Yes, I was outside at the barn screaming "OW" with my horses. Probably not the best location for screaming "ow" At least my dog checked on me. 🤣 So much fun!!!
Im Brazilian and my band became so much better thanks to your tips. The little ajustments that you teach in your videos bring another life to my voice. More control, more power and energy. Thank yoou VERY much
I have been working on an album for about the last year+ and just let my bro and a friend hear the first batch of songs last weekend. They both had the same feedback; music = good. Vocals = boring. I've been trying to figure out how to address that feedback, and then this video magically appears! Love that!
Chris, you are a national Treasure lol. I wish I had your videos 10+ years ago. You make it silly and fun, and to be a great student of singing you have to let loose and not be afraid to be silly. I used to wait til the house was empty, along with both neighbors being gone before I’d allow myself to sing out of fear of sounding ridiculous. I didn’t realize this was the foundation of great learning! Thank you Chris 🙏🏼 I am so grateful
I have lost so many years of time while trying to learn to sing properly. Everything from other teachers were so vague and abstract and different words meant different things to each teacher. I used to toe myself in knots trying to expand ribcage, breathe through my nose, get cord contact and the oh so very cliche “sing from the diaphragm. After 20 years I learned from you what that REALLY means. Plus most vocal coaches I have dealt with didn’t know how to connect “proper singing technique” to rock music. I’m sure I have created undue damage and habits through all of the confusion. I could go on forever! But thanks again.
This is actually the best advice you've given so far, and listening to Chris Cornell's isolated vocal tracks, he's not always on perfect pitch. In the past, I didn't notice this and I was making my vocal lines more complex just to make them more interesting, and it created the opposite effect. Soundgarden, to me, is basic bluesy vocal lines but sang in a passionate way (with yells and shouts and a good high range), on top of weird chord voicings and weird guitar melodies and odd time signatures. I can always sing along their songs but I can't always predict the next signature change or guitar chord or solo. I'm a huge fan of them because they are fresh, I can say the same for Pixies from 80's and early 90's.
What a great video! As you said, sometimes we focus so much on trying to hit the notes of the tune, we forget that - even if someone is just listening - it's a performance. Hitting the notes is just a tiny part of delivering a convincing performance. "ow, I hurt myself" sounded like a dumb, lame thing to say at first - by the end, it sounded like the best chorus to the best song I haven't heard yet!
THIS WAS IT!!! This is what I've been looking for!! Oh my goodness this just unlocked an absolute GOLDMINE of ability I never knew I had in me! Chris, I LOVE YOU MAN!!! Thank you for making this video it made singing fun again!!!
Love this!!!! Would be great to see the same idea done with a softer style of song, ballad. I struggle to get that emotion when trying to sing softly or quietly great video as always
This is why actors are sometimes good singers, (or interessting?) even if they don’t get the pitch perfectly. And... Mike Patton could teach us a few tricks in this domain. :0 :)
Indeed, I struggled so much to cover Devin Townsend's Vampira, that has an exciting, fun vocal performance. That is a weird cover option we have. Our band's songs are melancholic progressive metal, so my voice being boring didn't strike me that much. But now I think both our originals and covers could have more life to it.
Once again another eye-opening lesson with super useful tips I love how you try to enhance the actual art behind music/singing and bringing that to the people Thank you :D
When I try to go high and my voice is very tired they break up even worse than that. Now i discover that can be the way I use air and have to work on a thin vocal closer without letting too much air escape as this affect my low support(as you explain on the new video 'dry body, dry mouth, dry air lol). I wish i used the break ups and flips as a stylish thing and not a shame that put me in a place of insecurity. Thanks for teaching us how to be in desesperation and not hurt us so much lol.
that surprised face @9:06... 😄 man, you got that! So I just wanted to say that even your voice has improved loads since the beginning of this channel. So do mine. Thank You Chris!
I'd like to add, in addition to listening to you and all the variance, personally hearing different singers and singing "like" them has kinda taught me different styles and textures without even knowing it. Like I'll be singing and paying attention to my voice and feel it doing different things to match what I'm hearing. So it's like learning techniques without knowing it at first. Then one coukd take that, after kinda studying it in your head, and do that other exercise of yours, singing a random phrase, like a piece of mail. And applying the mux of things you've heard. Off top of my head, Bono and Pete Loeffler are good ones to "study". Also, I think once you get used to it, you can match these different techniques to an emotion. Bono does that well. Certain techniques match a certain emotion. Those types of songs, I think, really "get through" emotionally. Hearing desperation, heartbreak, hatred, etc. Where it becomes just natural. Singing how you feel
@@chrisliepe It's all about being weird and having a passion for it. You can't worry about what anyone else thinks when trying to discover your voice. That's what I have learned from you and so much more. Thank you!!
Basically How to make your voice more dynamic: Add dynamics to it. May sound obvious when putting it in one phrase, but this video is still very helpful indeed
When you went into your breakup high range OWs at 3:53 your guitars were resonating in the background. Truly added something special. Can't stop laughing
Chris Liepe, I appreciate you brother. You've helped me tons through this journey of vox. What bugs me about your channel though is how some ass clown could even hit the thumbs down. Keep rocking my man and take me to the top
Calm down Vitas @5:07. Haha. For real though, I'm a versatile singer. I get bored of doing one style of singing. Sometimes when I make an album, the first singing style doesn't sound like the next song singing style. Sometimes in the same song I change my styles. I like getting goofy sometimes with it. I feel like a lot of music isn't diverse and doesn't get fun with it. I think Mike Patton really helped break that boredom in the music scene and definitely helped a lot of us out. Thanks for more tips.
I love the videos man! I recommend them to all my singer friends. I Got a question for ya... I can scream high, but anything in the mid/low range is absent for sure... I'd love a video on how to get from highs to lows in distorted vocals!
Have you seen my spencer sotelo videos yet? There's some stuff for you there. Also, you might be ready for this: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/the-aggressive-vocalist-s-master-plan-of-attack/
Ow, I needed this! My voice is good but my singing is so boring... Ow, I'm going to work with this! Glad I came across your channel OW... OW.... OW... lol Thank you so much!
28,000 views in 18 months... most underrated singing advice on youtube!! i think this addresses what 99% of people feel about their singing, and it made a recording of myself sound about 50 times better in one take... I'm new to singing, about 2 months of light practise to go with what is pretty good guitar, and I feel like I'm pretty good at hitting the pitches in my range and my ear is fine from years of guitar playing. I'm really just wanting to sing blues and country stuff and what has annoyed me is that the singers I'm trying to copy/get inspiration from don't sing in perfect tune (sometimes worse than me), but they sound good and when i hear myself I can only hear the mistakes in my pitch cause there is nothing else to distract the ear (just a boring voice that's mostly singing in tune, but mistakes in pitch are highlighted against a blank boring canvass, you know?)... this tip actually made me not hear mistakes in my pitch cause there was something else going on that sounded good, so thank you for making this video... I'm still going to practise scales, but this has opened up a whole new dimension!!
I always love your videos Chris. Always so fun to watch and sing along and just have fun exploring the voice. I’m throwing out a request and was wondering if you could do a reaction video and explain the technique sully erna uses. Keep rockin on man and making awsome content!
Ok you cracked me up, when you said "stick with me, this is not just ridiculous " 😂😅😂🤣..thanks for a great video 👍 ...think my neighbors would call the cops ..if I practiced that "aouh" sound 🤣😂
I think you might be surprised of what your voice is capable of doing! Check out my Free Your Voice course, it is designed for people JUST LIKE YOU who are just starting to find their voices!
I sang for fun first and after i took lessons I got scared using any other techniques than those that my voice teacher learned me. so I started singing only bright in the front of the mouth with a foward placement which makes me feel like I’m singing really boring… so when I started researching what to do not sound boring anymore. I came to the realisation that it’s not scary or bad to use different placements in the mouth or to lower the larynx. I tried it with your tips and i hear the difference
Solid advice plus with pitch correction you can temper the some of the more outrageous pitch variances and it’s it’s often the feeling that most folks want to hear for a song to be emotionally impactful
Omg thank you I always pent so long trying to get the pitch in the notes exactly correct that I wasn’t adding any flavor to it and it just sounded meh and boring
Please do a "Sing Like Tyson Ritter" I'd definitely watch that and with songs like "It Ends Tonight" and "Gives You Hell" under his belt I think it'd be a popular video that people would watch
Don’t mind me, just screaming “OW!” 100 different ways in the living room while my kids stare at me.
Your rewards will be great! haha
Hahaha! 👏 I am even forbidden to sing anything bcs I sound "like someone stepped on a cat's tail" 😁🤘
My dogs are looking at me weird.
Yes, I was outside at the barn screaming "OW" with my horses.
Probably not the best location for screaming "ow"
At least my dog checked on me.
🤣
So much fun!!!
Yup but he's speaking truth vocal diversity is key to finding a unique sound
Listen to this dude people. He's one of the guys that's gonna help bring some excitement back to music! Love it!
"I couldn't resist myself" could be big hit, you sound great 👏
Im Brazilian and my band became so much better thanks to your tips. The little ajustments that you teach in your videos bring another life to my voice. More control, more power and energy. Thank yoou VERY much
I was literally singing and wondering why my voice was so damn boring when I got the notification for this video
He knows. He just knows.
I have been working on an album for about the last year+ and just let my bro and a friend hear the first batch of songs last weekend. They both had the same feedback; music = good. Vocals = boring. I've been trying to figure out how to address that feedback, and then this video magically appears! Love that!
😂😂
Its that Chris Liepe voodoo magic
hmm, how convenient!
Chris, your tonal examples always crack me up. Great vid btw
Glad you like them!
Great job on the new thumbnail style! Stands out more than the previous style! Also, content is gold as always
Came to say the same thing lol!
what is thumbnail style?
@@gumdr0p the way he styled the nails of his thumbs, super polished. Must have a great manicurist
Can't watch now, so dropping in to help the algorithm with a like and a comment! Thanks Chris!
Much appreciated
@@chrisliepe I ended up watching it anyways lol
2:09 As I was listening on my headphones some of the sound leaked and my mother thought there were some cats having a stand-off.
haha
Chris, you are a national
Treasure lol. I wish I had your videos 10+ years ago. You make it silly and fun, and to be a great student of singing you have to let loose and not be afraid to be silly. I used to wait til the house was empty, along with both neighbors being gone before I’d allow myself to sing out of fear of sounding ridiculous. I didn’t realize this was the foundation of great learning! Thank you Chris 🙏🏼 I am so grateful
I have lost so many years of time while trying to learn to sing properly. Everything from other teachers were so vague and abstract and different words meant different things to each teacher. I used to toe myself in knots trying to expand ribcage, breathe through my nose, get cord contact and the oh so very cliche “sing from the diaphragm. After 20 years I learned from you what that REALLY means. Plus most vocal coaches I have dealt with didn’t know how to connect “proper singing technique” to rock music. I’m sure I have created undue damage and habits through all of the confusion. I could go on forever! But thanks again.
Wow, thank you!
This is actually the best advice you've given so far, and listening to Chris Cornell's isolated vocal tracks, he's not always on perfect pitch. In the past, I didn't notice this and I was making my vocal lines more complex just to make them more interesting, and it created the opposite effect. Soundgarden, to me, is basic bluesy vocal lines but sang in a passionate way (with yells and shouts and a good high range), on top of weird chord voicings and weird guitar melodies and odd time signatures. I can always sing along their songs but I can't always predict the next signature change or guitar chord or solo. I'm a huge fan of them because they are fresh, I can say the same for Pixies from 80's and early 90's.
GREAT insights! This felt like I was reading an article out of a cool music magazine!
That’s one of the late GREATest Mr. Cornell’s best qualities as well. Every tiny sound he made was so full and rich!
You are an incredible teacher
Thank you!
Really a gift to get this video on my feed today! Thank you 🙏
What a great video! As you said, sometimes we focus so much on trying to hit the notes of the tune, we forget that - even if someone is just listening - it's a performance. Hitting the notes is just a tiny part of delivering a convincing performance. "ow, I hurt myself" sounded like a dumb, lame thing to say at first - by the end, it sounded like the best chorus to the best song I haven't heard yet!
haha! RIGHT!!
THIS WAS IT!!! This is what I've been looking for!! Oh my goodness this just unlocked an absolute GOLDMINE of ability I never knew I had in me!
Chris, I LOVE YOU MAN!!! Thank you for making this video it made singing fun again!!!
How do I practice saying ow, in my apartment without having my neighbors call the cops on me?
Improvise. Try this:
Cows, make perfect pets
If you like eating cereal....
Ok maybe not THAT but yeah!
Lol
I appreciate the way you break it down while also explaining what you are doing. Very helpful!
Love this!!!! Would be great to see the same idea done with a softer style of song, ballad. I struggle to get that emotion when trying to sing softly or quietly great video as always
Hi, Chris. I'm Chris. Your videos really helped me a lot. Thank you for this incredible lesson
This is why actors are sometimes good singers, (or interessting?) even if they don’t get the pitch perfectly. And... Mike Patton could teach us a few tricks in this domain. :0 :)
Indeed, I struggled so much to cover Devin Townsend's Vampira, that has an exciting, fun vocal performance. That is a weird cover option we have. Our band's songs are melancholic progressive metal, so my voice being boring didn't strike me that much. But now I think both our originals and covers could have more life to it.
That's an amazing tune
Chris when I am feeling uninspired, you always manage to really inspire me. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Once again another eye-opening lesson with super useful tips
I love how you try to enhance the actual art behind music/singing and bringing that to the people
Thank you :D
I love how educative you are with all these crazy stuff! :D
one of the best tutorials I have listened to I almost gave up
Never give up! We all have special unique voices - keep practicing and learning!
Simply amazing! Have a strong urge to try it immediately. Hope the neighbours will not call the police 🤘😄
hehe... getting noise complaints is kind of a rite of passage for the practicing vocalist :)
You can say that again 🎤🤩
No1 vocal coach on RUclips, period
My man here helping us be voice actors and then singers ;) ur the best Chris!
I love Michael Hutchinson’s way he sings “owww” in Mystify. Thank you Chris. I have subscribed!!!! 💙✨
Thanks for the sub!
When I try to go high and my voice is very tired they break up even worse than that. Now i discover that can be the way I use air and have to work on a thin vocal closer without letting too much air escape as this affect my low support(as you explain on the new video 'dry body, dry mouth, dry air lol). I wish i used the break ups and flips as a stylish thing and not a shame that put me in a place of insecurity. Thanks for teaching us how to be in desesperation and not hurt us so much lol.
ty, i listen to this video every night and it defeated my insomnia, going to sleep listening to this is so comforting 💯💯💯
Out of the many coaches I subscribe to, I really enjoy your lessons in SO MANY different ways. Great content, awesome delivery. Love it!
that surprised face @9:06... 😄 man, you got that!
So I just wanted to say that even your voice has improved loads since the beginning of this channel. So do mine. Thank You Chris!
I'd like to add, in addition to listening to you and all the variance, personally hearing different singers and singing "like" them has kinda taught me different styles and textures without even knowing it. Like I'll be singing and paying attention to my voice and feel it doing different things to match what I'm hearing. So it's like learning techniques without knowing it at first.
Then one coukd take that, after kinda studying it in your head, and do that other exercise of yours, singing a random phrase, like a piece of mail. And applying the mux of things you've heard.
Off top of my head, Bono and Pete Loeffler are good ones to "study".
Also, I think once you get used to it, you can match these different techniques to an emotion. Bono does that well. Certain techniques match a certain emotion. Those types of songs, I think, really "get through" emotionally. Hearing desperation, heartbreak, hatred, etc. Where it becomes just natural. Singing how you feel
Thanks for the good tips man! This really adds a lot to my singing. Wish you well in all your endeavors.
This lesson is greatness!! Subscribed! Thank you, Chris!!👊
pretty much every singer I've known needs to watch your channel.
Thats a good thing to hear :)
What a true artist. Absolutely amazing 🤩
Thanks!! Not taking myself too seriously pays off with these kinds of exercises :). hehe
@@chrisliepe It's all about being weird and having a passion for it. You can't worry about what anyone else thinks when trying to discover your voice. That's what I have learned from you and so much more. Thank you!!
I’m loving this new era of videos
Glad to hear!
Basically
How to make your voice more dynamic: Add dynamics to it.
May sound obvious when putting it in one phrase, but this video is still very helpful indeed
When you went into your breakup high range OWs at 3:53 your guitars were resonating in the background. Truly added something special. Can't stop laughing
Chris Liepe, I appreciate you brother. You've helped me tons through this journey of vox. What bugs me about your channel though is how some ass clown could even hit the thumbs down. Keep rocking my man and take me to the top
Matt from Muse is a great example of this type of control
Calm down Vitas @5:07. Haha. For real though, I'm a versatile singer. I get bored of doing one style of singing. Sometimes when I make an album, the first singing style doesn't sound like the next song singing style. Sometimes in the same song I change my styles. I like getting goofy sometimes with it. I feel like a lot of music isn't diverse and doesn't get fun with it. I think Mike Patton really helped break that boredom in the music scene and definitely helped a lot of us out. Thanks for more tips.
This video is especially relevant in conjunction with your more recent take on vocalist 'characters'.
What an amazing performance at the beginning 🙆🏻♂️ But I'm smashed my like before 😎
I love the videos man! I recommend them to all my singer friends. I Got a question for ya... I can scream high, but anything in the mid/low range is absent for sure... I'd love a video on how to get from highs to lows in distorted vocals!
Have you seen my spencer sotelo videos yet? There's some stuff for you there. Also, you might be ready for this: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/the-aggressive-vocalist-s-master-plan-of-attack/
@@chrisliepe Yes I've seen all of them! they are great! and ill check it out, thanks again man!
Awesome demonstrations and information, as usual! And that song is catchy. Been singing along while I fold laundry \m/
THIS IS PURE GOLD MAN!
Man I love your way to set up thing for us. Thank you for understandable tips.
As always, it's not what you've got it's what you do with what you've got.
YES
This might be the best vocal advice ive ever heard, thank you!
I think this intro song is probably my new theme song.
Haha! Wait til it torments you in your sleep.
I'm gonna sing this song to troll my wife. She's always hurting herself
haha... I actually came up with it telling one of my kids to slow down and focus on what he was doing haha
This is exactly what I needed!! Thank you 🌸
Ow, I needed this! My voice is good but my singing is so boring... Ow, I'm going to work with this! Glad I came across your channel OW... OW.... OW... lol Thank you so much!
Chris, you're fantastic!
Thank you!
28,000 views in 18 months... most underrated singing advice on youtube!!
i think this addresses what 99% of people feel about their singing, and it made a recording of myself sound about 50 times better in one take...
I'm new to singing, about 2 months of light practise to go with what is pretty good guitar, and I feel like I'm pretty good at hitting the pitches in my range and my ear is fine from years of guitar playing.
I'm really just wanting to sing blues and country stuff and what has annoyed me is that the singers I'm trying to copy/get inspiration from don't sing in perfect tune (sometimes worse than me), but they sound good and when i hear myself I can only hear the mistakes in my pitch cause there is nothing else to distract the ear (just a boring voice that's mostly singing in tune, but mistakes in pitch are highlighted against a blank boring canvass, you know?)...
this tip actually made me not hear mistakes in my pitch cause there was something else going on that sounded good, so thank you for making this video... I'm still going to practise scales, but this has opened up a whole new dimension!!
I always love your videos Chris. Always so fun to watch and sing along and just have fun exploring the voice. I’m throwing out a request and was wondering if you could do a reaction video and explain the technique sully erna uses. Keep rockin on man and making awsome content!
This was a fantastic exercise! I will be doing this tomorrow….I’d do it now if it wasn’t already 1 am! 😂
Chris you are killing it buddy!!!!!!!
Thank you!! :)
Dude. This is great advice. Beautiful!
Your work is so helpful for us singers ! Thank you Chris .
Ok you cracked me up, when you said "stick with me, this is not just ridiculous " 😂😅😂🤣..thanks for a great video 👍 ...think my neighbors would call the cops ..if I practiced that "aouh" sound 🤣😂
Great job Chris. You might want to consider adding dynamics to complete the circle. Thanks a lot for your generosity and wisdom.
Great idea!
So creative and theatrical loved it. Definitely will get people out of their comfort zones. (Including myself) ouch 🤕 lol
That acoustic guitar echo in the background sounds kinda cool
Great thumbnail and intro man!
Thanks!
This is such an enlightening video on spicing things up with your voice
Fantastic. This is just what I needed. Thanks!
Hmmm,this is very interesting and I am gonna have to tune in to see what else you have going on with this channel ❤👍
Thanks for joining me!
Another brilliant message 👊🏻I will use Wow!!!!!!
:)
What an awesome voice lesson! Back to the studio to put this to work.
I have 1,000 different ways to express the pain of a stubbed toe now
Amazing video! The thumbnails look great too!. Thank you Chris for teaching through expression.
You're so welcome, thanks for the feedback on the thumb!
awesome channel! came for singing lessons, got extra character voice acting tips, thank you :)
My brother just told me that I’m monotone and I’m hear to learn!
I think you might be surprised of what your voice is capable of doing! Check out my Free Your Voice course, it is designed for people JUST LIKE YOU who are just starting to find their voices!
great vid as always, Chris
Wow, that was really impressive!
Always awesome - thanks Chris - definitely something I plan to give a try!
I definitely sound boring but I'm getting there. Someone just said "Hey, the new song is actually pretty good!" Win!
I sang for fun first and after i took lessons I got scared using any other techniques than those that my voice teacher learned me. so I started singing only bright in the front of the mouth with a foward placement which makes me feel like I’m singing really boring… so when I started researching what to do not sound boring anymore. I came to the realisation that it’s not scary or bad to use different placements in the mouth or to lower the larynx. I tried it with your tips and i hear the difference
If nothing else, these lessons always get me smiling ❤😂
You're good... You're very good! Thank
you.
This is really good 🙌🏻
bro? why the hell is his voice so awesome?
What a fun and insightful video!
Took me a few vídeos to realize that he is not saying “Hi, Grizzly Bear here” 😅. Great Videos Chris. I love your content!
Very well done bro.. very fascinating
Solid advice plus with pitch correction you can temper the some of the more outrageous pitch variances and it’s it’s often the feeling that most folks want to hear for a song to be emotionally impactful
Woah that intro was killer!
Brilliant content as always!
Omg thank you I always pent so long trying to get the pitch in the notes exactly correct that I wasn’t adding any flavor to it and it just sounded meh and boring
I'm goin all "Oww", really following along and I look over at my left and my 🐺is starin at me like I've completely lost my mind.😐
So excited to "OW!" as many ways as possible in my car
I love this guy! Man has such expression i love it!
Please do a "Sing Like Tyson Ritter" I'd definitely watch that and with songs like "It Ends Tonight" and "Gives You Hell" under his belt I think it'd be a popular video that people would watch
Thanks! Great content as always
Absolutety, you're one of a kind vocal master👍
Thanks!
3:57 you can hear the strings on the guitar vibrate after you scream
Good ears!
@@chrisliepe Thank you