How to Sing Like Freddie Mercury (HINT: Stop Caring What Others Think) Tone, Dynamics, Confidence
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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There will never be another Freddie Mercury and few will even come close to sounding half as original and dynamic. This is what makes his singing so inspirational! Join me as I dive into his style, some of his techniques and examine some ways he's able to get some of the many sounds he effortlessly displays in 12 studio recording examples! We'll make an attempt to sing a little like Freddie, and in the process, inject some cool ideas into our own singing!
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Through all your videos I've learned that a lot of the most well-known singers tend to do a lot of things people usually tell you isn't "desirable" when singing, like being nasal and making "ugly" sounds, like the crow voice you mentioned here. You're the only vocal coach I trust because your not afraid of these things
Very very true.
Yes!
Agreed, plus he is honest with no agenda, these videos are hurting Ken tamplins sales to,
Yes!
Idk I've often heard "It's not desired, unless for stylistic reasons." But learning the proper way first n then you can add ya own flavor to it
Freddie was a very dynamic singer, he used a lot of different colours and textures within his voice. He almost never, just sang a phrase, he usually added something to it. He was fantastic at interpreting music. The dynamic use of his voice along with his interpretation for music, tone and the power in his voice are the reason he is the best. There are thousands of singers who can hit good high or low notes, hitting a note does not make you a great singer. The way in which you interpret your music and your emotional expression are what makes you a truly great singer. I would have liked to see songs from the 80's as well, because Freddie changed his style from the 70's to the 80's and he changed again in the 90's.
my wife walked by my studio and goes "what are you listening to" I said..."a voice lesson" she replied "it sounds like a goat dying" I replied.."it's a crow". ;) hahahaha (that is true) lol
Hahaha!!!!! Success!!! :)
Freddie sang in a goat style. Goat is a symbol of Baphomet. Freddie was devilish cool. Who knows, maybe he was a devil in the flesh.
I would say: "Chris, you're an animal." But there's more than one. First the dead cat, now the crow. Brilliant.
Don't forget about the dumbarse cavemen in the matrix!
I have learned so much from singing Queen songs, this crow sound is ALL OVER their stuff. Somebody To Love is insane. I always imagine I'm yawning and sometimes try to sneak a yawn into those big notes.
I'd love to hear you sing Bohemian Rhapsody 👍👍
That'd be fun!! I want to sing the whole "Another One Bites The Dust" as well!
That would be so awesome!
The thing with Freddie and his dynamic in his voice will be harder for some people to reproduce is because Freddie was all about feeling and delivery of the song. He didn't really think about technique. First learn the notes light, after you can hit them easily give your full emotion to the song, which is musicality what not everybody has.
Imagine going to a karaoke with him, no one would want to sing after he did.
Please cover Freddie's voice in the 80's. Such a beautiful but very different sound from his 70's tone. Thanks!
Yesssssssss
Freddie's my favorite, every time, all the time. Equal depth and breadth of expression, dynamics, technique and delivery and pure emotion. I dedicated my first Cd to him, way back in 1993. Special thanks to Graham Cochrane for sharing your wonderful channel with us.
Welcome to the channel!! Glad you're here :) Freddie is one of my favs too. I agree with all of your descriptors. No other vocalist has really been quite as well rounded and expressive. And yes, THANKS GRAHAM!!! :)
Chris, i think the best part about about your channel is watching you enthusiastically analyze songs. I feel like thats just how you casually listen to music
haha.. thanks! ya I can't passively listen to any music with vocals on it. If I want to just have background stuff, it has to be LoFi or something. Thanks for enjoying with me :)
The crow sound absolutely worked for me with a little expermentation. Kinda had a breakthrough yesterday when doing this is the car on the way to work. I got into "crow" voice and pushed as much air as I could, producing a very loud, pure and crisp note that I wasn't able to hit before. Watch this guys videos! He really knows his stuff AND how to explain it to you in a way you'll understand. Best vocal coach on RUclips, hands down.
Freddie is my number 1! Thanks Chris!
Chris,
your Free Voice Lessons were incredibly awesome and I had a lot of fun watching you and trying these exercises.
I´ve had singing lessons in prep for a lead role in a musical production our school did over the course of the last year.
The shows went great and I was able to hit a bunch of f4s on stage pretty easily, but I found myself struggling with said pitches ever after. However...
At the end of the 3rd video of your FREE COURSE I was singing f#4s with ease. You even got some g4s out of me before my passagio kicked in. lol
But those were EASILY THE BEST ONLINE SINGING lessons I´ve had so far.
Thank you soooo much!
Greetings from Germany \m/
Stop caring what others think... Now that's the most important thing everybody must learn. Thanks alot for pointing that out...!
I know you get a ton of requests but, Paul Rodgers is my absolute hero when it comes to singing and I feel like there just isn't much out there about his singing techniques. I'd really love it if you could do a "How to sing like Paul Rodgers".
I'm sure Freddie would've wished he had the same how to, Rodgers was his hero as well!
Love what you do man I went from singing once in a while and trashing my voice to singing for hours everyday.
Great suggestion!
But the question is: How to Sing Like Freddie Mercury if you live in a rented flat and don't have soundproof walls?
Practice singing into a pillow :)
Jack42 get a Muzzle no joke they make them 😂
This guy has another video about your topic, it helped me a lot and I'm sure it would help you, too.
@@gallusgallusdomestikus which one ?
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I must thank you. Im a 52yo former singer who lost my voice age 30. I began seriously practicing a month ago for the first time since then. I have discovered that 22yrs of bad choices has rendered my voice unrecognizable. I am so grateful to have stumbled upon your instruction, you're very relatable and your voice floors me. I'm discovering for every skill lost, there has been an unfamiliar skill gained. In 2 weeks I've made real progress. And you don't charge for this instruction?!? I am a fan.
So glad you included the second "we'll keep on fighting" from We Are the Champions. That's the phrase that made me fall in love with Queen when I was a kid.
Going over your videos has improved the control of my voice immensely. I go over them whenever I can. Thank you so much good sir.
Please please please do how to sing like paul mccartney, mainly his performances on "maybe im amazed", "helter skelter", "oh darling" I mean Man paul is a beast lol.
Yes id love a paul one!!
Yes
I second that!! That screaming section on Oh Darling is straight up my end goal as a vocalist lol.
This is the best how to sing like Freddie mercury video I’ve seen on RUclips. Extremely helpful. Thank you :)
That was fantastic!! Oh look! It's now 5 in the morning... I've just been watching these videos for hours! Haha
Any Devin Townsend fans here? That would be great video. Such a quality content you are producing my friend. Thank you!
Freddie has gone on record as saying that he was totally self taught and that he never had singing lessons.
Right. Crazy huh but the best singer just go off of feel and emotion! Period
Just some tips from Montserrat
@@Mercurial_Phantom wot
And that could be the reason why he got the nodules on his vocal folds.
@@Mercurial_Phantom Yeah, in the latter days
You keep opening my eyes how to approach the voice. My life feels so enriched. I mean there are other eye-opening channels but you just don't waste any time with pointless exercises. This is just so direct. Listening - Trying it out, using animal sounds, and other relatable things (poop muscles; did I say the p-word?) to get to results. Revolutionary stuff. And yeah, try PaulMcCartney please.
You the 🐐 of singing breakdowns
I’ve noticed that every time you stop singing you let a lot of air out (sounds like a sigh). Is that a technique or just something that happens?
Well, Freddie does this on some of the examples I’m using in this video so it’s probably more pronounced than usual, but when I’m practicing I do this consciously to ground my voice in my chest resonance. It’s kinda like working a muscle in it’s full range of motion. Keeps things flexible and well oiled. :)
Chris Liepe Awesome! I’m going to try it! Thanks, man! You’re the best vocal coach on RUclips!
Well, when you're singing, there's a lot of tension put on your rib cage, and you're letting the air out very slowly. That's how Support is done., Especially when you're singing very intense notes like a belting or whatever. So when you're finished, all that tension gets her released , and that's the result. It comes out all at once. All the air that you were holding back so you could push it out gradually against your vocal cords.
Great work... you are the only one on YT who explains and not just sings.👍👍👍
I love watching/listening to you break these great singers styles/techniques down. Really eye opening!! You rock!!!!!!!!!!! I should add I was just about to request Chino Moreno but you've already covered him, off to watch that one. Thanks Chris!
Nice! Thanks for watching!
Man' Loving this channel!.. Thanks so much & Warm Greetings from the Sunshine Coast, Australia
Awesome, thank you!
Well, that's an nice imitation ! Would love to see something with Michael Jackson, i think there is alot to say for his voice ^^
I love to sing Bohemein Rhapsody, never paid attention to the dynamics he sings in... will definitely apply these techniques . Thank you out of South Africa!
You did it again, man! You are so brilliant at doing these analyzes and analogies. Please keep it up! Many thanks from Brazil!
That was very interesting, Freddie is my all time favourite singer, a master,
I took singing lessons 10 years ago, but It didn’t work out for me, my teachers methods where very different, and maybe wasn’t suitable for me,
I wish I’d met a teacher like you and taught me these sounds and taught me in this manner,
I really feel you would of been the man,
Great video,
Thank You.
You are the king of the vocal coaches!
So much to learn from this. Great lesson Chris, and amazing vocals! You are a fearless and inspiring teacher!
Freddy Murcury in my opinion the most talented singer that ever lived. I wish he could've lived longer and made more music.
HOW. Just how does he get such a jaw dropping vibrato. There is just no way for me to get there, no matter how relaxed my throat is
unbelievable!
you should be on stage as vocal of queen !!
I’m a lifelong, diehard Queen fan. Freddie’s voice is pure power. It’s like he didn’t know what to do with it half the time. It was just so aggressive and dynamic. Brian May said when Freddie would double his vocals, he would sing so perfectly in tune with himself that he would phase the dub out. So he would have to purposely sing slightly out of tune to keep that doubled effect. Crazy. On another note, listen to Freddie’s voice gradually become damaged over the course of their albums. When you get towards the end, his compressed head voice vocals are much more obvious than his early years when he could still belt higher notes. This is super apparent in their live at Wembley album where he sang completely different notes to stay away from the higher register.
Didn’t know that about the smoking, but who’s to say he wasn’t doing more of this compressed falsetto on some of those tracks? Especially Hitman. I always attributed his damage and limited range from strain, not smoking, but maybe it was a combination of both.
Wembley is bad example he was sick at that show, he was sick and did 2 conceptive shows. Queen 1986 Magic tour was actually very good. Your voice changes over time, and especially male voices. People think because Freddie's voice had that light and youth sound in the 70's that he was singing very high, he wasn't really that high. His voice was just high pitched. His vocal range improved in the 80's. He voice gained a lot more weight and power. That not vocal damage. Queen's style also changed, they did a lot stadiums in the 80's. It is difficult to even hear yourself on such a large stage, and when you running all around the stage. Freddie preferred more chest voice belting. He could belt higher chest notes during this time in the 70's.
In the 90's he was dying, his voice lost some of it's power, but he recorded his highest chest notes just before death. Freddie is one of the few singers who never lost any range in his voice, despite the fact that his voice became far more heavier. He went from a lyric tenor to a dramatic tenor.
Here before others! Way too excited for this one😀😀 first like🤘🤘😀
"How to sing like Bruno Mars" "How to sing like Bryan Adams" and " How to sing like Steven Tyler" 😃😃😃 Please!!!
Yes please
would LOVE some Bryan Adams!
For me this was one of your best videos so far. Amazing stuff. Thank you!
Sooooooooooo good. I love Freddy. I feel like I've been let out of prison when I pretend I'm singing (at least in my own imagination :) like him. THANKYOU Chris for the analysis of Crow.
holy sh1t what an original analysis. You are a really great singer and teacher!
Wow. You killed it, man. You can actually imitate him 🤩
Sir You are amazing!! what a voice ! beyond brilliant!
These videos are extremely informative and so well done! Thanks for all you do Chris!
Great video! I’m really glad I found your channel. Your videos have definitely inspired me to improve my singing. Keep up the great content!
I love your three days course!!! You and your student-friend are just awesome! I have never learned so much about how singing really works - thanks for sharing your knowledge and providing your work - Looking forward to your 12-weeks course !! Greetings from Germany
I love you so much, Chris :* You made me progress so much. I promise to buy your every single course when I have the possibility
Wonderful!
True professional, great analysis!
Love your videos my dude. You are a phenomenal teacher and I love the way you teach vocal stuff. It's awesome.
wow !!! awesome breakdown !!
I was wondering how somebody could go so high and sing so well !
Wow it's mindblowing to know that he actually never really had singing lessons 😮❤️✨
This is how singing coach videos must be , thanks !
I absolutely love your videos!! I've learned so much. You are now my official vocal coach. I was literally working on some of these Queen songs in my car recently!!
Man, you absolutely killed this one. Holy cow. Phenomenal job!
Or holy crow
Wow you're such an amazing vocalist. Great video mate!
You are a phenomenal guy. Keep doing what you are doing :)
Thank you! :)
Everybody trying what Freddie just naturally did........ Well done
I felt those final words, you're way more than awesome ;)
I think these tips are for advanced singer, who have a good foundation already, because if you haven't it's easy to damage your voice and health trying to make that "crow" voice and other things. For example, I often go falcetto before in some of his parts, when originally there was more powerful mixed voice, because i was affraid to singing these higher parts based on chest voice. So main tip for singing Freddie's songs is to have a strong chest main voice and if you're unstable in that, then you are in trouble and it is better to not trying his tricks without a good foundation.
You have a very flexible voice...it's great
Best vocal coach on the internet. I’ve learned more from you in 1 week than any teacher in months. Do you give Skype lessons?
I don’t do 1on1 lessons yet! Working on a system for it!
Chris Liepe keep us in the loop with that! Definitely be awesome if you did! 🎤
please make How to Sing Like Paul Mccartney
Naufal Ikhsan yeah! so versatile, from Yesterday to Monkberry Moon Delight.
@@fernandoherrerabastidas Paul McCartney have 5 octave range so he can do a lot with his voice
Naufal Ikhsan more importantly he is also a master of dynamics, tone and stylistic effect making him one of the most versatile singers of all time😅
Might have to grow some Wings.
Yeah! I've always enjoyed his raspy voice in helter skelter, oh darling, maybe I'm amazed, oh woman oh why
Thank you so much. I've been researching this for a while and all the videos i find are people who have an opinion on how to do it with no actual idea.
your breakdown hits all the right points i was looking for that go from the rasp to falsetto and choices and why he used each at that time. I'd love to see a follow up of this one
This is my favorite video yet. Great breakdown!
Wow you're singing great 👌🏻👌🏻 and very cool vibrato
I tried to sing like him before this video and I realized that this "Don't care what others think" is very very very important (before watching this video).
And: Can you do "How to sing like Paul McCartney"? :)
I'd love to see your take on opera (Pavarotti and such)
This is one of your best videos to date.
How to sing like Serj Tankian maybe?
Pyramid Head yes yes! Serj is such a talented and inspirational singer especially with his solo work and collaborations not just SOAD
ive attempted his screams, its painful to do i dont know how he screams like that
That crow sound made me think about him a lot ! Especially on Mezmerize/hypnotize and solo albums.
@@Giacomort400 exactly my thought!!! XD
So versatile so dynamic wide range sounds like he is talking about a piece of gear.
Enjoying your teaching style ! nailed it first try .Learning alot. thank you.
A lovely analisis. Have a lot of information, not only technical, emotional too. Great job. I am studing all your videos. Thankyou for your precious time. 🦄🎤🎧💕
I think The Show Must Go On would be a great vocal study.
Or maybe the phrasing of Kind of Magic would be less haunted to look at!
Chris ! You are my friend !!!
6:20 : Don't die, that's amazing btw
Omg loved it, hoping to see more of this) you're awesome!
Nice. I'm going to make Freddie covers of popular songs now while wearing a Tim Burton outfit and rocking the "banana tree" wig.
Also, 18:22 made me tear up... Definitely rare for a sort of expressionless nerd like me. That hurt in all the right ways.
When you step on lego
4:16
Lol
YOU ARE AMAZING , KEEP ON GOING !
You have just earned ur self a like and a subscribe. Great job. Loved the video. Fantastic
By using your technique i could have found my true voice and hit C6 which is great
Absolutely amazing vocal's class. Thanks for sharing it.
This video is fantastic! I love the crow analogy. Can you do a video on Elvis Presley singing Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock where he gets gritty?
That'd make a good video! Thanks for the suggestion!
Imagine after you die, as you're passing through the Gates of Heaven, this band is playing the song of your life:
Drums - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
Bass/Back Vocals - Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Keyboards - Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Rhythm guitar - Angus Young (AC/DC)
Lead guitar - Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Lead vocals - Freddie Mercury (Queen)
That would be QUITE the fanfare!
@@chrisliepe Haha indeed ^^ Great video as always! Keep it up :)
Chris, thanks for your work!. Great teacher. Also please, comment on head resonance specifically when it comes to Marc Martel! His head is 2x the size of yours. And I know Freddie boasted similar head anatomy advantages. I know the obvious answer, but maybe you have additional insight. I personally have a pumpkin (aka movie star grande cabeza), and I feel the good vibrations. Thanks!
Wow.. Really helpful.. Love all your videos.
This is really helpful! You taught me a lot about singing in this video,thank you!
How to sing like Dio? love from brazil!
Dio’s technique was amazing, great idea!!!
Just get a STANDO
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Dio ???!!!! Nani
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Best tutorial ever
Best ever Freddie lesson! Do another some time please! Longer! :)
4:16 sounds pretty accurate for the most part.
he did it so effortlessly, totally jealous of freddie mercury, amazing singer
Amazing video! Breaking down Freddie's technique is very eye/ear opening! These examples were all from the 70s, presumably on purpose. Freddie's voice changed a lot from 1983 on. It darkened, had more grit, and - in my mind - lost most of its agility and sensitivity that was his trademark throughout the 70s. The 70s and 80s Freddie voices sound almost like two different people to me. Even his compositions were a lot different in the 80s - more mainstream, lesser experimental, lesser innovative, lesser sensitive. However, on his last album in 1991 he regained some of his 70s sound and musicality.
What are your thoughts about Freddie's 80s voice? I don't think it was purely a stylistic choice but caused by damage to his vocal chords. What do you think?
How to sing like Serj Tankian
U done a good job aswell thanks 4 the video