Good exercises for me. The slow ascent and all the time spent in upper register gives me time to carefully note both how I'm making the pitch, any tension and even some vowel modification. One can sort of squeeze out or punch the isolated, dramatic high note in a song but in these exercises any increasing tension in the throat or deterioration of tone clearly show where my technique needs attention. Sort of feel this does for the upper register what so many of your videos do for the passaggio -teach awareness and control. Very much enjoy your videos.
When he said "What do you say we do that again?" My first thought was "...you have to be joking, I'm completely out of breath, breathing like a dog, there's no way" and he proceeds 😂😂😂
Great ballz'a fire! I am so, _so_ rusty after a year of no opportunities to perform even on an amateur level, and I have close to a month to get fighting fit for a convention's karaoke night.
How did it go at the convention? Genuinely curious how long it took you to get back into vocal shape. I've been struggling to get back to that point myself. :)
@@LostInThought2013 Surprisingly well! I was able to do THREE very demanding songs--Elton John's "I'm Still Standing;" Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody;" and Queen's "Show Must Go On," at full pelt, with no ill effects.
Jeff, you need to put warning labels on the difficult ones.😬. Should I feel a stretch when doing these? Also when coming back over the break my voice gets lite/weak will this get stronger in time?
You're absolutely right. I wasn't happy with the way I sang it the first time, but neglected to mark the edit point. Thanks for pointing that out! I'll see if I can't remedy that! Thank you!!! Jeff
I want to thank you for your videos. They helped me improve. I'm a tenor. My voice is getting stronger. But I have a problem. I can practice on notes that are a little higher but can't sing in them. What do I do? Also I'm obsessed with high notes I feel I can reach them but can't do that can you explain that to me pls
It's quite common to be able to vocalize to a wider range than you can immediately implement in a song. The key is to turn the melodies of your songs into vocalizations in order to bridge the gap. I'll do a video on it! Great question! Thank you! Thank you for watching too! Jeff
Better to make a smooth transition to voce piena in testa. That being said, it depends on how you're using the word 'falsetto' because definitions vary from school to school. Best! Jeff
are we supposed to sing the exercise at 3:10 legato and slide between the notes? i find it so fast the second time through that i'm singing all slide notes and it's hard to hit the specific pitches while keeping up with the piano
It's meant to be legato; that should be the focus. It may take a little while for the notes to have their full definition, but it's better to go more quickly for this practice. You can always listen to my example to get an idea of how the exercise is intended, and you can also always use the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video to slow it down, but I would only suggest that as a temporary measure. Best, Jeff
Thanks again for another great video. It isn't much, but I sent 15$ (Canadian) to your PayPal! I've been using your videos for a while so I figure it's about time I give back
Hello Benji! You're welcome! Thank you so much for your contribution! I just saw that this morning, and haven't yet had a moment to write a thank you note! Thank you very much for contributing! It really helps and is greatly appreciated! Enjoy the channel - I hope that it continues to serve you well! Best, Jeff
Good exercises for me. The slow ascent and all the time spent in upper register gives me time to carefully note both how I'm making the pitch, any tension and even some vowel modification. One can sort of squeeze out or punch the isolated, dramatic high note in a song but in these exercises any increasing tension in the throat or deterioration of tone clearly show where my technique needs attention. Sort of feel this does for the upper register what so many of your videos do for the passaggio -teach awareness and control. Very much enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much, David! That's really great! Great work!
Jeff
When he said "What do you say we do that again?" My first thought was "...you have to be joking, I'm completely out of breath, breathing like a dog, there's no way" and he proceeds 😂😂😂
I was like "no f***ng way 🤯🤣
Thank you so much for this! Living in the desert my voice fluctuates all the time, so it's great to have a consistent upper warmup
The best vocal teacher in the world 🌎 🔝
This is amazing!! I am a young singer, and I love your warmups!!
Excelente as always
Thank you so very much Jeff!!!!
This was a tough one!
it is always a pleasure Jeff Rolka!
Great ballz'a fire! I am so, _so_ rusty after a year of no opportunities to perform even on an amateur level, and I have close to a month to get fighting fit for a convention's karaoke night.
How did it go at the convention? Genuinely curious how long it took you to get back into vocal shape. I've been struggling to get back to that point myself. :)
@@LostInThought2013 Surprisingly well! I was able to do THREE very demanding songs--Elton John's "I'm Still Standing;" Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody;" and Queen's "Show Must Go On," at full pelt, with no ill effects.
Without any further ado at 0:37 😉 Thanks Jeff! 🐯
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thank you excellent practice.
Jeff you're great! Thanks for all the videos!!
Love this warm up☀️👌It helps warm up male tenor 🌞
I love Jeff 😊.
Thank you very much.
Oh thank you. I feel my voice changing !
I'm here!
Thanks for this
Needed this. Thanks a lot.
Great video jeff!
(Thank you for another lovely warmup!)
Love this one!
I love your channel Jeff Ive been here for a long time!! ❤️❤️
Thank you! Thanks for watching and being a part of the channel!
All the best!
Jeff
Jeff, you need to put warning labels on the difficult ones.😬. Should I feel a stretch when doing these? Also when coming back over the break my voice gets lite/weak will this get stronger in time?
Can't wait!!!
That was challenging. Some runs I feel like I sound good and then others not so much
That's a really good place to be. Keep at it, and let me know how things develop!
Thank you for watching! Thanks for being here!
Jeff
Crazy work lol
Hello soprano is need high or medium or low larynx
would you be able to tell me the highest note that we reach in this video? thanks Jeff :)
Hello Louis, thanks for your question. Most of the high range or extended range tenor videos will ascend to the c5/d5 area. I hope that helps!
Jeff
Hey jeff do you have any videos specifically for losing the weight in the voice such as pulling chest?
In a way, they are all about that, as the videos promote balanced phonation. That being said:
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at 10:06 you repeat the "next set of vowels" example because I assumed you meant to edit it and I thought I went crazy for a second. Had to rewind.
You're absolutely right. I wasn't happy with the way I sang it the first time, but neglected to mark the edit point. Thanks for pointing that out! I'll see if I can't remedy that!
Thank you!!!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka I think it sounded good both times, but I also totally relate since I do tons of takes for everything just to be safe.
I want to thank you for your videos. They helped me improve. I'm a tenor. My voice is getting stronger. But I have a problem. I can practice on notes that are a little higher but can't sing in them. What do I do? Also I'm obsessed with high notes I feel I can reach them but can't do that
can you explain that to me pls
It's quite common to be able to vocalize to a wider range than you can immediately implement in a song. The key is to turn the melodies of your songs into vocalizations in order to bridge the gap. I'll do a video on it!
Great question! Thank you! Thank you for watching too!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka thank you too for your helpful exrcices
Hey Jeff, Im guessing it's ok to use falsetto if we are struggling with some of the higher notes?
Better to make a smooth transition to voce piena in testa. That being said, it depends on how you're using the word 'falsetto' because definitions vary from school to school.
Best!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka Thanks! Now to do some research on piena in testa and falsetto!
are we supposed to sing the exercise at 3:10 legato and slide between the notes? i find it so fast the second time through that i'm singing all slide notes and it's hard to hit the specific pitches while keeping up with the piano
It's meant to be legato; that should be the focus. It may take a little while for the notes to have their full definition, but it's better to go more quickly for this practice. You can always listen to my example to get an idea of how the exercise is intended, and you can also always use the gear icon in the lower right hand corner of the video to slow it down, but I would only suggest that as a temporary measure.
Best,
Jeff
@@JeffRolka thank you so much for clarifying Jeff!
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Thanks again for another great video. It isn't much, but I sent 15$ (Canadian) to your PayPal! I've been using your videos for a while so I figure it's about time I give back
Hello Benji!
You're welcome! Thank you so much for your contribution! I just saw that this morning, and haven't yet had a moment to write a thank you note! Thank you very much for contributing! It really helps and is greatly appreciated! Enjoy the channel - I hope that it continues to serve you well!
Best,
Jeff