1:30 for myself to be able to do the beginning a few times over.

@JeffRolka

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I pinned it to the top here, so you won't have to search for it! All the best! Jeff

Two years later and I'm still using this for my early morning warm up!

@JeffRolka

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!! I appreciate that! Jeff

@willbaskin700

3 жыл бұрын

Feels like 3 or 4 for me! This is one of the best

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Jeff Rolka is the Bob Ross of singing! Thank you so sincerely for all these videos. I do this one every morning, and I have for two and a half months. I appreciate this so much! 😄 I am looking forward to progressing, but when I move into the other mezzo warm up videos I sometimes get stain in my soft palate. How can I strengthen my soft palate so that I increase the flexibility of my voice and don’t hurt my voice trying to sing the beautiful melodies in my mind?

@JeffRolka

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I have to tell you, I really think about Bob Ross a lot and definitely had him in mind when I started doing these videos. I don't mention it much (really at all) but since you got it I figured I could mention it here. Interesting that your soft palate is getting a little strained/tense. You may be flexing some of the muscles there a bit too much. Next time you practice, see if you can sense any tension there. Sometimes snorting like a pig can help one identify the muscle groups. If you find that to be the case, see if you can allow it to release a bit. The 'ng' exercise can be very helpful at identifying and working with this as well and is featured in several of the videos. Best! Jeff

@realamericannegro977

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

For frequent flyers on this video like me Mm-ee 1:30 Ee-eh 3:21 Eh-oh 6:09 Oo-eh 7:24 Oh-ah 8:30

This is also good if you're on your period

@kacileigh6112

Жыл бұрын

What lol

@sriracha3072

Жыл бұрын

@@kacileigh6112 the voice can change depending on where a woman is in her cycle

@voteforscience

Жыл бұрын

I can attest to the truth of OP’s comment

@lelenewyork

9 ай бұрын

please talk about that more

@lionmuesli4321

4 күн бұрын

it so is! Periods fuck with my singing voice and it pisses me off

Dear Jeff, I,ve been very sick with pneumonia and laryngitis and bronchitis and i,m trying to get my voice back again. I,m a second mezzo soprano high voice. I,m trying to get my voice back so I can sing with my worship team in church and my church choir for Easter Sunday/resurrection Sunday we sing with my choir and we our performing on Easter Sunday/resurrection Sunday. So I have to get my voice back. Because I do all the second mezzo soprano high notes. I love all your videos Thankyou for making them For us second mezzo Sopranos. Love and God bless you Susan morris from Boston Massachusetts

@JeffRolka

5 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel better soon Susan! Be sure to rest enough and don't rush into it! If you practice before you got sick was consistent you'll bounce back quickly. Jeff

This has become my favorite warmup. I’m coming back from a cold and I am also returning to singing after a very lengthy absence. My lower passages is the biggest problem right now and this has helped!

I use your warm ups before all of my vocal lessons and I'm getting sick now and have a recital tonight and I'd just like to say THANK YOU for this content

@JeffRolka

5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Best of luck and feel better! Jeff

if I ever win the grammy I will mention you in the speech. You are the best!

@JeffRolka

3 жыл бұрын

That is very, very kind of you! Thank you! All the best to you and your singing! Jeff

Been using your warm up while doing a cabaret series in Philadelphia. You are grand and thank you so much for taking the time and teaching these.

@JeffRolka

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Life is a cabaret as someone once said.... Enjoy the channel and thank you for singing with me! Best, Jeff

I like to so singing as a hobby but I’ve never done a vocal warm up before, I just woke up and this was pretty simple and calming 👍 thank you

This is perfect! I haven't been able to sing freely in about 2 months so this is very helpful! Thanks!

I've never experienced a warm up that sounds so nice but feels so relaxed. Thank you so much :)

I wonder if this is one of the most frequently watched videos. It seems like with the cold cycles I've been through - I'm here a LOT!

@JeffRolka

6 жыл бұрын

Well, based on the play count I'd say not, but this video is just as relevant as when I did it initially and hopefully more folks who need something like this will find it! Enjoy!! Jeff

Been using this as my warmup almost everyday for the past almost year now, thanks so much

@JeffRolka

3 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

I had a nasty cold last week - this warm up is great for me right now - thanks Jeff 👍👍

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Feel better! Be patient and gentle with your voice! It'll come back faster that way!

I just made a giant playlist of warmups. Thank you very much for sharing these!! 💜💙❤

Thank you SO MUCH for these videos, Jeff. As a music therapist, this is super helpful as a daily warm up. You're the best!

@JeffRolka

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you for watching! Jeff

Im new in singing "technically"... but not yet formally training...still saving for it...and by watching lots of yt videos... i think im mezzo...not sure yet...sir jeff's exercises after 2 days of following...im hearing improvement in how i sing...also this is perfect activity while in quarantine...before i enrol in voice lessons

@raayy69

4 жыл бұрын

Hold up why is ya name racist princess

@LoveLeigh313

2 жыл бұрын

There’s a video that lets you find your range. That’s how I found myself here 😅

Thank you for creating this Jeff.. As soon as I get a sinus infection I whack this out. Steam out the gunk and give this a gentle breezing over... The placement is PERFECT. 😊

Great warm-up +Jeff Rolka 😊

Thank you! I find both your mezzo as well as alto warm ups easy to achieve and have been using both to warm up every morning

Thanks Jeff! Another lovely one 🥰

I have used this for 3 years and this has really helped before my morning rehearsal

I've been using this warm-up for years and it is such a great one to start out my day of singing :) thank you!

Love your videos

Thankyou Jeff my worship team leader won't allow me to sing until i,m fully better and sing without getting out of breath. So he said to take a break from singing. For a little while

I’m new to singing and this was first ever warm up. I will definitely be using this again! The visual cues of the piano keys going were also very helpful. Thank you ☺️

This actually really helps !!! Thank you

Thank you Jeff. I love your warm ups. Greetings from South-Africa

Great! Love this warm up; )

Your warmup videos are the best I’ve ever found!

@JeffRolka

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! New ones every week just about! Jeff

I use this every day still after two years !!

So great warm up❤

Love it. Thank youuuu

You are the Mecca for technical exercises!

This is a wonderful exercise for waking up my voice. Thanks Jeff!

@JeffRolka

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Enjoy! Jeff

Dear Jeff, I did practice a lot before I got sick so I think that I will be able to go back to church but I'm not pushing myself at all. Thankyou very much for your wonderful words of encouragement. From one singer to another keep the videos on I love them they are very helpful to me Love and God bless you Susan morris from Boston Massachusetts

You rock my world!

I came across this channel and I am very thankful!

@JeffRolka

6 ай бұрын

Welcome!

simply excellent! warmest thanks for sharing this!

I love your channel!! I do both the alto and mezzo workouts. Some days the mezzo is too high for me

I'm an alto but I just wanna try XD

Wish I could leave a new Like every time I used this video! So great to be able to come back to time and time again

@JeffRolka

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I so appreciate your kindness! Best, Jeff

This is so helpful. Thank you! I have a lot of congestion in the morning and it takes a while to really get my voice working so this was exactly what I was looking for!

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Bien ahí Jeffo que capo que sos, gracias!

💜💜💜 Merci!

Hi! I’ve been doing this for everyday for a few weeks and it’s actually helped expand my vocal range ☺️💞

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Keep it up! Jeff

I needed a lower warmup and this is a perfect one. I’m in two choirs and the second one sings more contemporary music. Thanks Dear Jeff ! xx 😘

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Always so good to hear from you! Thank you!

I don’t know what I would do without you Jeff I only use you for my vocal warm ups

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! So glad to be able to help! Enjoy!

🙏 thank you!!!

Thanks Jeff (: very helpful

You're awesome!

@JeffRolka

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try my best! Jeff

I was once a sopranoe but now I’m a Mezzo Sopranoe so I want to learn more about it and what’s the difference comment down below if you guys know anything about it 💜

@justycemcrae2090

5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have much to do with range, it actually has more to do where the singer's voice resonates, a soprano has a brighter tone than mezzo's.

@RosmertaOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

This happened to me too. It happens to a lot of people as the voice matures, it's to with resonance and vocal timbre. 😂😍

@RosmertaOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

Be gentle with your new instrument, get to explore it's capabilities. And don't let anyone tell you that you've been demoted because you're not a soprano anymore. And enjoy exploring new repertoire. 😊

Thank you!!!!!!!!

Love your videos Jeff and they have been transforming my voice definitely! Would you please consider do a voice warm up using a guitar? Thank you for all! ♥️

@JeffRolka

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for your comment! I just did a couple of those! kzread.info/dash/bejne/amumtbaTj9e0d7w.html I hope that's useful! Jeff

this my new for the next month

Still using all of your Mezzo warmups.

Only just found you, I know! Thank you, so many warm ups really do not accommodate the mezzo range.

@JeffRolka

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for finding me here! Enjoy the channel! Jeff

Acid reflux has severely ruined my voice but has improved a little through youtube vocalizing. Right now having problems transitioning from chest voice to head voice. That gap there sounds like a frog. Literally. I will continue vocalizing to see how far i can go. Frustrated. Thank you for your classes.

@nxghtghost8560

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I’m sure you can do it!

hello jeff, ive been watching your videos for a long time now and helped me so much

@JeffRolka

4 жыл бұрын

That's hard. I'm sorry you had that infection and have had to deal with in your physical being and now in your singing person as well. I see that you left this comment on the gentle warm up, you're in the right place. Think limited range, short, short practice sessions but multiple times per day if possible. When I have been really sick I at times have limited to myself to an overall range of just a perfect fifth. Placed in the most comfortable area I can discern. I might only do a single scale or two before resting, then coming back to do that scale again several minutes later. Be patient, be gentle, and take your time. Being a musician is an ultra marathon. If it takes six months, you'll still have gotten there in the end. Best, Jeff

I'm baaaaccckkkkk.

1:30 humming move around 3:18 vocals

Me every time Jeff says hello Mezzos: *hello mezzos* 😁 love the way you say it I just have to say it with you

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

😃

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

just realized i've been doing alto warm ups this whole time when im a mezzo soprano.. i guess i can also just go somewhat into alto range but time to switch over to these warmups😭😂😂

@JeffRolka

6 ай бұрын

Keep in mind - there's quite a bit of overlap in the fachs.

@dreamawaythepain

6 ай бұрын

ohh i didnt realize that, my bad :0 @@JeffRolka

What I need after COVID 19

Dear Jeff, I,m feeling much better now. But I'm afraid of testing my voice what if I lose it again. How do I test it without straining it. Love and God bless you Susan morris from Boston Massachusetts

@JeffRolka

5 жыл бұрын

Susan, take it slow. A little bit at a time. Jeff

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Hi, this warm up is great but earlier I tried doing some excercises like for agility or vocal range extension and I damaged my voice cause I was doing them wrong.. so I'm afraid that I'll do the same thing if I do this warm up.. can that happen ?

@anshulgautam08

3 жыл бұрын

@Isabela McK okay I'll try that thanku :)

@anshulgautam08

3 жыл бұрын

@Isabela McK ahh right im trying too it got a lot better.. :)

@anshulgautam08

3 жыл бұрын

@Isabela McK yes I'm actually doing slides and silly noises.. it's working.. But I have a dry throat and it hurts when I'm singing

1:17

Do you think it’s good for me to try this warm up on the treadmill?

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Well, be careful if you do!

As a mezzo soprano i naturally go high. Should I follow your vocal tone or push myself to control my high notes. I’m kind of scared of my high notes bc I can’t control them as easily as i can the lower notes.

@JeffRolka

Жыл бұрын

Just take it slowly. Work from the middle of your range outwards.

I was wondering...if for labyrintitis can I use this gentle warm up...maybe it helps for the air going around my resonators and helps my body balance to come back...:-8

@JeffRolka

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure! You may want to talk to your ENT about it! Jeff

@claralauraricci7489

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRolka thanks ....I have tried with your gentile singing warm up and I think It worked well, using my voice gently. By the way...I follow your warming up voice exercises and I find them very useful and professional. I have been singing for more than 40 years and I keep on doing it every day...thanks for existing🥰

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Am I a soprano if I can’t reach the low notes you were playing? I feel like I am not on the right video even though I always felt comfortable singing in a mezzo high range 😅

@JeffRolka

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. In order to determine your fach (vocal range ie., soprano, mezzo, etc.) you have to work out the locations of your registration events. This includes vowel alignment and appoggio practice so that you're getting the most efficient balanced usage of your voice. Vocal fach is not based solely on what notes one can sing. Best! Jeff

@sterrieri

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffRolka thanks a lot!

How are you so relaxing to listen to?

@JeffRolka

4 жыл бұрын

That's very kind! I'm not sure, but I would want it to be that way and I'm glad it's coming through! Thank you for watching! Jeff

@i-papiseacucumberi-3278

4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Rolka No problem! This helped me get back to it after a throat infection so thank you!

What if im in this range but my voice starts to crack when i go lower is this exercise for me?...somebody help out im confused😂😂😂

@seraphemcamille

4 жыл бұрын

keep practicing on breath support, voice cracking has to do with your breathing usually

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