oh man, im so embarrassed! i've just been skipping the vocal warmups lately. i know, thats no good. although i never take my voice outside the house really as its not my profession (yet) so i have a tendency to get lazy when it comes to really crafting my voice, but your channel has been very helpful and has been inspiring me to work to be better at what i love to do. you know what though, there is one warm up i do going back and forth between two random notes; ones not normally sung together
oh many its been WAY too long since i've warmed up doing scales! glad i caught this idea cause its one that should always be practiced! no wonder my voice has been weaker lately! dag!
@robertantonnyc yeah, you should spend a few weeks with some recorded vocal warmups and see how it feels. I generally do a little warmup every day even if it's just some lip trills through the scales. Keeps the muscles in shape. Eric Arceneaux has some good videos on here with warmups you can learn and use. I actually have one of his CDs that I use on gig days.
Robert, please use your keyboard to show your viewers so they understand: You could say, "start with middle C (or lower C) for example, white keys only: C - Do (pronounced Doe) D - Rey E - Me F - Fa G - So A - La B - Ti (pronounced T) C - Do (pronounced Doe) It's important for most people to use an instrument (keyboard/guitar) as a point of reference for vocal warm up. Even Barbara Streisand uses a piano for this." Great videos. Keep 'em comin' Robert.
@houstondodgeball Thanks for the suggestion but that's not what I do, my friend. I'm more of a life coach not a vocal coach. I give links to Eric Arceneaux when someone wants a true demo. I think his videos are even in the 'related' section of this video.
I've heard it said the the voice is an extension of the personality and how true it is that we would all benefit from exercising our personalities on a day-to-day basis, you know - seeing where we are at today. Perhaps we are feeling kinda low and we don't want to let those bad vibes influence a major life decision or may be in super mood it's time to reach out and take on a challenge we long thought was out of reach.
I need to get back conditioning my voice!! I used to sing EVERYDAY for like hours! Now I barely sing a week! I hope to do scales every day - possibly twice a day (in the morning while getting ready and when I get in from school). I can sing from a C2 up to a F#5 (in mixed and in head voice) but I don't really have a useable falsetto lol. I want to use the scales to help me control my rather "hyper" larynx. I swear you could pitch every note I sing without hearing it just from where my larynix is
@JonathanGardnerTV It think you're being a little hard on yourself; it's ok to take a little break now and then. BUT you do need to be doing a little warmup every day if you are singing. I have to warm up cause I sing constantly and need to keep my this instrument in decent shape.
@robertantonnyc LOL she just said tenor. I guess it isn't that bad haha. I need to practice my notes because I can't read music notes and I get really confused in what note I'm suppose to do lol...this class is going to be difficult
@jamboy711 your singing teacher hasnt heard your full range? is it a private teacher? If so, they should hear your full range the first time you get together.
@robertantonnyc It's for college and she's my first teacher, other people don't think of her as a good teacher, we always just do the warm ups and that's really it, sometimes she'll want us to practise a song, she'll give us one week to practise and automatically assume we're all capable. I'd rather pay for a singing teacher but I just can't afford it (I'm in full time free education)
@jamboy711 You do warmups in a full class then. not private class, cause in pvt during warmups you should be warming from the bottom to the top of your range and she should even be pushing you a little higher to see if you have more than you think you have.
I'd suggest you also start doing some of the Eric Arceneaux exercises along with his video. He has some good ones.
@robertantonnyc It's usually just two people, and she's tried it a few times, I'm not so good at getting higher from the lower notes to the higher ones, If I use the 5 tone scale excercise, I'll get to around E/F before straining but if I play the note and sing it, I'll be able to get up to A4 without strain. My brother luckily has a piano. I've already started doing the Eric Arceneaux videos which have helped me quite abit.
@jamboy711 good for you on the Eric videos. It takes time to build up the strength, but if you can hit those notes (stand alone) then you should be able to do so after a few months of vocal training.
Scales are probably a good warmup if you're already a rather accomplished singer who knows how to place your notes in the correct resonance chambers (or whatever, I think you know what I mean although theories about the anatomical stuffies differ).
I was seeing my vocal coach yesterday and she pointed out that lip trills force you to maybe 75 % or more to hit a note comfortably with correct support - otherwise you won't be able to sustain the trill as you ascend or descend.
Basically I agree, but add lip trills to the mix too - that not only loosens up the mouth, but the throat as well. It's the quickest and most effective way I know to warm up.
@robertantonnyc Hahaha... I get tired after a couple minutes. ;) I've learned that the shower is the best place for me to do scales. It's really humid, has good acoustics, etc. And making silly vocal exercise sounds can be fun like that.
@robertantonnyc It's an elective class in college that are for people who are not majoring in singing. It's pretty cool. We do vocal warmups like the scales, and that's what has happened so far. It's the 3rd week right now. Tomorrow I'm gonna be doing that vocal warmup thing in front of my teacher while she plays the piano so she'll know what type of voice I have, like soprano, baretone, or alto or whatever. I'm kinda excited haha.
@robertantonnyc Going up in octaves using A and O vowels, gradually getting higher. Mainly exercising your scale with a mixture of sounds and letters :)
@supertom123 that's all a part of doing scales, whether octaves or chords. The reason I ask is cause some ppl just warm up by singing through a few songs or humming or doing lip trills. Some don't warm up at all, supposedly but everyone surely does something before they sing.
@xXloltasticXx didnt think so.
robertantonnyc 5 months ago
@xXloltasticXx what u mean?
robertantonnyc 5 months ago
30 something years? How the heck old are you? Anyway, another good video. Thanks for the instruction.:-)
WebAnt 5 months ago
@WebAnt I'm 42. Shhhhh. lol
robertantonnyc 5 months ago
how about DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO THAT HELPS ME sing it forward then back words
carlosiphone02 6 months ago
you're charming boy! and funny! thanks for being here...
emiliac 7 months ago
@emiliac ; -- ) My pleasure.
robertantonnyc 7 months ago
You are so funny!! Thanks for sharing!
ACMastering 9 months ago
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kladjaa 9 months ago
oh man, im so embarrassed! i've just been skipping the vocal warmups lately. i know, thats no good. although i never take my voice outside the house really as its not my profession (yet) so i have a tendency to get lazy when it comes to really crafting my voice, but your channel has been very helpful and has been inspiring me to work to be better at what i love to do. you know what though, there is one warm up i do going back and forth between two random notes; ones not normally sung together
JustinGeerMusic 11 months ago
oh many its been WAY too long since i've warmed up doing scales! glad i caught this idea cause its one that should always be practiced! no wonder my voice has been weaker lately! dag!
JustinGeerMusic 11 months ago
@JustinGeerMusic what have you been doing to warm up?
robertantonnyc 11 months ago
@robertantonnyc yeah, you should spend a few weeks with some recorded vocal warmups and see how it feels. I generally do a little warmup every day even if it's just some lip trills through the scales. Keeps the muscles in shape. Eric Arceneaux has some good videos on here with warmups you can learn and use. I actually have one of his CDs that I use on gig days.
robertantonnyc 11 months ago
houstondodgeball 1 year ago
@houstondodgeball Thanks for the suggestion but that's not what I do, my friend. I'm more of a life coach not a vocal coach. I give links to Eric Arceneaux when someone wants a true demo. I think his videos are even in the 'related' section of this video.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
I've heard it said the the voice is an extension of the personality and how true it is that we would all benefit from exercising our personalities on a day-to-day basis, you know - seeing where we are at today. Perhaps we are feeling kinda low and we don't want to let those bad vibes influence a major life decision or may be in super mood it's time to reach out and take on a challenge we long thought was out of reach.
Thanks for the vocal advice, friend.
PhilipQsongwriter1 1 year ago
@PhilipQsongwriter1 Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing that with us. I appreciate it. wise are always welcome.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
I need to get back conditioning my voice!! I used to sing EVERYDAY for like hours! Now I barely sing a week! I hope to do scales every day - possibly twice a day (in the morning while getting ready and when I get in from school). I can sing from a C2 up to a F#5 (in mixed and in head voice) but I don't really have a useable falsetto lol. I want to use the scales to help me control my rather "hyper" larynx. I swear you could pitch every note I sing without hearing it just from where my larynix is
JonathanGardnerTV 1 year ago
@JonathanGardnerTV It think you're being a little hard on yourself; it's ok to take a little break now and then. BUT you do need to be doing a little warmup every day if you are singing. I have to warm up cause I sing constantly and need to keep my this instrument in decent shape.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Ok, lol, thanks :)
JonathanGardnerTV 1 year ago
Okay... the way you say ' the last 30 years ' I gotta ask how old are you? You look about 19 or 20
austinboy91 1 year ago
@austinboy91 lol lol. Don't be tryna flatter me; I aint got no mo money to give you. *laughing maniacally
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc lol you sure you dont want to just hand over the black card I know you have one! Keep up the good work man, love your vids.
austinboy91 1 year ago
Okay my teacher said she likes my voice and that I'm a tenor :D
filipinokid18 1 year ago
@filipinokid18 a tenor eh? well, I guess that's not so bad. hahhaa. 1st tenor? 2nd tenor? counter-tenor?
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc LOL she just said tenor. I guess it isn't that bad haha. I need to practice my notes because I can't read music notes and I get really confused in what note I'm suppose to do lol...this class is going to be difficult
filipinokid18 1 year ago
@filipinokid18 nope. dont start that. use some positive thinking. It's going to be fun and challenging.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc What's a 1st/2nd tenor? I can hit A5 in mixed voice, A4 in chest, what kind of Tenor am I?
My singing teacher hasn't heard my full range :(
jamboy711 1 year ago
@jamboy711 your singing teacher hasnt heard your full range? is it a private teacher? If so, they should hear your full range the first time you get together.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc It's for college and she's my first teacher, other people don't think of her as a good teacher, we always just do the warm ups and that's really it, sometimes she'll want us to practise a song, she'll give us one week to practise and automatically assume we're all capable. I'd rather pay for a singing teacher but I just can't afford it (I'm in full time free education)
jamboy711 1 year ago
@jamboy711 You do warmups in a full class then. not private class, cause in pvt during warmups you should be warming from the bottom to the top of your range and she should even be pushing you a little higher to see if you have more than you think you have.
I'd suggest you also start doing some of the Eric Arceneaux exercises along with his video. He has some good ones.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc It's usually just two people, and she's tried it a few times, I'm not so good at getting higher from the lower notes to the higher ones, If I use the 5 tone scale excercise, I'll get to around E/F before straining but if I play the note and sing it, I'll be able to get up to A4 without strain. My brother luckily has a piano. I've already started doing the Eric Arceneaux videos which have helped me quite abit.
jamboy711 1 year ago
@jamboy711 good for you on the Eric videos. It takes time to build up the strength, but if you can hit those notes (stand alone) then you should be able to do so after a few months of vocal training.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Thats pretty cool, thanks for the info and tips :)
jamboy711 1 year ago
(cont.)
That is why I would prefer doing lip trills. I do realize the value of knowing one's daily range variation though, it's nice you noticed that.
I'm not as convinced as you seem to be that scales are super awesome - lip trills can be done in a glissando for example.
On the whole though, I agree with you. If a singer can't do scales, the singer can't sing with consistent quality.
Jouwl 1 year ago
@Jouwl Thanks for posting that here. I appreciate it. We need to help one another along this road of creativity.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
Scales are probably a good warmup if you're already a rather accomplished singer who knows how to place your notes in the correct resonance chambers (or whatever, I think you know what I mean although theories about the anatomical stuffies differ).
I was seeing my vocal coach yesterday and she pointed out that lip trills force you to maybe 75 % or more to hit a note comfortably with correct support - otherwise you won't be able to sustain the trill as you ascend or descend.
Jouwl 1 year ago
you're funny baby! I like your laugh, i told you before! lol
POPDIVA20 1 year ago
@POPDIVA20 what did I do? ; -- P
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
Basically I agree, but add lip trills to the mix too - that not only loosens up the mouth, but the throat as well. It's the quickest and most effective way I know to warm up.
jwipe 1 year ago
@jwipe lip trills alone or in concert with other things?
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc I mean lip trills doing scales
jwipe 1 year ago
@jwipe Yup, still scales. lol. We do most of the exercises on scales. Good for the ear training too.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
dont know i dont sing for a reason :)
i have one note yikes.
twister7boy 1 year ago
@twister7boy which one is that? lol
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
Hi quigggy,
love,
mppz.
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TheMooz1949 1 year ago
Great vid Rob! :D I didn't know that about Barbra. From her technique, I would have thought she was a scale fanatic. lol
trevorhoen 1 year ago
@trevorhoen I think we often get tired of something so repetitive, especially after decades of doing them.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Hahaha... I get tired after a couple minutes. ;) I've learned that the shower is the best place for me to do scales. It's really humid, has good acoustics, etc. And making silly vocal exercise sounds can be fun like that.
trevorhoen 1 year ago
@trevorhoen I usually do mine while doing other things around the house. Can't just stand there and do em unless I'm with a coach or teacher.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Same!
trevorhoen 1 year ago
that breathing exrecise is good too for any one.. good advise as always and loved that laughter of yours..
ronandetta 1 year ago
@ronandetta hehe. Thanks mah!
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
I actually do scales for my "University Singers" class haha. Yeah this is a good warmup
filipinokid18 1 year ago
@filipinokid18 what's the University Singers?
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc It's an elective class in college that are for people who are not majoring in singing. It's pretty cool. We do vocal warmups like the scales, and that's what has happened so far. It's the 3rd week right now. Tomorrow I'm gonna be doing that vocal warmup thing in front of my teacher while she plays the piano so she'll know what type of voice I have, like soprano, baretone, or alto or whatever. I'm kinda excited haha.
filipinokid18 1 year ago
@filipinokid18 Let us know what voice type you are when you find out. Good Luck.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Alright sure haha. This class is like glee lol
filipinokid18 1 year ago
There are a lot of warm ups out there, but I gotta agree with you here. Scales are really useful :)
supertom123 1 year ago
@supertom123 Hey man. what other warmups have you done?
robertantonnyc 1 year ago
@robertantonnyc Going up in octaves using A and O vowels, gradually getting higher. Mainly exercising your scale with a mixture of sounds and letters :)
Im not expert, thats just what I learnt :P
supertom123 1 year ago
@supertom123 that's all a part of doing scales, whether octaves or chords. The reason I ask is cause some ppl just warm up by singing through a few songs or humming or doing lip trills. Some don't warm up at all, supposedly but everyone surely does something before they sing.
robertantonnyc 1 year ago