Why Your Voice Is Boring (And How to Fix It)
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What makes your voice sound boring? I think most people, when they say their voice is boring, mean that is sounds flat or unexciting. There seems to be no interesting aspect of their voice to make it stand out. They gotst the notes and the words, but that's about it!
The real problem is not the person’s voice - it is that they are not exercising all the dynamics that are possible with their voice. As a singer, they are more focused on hitting the notes instead of really interacting with the song. I mean, if you’re covering a song by your favorite artist or band, you want to do it justice, right?
But then, notes, phrases and timing take over and there is no room left for the true expressive factors that you actually can exercise with your voice.
How can you fix that? I’m glad you asked! - เพลง
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 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!
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
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
"I couldn't resist myself" could be big hit, you sound great 👏
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
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!
You are an incredible teacher
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!
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
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 :)
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
I appreciate the way you break it down while also explaining what you are doing. Very helpful!
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!!
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
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
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!
Hi, Chris. I'm Chris. Your videos really helped me a lot. Thank you for this incredible lesson
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 🎤🤩
I love Michael Hutchinson’s way he sings “owww” in Mystify. Thank you Chris. I have subscribed!!!! 💙✨
Thanks for the sub!
ty, i listen to this video every night and it defeated my insomnia, going to sleep listening to this is so comforting 💯💯💯
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
I love how educative you are with all these crazy stuff! :D
Matt from Muse is a great example of this type of control
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.
This lesson is greatness!! Subscribed! 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
My man here helping us be voice actors and then singers ;) ur the best Chris!
Chris when I am feeling uninspired, you always manage to really inspire me. Thank you.
My pleasure!
You're good... You're very good! Thank
you.
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!
No1 vocal coach on TH-cam, period
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!!
So creative and theatrical loved it. Definitely will get people out of their comfort zones. (Including myself) ouch 🤕 lol
I think this intro song is probably my new theme song.
Haha! Wait til it torments you in your sleep.
THIS IS PURE GOLD MAN!
This video is especially relevant in conjunction with your more recent take on vocalist 'characters'.
Man I love your way to set up thing for us. Thank you for understandable tips.
Out of the many coaches I subscribe to, I really enjoy your lessons in SO MANY different ways. Great content, awesome delivery. Love it!
I’m loving this new era of videos
Glad to hear!
Thanks for the good tips man! This really adds a lot to my singing. Wish you well in all your endeavors.
What a f....AM😳ZING tips! Genius
Awesome demonstrations and information, as usual! And that song is catchy. Been singing along while I fold laundry \m/
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!
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!
Woah that intro was killer!
That acoustic guitar echo in the background sounds kinda cool
This is exactly what I needed!! Thank you 🌸
This was a fantastic exercise! I will be doing this tomorrow….I’d do it now if it wasn’t already 1 am! 😂
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
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
Dude. This is great advice. Beautiful!
Your work is so helpful for us singers ! Thank you Chris .
Chris, you're fantastic!
Thank you!
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.
Amazing skills
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
This is really good 🙌🏻
Fantastic. This is just what I needed. Thanks!
If nothing else, these lessons always get me smiling ❤😂
That’s a great lesson
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
Wow, that was really impressive!
pretty much every singer I've known needs to watch your channel.
Thats a good thing to hear :)
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!
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude yout voice is amaaaazing
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!
Really a gift to get this video on my feed today! Thank you 🙏
Chris you are killing it buddy!!!!!!!
Thank you!! :)
Always awesome - thanks Chris - definitely something I plan to give a try!
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!
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!
Exactly the video I needed!
Love the new intromusic
Great job Chris. You might want to consider adding dynamics to complete the circle. Thanks a lot for your generosity and wisdom.
Great idea!
awesome channel! came for singing lessons, got extra character voice acting tips, thank you :)
great vid as always, 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 🤣😂
What an awesome voice lesson! Back to the studio to put this to work.
Absolutety, you're one of a kind vocal master👍
Thanks!
I love this guy! Man has such expression i love it!
I will try this when im doing a solosesh in the practice room
Another brilliant message 👊🏻I will use Wow!!!!!!
:)
Very well done bro.. very fascinating
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!!
Great thumbnail and intro man!
Thanks!
Lunacy! Love it!
One of the funniest informative videos i've ever seen
Brilliant content as always!
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
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
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
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.😐
When you performing in NYC? I’m ready to purchase a ticket
Thank you for your contribution you are awesome!