Mixed Voice and Belting: (BLEND the Approaches) How to Sing With Both. Expand Range, Sing Freely!
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Learn how to blend the feel and power of a Belted note or phrase with the versatility and range of your Mixed Voice! The result, when done correctly, is a beefy and free sounding middle high register that is sure to create some "money notes" in your singing! I'll show you exactly how I figured out how to blend the two approaches and how easy it is to start practicing!
I appreciate you doing this for free. You do it for the sake of the art, and not so much for a quick buck. God bless! 👍🏻
Probably the toughest lesson I experience is dealing with the way the wife looks at me when I'm making all these sounds in my studio or shower! I definitely need to develop a thicker skin or a don't give a s*** attitude about how I'm perceived by others.
Totally, that is the main prerequisite to a great voice. Stop caring what other people think and let it out!!
I had my first gig today, played it safe for the first song we did - sung it an octave lower. The performance suffered for it, i could have just gone for it but was afraid of two notes in whole song. Next time imma just say fuck it and go.
ratchet9868 you could have the instruments tuned down maybe a half step. Bon Jovi sings Wanted Dead or Alive like this and still struggles with it a little. I’m singing it this way and my goal is to increase my range so I can sound great in it’s original key of D
@@theophany1770 i could, but we dont have the equipment to have seperate guitars and basses tuned down and tunung mid show can look very unprofessional. I just need to work on my mixed range as i can sing way higher but i have a weird gap in my range where i cant sing properly and i strain too much.
ratchet9868 I hear ya. I’m just starting out trying to extend my range and singing songs outside of my range. Shinedown 45 is kicking my butt. Making great progress on Rooster and Man in the Box by Alice In Chains. Good luck in your endeavors!
This man deserves the best vocal teacher on youtube.
But... he's already a vocal teacher himself...
@@aragod10 maybe he wanted to say "deserves TO BE CALLED the best vocal teacher on youtube" XD
Hi Chris, my 6 year old son discovered your MJ videos and now is learning techniques to sing through you. His favourite thing to do is make garageband tracks, he is a real music lover and you are helping him to discover and hone his musical ability. THankyou so much for inspiring him further. Much respect.
Man.... I don't see anyone explaining better than this man right here... Best lessons ever
To me, you are the greatest rock star of them all
Thanks so much for your kind words! I don't do Patreon but if you want to support me AND take your voice WAY deeper you can visit my website and check out my courses :) Just checkout chrisliepe.com
Finally I found a teacher that shows the sounds of the techniques!! Im jumping from teacher to teacher, but Im staying here! Thanks Chris Liepe! Great teacher!
This is hands down the best lesson on mixed voice on You tube. It explains exactly what I was doing wrong. I could already sing in the cat whine and yawn mix but now I am trying to get the bright chesty mix. Love it. Can't explain how good this lesson is!
Hey Chris, I've seen a lot of great vocal lessons on UA-cam, but one thing really unique to you is how, as a guitar player, you've made the comparison to the human instrument. Usually when vocalists talk about tone, it's not the same as guitar players think of it. I now see, how character, percussion, tone, texture and dynamics are similar from vox to guitar. Thanks!
I love it when you use words like imagen, energy, force and feeling. That means that you can visualize what you are doing, and doing a damn good job teaching us how to do it.
Thanks 🙏🏼
3:03 (dying cat sound)
3:21
5:00
5:22 (belting sound)
6:00 (belting sound with added dying cat sound)
7:09 , 7:45 , 8:24 (going up with no goal pitch, still dying cat)
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12:23
12:50
13:32 *
sensation of belting happening like ball in front of mouth with either ugly mix sound (blend them together)
I bought Chris's vocal couching package. It's the best bang for buck I've ever got! He ROCKS!!! I've paid for a number of vocal coaching tutorials, and Chris is simply the best. I recommend his paid course to everyone who truly wants to Discover Your Voice!!
Thanks for the great feedback man!
@@chrisliepe You know how to blend all the singing concepts that I'm aware of into one master tutorial, and then add so many more advanced concepts on top of them. I really love your coaching re: the mixed voice. Before your tutorials I could never get it, but now I can!!! That alone is worth the price of admission. Love you, man! Cheers
man unbelievable how identical to chest voice that is! amazing chris, once more showing a technique i was searching for since i was 15 years!
Happy to help!
How you take the self shame away so simple yet so geniously. Thanks Chris. You make me having fun making music again.
Awesome. So many singers try to bypass this middle area because it can be very challenging and involves the entire body and mind. You have to train to sing in this middle area, move in and out of this area, and to able to sit in this area. A perfect example of sitting in this area is singing the Chorus in Toto's "Africa." It took me a long time to get that one section reasonably consistent.
This is the best demo I found online for blending voices!
Glad you found it helpful... thank you!!
Man I didn't think it was able to teach so well the way you do, through your approach. It's so intuitive and centers around feeling alot, which I love. I had never heard the terms cat (or dying cat) or yawn before your videos, so thanks!
Breakthrough again! My God you are a gold mine sir, that keeps giving. I have bought your paid course but I want to give you more, for your work and heart.
Unbelievable content.
Love Chris.
May you be well. You give others life.
I can't thank you enough Chris! you are the best vocal coach on youtube
Many thanks for this video. For the first time, I think I grasp it and managed to achieve my first 'belt with adding mix voice'.
I've earmarked this video as a 'go to' for this subject and will keep on practising.
Best wishes to you from the UK
Best teacher on UA-cam by far
I LOVE YOU. YOU HAVE MADE ME BELT A CHESTY D#5!!!!AND THE BEST PART IT DIDN'T EVEN HURT A LITTLE!!! THE KEY ALL ALLONG WAS ADDING COMPRESSION TO MY ALREADY WELL DEVELOPED HEAD VOICE
Hey I'm new in singing since two months. I'm beggining to grow my head voice, because I have a really underdevelopped one, do you think once I'd have developped a better one, I would be able to mix higher ? my highest note in head voice is C#5 and I struggle to do it, but my highest belt was A#4 2 days ago. Is it possible to grow head voice to like E5 or G5 ?
OMG that intro song is AMAZING! You sound so great!
Thanks again Chris for another wonderful video lesson. I incorporated a ‘Robert-Plant-and she’s-buying’ to my exercise and i had the most comfortable g#4 the other day.
Each and every video gets me excited I can't wait to be able to go through my entire range and just cruise through what ever notes I feel like without using unnecessary muscles to produce the sound. Thanks!
Man you're a genius I can't believe I have improved so much in just a short period of time. I already had some time singing, but I wasn't that good at thet moment of belting or putting a good tone, and thanks to you and your singing course I finally feel free while singing, and feel I'm actually improving, thank so much Chris, and I hope more people give you the chance to learn with your videos
best vocal coach on youtube
Dude I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on vocal lessons. Been singing for 15 years. The videos on your Chanel have changed everything. Thank you so Fucking much
I feel like this video launched a ton of singing careers. Truly amazing. I want to throw all my money at this man.
Glad you're finding value in my videos! Thanks for watching and engaging!
Man for me you are the best vocal coach in youtube 👌
This video may be 2 yrs old but this helped me discover and expirement with my voice and I found something new, this is amazing, thanks coach!
You're so welcome!
It was a little bit difficult but I completed this course. Always I had fun with his teaching. 😊👍
Thanks to universe that brought you to the world😊 You really helped me with mixed voice 🙏
this makes so much sense ...best lesson so far !
Chris why are you so fucking cool. You’ve been a great teacher so far! Please keep doing what you do!
Excellent presentation! Should be watched by every singer!
You explained it so clearly in a nutshell. I just discover it today. I will definitely share your lessons with my choir. Thank you chris.
Wonderful!!
I feel like I learned mixed voice first and head voice A LOT later in life. That’s why I’ve been singing on head voice several months everyday. I do it mainly because I like it so much, it’s like therapy
Love that sound man, very Jeff Buckleyesque near the end gave me chills!
If I ever go any place in music I'll definitely give you props thank you Chris
So apparently I already could belt with mix. I just didn't know the right way to do it. Now I know. Your explanations are spot on.
Oh, sh*t! I almost always sing with belt in my upper-chest register (surely I make sound softer when it's necessary), but I've never tried to do that in my mixed voice... And I always have been surprised why that sound is so weak and thin. It's amazing, as much as this idea is ingenious, it is just as obvious. Thank you so much for giving this point, now I feel like I'll make a bigger progress.
With both techniques, cat sound and the yawny way, I'm able to get the gritty belts in both linkin park and slipknot songs. And reliably.
Fucking amazing.
Fucking amazing Chris.
you're a treasure man, your understanding and explanations are second to none 👊
thank you man...... been applying your techniques. I'm so surprised that my voice is not base. (being in a choir I was placed as a male suprano when I was young and base when I was a teenager because we were not allowed to shout or develop other vocal registers except chest and falsetto... now with practice ofyour techniques....I'm mid range teno at the age of 41... been very comfortable with just my chest voice for long time and singing low song and tranposing all the songs that I like to sing. i m really surprised that I can sing billy Joel...and bread songs flawlessly. thank you
7:08 - 7:52
In that moment, I was suddenly playing The Legend Of Zelda - Ocarina of Time.
How to use your belting mixed voice to sing high notes like Sebastian Bach next please ? Songs like I Remember You and 18&Life. 😎😎
Love your videos man! Your amazing and helping me so much. Keep it up!
Yes! I want a vid on Sebastian as well 🤘
Indeed. Fox. I just figured it would make a badass video. 🤘🏽
I REALLY love these videos... One suggestion, maybe? When referring to your past videos, would it be possible to include the link in the description? You have a LOT of videos, and it'd be awesome to go straight to the video. Just a suggestion - keep rockin!
Good idea!
Best vocal coach 👍👍
Your channel is incredible. I've been looking for a long time for tutorials like these.
Welcome! Glad you're enjoying it!
Finally, i can go upper than D5 without using head and sound like I'm dying
thanks my friend. this videos are gold.. really!
1:30 i love it, reminds me to Greg Alexander's style
Thank you so much for these vids chris. I've already got the foundation for my mix down, but this video has been so helpful to working on my tone.
Glad it was helpful!
1:33 WOW
So freakin beaootyful
that was awesome, thank you!
Thank you so much!! This is the video I have been searching for!
Hey, Chris, I love your videos for you really show the process of finding the feeling and sound instead of just talking. I wonder if you want your videos dubbed to russian. Not much useful info on rock vocals in russian, and many people here don't understand english enough to get what you are saying.
If you are interested in subs or dubbing, I'm here for you
Jonny Jane interesting! What would this involve?
@@chrisliepepretty much nothing but me translating your videos) we can try starting with me making subs to one of them (you choose which)
If it works fine, we'll see what's next
I really like your approach. Great stuff!!
I've only developed my belt for probably around 15 years, and I feel like I'm just now learning to use mixed voice 🥲 I only ever had high notes when I was perfectly rested/hydrated. Otherwise, I just always battled vocal fatigue.
A good way of adapting this would be to involve different vowels as you go through … so you get used to the feel of Vowel placement
Love these lessons. Do you have anything planned for clean singing? Also any lessons on how to correctly pronounce vowels and consonants?
Yes! Check out my Jeff Buckley video and my After Screaming... Clean Up Your Singing! :) thanks for watching
You have such an amazing voice dude
Epic. As always
You are the best, dude.
Hey Chris, I have a few suggestions for your "how to sing like..." videos.
Bon Jovi, especially their older stuff like Santa Fe, Miracle etc.
Nothing More (Johnny Hawkins), I especially like their This is the time and I'll be ok songs.
Black stone cherry has some interesting distortion or grit or something, I can't identify it correctly. Songs like Born to die, Change, Me and Mary Jane are good examples.
You've really been nailing all of the stuff I'm working on lately, and it's been greatly helpful. THANK YOU! 🤘🏼🔥
Sliding up and down (legato style) on the scale is relatively easy. Now, how does one hit specific notes, say jumping by thirds. More like what happens in many songs. A great example I'd like to see you demonstrate is in the chorus of Alter Bridge's, Blackbird.
Holy cow, I'd kill for those beautiful high notes : c
feel my love by Adele is an example of where you can use your head register. “ I know you haven’t made your mind up yet , but I will never do you wrong” instead of belting that line. Try using your head voice and cross over to chest. This does take a lot of practise and it will expand your vocal range.using chest voice for belting can be really bad in the long run and you can damage your voice.
Very interesting lesson. Looking forward to start your course! Could you review the singing style of Matt Shadows (avenged sevenfold)? He uses a lot of belting + grit over mix voice. The Stage song could be a good example. Thanks for your awesome vids!
“Powerful middle “ 🎵🎶 #golden
Thank you. I’m not even a singer, but I kind of want to start.
Great Chris...
This guy reminds me a lot of Devin Townsend when he uses his mixed voice technique. I'm starting to believe that you need to be bald to sing like that
Haha!
Ok, im on my way shaving my head clean..
love your new intro
Awesome content! Thanks for sharing!
I discovered my mix in the beginning of my adventure with singing but I have no idea how to use it other than singing rolling in the deep by Adele on my better days. On my worse days horse won't let me hit the note on: aaaaa aaaa aaaallll. 😆
Love you💜
meilleur prof eeeeeever!!!!
a bit late here today but I am gonna enjoy this video! sharing this with my singing buddies now on facebook :) like 58 from me :D
13:00 niceee
Great channel! Could you do a video on the screaming/crying sound Prince does? Like on Purple Rain, Darling Nikki, It?
I really loved that song at 1:32. Is that a Chris's song?
It's just something I made up for the intro of the video :) Not a real song. Glad you liked it!
@@chrisliepe So sad, i really liked it. I was repeating that part all the time haha. Love your vids! You're helping a lot of people in their singing.
Where is the 'yawn" version mixed voiced tutorial please
Chris, take on "TAKE ON ME." Great vocal. Would love your thoughts on the performance and recording.
Thanks Chris, I remember singing Alter Bridge songs in school and trying to hit high notes by using just my chest voice avoiding what (naturally) was mixed voice, but as I didn't know what it was, I quit using it. Now I feel confident enough to try it once again, thanks again for this approach!
That’s awesome! Glad to hear that! Here’s another video that you might enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/cozeQAIX4IU/v-deo.html
Thank you so much! I'm gonna practice over and over. It's so useful to me. Thanks!)
Thank you
I paid SingingSuccess $190.00 for vocal mix CD training and NOTHING! NO RESULTS! Just a lot of big words and creepy whispering.
-- CHRIS YOU ONLY TOOK 15min TO IMPROVE ME DRAMATICALLY!! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
hehe that's SO cool to hear!! If this video really resonated with you, consider checking out my full course (and about half what you spent on SingingSuccess :) www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/discover-your-voice/
These videos are awesome great job chris! Thanks for this. What about one about how to sing like jared leto?
Este ha sido el video mas dificil de aprender, no porque no lo entienda, es que aqui se usa mucho el soporte, y como lo unes con tu voz de pecho, es dificil no tensar. PERO SIII SE PUEDEEEE, VAMOOOS, PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!
Hey chris, can you do a video about warming up before going on a studio session or a live session?
Great idea!
we need a a how to sing like Russel Allen from Symphony X
You are amazing
Lets watch this in bus with speaker
My range is E2 (D#2 on a good day) to e4 (f4 on a good day). I guess Im a low baritone but I can easily hit an f#5 in head voice reliably or a high G if I really push. I tried mixing looking at your video around g3 and onwards but I still sound very “heady” and Im not quite sure what to do....
Embrace the “run for the border” Chris Cornell sound to start with! From my mixed voice video. Stop thinking about what the pitches are. Just go for it without the mental burden of “can I hit THAT note”
Chris this is one of the most enlightening videos you've done before! Thanks a lot! I've been watching your videos and learning with you. I have a quick question: Is the mix range something you slowly conquer, like pushing the high notes one by one, practicing to expand it, or is it a body configuration that almost instantly allows you to cover that range with more presence? Thank you again!
The short answer is... BOTH... haha. It is a muscle memory position that once trained will allow you to break through your ceiling in amazing ways, but learning to use it consistently and tastefully does take a lot of time and is a continuing journey... although enjoyable :)
U r great sir
Thank you!
I don't get it. Dying cat and yawning takes place in the back of the mouth/throat whereas belting takes place infront of the face. Right? So how to blend that?
how about a breakdown of Jeremy Jordan?