I don’t have trouble staying on my part, I have trouble trying to figure out what note I should sing just from the note of the song. Like I always go too high or flat. It’s annoying. I love singing with my friends, but it would be so cool if I could harmonize on the spot.
We all have to start some where remember that please and if singing is truly you passion and what u want then keep practicing because a perfect voice doesn’t come over night. Beyoncé had 4 vocal lessons every week since she was 8, do you think if she hadn’t had them she would’ve sounded how she does today? Nope! So just remember to practice on a daily basis 💞 don’t give up!
Kayla Winslow Wonderful! Not the usual extensive pre-explanations. I know it’s necessary at times but you get right to the point. Very helpful and also beautiful it seems in every way. Look forward to more.
This is what i expect in music classes but no, instead they give us history lessons about this great musicians. Look they are great musicians right but come on now.
Sent this to a band mate. He does fine singing his part alone but whenever me and another band member start singing our harmony part he strays. This will be good practice for him. Thank you.
We have many other harmony videos besides this one. If you go to www.verbavocal.com then you can simply select the Harmony page to see all the lessons. :)
Pretty good thank you...always wanted a singing teacher like you. You are kind and do not make a mystic of it. I am 74 years and I am learning to sing like ken dodd and also bobby gentry !
+Ela Black hey don't worry. there are many more places where you can get better information and teaches you to be a better singer.here it is google it and visit it "Grathaw fast sing expert ".
Verba Vocal Technique can you help with diaphragm singing(if you haven't already done it) I can sing in tune but every time I try to project(musical theatre style) my voice cracks, goes out of tune, and have to stop from it hurting my throat. I know I'm doing it wrong since it hurts, but I need guidance on connecting to my diaphragm
Take in a deep breath and when you sing, breathe in the air and keep it deep below your chest, if you sing from your stomach area, using your diaphragm, sing and slowly increase your volume and also your note pitch to see where your vocal range is without singing in falsetto (that head/girly voice if your are male) and do so until you start to either voice crack or become raspy
You will get better if you keep practicing. For some it will take longer than others. Imo you should review your progress more on a yearly level than on monthly or even weekly. The progress may be very slow.
Gina Perez there's a free app called vandito that's helpful because it gives you a visual representation of the notes and if you're hitting them. Also a singing app called smule, they have a paid vip membership but you can join into some duets other people have started for free. You don't actually have to post it, you can just sing for practice and delete at the end. There's a huge range from amazing professional singers to total beginners. It shows you the lyrics and some songs also have that visual target to hit the notes accurately. I could sing ok as a kid but once I grew up I became just awful but I've always loved singing. I've been practicing with those apps as well and just singing and although I'm still not good I'm definitely better!
your harmonising videos have been so helpful. i always tried to completely block out the other person singing but actually listening to the person singing against you helps so much to get a feel for it
Thank you..It's just what I'm looking for, I play ukulele, in a start up band.. want to sing some harmony backing vocal, some acapella.. and a few covers..Looking forward to learning more of your lessons..
Verba Vocal Technique yes, I've subscribed and love the ones I've seen! Thank you!! I would love any critiques you might have one any of my performance videos! Cheers!
I have this issue I cannot sing In a group, everytime someone hits the wrong note I do too I play the guitar, I always follow the guitar and I always sing the melody, my problem is when the choir is singing the harmony sometimes they go out of tune so I do too, it's really hard to sing with a choir, ai use to the guitar to guide myself but most of the times I cannot hear it because of the choir is singing too loud, what can I do?
Thanks this is my first ever singing lesson, I’ve always had a deep seeded need to sing but I never pursued it due to zero natural talent and being told to mime in the grade school choir so I decided to get over it and just learn it by doing and you are my very first TH-cam or any other instructor. I will be liking and subscribing I do hope you have much content but I hope even more you see how thankful I am when I go to church or wake up singing or go to work come home from work while doing my work I want you to know you are getting me to where I must be because I’ve been holding this back for too long . Thank you SO MUCH for these.
I have the same problem.. Singing some notes, especially if I have a fuller breath, my heartbeat keeps me from singing some notes steadily. I'm sitting now, but if I had to perform on stage, where my heartbeat would be more frequent, I wonder how I'd overcome it?
I have good pitch and a strong voice, but I can't sing harmony even with the music in front of me! I'm looking at my part, but my head is always following the melody! I've been working on it for months now, painstakingly. That's why I'm here. I also keep practicing at the piano with parallel thirds. I sing with the bottom line or the top line, and then take out the line I'm singing, ie. singing bottom line with piano on the upper, and vice versa. I still find it surprisingly difficult and have to keep checking my intonation against the piano, because I'm inclined to go flat. I can normally sing a C major with ease, but put the harmony at a third above it and I start going flat. Frustrating!
Thank you, Anna. It is so good to return to the basics again and again. As a well trained singer-songwriter on the piano, is it so relaxing and helpful just to concentrate on the voice and the tune and on 'simple'chords. Indeed, to find the tone, the simple tone, is the magic of music. It can never be too simple to learn more and more to wrap yourself up, to dive deeper down into the VOICE, into your own divine instrument.
I'm in my youth group band, and today, my youth pastor, Mark, asked me if I could harmonize in some of the other songs, other than the one that I'm leading. I wasn't really sure how to harmonize, I love this video. I actually understand it. Thank you
I've always dreamed to sing, everyone would say that I would never ever sing because I had a bad voice. I'm a Cristian and I have always wanted to sing for the Lord Jesus Christ and I prayed for the talent. Praise the Lord God Almighty he blessed me and changed my voice miraculously. All the honor and praise be to him aleluya to the King of Kings . Everyone that knows me is very surprised of what God has done with me. Thanks be to God, Jesus Christ my Lord! Amen. So anyone out there don't feel discouraged, there is hope for you! Pray but sing for Jesus 🙏😇
Your video is so helpful. Music programs in schools are being cut due to budgets and lessons are so expensive. Thank you for teaching music and making it so easy for anyone to learn!
As a fun only kind of singer I woke up with an itch to learn about singing harmony today and have had zero vocal training and haven't talked music in over a decade. After watching lots of harmony training videos this one is my favorite as of now. Although, in every video I felt like there was something missing for the true beginners. Your video caught me because you gave a second in the beginning to at least comment-recommend on the feeling in the body when singing a note which is what I was focusing on beforehand, so perfect! What is catching me off guard with each instructor (and I know there are many more videos out there I haven't watched) is that we students are not instructed to sing the name of the note... we're doing "Ah's". For me, being able to sing the notes C, C, D, E, F in "Ah's"... and then later find the note by myself is complicated as I haven't effectively learned what C sounds like just that I can make different "Ah" sounds (obviously most of us recognize the song intro you're using so memory may kick in without actually knowing the name of the notes to being sung). So, Leading into more advanced videos when I'm told to jump from "C" to "E" I can more easily recall what E sounds like. Maybe its just me on this one as I'm a simple guy. Either way, still a great video and thank you.
This is such a wonderful gift that you've provided to those of us who sing and work to teach others to sing. I would love have more exercises like this one, because the student I have now is truly having some trouble matching pitch.
Wow if only you were my music teacher. Every music teacher I've had just expected us to already know basic stuff, but none of them have taught it. We just get songs that we have to sing, but none of us really know what we are doing.
Omg lightbulb moment ! I’m a singer and have no trouble switching octaves on the spot or making counter melodies but I’ve been trying to figure out the theory of multiple layered harmonies with only minimal success ... if someone had told me earlier that I could simply use the format for the notes in a warm-up scale I would’ve understood so much sooner why didn’t I know this LOL thank you for spoon feeding me this musical epiphany ! 😅 you have a new subscriber
Oh gosh!!!! I've always been in love with your English lessons (especially the ones about British Accents around the country), but I've got no idea that you are also teaching how to sing!!!!
Verba Vocal Technique i learned is is called unison when i sing an octave lower... im trying to learn the harmonies in the major scale... hope to learn a lot through your lessons.. thanks!!
I am completely new to singing and wish to practice and i have to say your instructions are so easy to follow. Thank you very much, if possible I'll let you know my progress.
I like that you get right to it and not talk forever about music theory, but still... I just wanted to learn to harmonize those last three notes to "Happy Birthday To You."
great exercise. Seems simple but I heard myself being dragged off pitch at first. This could be a key training moment. so simple and obvious except you are the only place I've seen it, thanks
Thank you so much for this video series! I just started a Vocal course at my college and and finding this very helpful for practicing concepts at home. Definitely using this more
Thank you so much for this, it was super helpful. I have never been able to understand harmonies, but now I feel like I have a really good foundation to start on. I'm gonna keep on practicing :D
I don’t have trouble staying on my part, I have trouble trying to figure out what note I should sing just from the note of the song. Like I always go too high or flat. It’s annoying. I love singing with my friends, but it would be so cool if I could harmonize on the spot.
Musical Beaches I have the same problem 😫
It’s really fun to harmonize on the spot. My friend and I do it all the time
Caroline Nuzum the funny thing is, I’ve actually gotten better at harmonizing since I commented this and it’s awesome.
Musical Beaches that’s awesome!!
Musical Beaches how did you?
I dont think my trouble is harmonising anymore, I just naturally can not sing
dominic chan lol
Lol
I think you lack confidence, not talent
Just keep practicing and you'll improve ^-^
We all have to start some where remember that please and if singing is truly you passion and what u want then keep practicing because a perfect voice doesn’t come over night. Beyoncé had 4 vocal lessons every week since she was 8, do you think if she hadn’t had them she would’ve sounded how she does today? Nope! So just remember to practice on a daily basis 💞 don’t give up!
😂
Actually feels like you listening, the best youtube vocal teacher there is!
Yasss
Girl. Love it.
Starting off the bat. No introductory crap-- none of us want to deal with dat!
you da best,
keep not being like the rest.
Kayla Winslow
Wonderful! Not the usual extensive pre-explanations. I know it’s necessary at times but you get right to the point. Very helpful and also beautiful it seems in every way. Look forward to more.
Yasss
This is what i expect in music classes but no, instead they give us history lessons about this great musicians. Look they are great musicians right but come on now.
richard camacho Take music theory :)
My music lessons teach this. It's under ear training.
Puberty teens be like: AAAHHHHHHEEUUEHHHHAAAH
😂
true
It's the first time i have understood harmony. Thanks so much for taking the time to promote singing. Terrific Lesson.
Great, so good to hear.
Sent this to a band mate. He does fine singing his part alone but whenever me and another band member start singing our harmony part he strays. This will be good practice for him. Thank you.
We have many other harmony videos besides this one. If you go to www.verbavocal.com then you can simply select the Harmony page to see all the lessons. :)
I'm always like a fish out of water whenever harmony's are sung. This video has helped me tremendously.
+BRITNEY DHARMAI Great. Do check out our other harmony training videos. Hopefully they'll help you too!
It's actually my weakness when it comes to singing. Thanks for this video.
+Jerwin Bataller You're welcome. Really glad it's helped. Do check out our other Harmony training videos on our channel.
You are actually a very good teacher :)
Agreed! The way she talked makes me answer spontaneously in front of the laptop hahahahaa...
Great, for a random chat about singing,
t.me/joinchat/IMVNEQ2rYodvF-t6_bMlaQ
Pretty good thank you...always wanted a singing teacher like you. You are kind and do not make a mystic of it. I am 74 years and I am learning to sing like ken dodd and also bobby gentry !
Are you going to teach how to sing powerful without being shouty?
Ooo nice idea. I will add it to the list.
+Ela Black hey don't worry. there are many more places where you can get better information and teaches you to be a better singer.here it is google it and visit it "Grathaw fast sing expert ".
Verba Vocal Technique can you help with diaphragm singing(if you haven't already done it) I can sing in tune but every time I try to project(musical theatre style) my voice cracks, goes out of tune, and have to stop from it hurting my throat. I know I'm doing it wrong since it hurts, but I need guidance on connecting to my diaphragm
After wanting for years to learn to singer I found Bens Singer Blog and it seems to be the best home study method (google it if you are interested)
Take in a deep breath and when you sing, breathe in the air and keep it deep below your chest, if you sing from your stomach area, using your diaphragm, sing and slowly increase your volume and also your note pitch to see where your vocal range is without singing in falsetto (that head/girly voice if your are male) and do so until you start to either voice crack or become raspy
when you like to sing, but you can't :(
+Abay I believe everyone can sing, it just takes time! Keep on practicing and you'll improve a little every day - but it's does take time! 😀
You will get better if you keep practicing. For some it will take longer than others. Imo you should review your progress more on a yearly level than on monthly or even weekly. The progress may be very slow.
Unless you're totally tone deaf I think you can totally practice and sing alto. Practice practice practice.
@@tsdraisey how do I start though? Do u know any vocal exceises
Gina Perez there's a free app called vandito that's helpful because it gives you a visual representation of the notes and if you're hitting them.
Also a singing app called smule, they have a paid vip membership but you can join into some duets other people have started for free. You don't actually have to post it, you can just sing for practice and delete at the end. There's a huge range from amazing professional singers to total beginners. It shows you the lyrics and some songs also have that visual target to hit the notes accurately.
I could sing ok as a kid but once I grew up I became just awful but I've always loved singing. I've been practicing with those apps as well and just singing and although I'm still not good I'm definitely better!
your harmonising videos have been so helpful. i always tried to completely block out the other person singing but actually listening to the person singing against you helps so much to get a feel for it
Can you add more exercises for harmony/to harmonize ? :)
Of course :)
Thank you so much ;)
I love it but it's not helping so I need the other one
@@VerbaVocal Cool, thank you.
Healthy lungs this one has
+Thaulopi Nice comment this one makes...! ;-)
This one 😊😂😂
@@VerbaVocal hilarious
Thank you..It's just what I'm looking for, I play ukulele, in a start up band.. want to sing some harmony backing vocal, some acapella.. and a few covers..Looking forward to learning more of your lessons..
i love her voice and i like her videos and vocal warm ups
Most helpful harmony video I've ever seen. Thank you so much!
:) You are welcome. And there are many more on this channel. :)
Verba Vocal Technique yes, I've subscribed and love the ones I've seen! Thank you!! I would love any critiques you might have one any of my performance videos! Cheers!
omg! I can't believed I did it, I feel like crying lol
thanks Ana, you are an amazing teacher :)
I have this issue I cannot sing In a group, everytime someone hits the wrong note I do too I play the guitar, I always follow the guitar and I always sing the melody, my problem is when the choir is singing the harmony sometimes they go out of tune so I do too, it's really hard to sing with a choir, ai use to the guitar to guide myself but most of the times I cannot hear it because of the choir is singing too loud, what can I do?
This is about ear training. Learning to listen and feel the notes with complete confidence. This will come with time and lots of practice.
This actually helps focus on staying on point and learning to vocalize while other keys are being played.
I used to learn English many years ago from ur videos n then now im learning music again from u. I didnt know u teach both! ❤❤❤🌹
Simple yet extremely productive lesson.
Thanks a lot for the content!
thank you so much, you're a great teacher.
Wonderfully structured and paced. I sang along and felt like I was with you. I love how you scaffolded. Thank you!
Thanks this is my first ever singing lesson, I’ve always had a deep seeded need to sing but I never pursued it due to zero natural talent and being told to mime in the grade school choir so I decided to get over it and just learn it by doing and you are my very first TH-cam or any other instructor. I will be liking and subscribing I do hope you have much content but I hope even more you see how thankful I am when I go to church or wake up singing or go to work come home from work while doing my work I want you to know you are getting me to where I must be because I’ve been holding this back for too long . Thank you SO MUCH for these.
I can hear your heartbeat in your voice.(long ah)
It`s nothing bad I guess, it`s just important to hold exact pitch.
Thank you for the lesson.
lol, I guess I have a pounding heart because I love making videos for you. :)
I have the same problem.. Singing some notes, especially if I have a fuller breath, my heartbeat keeps me from singing some notes steadily. I'm sitting now, but if I had to perform on stage, where my heartbeat would be more frequent, I wonder how I'd overcome it?
Chabar true
How do you overcome it?
Catherine Turnbull vibrato??
I only know you as my Internet English Teacher. And now, you are my Internet Vocal Teacher.
*ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE*
I have pretty good pitch, buy singing harmony without any lead or sheet music or instructions are always hard for me😂
+Carlos Alejandro Alvarenga Lots of people find it hard - but all it needs is practice!
I have good pitch and a strong voice, but I can't sing harmony even with the music in front of me! I'm looking at my part, but my head is always following the melody! I've been working on it for months now, painstakingly. That's why I'm here. I also keep practicing at the piano with parallel thirds. I sing with the bottom line or the top line, and then take out the line I'm singing, ie. singing bottom line with piano on the upper, and vice versa. I still find it surprisingly difficult and have to keep checking my intonation against the piano, because I'm inclined to go flat. I can normally sing a C major with ease, but put the harmony at a third above it and I start going flat. Frustrating!
Same tho
Thank you, Anna. It is so good to return to the basics again and again. As a well trained singer-songwriter on the piano, is it so relaxing and helpful just to concentrate on the voice and the tune and on 'simple'chords. Indeed, to find the tone, the simple tone, is the magic of music. It can never be too simple to learn more and more to wrap yourself up, to dive deeper down into the VOICE, into your own divine instrument.
I'm in my youth group band, and today, my youth pastor, Mark, asked me if I could harmonize in some of the other songs, other than the one that I'm leading. I wasn't really sure how to harmonize, I love this video. I actually understand it. Thank you
I've always dreamed to sing, everyone would say that I would never ever sing because I had a bad voice. I'm a Cristian and I have always wanted to sing for the Lord Jesus Christ and I prayed for the talent. Praise the Lord God Almighty he blessed me and changed my voice miraculously. All the honor and praise be to him aleluya to the King of Kings . Everyone that knows me is very surprised of what God has done with me. Thanks be to God, Jesus Christ my Lord! Amen. So anyone out there don't feel discouraged, there is hope for you! Pray but sing for Jesus 🙏😇
Amen! 🤩✝️
Thank you Jesus!
This was absolutely amazing! I've always always been super shy singing in front of people, but now I think I'll slowly be able to! Thank you so much 😊
Your video is so helpful. Music programs in schools are being cut due to budgets and lessons are so expensive. Thank you for teaching music and making it so easy for anyone to learn!
This is exactly why I started this channel. Thank you so much for your message
OK, I'm now completely hooked. I couldn't even try harmonizing until I started tuning in on these lessons. Now I think I have a fighting chance!
Anna your voice is best voice I have ever listened in my life.
As a fun only kind of singer I woke up with an itch to learn about singing harmony today and have had zero vocal training and haven't talked music in over a decade. After watching lots of harmony training videos this one is my favorite as of now. Although, in every video I felt like there was something missing for the true beginners. Your video caught me because you gave a second in the beginning to at least comment-recommend on the feeling in the body when singing a note which is what I was focusing on beforehand, so perfect! What is catching me off guard with each instructor (and I know there are many more videos out there I haven't watched) is that we students are not instructed to sing the name of the note... we're doing "Ah's". For me, being able to sing the notes C, C, D, E, F in "Ah's"... and then later find the note by myself is complicated as I haven't effectively learned what C sounds like just that I can make different "Ah" sounds (obviously most of us recognize the song intro you're using so memory may kick in without actually knowing the name of the notes to being sung). So, Leading into more advanced videos when I'm told to jump from "C" to "E" I can more easily recall what E sounds like. Maybe its just me on this one as I'm a simple guy. Either way, still a great video and thank you.
Absolutely love your breakdowns! This made it so easy for me! Thank you!
Loved this video
This is such a wonderful gift that you've provided to those of us who sing and work to teach others to sing. I would love have more exercises like this one, because the student I have now is truly having some trouble matching pitch.
Thank you😘
Ok now I just found the best teacher ever..... thank you so much
5:42 my brain went: OMG I know that song! =o =D But was the title, artist or lyrics again?! xP
Lean on my lol so late
Omg !!!! I'm so happy that i found a mentor like you . Your amazing
Elementary music teacher here - this is a great approach. Thanks!
what song is C C D E F F E D C? where we harmonized with the piano? Also, you are an amazing teacher! I caught on very quickly. :)
kaitlyn corn
And uh are so cute
name of the song is lean on me th-cam.com/video/fOZ-MySzAac/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Ms. Verba for your kind helping ...
It's great! Awesome! :O I really want to learn sing in harmony but I couldn't find good tutorial with exercises. This is so so so awesome! Thanks
You are very welcome :)
Wow if only you were my music teacher. Every music teacher I've had just expected us to already know basic stuff, but none of them have taught it. We just get songs that we have to sing, but none of us really know what we are doing.
Omg lightbulb moment ! I’m a singer and have no trouble switching octaves on the spot or making counter melodies but I’ve been trying to figure out the theory of multiple layered harmonies with only minimal success ... if someone had told me earlier that I could simply use the format for the notes in a warm-up scale I would’ve understood so much sooner why didn’t I know this LOL thank you for spoon feeding me this musical epiphany ! 😅 you have a new subscriber
First time doing this, love the human voice and it was surprisingly easy, lots of fun!
Oh gosh!!!! I've always been in love with your English lessons (especially the ones about British Accents around the country), but I've got no idea that you are also teaching how to sing!!!!
damn that lipstick be poppin
I really like and enjoyed doing this. I understand now how I should sound in a harmony... can't wait to try out with my singing friends. Thank you!
She is Beautiful and an amazing teacher also
Wow she's really good
so what note in the major notes should harmony be? i can only do an octave harmony... like i dont really know.. 😐
Easier harmonies to sing are the octave or a third, or even the fifth.
Verba Vocal Technique i learned is is called unison when i sing an octave lower... im trying to learn the harmonies in the major scale... hope to learn a lot through your lessons.. thanks!!
I am completely new to singing and wish to practice and i have to say your instructions are so easy to follow.
Thank you very much, if possible I'll let you know my progress.
Surprisingly it was not a problem to stay on my part. All this time I was singing melody. This time I really want to sing in harmony
thanks, best teacher
You are a beautiful, kind and generous teacher. Thank you sooo much. This refreshed me soul and bones.
OH GOD IT WORKED FOR ME! THANK U!
Excellent. :)
I like that you get right to it and not talk forever about music theory, but still... I just wanted to learn to harmonize those last three notes to "Happy Birthday To You."
Whether it be singing, or speaking, I love listening to your voice! Oh, I enjoyed the technical part of your video, as well ☺️ Thank you!
This is what I was looking for. Straight forward. Subscribed!^^
In Cambodia have not one share the teaching like you so I am thank so you much...
Watched this and did an overdue of myself of 3 parts. It worked! Thanks for the video!
+johnnyjoeable Great! You're very welcome. :-)
You can teach very well....Thank you ma'am.....
This is the best class and its helping me a lot , thank you so much ,may gid bless you❤️
"Some times in our lives...." I love that song!! Thank you!! :D G
great exercise.
Seems simple but I heard myself being dragged off pitch at first.
This could be a key training moment. so simple and obvious except you are the only place I've seen it, thanks
+da h That's great. Really pleased it's helping you. Do check out our other Harmony training videos!
You're a great teacher thanks so much I appreciate what you're doing
Omg this was super helpful! Thank you for this. I’ve struggled with harmonizing and by listening to your videos, I’ll get better. Please keep posting!
Thank you for your amazing video
This is what I need to learn. I thank you for this. I really appreciate it.♥️♥️
I really love her tutorials.....when I become successful I'd recommend her
Lovely
wow I love your voice and your channel 💖🎶🌟
I Love Your Ways. Thank You Over And Over Again.
I love it! Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much.
So wonderful
hello thanks this was very helpful I hope one day I will be able to sing as amazingly as you its my dream to be a prefecional singer
Thank you so much for this video series! I just started a Vocal course at my college and and finding this very helpful for practicing concepts at home. Definitely using this more
Very Helpful ❤
Thank you so much for this, it was super helpful. I have never been able to understand harmonies, but now I feel like I have a really good foundation to start on. I'm gonna keep on practicing :D
Thank you! I am coming back for more real soon! 💯😊
I Love this so much! Thank you!
Wonderful explanation and exercise!!! Thnx :)))
Thank you for uploading a very useful vocal practice videos! :)
You are welcome. I am glad you find it useful :)
Thank you !!
You are welcome :)
Very nice!
Thanks :)
Fantastic video, just what I've been looking for. Thanks for the great upload!
+Tatiana Raevsky Thank you. You're welcome!
your videos are the best
Very useful! Thank you!!
I from INDIA 🇮🇳..... Very very very thank you for leaning....... 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Thank you so much iam much improve ☺️🙏🙏
you're an absolutely awesome teacher! thank u for this.