5 Bad Singing Habits (Secretly Killing Your Voice) How To Sing With Healthy Habits! 

Was this the warmup video you mentioned? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7qtKF0lLsiU.html

1. Breath control / balance air - know how to sing anywhere in your range in various ways 2. Not the right vocal rest / overuse - listen to body 3. Note reaching - raven beak & connect tone 4. Warm up better - listen to your voice as you warm up. Coax it. 5. healthy lifestyle - what's good for the body and mind is good the voice

The most difficult thing for me is that my disability limits what I can effectively pull off, vocally. For instance, I know that diaphragm control is one of the most effective tools to singing well, but my injury level (broken and severed spine from a car accident) makes it to where I don't really have control over those muscles. Trying to figure out a way to manage my air when muscle control is limited can be aggravating, but I sing regardless because I like to and I want to. Not really sure why I'm saying all of that, but I felt like it. Lol

Probably the biggest thing negatively impacting my voice: not getting enough sleep!

Also you are literally the only vocal coach that is able to shift my mindset and inspire me to practice.Thank you for that!

I've been singing for my whole life and everyone always said how great singer i am. Always when i listened back to those phone recordings I heard that something isnt right especially if some notes where out of my comfortable speaking range. When it came to recording myself professionally I finally realised how bad things are. I have always just tried to expand my range and like you said in this video I have great support and I can mix really well but everything else has been horrible. I had way too much air passing through my vocal chords, so much tension in my neck, i apparently didnt even know what real support was until I learned from your video how to "lift something heavy" :D. Now im writing my bands first album and we start recording soon. Now my routine is that I warm up softly until my voice feels right without any squeks or air passing through and I get sensations that my neck has 0 tension and voice has left my throat to upper parts and I have good support from my diaphragm and lower abdominals. Then I try to sing as softly as I can until my voice feels ok to move on to raspy stuff and screaming which both I learned from you also. You are a gem Chris. Thank you for letting me do what I love as long as I can. Now I dont have rest after 3 songs in karaoke. Your free voice course is a must for everyone.

All I have to say is "I am SOOOOO glad I never intentionally attempted to sing before studying with you!" Looking forward to further progress. Thanks as always! 💕

Haven't watched yet, but definitely left a like.

i'm currently rehabilitating my voice from a random onset of vocal paresis of my right vocal cord. youtube recommended this video to me and i'm really grateful for it. it's affirming that i'm doing the right things to get back on track and challenges me to ask more questions of intention about my warmups.

Everytime I watch vocal instructions by anyone else, I always get bored and lose interest. But somehow you get my full attention. Everything you said makes sense to me.

I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS 3 years ago!!!!! PURE GOLD. Chris brings advice that is *real, relatable, balanced, unconventional in the best way, the MUCH NEEDED for the world way. ;)

About alchohol: It draws water away from your body so your chords will be hoarse and if you sing that way your voive tires faster.

Dynamics Overuse Reaching for notes (think down on notes -> then experiment with resonance, vowels, breathing, tongue) then join to the voice Not warming up (warm up mindfully, for what you are going to do) Being unhealthy

Maestro Chris is the very BEST🌹 “What’s good for the mind and body is good for the voice”👏👏

Thanks for the extra information here in addition to the video of yours I watched yesterday - Singers: How to (and how not to) Rest Your Voice. I really appreciate your attention to detail. Since I'm resting my voice for the next few days the subject you covered here is very timely! For me, signs I'm overdoing it rarely manifest themselves while I'm practicing - when it would actually be helpful! Instead I wake up the next day with a very hoarse voice. The discipline I need to develop is to stop singing even when I'm having a great time and sounding good because it's just been too many hours and I should know I'm bound to feel it the next day. I just get so enthusiastic it's hard to stop. I taught myself to sing and my warm up was always singing songs one octave lower than they were recorded. I'm a high baritone so singing songs one octave lower than they are on the record is very comfortable and easy for me to do. It seemed like a natural way to warm up but now I'm guessing that way of warming up probably wasn't optimal.

This is a great video Chris, I relate to a lot of it. Especially the air flow and getting hoarse. Vocal warms up for me are very personal as in I have to do them alone and it's a chance to sort of centre myself and focus on what's really happening inside, if it's not coming easily then something is wrong; tension, forgetting to breathe etc. Generally for studio recordings, I do a fifteen minute warm up alongside some breathing exercises and then I am pretty much prepped for the studio, first few takes are sometimes a little rough as I am just trying to find my flow and get into the moment from the world outside. This is the new me as of a few years now, I used to batter my voice in to doing what I wanted it to do, very bad habit.

I played in a cover band for nearly 20 years. Voice was one thing I could count on even if I was sick until one day. Literally overnight. Woke up with a sore throat. Couldn't control pitch at all. Slowly over weeks I gained back control but had no strength or stamina. Unable to get any grit/overdrive. It would go straight to clipping. Singing with strength makes me start to gag. I'll literally dry heave if I sing too long or too hard.

Brilliant breakdown Chris, it's easy to get bogged down in bad habits and poor technique when you're constantly using your voice. You've pointed out some definite obstacles and ways to overcome them 👍

You just came up as a RU-vid suggestion… here I am, a 45 year old whose sang my entire life, & even I was inspired & enlightened here. Maybe I’m trying to hard now to hit those Gen X rock high notes? I’m going to take your advice here! Subscribed! Namaste 🙏

Recording my voice is what really helps me hear it ..sounds daft but it's a great tool! Don't just record to show people. .record to learn

Holy shit, starting in my head voice and bringing it down just changed the game for me!

I've been taking the chain smoking approach for a couple years, looking for better range and power in my voice. Wish me luck.

I’ve been watching your videos and I never understood how much exercises and time it actually takes to have a good voice, I get jealous from friends of mine that just naturally sing amazing. I ask them so many questions on how I can work with mine but they all say they don’t even think about it it just comes to them. I play guitar and always wanted to sing and you break things down very simple. I catch myself trying to harmonize with vocalist I listen to. I feel like I have potential but just can’t get there. Thanks for your vids they’ve been helping me a lot to understand the hard work it takes to use your voice!!

Really great choice of words to explain the philosphy of singing, your delivery really resonates with me.

Your ability to break stuff down intelligently but in a simple way that anyone can understand, really helps. Incredibly knowledgeable guy. Like the biology info...it matters

One of the best peace of advice I could got by a teacher from youtube. Thank you Chris! You rock! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

So inspirational, Chris. This is pure gold.

I've followed your free course and I have learned so much stuff about my voice.. like.. I used to make the mistake of avoiding going too high just because of fear of sounding "too nasal" but in fact it helped me explore a wider range I didn't know I had besides learning more about my breathing. Thanks a lot. BTW, I'd love a video focused on HIM's Ville Valo's voice some day. He's got such a beautiful and uncommon voice for rock and metal and still makes it work flawlessly. In the meantime I'll keep watching your vids :)

I really appreciate the knowledge you drop daily. Many thanks sir!

Concise, and on point. Heard 'em all before, but probably not so simply packaged, and together and in one place. Thanks Chris, one for my mantra play list.

What a great open talk Chris, thank you.

I've just realized that I was having acid reflux caused by gluten for over a year now. I changed my diet and I'm still recovering, but instantly noticed positive changes. I didn't have any symptoms at all, except that I would feel uncomfortable during/after singing. I thought It was technique because I'm self taught. I've worked really hard on warming up like a maniac and doing everything perfectly and It wouldn't go away. Tried resting my voice for a whole month and It didn't work. Tried to always sing with an empty stomach and never lay flat for 3h after my last meal, didn't work. I always drank tons of water and It didn't change anything. In the end, It could only be reflux and it was! Maybe this information could help a few people.

I love the way you explained this ❤️ it’s helping a lot. Lots of love and light sent your way✨🦋

I like how the singer from disturbed is helping us common folk.

This is profound beyond vocal training. Good stuff!

These things i definitely needed about 5-7 years ago. I'm guilty of all these, Now with more experience I am glad I didn't completely destroyed my voice.

Excellent vid. Used your imagine you’ve got water in the mouth and chicken noise for last gig which worked a treat. Forgotten how to sing since but all these tips have reinstalled the feelings I need to sing. Thanks Chris

Thank you for the very helpful 'breathing' information ! After many, many years (30 + ) of public singing in large choirs, and small groups (trio) I'm learning new aids ! Great helps ! Good job, teacher =) !

I came for the tips and left with extra insight. Tysm! Glad I found your channel

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thanks you so much..my bad habits has been killing my voice...now i am at rest for a couples days.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

that authentic sound is most fulfilling

I need to stop using too much air when it’s not necessary. In the famous words of Chester, I’m breaking the habit tonight!

The body and voice thing is so frigging real! I’ve even met a couple of people who actually lost their voice temporarily directly from extreme stress. No, I don’t mean people who had a brain infarction or anything like that but simply wrecked their bodies through stress and then had to wait several for weeks before they could use it their voice. One of them is a musician and music teacher. He was forced to use the piano only to teach, for at least one semester. Imagine that… So guys, don’t you get there if you value your life and your music.

Chris Lepe is a beacon of light in this world of darkness...😉

As always, an amazing video! 🤘🏻🥳

a most wonderful instructional video!!

love the content! thanks for being so active! this channel would blow up again very soon i can feel it! i write a bit of lyrics and sing a bit, and would like to put out some content, how can i start doing so ? a few of my lyrics have been published, but i would like to put out songs i guess....where should i start? also, i love your vocal covers!! i would love to see some of those again!!

Awesome singer, Awesome coach. Thanks again Chris!

I can annoy people with my voice pretty well. Should I really lean into that?

u should do Dustin Bates from the band starset. He’s a powerhouse

Great advice here and very well explained! Going to watch many more of your videos, thanks for making them!

Number 2 and 3. I overused my voice, and have had chronic laryngitis for 7 months. I've gone from singing pretty much every day og my life to not being able to sing or use my voice at all for 7 months. I pushed when I couldn't do the things I normally could, and gradually killed my voice. I've never felt so broken and helpless as I have for the last 7 months. Not even when I couldn't use my arm for 8 months after a surgery. I hate my life. Don't be me!

Recently, I rewatched your videos and you said something about using the part that you close off air flow when straining. I tried it and it was like a something broke out and I had this nice, loud, full, oscillalting note like never before. Truly groundbreaking. Then I talked to my friend who used to be a vocal trainer of some sort? but his ques didn't quiet stick. But after the incident, every thing he explained kinda clicked and now my perception and understanding of singing has changed. I always thought more air, more support was better but now understand that ther needs to be a balance, and the balance between airflow and support, chest voice and head voice ratio is what makes all the unique sounds and vocals sound the way they are. Not sure if that is the right way to put it though. Anyway, thank you Chris for all the information P.S. What is your opinion on heavy squats and lifting type bracing(valsalva manuver) in correlation to singing support?

Articulate and insightful. Very useful. I'm signing up for you course.

Chris, do you compile a list of subjects to touch on way in advance, or do these more or less come to you more sporadically, perhaps from recent observations that you believe you ought to delve into while the subject is still fresh and circulating in your mind? You have an excellent knack for topic selection

Now I’m interested in knowing what kind of singing style your Son is into! When do we get to hear his voice?

Very helpful. Thank you.

This video.. . ✅ Is giving me great advice. ⬜ Is telling me facts I didn't know. ✅ Is literally calling me out, & I feel some type of way about it.

Very important teaching

Awesome advice!! Thank you, Chris!! Subscribed!! 👍👍

5 Singing Habits Secretly Killing YOUR Gains! (NOT CLICKBAIT!!)

Love these videos! Helps me with my metal vocals

Thank you for sharing the wisdom sir!

U are inspiring my friend!! Thx for the wonderful words of wisdom…🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

I've taught myself so far how to sing and I feel like I've learnt at least 70% of those wrong habits you're talking about 😂😭. Do you still have courses available or spaces to teach??

Most times, I am fine. But, I worked at a game yelling over fair rides. So it's hard to lose my voice. I do need to not push so hard. While learning.

Brilliant helped me think a bit more out the box

Good insight.

Hi, man! I really dig your vocal lessons! It has made a difference for sure. I'm slowly developing my own voice now. Thank you! Could you make a "How to sing like John Lennon" lesson?

The smoking vs. voice controversy continues. Not a smoker myself, but some singers swear by smoking to keep their voices in shape. Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin smoked all their adult lives and both claimed it helped their singing. And I've personally known singers that felt the same way. Maybe they're just internally justifying their addiction, but they claim to believe it's a benefit for their voice.

This video has helped me a lot. Thank you so much!!

Thanks.. Don't let your ego lead you...

Really excellent video here. Keep up the great content!

Oh no I been reaching for notes. That'll have to go. Great video thanks

Thank you Chris! amazing tips as always. How long in terms of minutes do you think should we practice singing and how long should we rest?

For part 1 -- I have great dynamics... except once it's moderately loud or louder, I get stuck there. My loud is just... loud. There's not a whole lot interesting going on there.

You're a genius

if your gunna list 5 things, you should organize the video in away where you name it 1,2,3,4,5. and give timestamps. I know you want people to just watch it through, but it makes it sooo much easier to navigate and go back. It also just helps people see exactly where you go on to the next idea just an idea to help you grow your channel its a tried to trued method to do the timestamps. only take a few mins

Love this. Sound advice. Thanks.

Over projecting got me for a while (too much air) trying to come in above backing tracks/instruments. Monitors will save your voice.

Appreciate it cause some moments I sound like a angel and then sometimes I sound like a car going down the road on 4 skid plates 😂😐😆

Great video! Thank you!

Wow your voice on that intro

Awesome video,thank you🤙🤘

Excellent presentation!

Man, you are so charismatic that you could have literally been pitching me the idea of cooking and eating my own family at the beginning of this video, and not only would I have agreed, I would have been excited to do it. Lol

Thanks!

Much appreciated

Thank you 🙏

Amazing tipps!!

You’re awesome thank you dude

Gr8 Stuff Again Chris 👌

couldnt find the link for that vocal warmup. thanks so much for these videos by the way

Thank you soooooo much for this video

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I actually have a really strong voice I’m using it for metal

6:40 but how can I stop going into falsetto if I want to hit that note in headvoice

Do you have a vocal course ? I really enjoy your videos

cold food, and yogurt are the most thing make my voice feel not good , they can make Phlegm in my throat

Gracias