How I Learned to Sing - Episode 1 

I'm definitely going to try singing softly for a while. Trying to sing with more power doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere.

I needed this so bad .... i am 19 and i am trying to learn how to sing ...and your experience means alot to me... thanks men keep it up!! Greetings from Bolivia :D

" I wanted ugly sounds " Lmao just listen to me trying to sing

I started singing when i was 14. I’m 19 now and I’ve improved a lot over the years. Since then I’ve learned how to take better care of my voice, singing clearly, learning a little about my range on my own, thorough warm ups. Etc. I improved by practicing. I’ve never lost my voice from singing but I have had constriction of my vocal cords from oversinging. I started giving my voice more rest and it has done me wonders. I still want to get a voice coach to perfect my voice and learn how to use the best and correct technique.

When I can sing I swear I'm not talking anymore

I also started singing not so long ago. Fell in love with it when I was a kid but only started at the age of 24. Upgraded a bit and figured that it`s possible to learn anything if you have enough desire and tenacity

Its been 84 years...

Can you do video on your skin routine ?

I really can't sing but I wanna.

it's crazy to hear u talk about ur story. i was the same age, 14 when i really knew i wanted to sing in spite of my voice Lol and it was your videos 10-11yrs ago that started me on the right track. now im in a couple bands n do some shows here n there, and it all started with your vids. im glad i came back to the channel to see you're still out here inspiring all the people that you do Thank you

You're right, singing pianissimo requires a lot more breath control than belting out into a fortissimo range. I sing in the choir at my church (also a baptist church, one of those quaint, white New England buildings that belongs on a postcard, especially now that all the fall leaves are showing), and even though there are half or less as many men as there are women, some of them used to be football players or construction workers and they can be really loud, to the point where they overpower us.

I appreciate this story so much. As someone who has a weighted voice, singing softer really helps. It is better to start softer then add when necessary than to go full force and pull back. Thank you Eric

I am so grateful i know about this now. Almost same story and trying hard. Now woth this practices and advices i believe and have HOPE my truly voice will come out. Can't wait to sing my heart out soon!! Greetings from Springfield, Massachusetts!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏❄🌎

This is what ive been looking for on RU-vid forever! You definitely nailed it for me! Thank you,thank you, and thank you!! Please keep doing videos like this!

10 years and still looking GREAT!

You are continuously one of my biggest inspirations! Looking forward to the rest of this series 👌 Still trying to pluck up the courage to book a vocal lesson with you 😂

Bro it’s been so long !! Welcome back lol

It's been forever !! OMG Welcome back!! Can't wait to learn from you again !!!

Eric!! Double triple super like!!! I can totale relate to your Story: when I was a kid, the director of our gospel choir (who happened to be also my piano teacher, and yes, goddamn, he nailed that Job and taught me how to play piano, he is the god of Piano, so I trusted him with the singing as well), well this man constantly asked me to push harder with my voice. And yes, it gave me self confidence as a Young girl to be able to sing a solo against a 40 people choir WITHOUT a microphone- and the power in my voice is something that I enjoy from Time to time- but I just realized that this was damaging my vocal chords when I wasnt able to speak for one week after each concert. I simply wasnt educated to prepare and Build my Voice properly..... singing along with your videos has really helped me, and this video is a new motivation to start exercising again... so: thank you from Germany!!!

Hi Eric, I just wanted to say you are amazing and I appreciate all the videos you have posted. There are a lot of fakes/people out there to just get your money but you’re a real one, and you seem to actually care and be passionate about teaching people to sing. Thank you for all your advice and help!

Nice to see a new video from you !!!! Of all the singin "teachers" here you are the best. Most of the things i've learned in the past year i picked up from you !! there are lots of people who are talking bout singin and give exercises but the things you show really pushed me forward !!! THANKS cheers from austria

I'm glad you're back. You've helped me a lot in improving my vocal technique. I'm not "amazing"; I still have trouble in some areas, but you have helped me a lot. I go through spells where I don't do vocal warm ups or putting the exercises into practice, and I kinda chastise myself about it. But when I do them, my voice is more agile and free. And I can do more things easier. So I really appreciate your help and videos. As I am currently not able to afford voice classes, I just use the videos I find on RU-vid.

Eric, i first started at this church and joined the choir. Of course, i am much older joining this choir after so many years being in any choir. My first day of the praise team and i ended up horse afterwards...knew this wasn't good. After hearing your story in the church is a true wake up call to my experience. So i will be speaking with my church director of working on vocal training to find my vocal range. Thanks so much Eric, and truly touch on the realities of vocalization which is so important.

I have been waiting you again! Please do this often, please! You help a lot of people

Welcome back Eric! I've missed your videos! This video was so helpful!

Love it ! Your my favorite to learn from so far. I’ve always wanted to sing. Im thankful for you!

I want all the details Eric 😊. Idc how long the story is. I'mma listen to the whole entire thing from beginning to end. Also we need more tales from the industry. You said you were gonna sing Let Me Be The One in the intro of your next vid. Imma still be waiting for that too 😊.

Thanks this was great! 1. Sing softly;pianissimo (promotes flexibility, balance and agility) 2. Practice every day; do exercises as they work

Welcome back, Eric! Greaaaaat to have you back!

I love this video! This is so honest and raw, I feel so much of this! Amazing! - Thank you for posting this!

YESSS!! He’s back!!! You more doing amazing work thanks so much!

Eric, must say that this video gave me so much insight, I want to learn how to sing more than ever at this point in my life, but I need soooo much guidance!!! You are the best ! But definitely I need to book singing sessions with you

Oh wow this is SO interesting to me! About you, your story, and "voice science" I can't wait til the next vid. I brought both of your programs a while ago but I have to admit right now so I'm not as consistent as I should be. I need to get it together but so far I have seen a difference in my voice tho slowly but surely :) I hope one day when I finally gain enough confidence in my voice I get to meet you and the vocal coaches to show y'all how good your exercises worked for me!

so happy you are back bro, have been waiting for very long. hope you will keep sharing your precious tips. good luck bro

Oh snap, Eric you back! Good timing too because I need my singing lessons!

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed to hear. I enjoy all your videos and will definitely take practicing a lot more serious.:)

Love this series, more anecdotes about your epiphanies in lessons!

I really like how hard you work on . to teach this to us!! I like your kindness

Hey Eric I just did my first summer of gigging (5-6 days a week) and am still dealing with a tad discomfort in my cords, but have now been using your vocal warm up videos daily and they’ve been helping a ton! I just wanted to say thank you and glad to see a new upload :) It would be a dream of mine to have an in person lesson session with you some day!

I started with your free courses and it was a journey learning how to sing. Airflow and support where king in my transformation. I couldn't sing on pitch and I pushed a lot. I found out that pitch was natural and all you had to do was control the airflow. It's a lot of unwiring after that and I have to constantly focus where my sound comes from. A good exercise that helps me is to put my fingers on the bottom of my lips and do the OO vowel. Power is really in pianissimo. It's conscious control of your airflow.

HERE YOU ARE!!! Thank you for your vids bro, we love you

OMG... glad I ran across this.. I also sing and a Teacher and I also develop noggin on my vocal cords and been watching different videos on voice therapy I haven't heard my real voice in 10 months but its getting better

I’m struggling so much right now and you just lighted me up 🙌🏼

I need those exercises

It's been so long !!! Welcome back coach 💙 !

When you said you grew up in a church and have those issues with hoarseness I totally related, I have the same exact problem after services. And thennn you said you were from New Orleans!! REPRESENT! Thanks for posting these videos for people who wanna learn like me!

I can contend to ur message here. I myself am obsessed with daily vocalization to strengthen tone and agility. Speaking of agility, part of my daily vocalization routine include ur fast riff and runs exercises "e to ah" on the do to sol scale. Love it and it has helped my flexibility work much! Ur the man bro

Hearing your story has motivated me more than just watching a vocal warm up video on it's own. Part of me has been resisting practice / exercises, and recognising the similarity to you makes me feel inspired that if I put in the effort to practice daily that I really could improve my voice Thank you for sharing your story :)

I’ve always heard a voice in my head that I can’t hear when I sing out loud. Sometimes I’m ok and others I feel like sound off key all the time. I’m now sitting down and trying to learn how to access that inner voice. I’m really good at impersonating different ranges talking but not singing.

Nice to see you here in RU-vid again

Waiting for your lessons for a long time thanks and Welcome back

As always, very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

Love your video’s already!! Please keep on making these video’s 🔥🔥

So love your music and your voice and your guidance

I need you as my teacher seriously!!!!

It's good to see you back Eric! Been subbed for years

Thank you for sharing your experience. It encouraged me a lot and I've been inspired to learn and practice more.

I absolutely LOVE to sing. I struggle sometimes. I'm not the worst that anyone has heard but I'm not the best either. lol. I refused vocal training as well but now I'm beginning to regret it. I was discouraged because I felt that at 34 years of age, I'm getting too old for them. Then, magic happened and I ran across this video. I feel inspired to begin training. I'm not looking to become rich from singing but only to get better vocally. Thank you so much for this video.

ThankYouThankYouThankYou!!! Great information ~ Looking forward to the next one

Omg... This was my life right here... Sang my voice away, literally.. and pushed and pushed till I completely lost my range and I developed nodules. I went to an ENT and he told me I had to stop singing and talking for 2-3 months or have surgery. I have kids so the no talking part was near impossible. But I came off of the choir and praise team that I sang on. Then started to research ways to get rid of the nodules without surgery. Apple cider vinegar helped to bring down the swelling (drank a tblsp everyday) and gargling with coconut oil/ oil pulling really helped. When I could actually sing without major pain I started doing vocal exercises and my range came back and got better. A friend of mine had given me one of your CD's yeeeeeears ago @Eric Arceneaux before I developed nodules and like you I thought it was unnecessary and like you I had to learn the hard way.😑 To be honest vocal exercises are not my favorite thing to do, so I have to force myself to do them some days, but they really really do work. They sound crazy when I'm doing them and my kids mock me, lol, but they are definitely necessary!!! I have a RU-vid playlist of vocal exercises and warmups that I do and I have a couple of CDs. Keep doing what you're doing sir. Thank you.

This has blessed my entire life!!! Thank you!

I actually had very similar idea of singing! I didn't want the vocal lessons not because I thought it is only for classical singers. I was just afraid that a teacher will take away my individuality in singing in order to make me sing what is said is the right way to sing. So instead of taking lessons I decided I want to record my own songs and develop a way of singing that would be pleasant to me. As I later found out, the more effort I put to my own way of singing the less people were liking it - I've heard that I have a good voice when I was singing effortless, and the trap was that I didn't like how I sound effortless. However I started getting vocal lessons since half a year and the improvement is unbelievable! I am so glad I've changed my mind!

Inspiring and exiting . Thank you 🙏🏽 I appreciate you .

I'm already liking this series!

I love that you have the equal sign in the background! :)

Hi Eric. Can't wait for How I Learned to Sing - Episode 2

Hi Eric, thank you so much for posting these videos. I remember you from New Orleans from the Washington Family Church. I’m a few years ahead of you with Michael S. Good to see your doing this. I needed this lesson. My voice has not been the same for a while but what you shared about pulling back makes sense. Thanks again. May God bless your businesses in Jesus name.

i love how he put this with such an honesty.and yaaay for brin mcknight mentioned here he is so dang legendary

This is so inspirational.... Blessings sir

Welcome back eric I am new to the channel but I am fan of you you are very awesome thank you for this helpful videos😍😍😍

You’re the best Eric! Love you

Eric you are awesome! That clarifies so much.

Yay you finally made another video...

YOURE BACK

When I was a pre-teen i grew up listening to Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, George Michael. I used to practice to them

Nice commentary Eric-Love your spirit!

Very nice info Eric. Im so old but love singing... Even thou my voice doesn't sound my age!!😉 im told.. So i listen n like your videos. Never to old to learn. Thx for this... Keep up this good info👍☺

Your videos help incredibly and I appreciated it.

this video came just intime. thank you soo much

Really great video, I'd love to try some of these daily vocal methods. Subbed immediately Brah🤙

Thank you sir. This help was much needed

He's alive people! He's alive!

Always inspiring!

It's a blessing to listen to you bro

O MY GOD! HE'S ALIVEEEEEEE Love your videos

What if you sound good to yourself but when you record yourself you sound like trash?

you are cool and that's one reason we love your videos

I LOVE THIS i need to know the exercises !!!!

Wow I'm just knowing this...thanks a lot Eric you are the best

Fab video. Would love to know more on breath and breathing. How not to run out of breath when singing.

Very good points thank you.

wow that is the same for me and i started in choir to and with your help also

Ugh, I want singing lessons. I wish I had taken them more seriously when I was younger and had a scholarship to a vocal school. Hindsight 20/20

Thanks for all you share Eric!

I have always wanted to sing. And i will be greater somday thank you💙

Anyone can sing but not everyone has a natural amazing singing voice like yours

I’m a broke college student, and decided that the best present I could give my girlfriend is to spend money on the next semester. But then I saw your vocal warm up videos and realized that my voice is free. Thank you so much for helping me give my gift to others! Also, I’m a personal trainer, and since most people work a desk job, drive a car, and sit down on their couch, they don’t know how to breathe. I’ve educated myself on this topic before, but watching your videos gave me a deeper insight into internal cueing and external verification. Maybe someday I’ll teach someone how to breathe by learning how to vocalize! So double, triple thanks.

You have such beautiful skin!

Mahn.. this series is just awesome.. i say.. u must makeit like.. a documentary.. or some thing and release it ...officialy

your speaking timbre melts me down aaaaaaaaaa