You'll Never Sing Well (Or Better) Until You Do THIS (Every Great Vocalist Does It)

[@israelereme6750]

I appreciate the last statement you made: "You will never ever get the voice that you want until you learn to embrace and work with the voice you have...". Thank you Chris for doing what you do!

[@Mondscheinelfe]

very spiritual, love that

[@powerstation0872]

I really, really love this mentality. I used to hate my voice, and HATE being a baritone/bass. Because of this channel and your courses (among other things), I love my voice now. I love my thick, rich natural tone. I love the fact that I can pull that range up into the fourth and fifth octaves like I always dreamed of. I love that I'm making my own music now, and making this album that truly means a lot to me. It's truly what keeps me going.

[@afternoonbears6989]

This was one of your shortest videos........ and one of you most powerful!!

[@BettyTheRaccoon]

I almost believed the "Quit and find a singer" critique. A word of advise to aspired singers all over the globe. Don't!!!

[@chrisliepe]

Well stated!

[@skcrw252]

True! But I can't because I'm in love with singing, It's more of a neighbour problem...

[@demolitiondan0193]

@@skcrw252 you’ve got this! Find a time in the day for singing. Make a schedule. Work around your problems. I believe in you! Good luck buddy. Don’t hurt your voice either though.

[@jvince001]

Agreed.

[@FlameFlowe1337]

A while ago I was getting takeout and waiting for it to be ready and I got to talking with a stranger who was also getting food and after exchanging conversation he told me a lesson which is invaluable in all aspects of life. If you don't love yourself, you can't love someone else. The words stuck with me because you can apply it to so many aspects of life, love your own voice before you love someone else's for example. I struggled with the same thing as the comment you where reading but it is as much or more of a mindset as a skill issue when you are starting out. Thank you for your videos and by extend life lessons!

[@TheVQed]

Find the proper mindset and permit yourself of being wrong, being right. Congratulate yourself even on a single right part. Because of Chris, I found my voice and grow with it.

[@andrewn4695]

Good video, Chris. So true, focus on what you like about your voice, the rest will follow... Just don't expect it all to come to you overnight, it takes patience and discipline.

[@cronoloch3115]

I love that there is a great focus on mentality, something that is frequently neglected

[@nickbrubaker738]

I finally started doing this a while back and ever since then, ive improved so much and actually WANT to record and hear my voice now. This is probably the most important thing ive done as a singer

[@reddaneali5997]

"Experience everything, Judge nothing" Chris Liepe. It could be an amazing Quote for and Overwatch or Valorant Character ! Again Chris ! You were much needed in our lives ! And you are indeed much appreciated ! Thanks !

[@RudolfHorvath]

I still struggle to bring myself to listening to my own voice. However I noticed something... When I try to sing in a certain way, or 'good', it almost always makes my skin crawl. However when I approach it from a emotional standpoint, it's often hard to argue with the results. The tricky stuff is geating into that headspace though. I know it's easier said than done, but you really need to get comfortable with getting vulnerable and then just go for it. Because that's really the logic behind being your own harshest critic. It's your ego that is not able to take the criticism. To ease the pain you look for excuses and eventually give in and quit. I believe that if you are sincere, technicalities are just knobs you can twist and turn.

[@Aleedis226]

Agreed, very well said! 👍🏼

[@carsonford9601]

I love the ease and flow of my voice. I love how agile I can be when I sing, I love the freedom I feel

[@rpisuba]

Videos like this make me wish there was a love button…. I always thought I couldn’t sing. I started with vocal warm ups each day during the worst months of covid isolation (along with my new ukelele, which turned into a new guitar) and here I am two years later and I am SO MUCH BETTER. Thank you for all the videos!

[@christiansmakingmusic777]

Discernment and judgments about all things are important, it’s how we steer our way through life, but when the judgments about our voices are so harsh they stop us from learning more about the mechanics of singing, stop us from practicing,…. Those are judgments we simply can’t reconcile with any kind of success. The human voice is a precious gift and starting with the fact that we have one, I think we should be thankful.

[@SubStarLex]

Man, this is great advice, it happens that we have specific wants regarding our voice, usually defined by our inspirations, so we get frustrated when, after hours upon hours of practice, we can't sing that specific song we like so much, or we can't make a specific sound we want in our sonic palette, and the result is all those negative thoughts regarding the qualities of our own voice, when you probably already have what's needed to create your own songs and melodies, or maybe just singing something from another singer or band... It happens to me that singing random melodies or improvising with my voice tends to sound so much better than forcing a specific melody or sound I like and practice, even more important, sometimes you just need to rest from forcing all this from your voice, try something new, something different, and then get back and try to sing that one song, and maybe you'll be surprised at your own qualities.

[@snibb5756]

I was one of those people who hated his voice due to a theater director telling me in front of a room full of other teenagers that I should do something else. 20ish years later, listening to and trying the stuff you put out here on youtube I've been able to find some things that I kinda like. Not ready to do it in front of other people, well with the exception of trying out the whistle register thing when my daughter was screaming at those pitches. The look on her and my wife's face was pretty priceless. Thanks dude!

[@chrisliepe]

Ugh.. I've been in a similar situation... It's amazing how damaging those nay-sayers can be!!

[@WizardOfArc]

That Apollo 13 quote was simple but powerful! Thank you for sharing it Chris.

[@chrisliepe]

Ya, I have to quote it to myself often!

[@zwsh89]

This is great advice, I used to hate my voice in my teens and 20s, and when I started producing my own music, I felt like I needed to get better vocalists on my tracks than myself. But I started really trying to take advantage of technique to elaborate on my strengths and work down my weaknesses, and now I’m my 30s, I am a vocal coach at a local music school! And with the right mix of post production sauce, I’ve learned to really appreciate and take pride in my voice! Musical journeys start in all sorts of different places, but they have to start somewhere.

[@seriouslypeople5860]

Preach, bro. Everyone hates their voice played back to them at first. I was fortunate to find myself as the only guy willing to try to do harmony/backup vocals for a cover band I was playing guitar in when I we like 19-20. There is something to be said for just getting through 100 gigs. You'll get used to your voice, you'll set up and tear down faster, you'll learn a toothpick can fix that problem of a strap screw coming loose... At the end of the day, you can't get better at something by never doing it.

[@ralphbeebytheelephantcolle1651]

Thank you - I'm right in the midst of recording (and re-recording...) vocals for an album, and I really needed to hear this!

[@Weloz92]

You hit the nail on the head with this video... Last time that I recorded myself trying to sing "High" by Richie Kotzen there were a lot of cringe moments listening back, but there were also some parts that I thought were actually pretty good! 💪 I'll try to hone in those aspects of my voice and see how it goes!

[@chrisliepe]

YES YES YES... That's all we can do!! And it's so awesome once you get in sync with those 'usable' moments that you can improve and hone

[@burdyyyyyyyyyy6047]

With the right mindset you can move mountains

[@400_billion_suns]

Nice discussion! One thing I think is really important is to SOUND LIKE YOURSELF. Some of my worst habits that held me back and have taken a lot of effort to break were from consciously or subconsciously trying to mimic the sound of singers I liked, especially the ones with very unique voices. When you realize those singers sound so recognizable BECAUSE they have unique voices, and they wouldn't be that way if they were trying to imitate someone else -- that's when you have the lightbulb moment. Work with what you've got. An analogy: if you have a saxophone and you spend your whole life trying to make it sound like a clarinet, not only are you going to be eternally frustrated, but you're also not going to learn how to make the saxophone sound its best, and it's likely that other people won't find it enjoyable, either. It's smart to listen to the styles of other singers and learn how to carefully adapt some of their "flavor" into your own singing, but I really think this should only be done once a person learns how to get a solid, healthy, resonant tone and range from their own voice first. If you build your foundation with somebody else's voice, you won't find your own, and might do a lot of damage in the process!

[@stevengrantofthegiftshop1549]

I like: 1. My range 2. I can get a ridiculously light tone which is hard for many males 3. My belting when done right 4. I always go extreme when trying to make discoveries about my voice

[@GinoACosta]

Chris, I got awards for my singing ever since I was a kid, but one day I heard my voice and literally stopped even trying to sing, with a promise I would never try ever again, and I stopped for decades, telling everyone I had no music talent. Now I was convinced to sing again, and everyone loves my voice. Except me. I could give a link to my channel but I don't want anyone to think I am trying to plug mine. I still have a bad habit of deleting my own music. So sorry, anyone, for imposing this on you. Been working on my higher note singing. Prayers and peace

[@drewnicholas1050]

Chris, I’m a student in DYV and honestly I’ve made huge progress since beginning it. I’m still FAR from where I want to be but that’s part of the fun- the journey! You always have the most positive and encouraging attitude. Thanks for everything 🙏

[@jessbpowers]

I have to say this really is true. I was a very bad singer a year ago. I still have a long way to go now but I have gotten to the point where I like my voice and I am working on honing it. Thanks Chris for all the lesson videos they have helped me tremendously. I don’t think I’d be at the point that I am now without videos of encouragement like this.

[@RCX_Sco1]

Gonna have to learn and study your videos, I’m a rapper/producer/engineer and I’m sick of paying for other people to do hooks or chopping up samples trying to find a cohesive hook/chorus😅 I personally love my grit and sense of roughness in my voice, I’ve always tried to record some angelic sounding soft vocals… maybe time to infuse some rock in to my songs to match it

[@haydn220]

The Chris liepe approach has improved my guitar playing and drumming as well. Im getting so much better at relaxing in general and watching everything improve from my singing mindset is awesome, thanks Chris

[@olekgdynia]

Thank you! I feel better with my voice now ^^

[@ithiopiamckinney5096]

I like the texture of my voice

[@emmanuelwolfmusic410]

Fantastic dude,your channel has really helped me become a better front man and singer,just wanted to thankyou .

[@BabyHoneypups]

This guy IS BRILLIANT

[@MarkellosVicente]

...love your words... ... I agree... ...I like my voice... ...and sometimes I love it... ...but, dear Chris, I decided to be more serious about being better day after day... ...I began with all that Quarantine jazz, specially 2020 and its surprises, then I decided to give a surprise to the New Year 2021 by myself, and I did it... ...love your style, I must add... ...warm greetings from Santiago de Chile, Downtown... 👏👏🎶🎵🎤💕🥇💕🎤🎵🎶👏👏

[@WineSippingCowboy]

I hated my voice when I was a teen. But when I got singing lessons, that attitude changed! 😃 The key was that I pinpointed who I sounded like after I was finished with puberty. My short post 📫 is similar to many other men who claim they cannot sing. Good video 📹 Chris! Btw, you sounded like Chris Daughtry in this video. 😃

[@CollinBeBassin]

Amazing to hear you perform blue on black!!! It was my uncles favorite song and he unfortunately passed February of 2021.

[@anemelo-tsourekaki]

Exactly what I needed to hear today, thank you!!

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

I can’t even get someone to listen to a song. I keep music to myself now. It has made me a better singer.

[@hannahjyoung]

I love my voice and I love this thanks Chris!

[@Kot_Nishtyak]

Honestly, I find it as a best instruction for life, not for singing only. My apologies for "only" tho. Life *is* singing, of course :)

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

Totally agree!! Thanks Chris! You helped to be a better vocalist and singer.

[@Marilynschannel]

I am starting to get used to my own voice . I stopped singing 20 plus years ago and now I doing it in church ⛪️. I have to do a solo sometime soon , and I practice and all, but I am getting comfortable with my own voice . What I like about my voice is I can go high , make it really thick and go thin and for some reason maybe my culture and how and where I grew up I have sort of like I can explain perhaps a bit of “country “ yoddle but it’s not at the same . Can’t explain it . You will have to hear it .

[@andrewwishart1721]

I didn’t think I could sing or hold a note. Hello, not everyone sings naturally. I learnt to understand the dynamics of singing to find a joy to sing from you Chris. Thank you. Kim🦋

[@pugman3174]

This is so true. I tried to sound like someone else because I didn't like my voice. After a few years of that I destroyed my voice and had to take 6 months off to heal. BE YOURSELF!!

[@SeleckPlays]

Chris, I've been watching you for about 2 years, and I think you've also improved as a singer! And thank you for all of your effort to help all of us who are trying to improve as well!

[@chrisliepe]

Thank you and you're very welcome!

[@kevinsavo718]

I’m loving these videos! Thank you Chris

[@BrettBorovic]

Feels like solid life advice as well! I needed to hear this, thanks Chris.

[@sugameltpastriescoffee7186]

Love Kenny Wayne Shepherds band couldnt live without that first album when it came out

[@privateprivate6487]

I like my vocal range, I like the control I have over my voice, I like my ear for music. I don’t like the tone of my voice, I don’t like how thin it sounds

[@willheismusical]

I love my progress, and that I sing Higher then I thought

[@grantsarbon7210]

Wow this is such good advice. I remember Mark Lanegan with his raspy extra deep voice said when he was with the screaming trees he hated the way he sounded because he wasn’t accepting his range for what it was. He started to settle in to his voice later on With QOTSA and some solo stuff and I think is by FAR his best work. RIP ❤️

[@jamiegunn]

Great video. Great advice!!!

[@cantrellayne]

This video cracked me up! 🤣 thank you for such a great insight. that's how I started. I always thought what I liked in my voice and started singing songs that I feel like really highlight my tone. Optimism put right! thank you ❤️

[@PatriotGuitarSlinger]

Spot on Chris!

[@kivancilisulu]

If we are singing, that means we started this by loving our voice or because of the passion of singing. Thnx to u that u are not only showing us lots of useful things, u r also showing us how a singers attitude should be.

[@guilherme_leao]

I really needed to hear this, thank you

[@thomassutherland9417]

Love it! Thank you again and again

[@mickeythemightymouse]

This is why we love ya Chris! The exercises and techniques, yes, absolutely. But even more than that is the spirit of what you teach. From these last few years of doing silly cartoon voices and meowing along to your videos, I've not only improved as a singer but more importantly I've learned to have fun with my voice and enjoy what I can do with it. Can't thank ya enough! While I have you, I'd like to recommend/request Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard or Maneskin's Damiano David for your reaction vids :)

[@asendfpv5415]

Cheers Chris - this is a perspective that relates to so many situations in life - and it's a great metaphor for the relationship with the self in general. I love your meticulous approach to producing and explaining noise making from the instrument that is ourselves. You are an amazing vocal coach, incredible singer, and you very inspiring, thanks again! :)

[@f1rebreather123]

I really like my voice overall. I've seen absolutely massive improvements in the year I've been singing. There's a few problems to iron out, but I'm aware of them and actively working towards getting over them.

[@DeAguaMusic]

Loved the motivation, I didn't like the sound of my voice for a long time, but now I know its strengths and weaknesses just by practice and recording myself. Thanks for the great content, Chris!

[@Hadren89]

Thank you a lot Chris!

[@Oliver-ek2nl]

Great message Chris. It is so important for us to continue to record and listen to our voices, and to focus on the parts of it we like. Only through this motivation and mindset can anyone ever grow as a singer to where they are happy with all parts of their voice. Thanks for this.

[@JoyboysDream]

[@johnk.l.5518]

Thanks for the inspiring video, Chris! Things I'm still working on: range, texture, placement. One thing I like: when I sing well, I feel like I'm flying. Cheers!

[@B-Yankit1009]

Well i gotta say... Practice makes it perfect💯

[@chrisliepe]

Practice makes... Better... More Enjoyable, Confident... And creates opportunities for shared, mutual enjoyment over creative art that can speak to others as it speaks to the creator.. YOU :)

[@G-Doggy]

Great advice! Thank you.

[@mark-emil1]

Thank you for this! ❤️

[@djhaughey1]

acceptance of my voice was my first obstacle to overcome! When will we see that "singing Blue on Black" video?

[@MrPeter924]

Great song. 👍

[@greydazeplays]

This is a great video love your passion Chris

[@mark64tanner]

Amen brother, great advice 👍✌😎

[@BrochMan6]

This is an amazing video. Thank you for spreading this positivity. Iam stuck in the same place as alot of these commenters and this is nice to hear. Thanks Chris:)

[@joshdrewpic]

I like the vibrato I found, which you inspired. On a layne Stayle video you did you talked about rocking the voice box and I can CROON now! XD Love all your videos thx

[@nickx1754]

Ok, this may have been about vocals but there's wisdom in here that definitely applies to life in general. Good stuff, Chris. : )

[@simoneandrade6426]

great lesson!

[@GTORT]

I WISH I had someone to tell me this. I went through so much mental anguish until I figured this out. Your voice is your voice is your voice. Find out what you're naturally good at, THEN learn how to incorporate how you want to sound. All the best singers do it. Seriously. Study them and do what they do. Play to your strengths.

[@AshRavens]

Thank you for your work Chris. But just want to say - Blue on Black is sung by Noah, the singer of Kenny Wayne Shepherd band, not Kenny Wayne Shepherd himself.

[@chrisliepe]

right... but Kenny has been working on his voice and working with what he has... And getting lots better!

[@AshRavens]

@@chrisliepe that is 100% right. I love it when he sings

[@drmartinyoung3761]

Nothing is difficult when you’ve learnt how to do it … great advice, thank you!

[@georgew.douche26yearsago65]

There are a lot of difficult things to learn and some take much more time to be prolific at than others. Your comment make absolutely no sense at all.

[@chrisliepe]

Maybe... Nothing seems difficult (eventually) when it has been learned, practiced and internalized... You get to the point where something you've learned feels easy because it is known and familiar. This is certainly not the case while you are learning most things... But it is fun to get to the point where things you have worked hard for, feel natural and enjoyable!

[@drmartinyoung3761]

@@georgew.douche26yearsago65 just do the 10 000 hours … then it’s not difficult.

[@corystajduhar]

The truth is, we all have a ton of different sounds to our voice. When we say hmm, uh-huh, wooh when cheering (head voice), hey when shouting and all of the different ways we use our voice. Most people's problem when they are totally stuck is that they want to only sound good to them and don't realize they need to explore sounds and do things that sound bad or merely something that isn't the final result they want when singing a song. It's definitely a mindset.

[@bobleglob162]

The mic you use make a big difference. And sometimes you have to eq your voice to make up for the frequencies the mic accentuates or attenuates.

[@Mithrandier]

Please do a video on how to approach mixing vocals 🙏

[@chrisliepe]

Great idea!

[@Ferniramirez_]

I honestly didn’t like my voice when I first started singing. Then I got used to it & now I’m pretty decent! Watching a lot of your vids helped 🤘🏼

[@KEPSAGAMER]

Another great video chris, it's really all about your mindset and being positive. You really gotta look into ben platt, very renowned broadway singer, he might be the best of all time

[@xkuei]

This is great advice! I've been following your videos for some months and got this weekly gig going on (it's with my dad's group) so I'm allowed to consistently try new things every week. And I finally found a setup that favours what I like to do while singing, to find my own voice. I've stopped trying to sound like other singers and focused on the techniques that feel great to me, to what I feel should be my singing. And it's ultimately shaping how I approach singing as a whole. So thanks for doing this.

[@matheusneves4288]

Hey Chris, love your content SO SO much and I just wanna ask if you could make some of that analysis videos about singers with a female singer (if there isn't), especifically about Taylor Momsen from The Pretty Reckless, I love her voice so much, I don't know if there is much to break down about her voice but would be very interesting. Keep your great work, man.

[@tinovillalovas]

Thanks Chris! Awesome tip! I appreciate that. I think the thing that I currently like most about my voice is that I know there is so much untapped potential. I'm not sure if that's the best way to put it though becase I'm not specifically thinking about the quality at this point. I'm referring to the potential for stylistic variety. I know I can do a whole lot of different things with my voice including some crazy stuff. For the guitar players out there I'll put it like this, many vocalists have one or two great stomp boxes on their board. I'd say I have a multi-effects pedal. I guess the trick for me is learning how to tap into all that potential and develop it to the max.

[@rafaelsantosx]

Record yourself and listen to, a lot. You'll eventually get used to your recording voice and start to like it. Your unique voice is your best quality.

[@phillipalexandermusic]

What I like about my singing voice is that it sounds „real“. That‘s what I once read in the comments and many people agree. (Including myself). @chris thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts with us.

[@HarelAtias]

GOAT

[@drguillaumestalnikiewicz6944]

So true !!

[@LockOutBeats]

Chris daughtry vibes 🔥🔥

[@chasemcdaniel3620]

I love your videos man. They really help me keep going with music. I've played guitar for a long time but only recently tried singing. It's true what you say about recording yourself. You do get used to it. Then you start hearing cool qualities. I'd like to tackle vibrato. I still can't tell if it's considered an advanced technique , or if it's supposed to be simple? Too many people just say "it's natural. Let it happen". I think about it like guitar playing. Some techniques are deceptively difficult and others are relatively simple once you get the proper techniques down. But singing with vibrato is frustrating me. If I do it slowly it feels like I'm using different muscle groups than when I try to speed it up. Sometimes more compression and higher note choices make it easier to speed up. But then I lose it. Then sometimes I'll be in a lower range and I nail a nice pulsing vibrato. But then it feels totally different in other ranges. It's frustrating. I try to isolate the exact muscle groups and I'm just baffled. The best sound I've gotten so far is when it feels like my entire upper body is engaged. But that's not exactly "relaxed"?? Some people make sheep sounds, as an example of a vibrato going too fast. I can do that no problem. And that sheep sound feels nothing like any other vibrato I've found. If vibrato is simply that "sheep bah" sound, but slowed down, then I've been doing it wrong. It's like one sound is just my vocal folds letter air flap by, and the other sound is my larynx flapping up and down. I'm rambling. Love your videos dude.

[@septemberspassion]

Good Stuff. You're Such a Phenomenal Coach Chris, Thank You For Everything! 😁🙏👨‍🎤🎤🌻

[@chrisliepe]

My pleasure!!

[@benpowell5348]

Found out recently I was pushing way too loud trying to match what I heard in rock, and realized that singing at a much more moderate and balanced volume, like alone with soft piano or something, makes my voice much more agile and endures longer. I realized I'm probably singing unhealthily with too much tension to reach those volumes I hear that actually aren't even being sung as loud as they appear on the record. I forget sometimes that my voice in a mix is going to be amplified above the instruments so I don't have to constantly work to get over drums or something. Now it's time to undo that bad habit. Thought it was me all along, getting halfway into the chorus and seemingly running out of stamina. I thought I was tensing up and I was always trying to find a placement that worked. Turns out I was just basically blowing out my endurance and not actually changing anything about my usually healthy singing approach. That gave me a bit of confidence, knowing I actually am singing OK, it's just I've been demanding impossible things of my voice, like singing loud enough to be heard two houses down in a rock setting. (Maybe in an opera setting that's doable)

[@ziggystardust3263]

I don't like listening to my voice, but that's not my problem when I'm singing to others xD

[@d.l.loonabide9981]

Most people in western culture need to hear this.

[@Bad_Phil]

I actually felt along the same lines a while ago… then I started recording my own music which forced me to use MY licks and MY phrasing etc… and you know what? Allot of it was pretty damned cool. The next test was putting it online so other people could hear it. I was utterly astounded by the comments that followed… expecting polite “That’s nice” and I got remarks like, you’re like the love child of Cornell and Kotzen, or sounds like Oni Logan etc etc. While I don’t believe the hype, it has given me the confidence to have completed 3 albums and we’ll into a 4th! Are they perfect? Nope, but I fearlessly try new and sometimes crazy things as I learn about them or as ideas pop into my head. Be brave and experiment with your bio-instrument.. Just Another work in progress, Phillip

[@Bad_Phil]

Ps - Thanks Chris, for the courses and all your positive vibes and help along the journey 🤘🏻

[@synoptic3465]

Awesome vid

[@losttapes1705]

In addition to this, I would say that you have to embrace theatre, drama, and even pretense to a degree. Just try singing how you would like to sing: use your imagination, start low volume (let the mic do the work for you) and imitate. Go from there. Establish a base and then modify.

[@chrisliepe]

Well said!