Ep. 26 "Baritone Curse" - Voice Lessons To The World

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  • Are you a baritone who yearns to be a tenor? Maybe you feel cursed to never hit the high notes that you've always wanted. In Episode 26, Voice Teacher Justin Stoney discusses whether it's possible to break the curse and discover your upper range as a baritone. Enjoy Voice Lessons To The World!
    Chapters
    00:00 Today's Question
    1:17 The Speaking Voice Vs. Singing Voice
    2:12 Being Told You're A Baritone
    3:14 Trouble With High Notes
    3:48 Opera Vs. Contemporary Music
    4:50 Only Exploring One Vocal Register
    5:31 Everyone Can Sing Like A Tenor
    6:19 Developing A Good Mix
    7:02 Don't Neglect Falsetto
    7:40 Singing Too Loudly & Too Chesty
    8:07 Use Nasal Resonance
    8:33 Allowing Lighter Registers To Happen
    9:16 Benefits of Being A Baritone
    11:05 Justin Stoney's Vocal Benediction, Resources, & Information
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    @NewYorkVocalCoaching  3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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  • @four8164
    @four8164 6 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    My left ear enjoyed this.

    • @samsschool3639
      @samsschool3639 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not just me then...

    • @pault477
      @pault477 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah what’s with that - mono?

    • @MakerMark
      @MakerMark 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny isn't it..

    • @niccollins6032
      @niccollins6032 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      haha same, this guy made me think my headphones were broken

    • @badhri492
      @badhri492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ohh thank god thought there was something wrong with my earphones

  • @flaze3
    @flaze3 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I think it would be better to say "you might be a baritone, but that doesn't mean you can't access high notes". It just means you'll have a different timbre in the high range, and your passaggio will be in a different place. It's no bad thing to be a baritone - most men are, in fact! :)

  • @sonnyitaliano4158
    @sonnyitaliano4158 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Being a Baritone could never be a curse. I myself am a Baritone and won talent shows and even caused few tenors along with sopranos to be eliminated. It's not always about range. It's about proper technique and placement of the voice. How convincingly you resonate to your audience. If you sound like a star you will become one. It Has nothing to do with being a tenor. The voices are somewhat similar only one is lower but you can't tell a tenor from a baritone by hearing them speak but sing mostly

    • @into.the.wood.chipper.
      @into.the.wood.chipper. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My baritone singing voice has always seemed kind of boring when I'm singing hit songs that originally had high notes on the recording. High screaming notes. It's depressing to not be able to reach those notes, even while sounding like yourself. Depression is what drives some people to sing to begin with, so when they can't sing what they want, what can they do?

    • @raffaelrameh14
      @raffaelrameh14 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** I was classified as a baritone, but I developed a way so I can hit high notes, but I can't stay in high range all the time. Recently I "discovered" Elvis Presley, and his songs match exactly with my natural range. I'm loving it. He's the king of rock. I love Renato Russo music too. He's one of my favorites singers. Bob Marley is a tenor, but I can sing in his tune... I have listened him for years, so naturally I could develop singing in his register, not all songs, of course... But never give up, friend! Discover yourself more and more... I'm trying it constantly! :)

    • @into.the.wood.chipper.
      @into.the.wood.chipper. 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raffael Bechara Rameh
      Man, some of those exercises for strengthening and developing range really help! I can go higher than I used to be able to. Have yet to really find the head voice "ring", though. Maybe came across it once or twice. I don't drink enough water, I noticed. That could be a big part of it.How did you figure out how to hit high notes? I can do it very thin, but it doesn't seem to project. But it's also not quite falsetto, either. I can also do an Adam Sandler-style yelp in what I'm not sure is projected falsetto or supported head voice with a low glottis. But I used to do that impression for girlfriends, and it seems to be something I can only turn on to entertain someone in the fun of the moment, especially if we've been laughing.

    • @raffaelrameh14
      @raffaelrameh14 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Hi Don! I discovered that nasal resonance. Justin told something about it in this video. Such resonance turns easy for me to hit notes like A, Bb or even B. I think I use a kind of head voice and chest voice at the same time, mixed. I don't know if it is a mix voice.

    • @into.the.wood.chipper.
      @into.the.wood.chipper. 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still can't get the vibrato into it, though... Seems it could just be falsetto, and I might not have found out how to get into head yet. Head should project forward, and what I've got is really thin and quiet. It would be cool to hear what you're doing (on Soundcloud or you could email me).
      Mix seems like it could be a misnomer... It's not possible to literally mix head with chest (as far as I can tell, anyway). I think mix is just using rounded vowels to get consistent tone all the way up from the lowest to highest notes.

  • @thechoripankiller
    @thechoripankiller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    my left ear enjoyed this thanks

  • @AngeloFalls
    @AngeloFalls 9 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Im not the only who thinks he looks like Leonardo Dicaprio

    • @EricEbac22
      @EricEbac22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He does, kind of; however, I was thinking that he looks more like David Hyde Pierce, the guy who used to play Niles Crane on "Frasier" for 11 years.

    • @maxkaddell
      @maxkaddell 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was looking for that comment! Yes, he does.

    • @AngeloFalls
      @AngeloFalls 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Matt Calder your welcome friend

    • @peteismad9
      @peteismad9 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Angel J Caba Yep, exactly what I was thinking.

    • @ThePandalover228
      @ThePandalover228 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      No bud youre not

  • @kanemidgley1912
    @kanemidgley1912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My left ear loved this video

  • @TheOspris
    @TheOspris 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    what a delight to my left ear

  • @kriptonis
    @kriptonis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    My right ear is sad and still thinks baritones have a curse.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh no! Sorry for the sound problems and the curse Kriptonis! - NYVC

  • @omfgSHORYUKEN
    @omfgSHORYUKEN 9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This guy knows his shit

  • @albertohinojosa1314
    @albertohinojosa1314 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thanks, DiCaprio !

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am a Baritone. I think that singing as a tenor would be lovely, but I also recognize I am who I am and being a baritone isn't so bad. Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Ben. E King, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Darius Rucker, Lou Reed and John Fogerty have made a pretty decent living as Baritones.

    • @chojinkid
      @chojinkid 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      john fogerty a baritone? he sings as high as robert plant so i doubt it, and if he's really a baritone we cannot say he sings in a baritone range, if he can it's not because he worked hard and took lessons, he was born with that voice, Eric Clapton also sings slightly higher than an ordinary baritone.

    • @ruzanfikra
      @ruzanfikra 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      kevin mask yeahh.. so true,, Eric Clapton is an untrained tenor..

    • @TenThumbsProductions
      @TenThumbsProductions 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      All those songs are in the key of D. He might hit the high notes, but his register is a little lower than you think. At the same time I am not a singer, and you two are probably both right but I just know the keys that fits my voice and I sing a lot of their songs.

  • @latuman
    @latuman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is the baritone curse: Being a baritone, but liking music with exclusively tenors and not being able to sing along. I can't sing my favourite songs! (Except whisper quiet, of course) Thats the curse!

    • @InteriorGaming
      @InteriorGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drop the octave. I'm a baritone, hit F2, and that's low enough to be the octave below most pop male singers.

  • @TerranceHeathDC2MD
    @TerranceHeathDC2MD 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciated this. I stumbled across it while doing some searching on why baritone voices are so rare in popular music today. Being a baritone, I sometimes feel like I missed out by being born far too late to have been around when guys like Nat Cole and Frank Sinatra were on the radio. Today, sadly, I don't think they'd get anything near their due.
    I started out as a baritone in high school, and pushed myself to try and sing tenor. It wasn't until years later that I worked one on one with a voice teacher who helped me open up a whole different area of my range. After working with him, I had more room to work with in my upper range. And l finally had a falsetto voice. I guess I always had it, but when I was in high school I couldn't access it. All of that combined doesn't quite make ma a tenor, so much as a baritone who can approach tenor range.
    It can be discouraging, though, to be baritone, to go to auditions and hear, "You have a beautiful voice, but ... we're looking for .... someone with more ... range." (Translation: "You have a beautiful voice that no one wants to hear.) These days, other than the occasional karaoke night, most of the singing I do is for my kids at bedtime.

  • @pokiis3108
    @pokiis3108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    my left ear has gained intelligence

    • @itskerbs
      @itskerbs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LeBron James I read this and soon realized something was off

    • @Badassgeek
      @Badassgeek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is hilarious

  • @nicholasdelavega
    @nicholasdelavega 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    May I just say you are an INCREDIBLE teacher. . .
    Hats off to you . . .

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much Nicholas for your wonderful support for Justin and VLTTW! We are so glad you're enjoying our videos and are wishing you well on your vocal journey! Stay tuned for more :)

  • @truthseeker7326
    @truthseeker7326 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    You are an amazing communicator.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Finally the Truth Thank you for your kind words!

    • @HarrisSounds
      @HarrisSounds 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +New York Vocal Coaching The only complain I have about this video is that it wasn't longer! Thank you for this!

  • @Tirreger
    @Tirreger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My left ear feels loved..

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol. The audio on this one is a bit one sided. Our other videos don't have this :) Thanks for watching! -NYVC

  • @Enderwave
    @Enderwave 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This sounded great in my left ear ;D

    • @XTL_prime
      @XTL_prime 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      With an authentic tinnitus experience, too.

    • @evangangstad5537
      @evangangstad5537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Orion I had to put my phone into mono to watch this

    • @nickmartins3378
      @nickmartins3378 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evan Gangstad THANK YOUUU

    • @nickmartins3378
      @nickmartins3378 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evan Gangstad THANK YOUUU

  • @javi9059
    @javi9059 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m so thankful Leonardo DiCaprio is teaching me to sing

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      LOL! -NYVC

    • @mo533
      @mo533 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y'know someone's gonna say it lol

    • @hey0arnold
      @hey0arnold 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wasn’t the only one, I thought so

  • @jackrussellbruce7565
    @jackrussellbruce7565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this guy so much. I've been working for years only to figure out what I needed in a 12 minute video!

  • @michaelcasabianca7779
    @michaelcasabianca7779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a Lyric Baritone, my best advice is to learn as much music in the middle tenor range as possible. Through doing that, I found that I have most of the tenor range. The more you try to learn and explore your voice, the better you may get at producing a tenor or tenor-ish range!

  • @LPbeater
    @LPbeater 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My left ear really enjoyed this

  • @jayway11
    @jayway11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My right ear is now lonely and depressed thanks to this video... but I can now sing in the left channel only!! 🗣🎶👂

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! Sorry about the audio! :) This is one of our much older episodes. -NYVC

    • @jayway11
      @jayway11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewYorkVocalCoaching Joking aside, this was a great video and you are a fantastic presenter. This has certainly helped me on my quest! Thank you!! 👍😎

  • @AdamPUnger
    @AdamPUnger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Why is everyone so obsessed with range. The focus should be to sing freely and beautifully. No one in the audience knows if its a high G or a high B. What matters is effect, as in did the note create an exciting effect. Also overemphasizing high notes is dangerous for the voice. You must to expand your bottom range equally as diligently

  • @jeunlingkai8941
    @jeunlingkai8941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Actually being a baritone is awesome.. You can either sing low notes or high notes ..

  • @RebeccaMooreHealthCoach
    @RebeccaMooreHealthCoach 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best line, "difficulty doesn't define voice type." I definitely have an alto curse---- Touche!

  • @darylkenny4562
    @darylkenny4562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Justin you are awesome and I love your lessons.
    I’m naturally a baritone and for 20 years I embraced it and learned to sing with it. Quite honestly I love my baritone voice. I find it has a bassy warmth to it and I know my little daughter loves it when I sing her to sleep. The past year I started learning to develop my mix and discovered with time that I actually can sing very high. A year ago I didn’t even have a head voice at all and today I’m playing with what feels like a hundred different mix coordinations and I can pitch and tone match both baritones and tenors without much trouble. I discovered that my range actually runs from C2 to D5 and the more I do it the easier it seems to become. It’s made singing a lot more fun for sure and I can’t thank you enough.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Amazing work, Daryl! We can all expand our ranges higher with some work :) -NYVC

  • @CNsongs
    @CNsongs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Doesn't he look like Leonardo DiCaprio? I felt like I watched titanic for this whole time. lol

    • @Emma-vc3ri
      @Emma-vc3ri 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @Regolith86
      @Regolith86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Roger Sings He looks like DiCaprio and Macaulay Culkin had a kid.

    • @ShazzyJ
      @ShazzyJ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was just gonna write the same comment but thought to check if it's already there or not...guess what it's there :P

  • @carlosburge8887
    @carlosburge8887 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Justin I think the best advice you gave was #3. My whole life I've wanted to be a tenor because people told me you can't sing unless you hit high notes. I think accepting your voice and singing from the heart can sound just as good 🙂

  • @DanDanNode
    @DanDanNode 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When classified baritone I immediately felt let down. This must be the "curse" talked about all over these TH-cam channels. Thank you for addressing this. I feel relieved.

  • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
    @NewYorkVocalCoaching  11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow. Thanks for the great encouragement! Glad we could be of service!

  • @AnkAntio
    @AnkAntio 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My right ear is cursed

  • @drygordspellweaver8761
    @drygordspellweaver8761 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My left ear enjoyed this video

    • @ericwarlock5565
      @ericwarlock5565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Drygord Spellweaver lmfao I’m thought my headphones were messed up!

    • @fishwigy
      @fishwigy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The bass is missing because I'm on an HTC 10

    • @DanDanNode
      @DanDanNode 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Drygord Spellweaver pull your headphone jack out slightly.

  • @GamesForever2
    @GamesForever2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ok, i admit, I sing Tyler Joseph's and Brendon Urie's songs one octave lower, I like to have my powerful baritone low voice, it's so more comfortable for me to sing, and sounds so good, but I can go higher up to G#6 with my whistle register

  • @intalik
    @intalik 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great, great motivational video for baritone singers. You are the first I've stumbled on who has tackled this question so directly and eloquently in a video. Muchly appreciated!

  • @Juanheco16
    @Juanheco16 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I'm a baritone... And I'm very proud of my vocal range... But I'm Tenor in my choir, so for me it's bad to be baritone xDDD

    • @giuseppegalli8858
      @giuseppegalli8858 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What's your range?

    • @Juanheco16
      @Juanheco16 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Giuseppe Galli from G2 to Gb4

    • @bradleymonroe6443
      @bradleymonroe6443 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well you need to practice falsetto and how to do proper mixing. You might even feel better retraining as a dramatic tenor. How high can you go if you were a baritone that's sings tenor in choir and are you first tier or second tier tenor?

    • @Juanheco16
      @Juanheco16 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bradley Monroe My top is a Gb4 and it depends... if the song is divided in 6 chords... I'm 2nd tenor... But for example... Stabat Mater.. Psalm 150.. Anthem of happiness... It's only a tenor... But in The Battle of Jericho - O Fortuna i'm the 2nd one. 
      I'm pretty sure that there isn't falsetto in Classial music, just head voice... And my head voice goes from A4 to B5/C6 and my whistle register goes from E6 to C8 ^^ 
      My type of voice it's kinda weird hahaha but i'm pretty sure that i'm not a full light baritone... But I'm not a conventional baritone, because the top of a baritone is until E4...  I think that I'm a baritone with a rare range xD

    • @bradleymonroe6443
      @bradleymonroe6443 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm so glad that we are 2nd tenors.

  • @rlyehdate
    @rlyehdate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So it's Leonardo DiCaprio acting as Justin Stoney, cool. Hope you win an Oscar with this one.

  • @syeofficial2351
    @syeofficial2351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm a Bass-Baritone, I have the TRUE Baritone curse. But I wouldn't consider it a curse because, actually, I'm very content with my voice. Due to my type and my Full Voice Range { F#2 - F#4 } I can sing very healthy, strong (but light), reinforced Falsetto / Head Voice. Here's what I say.. my falsetto/head voice is the range of a typical Countertenor (of course without the strained, airy feel and quality) roughly { G3 - Eb6 } and I continue to develop this. I have a true Baritone voice and due to that, I feel like I have 2 voices in one. Counter-Tenor and True Baritone. Be happy and use your instrument to the fullest!

  • @Tanuquee
    @Tanuquee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My Left Ear Enjoyed This Video, Pretty Helpful.

  • @undead.rising
    @undead.rising 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My left ear liked this video!

  • @slimlinehenry
    @slimlinehenry 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'll never let go, Jack..

  • @vocalstudio4414
    @vocalstudio4414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Baritone is a blessing.

  • @louiemarshall4318
    @louiemarshall4318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thanks Leonardo di Caprio

  • @jamesryan6224
    @jamesryan6224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Spot on. I talk in a tenor. I sing in full range Baritone with ease.

  • @clydemosquite7451
    @clydemosquite7451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I didnt know leonardo dicarpio is a vocal coach

  • @pescast
    @pescast 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Justin, I just want to thank you for all those videos. You dont Know how helpful are they, from today and on i will practice each lesson you share with us.
    Greetings from Costa Rica

  • @sonicresonance7659
    @sonicresonance7659 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are an amazing coach! Your descriptions and explanation/advice are exceptional and invaluable!

  • @pseudonymlifts2
    @pseudonymlifts2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Having ANY kind of strong singing voice is better than wasting time obsessing about being a tenor or bari or bass or soprano or whatever other things you can't change. Execution >>> potential. Get good. Work hard. Explore your voice like it's a strange new continent. Find your strengths and accept them, but always be on the lookout for new strengths. All people care about is whether what comes out of your mouth sounds awesome or not.

  • @richleth3721
    @richleth3721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    my left ear enjoyed that :)

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no! Sorry for the sound troubles in that episode! - NYVC

  • @DILDOlover
    @DILDOlover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I thought I was a baritone but my voice teacher said "you're a tenor!" After I stopped fighting it I can easily sing tenor parts. Now I struggle singing low notes. Funny how things end up working out.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great story Sy! Well done! - NYVC

    • @novaywete5890
      @novaywete5890 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I started learning to sing I had the Baritone curse really badly. My highest non false note was like E4 or so, it was really unfortunate. But I’ve expanded pretty far past that and now I’ve lost my lower registers

  • @Maliek876
    @Maliek876 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I didn’t know Leonardo DiCaprio sang😂

  • @angelolacap9681
    @angelolacap9681 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The real problem for baritones like me is that we dont often use our low notes in contemporary music common songs require us our middle and higher range while tenor sings with their low mid and high to showcase range if there would only be more songs for baritones

    • @ethanjupiter9827
      @ethanjupiter9827 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Angelo Lacap Ed Sheeran is a baritone my friend

  • @TheYoutubaki
    @TheYoutubaki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My left ear enjoyed this video 😅😅

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😭 Yeah. A couple of our older videos favor different ears👂🏽But our newer videos love BOTH ears! -NYVC

  • @bassodivo1
    @bassodivo1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The only voice teacher on youtube that knows what he's talking about.

    • @imslicc
      @imslicc 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      isn't it amazing how it's true?

  • @jeromem.evardome10_kr15
    @jeromem.evardome10_kr15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Being a baritone is like cheating because you can extend to high and low notes ann I have a full vocal range of C1-E6 (subharmonics,chestvoice,falsetto,mixed) and its so friggin amazing to manage to go through those notes because I got the whole range of the whole male vocal range. So yeah it isn't a curse, it's a superpower.

    • @hf_makapan
      @hf_makapan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agreed

    • @Everything-mh4bp
      @Everything-mh4bp ปีที่แล้ว

      The question is does it all sound good lol

  • @PrinceofDrill
    @PrinceofDrill 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I believe I'm a lighter baritone, most of my influences are tenors, Michael Jackson, Prince, Usher, Justin Timberlake, numerous Gospel singers, so, most of my favorite songs are up there.
    We (my voice teacher and I)are trying to extend my range, fix my mixed register, expand it and work on my falsetto. Your video helps to encourage me!!

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool! Thanks for sharing Prince! We're so glad you are encouraged! Keep up the awesome work! -NYVC

  • @mraucin1
    @mraucin1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Wow I thought he died in Titanic D:

  • @derman1907
    @derman1907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've had the same feeling of being "cursed" with a baritone register for years! My favorite singers are nearly all tenors/sopranos in metal (I'm not stupid enough to attempt soprano songs). I've tried to get up there, but didn't have any real success until I discovered how to reach head voice with consistency. It makes all the difference in the world when you can reach the high notes. Now I can appreciate the tone of my lower notes too

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're so glad Justin was able to help you on your vocal journey and hope that you continue to make vocal discoveries! :)

    • @gonsalomon
      @gonsalomon 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try working on your mixed voice and give your head voice more of a push. You'll end up with more strength in that high notes.
      As to being stupid with the soprano songs, I don't think so. When you stretch your head voice and falsetto enough, and you start getting more of a mix, you'll be able to reach really high notes without them fading away.

    • @matheus5230
      @matheus5230 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, the best singers in history, were barytones.

  • @prof32
    @prof32 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The perpetuation of feeling like you're not worthy if you don't sing high has got to stop. This is not new. Think of many of the roles in opera of the high voiced singers. The sopranos are the virgins, the heroines, and the tenors are the heroes, while the baritones are the villains, and the mezzo-sopranos are the bitches, witches, and ho's. I know some people who feel like they've been demoted if they aren't tenors or sopranos. It's okay and nothing to be ashamed of. Stop obsessing about this and learn to work with what you got. The minute I stopped worrying about how high I could sing was the minute that I was able to sing higher. That being said, I'll take tone over high notes any day. What's the use of singing high if the tone is not pleasant?

    • @odangoatama98
      @odangoatama98 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +prof32 Yaaaaaaas! Preach!

  • @nam.truong
    @nam.truong 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I don't think it's a curse, I'm a baritone and I love it. I was not capable of singing high before but now I can hit D5 in head voice and even go further to G5 in with falsetto. I love every part of my voice, I also have a strong falsetto which allows me to mimic a countertenor. I think the most important thing is to embrace our own voice and develop it the right way with vocal lessons and training.

    • @gammacentrum1264
      @gammacentrum1264 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nam Truong I agree with you. It's not about range, but about color. Even some basses could hit those tenor notes. The only difference is, they sound like a bass.

    • @gammacentrum1264
      @gammacentrum1264 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nam Truong I just remembered, Baritones actually have the strongest falsettos, and they have more versatile ranges. Tenors, they tend to sound like they're singing high even if they're singing mid range. Also, Tenors still sound pretty young even if the singer's over thirty. In a way, Baritones have it a little better than tenors :)

    • @meomap234
      @meomap234 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nam Truong hello bạn người Việt hở? Có thể chỉ mình làm sao để hát phân biệt mixed, falsetto, head được ko?

    • @nam.truong
      @nam.truong 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tri Dang Cái này mình cũng k biết giải thích sao cho bạn hiểu cả vì mình cũng k phải học thanh nhạc. Nói chung khi hát bạn sẽ đi từ chest voice lên mixed voice rồi lên head voice sau đó là falsetto. Nếu k đi học thanh nhạc bài bản và k có giáo viên hướng dẫn thì khá là khó để lên mixed voice và head voice. Thường thì mixed voice sáng hơn chest voice, và tùy vào kỹ thuật của từng người mà quãng mixed voice này có thể cao có thể thấp, còn về head voice và falsetto thì có 1 số video dạy phân biệt trên youtube, bạn ráng tìm nhé. Mình khuyên chân thành là nếu định học hát thì nên đi học các lớp thanh nhạc, tự học rất nguy hiểm đấy, k cẩn thận mất giọng và hại thanh quản lắm.

    • @nam.truong
      @nam.truong 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gammacentrum12 I'm not so sure but I can sing some countertenor's songs but anything above F5 is weak and not enunciated properly.

  • @yuhaoliang4909
    @yuhaoliang4909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Baritone is not a bad voice at all ! I love the warmth the baritone voice brings, look at Michael Buble, he's a famous baritone, his voice is supppppper NIce and amazing :)

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! There is beauty in all voices! -NYVC

    • @ahacks7692
      @ahacks7692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way he is a baritone, if he is a baritone then I'm a low bass

    • @NkemUtomi
      @NkemUtomi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ahacks7692 He is a Baritone

    • @zoteck9177
      @zoteck9177 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ahacks7692 he is a low baritone

    • @vitormrmr
      @vitormrmr ปีที่แล้ว

      Buble is a undeveloped tenor. Weak mid and low notes.

  • @2015Drama
    @2015Drama 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't express how much I love watching this one episode in particular, mainly because I feel like I can relate to Justin's story, and the reasons he gave as to why so many men are classified as baritones. I started voice lessons when I was 15, and it was during a point when my voice was going through the expected teenage awkwardness. As a result, I had a lot of trouble hitting high notes that were easy for me before puberty, and I was classified as a baritone.
    Now at a later point in my life where my voice is finally starting to settle in (I'm 23, now), I've done an extensive amount of research and found that I might actually have a completely different voice from what my teachers believe. I've found that my middle voice (End of my chest voice and the beginning of the passaggio) begins at the E above middle C and goes up to A4; I eventually found out that I can easily belt out a good Tenor C and beyond with a good mix. And even as I develop my breath support more and ease on the weight of my vocals as I get higher, I can go from the bottom of the baritone range all the way up to countertenor. I don't hurt either; it actually feels great.
    The problem is, I don't think all voice teachers are aware of this. With my current instructor, he has me classified as a baritone because I still have an awkward transition into my passaggio, and he thinks it's my falsetto or head voice. He has been having me sing lower songs as a result, and just today has been trying to get me to darken my tone to a point where my voice doesn't sound nor feel natural. It's not that I'm not grateful for him teaching me or that I'm doubting him, but even though my higher notes are strengthening with breath support, he doesn't want to go any higher with me. It's very frustrating. It's like he just stops where my chest voice ends. Even when we warm up and I have a good number of notes left without falsetto. Again, I could be wrong and just living in denial, but I'm just really confused and kind of concerned for my vocal health at this time. I just hope one day I'll know for sure and find a way to make the best of my instrument.

    • @jnr1688
      @jnr1688 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dramapony Do you think my voice will change as I get older? I'm 15 btw,still going through puberty. And I'm Baritone.

    • @2015Drama
      @2015Drama 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jnr Your voice is definitely going to change if you're that young. It's really more of a matter of working with the change and learning to hit high and low notes without pushing.

  • @tomekd789
    @tomekd789 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a _great_ episode really. Thanks!

  • @chanceblevins6682
    @chanceblevins6682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If I may offer a thought from my experience. I am a bass/baritone with a good falsetto. Now I feel if there are song that were written and performed by a tenor or someone on the high i.e. Steve Perry, The important thing to note is just that note. Simply sing the same note that they sing the same notes in your octave range you may try adding your own style to it as well.

  • @kellustzall3057
    @kellustzall3057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gosh, I love to be a baritone and I'm so proud of it! I love songs have low notes and I love to sing low notes which truly describe my deepest feeling. Have you guys heard "Gone With The Sin" that covered by a soprano or a tenor? Wow, you guys must try that to think about your voices as a gift. Just don't leave it, make it becomes your personal things!

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is amazing, Klaus! We're so happy to know how full of JOY you are with your voice! 😄 -NYVC

  • @MrAlexbell1
    @MrAlexbell1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never realised just how much was involved in singing so many aspects and stuff to think about

  • @jamesmichael5673
    @jamesmichael5673 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am blessed. Not cursed. You have to love your instrument and keep training. Keep listening and keep expanding. Nice video and some good advice.

  • @susanvallarino7222
    @susanvallarino7222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    YOU ARE SUCH A GOoD TEACHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY EDUCATIONAL VIDEO!

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for being here, Susan! We're so glad you like the show and we hope it continues to be helpful to you! :D -NYVC

  • @PropBoyGinge
    @PropBoyGinge ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am a Bass Baritone. Not cursed at all as I have a decent upper register as well.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amazing! :) The Baritone Curse is truly a myth! For more help with developing your upper range, check out Ep. 113 "Expand Your Vocal Range" - Voice Lessons To The World -NYVC

  • @HydroxOnPLUS
    @HydroxOnPLUS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank You Justin :) I gained more confidence on singing baritone and developing my own UNIQUE voice

  • @blake8307
    @blake8307 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was actually a very comforting message. I've always been a bit confused with understanding if singing high required me to back off power wise, or if that wasn't good singing. This was a very encouraging video, I learned quite a bit, and as a I - think - I'm - a - baritone, the message at the end was both comforting and kinda inspirational. Thanks for putting my mind at ease:)

  • @Kurdyukov87pianist
    @Kurdyukov87pianist 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You can develop a range of voice but you can't change nature of it. Songs must be convenient for the voice. If you so like the tenor songs, you can transpose them down. I know English is not very good. So many words I do not understand. All greetings from Russia!

  • @warrenaustria4012
    @warrenaustria4012 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thought my headphone was damaged since I only hear Mr. De Caprio's voice on my left ear.

  • @ONeirda
    @ONeirda 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am a classical singer and have to say that this is a very good explanation.

  • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
    @NewYorkVocalCoaching  11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you liked it!

  • @jessicazeller8060
    @jessicazeller8060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is true. I have a very deep speaking voice and I’m a soprano.

  • @mpoetra2746
    @mpoetra2746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    yes. I can sound "tenor quality" with my mixed voice (but with a limited range [only up to c5]) even though I am a baritone.

  • @BuckRogers2000
    @BuckRogers2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always, well done - Keep up the GREAT Work!!

  • @bradleymonroe6443
    @bradleymonroe6443 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love tenors as well as baritones who are free from the baritone curse and can sing the tenor high notes. Especially non classical styles of singing.

  • @johannebasa
    @johannebasa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    this video gave me the right ear curse

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh no! That happens in a few of the old episodes. :( -NYVC

    • @JamesSully
      @JamesSully 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your headphones are on backwards!

    • @jhason1005
      @jhason1005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JamesSully agree hahahaha

  • @petermikhalchik8568
    @petermikhalchik8568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My left ear liked this

  • @jamesrossmusic6013
    @jamesrossmusic6013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This has been the best advice that I have ever heard... I am a baritone big time even perhaps being bass. And you have totally made my day especially when you said that all this high singing can be tiresome to the ear, and maybe listening to a lower smoother more relaxing baritone tones could be pleasing. Thank You!!!

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad this helped you, James! Thanks for watching! :) -NYVC

  • @davidrussell6826
    @davidrussell6826 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate your statements on being okay singing baritone.

  • @aikanedelahay7143
    @aikanedelahay7143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The first step is self acceptance of your own voice. Develop it, and sing songs tailored to you. Tenors are more popular for sure, but accept your voice. Pop music relies on falsetto into an amplified microphone.

  • @anarchoshaggy-ism3925
    @anarchoshaggy-ism3925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    my left ear enjoyed this video

    • @lelevalellz9362
      @lelevalellz9362 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Avadno Saile It would've been nice to have some service in my right ear lol

  • @user-of4kk4in9f
    @user-of4kk4in9f 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Justin your tip about being limited by having used chest and head exclusively - and the point about pushing your mix too much & not using nasal resonance low enough - was a real lighrbulb moment!!.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow! We love that you had a lightbulb moment! Keep up the awesome work I! -NYVC

  • @pratikstudio
    @pratikstudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Music
    So Positive, So Real, Thank You Justin 🙏

  • @noomah4790
    @noomah4790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Noomah loves all the voices in your world!

  • @khalidmuhammed170
    @khalidmuhammed170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I didn't know Leonardo Dicaprio was a vocal coach

  • @taariichan3239
    @taariichan3239 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Justin im a Baritone and since ive been watching your videos and start exercising my voice with you and your online coaching im now capable of reaching the high G with full voice, i feel soooo good its really a great achievments for me you're like my singing father haha, no seriously you're awesome and when i'll be a rockstar (you gave me the motivation to trust) i'll thank you in front of all the ones who will be listening to me i promise

  • @gonzalojerez1749
    @gonzalojerez1749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've learned to love my baritone voice. At first it was hard, cause I have a friend (who's a tenor) and he can belt way higher than me and I was jealous. But I started developing my other registers, my falsettos, whistles, lows and now... even though I can't really belt above Bb4, I slay falsettos and whistles and also my lows. Proud to be a baritone❤

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome work Gonzalo! That work you did with Falsetto and Flageolet is a great foundation to mix those qualities with Chest and create your belt ;) -NYVC

  • @mariohellbove4418
    @mariohellbove4418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Totally agree... If everyone were a tenor... What a boring world would be?

  • @Willificationify
    @Willificationify 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Congrats on the Oscar. Long deserved!

  • @BangkokVoiceCoach
    @BangkokVoiceCoach ปีที่แล้ว

    This is excellent advice, Justin.

  • @MrDOOlevrai
    @MrDOOlevrai 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm quite saddened. This should have been the first of your videos I watched.
    I'm quite happy. I somehow already started to work it correctly before the video.
    And you are so good at explaining things and making us believe. I am always amazed by your lessons. Thank you.

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for your wonderful support, keep up the great work! Wishing you well, from NYVC!

  • @SuperSuman777
    @SuperSuman777 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s not cursed All the famous and popular singers of the world are in ‘Baritone’ voice range indeed!

    • @NewYorkVocalCoaching
      @NewYorkVocalCoaching  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right on! Being a baritone is not a curse at all. And if you're singing contemporary, it doesn't even matter! Expand that range to the heights! :) More on this in episode Ep. 113! -NYVC

  • @asllenn
    @asllenn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want to be a baritone!

  • @MusicOfHunt
    @MusicOfHunt 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are all ridiculously good. So helpful. Thanks!!!

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OK, you are brilliant. This was superbly explained with the authority that comes from depth of knowledge, and very nice to listen to too.