Voice Teachers React to Marcelito Pomoy Singing "The Prayer" 

Wow..... I guess i saw this coming but probably not to this extent. Calling us Racists seems like a big stretch, but ok. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Something that I think is being misunderstood is the term "Flat". I think that some people think that we're describing his voice as flat, which is wrong. We are saying Flat as in the musical term for being slightly under the pitch. He is singing a little bit out of tune. This is something that EVERY SINGLE SINGER has done before. Most singers struggle with this, including ourselves, and thats why we use it as a tool to learn from Marcelito. We know Marcelito is capable of singing in tune, he is a PROFESSIONAL SINGER! At the start of the video we say "Good singers sing Flat sometimes", this is because we get a lot of backlash from people thinking we're taking someone down when we're trying to normalize wrong notes. The best singers in the world have off days. I know that this will not change peoples minds about us. We just want to be correctly understood if we are going to receive this much hate.

The word you were looking for is “head voice”. And about your comment and preferring that he should sing with someone else, what he is currently doing is actually a traditional singing in the Philippines called “Doble-Kara”. But minus the half-half costume that doble-kara singers wear in the Philippines. So no, he shouldn’t do a duet with someone else just because you’re missing the harmony. He is keeping a style of Filipino singing alive. A cultural thing that isn’t seen often anymore as it was back in the day. Also too much ego attached. Relax a little bit. While staying educational and strict while staying neutral. You’re letting a lot of personal preferences take over a video instead of focusing on the technical and artistic side of things more. Who cares what voice you prefer from Dimash. It’s not a choice, it’s their brand of singing and their art. Not a standard that should or shouldn’t be for you or your students. They are artists. If you want to make this more educational, lose a bit of the ego and yourselves, and more on technical and artistic parts while still letting them be what they are instead of trying to mold artists into your own style or preferences. There’s just too much things about yourselves not enough on the art of singing itself. Just my 2 cents. I’m a nobody. 😊

First time hearing a reaction looking for perfection instead of being amaze that a person can sing two voices

Interesting discussion on the flatness. I think he's also holding back a bit of his energy for those booming Bocelli parts, like a runner warming up for a sprint. He sounds gorgeous in both voices, I'm just gobsmacked by his ability to do both of these parts at the same time. Phenomenal.

"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."

he did the little "yawn" at the end because his producer was kidding him about his "Celine" voice, so he essentially was "spitting her out" lol

In the first place, nobody taught him how to "sing correctly". He learned it by listening. The mere fact that he did it on his own makes him stand out. You two turn us off. Not finishing this video.

use of the thang technique, use of vibrato impressive, marcelito sings with a voice head mix, always remains in resonance head mix, always stays between the third and fourth octave, then when he needs power he alternates the male and female head mix for go beyond the fourth octave of a note,I'm impressed because I'm Italian, I've been singing as a tenor for over 38 years.

ive been listening to music for over 40 years and never heard one person doing a duet (males and females) part and make it sound like two different persons singing and doing it that good. every time i hear him sing im in shock and ah because its not normal. its actual unheard of.

"Listening to someone singing and looking just for the mistakes then you're not listening at all"

I am confused,how these two are finding so called many flaws in his singing,I have watched many reaction videos from real professional vocal coaches,and none of them were this critical and condescending.I will not make the mistake of clicking on this channel again.

come on let us here you sing this piece

You guys could talk under water. You made it all about YOU.

I just wanna say, Marcelito didn't take any vocal lessons. No formal trainings. Pure gift.🇵🇭

Wow! Do you really know what you’re talking about? I’ve read hundreds of reactions from very good voice teachers and a lot of very very good reactors who are very technical when it comes to music and singing and none have said he is “very, very flat”. Wow! I can’t believe you said that.

Waiting you two cover this song...we will see how good you are.

i've been viewing to many reactions from vocal coaches & singers about marcelito... they are super amazed & impressed...u are the only ones who say he's flat! what are you...SUPER PERFECT hard to please vocalists? Mark my word, this is gonna be the first and last time i would ever view this channel!

Doing duets by himself alone is what made him famous. 🙃 That’s what sets him apart from all other great singers. You guys saying that you prefer him to sing one part of the song only is like telling him to lose his trademark.

I have seen a ton of reaction videos on this piece by Marcelito from more experienced senior vocal coaches, and not once did I hear them say about him being flat and all your other critiques.

Wow you are the first reaction I encountered to tell Marcelino got a flat note on his vowels

"he spent alot of time working on it" Lmao

You’re just good in critising him being flat can you do two voices youreself too?

Oh my! I've watched many reaction videos to this and by far you two are the most critical! Wont be watching you again.

For me he is the best singer in world I ever heard...

Indeed, those who cannot practice, teach...and those who cannot perform, criticize...and those who cannot act, react. That's true in every field, in every profession, in every career, in every industry, in every art. That's made more manifest & real in this reaction video.

Dont know where you guys get the AUDACITY to react to Marcelito `s cover , after hearing and seeing you singing in your video , his male" and "female" voice is 100 times better than yours.

It is my understanding that he learned to sing by hearing others music and mimicking their voice. He grew up on the streets and he used to sing so he wouldn’t feel so alone.

He doesn’t sound flat to me. There are a few times when he seems just a little bit off, especially as he runs out of breath or just before a transition to the other voice. I suspect it’s partly that he’s getting a breath and quickly rearranging his vocal structures. After all, achieving the impossible isn’t easy. I don’t see how it could be done better. This is an extraordinary performance and his voice is gorgeous. I think you agree. I don’t know if you realize it, but there is a Philippine tradition of men singing in two voices, so it’s not strange there. He is singing in two foreign languages, which must add even more difficulty. He is not classically trained, he is self-taught. His little gesture at the end isn’t a yawn, he explained that he was spitting out Celine Dion.

For me, the tone, timbre, ranges, sounds, pitch, and anymore musical terms for the song " The Prayer" - Marcelito Pomoy has done it perfectly, excellently and amazingly beautiful. Period..

He is self taught, never had a lesson in his life . Lived on the streets from an early age as he was abandoned. He sang as its something he loved. He has quite a story if you read up about it.

the "superflat" which you downgraded later on to "minutely audible flats" are due to the style he chose (like the slides and celine-like vowels); and pop singing is different from classical also. Technically you may be right, but the styles he chose for me made him sound better. If he sang it the way you wanted him to sing it, it may turn out "lame" and "ordinary". I hope you get what i mean....sometimes it is about sounding "better" as opposed to sounding "correct". As you said- it is a matter of preference. Peace!

I've listened to at least twenty reactions to this cover and a lot of them have been by voice teachers. Amazing how all the others didn't pick up on the things you did. Just amazing......... You do know that english and Italian are not his native tongue, right? And he is trying to sound like Celine Dion. The fact that he can pronounce the vowels just like she does is pretty amazing. He's doing it on purpose. And just so you know, at the end, he's not yawning. The guys behind the scenes were teasing him about his female voice, and at the end, he's "spitting" the female out.

And we can no confuse things: you are singing theacher - you are not si gera. You know how to sing, how to teach and help people to sing. You don't need to perform better than your pupils to teach them and to help them to improve. Well done! Good work!

Somehow I knew I was going to hate these peoples reaction after watching them do Morissite. These two who are unknown and with no discernible talent are harsh on those who are relatively well known. At least way more well known than those the react to.

Ive watched literally 10s of reactions of this video, youre the first one to say hes singing flat 😅.

You really have to listen to this with a really good pair of headsets. You can hear some but not all.

Wauwwwww what a comment, please just listen how talented this guy is.......Gods gift....and non vocal lessons, did you?

We're waiting for your version miss.

That was quite the analysis! I'm trying to sing in the same way Marcelito does. If you didn't know - he hadn't had any voice lessons. I could (and have) listened to him sing all day. I am intrigued by his abilities.

This is a honest critic people. Hell, I'm a Filipino. That's it. These people are vocal coaches.tThey know their stuff. Respect the critique. That is the purpose of React videos. Mga kababayan... it's not all the time we get praise. These coaches know what they're talking. Thanks for the honest critic. Sana lahat ng mga youtubers ganyan mag critic, di yung puro pauwi! (To all youtubers, like you both, All am wishing is an all unbiased,, honest critic. Not all praise!) Mano po.

I learn so much from you videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

It took 32 minutes to tear apart a guy from P.I. that doesn't speak English and is singing in English and Italian. Good Job!

He is self taught. His mother abandoned him when he was 7 yrs. old. He had to live on the streets. Lesson to his story. So sad.

Get a life both of you!!!! He is brilliant!! The best I heard all my life!!

I'm watching! Again this show. Wow2x!! Very impressive voice Amazing.💕👏💕..

find me a person in this whole universe who can sing that kind of song sitting down better than him in a duet, you win but if you cannot find anyone (CASE CLOSED) MARCELITO WINS

This two is being too perfectionist why dont you just sing and be a famous if you really know how to sing ..

Delia judging in the beginning like a pro, it's 'superflat'🤣🤣 to singing like an amateur because she finally heard he is so perfect and she sounds so ordinary🤣🤣

You two are so professional can we hear you two make a cover of this song. I can see that it will be soo good

How about you two sing the same song and lets compare which one is better. His version (alone) who have no proper training? Or your version, who have a proper training and experience?

I can switch pretty well to lower than expected as an alto- but yeah, definitely difficult, and I’m nowhere as good as Marcelito.

Can you two do a cover of this song? let me see how amazing your techniques based on your critic..

sounds good to the rest of the world, its the talent, skill ability, show me anyone else that can do this, its not the "perfection" thats needed, who cares, he has a good range of voices

I'm a music teacher (30 years) and have very good relative pitch. Marcelito is not in tune all of the time, but it is not to the detriment of his performance. Some performers are painful to listen to, as they are sooo out of tune. Marcelito is fine. Listen to his entire performance (and other songs) before trying to 'fix' his intonation.

In defense of Marcelito , he grew up very poor and didn’t have voice lesson. Self thought like most Pilipino singers.

I didn't know that he was kinda flat until I heard your observations. I listened again I agree. Some notes are kinda flat. However, he's still impressive and so talented.

Super flat talent you have guys & Marcelito Pomoy has a Super Brilliant talent that keep blowing up our mind thanks for your opinion

Can you two do a cover of this song? let me see how amazing your techniques based on your critic.

he is creating the female voice that's why you hear flatness.

How often do you send food back to the kitchen at restaurants? That's the vibe I'm getting.

His Exprsssion of this song reaches deep...the soul expression of how he sings this song is better than anyone I have heard before.

A lot of reactors and voice teachers reacted to this, and you're the only one who said he is superflat. Lol

So amazing, heavenly, Brilliant talent...He had no formal training, learned by mimicking sound. Just amazing.

This girl says "super flat" then goes " minute flatness".....oh well, how can I take her words when she's not even consistent on what she's saying, she herself is not convinced by her own judgement😅😂🤣Well, she was impressed in the end, it was just her eagerness to find some flaws even before she could get to the middle of the video.....is that so we think that she's a better singer😁 😆 17:23 How do you know he spent a lot on it??? It is not like he went through voice lessons, it's a God-given talent and Chase got it right to say that he learned singing by just listening. Even singing in different languages is amazing as he didn't have school education (doesn't speak English but sings in different languages English, French, Chinese and Italian). Marcelito is a champion to be able to sing as he does.

I'm on a Macelito Pomoy reaction video spree and this is the ONLY video so far that gave this kind of reaction. This is weird ??

To be honest I didn't enjoy your criticisms he is a self-taught singer who has never had any professional training and I feel he is doing stuff neither of you are capable of with all your training just my opinion but but you asked for it

My head is spinning listening to your reaction on Marcelitos performance. That is me reacting to you both Lol

I was chomping at the bit waiting for you guys to get to the male side! 😉

For the people in the comments: DISAGREEMENTS ARE NOT GROUNDS FOR DISRESPECT. I think people care more about spectacle than substance. Marcelito’s singing here is not unimpressive by any means- singing in a character voice takes time and skill of sorts. However, when there are flaws or imperfections, there is no wrong in voicing that. They’re critiques as trained voice teachers with practical experience in the field is valid. After all it’s the teachers that are most often behind the greatest voices. Yes they have their preferences, but once again: DISAGREEMENTS ARE NOT GROUNDS FOR DISRESPECT.

This channel is like watching a nurse telling a qualified surgeon how to do his job.😀😀😀😀especially after watching her singing, I will crown her the KARAOKE QUEEN.🙏🏾🙏🏾

Attention! He is sitting down and in a live bus studio. Try to sing like this while you are sitting.

here in the philippines is have a lot of singer man or talent like that marcelito pomoy one man have a two voice girl and boy because here in the philippines the hobbies of all people is singing everywhere wherever u want sing

CRAZY!

Most confusing reaction🤔. You call yourselves " a voice teachers" and no clue about the difference of counter tenor and soprano? Won't be attending your class...lol🤣. Guy's self taught and I've never seen like this talent before. Singing two different voices, two different languages (not his) and sitting down. He's just on his own league. Hat's off to you Marcelito 👍.

I think its more nasally than flat, but for being self taught he does an excellent job

I am not a singer but I think you guys did a great job analyzing and pointing out some parts of his singing 🔥

i can't believe chase said those things lets get him

First of all, he's singing like Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli. He's had no professional teaching, and he sings two languages that he doesn't know. He's been on his own since he was 7 years old and he can sing like that. You guys should show each of you, how you would go from a female voice to a male voice, in English and in Italian with perfection. What are you trying to prove? I've listened to other voice teachers and it looks like you guys are trying to be the most critical you can be from all others. Let's see you do it and show your video, each of you separately. Thumbs down and no subscribing.

based on your reaction, analysis and criticism, we challenge you both to sing LIVE "The Prayer". then your viewers will judge if it's as good as Marcelito's version... you're too technically perfectionist that you don't know how to listen and enjoy the talent that he has...

Chase thank you so much for your honest opinion😊

You have finally understood that he is not flat, because he is self-taught, he lived on the street from the age of 7 to 28, abandoned by his family whom he found later thanks to his celebrity... and he learned to sing on his own to eat every day its like that he sings both voices so well which is rare to do, he first sang Céline Dion then Andréa and then he did both with the cool swich ... and this is how a woman spot her in the street and marry her and he has a girl and does america's got talent ect... and is in demand all over the world these days because he has this unique ability to do all the voices he just has to listen to a person sing and then he does the same lol... with his head voice and his chest voice, and sitting down, it's not his embarrassment because necessarily in the street he was singing like that.. . another seated will have a harder time singing lol... here's the info and he comes from the Philippines....

I also like when he sang the 'con te partiro' @ America's Got Talent .. Marcelito nailed it.

this woman is so perfect to the point that she never finished first the song b4 giving her "comments"

Please give us another reactions on Marcelito Pomoy's songs on AGT and let us see if your grade on MP will change.

You are so super perfect...There are a lot of vocal coaches that i heard their commentary and analysis are practical ...

His story is that he was orphaned at the age of 7ys old, he was living on the street alone. when he was 14 he realized he can sing and by imitating what he hears and saw on tv.

Can you sing a male voice? I dare you, miss!🤦‍♀️

follow him with your tuned keyboard

What a reaction video in the world i have watched..... Damn keep it up

People that criticize others are ways to validate their own insecurities and to reaffirm the negative perception they have of themselves.

If our Marcelito is SUPER FLAT, you guys are SUPER PERFECT! So we want you guys to show us what you've got.✌️

You two seems like a perfect singers … would you mind singing the same song.. and let's see how good you could be😊

I wanna hear you guys sing duet and we’ll check reactions from viewers..

Dear, I challenge you to sing this song together ✌️😅 Teach us plsssssss.... Can't wait.

I've watched 50+ Marcelito Pomoy's "the prayer" reaction videos. With vocal coach observation, but you two have the best fare and equal judgement about it, especially with Melia, I'm looking it in positive way. But in the end, Marceleto is the best so far. By the way, I'm from the Philippines. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 Keep it up! and more power to your channel.😊

I love U Marcelito, A great artist

Really of all the things to say about MARCELITO POMOY you say a lot of negative comments. Of all the decades of listening to great singers, he is a truly unique singer. Thousands of professional vocal coaches, teachers, and so on have never pointed that he sings flat. They do point out how difficult it is to go from female voice to male voice and it is simply astounding. I could go on and on, but I will say this there are millions of people who appreciate his talent. People admire him, for a man who grew up on the streets of the Philippines, homeless, and penniless. He also taught himself how to sing, with no technical training. My question is who are you? Have you had that much difficulty in your life?

Can you do a cover on this song, seems like you two are on the level based on your analysis and critic.

When you start by criticizing from the start of the song to the end and you are viewing something you don't see much on earth, you probably think of yourselves so high up there on a pedestal.

Marcelito is superflat, she said..... oh boy.... 😂