What a marvelous video. I want you to know that you are in my sitting room every other evening for 30 to 45 minutes helping me learn to sing the Ave Maria. I am determined to get it to the point where I can make a recording for my brother and his wife who live 3,000 miles away. It is their favorite song favorite and I would like to have it ready for Christmas but it may take longer than that. I feel as if you're right here in the room with me and I'd like to thank you for all the help

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Hello! What a lovely thing to do for your brother and sister-in-law! I admire your dedication, and really hope you manage to have it ready by Christmas. Let me know how you go! 😀

@MARTA-fi2op

6 ай бұрын

❤

@monetka79

6 ай бұрын

Please keep us updated how it goes. 😊

@solemnity.

Ай бұрын

did you do it? how did it go?

Bravo!! You are wonderful! I've been too scared to attempt this at church, but I decided it was time to learn it so that I can confidently try. I found your video and it's perfect. Thank you for walking us through the whole piece bit by bit, including the Latin pronunciation. Thank you SO much.

@singingtips1

8 ай бұрын

That's wonderful to hear! All I really want is to give singers enough confidence to try new things. I'm here to support you on your journey. Keep in touch, and let me know how you go when you sing it at church. 😀

Originally this melody was called "Ellen's song -from the lady of the lake." It's a musical setting of story by Sir Walter Scott - Ellen being the heroine who is praying to the virgin Mary to help her in the danger she finds herself in. Rossini wrote a whole opera on the story and it's called "la Donna del lago" -the Lady of the lake.

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

Top of the class!! 😁🎶

Hi Lois. It was quite by chance I saw this video come up on youtube just as I was getting into adding Ave Maria into my performance repertoire. I have to say a big thankyou to you for the time and effort you put into dissecting every aspect of singing this song with good diction and breath control. I will never be a singer as gifted as Mario Lanza (whose highly emotive performance of Ave Maria is on youtube for posterity), but thanks to you, I can now put an even better effort into singing what are very simple verses of lyrics, but which need very careful mental consideration as to how to project the appropriate emotive impact into performing this song so that it moves the mind and soul of those listening to it as one surely intends. In my performance, I also play one whole verse through on the Harmonica between each sung verse. I find that the melancholy sound of the Harmonica really adds to the emotive impact it has upon my audiences. Have a great day !

Great demonstration and clear instructions...

@singingtips1

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. I really enjoyed making this video.

Thank you for this tutorial as I have to sing this piece for my Aunt’s funeral. I really got a chance review the breathing techniques which a material difference in the execution of the beautiful prayer. You are an extremely talented vocal coach. Thank you. 🙏🥰🇨🇦

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your lovely feedback. I'm sorry to hear about your Aunt - but what a lovely final gift you'll be giving her. I hope you'll find other songs to sing on my channel too. ❤️

@evelyndenully4804

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for kind words! Absolutely Lois! Panis Angelicus, and Ave Maria Bach version would be lovely to add to the repertoire. I so am happy I found this channel!🥰

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@evelyndenully4804 Let me know if you have any other ideas for songs you'd like to see here! 🎶😁

Excellent! Thank you very much for sharing your talent. God bless you.

Wow, that was a fantastic and detailed explanation of Ave Maria, and you sang it so beautifully. Your expression and meaning of the text is an inspiration to me to learn this song. I started performing in musical theatre at 50 and after many years I am finally taking lessons, your tuition is greatly appreciated and will bolster my learning. So from 200 years ago with Austrian Schubert via an English poem about someone in Scotland, written in German and then Latin, presented by you in New Zealand to me in England, quite a trail. You are an inspiration, thank you ❤🎶😊

@singingtips1

22 күн бұрын

Hello, and welcome to my channel. I'm really delighted you're learning Ave Maria. I love your description of the journey the song has taken and I'm glad I was able to deliver my version of it to you in the UK. I hope your singing journey is as fulfilling! Happy singing! 😁🎶

Thank you. This was the most informative and helpful tutorial.

@singingtips1

Ай бұрын

Hi! Really glad that you found it useful. 😁🎶

Thank you so much. With Love

This is a Wonderful tutorial! I’m looking to sing this song for my grandmother , it’s her favorite song and I will be using the tips and instruction you are offering here. Thank you for a great tutorial video, with a bit of backstory too!

@singingtips1

8 күн бұрын

What a lovely thing to do for your grandmother! I'm sure she'll enjoy it. Thanks for singing with me. 😁🎶

Thank you so very much for your excellent video! I am planning to sing the first verse at a funeral soon. Your dynamics and phrasing guidance have really helped me embrace this beautiful prayer as my own! :)

@singingtips1

28 күн бұрын

Oh....I'm so sorry you have a funeral to attend....but it's always such an honour to perform this final service. 🎶

Thank you so much for this very well organized and thorough tutorial. You have helped me gain the confidence I lacked to ever attempt this song before. I’m singing it at a wedding this weekend.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome. I'm so glad you found it helpful. A gain in confidence is a great result! I hope it goes brilliantly at the weekend! 🎶😁

I booked some lessons I’m gunna play and sing this at my dads funeral

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

What a wonderful thing to do. I'm really sorry for your loss.

Sublime ave😇 Maria class thanks and blessings.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope you find it useful! 😁🎶

wow thank you so much! Just discovered this channel after a long time deciding whether to learn how to sing properly or not. THANK YOU!

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Welcome!!! I'm glad you found my channel. The benefits of working on your singing/breathing are huge. I hope you find my other videos useful too. 😁

I loved it, tô learning Ave Maria With you! Thanks! Im Luisa from Brasil!😊

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

Hi Luisa! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Happy singing!! 😁

Great tutorial - thank you for the refresher. Singing it today.

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. How did you go?

Hail Mary! Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Thank you for such a detailed explanation of every line and the melody! Such a great excercise! Subscribed.😇Ave Maria

@singingtips1

3 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Thank you for singing with me. 😁🎶

Wow, thank you. I love the history. You have given so much in this video. Thanks.

@singingtips1

Ай бұрын

You're really welcome! Hope you're finding it useful. 😁🎶

Oh, brava.👏 Glazie.🙏

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

You are most welcome. 😊

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

You are most welcome. 😊

Lois, you're an incredible coach, and hearing you make look too easy with really clear explanations. I loved this song it's probably the reason I started my singing classes, but I feel a bit scary to try, thank you so much to share your knowledge and I really enjoy this time practicing with you! Someday I'll sneak on a church and sing it! Want to try the acoustics and reverberance.

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for singing with my videos, and for your kind words. It is a beautiful song, and it means so much to so many people. You really should do that!!! 😁

Thank you SO much.

@singingtips1

9 ай бұрын

You are most welcome! I love sharing these resources. Feel free to let me know if there's something else you'd like me to cover. 🙂

Belo trabalho.... fantástico mesmo...

@singingtips1

Ай бұрын

Grazie mille. Sono felice che ti sia piaciuto. Grazie mille. Sono felice che ti sia piaciuto. Grazie Mille. Sono felice che ti sua piaciuto. 😁🎶

Thank you,

You are absolutely a life saver! Marvelous teacher! Thank you

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Aw! Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're here and singing with me! 😁

We are on a pilgrimage to the 7 churches of revelation and also mother Mary's house and I will be singing this. Luckily I found this tutorial which is very helpful for me. Thank you Lois. I will let you know if I did it well. 🥰

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

That's an incredible story! I'd love to hear how you get on. 🎶😁

Very impressive tutorial video ❤😊. Eric Fong, l have singing along with you. Bravo!

You are just beautiful! God bless you. 😊❤

@singingtips1

Ай бұрын

Aw, thank you so much! 😁🎶

Thank you so much for posting this. I can't afford singing lessons and I want to get this right. I will be singing this next month so I've some time to practice. This was my late mother's favorite song and I never learned it until very recently. It took me some time to memorize the words then I found out I got it wrong and had to learn all over and it's videos like this one that are helping me do it right.

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you're tackling this, especially as it was your mother's favourite. Learning music is always an ongoing process. There are at least 2 sets of lyrics that I know of, so that can cause some confusion sometimes. Let me know how you're going with it!

@nunyabiznez6381

7 ай бұрын

@@singingtips1 2? I've discovered dozens of versions. Every video that includes lyrics has a slightly different set of lyrics. Then there are the variations that aren't even the prayer but are either German or Celtic in nature and some people just make up their own words. I found the Latin prayer it is from on Wikipedia where you can hear a nice recording of the ecclesiastical pronunciations of the words. Not being a native speaker of Latin I was unsure of diction. Now I discover that "church Latin" is different from "classical Latin" and I had not known there was a difference and thought I ought to go with classical but the prayer wasn't even put together until around the 15th century long after classical Latin evolved into church Latin so I'm going with the ecclesiastical pronunciation. But a caveat, watch out for Google Translate. I was studying the various translations into English and found that Google Translate is completely unreliable for this. For example, if you type in "Bendicta tu in mulieribus" your English result will be "you." That's it, just the word "you." So I sent in feed back and hopefully they correct it because we both know that is not a correct translation and I don't even speak Latin and I know it. It's funny where research into the minutia of a topic will take you.

Beautiful lady, you are such an amazing angel, your voice is so powerful and smooth, this makes it much easier for me to learn your singing skills, I usually sing this song every day, making mistakes and people think it was great, now that you have corrected me, I will definitely make it my duty to sign your way. Thank you so much for your knowledge and wisdom. I hope to be able to sing your voice. May God bless you richly and guide you through your life's journey

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hello, and welcome to my channel. Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so happy that you are here singing with me! 🎶😀

Thanks a lot

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Glad you're here singing with me!

Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge of the correct pattern musically and grammatically, I will perform this beautiful song at funerals of some of our catholic family members.

@singingtips1

10 күн бұрын

You are most welcome. Thank you for singing with me. 😁🎶

Excelente class I mariachi singer from Guadalajara Mexico and I start learning with you the ave maria.what about for male. Voice .muchas gracias

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for watching! I try to make all my videos accessible for all voice types, but I'm a soprano and my lower register isn't great for demonstrating! Did you have a song in mind that you'd like to learn? Thank you again for your kind words.

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

I LOVE Mariachi bands, btw!

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

Hola. Gracias por ver. Intento que todos mis vídeos sean accesibles para todos los tipos de voces, pero soy soprano y mi registro inferior no es bueno para hacer demostraciones. ¿Tienes una canción en mente que te gustaría aprender? Gracias de nuevo por tus amables palabras.

@artemkozirev2395

3 ай бұрын

@Mariachi I am a baritone and can sing without problem. Remember you can sing above an below, in this case you sing below and the voices couple.

Amazing! You are indeed a wonderful teacher and singer! Watching your video makes me feel I can sing Ave Maria. Love the way you teach us the text, the meaning of it and the pronunciation. Your way of teaching is so detailed, clear and simple. You sure put hope within me. I am inspired to sing. Thank you so much. God bless you. 😊❤️🙏💐

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

Hurray! This makes me so happy to hear! Thank you for singing with me. 😁🎶

Thanks

Thank you very much for teaching singing this song and how to pronounce Italian.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's always good to check with a native speaker of the language you're singing in too. 😊🎶

Thank you so much for this lesson. Reviewing to sing (sadly) for a funeral and appreciate your wonderful coaching.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Oh...singing at funerals is so hard. I hope it goes well. It's a lovely thing to give as a parting gift. 🤍

I'm starting to learn this for May, Mary's month. Thank you so much!

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

That's wonderful! What a lovely idea. 🎶😁

@blindknitter

5 ай бұрын

Also, just wanted to say, thank you for setting it a little lower! My voice doesn't hit the high notes anymore, but this is actually in my range and lovely. 😅 I think I'll surprise my Dad with it as well.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@blindknitter It's hard to pick a key to suit everyone, so I figure a lower key will probably suit more people. Your Dad will be thrilled if you sing it for him!! ❤️

@blindknitter

5 ай бұрын

@@singingtips1 He will! Sorry I keep commenting everywhere, I'm just so pleased with this channel.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@blindknitter I love the chats! This channel is all about building a supportive global singing community. 😊🎶

Hi Lois. I find the visual and audio quality of your presentations to be excellent. Would you please share with me which Video Recorder you use for your presentations, as I would like to look at purchasing one the same for my own use. Thanks very much. All the best. JohnTruth

You are wonderful to teach this way, l have absorbed to sing as your way with great satisfaction, Bravo, ❤🎉😊 Eric Fong

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Hi Eric. Thank you for your kind feedback. I'm happy you're here singing with me!

@KwokFong-yk6ti

6 ай бұрын

Do you regularly present this valuable video to teach people to sing opera? Eric

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

@@KwokFong-yk6ti Hi Eric. Yes, certainly classical songs and some operatic arias.

@KwokFong-yk6ti

6 ай бұрын

You video clip are very useful for the students and also breathing tips very details. ❤😊 Eric Fong

I have said this to other people, and I don't know if I have ever commented on your videos before, or someone else did a video, possibly similar . But I applaud the information you provided here not sure about the glottal stops are bad for your vocal cords.

@singingtips1

9 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching, and for your feedback. I really appreciate it. Glottal stops aren't harmful for most people, but when they are habitual (rather than for a chosen effect) they can be problematic. Very young singers who mimic their favourite pop singers often find it really hard to learn how to do a smooth vowel onset, and have problems regulating their airflow to make a good legato line. I advise caution, I guess!!😊

@awe-ctaves7304

9 ай бұрын

@singingtips8613 Hi, no problem, it was and is an enjoyable experience to watch. Thanks for saying glottal stops aren't bad for most people. Oh yeah, I could see habitual vs. for an effect I definitely can admire knowing how to do a smooth vowel onset. And regulating airflow. Thanks again for your kind and informative response.

Enjoyed the video greatly. Wish I could hit the counter tenor notes as I dislike having to move things. Still, maybe one day eh ? Thanks.

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for your feedback. Yeah, finding the "right" key can be tricky. Most of the songs I choose for the channel are available in a variety of keys, and KZread has an incredible number of amazing pianists providing excellent backing tracks too. Thanks for singing with me.

Thank you so much for this video! I’m planning to practice it for my college audition along with In Summer from the Frozen movie. Do you think that’s a good idea?

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hi! That sounds like a nice, varied programme to present. I hope you go well with your audition. Thanks for singing with me. 😁

Thank you very much. ❤ What a wonderful tutorial. I wonder if you would consider a private zoom singing lesson.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hi. Welcome to my channel. Yes, I do offer zoom lessons, and quite a number of my subscribers have become my students! Please email me directly on lusciousloisjohnston@hotmail.com with your time zone and possible availability. I'll look forward to hearing from you. 😁🎶

@mariajesuslopezlatorre1425

4 ай бұрын

Buenos días tomo nota❤❤

Instant subscribe! What a beautiful teacher. Maria led me here 🕊

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Aw, bless you! Welcome to my channel. Thank you for choosing to sing with me, and for subscribing. 😁🎶

I can do everything well except breathing on this song. Do you have any tips on improving breathing? I am an alto/mezzo and would like to avoid lowering the key completely out of my head voice just to have enough breath.

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

Hi. Breathing is a lifelong study, right? I suggest slowing down the way to breathe in between phrases. For example, after the first phrase, you have a crotchet rest, so try breathing in steadily for that whole crotchet. The next rest is a quaver, so use the whole quaver rest to take the air in steadily for the next phrase.....and so on. Do remember to check in with your pelvic floor muscles - if you're gripping them by the end of a phrase, you need to release them before you can successfully take in the next breath. I hope this helps. 😀

@jennamull1924

5 ай бұрын

I’m with you! I have the same issues. Working on it! Pray for us singers. Now and at the hour of our breath!

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@jennamull1924 Ha ha ha! That made me laugh!!! Amen to that sentiment!!🤣

I listened to beautiful voice all afternoon, this is the best tutorial Ave Maria I have ever heard from KZread. Very nicely explained to the T, I played it about 10 times, and I conquered it. I love you so much,.blessings to you from my heart

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you're finding it useful. Please feel free to check out my other sacred song tutorials! 😁🎶

There is another video on KZread teaching this song. That video has the words (of the lyrics) in slow motion as they are sung. It’s much better to practise singing Ave Maria with that video. I suggest you look at that video & follow the format

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your feedback. We're just learning as we go....

Thanks for teaching this song！ Can you also teach how to sing 「Tonar a Surriento」 thank you so much

@singingtips1

28 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I try to choose things that I think will be popular and relevant to a lot of people. For anything more specialised you might want to consider membership which allows me to answer more specific requests. 😁🎶

Hi, I love this. Can you also please teach this song in German? Thanks!

Thank you so much for the tips; they were extremely helpful. Would you mind sharing the key you are singing in with this song?

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

Hi! I think I did this in G for this video. 😁🎶

@kimmjbarron6401

2 ай бұрын

I’m singing this at my mother-in-law’s funeral this weekend and it was perfect timing that your video showed up in my feed! Thanks so much!

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this, but happy that you are able to do this for her. It is a lovely gift to give her. Thinking of you.

@kimmjbarron6401

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. My Mother-in-law Betty loved Ave Maria and asked me to sing it at her husband (my Father-in-law’s) funeral 5 yrs ago. I wish I had your expertise back then. I am grateful I now know where to go for helpful information and singing tips. Betty’s funeral was such a beautiful and moving tribute to a wonderful woman. It was an honor to be able to sing for her. I received so many compliments and comments about how touched people were by my performance that I felt truly blessed. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge of the song which helped me to feel more confident to be able to express the words in a more meaningful manner.

@singingtips1

2 ай бұрын

It's hard to express my joy that you did such a lovely thing (twice!) when it's such a sad occasion. But singing brings such comfort at these times. Sending my sincerest condolences. 💓

Дама приятная!

@singingtips1

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 😁🎶

Hello and thank you for this video which I have just come across as i got a notion today to learn to sing this song as its my mother's favourite. Ive never really sung before. I find it just slightly high (at the very top fructus ventris) and I can almost reach (straining a little, I just about hit the highest note). Will practice make this note easier to access or will I just strain my voice? Thanks so much for your advice - I will now visit your othet videos. 😊

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hi, and welcome! Getting a bit anxious about high notes is really common, so don't give up. If you can reach those notes to a rolled "rrr" (tongue trill) or a "vvv" or an open- mouthed hum, that would suggest that you have these notes in your range, and that you just need to do a bit of relaxed practice. Try the whole phrase to an "ah", keeping your mouth really wide open (like you're at the dentist 😲)and your throat relaxed. I've made a video about high notes.....I hope you discovered it? I'll write an article about it too (www.singinglessons.online/blog) too over the next couple of days. Let me know how you get on. 😀🎶

@ShineMedia1

5 ай бұрын

​@@singingtips1 thank you so much! I will look up that video for high notes. I can't roll my r's (all my family can except me....!) but that's not going to stop me 😊. Thanks again ❤

@ShineMedia1

5 ай бұрын

​Hi again :) I just clicked on the link in your reply but it says page not found . Just wonder is the link the right url letters? Thanks so much 😊

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@ShineMedia1 Hi again. There are 2 "high note" videos - "Singing Tips Better High Notes" and "Better High Notes - Vowels". Also "Finding the "ah" space" and "Singing Mistakes" - especially 1.54. I hope this helps! 😀🎶

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

@@ShineMedia1 That's really strange, as that is correct. My web address is www.singinglessons.online Maybe just type it into your browser - the blog page is in the menu. 😁

I'll do a cover in 1 week.

@singingtips1

6 ай бұрын

Let me know how you get on!

@MTLVoices

6 ай бұрын

@@singingtips1 I will share a YT link of the draft version.

Thank you for the tutorial.❤ It was so nice to learn from you. I learned a lot, specially the breathings and about the dynamics. I would like to learn to sing this beautiful song. I have a youtube channel BlackSongBird.

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hi. Welcome - I'm happy you're here singing with me. I've listened to some of your songs (and subscribed!) - you are very talented. Thank you for sharing! 🎶😊

What key is she singing in, please?

@singingtips1

5 ай бұрын

Hi! I did it in G for this tutorial, but you can get pdfs and backing tracks in a huge variety of keys. 🙂

@shhh3185

5 ай бұрын

@@singingtips1 Thank you! I have backtracks in G and was pushing them down to F#m but I seem to be able to follow you here. (I'm a mezzo but new to traditional music). Appreciate the tutorial!

Can you pin the lyrics in your top Comment? I’m looking to sing this as a way to pray the rosary

@singingtips1

4 ай бұрын

What a lovely idea! I can try - might need help from my Tech Guy 😉

Excellent! Thank you very much for sharing your talent. God bless you.

Excellent! Thank you very much for sharing your talent. God bless you.

@singingtips1

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!