sing this song and show us how good you are!!

[@evamanalo8503]

Please check her Whitney Houston medley cover. Waiting for your reaction. God bless. By the way new subscriber here ☺😘

[@yEm1vrEoqk]

Hi Freya Casey, you look like Celine Dion especially when looking at Katrina.

[@katrionavelagray4183]

Seriously! You will make an album ?goodluck!!!!

[@jordanhalkier81]

You should react to Celine Dion singing "I Surrender" she is the original singer of the song after all. The Vegas performance of the song was awesome.

[@graceeykate2069]

Pls React katrina Velarde, oh holy night (one take cover session)thanks

[@Mrczojpsm]

Ahhahahha natatawa ko pag ginagaya nya yung kanta hahaha

[@mamimashiro4575]

u can react also I wanna know what love is..

[@richardgarcia4174]

hi gorgeous freya casey, please react also to katrina velarde "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" at musichall metrowalk, thank you very much, God Bless..

[@corazonlunar1335]

❤️

[@josephramos980]

Hi coach, pls try to react to hee whitney houston medley live performance. Thanks

[@christianperlas5557]

Hello ma'am thanks for reacting to her one take cover session ....can I make a request from you 🙏🙏🙏plss react to her cover "I wanna know what love is" plss🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@KevinReyes-ez3lb]

Hope to see you soon💗. Shout out please, for your next video.