Thank you again Xander for this opportunity. I really had a great time talking with you and those who hopped onto our chat. If there are any questions about what I said or maybe something you want to know that was not addressed in the interview, please feel free to ask me here and I'll make sure to answer it for you. I appreciate your support and will continue to put out more videos for as long as I can. 🙏🏾
It's really true. Especially when you see those kids in bass videos who are like 13 and they claim, that they can hit A1. In most cases "hit" is a key word. They think they can do a quiet fart with their mouth that happens to be A1 and they are immediately basso profundo. It doesn't work like that. I can go down to A1 and slightly below but I am still a baritone because my lowest comfortable note is about F#2. Anything below that is quiet and weak so I don't really count it.
Such an informative video! On a whim, I made a response to Eric's Do-Re-Mi challenge video. Discovered I could do his key E1-F1-G1. I am still at the stage of hitting notes as opposed to really singing those notes but I keep trying to improve the quality of sound I make. Thanks for the great videos! Seen a few others also. True that a subharmonic G#0 has no actual musical value; just a very low pitch of 26 Hertz....
@@xandertheoktavist I have an another question: if I understud correctly, Mr. Hollaway has song G1 without any problem, F1 nearly too, but E1 was a little problem without warming up (I hope, I has understandly ask my question; my english is not so perfect).
About all the negative notes - I think anything under 0 octave or even some notes in 0 octave are not real sing notes........ I mean, there are frequencies we cannot hear as a tone. Those don't count in my opinion. I find what he's saying very true and realistic.
Very much so. So when we hear about a fellow bass channel getting comments of “I can sing a B0” or something like that, we all laugh and then warn each other that the other channels might be next 😂
I mean on the pipe organ it sounds good because we can hear the harmonics. If you add an octave or two (several 16' and 8' stops or registrations onto a 32' fundamental), it can actually sound quite fun. Of course, they won't sound good all by themselves without any octaves added. People have tried using the human voice to hit those notes, and most of the time it didn't go well. Not all instruments have 0th octave notes, and not all of them need it. The Bosendorfer piano, for example, sounds very ugly at its lower registers, as well as the ranges of humans most of the time when they go lower. As an organist myself, I only use the 32' stops on the organ sometimes. Even when I do, I make sure to add other stops to it to make it kind of "blend in." I rarely ever use the 32' stop all by itself, because it would end up sounding out of tune.
@@bradycall1889 yeah, the pipe organ effect really messes with the overtones once you get to the 32 foot. The concept of the 32 alone is quite a mystery to me as I don't understand why it exists, most music doesn't utilize it and the overtones that are in the audible range (around middle c) are just dissonant. I found it to be very hard to even use the 16' in compositions because it would make a chord which was meant to be minor a major one because of the early harmonics. The only way in which I found myself to like the sub-octave was through the vibrations which you may perceive, they really complement the sound even if they're subtle. Singers usually tend to sound like they use vocal fry as you start to really hear the contact of the vocal folds once they gat that low and the folds are too small to create those frequencies in a way that is enough projected to sound nice. The famous Zlatopolski C1 or kontra C is the only time which it sounded decent as it complemented the rest of the choir and was subtle.
@@delta61 I understand why it exists. It exists to be added 2 octaves below the normal bassline. Also, pipe organs use 32' stops all the time. The overtones may sound dissonant, indeed, when it is only the 32' playing. But if you add more stops and blend it in, it actually works. Trust me, 😂😂😂, I am an organist, and I listen to lots of organ music, okay?
I admit that I started out using vocal fry and thinking that I was singing those low notes. I turned out to be wrong after researching more about vocal fry and finding out that it isn't considered part of your vocal range by most experts. At the time back then, I think I was a lower tenor. By now I am a lyric baritone (I think) who can at least do better with low notes than I did back then but I'm still not as good at low notes as a bass is.
I'm not sure about Mikhail Kruglov, but he has had other classical music singers on here. In fact, only a few of the people interviewed on this channel, including Eric Holloway, are contemporary singers. And even Holloway himself does classical singing sometimes.
" Октавист- имя нарицательное" Композитор духовной музыки П.Чесноков выделял среди профундовых басов так называемых " сильных октавистов"- те голоса ,которые держат тесситуру в контроктаве, в отличие от профундовых басов у которых "звучащие" "ре-до" большой и "си, сиb" контроктавы и вплоть до "ля, ляb" тембристые у некторых профундовых басов. Ниже у зтих голосов ноты нестабильные. Напротив "сильные октависты" можно их по тесситуре назвать контрбасами тк представляют из себя уже другой тип голоса отличный от баса ,характеризующийся, более низкими обертонами, диапазоном вниз, на всю контроктаву и более низким примарным тоном и тесситурой. Для примеров с голосом "контрбас" такие певцы как Михаил Златопольский, Александр Орт, Павел Михалик, Иван Сугробов, Гленн Миллер... Александр ,огромное Вам спасибо, за мастерский канал!
Thank you again Xander for this opportunity. I really had a great time talking with you and those who hopped onto our chat.
If there are any questions about what I said or maybe something you want to know that was not addressed in the interview, please feel free to ask me here and I'll make sure to answer it for you. I appreciate your support and will continue to put out more videos for as long as I can. 🙏🏾
Eric Hollaway no thank you Mr. Holloway I appreciate it!
You sir, are AWESOME!!
“I wanna hear somebody sing a note, I wanna hear someone control a note”
Very very true words from this man.
Ferny I think it’s something young basses ignore....
Alexander Mayang Indeed
It's really true. Especially when you see those kids in bass videos who are like 13 and they claim, that they can hit A1. In most cases "hit" is a key word. They think they can do a quiet fart with their mouth that happens to be A1 and they are immediately basso profundo. It doesn't work like that. I can go down to A1 and slightly below but I am still a baritone because my lowest comfortable note is about F#2. Anything below that is quiet and weak so I don't really count it.
@@xandertheoktavist Unfortunately yes.
And there are men that say "nowadays real octavists don't exist". Here's very real octavist.
Agreed.
not only a great voice but a reasonable man in times of frauds. thank you, very inspiring
Such an informative video! On a whim, I made a response to Eric's Do-Re-Mi challenge video. Discovered I could do his key E1-F1-G1. I am still at the stage of hitting notes as opposed to really singing those notes but I keep trying to improve the quality of sound I make. Thanks for the great videos! Seen a few others also. True that a subharmonic G#0 has no actual musical value; just a very low pitch of 26 Hertz....
great interview, excellent human being Mr . Halloway, and great voice, congratulations!!!!!!!
Very nice Interviews! Thanks Alexander!
Евгений Николаевич Глухи thanks! Always appreciate the love and support you guys give me!
@@xandertheoktavist I have an another question: if I understud correctly, Mr. Hollaway has song G1 without any problem, F1 nearly too, but E1 was a little problem without warming up (I hope, I has understandly ask my question; my english is not so perfect).
Евгений Николаевич Глухи that is correct yes
About all the negative notes - I think anything under 0 octave or even some notes in 0 octave are not real sing notes........ I mean, there are frequencies we cannot hear as a tone. Those don't count in my opinion. I find what he's saying very true and realistic.
Very much so. So when we hear about a fellow bass channel getting comments of “I can sing a B0” or something like that, we all laugh and then warn each other that the other channels might be next 😂
I mean on the pipe organ it sounds good because we can hear the harmonics. If you add an octave or two (several 16' and 8' stops or registrations onto a 32' fundamental), it can actually sound quite fun. Of course, they won't sound good all by themselves without any octaves added. People have tried using the human voice to hit those notes, and most of the time it didn't go well. Not all instruments have 0th octave notes, and not all of them need it. The Bosendorfer piano, for example, sounds very ugly at its lower registers, as well as the ranges of humans most of the time when they go lower. As an organist myself, I only use the 32' stops on the organ sometimes. Even when I do, I make sure to add other stops to it to make it kind of "blend in." I rarely ever use the 32' stop all by itself, because it would end up sounding out of tune.
@@bradycall1889 yeah, the pipe organ effect really messes with the overtones once you get to the 32 foot. The concept of the 32 alone is quite a mystery to me as I don't understand why it exists, most music doesn't utilize it and the overtones that are in the audible range (around middle c) are just dissonant. I found it to be very hard to even use the 16' in compositions because it would make a chord which was meant to be minor a major one because of the early harmonics. The only way in which I found myself to like the sub-octave was through the vibrations which you may perceive, they really complement the sound even if they're subtle.
Singers usually tend to sound like they use vocal fry as you start to really hear the contact of the vocal folds once they gat that low and the folds are too small to create those frequencies in a way that is enough projected to sound nice. The famous Zlatopolski C1 or kontra C is the only time which it sounded decent as it complemented the rest of the choir and was subtle.
@@delta61 I understand why it exists. It exists to be added 2 octaves below the normal bassline. Also, pipe organs use 32' stops all the time. The overtones may sound dissonant, indeed, when it is only the 32' playing. But if you add more stops and blend it in, it actually works. Trust me, 😂😂😂, I am an organist, and I listen to lots of organ music, okay?
@@delta61 Oh wait sorry I didn't understand at first what you were saying. I agree with you.
thankssssssssss dear friends!!! greatttttttttttttttttttttt interview, Yeahhhhhhhh
I admit that I started out using vocal fry and thinking that I was singing those low notes. I turned out to be wrong after researching more about vocal fry and finding out that it isn't considered part of your vocal range by most experts. At the time back then, I think I was a lower tenor. By now I am a lyric baritone (I think) who can at least do better with low notes than I did back then but I'm still not as good at low notes as a bass is.
Very rare voice, and a heck of a cool dude as well! 👍
Great interview, love your questions. Have you considered having Mikhail Kruglov on here?
I'm not sure about Mikhail Kruglov, but he has had other classical music singers on here. In fact, only a few of the people interviewed on this channel, including Eric Holloway, are contemporary singers. And even Holloway himself does classical singing sometimes.
" Октавист- имя нарицательное"
Композитор духовной музыки П.Чесноков выделял среди профундовых басов так называемых " сильных октавистов"- те голоса ,которые держат тесситуру в контроктаве, в отличие от профундовых басов у которых "звучащие" "ре-до" большой и "си, сиb" контроктавы и вплоть до "ля, ляb" тембристые у некторых профундовых басов. Ниже у зтих голосов ноты нестабильные. Напротив "сильные октависты" можно их по тесситуре назвать контрбасами тк представляют из себя уже другой тип голоса отличный от баса ,характеризующийся, более низкими обертонами, диапазоном вниз, на всю контроктаву и более низким примарным тоном и тесситурой. Для примеров с голосом "контрбас" такие певцы как Михаил Златопольский, Александр Орт, Павел Михалик, Иван Сугробов, Гленн Миллер...
Александр ,огромное Вам спасибо, за мастерский канал!
Yea we all understood what you just wrote, thanks for your English
12:40 Morris Robinson is very great singer, he must be more famous.
Me Holloway needs to sing "Vogle boatman" and "John Henry"