Timestamps for exercises: Ay to Ah: 1:07 Ay to Oh: 1:49 Ay arpeggio: 2:33 Ay arpeggio (Ay to Ah on 3rd time): 3:41 Ay-Ah-Oh arpeggio: 4:49 Ah-Oh-U arpeggio: 5:52 Ah-Oh-E arpeggio: 6:55 Uweuwe: 8:10
Done this one every day for a month now and had to miss the top 2 cycles of the arpeggios off at first. Can now manage all very cleanly, even those pesky 'E's. Cheers Jeff
As a person that has just starting singing, i find your videos a valuable resource. The varied range of warm ups and techniques is great. Thank you for taking the time to create these videos. Jay 🎵🎶♩
@@JeffRolka much love Jeff! Been here for years! 🌟✌️❤️ you’re an amazing person and soul. I did 2-3 of the baritone break vids this morning and now (evening) I could hit the high D and E much better (the other comments hehe). Best Jeff! //Stockholm Sweden
Wonderful! Nice work on the higher range work! Thanks for being here for all this time! I really appreciate it! All the best to you from California! Jeff
Hey Jeff thanks so much for all your material. This video I struggled so much with, either because I couldn't get the note or because the notes are way too high for me. I was straining my voice to reach
God damn, that's a workout! The headrush is real. Perhaps my breathing is wrong... It's not unpleasant, the headrush - simply an overoxidation of the brain, as far as I understand it from the 'Wim Hoff' method. Similar to adrenaline. Quite pleasant actually - and a good end to my vocal warmups as I'm pumped and awake!
i can not thank you enough all the incredible material you have on your channel, a few weeks ago i started to watch daily your videos but there are so many and all if them are so good that i want to see them all (i know, little ambitious guy here) I have been struggling with this and other exercises (like baritone sing over the break) i feel the sound too airy and light and i have the tendency to belt but, as far as i understand that is not the purpose of this exercises. If i go on higher notes my head voice sound better, more clear and not airy, but in this range of notes it does. May i ask for your recommendation? I hope any of this makes any sense, i am not that good in english. Thank you again for your incredible work, a hug and blessings from Argentina
Thank you for watching and thank you for your comment/question. That transition can be tricky, and you're right, the point is not to belt out the higher notes. You might try starting here: ua-cam.com/video/erFjTGWia5U/v-deo.html
@@JeffRolka You are simple amazing, thank you so much for share your wisdom, this is the best singing channel on UA-cam. I will keep practicing, much blessing for you and your loved ones
For a baritone, some transition happens around B3-C4 and also at E4. I can break at C4. But I can also sort of push and yell and make it to Eb4...Which one is considered the baritone "break"?
not trained well enough, overtime when you can build your voice up to a4 properly, the breaks will smoothen out to a kind of feeling where more resonance happens in the head. Don't worry about your vocal breaks right now just worry about building your voice up.
This excersise is worth it but it’s tiring to maybe because I been practicing this mix voice excerise that allows me to sing in this new mix coordination and that allows to sing into baritone range but it isn’t fully developed yet.
Hi Jeff, all your secondo passaggio videos have helped me bring crichothyroid-dominant singing down to about F#3 and access more timbres in that range. 6 months in, however, I am still having difficulty transitioning to head voice closer to my natural "break" around D4. Will continuing working with the low transition where it is smooth eventually allow me to transition smoothly in the zona di passaggio? Thanks so much.
Unless we're talking about a different f# I wouldn't suggest bringing your cricothyroid dominant singing down that low! That may be why the transition at d4 isn't smooth.
Thank you for these videos Jeff. My insecurities prevent me from making too much noise and I'm finding after 5.08 my voice is sounding dry and feeling right and tired. Naturally I'm not a loud person, any tips for staying relaxed and getting used to making louder sounds without straining too much? Thanks again man
Well, I think there are two ways to approach this. One is to go somewhere that you are absolutely certain no one will hear you. The other is to go someplace where there is so much noise that no one will hear you because of everything else that is going on. You might try both and see which one allows you the most peace of mind as you get used to singing with a bit more volume. Best! Jeff
Hi again Jeff, i am geting into some trouble with this exercise video and i dont understand what is happening. I can do the exercises in the "sing over the break baritone to baritenor" (video from the year 2020) and in the the 3 videos serie "how to sing high notes for male vocalist -part 1,2 and 3-" easier then the exercise in this video. I can sing the notes but i hear it weak and airy, and that not happen in the other videos, as far as can tell at least. Am i doing something wrong? or the exercise in this video are harder than in the other videos? I cant find an answer by myself, any help will be much appreciate. As always thank you so much for your awesome job, a big hug from Argentina, much blessings
Thank you for watching and thank you for writing in! This is a difficult video. For starters - why not try only doing a section or two, or a single exercise from this video instead of the whole thing. Do your other warm ups and exercises as you would normally, then come to this one and pick one segment of it. See how it goes. Let me know what you find. Thank you again for watching! Jeff
Jeff Rolka thank you again and again (I don’t know how many times I have thanked you) I will follow your advice and let you know how it goes in some time. People who puts their hearts in what they do are awesome people, and you are awesome extra large. Much blessings again 🙏🙇♂️
Hi Jeff, great work! One question: My (left?) vocal cord starts itching and I have to start sneezing as soon asI go a little bit higher, especially with open vowels. Do you have any recommendation? Greetings from Munich, Bavaria!
Greetings from California! Hard to say what might be happening. Are you staying hydrated? My first inclination is that some small amount of mucus is collecting and irritating the vocal fold. If not that, it would take some exploration to figure out what's going on. All the best! Jeff
I don't get to everything every day - try to at least play my major scales on piano every day and work on saxophone as much as I can manage. The saxophone is really a labor of love. My first instrument and to a certain degree, still a passion of mine. I mostly play weird stuff on it. Jeff
Kind of depends really. If possible, 15-20 minutes of straight up vocalizations to keep your technique strong. Then as much singing as you need to in order to satisfy your goals. I would also advise saving time for other musical studies though - theory, voice leading, listening, ear training.... Thank you! Jeff
Hey Jeff! I've been working on this a little, is it normal to get a bit 'nasal' doing these, almost a bit of a cry forming? Thanks, really appreciate your work
It really depends. Try recording yourself and listen to it carefully. You have to evaluate whether it's actually nasality coupled with an abduction of the vocal fold versus pharyngeal singing. The latter is desirable, the former, not so much. Jeff
Hey Jeff! Quick question. What would you suggest really bring out the lower register? I'm a true baritone as soloist, but am often given the bass line when singing in ensemble numbers. My higher register has kinda soared since I began utilizing you, but I'm loosing strength in those really low notes.
Good question. Make sure you keep vocalizing throughout your range. Especially when warming up for a performance - we ultimately want to make sure that we've vocalized to the entire extend that our songs require. Glad to hear your high range is working out! Jeff
Hello! I started the channel while I was living just outside London in 2013. I lived in California before that, and returned to CA in 2017. I have never been to Argentina, but I have some friends who are from there! Best! Jeff
Hello Jeff, My voice seems to fall between a high tenor and a baritone. In the choir I sing with, I am a 2nd tenor. I can sing a lot of the baritone register except for the lowest notes. I know this sounds silly, but I am not sure what I am. Are there exercises for 2nd tenors, or should just continue to exercise with the baritone drills? Thanks
Great question! At some point you may have to decide how you wish to train your voice. If your secondo passaggio is really at that Eb/E natural above middle c point it's possible to go either way to a certain degree though it pays to give careful consideration to more of the aspects of your voice than just the point of transition when making that decision. In the meantime, yes, carry on with the baritone videos but give some thought to upper register response and endurance. That may inform how you choose to move forward with your practice! Thanks for watching! Jeff
Hello Joseph, Thank you for your kind wishes! I appreciate the thought! I hope that you are safe and sound and happily singing along, as much as one can sing along happily in these times. Stay safe. Jeff
Jeff I have a huge problem with my placement I always get raspy as I am near the passagio and I try to let go of my voice but that seems to be lowering my larynx help please
Hey Jeff, I'm a bit confused. I'm a baritone (I think) but at no point during these exercises did I have to flip to my falsetto to hit the high notes, they were all in the chest voice the same way you were singing them. I was under the impression that singing over the break means singing over the place where one has to flip from chest voice to falsetto. Which of your videos teaches that aforementioned technique?
Interesting question. A lot of your question depends on context. I use the terms secondo passaggio (the break) to mean the transition between thyroarytenoid dominant singing and cricothyroid dominant singing (chest voice to head voice respectively). If your use of the word 'falsetto' is referring to 'head voice' and you consider them synonymous, then we will not agree on the registration event placements for the baritone fachs. This video crosses the secondo passaggio for baritone range vocalists. The secondo passaggio for baritone range vocalists, as identified by Richard Miller, rests between c4 (basso profundo) and e4 (lyric baritone). The falsetto registration event is a perfect fourth higher than each of those points respectively. Best! Jeff
Hey Jeff, can you please help me? I can't do a vibrato in my passagio and if I get to a certain point, it switches to head voice or I have to belt for the next note. My tongue is in the ing position, my head relaxed and I do breath support. But I can't control my larynx when it comes to my passagio until I switch to falsetto, and it strains but I can't control my high larynx when it comes to higher notes in chest voice, is that normal? Is the larynx how your voice tells you to stop using chest voice?
The larynx affects the aperture at the top of the esophagus which can limit the flow of air over the vocal fold. It can also dispose the muscles into disadvantageous positions. Get it to be neutral! Work on exercises that stay below the secondo passaggio monitoring the larynx closely. Best, Jeff
Thank you very much for your advice Jeff! :) Do you know any exercises for that? Im pretty good at dropping my larynx in my deeper chest voice until a certain note, and even If I concentrate just on my larynx, its way up there.
HELLO JEFF, HOW ARE YOU ON SUNDAY, I'M HERE WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE ON HER PIANO, SINGING "DICHTERLIEBE" SCHUMANN LIEDER I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU : YOU FRIENDS IN ARGENTINA ARE SINGERS TOO HUG
Ha! Coffee is alright though - just make sure that you stay hydrated and try to drink it a little cooler (or not in close proximity to singing). The cigarettes, however....
Timestamps for exercises:
Ay to Ah: 1:07
Ay to Oh: 1:49
Ay arpeggio: 2:33
Ay arpeggio (Ay to Ah on 3rd time): 3:41
Ay-Ah-Oh arpeggio: 4:49
Ah-Oh-U arpeggio: 5:52
Ah-Oh-E arpeggio: 6:55
Uweuwe: 8:10
Perfect range of notes. Thanks AGAIN for everything.
My pleasure!
Done this one every day for a month now and had to miss the top 2 cycles of the arpeggios off at first. Can now manage all very cleanly, even those pesky 'E's. Cheers Jeff
Hell yeah!
Appreciate the time used to make these videos! :)
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Jeff
As a person that has just starting singing, i find your videos a valuable resource. The varied range of warm ups and techniques is great. Thank you for taking the time to create these videos. Jay 🎵🎶♩
You're welcome! Thank you!
Jeff
Thanks to you , I discovered I'm a baritone☺️. You're the greatest Jeff👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you, Jeff, love your work and lessons. You are awesome.
Last one kills me! Thank you so much!
I love you man, there are not as many baritone content out there and your exercises are great !!!
Thank you! I am happy to help!
Jeff
Amazing knowledge. Thank you for this lesson.
Thank you sincerely !
Thanks so much, man! Your sharing if your gift is tremendously helpful!
I always use your videos, very helpful, best on youtube! Thank you!
I fee waaaaay better already!! Thanks for sharing coach
Excellent!
Jeff
Phenomenal!
one of my fav videos by farrrr!!!!
Fantastic. Ty!
This one was AWESOME! I also love when u do stacc notes for these notes, really breaks the passage well!
Excellent! Thanks for that and thanks for subscribing! Will do on the chord suggestion from your other comment!
Best!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka much love Jeff! Been here for years! 🌟✌️❤️ you’re an amazing person and soul. I did 2-3 of the baritone break vids this morning and now (evening) I could hit the high D and E much better (the other comments hehe). Best Jeff! //Stockholm Sweden
Wonderful! Nice work on the higher range work! Thanks for being here for all this time! I really appreciate it! All the best to you from California!
Jeff
Thank you man
Thank you for this and all your videos. They have been really helpful. I 've gained a lot confidence.
Hey Jeff thanks so much for all your material.
This video I struggled so much with, either because I couldn't get the note or because the notes are way too high for me. I was straining my voice to reach
Thanks!
You’re welcome! Thank you very much for the Super Thanks!
Thank you Jeff for these very useful videos! They really help me a lot :) God bless! - Yousef
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
Best,
Jeff
Thanks for the clases
Jeff. Thank you for the workout. Just found you. Inspirational for practicing .
Excellent! That's what we want!
Best,
Jeff
God damn, that's a workout! The headrush is real. Perhaps my breathing is wrong... It's not unpleasant, the headrush - simply an overoxidation of the brain, as far as I understand it from the 'Wim Hoff' method. Similar to adrenaline. Quite pleasant actually - and a good end to my vocal warmups as I'm pumped and awake!
Thanks Jeff. Very helpful. But make your videos at least 10 minutes. So youtube can give more positive points.
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Jeff
i can not thank you enough all the incredible material you have on your channel, a few weeks ago i started to watch daily your videos but there are so many and all if them are so good that i want to see them all (i know, little ambitious guy here)
I have been struggling with this and other exercises (like baritone sing over the break) i feel the sound too airy and light and i have the tendency to belt but, as far as i understand that is not the purpose of this exercises. If i go on higher notes my head voice sound better, more clear and not airy, but in this range of notes it does. May i ask for your recommendation?
I hope any of this makes any sense, i am not that good in english. Thank you again for your incredible work, a hug and blessings from Argentina
Thank you for watching and thank you for your comment/question. That transition can be tricky, and you're right, the point is not to belt out the higher notes. You might try starting here:
ua-cam.com/video/erFjTGWia5U/v-deo.html
@@JeffRolka You are simple amazing, thank you so much for share your wisdom, this is the best singing channel on UA-cam. I will keep practicing, much blessing for you and your loved ones
Gracias amigo!!!!! Muy bueno!!
For a baritone, some transition happens around B3-C4 and also at E4. I can break at C4. But I can also sort of push and yell and make it to Eb4...Which one is considered the baritone "break"?
not trained well enough, overtime when you can build your voice up to a4 properly, the breaks will smoothen out to a kind of feeling where more resonance happens in the head. Don't worry about your vocal breaks right now just worry about building your voice up.
This excersise is worth it but it’s tiring to maybe because I been practicing this mix voice excerise that allows me to sing in this new mix coordination and that allows to sing into baritone range but it isn’t fully developed yet.
Take your time! Developing that coordination takes time to really settle in. Great work though!
Jeff
1st exercise 1:03
you are the best)))
Thank you very, very much!
Jeff
Hi Jeff, all your secondo passaggio videos have helped me bring crichothyroid-dominant singing down to about F#3 and access more timbres in that range. 6 months in, however, I am still having difficulty transitioning to head voice closer to my natural "break" around D4. Will continuing working with the low transition where it is smooth eventually allow me to transition smoothly in the zona di passaggio? Thanks so much.
Unless we're talking about a different f# I wouldn't suggest bringing your cricothyroid dominant singing down that low! That may be why the transition at d4 isn't smooth.
Thank you for these videos Jeff. My insecurities prevent me from making too much noise and I'm finding after 5.08 my voice is sounding dry and feeling right and tired. Naturally I'm not a loud person, any tips for staying relaxed and getting used to making louder sounds without straining too much? Thanks again man
Well, I think there are two ways to approach this. One is to go somewhere that you are absolutely certain no one will hear you. The other is to go someplace where there is so much noise that no one will hear you because of everything else that is going on. You might try both and see which one allows you the most peace of mind as you get used to singing with a bit more volume.
Best!
Jeff
Hi again Jeff, i am geting into some trouble with this exercise video and i dont understand what is happening. I can do the exercises in the "sing over the break baritone to baritenor" (video from the year 2020) and in the the 3 videos serie "how to sing high notes for male vocalist -part 1,2 and 3-" easier then the exercise in this video. I can sing the notes but i hear it weak and airy, and that not happen in the other videos, as far as can tell at least. Am i doing something wrong? or the exercise in this video are harder than in the other videos? I cant find an answer by myself, any help will be much appreciate.
As always thank you so much for your awesome job, a big hug from Argentina, much blessings
Thank you for watching and thank you for writing in! This is a difficult video. For starters - why not try only doing a section or two, or a single exercise from this video instead of the whole thing. Do your other warm ups and exercises as you would normally, then come to this one and pick one segment of it. See how it goes. Let me know what you find.
Thank you again for watching!
Jeff
Jeff Rolka thank you again and again (I don’t know how many times I have thanked you) I will follow your advice and let you know how it goes in some time. People who puts their hearts in what they do are awesome people, and you are awesome extra large. Much blessings again 🙏🙇♂️
This is not Nam, this is singing, there are rules.
Hi Jeff, great work! One question: My (left?) vocal cord starts itching and I have to start sneezing as soon asI go a little bit higher, especially with open vowels. Do you have any recommendation? Greetings from Munich, Bavaria!
Greetings from California! Hard to say what might be happening. Are you staying hydrated? My first inclination is that some small amount of mucus is collecting and irritating the vocal fold. If not that, it would take some exploration to figure out what's going on.
All the best!
Jeff
Hey Jeff!! Noticed in some videos you also play guitar and sax. Wondered how much time a day you dedicate to those as well as piano and vox?
I don't get to everything every day - try to at least play my major scales on piano every day and work on saxophone as much as I can manage. The saxophone is really a labor of love. My first instrument and to a certain degree, still a passion of mine. I mostly play weird stuff on it.
Jeff
Hello Jeff. Can this workout be used as a warm up exercise before singing?
Of course, that's what all of these videos are!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka Thank you
How much time do you recommend per day singing?
Kind of depends really. If possible, 15-20 minutes of straight up vocalizations to keep your technique strong. Then as much singing as you need to in order to satisfy your goals. I would also advise saving time for other musical studies though - theory, voice leading, listening, ear training....
Thank you!
Jeff
Hey Jeff! I've been working on this a little, is it normal to get a bit 'nasal' doing these, almost a bit of a cry forming? Thanks, really appreciate your work
It really depends. Try recording yourself and listen to it carefully. You have to evaluate whether it's actually nasality coupled with an abduction of the vocal fold versus pharyngeal singing. The latter is desirable, the former, not so much.
Jeff
Hey Jeff! Quick question. What would you suggest really bring out the lower register? I'm a true baritone as soloist, but am often given the bass line when singing in ensemble numbers. My higher register has kinda soared since I began utilizing you, but I'm loosing strength in those really low notes.
Good question. Make sure you keep vocalizing throughout your range. Especially when warming up for a performance - we ultimately want to make sure that we've vocalized to the entire extend that our songs require. Glad to hear your high range is working out!
Jeff
jeff,
I have a curiosity, where do you live, London,New York??
have you ever been to Argentina ?
Hello!
I started the channel while I was living just outside London in 2013. I lived in California before that, and returned to CA in 2017. I have never been to Argentina, but I have some friends who are from there!
Best!
Jeff
Hello Jeff, My voice seems to fall between a high tenor and a baritone. In the choir I sing with, I am a 2nd tenor. I can sing a lot of the baritone register except for the lowest notes. I know this sounds silly, but I am not sure what I am. Are there exercises for 2nd tenors, or should just continue to exercise with the baritone drills? Thanks
Great question! At some point you may have to decide how you wish to train your voice. If your secondo passaggio is really at that Eb/E natural above middle c point it's possible to go either way to a certain degree though it pays to give careful consideration to more of the aspects of your voice than just the point of transition when making that decision.
In the meantime, yes, carry on with the baritone videos but give some thought to upper register response and endurance. That may inform how you choose to move forward with your practice!
Thanks for watching!
Jeff
A belated thank you.
jeff I would like to contribute but now I cant because
I 'm having financial problems
we live in country where the middle class is "melted"
hug
joseph
Hello Joseph,
Thank you for your kind wishes! I appreciate the thought! I hope that you are safe and sound and happily singing along, as much as one can sing along happily in these times. Stay safe.
Jeff
Jeff
I have a huge problem with my placement
I always get raspy as I am near the passagio and I try to let go of my voice but that seems to be lowering my larynx
help please
probably your vocal cords are not closed enough
Are these exercises to be practiced in the same register of your voice, or an octave lower?
As my voice or the piano? The idea is to go along in the same octave as the piano. I hope that helps!
Jeff
Hey Jeff, I'm a bit confused. I'm a baritone (I think) but at no point during these exercises did I have to flip to my falsetto to hit the high notes, they were all in the chest voice the same way you were singing them. I was under the impression that singing over the break means singing over the place where one has to flip from chest voice to falsetto. Which of your videos teaches that aforementioned technique?
Interesting question. A lot of your question depends on context. I use the terms secondo passaggio (the break) to mean the transition between thyroarytenoid dominant singing and cricothyroid dominant singing (chest voice to head voice respectively). If your use of the word 'falsetto' is referring to 'head voice' and you consider them synonymous, then we will not agree on the registration event placements for the baritone fachs. This video crosses the secondo passaggio for baritone range vocalists. The secondo passaggio for baritone range vocalists, as identified by Richard Miller, rests between c4 (basso profundo) and e4 (lyric baritone). The falsetto registration event is a perfect fourth higher than each of those points respectively.
Best!
Jeff
Hey Jeff, can you please help me? I can't do a vibrato in my passagio and if I get to a certain point, it switches to head voice or I have to belt for the next note. My tongue is in the ing position, my head relaxed and I do breath support. But I can't control my larynx when it comes to my passagio until I switch to falsetto, and it strains but I can't control my high larynx when it comes to higher notes in chest voice, is that normal? Is the larynx how your voice tells you to stop using chest voice?
The larynx affects the aperture at the top of the esophagus which can limit the flow of air over the vocal fold. It can also dispose the muscles into disadvantageous positions. Get it to be neutral! Work on exercises that stay below the secondo passaggio monitoring the larynx closely.
Best,
Jeff
Thank you very much for your advice Jeff! :) Do you know any exercises for that? Im pretty good at dropping my larynx in my deeper chest voice until a certain note, and even If I concentrate just on my larynx, its way up there.
1:05 for me
Jeff will you MARRY ME HEHE
Already taken...he he..
Jeff
I'm a straight man and I've considered marrying you. Haha 😂😂
You do an amazing job!
👍
I feel some tension in my throath when going for the highest notes, I'm able to sing them however there is this disconfort feeling
Reevaluate your engagement (support/airflow.) That tension can creep in and ultimately undermine your technique.
Best,
Jeff
HELLO JEFF, HOW ARE YOU ON SUNDAY, I'M HERE WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE ON HER PIANO, SINGING "DICHTERLIEBE" SCHUMANN LIEDER
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU : YOU FRIENDS IN ARGENTINA ARE SINGERS TOO
HUG
Lovely! Have a wonderful Sunday!
Jeff
I wish cigarettes and coffee weren't so good, life truly is a struggle
Ha! Coffee is alright though - just make sure that you stay hydrated and try to drink it a little cooler (or not in close proximity to singing). The cigarettes, however....
@@JeffRolkaI drink iced coffee so that's a comfort.
Can we get more high range workouts for baritones? Or have you already made some?
thebullybuffalo it’s high enough for baritones
@@diegomaradona3561 no, higher pls
He has a few
@@cuijaalbino I've actually found that doing his tenor workouts have worked to expand and strengthen my range even though I'm a natural baritone
Thanks so much, man! Your sharing if your gift is tremendously helpful!