Why Your Vocal RANGE is CAPPED (And How To Fix It)

[@BettyTheRaccoon]

Me: I wish I could improve [insert skill here] Chris: Releases the wished video.

[@randolphgallagher7942]

This a very helpful exercise for me. I was disgusted with my limited range since I was trying to sing everything in my chest voice. I discovered that I have a much better range than I imagined. Delightful!

[@psychlyeslg]

It's amazing how you didn't hit the table with the guitar

[@TheRaf1]

Awesome, Chris! I realise now that I'd been doing this before when trying to reach higher notes, now I understand why it actually works!

[@chrisliepe]

YESS

[@paulchristie8452]

@@chrisliepe How the Hell can Emily Armstrong sing an F6 from her chest register without going into her head register, like she did in the 3rd chorus of The Emptiness Machine?

[@danielnielsen73]

​@@paulchristie8452I don't hear that as her chest voice, maybe it's mixed voice? And of course good breath support

[@paulchristie8452]

Sorry my mistake. It’s an F5 she sings, but still very difficult to sing without going completely into head voice. In fact, that D5 she sings without going into her head voice is also really hard. I think F is a full step higher than D on the guitar, depending on what string you fret it on.

[@WhaleBlueEye]

You nailed it here. It’s not easy to embrace the vulnerability of head voice and to instead fall back on pushing chest voice with poor results. Early 20 yr old Gnecco was the only guy I knew who was willing to go there. I recall him doing a lot of falsetto on stage that eventually blossomed into the force of nature it is today. Thanks!

[@blueckaym]

I really like how Chris is not just explaining, but also demonstrating every step! I've watched plenty of vocal coaching vids and often you see some demo of a voice position, but it's from an already trained voice that you just can't reproduce if you're newbie like me (esp. when it's out of your speaking registry), and are still left in the dark, or very likely convinced that nature didn't give you singing voice. But I love how Chris demonstrates every step of the process, and gives us the milestones on the way that help us find the solution! I haven't tried this method yet (just saw it now), but I'll definitely try it out. I'm kinda stuck up to F4 (though last year after some fixing some health issues it seems I got an extra semitone or two, and can occasionally reach F4# & G4, but still not in a usable way), and even got (ulgy!) falsetto on few occasions only. I also definitely can feel being tied to my chest-voice. I also like it :) which I guess is the reason I instinctively try to push the chest-voice high ... but it just doesn't work.

[@mortenfrantzsberg535]

This is gold. Can't believe i almost skipped this video. I have a fairly decent high range but i always seem wear out my voice within about 30 minutes. Just realizing that what I've been doing is pushing my chest voice and wearing out my chords because i push them too hard when hitting high notes. Doing this exercise i could instantly feel how my throat was waaay more relaxed and it was much easier sustaining a clean note. Going to try this out and see if it doesn't help me during longer partice/jam session. Thank you for making these videos Chris. It is nice to be able to have such a great vocal coach even though we are in way different places on the planet.

[@GingerWaters]

Thanks! I was doing these exercises last thing in the evening, laying in the bed. In the morning I tried again, voice was little bit tired, but the gap between chest and head, the falsetto treshold, had become less notisable, smoothier, softer. I think, I will get my larynx muscles to do the right thing with these ecercises.

[@GingerWaters]

Now after some time of trying, I would say that the gap, a treshold smoothening, happends with similar movement in the throat, as swallowing too big sip of water. Sometimes in the hurry, I take too big sip water, and try to swallow whole mouthfull of water at once. Exces water causes stretching pain in the back of the throat, and makes me think, if I am stupid to not even know how to drink water. May be it’s been my body tryin to fix my falsetto gap, because now it sounds as if I found the way.

[@tat_dad]

Chris I gotta say I love your videos. I've been trying ti find my singing voice since I was a kid and haven't had much luck. I just turned 40 and finally realized I got three inner voices and didn't know I could mix them until the other day. It has lit a fire in me and I've been playing music non stop. I can't belive I can access these highers notes with my mixed voices it's amazing. Thank you so much!

[@benjimartinnc]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm a second tenor, and I sing in head and mixed voices a lot, and I get a lot of compliments on the way I hit the high notes. Also, I'm working on improving my lower register by practising stuff by people like the Verve Pipe and Johnny Cash.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for sharing!

[@benjimartinnc]

@@chrisliepe Anytime!

[@timo.bass21]

I'm just 2 minutes in and this guy has already helped me a lot

[@Invictus___me]

at 0:06 the way you said wall is a perfect example of how to get Mixed Voice I think (just tried it myself)... see your teachings are paying off !!

[@chrisliepe]

YES!! Glad you got your mix!!

[@Invictus___me]

@@chrisliepe I did get it for like 3 secs... Will work on it

[@skatepark02]

I’m surprised you haven’t setup your own vocal academy yet, you’re a better teacher than Ken Tamplin. It’s great for us that you haven’t, but if you did, I would probably buy it. You’re THE only vocal coach that I have ever understood what they meant and took real value from. Thanks Man!

[@chrisliepe]

I have! See my website in the video description or go to mymusicalvoice.com and check out all the courses and collaborations I’ve done :)

[@skatepark02]

@@chrisliepe You are the man! I’ll definitely be checking that out.

[@MirA12334]

So I use my headvoice all the time. It's what is easiest for me to access. But somehow I forgot how to do it and cannot access it and just ended up getting really scared I messed up my voice. But this actually helped me a lot!

[@HeWhoLaugths]

You've been coming out with some real banger videos recently. It's like your message is getting clearer

[@chrisliepe]

Great to hear you've been continuing to enjoy the new content! I'm having more fun than ever :)

[@jg1772]

You are God’s gift to aspiring Rock singers. For real.

[@fakemikasa1170]

Your channel is a very helpful channel for a Bass/Baritone person like me.

[@clintj]

I can go from chest to head with the same note but break when I try to transition back into chest. Gonna keep working on it, starting at that comfortable note choice

[@WhaleBluePRS]

There are a couple exercises in Chris' "Aggressive Vocalist" course that use the "flipping" break shown here. The course is worth that alone. It's helping me access my mix better than the other approaches I've been working with the past year or so. As a bonus, even though I'm not interested in aggressive vocals per se, I might be able to do that at some point and it becomes another "tool in the toolbox" that's worth the time and effort. Anything to unlock that ever elusive (for me) mixed voice is good!

[@steveholman7401]

When the video started I thought it reminded me of Jimmy Gnecco, then he goes and says it! Anyone should check out Jimmy if they don't know him.

[@SamGibson]

I think you should have a ‘fundamentals’ or ‘gold nuggets’ playlist for some of your videos. This one’s been so interesting and useful for me.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks a great idea!

[@andreibaradayenka2016]

I've been stuck at A4-Bb4 for a while, which is not bad but I wanna be able to go higher with power like all those great rock singers we all idolize

[@phedreBiOn]

Me toooooooo

[@trentoninnewjersey]

@@phedreBiOnreal

[@BIKRANT]

You exactly know what problem I'm going through eveytime you post. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 🤗😍

[@chrisliepe]

You are so welcome!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Chris, This is one way to get up there, but respectfully I'm not sure this is the best way to get to the open throat, powerhouse, operatic sounding voices of some of the old school guys. Just my opinion. Your thoughts are welcomed.

[@rivenempire]

Thank you Chris, this really helped - I've been hitting that wall and have been doing it wrong the whole time, my falsettos always were weak and never used em, thanks for showing me the power. i'm very excited!

[@davidfillmore6071]

So awesome, Chris. You’re great at breaking things down and educating the fine nuances to improved singing. Bravo!

[@jeremiahbredvad985]

This man is incredible thank you sir definitely would love to work with this man in person he's like the vocal whisperer

[@jamanz27]

Good one! This is my biggest challenge, often can't find the flip or head voice but this helped

[@echevaemp]

He sometimes sounds like Thom Yorke. ❤ I want to be like you when I grow up.

[@WDizzle]

This has been the single most important video for me in improving my singing! Thanks Chris!

[@SlashMC08]

I used to sing pretty high stuff with a band, but after some health issues and long months of recovery i got stuck in such a limited range of my headvoice. This video and excersice was the key to place my head notes correctly, which opened a whole octave in my upper range!!! There's still a lot work to do, but thank you a lot! Your channel always has a good vocal recipie for any situation! Cheers ))

[@jefolson6989]

In the classical/opera world head voice is equated with falsetto, which is a dirty word. Tenors take all the chest weight to the top . Integrating the falsetto with the rest of the range. This does that.

[@Karettu]

So methodical in teaching , incredible info right here thats worth alot of money

[@-._Snowman_.-]

wow i improved as soon as i heard about over relying on the "chest voice"

[@djhaughey1]

This is incredible! I can also sing high notes, head voice, pretty easily but, when it comes to mixed, I was feeling I was pushing hard up against something when going high. Like too much pressure going through something small and I couldn't release my high mixed voice coming from chest up. Then, voila. you post this, I go at it from the head voice down and I'm singing free!! I can't even believe it. This is my go to drill for a while. I've been trying to sing 'Jane' by Jefferson Starship as a challenge and was never able to sing it freely until now! I always felt and sounded like it was really squeezed! Wow! Thanks so Much Chris!!!

[@waiifii22]

I love your energy bro, just found your videos and I'm super amped to use tour free course and start the journey of building my voice from a smooth jazz/pop base into more metal/rock. Thank you!!

[@dannyjonesmusic]

I've watched a tonne of your videos on mixed voice but this is the one thats finally made me get it, cheers!

[@babalootukeke]

Chris!!! You are answering the questions that have kept me frustrated for years!!! Thank you sir!!! ❤❤❤

[@seangherardi]

Great timing! I was feeling down this morning after realizing that I'm singing Marigold an octave too low to hit it with enough intensity. Will be using this exercise today!

[@SteveLuntungan]

A very funktional exercise, thanks!🤟🏽

[@hheit1]

Chris--this Lesson is GREAT!!

[@ΠαναγιώτηςΠαπακωνσταντίνου-φ7μ]

Chris now I am on to something!

[@nickwayne9618]

Thank you! This is the missing piece I’ve been trying to find for years!

[@NiasSweetSounds]

serious Our Lady Peace vibes in that "up and down" bit. Good content.

[@rolandodeleon3313]

Thanks again

[@matheusferraz486]

I already know how to be in mix, i think i know how to belt (maybe?) but man, I just know I learn something new in EVERY Chris video! Man, you are helping me to achieve my vocal dreams, really!

[@chrisliepe]

So great to hear!! I'm glad things keep meeting you where you are at!

[@homeguitarplayer9482]

Thanks Chris, I joined Discover Your Voice just yesterday evening because of this sort of quality insight and instruction. Now I'm putting in the work. Thank you Sir.

[@chrisliepe]

Welcome to the course!! Be sure you share gobs and gobs in the forums and show us all how it's going!

[@homeguitarplayer9482]

@@chrisliepe OK, yes sir and thank you for building the course to help aspiring artists like myself.

[@sheikhshahadat7]

U r amazing.....Respect.

[@thelastwildcolonialboy3667]

I was thinking of old 50s cowboy singers like Hank Williams and Marty Robbins when you did that yodel head voice flip, not modern rocker dudes

[@WideCuriosity]

Somehow the title led me to believe this would be something more than telling us there is a head voice register and we can use it. It too is capped. Ok I note it explains you may be able to extend chest voice too, but you need than for when you mix anyway and really is more of the "hide the break" issue than a "sing higher notes" issue.

[@KordTaylor]

Thank you for all your great videos. This type of thing really helps me learn to become a better singer.

[@sveendaag]

Alright... How can I throw my money at you? This exercise is money! Thanks Chris!

[@chrisliepe]

You're very welcome! You can visit www.mymusicalvoice.com and enroll in some of my courses!

[@jamiegunn]

Amazing! Great exercise! The best explanation for expanding range.

[@chrisliepe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dialogicmusic5879]

Thanks Chris. Just what I needed on a day when I have been feeling very capped in my range and discouraged. Gives me encouragement to carry on exploring and hopefully expanding. Great!

[@EricLS]

Man, when you learn how to keep a full sound all the way up into falsetto, it’s such an incredible feeling. Keep it up my man!

[@TheeHobbyHub]

Could you possibly do a tutorial on Jonny Craig’s form of singing? He has an insane range and vocal style that I’ve been trying to get down for years but I just can’t put a finger on what he does and how he does it. He was the vocalist one Emarosa, dance Gavin dance, slaves and solo albums

[@chrisliepe]

Just you wait :)

[@TheeHobbyHub]

Oh man, thank you! I’m so excited Also a side note, thank you for all the tutorials! I’ve been watching for a couple of months and practice every day and have progressed way more than I could of thought of

[@zoranpavlovic9540]

Great explaination, Chris! 🤘💯🍻 Typical example is "Don't you cry" by Kamelot where Roy Khan breaks into the head voice in the chorus (heavenly!) however for the purpose of beauty of the song he as even extremely great singer wasn't singer for constant high pitched songs that he was pushed to do which exhausted his vocal over decade + of constant tour with Kamelot.

[@theguyfromberlin]

Thanks a million, Chris!

[@TemperedLion]

Dang Chris, that’s an awesome way to ease into high notes properly! Gotta try this. Great video as usual.

[@dougbuckleymusic999]

you are the man!!

[@cncshep]

Hell yeah I'm at work but gonna try this as soon as I get home that's awesome ty again brother

[@xaviant]

This is pure gold, Chris. Thanks so much for sharing IT with us.

[@lisa_tilicious]

Thank you for reminding me of this exercise. 🥳

[@FrederickAuret]

chris can i just steal your voice or just get a full song of you singing that up and down thing because omg its beautiful

[@Arieccolo1234]

Thanks Chris! How about a video about The Mars Volta singer Cedrix Bixler? He is such a great and challenging singer!

[@MoonfaceMartin88]

I'd absolutely love to access my mix. Since I don't even know how head-voice works (period), that's a tad difficult.

[@anne-marieront9829]

Thanks for this Chris! I think this exercise is just what I need to increase my range and find my mix.

[@chrisliepe]

Perfect!

[@caymenmann5344]

So glad I found this exercise thank you

[@kotajames6211]

Ayyyeee I already do this! Much Props with this lesson and all the other lessons. Today I'm trying to hit Chris Cornell's vocal ability for his birthday. It's crazy it's already been 6 years since he passed away.🥹

[@chris_rrr7184]

Thanks mate.

[@grewicica]

Thank you for sharing this, I'm auditioning for SpongeBob the musical at my local arts center and although I'm a tennor, I need to step it up a notch to play the role I wanna audition for. This really helped

[@RhiannonTyler]

I seem to be in an alternate universe where everything is backwards. I can sing high notes all day long till the cows come home; yet this is useful in that it is actually about expanding the chest voice range. Interesting

[@chrisliepe]

YESS.. Interesting :). You must have a good handle on your head voice!

[@djanitatiana]

All my life Ive never seen a woman taken by the wind. Will I ever win?

[@_ITC_]

I'd love a vocal analysis of Chris Dos from Antiflag

[@MehtabKirtan]

Thanks Chris, you rock!

[@PerroConBufanda]

This is great ✌🏼 i was practicing yodeling this last days and i was trying to use my falseto singing. Thanks for all the help, im from Chile and i really love your Cornell and Cobain videos ✌🏼

[@R.H160]

i'm loving a lot of your videos but i have to say you really have a talent for taking a short point and making it as long as possible. i understand its for the algorithm and what not but it really feels like it drags on. like this video was full of great stuff, but really only needed to be like 5 mins. what you're saying is direct and easy to understand. it doesn't need to be beat to death like this. many of your other videos are double to triple this runtime as well. its a bit much for the viewer to sit through.

[@chrisliepe]

I'm not doing it for the algorithm. I'm making videos the way I would want them to be made if I were learning. Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition is key for learning. It doesn't resonate with everyone and that's totally fine :)

[@christo6765]

have you not yet learned' Repetion is reinforcement! This is just fine.....

[@billykennedy8058]

Watching BOBBY in live performance he makes it look EASY LOL THE "" ANDY WILLIAMS "" performance is very educational to watch his physical physique of neck and facial as he floats through the song witch is on lots of your tutorials about being in touch of head ,mixed voice ,compression ect .....thank you was planning on this month to set up a private session but have to put on hold still have more time on health issues before I return to work but some day it will happen 🤪🌈👍

[@craigjenkins6917]

No way, this is amazing. Thanks Chris. Cant wait to get into Mixed voice method and madness after I've finished Discover your voice.

[@callyatheoriginal]

Hi Chris! I would love to see a Video about the singing technics of Benjamin Kowalewicz!! Greets from Europe

[@jamesscrbacic9948]

love to see your take on Queen’s Made in Heaven or Show Must Go on tough, tough songs

[@turtlezwadlo2869]

One thing I have found difficult is that when I move into head voice, my natural inclination is to perceive that the note I'm singing is suddenly a higher pitch rather than the same one in head as compared to chest. Then it's a mind game where I think I'm already closer to the top of my usable range and that there's nowhere to go and I tense up. This exercise is great because now I can feel and hear the difference between my head and chest voice on the same pitch and then incorporate the mechanics of moving into mix. (P.S. Nice guitar, I love my Tacoma)

[@opulenceharbingerofchaos3939]

Came here because of a recommendation from a fellow Redditor. This is definitely helping me work on my vocals. I’m hoping to do covers of songs from artists like STARSET and Citizen Soldier, and even making my own music. This music definitely helped me hit higher notes.

[@haydn220]

Woah this is so cool!

[@leethomson2126]

awsome lesson chris,your the man, no nonsence stuff🍰

[@robreid9741]

Once again Chris, what a great insight to help us to get to the other areas of our voices instead of straining and sounding awful!!

[@chelseacristoffor]

Amazing video, Chris!!!! Love these videos when they get this specific 🥰

[@jameslagramada-dp7rn]

Tnx .. sir

[@kromanoidx]

We need a Chris Liepe Discord!

[@wtaylor810]

This is great technique, huge help

[@sonoftyme9789]

Great lesson, I’ll get to working the techniques today. Thanks so much Chris!

[@filscovers9989]

Awesome technique Chris. Thanks!

[@phillipantonio186]

This is genius. Thank you

[@sonic_ghost0984]

I really want to start singing lessons (private) cause before my range went from roughly f2-e4. Now with a little bit of pushing too much (which I need to fix) my range is f2-a4

[@0713mas]

Great stuff!

[@theotherguy6730]

speaking of which, do a brian johnson tutorial in the near future!

[@giovannabastos8357]

Best vocal teach ever!! Hey chris o think I saw in one of your videos someone commenting on Oh Darling! It would be awesome if you did a video about it, it is insanely hard to get a good tone on that song, especially in the beginning!

[@o5ben000]

Chest-notes roasting on an open fire.... 🔥

[@chrisliepe]

Nice :)

[@sciexp]

Very interesting... Thanks...

[@thisvocaljourney]

This is great!!

[@thegatlinboys7779]

So helpful. Best on KZbin for me 👍

[@jessepenner442]

Good stuff! Do something with Tommy johannson from majestica and Sabaton! Great vocalist on youtube, and plays in a couple bands