@@SamJohnsonVoice Hi Sam, we're currently using your video in my high school male vocal ensemble. It's very nice for them to have someone with their voice type explaining how their works. It helps connect what we're teaching. Some of my students are new and like Veralidiane said, you broke it down in such a way that they understood even though for many of them, this is their first time in a vocal class. Take care and stay safe.
My cats are angry with me tonight so I am getting no attention. ( I forgot to buy wet food but they have tons of dry) This is interesting except I can't make bubble lips 😟
I tried it and had to accept that I'm so bad at singing, I can't even do bubble lips halfway decently ... my dog looked at me like I finally lost the last of my marbles.
My fellow voice teacher friend and I are discovering you at the same time, and you've inspired some great conversations over the past couple days. I use a lot of these exercises with my students already, but I really love how you break them down and explain them in such an accessible way. Thanks again for being awesome!
I have laryngeal damage due to my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I have been to numerous voice coachs (over the last 7 years) just to be able to produce what someone might call a voice. They do not understand that I have scar tissue and that my throat tears just from speaking and I feel like I have gotten no where with the guidance I have recieved. I started doing the exercises you do, Shake my head When I feel things are getting too tight but that I can continue (the voice coachs told me to sit straight, focus on my breathing, and to not move my head). I have increased my vocal duration from 20 minutes to about an hour a day. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is to me especially since speaking is an mandatory part of communication. I want to say thank you and please remember you are helping more people than you realize.
I love how you explain things. I have never had a vocal teacher who could actually explain things about what was happening mechanically. I'm so sick of hearing "sing more forward". Across all your videos I think I've heard you say that only once, and you almost immediately followed it up with a much more helpful explanation of what that means. When I actually get money I want to donate to you, because you are an actual angel. >_
I was classically trained during my school days, but never given much insight into the anatomy behind the techniques we used, or the ways I could vary them beyond classical rules. I’ve learned a lot on my own, but it’s been fascinating listening to your different approaches - and these warm up exercises are a great example! Very different from the way I was taught, but similar to the ways I automatically try to loosen off my voice when it feels uncomfortable. I absolutely love your methods & attitude, thank you for the free education!
I love your way of explaining things so simply yet so thoroughly, keep it up and definitely do more tutorials on things like vibrato development, control, falsetto,the differences between male and female vocal ranges and tendencies, etc. And more reactions to EXO's live performances!!
There is a quote supposedly by Albert Einstein. I don't know if he actually said that but I know it's true: "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. "
I have been absolutely fighting to find a teacher that just pulls me in and makes studying fun for me. I am 29 years old and have been singing since I was a child but never took lessons on instrument or voice. Recently I have joined a band and have been finding myself having some trouble recovering after a night of singing. I will most certainly try to FaceTime with you one of these days, I have so many questions that I don’t want just answered but actually want to dive into. Here’s to you! 🍻
I feel you, I'm 24 and although I took lessons with multiple teachers I feel like it was kinda a waste of time. A lot of teachers contradict each other leaving you just confused. And I also get tired after a few songs so I'm sure there's something wrong with my technique. Check out Ken Tamplin too, he is a great voice teacher.
Try singing more! If you keep watching I'm sure concepts will make more sense, but you have to practice too. Just singing along with a song or two a day while meditating on that one thing is enough.
actually I don't sing as well, but I've found this warm up a fun thing to do and it really feels good now, looks like after watching all the videos I started to want to sing! So, thank you, Sam!
You know your vocal warm-up is generally good if it sounds hilarious. 😂 The choir teacher I had briefly in high school always told me that it's partially the ridiculous sound of some of them that make them so useful. The different sounds and using different vowels obviously helps on a technical level, but it helps you to relax too. If it's wacky enough that you bust out laughing before you can get through the exercise, it's still helping, lol. Awesome video, Sam. I kind of stopped singing for a long while after my teacher moved to a different school (and we subsequently lost the choir program that had only just come back my senior after there being no program for 8 years) and now I'm having to try and relearn a lot of things, and your videos have a been a huge help. You teach very similar to the teacher I had, so that makes things even better. Great video!
Thank you so much for all this informative information. I just found your channel and really been enjoying your content. Can you make a video for people trying to find their voice? And tips to develop it further. I'm a beginner and a bit lost to where to start. I look forward for future content. :)
It's about the scale. Not directly about the brrrrr sound. The bubble sounds just lets you recognize if you're pushing air at a consistant rate throughout the exercise.
Try putting on some chapstick first! It makes it easier for the lips to keep going for a longer warm up. :) Don't give up, it gets easier with practice. Like working all muscles!
Try and focus on moving the breath from your lower stomach and instead of concentrating on the 'bubble' noise not working, just try and coax your breath out evenly :)
I want so much to get back into singing, but 2 major things have happened since I did choirs & theatre: 1) My thyroid crashed, making my voice deeper (I used to sing sapranno), and 2) I've been attacked with asthma from the bowels of hell... oh, 3rd is recent, I have "vocal chord dysfunction!" Just did some work w/ ENT & will be working w/ speech therapist. I'm so glad I've found your videos. I love how you explain things in an easy to understand way. I fully plan on using the wonderful tips & info you provide to help me find my voice again. Keep up the great work! p.s. The short hair looks really good on you. 😊
I don't sing, I dont want to learn how to sing, idk why I'm watching these videos but I can't stop. I shoooould be watching drumming videos since those would actually help me but whatever, I'm subscribed now P.s. that's the third Utah Jazz shirt in a row in the videos I've watched
You got yourself a new follower! As a singer and beginner voice teacher i`ve found your videos super informative and entertaining af too! Keep it UP kudos! I hope you keep growing so these vídeos, as you said, are worth your time ;)
Yes! Speaking and singing are the same thing, they exercise your voice muscles (aka the vocal cords). Think of it like when you lift weights. Eventually after using the muscles for awhile, they become tired and dont want to work. Same goes with the vocal cords. After awhile, they become too tired to work properly and you are more likely to strain your voice during the performance, more likely to crack, and more likely to have an unstable sound. Proper rest, hydration, and warming up is what will help you get the best results in your voice, aside from technique. Hope this helps!
I'm calling your head shake to in focus the chords "the Stevie wonder" love You! Subscribed. A lot of vocal coaches feel hoity toity but you are so relatable and likable thanks for your videos!
It's funny, I grew up singing... My mom had a radio show when she was 12 and toured all over, so she knew a bit about singing, but didn't really do warmups or anything. I skipped choir because I didn't get along with the teacher. So now I'm in my 40s, starting to learn about the technical side of singing. It's strange... I lost an octave through the years thanks to recurring laryngitis, but I'm getting it back slowly, which surprised the heck out of me! Thanks for helping me with this...it's fun and exciting!
I was so sick for almost two years straight, starting in 2015, to where I couldn't stop coughing 24/7 and ended up not being able to sing for a long time. I am still not at 100% or back to how I used to be back when I was classically trained, but your videos have been very helpful.
OsakaRose Same here. I was always an contralto, but after being sick, I could barely make any noise at all. I lost my voice completely for two months. Which sucks when your job is the teach and lecture college students. Although the coughing fits have gone away for quite some time now, I still have difficulty doing much aside from walking slowly. However, after watching Sam's videos, I have finally figured out how to expand my vocal range and technique. I still have quite a way to go, but progress is something that I don't take lightly.
You know... I subscribe to someone's vocal lessons online. (Hannah Boulton) One of the issues I really had was...well, two, really. One is just that I usually have limited time, so I tend to "warm up" by just starting singing. (I'm totally untrained, btw...as in, I had maybe a couple hours' "training" for a high school musical, and that was it. So I'm learning stuff largely through research and just working on it. The other was just...feeling silly doing practise exercises like this. Obviously you don't. I'm trying to get past the point where I do. I actually feel more self-conscious doing these sorts of exercises than i do actually singing...and I'm *really* self-conscious about singing. So...how do you get past any sort of "stage fright" with this sort of thing? I mean, my wife's not gonna care one way or another, but I still feel self-conscious. i think it's partly the same reason I absolutely hate singing on dry monitors, but I'm fine with it if I put comfort reverb on the channel. I'm coming to terms with my voice, and can actually stand to listen to my work, and even like some of it now (though I'd take a new voice in a heartbeat!), so I've come some ways, but there's still this huge self-consciousness behind it. Like I said, at this point I'm actually more comfortable actually just trying to sing a song, than doing warmups/exercises. That said, I recognise that the exercises and warmups probably would help. Any advice? I mean...I ask because 1) you know what you're doing, and 2) you seem completely matter-of-fact and at ease with what you're doing, and I'd feel like an idiot. Not saying you should, just wanting to know how to come to terms with it. Ever seen someone self-conscious about warmups/practise exercises before? Thanks if you'll answer. Thanks for reading in any event, if you got this far.
I tried, but couldn’t do the bubble lips. My dog started freaking out too. Lol. I kept at it but eventually got it. My dog seems very entertained and curious about it all, but is laying further away from me. Lol
Literally ... I needed this video , everything was explained so great i find myself straining trying to switch between my high and low register lol its like i get winded so fast.
I'm going to try this tomorrow when no one is sleeping in the other room. >_> lololol I've always wanted to learn how to sing. I really hope this helps. I cant afford your lessons, or any really so I hope this helps♡
Amazing! So many things that you do are really close to what I do for an opera warm up, which just goes to prove what I keep telling younger singers - the basics are the basics are the basics, whether you’re going to sing opera, music theatre, pop, rock, metal. Doesn’t matter. Voices all want the same thing: freedom, clarity, and kindness. Also loved hearing the transition from morning voice to warmed up voice. You have a lovely sound Sam!
I've never really tried singing warm ups before, but wow I really feel a difference in my body :o I knew they obviously helped but I didn't realize how dramatic it would be I'm shocked haha
Did you just warm up to a G? I'm shook. First, I thought you were a baritone. Second, if you are a baritone, and you can sing that high, I'm REAL shook. Third, even if you are a tenor... that's SO high.
Okay, you have to be a baritone is G3 is over your first break. Lol. That's like nearing the end of my "usable tone" (I mean I can sing an Ab2 or G2, but I don't feel like it's singing. It's just croaking.)
This is actually super close (a lot of exercises) to what I've learned from Roger Love's audio book Set Your Voice Free and his warmups online. Super helpful vid Sam, keep killin it, would love some more content like this!
Someone should turn that "no no no" part into a meme. Like... "When I'm half way to my destination and I realise I forgot something home" *insert Sam going "no no no" here*
I just recently found your Videos and they are great! I love the way you explain things step by step. I have watched many “vocal coach reacts” videos and you are by far my favorite to watch! P.s. I love your graphic t-shirts. Especially the lord of the rings shirt with the eye and the ring. 😂
Very interesting perspectives. When you use the nasal sounds you are incorporating the soft palate. Swallowing does indeed make the larynx rise. The cricoarytenoids are the muscles most important to the narrowing of the vocal folds. As an SLP I am enjoying your videos. Learning with you, to help others with voice goals. Tthough my students don't have the end goals of your students, knowledge gained can only help me to serve them better. Thank you!
Great stuff. That scale run is not processing properly in my brain. Anybody want to save me some work and comment the number sequence of the exercise? The second one is 1357777531 but what's the first exercise?
Your videos are great, thank you so much! I just loooove the reacting and - especially - the analyzing parts of your other videos. So interesting! Where/on which tone would you start your warm-ups for a mezzo?
I do lip trill exercises which is your bubble lip. I originally learned them from Dileesa Archer an AMAZING vocal coach and the only one I listen to besides you, now.
Could you please do a video analysing pre and post 2003 Avril Lavigne? Would be awesome to have someone who knows what they're talking about put these ridiculous rumours to bed about her being replaced with a clone!!!
Well thank you Sam, this has been a very entertaining night in, practising these vocal exercises with you 😁 Not sure what the neighbours think 😂 but considering I was told at young age I was tone deaf 😢 I’m pretty happy with my efforts for a total novice 😅
Utah jazz.....does this mean you're in Utah?! 😍 cause I could come see you in person if that's the case! I've ALWAYS wanted voice lessons and never had them. I love music, dance, and instruments but am not great at any of it and its always been a goal of mine to work on them. I'm incredibly timid though and am always worried about some internal judging coming from people teaching me, but I can tell you are absolutely not like that at all and I would love to be a pupil of yours when I can finally afford it 😍😍
How come every vocal warm up I try to follow seems super fast to me? I’m still trying to catch my breath and you’re/they’re already starting the next line. Is it just me? Usually when I’m warming up, the rest of me isn’t quite warmed up/awake yet either, lol!
Your very good at explaining things in a way someone who knows nothing can understand. It’s great.
Thank you! I love teaching
@@SamJohnsonVoice Hi Sam, we're currently using your video in my high school male vocal ensemble. It's very nice for them to have someone with their voice type explaining how their works. It helps connect what we're teaching. Some of my students are new and like Veralidiane said, you broke it down in such a way that they understood even though for many of them, this is their first time in a vocal class. Take care and stay safe.
I'm fascinated and have a room full of VERY CONCERNED cats.
Salyx Woodbine 😂😂 my cat just looked at me like WTH!
My cat just came and asked me if I was okay... lol
😂
I can't stop laughing, I read this and looked up to see two of my cats just looking at me as if they were asking where the funeral is.
My cats are angry with me tonight so I am getting no attention. ( I forgot to buy wet food but they have tons of dry) This is interesting except I can't make bubble lips 😟
I tried bubble lips and my dog looked at me weird.
😂
Lol me too, then when I started the Aaahhhh part, my cats started freaking out lol
I tried it and had to accept that I'm so bad at singing, I can't even do bubble lips halfway decently ... my dog looked at me like I finally lost the last of my marbles.
😂😂
My cat left the room when I started bubble lips lol
@ 6:13 When your boss asks if you can stay late.
lol. it also reminds me of a video of a cat saying "no no no no"...
hahahaha classic.
LMAO me too!
Or when you ask your mom some and she just like *no no no no*
Really any of these sounds would be appropriate responses tbh
My fellow voice teacher friend and I are discovering you at the same time, and you've inspired some great conversations over the past couple days. I use a lot of these exercises with my students already, but I really love how you break them down and explain them in such an accessible way. Thanks again for being awesome!
I have laryngeal damage due to my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. I have been to numerous voice coachs (over the last 7 years) just to be able to produce what someone might call a voice. They do not understand that I have scar tissue and that my throat tears just from speaking and I feel like I have gotten no where with the guidance I have recieved. I started doing the exercises you do, Shake my head When I feel things are getting too tight but that I can continue (the voice coachs told me to sit straight, focus on my breathing, and to not move my head). I have increased my vocal duration from 20 minutes to about an hour a day. It doesn’t sound like much, but it is to me especially since speaking is an mandatory part of communication.
I want to say thank you and please remember you are helping more people than you realize.
Dude came straight out of Mirkwood to spread some helpful elvish secrets
200th like!
he is Half-Elf Tho
Mae govannen!
There is no significance in being the 200th like.....
My 1 year old thinks this is hilarious lol
Mine too! It makes warming up super fun 😃😂
This is very easy to understand. Can you make a video about breathing techniques/control in singing?
I love how you explain things. I have never had a vocal teacher who could actually explain things about what was happening mechanically. I'm so sick of hearing "sing more forward". Across all your videos I think I've heard you say that only once, and you almost immediately followed it up with a much more helpful explanation of what that means. When I actually get money I want to donate to you, because you are an actual angel. >_
Accurate ^^
Yessss! All of this.
I was classically trained during my school days, but never given much insight into the anatomy behind the techniques we used, or the ways I could vary them beyond classical rules. I’ve learned a lot on my own, but it’s been fascinating listening to your different approaches - and these warm up exercises are a great example! Very different from the way I was taught, but similar to the ways I automatically try to loosen off my voice when it feels uncomfortable. I absolutely love your methods & attitude, thank you for the free education!
I agree. Took the words... honestly, right out of my mouth.
I love your way of explaining things so simply yet so thoroughly, keep it up and definitely do more tutorials on things like vibrato development, control, falsetto,the differences between male and female vocal ranges and tendencies, etc. And more reactions to EXO's live performances!!
Yes! Please Sam!
There is a quote supposedly by Albert Einstein. I don't know if he actually said that but I know it's true:
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
"
I have been absolutely fighting to find a teacher that just pulls me in and makes studying fun for me. I am 29 years old and have been singing since I was a child but never took lessons on instrument or voice. Recently I have joined a band and have been finding myself having some trouble recovering after a night of singing. I will most certainly try to FaceTime with you one of these days, I have so many questions that I don’t want just answered but actually want to dive into. Here’s to you! 🍻
I feel you, I'm 24 and although I took lessons with multiple teachers I feel like it was kinda a waste of time. A lot of teachers contradict each other leaving you just confused. And I also get tired after a few songs so I'm sure there's something wrong with my technique. Check out Ken Tamplin too, he is a great voice teacher.
me: mam mam mam mam ma-
mama: *(comes in the room)* what is it?
[gives mam a kiss on the cheek with bubble lips] 😘
😂
tfw no mam :(
@@infinite_ammo no no no no no no mam
I really enjoyed this even tho i don't know anything about singing >3
Thanks for watching Laura! Do you sing at all?
Sam Johnson no i don't :( but i still watched the whole vid hahaha
Try singing more! If you keep watching I'm sure concepts will make more sense, but you have to practice too. Just singing along with a song or two a day while meditating on that one thing is enough.
Sam Johnson ooohh, I'll keep that in mind! Thank you so muuuch💕✨
actually I don't sing as well, but I've found this warm up a fun thing to do and it really feels good now, looks like after watching all the videos I started to want to sing! So, thank you, Sam!
The moment I wake up
Before I put on my make up
I do a little bubble lip
don't watch my videos I read that to a dark beat and and it made me snort
You know your vocal warm-up is generally good if it sounds hilarious. 😂 The choir teacher I had briefly in high school always told me that it's partially the ridiculous sound of some of them that make them so useful. The different sounds and using different vowels obviously helps on a technical level, but it helps you to relax too. If it's wacky enough that you bust out laughing before you can get through the exercise, it's still helping, lol. Awesome video, Sam. I kind of stopped singing for a long while after my teacher moved to a different school (and we subsequently lost the choir program that had only just come back my senior after there being no program for 8 years) and now I'm having to try and relearn a lot of things, and your videos have a been a huge help. You teach very similar to the teacher I had, so that makes things even better. Great video!
Thank you so much for all this informative information. I just found your channel and really been enjoying your content. Can you make a video for people trying to find their voice? And tips to develop it further. I'm a beginner and a bit lost to where to start. I look forward for future content. :)
Super informative video! Can you further explain in a future video some of the terms you use like chest voice vs head voice?
LOL that strange "dark and dummy" voice you slip into is the same one my husband uses when he's doing an impression of our cats!! 😻
That’s soooo sweet 😹💕
Literally read this as it happened. ×D
He’s so pretty
i can't sing to save my life but found your channel and Adore it so much, thank you for teaching me stuff i never knew i wanted to know.
So when I do that "brrrr" sound just for fun I am actually warming up my voice?
Nancy Rubí mhmm !
It's about the scale. Not directly about the brrrrr sound. The bubble sounds just lets you recognize if you're pushing air at a consistant rate throughout the exercise.
Oooh, I see. Thanks for the explanation!
Now I know why Stevie be shaking his head around when he sings lmao
If anyone worries about singing on a stage it's nowhere near as nerve wracking as doing vocal warmups when anyone else is in the same room haha
Monetize, I see all these channels, ur offering quality UA-cam videos
In the process, my application has been in for over 3 weeks.
Am I the only one who can't do bubble lips?? yes I'm the only one... By the way.. I love your video❤
BangTwiNkLuvStaAse i cant either not longer for 2 secs anyway dammit 😢
I tried it many times and try to train it but I STILL CAN'T DO IT. This is so upsetting😂
same her... The longest second was almosy 4 second but after that I can't do it
Try putting on some chapstick first! It makes it easier for the lips to keep going for a longer warm up. :) Don't give up, it gets easier with practice. Like working all muscles!
Try and focus on moving the breath from your lower stomach and instead of concentrating on the 'bubble' noise not working, just try and coax your breath out evenly :)
My 9 month old loves to do bubble lips in the morning so he gets you. He gets it.
Drinking water is basically the "have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again" for your larynx 😂
I want so much to get back into singing, but 2 major things have happened since I did choirs & theatre: 1) My thyroid crashed, making my voice deeper (I used to sing sapranno), and 2) I've been attacked with asthma from the bowels of hell... oh, 3rd is recent, I have "vocal chord dysfunction!" Just did some work w/ ENT & will be working w/ speech therapist.
I'm so glad I've found your videos. I love how you explain things in an easy to understand way. I fully plan on using the wonderful tips & info you provide to help me find my voice again. Keep up the great work!
p.s. The short hair looks really good on you. 😊
vocal warm up sounds weird at times but it helps a lot. thanks for this.
I don't sing, I dont want to learn how to sing, idk why I'm watching these videos but I can't stop. I shoooould be watching drumming videos since those would actually help me but whatever, I'm subscribed now
P.s. that's the third Utah Jazz shirt in a row in the videos I've watched
You got yourself a new follower! As a singer and beginner voice teacher i`ve found your videos super informative and entertaining af too! Keep it UP kudos! I hope you keep growing so these vídeos, as you said, are worth your time ;)
6:23 girls whenever I ask them out
Dude. I feel the progression of the warm up. You got louder and cleaner and louder i had to reduce volume twice trough the video!
Lmao I did them with you
Erica Payne I tried to also, but my wind for the bubble voice is shit. I had difficulty pushing enough air out to keep my bubbles bubbling. haha
Simone Blue breath support is everything. Make sure your abdomen is relaxed and your shoulders are on the side.
Is it true that you shouldn't speak a lot before giving a performance?
Yes! Speaking and singing are the same thing, they exercise your voice muscles (aka the vocal cords). Think of it like when you lift weights. Eventually after using the muscles for awhile, they become tired and dont want to work. Same goes with the vocal cords. After awhile, they become too tired to work properly and you are more likely to strain your voice during the performance, more likely to crack, and more likely to have an unstable sound. Proper rest, hydration, and warming up is what will help you get the best results in your voice, aside from technique. Hope this helps!
I was just trying to follow this and sometimes I was just like "how does he do that??"
Thanks! It's pretty awesome that you adjust your exersices as you go according to the problems in your voice. People mostly just do the same routing
I'm calling your head shake to in focus the chords "the Stevie wonder" love You! Subscribed. A lot of vocal coaches feel hoity toity but you are so relatable and likable thanks for your videos!
It's funny, I grew up singing... My mom had a radio show when she was 12 and toured all over, so she knew a bit about singing, but didn't really do warmups or anything. I skipped choir because I didn't get along with the teacher. So now I'm in my 40s, starting to learn about the technical side of singing. It's strange... I lost an octave through the years thanks to recurring laryngitis, but I'm getting it back slowly, which surprised the heck out of me!
Thanks for helping me with this...it's fun and exciting!
**singing along** thanks for the warm up!
I was so sick for almost two years straight, starting in 2015, to where I couldn't stop coughing 24/7 and ended up not being able to sing for a long time. I am still not at 100% or back to how I used to be back when I was classically trained, but your videos have been very helpful.
OsakaRose Same here. I was always an contralto, but after being sick, I could barely make any noise at all. I lost my voice completely for two months. Which sucks when your job is the teach and lecture college students. Although the coughing fits have gone away for quite some time now, I still have difficulty doing much aside from walking slowly. However, after watching Sam's videos, I have finally figured out how to expand my vocal range and technique. I still have quite a way to go, but progress is something that I don't take lightly.
6:13
When the customer asks if they can have a refund.
This was quite interesting. I had some fun doing those exercises with you lmao
You know... I subscribe to someone's vocal lessons online. (Hannah Boulton) One of the issues I really had was...well, two, really. One is just that I usually have limited time, so I tend to "warm up" by just starting singing. (I'm totally untrained, btw...as in, I had maybe a couple hours' "training" for a high school musical, and that was it. So I'm learning stuff largely through research and just working on it. The other was just...feeling silly doing practise exercises like this. Obviously you don't. I'm trying to get past the point where I do. I actually feel more self-conscious doing these sorts of exercises than i do actually singing...and I'm *really* self-conscious about singing.
So...how do you get past any sort of "stage fright" with this sort of thing? I mean, my wife's not gonna care one way or another, but I still feel self-conscious. i think it's partly the same reason I absolutely hate singing on dry monitors, but I'm fine with it if I put comfort reverb on the channel. I'm coming to terms with my voice, and can actually stand to listen to my work, and even like some of it now (though I'd take a new voice in a heartbeat!), so I've come some ways, but there's still this huge self-consciousness behind it. Like I said, at this point I'm actually more comfortable actually just trying to sing a song, than doing warmups/exercises. That said, I recognise that the exercises and warmups probably would help.
Any advice? I mean...I ask because 1) you know what you're doing, and 2) you seem completely matter-of-fact and at ease with what you're doing, and I'd feel like an idiot. Not saying you should, just wanting to know how to come to terms with it. Ever seen someone self-conscious about warmups/practise exercises before?
Thanks if you'll answer. Thanks for reading in any event, if you got this far.
Not that I'm bragging... But I'm pretty good at dumb voice.
😁
The bubble lips are a real struggle for me, and I'm not sure what I'm physically doing wrong... HELP?!?
Me too! It's hard for my lips to stay connected enough to keep 'bubbling' lol
I tried, but couldn’t do the bubble lips. My dog started freaking out too. Lol. I kept at it but eventually got it. My dog seems very entertained and curious about it all, but is laying further away from me. Lol
cheekbones to DIE FOR
Lol that is so weird when you moved your head side to side to release tension in your neck...I really noticed a difference in your voice!
Cant bubble my lip for another sec. Guess Im breathing the wrong way my whole life
Literally ... I needed this video , everything was explained so great i find myself straining trying to switch between my high and low register lol its like i get winded so fast.
6:32: when your mom says go to bed
It would be hilarious if your mom opened the door and said "wwhhhhhaat????" Haha
If anyone ever asks you to join their “be your own boss business opportunity of a lifetime”, just say: 6:13
I'm going to try this tomorrow when no one is sleeping in the other room. >_> lololol I've always wanted to learn how to sing. I really hope this helps. I cant afford your lessons, or any really so I hope this helps♡
Amazing! So many things that you do are really close to what I do for an opera warm up, which just goes to prove what I keep telling younger singers - the basics are the basics are the basics, whether you’re going to sing opera, music theatre, pop, rock, metal. Doesn’t matter. Voices all want the same thing: freedom, clarity, and kindness. Also loved hearing the transition from morning voice to warmed up voice. You have a lovely sound Sam!
Would love a Spotify playlist of your warm ups to do when I’m driving to work!
This was an amazing video! I loved the breakdown and how you've shared the "why" behind these warm ups. You're an angel!
So Jimin was actually warming up 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
You explain it so very well!! I would love to work with you!! Lots of Love from Germany!
Fascinating.
I've never really tried singing warm ups before, but wow I really feel a difference in my body :o I knew they obviously helped but I didn't realize how dramatic it would be I'm shocked haha
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Did you just warm up to a G?
I'm shook. First, I thought you were a baritone. Second, if you are a baritone, and you can sing that high, I'm REAL shook. Third, even if you are a tenor... that's SO high.
And like...how is your speaking voice not doing so well (I heard it break a couple times) and your singing voice is just fine... HOW.
I'm shook.
Okay, you have to be a baritone is G3 is over your first break. Lol. That's like nearing the end of my "usable tone" (I mean I can sing an Ab2 or G2, but I don't feel like it's singing. It's just croaking.)
Lol same 😊😂
Thank youuuuu, this helps. Also
*when someone asks for some of my food*
Me: nonononononononono no
This is actually super close (a lot of exercises) to what I've learned from Roger Love's audio book Set Your Voice Free and his warmups online. Super helpful vid Sam, keep killin it, would love some more content like this!
I died at 1:33. Anyways i learnt so much from this!
Why can't i do bubblelips for the whole scale :(
Someone should turn that "no no no" part into a meme. Like...
"When I'm half way to my destination and I realise I forgot something home"
*insert Sam going "no no no" here*
I am training my vocal and my English listening with you, Thanks!
My problem is breathing. HELP!! How can I make myself learn how to breath during my singing
Thank you for taking the time to explain why you're doing each exercise, as well as, what to do if you feel stuck and how to reset the larynx.
Love the warm-ups, but bubble lips are freaking hard. LOL
I just recently found your Videos and they are great!
I love the way you explain things step by step. I have watched many “vocal coach reacts” videos and you are by far my favorite to watch!
P.s. I love your graphic t-shirts. Especially the lord of the rings shirt with the eye and the ring. 😂
I like it up to 0:00 - 13:37
Very interesting perspectives. When you use the nasal sounds you are incorporating the soft palate. Swallowing does indeed make the larynx rise. The cricoarytenoids are the muscles most important to the narrowing of the vocal folds. As an SLP I am enjoying your videos. Learning with you, to help others with voice goals. Tthough my students don't have the end goals of your students, knowledge gained can only help me to serve them better. Thank you!
As someone who was trained for a very long time to play trombone, I cannot do bubble lips. I'm pathetic. Surrender me to the wolves.
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instructions unclear... Got my hand stuck in a toaster
I feel like this exaplained a lot that I was doing wrong with my own warmups and where I was straining. Thanks for this!
I just found your channel tonight and I'm loving your videos! What scale are you using to practice your warmups? (maybe someone else knows as well?)
Wow!! So helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Note: doing this while eating bread isn’t the best idea. But anyways: thank you. This gonna help me!
Just recently discovered your channel. I've been binge-watching your videos! Your videos are very entertaining and informative.
Omg I never realized how crappy I am at bubble lips. Smh..gotta practice so much.
Great stuff. That scale run is not processing properly in my brain. Anybody want to save me some work and comment the number sequence of the exercise? The second one is 1357777531 but what's the first exercise?
I'm not doing great with the bubble lips, would a rolling R have the same effect? Airflow making your tongue flap instead of your lips..
How to make my Chest, mix and head (falsetto) Voice soft, breathy and beautiful ?
One vocal exercises video would be good.
Your videos are great, thank you so much! I just loooove the reacting and - especially - the analyzing parts of your other videos. So interesting!
Where/on which tone would you start your warm-ups for a mezzo?
Thanks a million Sam, for your support, really truly amazing, its a sound code
I do lip trill exercises which is your bubble lip. I originally learned them from Dileesa Archer an AMAZING vocal coach and the only one I listen to besides you, now.
I really like your singing 101 videos, simple and powerful.
Hey Sam, perhaps this video is a candidate for your Singing 101 playlist? Makes it easier for your viewers to find :)
Bubble lips... .my new nemesis... damn thats hard. I can do them until i start to try and change the note! Any tips?
Could you please do a video analysing pre and post 2003 Avril Lavigne? Would be awesome to have someone who knows what they're talking about put these ridiculous rumours to bed about her being replaced with a clone!!!
Well thank you Sam, this has been a very entertaining night in, practising these vocal exercises with you 😁 Not sure what the neighbours think 😂 but considering I was told at young age I was tone deaf 😢 I’m pretty happy with my efforts for a total novice 😅
Utah jazz.....does this mean you're in Utah?! 😍 cause I could come see you in person if that's the case! I've ALWAYS wanted voice lessons and never had them. I love music, dance, and instruments but am not great at any of it and its always been a goal of mine to work on them. I'm incredibly timid though and am always worried about some internal judging coming from people teaching me, but I can tell you are absolutely not like that at all and I would love to be a pupil of yours when I can finally afford it 😍😍
How come every vocal warm up I try to follow seems super fast to me? I’m still trying to catch my breath and you’re/they’re already starting the next line. Is it just me? Usually when I’m warming up, the rest of me isn’t quite warmed up/awake yet either, lol!