I used to warm up with Jeff, then i quit, and years later here i am again, discrovering all this new videos and i really like them, thank you so much Jeff you are a really big help!!!
You Need more subscribers. No BS in your videos, lots of really great warmups and i'm slowly picking up your techniques from listening to you, they have really helped me work past some bad habits. Thanks for all of the great content!
This is my favorite one. I play 160 or so shows a year, usually 3 hours solo acoustic. I do this before every show at this time. I’m 49 and try to take more time to warm up now. This does the trick and gives more control in my first set. Love this, Jeff!
Been using your warmups professionally pre show/rehearsal and even teaching now since one of my first contracts! Thank you for always putting out new content and continuing to challenge my range/break/passagio etc. even after years I can feel steady changes and adjustments into what’s working and getting easier over time! 🙌🏻
I love and use all of your warmups any time I need a warmup, be it for general daily health or preparing for a rehearsal or a show. Love this new video. Always grateful and will always support your work!
Hi Jeff. I've been doing your exercises for two weeks now and I can already see the results. Thank you very much. 😊I got a contest by the end of the month, so wish me luck.
Just wanted to say thank you for all the exercises. I have been using many of your warmups for the past nine months on the regular, and they have definitely helped develop some aspects of my singing voice - particularly in the transitions between registers. My old vocal tutors would work on various similar exercises together with me, but as I am now studying abroad at the moment, these videos have served as an excellent substitute for the time being
Thank you Jeff! I’ve followed your vocal warmups for a while now. I do them while driving to mentally prepare myself for being sociable at school. It really helps with my confidence. 🙌🏼
New to the channel. I enjoy your videos and have been doing my best to come here when I have the courage to pursue my voice. Finding this channel has been great encouragement for me. Thanks for continuing to upload!
Jeff, Thanks so much for providing these tools. I was a little skeptical at first about the 'no talking' approach. How will I know what to do...or not do?? But I found that if I approach the exercises as you demonstrate them, I get results over time...a more free and less effortful sound! I've struggled for years with manipulating my sound to try to get through my range and now I'm discovering I can make sound more simply. Much appreciated!
Excellent! Glad that the videos are proving useful! Feel free to drop in on a live event if you want the theory behind the practices that are built into the 'warm ups'. They're really technical exercises, but you can certainly warm up with them too!
Incredible content! It has helped me a lot. Thank you Jeff Rolka! The exercise of 14:20 its the harder for me, but im focus, and keep studying with this video every day.
I loved this warm up Jeff! Especially the tonal onsets as for the first time my voice didn’t crack when going over the secondo passaggio:)) Will definitely keep using this one
Really good warmup. Is there a reason why you change vowels at the point you reverse direction in the scale or is it just tradition? Could one change vowels on any note without losing anything?
Thank you Jeff for another great video. In your previous full range video from a year ago you went all the way up to C5, is there a reason you kept this one up to A4. Just curious, loving your channel and all the great advice.
I've been practicing this daily for 4 months . I've definitely noticed my improvement and it's amazing. I'm not sure where to go on from here . Anything else I should practice daily?
Absolutely! There are already a few on the channel: Here's a couple just for tenors: ua-cam.com/video/tYiiqEodo38/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/DaDIb8wbU7k/v-deo.html Here are some general minor videos: ua-cam.com/video/_JizdaiFc-I/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/AKH1il3MRbo/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/nF0quM-JNKI/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/bxTINv23bI4/v-deo.html
Hi Jeff I am still doing your videos and enjoying it but could you please show some vocal slides and sirens as you can make them simple I get confused by others Thanks
Thanks Jeff for this super useful exercise, i have practiced tenor exercise for about a month and i have 2 questions for you: - First, after i exercised in Tenor range is it okay to have a little sore that goes away in less than an hour ? - Second, i have also tried the Baritone range but it feels a little low for me, i can't hit any note that's below A2 without struggle and i can do most of the Baritone exercise in chest voice. So should i exercise in Tenor or Baritone?
Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing! You shouldn't be sore after the exercises. There's an imbalance that you're making up for with vocal fold tension, and that isn't sustainable long term, but worse than that, it will prevent you from full realizing your vocal skills. Stick to a more comfortable range and assess your vowel alignment and appoggio practice. Work outwards in range from there!
Hi Jeff . You're looking great. You look tan .Have you been sun tanning. You have made me a great singer Jeff . I was able to hang through this whole warm - up . I'm doing a lot of street performances . It sure is different singing thru a microphone. I do your training acapello. I can really hear my real voice through that sm58 microphone. Between your training and the street training I think I'm ready. I know its a long shot but I hope we can meet some day .
Tenor range singing warm ups that go over the secondo passaggio generally go to the area of about a4. I would advise you, however, to try to figure this out on your own, as it's easier than it may seem and will help with your ear training as well. There are numerous free piano apps for mobile devices or you can try this website: www.musicca.com/piano Just so we're clear, I have no affiliation with that website. When you come to the note in question, just pause the video, but keep singing the note. Pluck around on the piano until you find it, and then of course, you'll know the note. It is important to make these associations as vocalists, so that we come to know the physical feeling of the range that notes are in. All the best, Jeff
Some Tenors go up to C5 (if I'm correct), do any of your exercises go up that high, or is that more for the very professional? Thanks for all your help.
You're right - you want to be pretty advanced and make sure that you're getting through your registration events effectively, but any warm up of mine that is listed as 'extended range' will go to at least c5 for tenors! For example: ua-cam.com/video/WrJcsAOHo10/v-deo.html
If you mean when I sing /i/ /e/ /o/ but I said /i/ /e/ /u/ in the description, I correct myself in the video, and an edit would probably be more intrusive. As for putting vowels on screen, I think about that from time to time, and will give it some consideration. That being said, there is rarely more than three vowels to an exercise, and music is, after all, an aural practice. Listening, and subsequently processing that information, is just as important as producing it.
@JeffRolka I don't even care anymore because this exercise has done well for me. XD Also, there's only 3, but I often forget what the thing in my mouth is while I'm chewing! Don't underestimate how dumb I am! 🤪 This exercise is near perfect, in my opinion, but could be perfect. Anyway, mad respect, man! 😁
This is a somewhat contentious topic. There are different definitions of what a countertenor could be, and so I don't have videos on it to avoid that confusion. One type, is more or less a tenore leggioro. Another is more of an affectation, usually adopted by baritone vocalists.
Hi there! This is AMAZING content for singing but the video is just a little too quiet :( really gotta boost my speakers which then surprises me if i forget and turn on another video.
Thank you for that! I think I may have accidentally turned off something in my signal chain. I'm going to check it and make sure to fix it moving forward! Thank you!
The exercises you teach in your videos give me tremendous vocal control, and it’s addicting
Excellent! That's the idea - good vocal health and control. The addicting thing, well, who wouldn't get addicted to singing well!??!
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I used to warm up with Jeff, then i quit, and years later here i am again, discrovering all this new videos and i really like them, thank you so much Jeff you are a really big help!!!
Welcome back! Thanks for being here!
"thank you for checking out my warmup"
Me: umm actually thank you for posting this so I can work on things at home maybe??
Nice! Thanks for that!
As a performer (who aspires to make that passion a profession) this is so extremely helpful. Thank you, Jeff.
I feel so much better right now than I ever have, honestly. It’s amazing feeling in control with these warm ups before going and singing
Hi Jeff! Another awesome vocal warm up for all of us tenors!
Thank you so much and God bless you and all that you do!!!!!
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Congratulations from Brazil 👏👏👏
You Need more subscribers. No BS in your videos, lots of really great warmups and i'm slowly picking up your techniques from listening to you, they have really helped me work past some bad habits. Thanks for all of the great content!
Thanks for that! I really appreciate it! True, it'd be cool to have more subscribers - slowly but surely!
thanks jeff. another day. another warm up. still singing. love you x
This is my favorite one. I play 160 or so shows a year, usually 3 hours solo acoustic. I do this before every show at this time. I’m 49 and try to take more time to warm up now. This does the trick and gives more control in my first set. Love this, Jeff!
Right on! So glad that this is serving you well! Thanks for watching!
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Loving this warm up Jeff! Thank you!
Been using your warmups professionally pre show/rehearsal and even teaching now since one of my first contracts! Thank you for always putting out new content and continuing to challenge my range/break/passagio etc. even after years I can feel steady changes and adjustments into what’s working and getting easier over time! 🙌🏻
My pleasure! Glad to hear that the videos have served you so well! May they continue to do so! Thanks for subscribing!
Thanks! I’ve been using your UA-cam content for daily warmup before going on to my own vocal coach’s homework assignments.
That’s awesome! Thank you for your support! I appreciate it!
I love and use all of your warmups any time I need a warmup, be it for general daily health or preparing for a rehearsal or a show. Love this new video. Always grateful and will always support your work!
Many thanks. Useful warm up before choir rehearsals. 🇬🇧
Hi Jeff. I've been doing your exercises for two weeks now and I can already see the results. Thank you very much. 😊I got a contest by the end of the month, so wish me luck.
Awesome! Break a leg!!!! Thanks for watching and singing along!
Just wanted to say thank you for all the exercises. I have been using many of your warmups for the past nine months on the regular, and they have definitely helped develop some aspects of my singing voice - particularly in the transitions between registers.
My old vocal tutors would work on various similar exercises together with me, but as I am now studying abroad at the moment, these videos have served as an excellent substitute for the time being
Great to hear! Thank you!
Thank you Jeff! I’ve followed your vocal warmups for a while now. I do them while driving to mentally prepare myself for being sociable at school. It really helps with my confidence. 🙌🏼
Right on! Be careful while driving! Ten and two and all that! Thanks for listening and singing along! I hope the videos help a bit for being sociable!
One of the best warmups I have ever done as a concerto tenor. Can’t wait for the algorithm to give you the viewership you deserve
Thank you for that. I would love to have the algorithm smile upon me!
Another ingenious demonstration/ tutorial
Thank you sir, I’ve been watching your old videos as well. Much love.
Big love right back at you!
hi jeff - back again for more - love you loads, love to sing :)
I keep practising your warm up exercise and I really benefit from it , a lot !
20:45❤ Favorite part! Will you be able put together a warm-up/workout with these type of darker tones. It’s really fun and helpful! THANKS JEFF!
Sure!
New to the channel. I enjoy your videos and have been doing my best to come here when I have the courage to pursue my voice. Finding this channel has been great encouragement for me. Thanks for continuing to upload!
Welcome! Enjoy the channel and have fun exploring your voice!
I was missing one of those, thank you!
Ah, a new version of the tenor warm-up! Glad I discovered it, perfect for my range.
Thanks Jeff excellent channel.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the support!
Thanks
Thank you for the Super Thanks! You're very welcome!
These videos are incredible 👏🏾
Thank you for these videos, it's been a key to finding my voice
Jeff, Thanks so much for providing these tools. I was a little skeptical at first about the 'no talking' approach. How will I know what to do...or not do?? But I found that if I approach the exercises as you demonstrate them, I get results over time...a more free and less effortful sound! I've struggled for years with manipulating my sound to try to get through my range and now I'm discovering I can make sound more simply. Much appreciated!
Excellent! Glad that the videos are proving useful! Feel free to drop in on a live event if you want the theory behind the practices that are built into the 'warm ups'. They're really technical exercises, but you can certainly warm up with them too!
Wahoooo 🎉 Thank you!
Best warmup video on UA-cam 🔥
Incredible content! It has helped me a lot. Thank you Jeff Rolka! The exercise of 14:20 its the harder for me, but im focus, and keep studying with this video every day.
Thanks Jeff this is great!
thanks as alway jeff - another day singing!
I loved this warm up Jeff! Especially the tonal onsets as for the first time my voice didn’t crack when going over the secondo passaggio:)) Will definitely keep using this one
Wonderful!
I have been following your years!!! It’s has helped with breathing . Please keep videos coming.
Will do!!!
I always practice with all your tenor videos, but I got to say I really enjoy this one. Well done!
Awesome, thank you!
No problem man! Looking forward to more.
An update on the vocal warmup that have used for years now before shows? Yes, thanks. I appreciate your videos, Jeff. 😁
Awesome! Thanks for watching and I hope that you enjoy this slightly modified update!
Love it ❤
Thanks for this!! Your warmups are very helpful!
My pleasure!
Without any further ado at 0:48 😉 Thanks Jeff! 🐯
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Thank you Jeff! Your videos are helping me a great deal!
This YT is pure gold!!!
Nice work Jeff.
Really good warmup. Is there a reason why you change vowels at the point you reverse direction in the scale or is it just tradition? Could one change vowels on any note without losing anything?
Great question - as always! I'll elaborate in QfC 51
Thank you Jeff for another great video. In your previous full range video from a year ago you went all the way up to C5, is there a reason you kept this one up to A4. Just curious, loving your channel and all the great advice.
I usually only do c5 in tenor videos that are extended range. This video is focusing primarily on the secondo passaggio.
Thanks Jeff for your videos. I love them! Can I ask, from a pedagogical perspective, why you rarely, if ever, go above a G3 in your warm ups?
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I've been practicing this daily for 4 months . I've definitely noticed my improvement and it's amazing. I'm not sure where to go on from here . Anything else I should practice daily?
Maybe try some of the other warm ups!
Very helpful
Thanks a lot man, great material.
I liked this one very much!
Great Work Jeff! The exercises are awesome. Are you doing solfeggio exercises?
Wonderful! I need to post more solfège practices. Unless you're asking me if I do them, which I do, daily!
I really like the darker tone at 20:40 (minor key?) Any chance of a pure minor key tenor warmup for those darker songs?
Absolutely! There are already a few on the channel:
Here's a couple just for tenors:
ua-cam.com/video/tYiiqEodo38/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/DaDIb8wbU7k/v-deo.html
Here are some general minor videos:
ua-cam.com/video/_JizdaiFc-I/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/AKH1il3MRbo/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/nF0quM-JNKI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/bxTINv23bI4/v-deo.html
@@JeffRolka Thank you so much!
excellent
Awesome!
Hi Jeff I am still doing your videos and enjoying it but could you please show some vocal slides and sirens as you can make them simple I get confused by others Thanks
Sure, I'll do a few of those!
@@JeffRolka Thanks
Thank you! :) really helpful!
Thanks Jeff for this super useful exercise, i have practiced tenor exercise for about a month and i have 2 questions for you:
- First, after i exercised in Tenor range is it okay to have a little sore that goes away in less than an hour ?
- Second, i have also tried the Baritone range but it feels a little low for me, i can't hit any note that's below A2 without struggle and i can do most of the Baritone exercise in chest voice. So should i exercise in Tenor or Baritone?
Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing!
You shouldn't be sore after the exercises. There's an imbalance that you're making up for with vocal fold tension, and that isn't sustainable long term, but worse than that, it will prevent you from full realizing your vocal skills. Stick to a more comfortable range and assess your vowel alignment and appoggio practice. Work outwards in range from there!
This intro is pure ASMR
Hi Jeff . You're looking great. You look tan .Have you been sun tanning. You have made me a great singer Jeff . I was able to hang through this whole warm - up . I'm doing a lot of street performances . It sure is different singing thru a microphone. I do your training acapello. I can really hear my real voice through that sm58 microphone. Between your training and the street training I think I'm ready. I know its a long shot but I hope we can meet some day .
Loves it
Love you sir ❤
Big love right back at you!
Thank you very much for this exercise. Could you let me know what is the highest note in this whole exercise?
Tenor range singing warm ups that go over the secondo passaggio generally go to the area of about a4. I would advise you, however, to try to figure this out on your own, as it's easier than it may seem and will help with your ear training as well.
There are numerous free piano apps for mobile devices or you can try this website:
www.musicca.com/piano
Just so we're clear, I have no affiliation with that website.
When you come to the note in question, just pause the video, but keep singing the note. Pluck around on the piano until you find it, and then of course, you'll know the note.
It is important to make these associations as vocalists, so that we come to know the physical feeling of the range that notes are in.
All the best,
Jeff
Congratulation from French 🙏👏👍
Thank you! 😃
Hi. I'm wondering where do lip trill end 🤪 Because I didn't heard in which moment does it end ☺️
I would like to know 😇 This one was really good 🌷
Hi Jeff, hope all well.
Would you recommend to this warm up once in the morning and once in the evening? Or just once per day?
Some Tenors go up to C5 (if I'm correct), do any of your exercises go up that high, or is that more for the very professional? Thanks for all your help.
You're right - you want to be pretty advanced and make sure that you're getting through your registration events effectively, but any warm up of mine that is listed as 'extended range' will go to at least c5 for tenors! For example:
ua-cam.com/video/WrJcsAOHo10/v-deo.html
beautiful 🤎
Put in the vowel sounds on screan, take out the error you made 75% in, and this'll be an excellent video I'll return to every day.
If you mean when I sing /i/ /e/ /o/ but I said /i/ /e/ /u/ in the description, I correct myself in the video, and an edit would probably be more intrusive.
As for putting vowels on screen, I think about that from time to time, and will give it some consideration. That being said, there is rarely more than three vowels to an exercise, and music is, after all, an aural practice. Listening, and subsequently processing that information, is just as important as producing it.
@JeffRolka I don't even care anymore because this exercise has done well for me. XD
Also, there's only 3, but I often forget what the thing in my mouth is while I'm chewing! Don't underestimate how dumb I am! 🤪
This exercise is near perfect, in my opinion, but could be perfect. Anyway, mad respect, man! 😁
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Recently been told I'm a countertenor - is that a real thing? Do you have anything on it?
This is a somewhat contentious topic. There are different definitions of what a countertenor could be, and so I don't have videos on it to avoid that confusion. One type, is more or less a tenore leggioro. Another is more of an affectation, usually adopted by baritone vocalists.
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Hi there! This is AMAZING content for singing but the video is just a little too quiet :( really gotta boost my speakers which then surprises me if i forget and turn on another video.
Thank you for that! I think I may have accidentally turned off something in my signal chain. I'm going to check it and make sure to fix it moving forward! Thank you!
Ended up light headed
Take a break if/when that happens. Just pause the video and get back in when you feel normal again.