Chiming in, I, too, am more tenor but warm up with Jeff's videos for both tenor and baritone. People often say I'm a "Bari-Tenor." I correct them and say I'm more of a "Bari-Manilow."
I'm not really a baritone, tenor here, but i often find myself doing your baritone warmups before singing songs in the deeper range. It's really helped actually, i can hit deep notes now that i didn't think i could hit as a tenor.
Shivam Shivam not necessarily singing and speaking are way different. I think we speak mainly with our chest voice and singing is a mix of both chest and head voice. I’m not a music scholar hopefully someone else would give a detailed explanation of voices better. Search for what the fach tenor on TH-cam to see a detailed explanation of different tenor voices. Also, With practice you can develop your mix and be able to sing higher. Keep practicing because practice brings progress.
Ive been mixing and matching warmup-sets for the past few weeks and I think this has to be my favorite one after all. feeling so stretched out and ready to go
Hi Jeff, Thanks for all your great videos! I sang for many years with Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, but the only singing I do now is around the house and Karaoke. I want to do what I can to help prevent losing my modest vocal ability and I'm really enjoying your baritone warmups! I hope to be able to explore more of your channel and videos as I get my voice back into shape.
Beautiful stuff, thank you Jeff! I esp like the keyboard cam and the 5 vowel mix at the end. Get the lava lamp goin' and it's the perfect warm up video! : - )
Thanks so much Jeff. I love your videos and am super stoked about the gentle warm up. I now alternate everyday between gentle and full range and my voice has never felt stronger.
@@JeffRolka An update: just had my penultimate performance and it was my best vocally so far! A truly heartfelt thanks to you Jeff - I think you've genuinely transformed my singing life! You've got a subscriber for life my friend!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video sir. I would like it if you can make a video on voice production for both tenor and baritone, that is, how to sing the two parts in the choir 🙏🏾
I started singing with Jeff again, thinking I was a tenor, but my tenor voice sounded dead. I did this baritone warm up an it feels right. I think I may be a baritone. My ukulele is baritone too. It's Kismet! It's funny, tenor use to sound good when I was doing Jeff's warm ups before. Maybe I'm kinda in between the ranges?
Could be! Also, if you took some time off of vocalizaing, which is to say, doing my warm ups, your vowel alignment may have backslid somewhat. That will have an impact on your perceived range. Once the vowel alignment gets more precise, you may start to feel more comfortable in the tenor areas again. Best! Jeff
Thanks Jeff! :) - I'm trying to find ways of warming up a bit slower and this feels great already... You're channel has helped me gain a bit of trust and confidence in my vocals.
Best wishes from California! I'm feeling a little run down lately. My energy has been a bit low and I'm not exactly sure what is up with it. I suspect that nutrition is playing a role, but I'm not sure what changes to make in order to set it right. I'm exploring some options. Also, just before shooting this video, I broke about half of one of my rear molars off. It doesn't hurt, but it's really distracting and I'm not looking forward to the repairs that I have to undergo. Thanks for watching and thanks for asking! I appreciate it! Jeff
@@JeffRolka It really saddens my heart to know all this. These are troubled times, Coach. This has been a very difficult year globally. I hope you get well very soon and we get to see a healthy and energetic once again. Bless you
You are awesome. Do you do private coaching? I don’t know if there’s a way to private message on TH-cam. Thanks for your work and amazingly pleasant demeanor.
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Yes! You can message me via the contact sheet at the bottom of this webpage: www.jeffrolka.com/lessons-Jeff-Rolka You're welcome! Thanks for being here! Jeff
Hi Jeff. Sorry for my poor english but I would like to post for you a short remark. Indeed, I recently discovered you YouYou channel, I begun to practise some of your exercices, but what a big jungle is your list of vidéos. A lot of them are the quietly same, published since a long time or very soon. Beginning by the last published, is it the good way ? In a current cursus of learning in general we begin by the first and grow step by step to the last. Please advice me, if possible. Thanks. Philippe.
Hello Philippe, Thank you for your note! Your english is absolutely fine! There's a lot on the channel, and going chronologically isn't exactly necessary. The best thing would be to use my guidebook - which is about to be released in its third edition. You can find out about it here: www.jeffrolka.com/product/guidebook-jeff-rolkas-youtube-channel/ I'll be releasing the third edition in about two weeks! Jeff
hi Jeff, I have a question I hope you can help me with. I have a jaw that's smaller than usual in relation to the upper jaw (kinda gives me a nerd look from the side profile), my question is if this natural form of my jaw might affect my singing? Like for example:If it might reduce my range or if I should make more adjustments on high notes to compensate. Thank you very much I really appreciate your videos and I hope I get to meet you some day, best vocal teacher on youtube.
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words! It's really hard to say. I can imagine scenarios where there isn't enough space for your tongue to be which could impact vowel formation, and in turn, have an impact on your range. Again, it's really hard to say. I would also think that the degree to which it is smaller would also have an impact. I'm sorry to not be of more assistance in this regard. I hope we can meet someday too, all the best to you! Jeff
So, thanks for all your hard work making videos for us! I have a question. I'm just a rock electronic guy, I hear people talking about feeling the sound in your face, I guess that means the mask? Also, I had kind of an awakening my voice sounds better if it's not back in my throat but when I can feel my face resonate or it is more forward. Can you point me to one of your videos that explains this phenom or explain to me what's going on? Thanks in advance!
Hello and thanks for your comment! The mask, singer's formant, front resonance, the super sinus - they're all referencing similar concepts in resonance that relate to brilliance in the voice. What is too frequently left out is that that brilliance is the balance between the lower (chest) voice and the higher (head) voice tone quality. Without it, the tone won't match as well, if at all. The term that you'll find in voice teaching books will mostly be 'singer's formant'. I talk about it using that term as well as mask resonance just for familiarity. Here's a video I did on it: th-cam.com/video/JT8Nn3yhVbw/w-d-xo.html I hope that helps! Thanks for dropping by! Jeff
@@JeffRolka Perfect! As soon as you said 2Khz I knew why I perceive my voice sounding better more forward. In dense Rock/Electronic songs that I make the 2K region is the sweet spot for vocals to cut through the mix, and in mixing we tend to carve out a little space in other instruments to let the vocal sit well in a dense track. Thank you!
Sometimes I feel like the poor /u/ sound is neglected in some of the exercises. Could I try flipping the order so that the last exercise at 10:30 would be /u/, /o/, /aw/, /ay/, /i/?
Absolutely. You've spotted my bete noir. /u/ and I are on speaking terms, but I have struggled with it in the past! I'll do more to get that vowel properly represented moving forward. Thank you! Jeff
@@JeffRolka You could maybe link it in with some lovely English diphthongs. I like to sing “So you say you see so now you saw” and “might you nightly mew my new tune too?” and “You took too few vows for our foes”… Hours of fun for all the family!
I joined a choir and they taught me I sing baritone, after being an alto and tenor all my life, UNTIL PUBERTY HIT☠️ But I'm dedicated to discover myself in baritone
Probably just slipped my mind. I try to keep my talking and demonstration to a minimum in these videos to get a flow going for you as the vocalist. Best, Jeff
I use all the baritone videos on Jeff's channel..they literally saved my Voice
Agreed!! He is my favorite on TH-cam. The band I work with I have use jeff as well
Mine too
Me too! His warmups allowed balance singing opera, and Heavy Metal
Yes
Me too! Jeff Rolka is an awesome person for putting these resources out!
Even though I have a vocal teacher, I still use Jeff's all time
Chiming in, I, too, am more tenor but warm up with Jeff's videos for both tenor and baritone. People often say I'm a "Bari-Tenor." I correct them and say I'm more of a "Bari-Manilow."
Nice!!!!!! I love it!
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, you really put out lots of good content for baritones. Can’t find content like this for baritone elsewhere. :D
Have to take care of those low tones! Thanks for watching!
Jeff
Jeff Rolka thank YOU 😀
I love your appreciation for a gentle, slow warmup. So friendly for the larynx. Thanks bro!
I don’t know if people realize how helpful your videos are, thank you Jeff👏🏼 my baritone voice appreciate your videos
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Jeff
I'm not really a baritone, tenor here, but i often find myself doing your baritone warmups before singing songs in the deeper range. It's really helped actually, i can hit deep notes now that i didn't think i could hit as a tenor.
I’m also a tenor. The baritone warmup has helped my range both lower and upper register.
So did your lower notes sounding like a baritone
Shivam Shivam my lower notes sounds fuller
@@somebodyoulove thanks you so much for answering to my question I have another question do tenors have naturally high speaking voice?
Shivam Shivam not necessarily singing and speaking are way different. I think we speak mainly with our chest voice and singing is a mix of both chest and head voice. I’m not a music scholar hopefully someone else would give a detailed explanation of voices better. Search for what the fach tenor on TH-cam to see a detailed explanation of different tenor voices. Also, With practice you can develop your mix and be able to sing higher. Keep practicing because practice brings progress.
My favorite teacher, the greatest. From Russia with love and gratitude.
Thank you! Love from California!
Jeff
Oh yeah, Jeff makes me smile a lot, just by being Jeff.
Ive been mixing and matching warmup-sets for the past few weeks and I think this has to be my favorite one after all. feeling so stretched out and ready to go
Awesome! Thank you!
Jeff
Hi Jeff, Thanks for all your great videos! I sang for many years with Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, but the only singing I do now is around the house and Karaoke. I want to do what I can to help prevent losing my modest vocal ability and I'm really enjoying your baritone warmups! I hope to be able to explore more of your channel and videos as I get my voice back into shape.
I recorded many videos in mp3 and I sing along in my car... thanks brother. Shout out from Brazil! 🙏🏼
Yes, it did help. Thanks, Jeff!
Awesome! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing!
Beautiful stuff, thank you Jeff! I esp like the keyboard cam and the 5 vowel mix at the end. Get the lava lamp goin' and it's the perfect warm up video! : - )
I like this one Jeff, good for soft tone voices 😁👍
Love the new thumbnail
Thank you for actually making me feel like a singer.
Not a baritone, but I really appreciate your work. Thank you so much!
this has become my go to daily warm up, thank you Jeff! Much love from Lebanon
Wonderful!
Was feeling a little sore and tired and this was the perfect warm up!
Thanks Jeff, I often come back to your warm ups. I'm a tenor, but I try all of them. I find your presence a calming and supportive one. Cheers.
Thanks so much Jeff. I love your videos and am super stoked about the gentle warm up. I now alternate everyday between gentle and full range and my voice has never felt stronger.
Wonderful! Thank you for watching!
Jeff
Thanks again 💙
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I found this video very helpful on school nights preparing to sing the national anthem at my school
This one is great. Could you make a video for baritones to warm up the head voice?
In the baritone warm up playlist, try anything with 'full range' in the title!
Best,
Jeff
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Thanks a lot, Jeff. You've helped a lot and I appreciate it. Warm regards from Venezuela.
Happy to help!
Started using your warmups before my show opened yesterday - so far so good! Think you've become my go-to!
Awesome! Glad to be of service!
@@JeffRolka An update: just had my penultimate performance and it was my best vocally so far! A truly heartfelt thanks to you Jeff - I think you've genuinely transformed my singing life! You've got a subscriber for life my friend!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video sir. I would like it if you can make a video on voice production for both tenor and baritone, that is, how to sing the two parts in the choir 🙏🏾
I'm mostly interested in bass sound production for the choir. I would like it if you can help me out
Thank You so mucho! So gentle.
Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Thanks Jeff, this great practice video can really be used to practice tone and vibrato
I was doing well for the first half but the last have I found difficult. I'll work on it. Thanks Jeff.
Bless you Jeff -- thank you dude!
Jeff is the best!
Thanks for that!
I started singing with Jeff again, thinking I was a tenor, but my tenor voice sounded dead. I did this baritone warm up an it feels right. I think I may be a baritone. My ukulele is baritone too. It's Kismet! It's funny, tenor use to sound good when I was doing Jeff's warm ups before. Maybe I'm kinda in between the ranges?
Could be! Also, if you took some time off of vocalizaing, which is to say, doing my warm ups, your vowel alignment may have backslid somewhat. That will have an impact on your perceived range. Once the vowel alignment gets more precise, you may start to feel more comfortable in the tenor areas again.
Best!
Jeff
Danke sehr!
Thanks a lot Jeff.
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THE BEST! Thanks Jeff you are truly amazing, thanks for all the help and videos. We love you!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Jeff
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Thanks Jeff! :) - I'm trying to find ways of warming up a bit slower and this feels great already... You're channel has helped me gain a bit of trust and confidence in my vocals.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for that comment today! Enjoy the channel and keep it up!
Jeff
Great guy thank you :)
A new Jeff video day is a good day!
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Glad to see you back!
Very nice exercises!
Your videos are the best resource for baritones that I've seen! Thank you!
Coach! You don't look too well. Are you alright?
Best wishes from Pakistan.
Best wishes from California!
I'm feeling a little run down lately. My energy has been a bit low and I'm not exactly sure what is up with it. I suspect that nutrition is playing a role, but I'm not sure what changes to make in order to set it right. I'm exploring some options.
Also, just before shooting this video, I broke about half of one of my rear molars off. It doesn't hurt, but it's really distracting and I'm not looking forward to the repairs that I have to undergo.
Thanks for watching and thanks for asking! I appreciate it!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka It really saddens my heart to know all this. These are troubled times, Coach. This has been a very difficult year globally. I hope you get well very soon and we get to see a healthy and energetic once again.
Bless you
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Big love right back at you!
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Fantastic stuff!
Yes, it helps, thanks, Jeff!!!. Sorry, not yet return back anything to you.
You just left a lovely comment! That's a total return! Thank you!
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Thank you! Thank you, man!
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You are awesome. Do you do private coaching? I don’t know if there’s a way to private message on TH-cam.
Thanks for your work and amazingly pleasant demeanor.
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Yes! You can message me via the contact sheet at the bottom of this webpage:
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You're welcome! Thanks for being here!
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Hi Jeff.
Sorry for my poor english but I would like to post for you a short remark.
Indeed, I recently discovered you YouYou channel, I begun to practise some of your exercices, but what a big jungle is your list of vidéos. A lot of them are the quietly same, published since a long time or very soon. Beginning by the last published, is it the good way ? In a current cursus of learning in general we begin by the first and grow step by step to the last. Please advice me, if possible.
Thanks. Philippe.
Hello Philippe,
Thank you for your note! Your english is absolutely fine! There's a lot on the channel, and going chronologically isn't exactly necessary. The best thing would be to use my guidebook - which is about to be released in its third edition. You can find out about it here:
www.jeffrolka.com/product/guidebook-jeff-rolkas-youtube-channel/
I'll be releasing the third edition in about two weeks!
Jeff
hi Jeff, I have a question I hope you can help me with. I have a jaw that's smaller than usual in relation to the upper jaw (kinda gives me a nerd look from the side profile), my question is if this natural form of my jaw might affect my singing? Like for example:If it might reduce my range or if I should make more adjustments on high notes to compensate. Thank you very much I really appreciate your videos and I hope I get to meet you some day, best vocal teacher on youtube.
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words!
It's really hard to say. I can imagine scenarios where there isn't enough space for your tongue to be which could impact vowel formation, and in turn, have an impact on your range. Again, it's really hard to say. I would also think that the degree to which it is smaller would also have an impact.
I'm sorry to not be of more assistance in this regard. I hope we can meet someday too, all the best to you!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka oh ok, thanks!!! That actually helps, I'll try a few thing to see if it helps
6:50 those are tricky - especially near the flip
So, thanks for all your hard work making videos for us! I have a question. I'm just a rock electronic guy, I hear people talking about feeling the sound in your face, I guess that means the mask? Also, I had kind of an awakening my voice sounds better if it's not back in my throat but when I can feel my face resonate or it is more forward. Can you point me to one of your videos that explains this phenom or explain to me what's going on? Thanks in advance!
Hello and thanks for your comment! The mask, singer's formant, front resonance, the super sinus - they're all referencing similar concepts in resonance that relate to brilliance in the voice. What is too frequently left out is that that brilliance is the balance between the lower (chest) voice and the higher (head) voice tone quality. Without it, the tone won't match as well, if at all. The term that you'll find in voice teaching books will mostly be 'singer's formant'. I talk about it using that term as well as mask resonance just for familiarity. Here's a video I did on it:
th-cam.com/video/JT8Nn3yhVbw/w-d-xo.html
I hope that helps! Thanks for dropping by!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka Perfect! As soon as you said 2Khz I knew why I perceive my voice sounding better more forward. In dense Rock/Electronic songs that I make the 2K region is the sweet spot for vocals to cut through the mix, and in mixing we tend to carve out a little space in other instruments to let the vocal sit well in a dense track. Thank you!
Q: What is Jeff's favorite condiment?
A: 1:42
Nice! I see what you did there!
Jeff
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Always wondered what my range was... think it must be bass. LOL
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10:20 double whammy
Sometimes I feel like the poor /u/ sound is neglected in some of the exercises. Could I try flipping the order so that the last exercise at 10:30 would be /u/, /o/, /aw/, /ay/, /i/?
Absolutely. You've spotted my bete noir. /u/ and I are on speaking terms, but I have struggled with it in the past! I'll do more to get that vowel properly represented moving forward. Thank you!
Jeff
@@JeffRolka You could maybe link it in with some lovely English diphthongs. I like to sing “So you say you see so now you saw” and “might you nightly mew my new tune too?” and “You took too few vows for our foes”… Hours of fun for all the family!
0:35
I joined a choir and they taught me I sing baritone, after being an alto and tenor all my life, UNTIL PUBERTY HIT☠️
But I'm dedicated to discover myself in baritone
Why doesn’t he demonstrate I’m just asking? Can’t he play the notes with one hand and do the lip trill with the other?
Probably just slipped my mind. I try to keep my talking and demonstration to a minimum in these videos to get a flow going for you as the vocalist.
Best,
Jeff
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