I know it sounds weird, but when looking at new houses, I have to make sure the toilet is not next to a wall on its left hand side... can't play guitar on the bog if it's like that
I sing to put singing into my songs. Someone has to do it and I'm the only one available. I would definately like to improve. This looks like a great way to start. I hope these first steps are followed up by more! Thanks Justin.
justin, i've followed you for about 10 years now and it's great that you hit all the things i've struggled with as a student of guitar. Even ten years later you are still hitting some of the topics that I really struggled with. Thanks for all you do!
More! More! More! Perfect timing - I've just started to learn how to sing and can't wait for these vids. I've already found singing (two weeks) improves my guitar playing (8 months) and vice-verser. Release them all in one go so I can binge-watch please :-)
Thanks Justin- this was spot on for helping me as a beginner. I felt that my confidence in singing was slightly eroded by my siblings in childhood. Having started to learn the guitar at age 53 having started to learn a few months ago, I'm currently trying to sing songs with the 3 chords , I have mustered- A, D and E so I hope to inflict my singing on my guitar tutor, some easy Beatles, Buddy Holly and What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
snorben wow great progress in a short time! I began guitar learning at 58, now I'm 62 so have almost 4 years under my belt. Be persistent and play daily are the most important things. And don't expect rapid progress - it's a ten year project and there's no finishing line, that's realistic I think. Sorry, you didn't ask my opinion .......
Mohsin Kazi It’s great, when you’re older, to finally have the time to study and learn. Like myself, many women give their ‘best’ decades to family matters, but later in life is a great time to do new things, as I have discovered.
I am struggling at vocals as i am 21 and started to learn to sing way too late, but im looking forward to watch more of this lessons, and wanted to say a huge thanks for this kind of video, cheers mate!
Too late?? Anyone can learn to be at master at anything, and at any age! You need to be dedicated, be prepared for years of hard graft, and never become complacent with the level you have reached. There's no such thing as natural talent - it's all about hard work and commitment.
I learned a few chords when i was 21 but didn't start playing with any seriousness because i felt like it was too late and my friends who played were already really good and i felt stupid to be a beginner. i'm now 47 and started playing again two years ago and am really enjoying it, but jeez..if i'd just started then i'd now have 25 plus years of skills by now. smdh
You have to start somewhere, don’t you, and this lesson helps you do just that in an encouraging and grounded way. However you sing, it’s really great for the psyche. The feeling of letting those notes ring out from somewhere within is such a satisfying and pleasurable experience.
First attempt of singing I was contacted by a band of established/experienced musicians who lost their vocalist of several years 8 months prior. After 8 months and around 10 auditions along came me, no prior experience some week guitar skills but no F's given. So auditioned 2 weeks later with the few originals and some covers. Needless to say I was horrible but out of the 8 others astonishingly I was the only one who learned the lyrics and phrasing so I actually got a second audition and end up getting the job. For the moment. Long story short they ended up keeping me around later needing a booking agent and social media person but under the impression if anything happens I would get another chance providing I showed improvement and practiced. FF 1 year opportunity arose never got that chance despite practicing 4 days a week along with lessons and studying so I bailed all together and now am doing good with mi own band, equipment, and studio in the works.
I think it's much easier to find the notes when singing along to an actual song pausing the song and then trying to sing it again is quite difficult for me
im actually taking a Voice I class as a extra curricular college class. i learned about ear dominance to do that transcribing sounding a note out thing you were talking about.
Ok Justin this may just give away my age but when I was 12 my mom & dad bought me my first guitar & the book to help me learn was Bert Weedon's play in a day first song he gave you to learn was oh when the saints go marching in unfortunately I gave up my guitar now I am loving your lessons thank you so much
Hey Justin! Huge request right here, "Blue on Black" by Kenny Wayne Shepard complete song. It has one of the greatest blues solos and catchy simple riffs ever in my opinion. Would be awesome if you did a lesson on that song! Thanks!
Can’t believe I stumbled across your video about singing , I’m a late starter in guitar lessons 47 yrs old and my instructor put me on the spot last week and wanted me to sing , I nearly died , went red as and cancelled the next lesson before I had to go back . Maybe I should try what you have said .
Another little tip that people having trouble finding the right note is to slide up or down from the note you start with until you land on the right note. Rather than randomly jumping around, just do a vocal slide. It's easy. As Justin says, you'll notice when you land on the same note. It's also good for your voice to sing long slides - do this gently - start as high in your voice without straining and slide down low as you can go without straining. Starting high is the best thing for guys or people who can't bridge their head and chest voices. And there's a guy called Mark Baxter on youtube who has some very easy and well explained vocal warmups and exercises. His videos are nice too. That's for people who want to go just the next step.
Justin I love your stuff, you are a great teacher. I have a well trained ear but my range just sucks and I find it hard to pick out harmonies against a lead vocalist. Think I'll stick to guitar. Keep up the amazing work.
This is great advice. I like to get the song down first on my acoustic, then I look up the lyrics and memorize them. Your singing will improve with conscious effort and singing while playing helps your overall timing and playing with emotion. For instance, I like to play Pink Houses by ole Mellonballs, I can't imagine not singing the lyrics as I play, it would be so dull.
Troy Strain memorising the lyrics is also is great for your memory😬. Since I have been playing and singing my memory for names etc has vastly improved. Cheers Brent
Such a relevant upload...I have moved on a bit from those first few months when you were my main reference and only occasionally visit your channel now, though I still hold it, and you, in the highest regard. I have to say, everytime I do find my way back here, you are bang on the mark. Sincere thanks and regards.
I only do backing vocals. Its easy to pitch against a band mate... i struggle with Lead Vocals though but im trying. Biggest thing i do is revert back to 5th and 7th on choruses (choruses is my job as backing singer). This Summer i have gone to a few open mics and annoyed the locals with some bad singing... but i took honest friends who gave feedback! Looking forward to the lessons to improve. Love your channel.. and your hat is so cool! Regards Gary England
Thanks, really useful lesson 'cause it's quite frustrating and boring sometimes when you can't sing a melody while you're strumming. Thanks a lot again Justin, you really deserve all the good comments around the world :)
It's important to warm up first. Keep it simple. I like to hum and match the note. Look for TH-cam videos " vocal straw exercise". Extremely simple and easy way to quickly warm up. You can hit higher notes after warming up and it protects your vocal chords.
Love your lessons Justin. I can't sing properly, but I'm not going on Britain's Got Talent, so I don't care, and will happily make a fool of myself. Thanks!!
I think what really helped me is trying over and over again to sing the same songs alone in my room and recording it then playing it back and hearing where it went wrong, sometimes during playing you don't notice the mistakes (especially when you're just starting it out). Over the course of 6 months or so, I went from being too shy to sing in front of anyone and actually embarrassed to hear my voice on the playback of the recordings, to being....well above tolerable I'd say. I have since started singing during small friend's gatherings and BBQs. It is such a liberating feeling after years of wishing I could do it xD It also helps a lot if you have a couple of friends who play the guitar and sing. I noticed at first it was much easier (still is btw) to sing along to someone else's singing and tracking their tone and mimicking it than being the only one singing. But the note singing technique is something I've never tried till now! thanks a lot Justin, this could help improve my singing even more :D
little confused... is this a new series thats coming out or just the ear training stuff thats been on the site for awhile? any links to new stuff or a series we can view and/or buy? thanks
Hey Justin you should see this channel who's name is TheDooo he can play any song even though he hasn't played it before so is that the result of ear training?
Any chance of a tutorial on a Rory gallagher song for a beginner? I know none of his songs are easily played by a beginner buy maybe a simplified version. Thanks
It's amazing how many musicians I know that can't actually sing. I don't know if it's genetic, but some have a natural ability, in others it's totally absent. It's just talking with melody but many people people have great difficulty in achieving this. Can singing be taught to all people?
To my own surprise I managed to hit the notes you played right away, but I still have an issue where it's incredibly embarrassing to practice with other people around. I don't quite know my vocal range, so often times I just end up sounding like a dying goose, knowing which does wonders for destroying your confidence when there's someone else around.
Awesome video like a your others moves :) but i have a question... you say "super duper" :D i search that word in Ethernet and dont find it, but in poland we use that word, im from poland :p maybe you have polish friends family? :D
I've recorded myself trying to match a note and to my ear as I was doing it sounded right, but when I played back the recording I sounded very flat. How can I fix this?
I wouldn’t recognize a harmony if it jumped up and hit me in the face ! I can’t hear the difference when you say your singing a note and when you say you are singing a harmony ????
"You might upset your cat maybe if it's really bad, but, you know, they'll get over it!"
This is why I follow Justin, he tells it like it is!
Justin is probably the best teacher I've ever had, not just with music. He really just, ignites encouragement.
Using a tuner app on my phone works pretty well for hitting the note right
What app do you recommend?
@@waseatenbyagrue i use "DaTuner"
Really looking forward to starting this series! Training your ear is so easily overlooked!
I agree and it adds so much to one's playing
some people sing best in the shower, but I don't recommend playing your guitar in there with the water running.
waterproof guitars would be a thing
Carbon Fiber Rainsong Guitars?
Ooo, I now have a reason to get that carbon fibre guitar I've been looking at.
I know it sounds weird, but when looking at new houses, I have to make sure the toilet is not next to a wall on its left hand side... can't play guitar on the bog if it's like that
I would rule out use of an electric guitar in the shower. Even though you will get shocking results.
Been waiting for this for 30 years, you da man Justin ;)
30 years, are you mad
I sing to put singing into my songs. Someone has to do it and I'm the only one available. I would definately like to improve. This looks like a great way to start. I hope these first steps are followed up by more! Thanks Justin.
justin, i've followed you for about 10 years now and it's great that you hit all the things i've struggled with as a student of guitar. Even ten years later you are still hitting some of the topics that I really struggled with. Thanks for all you do!
More! More! More!
Perfect timing - I've just started to learn how to sing and can't wait for these vids. I've already found singing (two weeks) improves my guitar playing (8 months) and vice-verser.
Release them all in one go so I can binge-watch please :-)
Thanks Justin- this was spot on for helping me as a beginner. I felt that my confidence in singing was slightly eroded by my siblings in childhood. Having started to learn the guitar at age 53 having started to learn a few months ago, I'm currently trying to sing songs with the 3 chords , I have mustered- A, D and E so I hope to inflict my singing on my guitar tutor, some easy Beatles, Buddy Holly and What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
snorben wow great progress in a short time! I began guitar learning at 58, now I'm 62 so have almost 4 years under my belt. Be persistent and play daily are the most important things. And don't expect rapid progress - it's a ten year project and there's no finishing line, that's realistic I think. Sorry, you didn't ask my opinion .......
Sir I admire the fact that your taking something up at a later stage in your life
Mohsin Kazi It’s great, when you’re older, to finally have the time to study and learn. Like myself, many women give their ‘best’ decades to family matters, but later in life is a great time to do new things, as I have discovered.
Irena Halder Best thing Ive read today so far , thankyou.
Irena Halder good advice mate
The voice is an instrument too
I am struggling at vocals as i am 21 and started to learn to sing way too late, but im looking forward to watch more of this lessons, and wanted to say a huge thanks for this kind of video, cheers mate!
Gordon sixevich there is never too late
Too late?? Anyone can learn to be at master at anything, and at any age! You need to be dedicated, be prepared for years of hard graft, and never become complacent with the level you have reached. There's no such thing as natural talent - it's all about hard work and commitment.
I learned a few chords when i was 21 but didn't start playing with any seriousness because i felt like it was too late and my friends who played were already really good and i felt stupid to be a beginner. i'm now 47 and started playing again two years ago and am really enjoying it, but jeez..if i'd just started then i'd now have 25 plus years of skills by now. smdh
Exactly! Excellent explanation and video.
You have to start somewhere, don’t you, and this lesson helps you do just that in an encouraging and grounded way. However you sing, it’s really great for the psyche. The feeling of letting those notes ring out from somewhere within is such a satisfying and pleasurable experience.
Good suggestion justin...I also found that practicing alone with my karaoke machine helps to build confidence.
First attempt of singing I was contacted by a band of established/experienced musicians who lost their vocalist of several years 8 months prior. After 8 months and around 10 auditions along came me, no prior experience some week guitar skills but no F's given. So auditioned 2 weeks later with the few originals and some covers. Needless to say I was horrible but out of the 8 others astonishingly I was the only one who learned the lyrics and phrasing so I actually got a second audition and end up getting the job. For the moment. Long story short they ended up keeping me around later needing a booking agent and social media person but under the impression if anything happens I would get another chance providing I showed improvement and practiced. FF 1 year opportunity arose never got that chance despite practicing 4 days a week along with lessons and studying so I bailed all together and now am doing good with mi own band, equipment, and studio in the works.
Thanks Justin, you are informative, encouraging and inspiring.
I think it's much easier to find the notes when singing along to an actual song
pausing the song and then trying to sing it again is quite difficult for me
A nice change. Please continue to make more videos on this subject.
Thanks Justin.
I tried to get into music school and this was one of the things you needed to be capable of, even as a drummer.
whatever topic I think of and search, Justin has a video for it :)
im actually taking a Voice I class as a extra curricular college class. i learned about ear dominance to do that transcribing sounding a note out thing you were talking about.
Thanks for this lesson topic Justin . By the way your a great singer. Obviously your playing is your strength but you have a lovely voice mate.
I was just singing Like A Stone By audioslave By myself and I thought, man I need to improve my singing! Great tips Justin!
That's a tough song dude. Make sure you're not singing along with the acoustic version, it's even higher than the original.
Ok Justin this may just give away my age but when I was 12 my mom & dad bought me my first guitar & the book to help me learn was Bert Weedon's play in a day first song he gave you to learn was oh when the saints go marching in unfortunately I gave up my guitar now I am loving your lessons thank you so much
Hey Justin! Huge request right here, "Blue on Black" by Kenny Wayne Shepard complete song. It has one of the greatest blues solos and catchy simple riffs ever in my opinion. Would be awesome if you did a lesson on that song! Thanks!
We love you Justin!
Can’t believe I stumbled across your video about singing , I’m a late starter in guitar lessons 47 yrs old and my instructor put me on the spot last week and wanted me to sing , I nearly died , went red as and cancelled the next lesson before I had to go back . Maybe I should try what you have said .
Oh man. La la la at 2:00 is bang on what I've just been doing. So relatable.
Another little tip that people having trouble finding the right note is to slide up or down from the note you start with until you land on the right note. Rather than randomly jumping around, just do a vocal slide. It's easy. As Justin says, you'll notice when you land on the same note. It's also good for your voice to sing long slides - do this gently - start as high in your voice without straining and slide down low as you can go without straining. Starting high is the best thing for guys or people who can't bridge their head and chest voices. And there's a guy called Mark Baxter on youtube who has some very easy and well explained vocal warmups and exercises. His videos are nice too. That's for people who want to go just the next step.
Justin I love your stuff, you are a great teacher. I have a well trained ear but my range just sucks and I find it hard to pick out harmonies against a lead vocalist. Think I'll stick to guitar. Keep up the amazing work.
Great lesson justin,please make this a series. My neighbours have also requested this lol.
This is great advice. I like to get the song down first on my acoustic, then I look up the lyrics and memorize them. Your singing will improve with conscious effort and singing while playing helps your overall timing and playing with emotion. For instance, I like to play Pink Houses by ole Mellonballs, I can't imagine not singing the lyrics as I play, it would be so dull.
Troy Strain memorising the lyrics is also is great for your memory😬. Since I have been playing and singing my memory for names etc has vastly improved. Cheers Brent
Don't be so hard on yourself your natural great person the great touch I was in a guitar rut you make it so easy love all your vids great stuff
put the record on sing try to sing along ,or if you cant its as simple as that you cant sing. Justin best guitar teacher I've come across nice guy.
I love that shirt. I keep trying to make out the names on there. All I've got is Jimi Hendrix, Slash and Albert King
Such a relevant upload...I have moved on a bit from those first few months when you were my main reference and only occasionally visit your channel now, though I still hold it, and you, in the highest regard. I have to say, everytime I do find my way back here, you are bang on the mark. Sincere thanks and regards.
I only do backing vocals. Its easy to pitch against a band mate... i struggle with Lead Vocals though but im trying. Biggest thing i do is revert back to 5th and 7th on choruses (choruses is my job as backing singer).
This Summer i have gone to a few open mics and annoyed the locals with some bad singing... but i took honest friends who gave feedback!
Looking forward to the lessons to improve.
Love your channel.. and your hat is so cool!
Regards
Gary England
Brilliant video. An easy, practical and very encouraging way into singing for non singers like me. Great work Justin.
Thanks, really useful lesson 'cause it's quite frustrating and boring sometimes when you can't sing a melody while you're strumming. Thanks a lot again Justin, you really deserve all the good comments around the world :)
"... rippin' the mickey out of ya..." Love it! Not sure what it means, but I still love it.
Sums me up perfectly, I can't sing and it's really a confidence thing, however, I've been doing similar practice using a piano
It's important to warm up first. Keep it simple. I like to hum and match the note. Look for TH-cam videos " vocal straw exercise". Extremely simple and easy way to quickly warm up. You can hit higher notes after warming up and it protects your vocal chords.
Very nicely explained with practical..Thank you so much.
Excellent lesson, Justin. Thanks so much for all you do on here. Top Man!
Very much looking forward to these lessons. Good man Justin!
Love your lessons Justin. I can't sing properly, but I'm not going on Britain's Got Talent, so I don't care, and will happily make a fool of myself. Thanks!!
Thanks Justin! Sitting all alone practicing my La's....lol Looking forward to this course!
Justin you always provide the the best advice for me, thank you! :)
Happy to hear that! Cheers 😊
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2:25 when someone tries to tell me what happened in an episode of GOT I missed
Very helpful. Thank you.
Good stuff Justin, thank you.
you`re the best man. Thank you again and again
Great advice..
I think what really helped me is trying over and over again to sing the same songs alone in my room and recording it then playing it back and hearing where it went wrong, sometimes during playing you don't notice the mistakes (especially when you're just starting it out). Over the course of 6 months or so, I went from being too shy to sing in front of anyone and actually embarrassed to hear my voice on the playback of the recordings, to being....well above tolerable I'd say. I have since started singing during small friend's gatherings and BBQs. It is such a liberating feeling after years of wishing I could do it xD
It also helps a lot if you have a couple of friends who play the guitar and sing. I noticed at first it was much easier (still is btw) to sing along to someone else's singing and tracking their tone and mimicking it than being the only one singing.
But the note singing technique is something I've never tried till now! thanks a lot Justin, this could help improve my singing even more :D
Love this series
Ive been waiting so long for this video
Thanks great 👍🏻 lesson 😎🎸
That was so helpful...Thank You XXXX
Hi, great lesson, will there be a series on this?
Thx Justin!
first video that i think it will help me
I transcribed most of the merry Christmas I’m so done, can I just move to the next step??
Any online vocal lessons you recommend for guitarists Justin?
Trying to get my app tuner to recognise my voice as the same notes as the open strings was definitely an interesting experience 😂
Thankyou 😀
Please upload Singing tutorials. thank you so much
little confused... is this a new series thats coming out or just the ear training stuff thats been on the site for awhile? any links to new stuff or a series we can view and/or buy? thanks
I can relate to this. It is difficult
Hey Justin you should see this channel who's name is TheDooo he can play any song even though he hasn't played it before so is that the result of ear training?
rlly helpfull
You are really great ! Can you please please do Sweater weather? It is m'y favorite song ! I'd really happy !
Family always request i sing thier favourite ... they always say can i please sing far away
excelente!
Any chance of a tutorial on a Rory gallagher song for a beginner? I know none of his songs are easily played by a beginner buy maybe a simplified version. Thanks
It's amazing how many musicians I know that can't actually sing. I don't know if it's genetic, but some have a natural ability, in others it's totally absent. It's just talking with melody but many people people have great difficulty in achieving this. Can singing be taught to all people?
Yes, if it wouldn't then tonal languages like Mandarin Chinese couldn't exist and definitely would't be one of the worlds most widespread languages.
I know how to sing but singing in harmony is so hard 😁
To my own surprise I managed to hit the notes you played right away, but I still have an issue where it's incredibly embarrassing to practice with other people around. I don't quite know my vocal range, so often times I just end up sounding like a dying goose, knowing which does wonders for destroying your confidence when there's someone else around.
Thats it, even my GUITAR sounds better than me!
Awesome video like a your others moves :) but i have a question... you say "super duper" :D i search that word in Ethernet and dont find it, but in poland we use that word, im from poland :p maybe you have polish friends family? :D
Nice
Vocal training exercise
I was bullied at a young age about singing and it screwed, me up. I have never sang since. i'm 66 now. affraid as hell to try.
Please try:)
It was 2 years ago, but I really hope you tried!!🥺
Justin 🤩🤗😊
I've recorded myself trying to match a note and to my ear as I was doing it sounded right, but when I played back the recording I sounded very flat. How can I fix this?
5:48 ,lol poor cat 😂
I'm trying to sing the note and I can't tell whether they sound the same
I can make Leonard Cohen sound like Andrea Boccelli, but here goes, theres no-one in earshot, I'm going to try this out :)
Hey love your lessons. You've helped me so much. Kinda unrelated aha. But could you do a lesson on "Bad Penny" by Rory Gallagher???
i think humming with your mouth closed is actually easier.. well for me anyway
Been playing many years and couldnt do it, stuck about 3/4 way thru!! 😣
nice shirt :)
Does anyone know where you can buy Justin's shirt? It's fckin awesome!!
www.thejustinguitarstore.com/collections/tee-shirts
Oh it's yours! Cheers mate! Your're the best guitar teacher on TH-cam! Keep it up!
Like they say, you have a face for radio and a voice for upsetting cats!!
Does anyone have suggestions of songs i should try to play by ear.
I wouldn’t recognize a harmony if it jumped up and hit me in the face ! I can’t hear the difference when you say your singing a note and when you say you are singing a harmony ????
Big fan here Justin!
Pls drop a reply.
I find when I do this I get an octave lower but I get the right now is that OK?
Amazing video.
Something remind me of the minions... 😂
what brand of guitar is that?
It's a Suhr