I can sing low because i have long hair Girls: **Hold on**

@cordelianaranjo4306

4 жыл бұрын

I constantly try and sing along, and I can hit almost every note, even though I'm a high alto low soprano. It's all about taking the time and practicing going lower. I'm not in choir but I enjoy singing

@royj.mattice

4 жыл бұрын

@@cordelianaranjo4306 images.app.goo.gl/oy2LERnFTW1BetV28

@sasmadra

4 жыл бұрын

@@cordelianaranjo4306 You're most likely hearing and singing along an octave or two up from Geoff.

@agamvir5664

4 жыл бұрын

Sikhs: Wait a sec...

@linesandcircles7465

4 жыл бұрын

@@agamvir5664 actually, that's true

Also, you should make a video of you singing on sulfur hexaflouride

@hawksleysmith565

4 жыл бұрын

its just gonna be him rumbling

@ohmy255

4 жыл бұрын

Omg yes

@marcelloberry6829

4 жыл бұрын

plz

@hudsongrove5586

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine him singing subharmonics on sulfur hexaflouride

@NotDrws

4 жыл бұрын

He'll be accused for causing an earthquake...

Hey - ya'll this is part 1 of a 2 part Q&A I recorded. Part 2 is coming soon, so stay tuned.

@haticenurdemirezen

4 жыл бұрын

You are the best one man!!

@leosunbringer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff. You're the best!

@evanbowen4221

4 жыл бұрын

Geoff Castellucci love the tips Geoff thank you so much

@sierrahavens

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Geoff! Thanks for the great video! Also, I loved seeing Barons skull cane in the background 💀 amazing video there too. Lol. Anyways, thanks again, and I hope you're having a fantastic New Year!

@euriansoares2925

4 жыл бұрын

I am Brazilian and I really like these types of video thanks, please try to put the subtitles in Portuguese, I know it takes work but I find these classes very important but I can not understand most of the English words, because in Brazil there is practically no video lesson of bass and baritone vocal techniques. (Eu sou Brasileiro e gosto muito desses tipos de vídeo obrigado, por favor tente colocar as legenda em português, Eu sei que dá trabalho porém eu acho essas aulas muito importantes porém não consigo entender a maioria das palavras em inglês ,Porque no Brasil praticamente não tem vídeo aula de técnicas vocais para baixo e barítonos.)

It’s great to hear Geoff say things like “I’m not there yet”. Really makes us realize even the greats need to work.

@havilavi472

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@Alex-ls4tk

4 жыл бұрын

Cow dot PY he’s just making us feel better about ourselves

@bolo2393

Жыл бұрын

And that he has to get real close to the mic for those super low notes to be that clear, And that he doesn't just hit them all the time. I am new to bass singing techniques, but have apparently I've been practicing them all my life. I have always just made all of these weird noises and imitated sounds and deep voices. Now I just got to put them all together.

@artv4nd3l4y

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's when it dawns on you there are somehow voices even more extreme than this. His control is so good.

@bradycall1889

11 ай бұрын

And I admit that I'm not even close to there yet.

The one dislike from a soprano whose crush is in love with a bass boy.

@bobbythandon6939

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Alex-ls4tk

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Sentinos there’s 9 now

@Star-vh4cs

4 жыл бұрын

@@Alex-ls4tk 10

@alex_mcburney

4 жыл бұрын

Star 12

@rileygraham8952

3 жыл бұрын

is the soprano a dude? or are they a girl and their crush is gay?

"I can sing so low because I have long hair" Most girls: WAIT A MINUTE

@comically_large_chungus

4 жыл бұрын

@Caleb Brecken idk what I can hit exactly with subharmonics it's something in the higher 1st octave I'm also 17

@comically_large_chungus

4 жыл бұрын

@Caleb Brecken oh yeah I can do that

@julianpottermusic

4 жыл бұрын

@Caleb Brecken I'm 16, still working on subharmonics but my growls go to D1

@maxwelledison9954

4 жыл бұрын

I can hit an E1 with subharmonics, I'm 12. Sounds ok

@JerillAnders

4 жыл бұрын

Caleb Brecken i'm 17, I can get to a D1 with subharmonics.

Geoff: the reason I can sing so low is because I have long hair Rapunzel: wAit a mInUtE

@bobbythandon6939

2 жыл бұрын

😭🤣

@lorrieriddle2211

2 жыл бұрын

Bwahahahahahahaha

@chelseao3180

Жыл бұрын

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!

Hey Geoff ! To answer your question about subhamonics : yes, females can use the subharmonic register !!! As you said, we have pretty much the same anatomy and most of all, it's not the vocal cords that are vibrating in the subharmonic register (not only at least). When you use the subharmonic register, the sound is produced by the ventricular bands, vibrating an octave lower than your vocal cords ! Thanks for your video and all the advices !

@GeoffCastellucci

4 жыл бұрын

THANKS!!!

@marcelloberry6829

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffCastellucci saw a girl hit an A1 once

@andrewgmusic7314

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcelloberry6829 my god.

@andrewgmusic7314

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcelloberry6829 my god

@lonewaer

4 жыл бұрын

Practitioner of strohbass here, which is the topic. Strohbass doesn't use ventricular folds, no ; kargyraa *seems* to do from what I understand of it (and I could be wrong on that), but not strohbass. By strohbass I mean the kind of subharmonics that is really a mix between chest voice and vocal fry, what Geoff is talking about here. It's (one of) the sweet spot(s) in-between chest and fry. It is accessible to women, I've seen my choir director use it in front of me the other day. I'm not too sure about how that sounds for women though, because this register really shines in the lows. The production of sound in this register is a little bit hairy : one desyncs their vocal folds, and they "sync" again at a perfect fifth. One vocal fold vibrates at the frequency of the tone you want to drop an octave, and the other vocal fold vibrates a perfect fifth either above or under that fundamental (I'm not really clear on that one, still have to research more). It means that your vocal folds do not vibrate at the same speed, and do not touch each other at every vibration, but for physical reasons, every other vibration of your original note frequency ( When one does 1 vibration, the other does 2/3 of one.). It seemed strange initially, so I verified on an oscilloscope, and that's effectively what's happening. The result is the octave under because your fundamental's frequency is halved. Also, when researching combined and resulting tones, I thought the octave under was mostly imagined by our brain, and if, yes, it helps a lot that our brain does the harmonics math, the sound still exists, it can be observed on a spectrum analyzer. A fun thing that happens, is that the note we sing in chest voice, when we go into strohbass, becomes the second harmonic of a new fundamental that is the octave below. There are multiple strohbass registers, an infinity actually, they match the undertone series (David Larson on YT shows it off if you look for "2nd subharmonics" on his channel). I'm currently working on the second one, for the heck of it, it's much much harder than the first one, for probably not much use in practice due to having to think in 5ths instead of octaves. Strohbass, now that I'm used to it, helps a little bit with relaxation, I've found, and my director advised to keep practicing it at least a little bit every day. Regarding training to get to it, I personally would advise not more than 10 minutes a day. I did 15 mins a day, while being advised 20 mins a day, and I still lost my voice twice. 5-10 mins at most, I'm getting back to that little time dedicated to it for 2nd strohbass. Like Geoff said, you're not used to doing that, this will be exhausting for at least a couple of months.

His cane from Queen: In 5 min., just hanging out in the back.😂

@maeflwr7914

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that!! I was like "Hey, that cane looks fami- WAIT A MINUTE "😂

@s.carder6053

4 жыл бұрын

@@maeflwr7914 lol!

@DanTraa

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. I just realized that...

@Alex-ls4tk

4 жыл бұрын

Me: that cane looks famil- WAIT FIVE MINUTES

@DanTraa

4 жыл бұрын

@@Alex-ls4tk haha, good one 😂

First time I heard your voice, both singing and speaking, my jaw hit my lap.

@regenbogensam

4 жыл бұрын

that's just so true

@HaydnG266

4 жыл бұрын

@@regenbogensam except it isn't strictly true

@regenbogensam

4 жыл бұрын

@@HaydnG266 except it is, honey.

@user-jg78

4 жыл бұрын

@@regenbogensam *eXcePt it is noT tRue, bee*

@patootie3529

4 жыл бұрын

@@regenbogensam if it really is strictly true then u just have had jaw surgery to place ur jaw back on ur face

Sees title of video Clicks on video Hears him speak “I think I get it now”

As a former voice teacher I so appreciate your telling people to stay relaxed, and to stop when it hurts. You can so easily blow out your voice when singing low, it's easier to blow out your voice singing low than it is when singing high, and so many people don't realize it.

@aviezer_who_drinks_seltzer371

2 жыл бұрын

Whenever I try to expand my range: Low notes: coughing High notes: headache

I'm a female, and I'm learning subharmonics! They're still really shaky, but I've only just started, and it's possible! (My lowest subharmonic is an e2, and my lowest growl is about a b1, but only on a good day! So it's definitely possible for us females!)

@dr.njorogemuthami

4 жыл бұрын

Go girl💪

@priscillawitman595

4 жыл бұрын

There’s hope! I can only get lower with fry right now but I’m practicing!

@smileyog9226

4 жыл бұрын

girls also can do subharmonic!

@timnguyen885

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!! I never know that girls can reach to the 1st octave 😀😀

@randyjsing

4 жыл бұрын

So true! My daughter started learning around 14. A couple of short vids are posted on my KZread channel. One recently (A1) and a (B1) when she was 14! Best of luck!

I wanna sing like a man so I can stand behind people and sing low and stop when they turn around and I will also turn around and watch as they start spiralling with confusion. Thankyou for your time.

@ushere5791

3 жыл бұрын

you mean like gabriel iglesias when he does his valley girl voice at the fast food drive through! XD

God this man is amazing. There was a smaller event at a college in an obscure town called Grinnel in Iowa, and Voiceplay was supposed to sing outside but it rained a bunch. So they took everybody inside and sang some songs acoustic for us. They’re not only the best singers, but also the nicest people.

This isn’t a question, but nice hair bro!

I'm a female and your tutorials really helped me develop the bass/low range sounds. That subharmonics also make it more easier to hit these low notes :) thank you 🧡

"I just wake up, roll in here, and slam a G" -Geoff Castellucci Jan, 8 2020

OH Geoff!!! I Gotta tell you EVER SINCE I found you and the rest of the Voiceplay gang, I have just been hooked, (first song I heard with you guys were - Grim Grinning Ghosts followed by everything else) AND THEN (and this is one of my favorites) I heard you sing The Oogie Boogie song. And I think your range of notes are insane!! All your low notes are like melting dark chocolate *sigh* and your last note in Oogie Boogie, almost made it feel like my bones were vibrating!!! So amaizing!!! (About 3 weeks ago I found The Raven, read by you, it has become a sort of meditative thing for me to listen to. Aaand so, last but not least your speaking voice is one of the most soothing ones that I have ever come across. Happy 2020 from me to you and your family

@GeoffCastellucci

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Your voice is like a lion purring Sorry my bad english I'm Chilean

@daveed2702

4 жыл бұрын

No ur English is actually very good keep practicing 👍

@jona_than_fernandez2194

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveed2702 Google translate

@daveed2702

4 жыл бұрын

Un Rap Random ok good job though

@gideone9802

4 жыл бұрын

Eyyy, que pasa weon?

@JerillAnders

4 жыл бұрын

Entero creizy zii oeee!!

As a female, I can use subharmonics. I've learnt them from you! Of course, my subharmonic register is not as low as yours, because anatomically speaking the male voice is generally lower. But yeah, being a low voice certainly helps (alto here!) So I think that subharmonics use in female voices are quite uncommon, but not impossible! Stay awesome!

@artv4nd3l4y

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is surprising to me after finding Geoff that bass singers don't have more attention. Seems more people are looking for those high notes but wow is it crazy to hear a real bass singer.

Hello! PLEASE READ, GEOFF. I am a teenage girl, and I thought you would be interested to know that YES, it IS possible for a girl to use subharmonics. I have been practicing, and I can now consistently get down to a D2 with it. If you see this, thank you so much.

@dogrestgd350

3 жыл бұрын

prove it

@dogrestgd350

3 жыл бұрын

also the world record note is a d2, nice try

@FutureV1ctorian

3 жыл бұрын

@@dogrestgd350 Actually, the world record is an A1.

@slytherlynn7775

3 жыл бұрын

@@dogrestgd350 yeah it is, but I’m pretty sure that’s for regular vocals. Not for subharmonics

@dogrestgd350

3 жыл бұрын

@@slytherlynn7775 they never posted a video or anything proving it

Nice video Geoff! By the way women can do subharmonic notes! My sister can do the subharmonic technique. She got a B1 with this technique. Women cannot go as low as men in this register but they can produce it too!

@kitch.9785

4 жыл бұрын

actually, some women can go as low as Geoff himself if practiced enough! there's a second part to the subharmonic technique I've been learning. it allows us to reach notes all the way down to Eb1s for example with the fundamental note being Eb3. will upload a video when i master this technique, check out David Larson's video tho he's awesome

@efes_art2136

4 жыл бұрын

@@kitch.9785 That is nice! I would really like to see it done by a woman (Eb1). Let me know when you have uploaded the video. (I saw David's video)

@kitch.9785

4 жыл бұрын

@@efes_art2136 I'm still learning the technique rn, i think i have the 2nd subharmonic down. I've reached Ab1 already but, it isnt that clean yet, a bit more practice and that video will be uploaded :)

@kristenkillen

2 жыл бұрын

@@efes_art2136 heres the lowest I can go so far. I've been practicing a total of 4 days so, feel free to give any critique that can help me. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXdlw9Vuh7CZZZM.html

If you're not sure what note to start on, here's some great advice from David Larsson: sing your lowest note in chest voice (so as low as you can without too much breathy-ness or vocal fry). Now sing a fifth above that note. That's roughly where you should start trying to sing with subharmonics. As an example, for me the lowest like F2 or G2 and a fifth above is C3 or D3. So I start trying to make a subharmonic sound around C/D. The subharmonic register will start higher or lower depending on your own voice, so I hope this can help anyone stuck on where theirs starts! :)

7:05 The fact he slaps that C2 so easily 😳

@parmesean_

3 жыл бұрын

My headset shook. Like I put my volume to the max at that part just to see what would happen and it starting staticking a bit

@AnymMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@parmesean_ I mean he did boost the bass there to show the effect. but yeah it's sexy as fck

You are Oogie Boogie, right?😁

@House1Junky

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he is 😁

@chrisk3097

4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know how he makes the noise during adds a little spice part of the song

@Mr.Indigo26

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisk3097 Aha I know which part you mean sir. It is geoff and he's using the subharmonic technique. He starts high, singing a C#2 and the lowest note I can hear in that riff is a D#1.

@scraggyboi

4 жыл бұрын

Im Aztify its more of a C#1

@AnymMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Indigo26 tho I do believe that there is some post processing to make it sound a bit more electronic. like it almost sounded like a blend between a low synth sound and his voice

I can't believe how quickly I was able to sing the low note I've been trying to hit for MONTHS after watching this and practicing ONCE. Are you a wizard ??

@huldradraco

Жыл бұрын

sometimes all it takes is for someone to explain it in a different way to make us understand what to do. that's why I often check out several tutorial videos on the same subject to see if maybe a different approach is the right way for me to understand what to do 🙂

"Who do I think is the best bass out there. Well I think it's pretty obvious" Me: *MORGAN FREEMAN?*

is part 2 gonna include how to pronounce your last name? lol

@charliemikolajczak8432

4 жыл бұрын

It's pronounced Castellucci

@RoqueSox

4 жыл бұрын

@@charliemikolajczak8432 😂 thanks for clearing that up for me!

@SineraOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty an Italian name, so... Is just like you read it, like... Kastelloocci 😂

@mattio79

4 жыл бұрын

Cast a LOO chee

@legionarmatay4399

4 жыл бұрын

If you write it on google translate in italian and listen to it that's the correct pronounciation (pronounci...did I write that word correctly?)

"Theres nothing under your bed sweety, stop being silly." What i hear under my bed at night: 8:39

Wow. I was not expecting Elmo!

The cut out in the end was a magnificent way to end the discussion, btw ;P. Also your Oogie Boogie Man Feature was wonderful. I like it even better than the original, and that is high praise from someone who loves the Nightmare Before Christmas).

Some of those notes around 8:41 don't sound human anymore 😯 You are so talented!!!

8:39 imagine this as a D&D monster. LoL

@danieleduardocadenaplazas6334

4 жыл бұрын

This clip will be in next geoff Castellucci's vocal range video for sure

Since I was a child, I used to play by doing sub harmonics. I had NO IDEA that was actually something that would help me exercise my low voice. When I tried your exercise of it, it just came naturally to me. Now I will be doing deliberate practice to actually get some good of it. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge!

Love the skull cane from Queen Medley in the background. Demon Geoff is always watching. And thanks for the tips, that really helped me understand subharmonic registers.

Can you tell us about vocal warm ups and which vocal exercises you do in the daily basis? Love from India ❤️

@GeoffCastellucci

4 жыл бұрын

THAT's in PART 2 - - - COMING SOON!

0:53 It's super dooper weird and awesome to hear your favourite singer saying your name!!! 🙀😆😆

Thanls a lot for these vids Geoff !I'm a contralto girl who sing with guys (bc I'm too low for the alto) but sometimes I can't hit some low notes, your advices help my a lot and you're very inspiring ! Sorry for my english, love from France

@randyjsing

4 жыл бұрын

Mamava My daughter can sing low in her modal voice but she can also produce subharmonics. She enjoys it but of course most of her time is spent working on her upper register. 👍🏽

Yes, women can do the growls and low fries too, although no control on it yet (weird vocal range, I'm basically a baritone - sustained tone down to F2 and only up to G5 even if I do a really good warmup). :). Avi's overtone singing is fascinating on the high end.

Your voice is like the best thing i have ever heard. i also sing in my free time and you are one of my singing idols. i am a girl so i can't possible go so deep but still. Great voice p.s. love your videos with voiceplay

Love the cliff hanger at the end as to who's the best. I'm a Home Fry so you wouldn't have any problem figuring out my answer. {wink}

@DennisKovacich

4 жыл бұрын

Marcia G, a cliffhanger would be if he plans on actually answering the question in part two, but I have a feeling he just doesn’t want to say who he thinks is best.

@bluenewton5951

4 жыл бұрын

If you turn on closed captioning it says "you" at the very end of the video

@DennisKovacich

4 жыл бұрын

Blue Newton, considering that the only option KZread gives me for captions is “English (auto-generated),” which means it’s using speech-to-text software, where does that “you” come from?⁉️

@bluenewton5951

4 жыл бұрын

@@DennisKovacich I wouldn't be able to tell you why it appeared on my screen, as I just pushed the c button to turn on captions, but i can assure you that it was there when I watched it.

@DennisKovacich

4 жыл бұрын

I just watched it with captions after you mentioned it, and the “you” shows up at the very end when there is no sound or speech, and hasn’t been any for several seconds. I wasn’t really expecting you to be able to answer the question. I just think it’s weird that it pops up like that.

Can you talk a bit more about the “mask” technique. Tim Riley talks a lot about this but I can’t seem to utilize mask accept in the highest notes. The lower I go the more the sounds moves into my throat. When I do utilize mask low it makes my vowel sounds odd.

@OushiDezato

4 жыл бұрын

Here’s a video of Tim Riley talking about the mask technique: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZejrraAiceTo8o.html To all interested in bass singing, If you don’t know Tim Riley he’s definitely worth a google.

I never knew Matt Mercer was such a good singer!

@muslimmetalman

2 жыл бұрын

this guy actually sounds identical to Travis Willingham

Thanks Geoff! How do you pronounce words when you sing very low in chest voice? Do you have to change the vowels? Same question for subharmonics. I seem to get different overtones with different vowels and consonants make it very hard to stay in the sub register.

@nilskavanagh

4 жыл бұрын

I think when you change vowels your overtones automatically change, if you go from eeeeeiiiiiiioooooo your overtones will go from high to low

I love the editing of this. Makes sense and also funny!

It's amazing what some of this stuff can do, especially subharmonics and vocal fry! I'm a 13 y/o male, and I started learning subharmonics about 6-7 months ago, and my lowest note went from F2 to C1. Never give up, y'all!

I'm really just unable to recognise what I'm looking for when "slipping into a subharmonic". How do you relax your throat, and how do you know you're starting to get it?

@GeoffCastellucci

4 жыл бұрын

You just gotta keep trying... you'll figure it out.

@almaruca1364

4 жыл бұрын

Use a piano tuner app to tell you what pitch you are making. If the app shows a drop in pitch of an octave then you have slipped into subharmonics. That is probably the best way to know.

@Ytmgc-zp5ly

4 жыл бұрын

In my experience, try to hit some comfortable note and immediately try a vocal fry on that note. Then, try to figure out the exact amount of air to breathe out and you'll "hit" a note from time to time. Some smartphone apps for pitch will help you out as well, you know if you hit some subharmonics by the pitch dropping down by approximately an octave

@majesticmaniac6420

4 жыл бұрын

Find a very comfortable but lower note then sing it for a few second in an oh or an ooh vowel while keeping that note try to activate ur vocal fry without changing your original note until you slip into it and then start focusing on that sound and bettering it. hope that helps.

@DanTraa

4 жыл бұрын

All you have to do is find a note and then, try to do fry but don't immediately fry it. Slowly experimenting with it. Make sure you have enough volume in your voice to achieve it

Geoff has the most relaxing and soothing deep voice I’ve ever heard.😩

This is already a fantastic like/dislike ratio

@mobilegamimg5148

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 1k/0 😎

@DennisKovacich

4 жыл бұрын

It’s now 1.5K/1. I guess one person really REALLY wanted to know who he thought was best!

@Rdac0

4 жыл бұрын

still is

@floris_fireball6587

4 жыл бұрын

He thumbed down towards the comment section, meaning everyone is the best :]

@scoutbane1651

2 жыл бұрын

Annnnnd no more dislike button

hey the "light trauma" thing is a thing tha I get every time I go to a roller coaster park.🤣

@MDW001

4 жыл бұрын

It's what I get when I drop a lamp on my foot

10:25 THIS MAN TALKS AT A B1

I think it’s definitely possible for women to learn to sing in their lower register, but it takes more time and practice to get there. At this point, I can only get to lower notes in vocal fry, but I’ve only been practicing it for a few weeks. As Geoff said...we have to be happy with the voice we have. I’ve just been working on improving my natural voice, and accepting I’m not going to be hitting that G.

5:08 it’s probably because of better control of airflow

It finally clicked!!! Now I'm shaking the walls! Btw, the reason it's an octave lower is bc the vocal folds actually vibrate at literally half the speed. Swing a jump rope and looked at the nodes when you change speeds. That's the best visualization I've found so far. But, because of your help. I NOW HIT SUBHARMONICS!!? Can't say enough about how awesome Geoff is!

Thank you for making this series of videos! You always impress the heck out of me with your talent and I always love your and VoicePlays videos and music.

I have more questions: 1. The 21 Pilots mashup is one of my all time faves and CAN YOU VOCAL FRY WITHOUT MOVING YOUR HANDS???? 2. Do you seriously use subharmonics when you say "um" by complete accident because I can't even do it on purpose and I'm getting reaaaaaally jealous. 3. If YOU sucked in sulphur hexofloride, what would happen??? 4. IS THAT THE CANE FROM THE QUEEN MEDLEY??? AND a serious question. As a female, how much is it physically possible to (naturally) lower my vocal range?

@youtubingjaguar5082

4 жыл бұрын

To answer your last question, yes, that *_IS_* the cane from the Queen Medley. ;)

@johntangggg

4 жыл бұрын

2) yea i sometimes accidentally speak in subharmonics bc my throat is relaxed

@hugobasilio1303

11 ай бұрын

​@@johntangggg I've spoken a lot of 2nd and 3rs subs accidentally, have no idea how, it happen to me a lot!!!😂😂😂😂 Today I have spoken accidentally a 2nd Subharmonic G1. But I accidentally speak a first subharmonic E1/D1/C1.

Awesome video! I have learned so much thanks to you. I'm a really high tenor and i sing in a choir in Slovakia. I've always had trouble with low notes and you've helped me so much. I could never get below F2 and since i started practicing with your videos and songs, my range got down to a consistant D#2. Keep it up! Also love the boogie song ;)

I love this so much. It's just nice seeing one of your idols just chilling and talking to their fans. I would love to see you build your KZread more Geoff. I'd like to think thousands of us will happily watch(and most certainly listen).

Hey Geoff, I originally was introduced to subharmonics through Tuvan/Mongolian throat singing. Have you spent time with this style of singing? If you have not, I highly recommend looking into this style of music as it is subharmonic and overtone singing at the highest level. This type of singing encompasses both low and high pitch subharmonics and has helped me learn a great deal with both overtone singing but also growl singing and chest notes (intense vocal control in general).

We love you Geoff!

Thanks, Geoff! Really appreciate you taking the time to do this!

I can't even articulate how much I adore you, my dude. I've been trying to normalize my voice & these videos are priceless. THANK YOU!

Man I'm so happy for you, this channel is growing so fast :D

You're the boogie man.

You're a really good teacher in terms of encouragement and I really like how you tell us how you're still learning as well 👌

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. Loving all of these videos you’re putting out

Hey Geoff! I am a bass as a freshman in high school and this video helped me to hit my notes clearer. So far, my lowest chest note is a B1 but I have hit a G1 that was more of a Chest-Fry note

Replay button 7:08 you’re welcome

@mikefrancisloyola7382

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

About how sub harmonics work. David Larson in one of his later videos says It is only the true vocal chords vibrating, same as if you were singing normally. The only difference is that since you have 2 vocal chords (left one and right one) you can make them vibrate at different rates. Specifically one is vibrating 1.5 times faster, which is a perfect 5th above. As a result the vocal chords only make contact on every second oscillation of the lower tone, creating a frequency half the pitch, which is a perfect octave lower. That's how it works. This is also why you can sometimes get subharmonics to be a 5th even lower than that, by changing the ratio that your vocal chords are interacting. There's actually a whole undertone system you can use which is a mirror of the overtones. It's super difficult though.

Please continue making these videos Geoff. Helps a lot of us out.

I wanted to know about your guys' background. I've watched the Oogie Boogie song countless times analyzing a few things. Like obviously you don't talk in your real voice for the Oogie Boogie man at all. That's already impressive that you not only mimicked a voice a few octaves above your natural speaking voice, but you also were able to mimic expressions both vocally and facially that somebody with your personality wouldn't do. Gasps and whatnot. This hints at you having vocal acting lessons. I can't tell if you guys were all in theatre or if in the course of working with voiceplay you guys took tons of lessons. Your guys' skill with characterization as well as changing your voice to still have good tone while being a bit more nasally or growly is impressive. Where did you learn it all?

Geoff I love your videos man your songs are outstanding

How to find the subharmonic range: Sing a scale down to your lowest now, then go one whole step lower, and start an octave higher than that. For example, if your lowest now is a B2 (me), start on an A3.

You are the best. Love, love, love the ending.

Hey Geoff your awesome I love voice play keep up the good work

5:30 I think whistle tones are accessed through vocal fry but i'm not sure. Also, i believe all voice types can access and develop this register with enough practice!

@jaysondawkins3997

4 жыл бұрын

I can hit a D1 and then also do a semi descent whistle note

@daniellucas5522

4 жыл бұрын

Avi can do a whistle note, but it's not a particularly high reach (though it is for him).

@almaruca1364

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaysondawkins3997 i'm not sure what you're saying sorry

@almaruca1364

4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellucas5522 No they are overtones which is different. He just tunes and amplifies a certain overtone using his tongue (mainly centered around a sort of "urrr" vowel). Whistle voice is done by constricting your vocal folds and pushing air through, this is why it can be accessed through vocal fry as the vocal folds are pushed tightly together when doing fry. When whistling you vocal folds don't actually vibrate so that's how you can tell when you are doing it by just feeling for vibrations in your throat. If you feel nothing then you got it!

@chrismartinez144

4 жыл бұрын

Well yeah kinda, whistle tones are similar to fry in that they both involve locking down parts of the vocal cords, you know, holding them together, not letting parts of the cords move. And some people teach whistle tones by using techniques that involve frying.

Two thumbs up for this. Thanks for sharing.

You and your band’s works are incredibly amazing. keep going 👍🏻 ✨

I actually use the “slight trauma” quite often. About the time you put this video out I had just got back from a week in Disney/universal. I could tell that my voice was “damaged” because It was cracking more than usual when just talking normally. So I put on my a capella playlist with a bunch of your stuff, PTX stuff, home free and Peter Hollens and I was hitting notes comfortably that I haven’t hit before. Like a lot of your parts in grim grinning ghosts were just out of my chest voice but I was hitting it comfortably and I was like oooh I like this. But yeah the mild trauma does work but only temporarily like you said. It used to happen during football games w/ the band (me) doing drum cadences that we had cheers to, it can be achieved after like a day in a theme park like I had, but also, it is risky cause sometimes you don’t get mild trauma, you just get trauma lol. Anyway great vid, love the hair and your singing, keep being amazing

Your Awesome! greets from Italy!!

I know this video was posted over two years ago but I only recently watched it and I wanted to say thank you. I hadn't really thought to look for a local acapella group until I saw this and I found one! I joined just yesterday and they are just really awesome people. So again, thank you :D

I LOVE this discussion!! I have heard of sub harmonics but never heard anyone that actually explained it. I have discovered that I can actually slip into it fairly easy as a beginner but not much range...yet. I think it may be a matter of teaching the muscles that interact to duplicate in the higher ranges. Just a beginner but..THANKS Geoff for the good start.

I like low voices and music a lot, I am a musician (and a girl) and I’m actually practicing my subharmonic range. I can confirm it is possible!

What's your lowest subharmonic note? Also, have you ever tried going into the second subharmonic level? David Larson recently put out a video that explains it pretty well. If you can get a handle on that technique, I can't imagine how low you could reach before growling. It's similar to how you drop from chest to subharmonic; the only real difference is that you start on a subharmonic note, going closer to vocal fry until you find that sweet spot. Also, your normal talking voice sounds so amazing :o

@crunchycrackers7364

3 жыл бұрын

He said his lowest sub is a C#

@hugobasilio1303

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't know 2nd Subharmonics. Also his voice is already low enough to go super deep.

I just love listening to your voice. So soothing

I don't fully know what I'm talking about, but here is my story (hopefully it can help others find their subharmonics or get better): Note: I am naturally a bass (on a good day a range of C2 - C4). I was in the car singing along to American Pie by Don McLean, which is a higher song that sits on my breaking point almost the whole song. I was constantly switching in and out of falsetto and singing my highest chest notes. American Pie is over 8 minutes long, and by the end of it my voice was super tired. The next song came on and started on a more comfortable note (probably a D3 or so). When I started singing again, I kept accidently dropping into my subharmonic register. I thought that was pretty cool, so when I got home, I tried singing some subharmonics - lo and behold, my subharmonics were clearer than ever! They sounded much better than I had ever been able to get them (and I've been working on them for over a year) and it was much easier to get into the register. Long story short (although you probably already read the long story): I think exhausting your voice, especially in your higher range, will let you slip into your subharmonic register much easier. That is my experience. As I said, I don't know exactly what I'm talking about. If someone knows about this, I would love to learn!

How would you combat the feeling of losing your lower range?

11:29 Shiiiiiiiit😡😡😡😡 I hate that kind of moment 😭😭

Pena que não tem um grupo como o Voice Play aqui no Brasil. Sou fã de vcs Vcs são super de mais

Love the videos Geoff! Please dont stop at part 2!

These videos of yours are really helpful! I was around 17 years old when I found my subharmonic range. I am 22 now and I can use it pretty well, but for some reasons it is so "periodic". I mean sometimes I can use it clearly but sometimes can not at all! This changes 4-5 times a day. Does anyone have the same problem or solution? And thanks Geoff, you already helped a lot!

I’m watching this...and I’m a saprano 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣. I love Geoff tho so 🤷‍♀️

Who knows of Paul David Kennamer... Not alot of info on him but look him up. He has legendary Bass.

@jayranjb1607

4 жыл бұрын

You need to type this louder! He is my inspiration

@chrismartinez144

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he's Geoff's favorite bass! Lol

I'm really glad you made a second video, I love the way you explain your technique (I can do vocal fry, but I can't do subharmonics)

Vocal Fry (8:32) kind of sounds like a Motorcycle running, with the goal to see how low you can get before it sounds like the engine is about to cut off. Thanks for the video and elaboration. This was really helpful.

At 7:08 ligit thought he wasn’t singing I thought he was breathing

Hey Geoff. I’m a huge fan and never knew what bass singing was until I listened to VoicePlay for the first time about a year ago. You’ve really inspired me and so far my lowest subharmonic note is a D1 and my highest is a G1. I’m 16 and it needs a lot of practice and sounds awful but I’m always singing and listening to VoicePlays songs. You and the guys are awesome!

Geoff you really have a skill with arrangement and stacking the strength of voice play. The tips you have given me direction in my practice in car lol. Thank you.

The 2 dislikes: I HAVE LONG HAIR AND I CAN'T SING LOW >:(