I have a tendency to imitate the singers of the songs I listen to, and this was so much fun because it reminded me that when I sang when I was younger I used to freestyle a lot like this! This was so much fun!! Thank you for this excellent video!
I think everyone sort of imitates the people they listen to, I do it too and took me a bit to use my natural resonant register because I was trying to use someone else's. What clicked with me and sort of forced me to stop imitating was Matt Bellamy from MUSE. That man can teach a person a ton of techniques and he is a great singer that has perfect pitch but is highly underrated. With him I ended up learning how to use the nuances to my own voice to color the tone and make my own sound, you can hear me cover "Something Human" on my channel, it was the first time I ever used my own voice and just used the style of the singer and not the tone. He sang it much differently than I did but it came out pretty decent, that was quite a bit ago and now my recordings are coming out way better. All I have learned was from various vocal coaches, both male and female and good at what they do. Mark here is another one I listen to very closely to because of the wealth of knowledge he has. Imitation is to be expected and is how we all start, its what motivates us to sing. The easiest change to make to a song is changing the register it is sang originally in to either lower or higher, this is a dramatic change from the original and will make you want to throw in different styling's to further make it original to you. A good example for me was bringing the hiccups that Buddy Holley and Dwight Yoakam puts into songs and then putting them in another song that never had them. I like to tell others what works for me because you can never know if what you say will resonate with another person so I offer my perspective, in the hopes it might help someone. Plus others will correct me if I give bad advice and I can learn from them that way. So I really hope it helps.
Brilliant, I am sure that you are well aware that this will cause emotional overload for many of us. Dry the tears, recompose and continue. Thank you very much Mark . I am in my 60s and find your presentations perfect for me.
Yes - it does the same for me. I am also in my 60's and I continue to be amazed how singing "about nothing" triggers so much emotion. Thank goodness we have singing as our safe space.
Dude I am 41 and there are songs I cannot cover due to how emotional they make me, I have also came across songs I have played or made up on guitar and the beauty alone of how it sounds can sometimes cause me to tear up. Music is the only freedom we will all ever have in life, it is the only element that isn't controlled by anyone else other than you. Everything else we do has some sort of regulatory rule attached to it. There are no real rules to singing or playing music, people only tell you how they do it and what works for them and info that tries to get you to "good" as quickly as possible. But ultimately there are no rules. Even going to get groceries you follow several societal rules. I think this is why music feels so freeing because it truly is the only free activity you don't get a license to do. I find that very bothersome due to the fact that some rules are literally there for no good reason, a good example is fishing, which is basic survival and they tell us we need a license from them before we can eat fish. As far as I can tell, God made the fish, they were never humans responsibility to regulate something they didn't create directly. Its all just a false sense of who has authority over literally people. We are all slaves to our governmental masters who tell us we need to consult with them before we can even act, needing permission for a natural right of survival = slavery, always has and always will. Sorry for the rant I get to talking sometimes lol.
I have commented about this lesson before, and each time I do it I love it more than the last. Your encouragement is amazing and I class myself as a higher end of Mezzo Soprano now. The vocalising in this lesson together with the melodies, really takes my voice up to a great high note. So once again, my most grateful thanks.
Thanks for bringing to clarity the need for toning. I'm a vocalist and I've been believing that if I sing "with" widely diverse artist through the day as I work ( I work at home making jewelry) that's the best I can do for my singing. And yes, moving from Ella Fitzgerald to Howling Wolf has helped me develope great range. But all of the vocal warmups and exercises are clearly superior. And, with you, almost as much fun!! I've been trapped in the land of your vocal instructions for hours so far today! Just moved to NC and it's taken awhile to find a new band but now I have a couple great players to work with so I'm so excited to have your videos! Thanks! For me singing, as with everything, is about fun!!!
Fantastic! I think that I've found what I've been looking for in a vocal coach! I've tried/viewed many Vocal Exercises/Warm-Ups, and found yours to be the most comprehensive, simplest (or complicated with excellent explanations) and COMPLETE! I can do these exercises before recording and rehearsals and be good to go (all the while improving my voice daily). I've reached 51 years old (52 next month) without a coach (since high school) and now I've been asked to do some recording (volunteer), so I really want to give my best and improve my voice. Over the years, with no guidance or goal, I've allowed some very bad habits and vocal/singing laziness to occur, so I'm trying to fix that NOW! Mark, Thanks for making these available!
You say ask "Why?"" if I get louder as we go higher and suggest we are avoiding something (that register). The way I would put it is I'm avoiding sounding awful, which happens as I go higher without sufficient volume. It's hard for me to sing high and lightly without sounding weak and generally unpleasant. I think I just don't have a sufficiently conditioned instrument yet, as I'm relatively new to singing still. Just wanted to share what answer pops in my head when I ask myself "Why?". Just discovered your channel and it's great. I look forward to more videos and working hard. Cheers
You are fast becoming my favourite on these tutoring sites. Gosh Mark, did I have fun here. I "went along with you" until the last bit where you say vary the melody, so the fun came in the last 2 or 3 minutes, you varying the melody, and me singing a different melody. My husband gave me a really strange look - but we did sound like a couple of cats at this stage, vying for top spot!
I have suffered voice box atrophy as a result of long Covid coughing. Your instruction is important to me at this point to try to get my voice back. Thank you 🙏🏼
Mark Thank you so much for sharing your amazing warmups! You have inspired me to sing with way more confidence and it’s much appreciated Patti From Toronto
Oh that was a lot of fun. I found myself doing runs and riffs I've never tried before. So great. :) Being a woman, and an old one, I had to keep dropping the octave and raising it but nonetheless it was really good..
Gosh, this is so great! Thank you soo much! You are helping me to break free from an closed mindset of "to always sound right" (aka: perfectionism) which affects my singing very bad! It was soo much fun to watch it and know: yes, being caring free is the answer to many new possibilities!!! I'm sharing your videos around because they are so great. Thank you again, be well. 😁😁😁👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨
This is a great lesson. I started making variations right away and had great fun with it. I would love to be able to play in a jazz band and improvise. HOWEVER: I found it is also dangerous. Eventually I started putting words to my notes and started singing a love song to my husband who died 9 years ago. And then I started crying--and as I've learned before--you can't cry and sing at the same time. At least I can't. So I guess it's time for some lunch.
This is by far my favorite. You were able to release my voice with this exercise (as well as your other vocal warm up vids). I love you already hahahaha Thank you so much
HOW WILL I DISCOVER MY VOICE I DON'T THINK I CAN SING THIS MUCH BETTER PLZ MAKE VIDEOS FOR BEGINNERS WHO ARE NOT THAT MUCH GOOD AT SINGING AND STILL LEARNING😁😁
wow just wow...thank you...thank you did know that's how my real voice sounds like, I had the tendency to imitate others... hope to learn more from you..do you have exclusive vocal lessons? thank you ...
Welcome to the channel! There's lots more helpful videos here - and yes - I've been teaching private voice lessons for 38 years. For more info email me at mbaxter@voicelesson.com
OMG! This was amazing. I found my voice with this exercise and have been doing it regularly as well as your warm-ups and am discovering a part of me that felt stuck for many many years. Thank you for posting this. It's reignited a passion that I'd never felt "good enough" for before. ❤️❤️❤️
For some Reason this madre me cry, I feel Tons Of gratitude towards you!
Releasing inhibition often makes us laugh or cry - either way - you're free!
No matter what video of this channel I watch, Mark always pass his knowledge AND still keeps the video entertaining to watch
So different...so fantastic. Huge help...thank you so much Mark
Glad it helps!
I have a tendency to imitate the singers of the songs I listen to, and this was so much fun because it reminded me that when I sang when I was younger I used to freestyle a lot like this! This was so much fun!! Thank you for this excellent video!
You absolutely want to tap into that child-like free spirit when you sing!
I think everyone sort of imitates the people they listen to, I do it too and took me a bit to use my natural resonant register because I was trying to use someone else's. What clicked with me and sort of forced me to stop imitating was Matt Bellamy from MUSE. That man can teach a person a ton of techniques and he is a great singer that has perfect pitch but is highly underrated.
With him I ended up learning how to use the nuances to my own voice to color the tone and make my own sound, you can hear me cover "Something Human" on my channel, it was the first time I ever used my own voice and just used the style of the singer and not the tone. He sang it much differently than I did but it came out pretty decent, that was quite a bit ago and now my recordings are coming out way better.
All I have learned was from various vocal coaches, both male and female and good at what they do. Mark here is another one I listen to very closely to because of the wealth of knowledge he has. Imitation is to be expected and is how we all start, its what motivates us to sing. The easiest change to make to a song is changing the register it is sang originally in to either lower or higher, this is a dramatic change from the original and will make you want to throw in different styling's to further make it original to you. A good example for me was bringing the hiccups that Buddy Holley and Dwight Yoakam puts into songs and then putting them in another song that never had them.
I like to tell others what works for me because you can never know if what you say will resonate with another person so I offer my perspective, in the hopes it might help someone. Plus others will correct me if I give bad advice and I can learn from them that way. So I really hope it helps.
Brilliant, I am sure that you are well aware that this will cause emotional overload for many of us. Dry the tears, recompose and continue. Thank you very much Mark . I am in my 60s and find your presentations perfect for me.
Yes - it does the same for me. I am also in my 60's and I continue to be amazed how singing "about nothing" triggers so much emotion. Thank goodness we have singing as our safe space.
Dude I am 41 and there are songs I cannot cover due to how emotional they make me, I have also came across songs I have played or made up on guitar and the beauty alone of how it sounds can sometimes cause me to tear up. Music is the only freedom we will all ever have in life, it is the only element that isn't controlled by anyone else other than you.
Everything else we do has some sort of regulatory rule attached to it. There are no real rules to singing or playing music, people only tell you how they do it and what works for them and info that tries to get you to "good" as quickly as possible. But ultimately there are no rules. Even going to get groceries you follow several societal rules. I think this is why music feels so freeing because it truly is the only free activity you don't get a license to do.
I find that very bothersome due to the fact that some rules are literally there for no good reason, a good example is fishing, which is basic survival and they tell us we need a license from them before we can eat fish. As far as I can tell, God made the fish, they were never humans responsibility to regulate something they didn't create directly. Its all just a false sense of who has authority over literally people. We are all slaves to our governmental masters who tell us we need to consult with them before we can even act, needing permission for a natural right of survival = slavery, always has and always will.
Sorry for the rant I get to talking sometimes lol.
lol
Just love this guy. Has given me a new musical world thank you thank you thank you
You're very welcome!
I was admiring The music the whole time.Your piano skills are mind blowing!!!!!!
Such real world advice. Appreciated Mark.
I like that your singing exercises are always fun.
I have commented about this lesson before, and each time I do it I love it more than the last. Your encouragement is amazing and I class myself as a higher end of Mezzo Soprano now. The vocalising in this lesson together with the melodies, really takes my voice up to a great high note. So once again, my most grateful thanks.
I love this guy
You're welcome!
Wonderful exercise! What a awesome voice You got. Thank You very much!
I hope the video helps!
Thanks for bringing to clarity the need for toning. I'm a vocalist and I've been believing that if I sing "with" widely diverse artist through the day as I work ( I work at home making jewelry) that's the best I can do for my singing. And yes, moving from Ella Fitzgerald to Howling Wolf has helped me develope great range. But all of the vocal warmups and exercises are clearly superior. And, with you, almost as much fun!! I've been trapped in the land of your vocal instructions for hours so far today! Just moved to NC and it's taken awhile to find a new band but now I have a couple great players to work with so I'm so excited to have your videos! Thanks! For me singing, as with everything, is about fun!!!
Fantastic! I think that I've found what I've been looking for in a vocal coach! I've tried/viewed many Vocal Exercises/Warm-Ups, and found yours to be the most comprehensive, simplest (or complicated with excellent explanations) and COMPLETE! I can do these exercises before recording and rehearsals and be good to go (all the while improving my voice daily).
I've reached 51 years old (52 next month) without a coach (since high school) and now I've been asked to do some recording (volunteer), so I really want to give my best and improve my voice. Over the years, with no guidance or goal, I've allowed some very bad habits and vocal/singing laziness to occur, so I'm trying to fix that NOW! Mark, Thanks for making these available!
You can do it Andre! Enjoy the process (especially the recording). The voice is always on the move - whether it's on the way up or down is on you!
I love closing my eyes and and let whatever resonate through voice. This is a very calming exercise for me.
Me too!
Very good vocalization
Glad you liked it!
You are the best!!!! man thank you... all the way from Sri Lanka
OK that was fun!! Thank you Mark!
Glad you liked it!
I think my neighbors are about to call the police on me!!!😄🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seriously, this is great!! Thanks Man!!!
Well, at least you'll be all warmed up to entertain the cops when they get there!
You just made my days of quarantine happy and joyful again! Love a little music during sick days and boredom! Sing on!!!!
Yeah, this is the best, your lessons keep getting better and better thank you
Thanks for commenting John!
You say ask "Why?"" if I get louder as we go higher and suggest we are avoiding something (that register). The way I would put it is I'm avoiding sounding awful, which happens as I go higher without sufficient volume. It's hard for me to sing high and lightly without sounding weak and generally unpleasant. I think I just don't have a sufficiently conditioned instrument yet, as I'm relatively new to singing still. Just wanted to share what answer pops in my head when I ask myself "Why?". Just discovered your channel and it's great. I look forward to more videos and working hard. Cheers
This is probably the most beautiful singing video lesson I've seen, so far. Technique and creativity. Brilliant!
Thank you - hope it helps !
Thank u sir for the lessons...i hv search many vocal coaches...but this channel has the best of all..
You're welcome - glad to help!
You are fast becoming my favourite on these tutoring sites. Gosh Mark, did I have fun here. I "went along with you" until the last bit where you say vary the melody, so the fun came in the last 2 or 3 minutes, you varying the melody, and me singing a different melody. My husband gave me a really strange look - but we did sound like a couple of cats at this stage, vying for top spot!
God bless you )
I'm glad to help!
This is just lovely, what an amazingly brilliant human you are! 😊
Thank you for the comment!
I need to know the best vocal exercise to do after not singing for many years to get my voice back in shape.
This one: th-cam.com/video/z_EYyWesCKQ/w-d-xo.html
love this one
Glad to help!
This is genius! Thanks for this exercise!
Helping make those brain connections stronger, exactly the lesson I needed today!
Glad to help!
I have suffered voice box atrophy as a result of long Covid coughing.
Your instruction is important to me at this point to try to get my voice back. Thank you 🙏🏼
Sorry about your vocal issues due to Covid. Make sure to use a variety of exercises to gently bring flexibility back.
incredible!!! tku so much for all yr videos
You're very welcome!
Thank you Sir ! Such greatness !! God bless.
Love doing your exercises , thanks so much
I love this exercise❣️
So glad you love it!
Mark Thank you so much for sharing your amazing warmups! You have inspired me to sing with way more confidence and it’s much appreciated Patti From Toronto
You're welcome! I'm happy to help!
That man can sing! Very instructive video Mark, many thanks!
Your singing videos are wonderful, this helps me a lot. Thank you!
I'm happy to help!
My Gosh! Mark you give so much value! just from doing these exercises Im seeing a huge difference when Im rehearsing with my band :)
That's great!
Oh that was a lot of fun. I found myself doing runs and riffs I've never tried before. So great. :) Being a woman, and an old one, I had to keep dropping the octave and raising it but nonetheless it was really good..
Excellent!
Thank you for good teaching
Welcome to the channel!
Mind blowing
Glad to help!
You are the best Mark! Thanks! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷🙂
Cheers to you!
It’s fun to sing a harmony line with you on the first one. Thanks for all the great videos Mark! 🙏👏
Msrk, I think you’re the zen monk of vocal mastery!! 🕉🙏🏼💟
Loved the 2nd part playing around with options. 👏👏👏
You,re a fantastic teacher and very inspiring - thank you a lot!
Thanks! I'm glad to help and hope to inspire.
Wow--I have just discovered you! What a gem you are. Thanks for this great vocal exercise!
Welcome to the channel!
Wow i love the tune...thanks sir
You are an amazing teacher. Yeah so happy
Thanks! Glad to help!
wow ur improv is magical 🙌🏻💕
I hope it helps!
I have so much fun with this exercise! It has given me so many ideas on where to go with this! Molly
That's the whole point!
This exercise is fantastic. I can't wait to practice it....! Thank you so much Mark for all the great video lessons!
You're very welcome Harriet!
Like this a lot , thank Mark 👍🏻👏👏👏👏
Thanks You mark !! Awesome tool !
Yet again best video ive found ❤
I hope it helps!
This is a very nice exercise. I wish I less shy to express myself and be as creative. Time will help. Thank you, Mark.
Yes - this is how I got over my shyness.
Gosh, this is so great! Thank you soo much! You are helping me to break free from an closed mindset of "to always sound right" (aka: perfectionism) which affects my singing very bad! It was soo much fun to watch it and know: yes, being caring free is the answer to many new possibilities!!! I'm sharing your videos around because they are so great. Thank you again, be well. 😁😁😁👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨
Thanks for sharing the videos!
@@voicelessondotcom For sure! You’re welcome, these are great lessons! Gotta get more people over here 😁😁!
Thank you so much! I've wanted something like this for ages and I have just found it! Great stuff, thank you again !
You're welcome!
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT..........
Thanks - hope you have some fun with it!
this is awesome...
Excellent!
great exercise and great shirt :D
Thanks! Have fun with it (I mean the exercise).
Gorgeous and lots of fun
Glad you liked it!
Never thought someone playing scales would make me feel like crying!!?? Beautiful! Thankyou Mark. Now to try & practice with this emotion?
Thank you. It was fun!
Glad you liked it!
Hi Mark! What’s the chord progression? Thanks :)
I love this!
Glad you like it!
This is a great lesson. I started making variations right away and had great fun with it. I would love to be able to play in a jazz band and improvise. HOWEVER: I found it is also dangerous. Eventually I started putting words to my notes and started singing a love song to my husband who died 9 years ago. And then I started crying--and as I've learned before--you can't cry and sing at the same time. At least I can't. So I guess it's time for some lunch.
It's amazing how singing opens up those emotional channels. Very sorry for your loss, Bertina.
Really wonderful and enjoyable exercise! Thank you
You're welcome!
This is awesome on so many levels!
Glad you like it!
Wow 🎶👍💕
Thank you so much for this amazing exercise!!!
♥
You're welcome - glad to help!
Seriously love this dude, his lessons are on 👌
Yaaah good one for become more creative
Very good!
Thanks Margot!
Oh my gosh, I tried this while recording my voice and I'm so in love with my own voice- THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
That's great! Glad it helped!
THANKS SO.. MUCH..🤲🤲🤲🤲🎙🎙🎙
Welcome to my channel!
Thanks so much Mark! This really helps!
You're welcome!
you're so amazing
Thanks for the comment!
I love your channel!
I'm so glad!
thks so much teacher
You're welcome!
Such a sick set of chords. Some classical bastard did them didn’t he. Wonderful lesson!
This is by far my favorite. You were able to release my voice with this exercise (as well as your other vocal warm up vids). I love you already hahahaha Thank you so much
Glad to help!
wow, cuan revelador mark, te agradezco profundamente.
I want them all, all those variations, the low and high.
Thank you!
HOW WILL I DISCOVER MY VOICE I DON'T THINK I CAN SING THIS MUCH BETTER PLZ MAKE VIDEOS FOR BEGINNERS WHO ARE NOT THAT MUCH GOOD AT SINGING AND STILL LEARNING😁😁
wow just wow...thank you...thank you did know that's how my real voice sounds like, I had the tendency to imitate others... hope to learn more from you..do you have exclusive vocal lessons? thank you ...
Welcome to the channel! There's lots more helpful videos here - and yes - I've been teaching private voice lessons for 38 years. For more info email me at mbaxter@voicelesson.com
love your videos as always! this helped!
brilliant
Jam... fancy meeting you here!
FIGHTGAME100 hahahaha, howdy do! Love you ❤️
Thank you
You're welcome!
❤️😁 super merci beaucoup
Je vous en prie!
The best voice lessons ever
OMG! This was amazing. I found my voice with this exercise and have been doing it regularly as well as your warm-ups and am discovering a part of me that felt stuck for many many years. Thank you for posting this. It's reignited a passion that I'd never felt "good enough" for before. ❤️❤️❤️
I'm so happy for you June!
Thanks Mark!
Thank you so much!!
This one is great to work with !
@@voicelessondotcom yes it is! Thanks! 😁
Thank you. That was fun! You aren't even yelling like my voice teacher did! :)
Better when it's fun!
@@voicelessondotcom I agree. And also less stressful. :)
Thank u so much😘😘😘😘
Glad to help!
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Thank u 💓
Nice one it is like sport anthem. Next jogging I sing this. Like to improvise melody too. Why some keys sound better? My voice likes d-minor.