This video is the best example of how hypercritical artists can be about their own art cause I not only glossed over the imperfections but didn't even hear them as I was listening to the whole and not any specific part
PREWARNING: this is very theory heavy so if you aren't in tune with theory please don't be discouraged or intimidated by this talk, everything I mentioned is perfectly learnable off the internet. So to respond to how she makes harmonies: I can't speak for her process but what she seems to like to do (or at least what she did in Apple Pie) was adding a third above her lead. In the bigger parts she goes 4 part harmony, usually the main chord (major, minor, sus, etc) is made with 3 lines then she'll add an extension as the 4th line (a 9th or 11th I think she uses in Apple Pie). She takes these lines and almost always inverts the chord so the 3 higher lines are in close harmony, and the lowest harmony line has more space, sort of acting like a bassline. In the largest sections she'll maybe add more voices or she'll move the close harmony to be further apart. She will also add other vocals lines which arent supporting the lead vocal, but instead doing a little pad or riff or whatever emblishment, and half the time the embelishments will have harmonies too. Beyond that she is doing more clever theory stuff (idk if she is knowingly doing this or is subconsiously doing it). These more advanced theory things will be paying more attention to tension and resolution. Doing actual clever chord trasitions and finding really colourful or more abstract chords, often playing with dissonance in a very jazzy way. This is really easy to hear, because you really feel it when she goes into a complex chord or resolution, you just don't always know what she's doing exactly. As she does all this she is aware what chords she's making (or just hearing them without much theoretical thought) but she is probably aware of the shape of each harmony line as well. She knows if she wants things to move on parallel or contrary, etc etc. Really the practical takeaway if you aren't experinced with harmonies is to pay attention and spend lots of time focusing on the exact chords you're making around your lead. Then focus on how each line is gonna move to make those chords. Also have a GREAT take of each line, sloppy takes will ruin her style.
She hears it differently, she knows every single thing that changed in her voice, sound, etc It hits a lot harder to hear ourselves than to hear others, that being said, get your music out please!!!
It’s hard to watch creatives bash their old stuff when it sounds really good to me but i realize i def do the same haha. Theyre the most familiar with the work so of course theyll see the flaws. That’s how you grow.
She could obviously sing back then too, but you could here that she hadn't found her own voice yet. It sounded like she was trying to imitate her idols. She has come a long way. :)
You are definitely being your own worst critic. There’s some rough parts (... they’re GarageBand demos), but bruhhh these are rad for roughs. Look forward to the album!
Haha, your reactions are the hilarious part. You just need to close your eyes and imagine giving young Lizzy a big hug and thanking her because she got you to where you are now. Even back then your talent was undeniable.
this was more than interesting, my takeway is quality over quantity. Your songs are actually very simple in terms of layers, it's just having solid harmony, sound selection,writing and performance. No complex layering of sounds, no fancy production techniques. And I say that in the nicest way, it's good to see that good music doesn't have to be impossibly hard to produce.
I’m not hearing anything cringe. You have a gift and you clearly work hard. As a self produced musician, I do know the feeling and eventually it becomes nostalgic and funny. It’s hard not to look back and be critical of past projects as a creative person. Cheers from Central MA!
The fact that you actually recorded things and tried is what is important. You should always look back and see a bunch of mistakes because it means you have learned and improved
Would love to see you break down your newer music like Doomsday or Erase Me! The instrumentation and vocals are so intricate and your process in producing these songs would be so interesting to witness.
Pleaseee do more of these - incredible to see such a well-known (and super talented) artist's journey from the early stages to now. I love seeing behind the scenes in your Logic demos
LOL I do this all the time to gauge my progress. It also helps with the confidence to see that your not doing the exact same things you did when you first started. Good job!!!
As a songwriter and (amateur) producer, listening to other artists "bad music," we as the audience don't really hear why they're not good per say, but I totally get where Lizzy is coming from, cuz I am extremely hypocritical of songs that I've even completed yet got great feedback.... interesting concept when pertaining to the difference between the viewers and the writers.
This gives me SO much hope because this is exactly how I look at all my old stuff and ended up giving up because of it, but you're one of my favourite artists of all time, so I think I'm gonna go write music again
if she's going to london, there's a potential we could be blessed with another lizzy x dodie collab or a lizzy x jacob collier collab which i would die for.
If my old GarageBand projects sounded THAT GOOD I would be extremely proud. Alas, they all sound like I couldn’t sing (I couldn’t really sing then) couldn’t write MIDI (I couldn’t) ….you get the point. Those a actually very good
I love the mix of cringe and nostalgic self love i feel when i find my old cheese. Its kind of uncomfortable, but its still really nice. Kind of like the taste of actual old cheese.
Scary Pockets led me here. Wow. Such good instinct for a young writer. I will follow your channel and look forward to hearing more! Don't be hard on yourself. If Van Gogh did that to himself Starry Night probably would have gone in the trash.
Come ON! This is ANTI-click bait. "Come hear my cringe-y takes" ... I click and what I hear are some amazingly great takes. Lizzy hears pitch errors in cents - we should all be so cursed with such musical "cringe-y-ness" 🙃 ... But yes, I do agree that the Logic takes were produced REALLY well ... Yes better than the GarageBand takes. You have a true gift!
'Older', the new album, out now!
lizzymcalpine.lnk.to/OlderAlbum
Hi i came back to this video HAHAHAH. Just to let you know that this 2:26 never be not funny to me. LOL. I love ur reaction and it's so funny😭😭😭
This video is the best example of how hypercritical artists can be about their own art cause I not only glossed over the imperfections but didn't even hear them as I was listening to the whole and not any specific part
You should do a video on how you write your harmonies cause I’m literally shook every time I hear them.
this must be the top comment
that would be amazing
I AGREE
I ALSO AGREE
PREWARNING: this is very theory heavy so if you aren't in tune with theory please don't be discouraged or intimidated by this talk, everything I mentioned is perfectly learnable off the internet. So to respond to how she makes harmonies:
I can't speak for her process but what she seems to like to do (or at least what she did in Apple Pie) was adding a third above her lead. In the bigger parts she goes 4 part harmony, usually the main chord (major, minor, sus, etc) is made with 3 lines then she'll add an extension as the 4th line (a 9th or 11th I think she uses in Apple Pie). She takes these lines and almost always inverts the chord so the 3 higher lines are in close harmony, and the lowest harmony line has more space, sort of acting like a bassline. In the largest sections she'll maybe add more voices or she'll move the close harmony to be further apart. She will also add other vocals lines which arent supporting the lead vocal, but instead doing a little pad or riff or whatever emblishment, and half the time the embelishments will have harmonies too.
Beyond that she is doing more clever theory stuff (idk if she is knowingly doing this or is subconsiously doing it). These more advanced theory things will be paying more attention to tension and resolution. Doing actual clever chord trasitions and finding really colourful or more abstract chords, often playing with dissonance in a very jazzy way. This is really easy to hear, because you really feel it when she goes into a complex chord or resolution, you just don't always know what she's doing exactly.
As she does all this she is aware what chords she's making (or just hearing them without much theoretical thought) but she is probably aware of the shape of each harmony line as well. She knows if she wants things to move on parallel or contrary, etc etc.
Really the practical takeaway if you aren't experinced with harmonies is to pay attention and spend lots of time focusing on the exact chords you're making around your lead. Then focus on how each line is gonna move to make those chords. Also have a GREAT take of each line, sloppy takes will ruin her style.
imagine having that great of a voice in MIDDLE SCHOOL wish that were me
Ikr the vibrato and control is INSANE
I feel like all the old projects were good HAHSHSHSHSHHSHSHSHSHSHHSHA SHE'S PERFECT
that's exactly what i was thinking :)
Right? Never in a million years could I sound that good and music is kind of my entire passion so...
@@kailyn1389 i feel you hahaha
She literally sounds amazing in all her old projects
If those are bad recordings, then why am I even trying........
LOOLL HAHHAHA
i feel this, hard
X2
honestly AHH X3
She hears it differently, she knows every single thing that changed in her voice, sound, etc
It hits a lot harder to hear ourselves than to hear others, that being said, get your music out please!!!
It’s hard to watch creatives bash their old stuff when it sounds really good to me but i realize i def do the same haha. Theyre the most familiar with the work so of course theyll see the flaws. That’s how you grow.
Lizzy: "AGH WHY DID I SING LIKE THAT-"
us viewers: "wat is wrong with it, sounds pretty as usual"
She could obviously sing back then too, but you could here that she hadn't found her own voice yet. It sounded like she was trying to imitate her idols. She has come a long way. :)
WHAT!? Her middle school projects sound better than anything I have ever recorded.😭
You are definitely being your own worst critic. There’s some rough parts (... they’re GarageBand demos), but bruhhh these are rad for roughs. Look forward to the album!
That's how it is when you listen back to your own music, you always hear things that no one else hears.
Haha, your reactions are the hilarious part. You just need to close your eyes and imagine giving young Lizzy a big hug and thanking her because she got you to where you are now. Even back then your talent was undeniable.
this was more than interesting, my takeway is quality over quantity. Your songs are actually very simple in terms of layers, it's just having solid harmony, sound selection,writing and performance. No complex layering of sounds, no fancy production techniques. And I say that in the nicest way, it's good to see that good music doesn't have to be impossibly hard to produce.
I’m not hearing anything cringe. You have a gift and you clearly work hard. As a self produced musician, I do know the feeling and eventually it becomes nostalgic and funny. It’s hard not to look back and be critical of past projects as a creative person. Cheers from Central MA!
The song at 6:50 was AMAZING
Your desktop terrifies me
Organization has left the chat
@@Ribo138 my moms computer has entered the chat
The fact that you actually recorded things and tried is what is important. You should always look back and see a bunch of mistakes because it means you have learned and improved
i’ve been listening to over the ocean call and 7pm nonstop for days.
my dad and i love your music.
7:49 I THOUGHT THE SAME THING. I loved the melody and the chords. Just subbed
SAME OMG I LOVED ITT
I was drawn to your music and now it makes sense... you love Tori Kelly too!!! 😍
you're WAY too bloody hard on yourself!! shush those negative thoughts ❤️
but oml the 'let me in' guitar hurt my ears momentarily HAHAHA
Would love to see you break down your newer music like Doomsday or Erase Me! The instrumentation and vocals are so intricate and your process in producing these songs would be so interesting to witness.
OKAY HOW MUCH YOU'VE IMPROVED?!👏 thank you for showing this btw!
That breakdown of Mean Something was really cool, I'd love to see more breakdowns of some of your more recent music
7:42 When you wanna hate something, but you dont have any good arguments.😂
can you make a video on basic singing techniques and how to avoid beginner mistakes??
Lizzy be dissing her past self, but I'm here vibin ^~^
Pleaseee do more of these - incredible to see such a well-known (and super talented) artist's journey from the early stages to now. I love seeing behind the scenes in your Logic demos
The intro at 8:10 should be one of those album intro songs :)
Could u do a vid taking us through the proces of recording and producing a song? It would be very helpful for us new logic users lol
am i the only one who feels cheated out of a song after hearing ‘to be alone’...it gives me major Eloise vibes and I love it so much
You are one of my favorite artists atm 🥺
You’re a great writer and your new album is iNCREDIBLLLEE keep up the great work i luv u
Luv it, Lizzy you are such a talent, that even rough demos with harmonies sounds beautiful!
Yes miss mams vibing to her scrapped songs 😌🙌
I haven’t heard the songs on indigo but these scrapped songs are GOLD
I’m an artist who also uses GarageBand and this hits hard, you can hear everything that’s “not it”
this video has been on my homepage once in at least 3 weeks for almost a year now. Watched it today and I don't regret 🥁
LOL I do this all the time to gauge my progress. It also helps with the confidence to see that your not doing the exact same things you did when you first started. Good job!!!
YOU ARE SO TALENTED YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW AMAZING YOUR YOUTHFUL MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC IS - CONGRATS ON DEVELOPING YOUR GIFT!!!
2:28 hahahah the part when you went HEY. You were def feeling it at the time.
you've improved so much but also holy shit your voice was beautiful from the beginning 🥺😍
Why dont we talk more about those HARMONIES like wtf its SO GOOD
Why it's better than most of the music I listen to
the small breakdown of means something added 20 years to my life
THESE WERE SO GOOD WHY ARE YOU CRITICAL OF YOURSELF OMG
As a songwriter and (amateur) producer, listening to other artists "bad music," we as the audience don't really hear why they're not good per say, but I totally get where Lizzy is coming from, cuz I am extremely hypocritical of songs that I've even completed yet got great feedback.... interesting concept when pertaining to the difference between the viewers and the writers.
This gives me SO much hope because this is exactly how I look at all my old stuff and ended up giving up because of it, but you're one of my favourite artists of all time, so I think I'm gonna go write music again
this video is so relatable... as an artist myself, i tend to overcriticize my singing, my songwriting, etc.
Appreciate your self!!! You are always improving and you had to try all those things till you got to where you are today.
Aww old lizzy singing- i lov every time u sing
Humble beginnings, lol,
Thank you for inspiring me to keep pushing, it's a process and nothing comes easy🤗
if she's going to london, there's a potential we could be blessed with another lizzy x dodie collab or a lizzy x jacob collier collab which i would die for.
you are obviously in good voice. thats tough to maintain in and of itself.
This is brilliant. Thank you. Keep being awesome, you know, when you can.
If my old GarageBand projects sounded THAT GOOD I would be extremely proud. Alas, they all sound like I couldn’t sing (I couldn’t really sing then) couldn’t write MIDI (I couldn’t) ….you get the point. Those a actually very good
BRO NO WAYYYY!! I WATCHED YOU ALL THE TIME AND JUST NOW REALIZED YOURE THE CEILINGS GIRL
Just that “heeey” in that tori Kelly song cover
This is all a million times better than any of my current projects.
THE "HEY"
WAIT WHY IS THE HOUSE BUNNY MUSICAL ACTUSLLY SO GOOD I NEED IT
tbh garage band slaps and your old desktop looks really frantic lol, congrats on coming so far!!
I love youuu. I’m here before a million subs😍
I love the mix of cringe and nostalgic self love i feel when i find my old cheese. Its kind of uncomfortable, but its still really nice. Kind of like the taste of actual old cheese.
THE LAST GARAGEBAND ONE I NEED IT.
THE HEY IN THE END 💀
your chorus work is sooo beautiful!
MIDDLE SCHOOL????? WHAT SO SHES ALWAYS BEEN TALENTED
Lizzy: it's so bad
Me: sounds pro
you're so incredibly talented... I'm rooting for you 💛💯
Holy shit, that desktop 😳Never in my life have seen so much stuff there 😅
I love this! Thanks for sharing :)
Great harmonies
I’m kinda in luv with you
Why is no one talking about the House Bunny musical I’ve been singing that small small snippet for the past few days
so lovely ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
loving this!
Scary Pockets led me here. Wow. Such good instinct for a young writer. I will follow your channel and look forward to hearing more! Don't be hard on yourself. If Van Gogh did that to himself Starry Night probably would have gone in the trash.
what did you do for your audition for berklee? maybe a potential video?
Come ON! This is ANTI-click bait. "Come hear my cringe-y takes" ... I click and what I hear are some amazingly great takes. Lizzy hears pitch errors in cents - we should all be so cursed with such musical "cringe-y-ness" 🙃 ... But yes, I do agree that the Logic takes were produced REALLY well ... Yes better than the GarageBand takes. You have a true gift!
Please release those unreleased songs that you didn't put on your indigo album, they're so good!!!!!!
Noooooo. Just started making music and your early stuff is so much better then my stuff and you’re just shitting on it 😂
Stay sounds so good :((
half of my projects are far worse than her first couple of originals. pain
Saw this on ig first 😅
this video is LEGENDARY
her desktop is chaotic lol a vibe
Yes yes yes on more vlogs. Love this video!
This is so good
You sound great!
I bet they sound better than my old projects :')
the old ones are literally so pretty though sdfasda
Guys I love her ring, anyone else?
ok but tell me why I got chills every sample she played 😩🥺
how am i suposed to start when i cant achieve anywhere near this level of quality. ,smnkdjblikjhsfs
Damn. Way to make me feel bad about my early projects……… 💀
Okay but "House Bunny: The Musical" needs to become a thing
Could you isolate the dodie song vocals please bc I want to record that too. you are incredible
LITERALLY DONT KNOW WHY UR TWEAKING ABOUT THESE THEYRE GOOD SIS
I wish i was close to be able sing like that!xD
Very interesting Ms. Alpine. Sounds like you have a cool back catalog. Brilliant harmonies btw and I love the logic stuff. What kind of mic do u use?
my new favourite person