Hot Voice How-Tos
How To: Do a loud fingerless whistle
How to do a loud fingerless whistle
How To: Loudly whistle with four fingers
This is a clear, easy to follow instructional video on how to whistle loudly with your fingers! This is the two-finger method, which is easiest for beginners. First put your tongue to the back of your mouth, and slightly curl your lips inwards. Using both hands with two fingers, place the tips in your mouth on, resting slightly on your tongue. Make sure your fingers just have a tiny bit of space between them; and then blow! This should make an extremely loud whistle. To practice, you should e...
How To: Loudly whistle with one hand
How to loudly whistle with one hand
How To: Scream with your diaphragm for heavy metal vocals
This video gives you a little more detail on using your diaphragm to scream as to not hurt your voice, but keep your vocals hardcore.
How To: Beatbox "Wind" by Kenny Muhammed
In this how to video you will learn how to beatbox "Wind" by Kenny Muhammed. This tutorial is great for those wanting to learn the basics of beatboxing.
How To: Practice head voice octave slides (sirens) to strengthen your singing voice
In this two-part singing lesson, Kevin Richards will teach you about octave slides, sometimes called octave sirens, which are vocal drills that well help increase the range of your head voice and strengthen the transition between chest and head registers. This vocal exercise can be done anytime, anywhere. There's no need for a piano or audio scale.
How To: Score a perfect singing audition
Do you dream of being the next American Idol? Even the greatest singers can get lost with a bad audition. You sometimes only have one shot to prove your talent and singing alone in the shower and singing in front of judges is incredibly different.
How To: Recognize and resolve voice register breaks when singing
One of the main problems that haunts beginning singers are voice register breaks. Why does you voice break? And how do you prevent it? Well, in this singing lesson, Kevin Richards shares his knowledge on the reasons behind voice resister breaks and serves up some possible solutions for you.
How To: Beatbox an inward roll
In this how to video, Zani teaches us the inward roll beatbox technique. This lesson is essential for the beginning beatboxer.
How To: BeatBox the crab & record scratching technique
This beatboxing tutorial shows you how to use your hand and breathing techniques to produce a record scratching illusion. This is known as the crab scratch or record scratch technique. It's extremely easy to do, but it's one of the noises that awes spectators. Practice and improve your beatboxing skills!
How To: Fry scream for hard rock vocals
Classically trained singers will tell you that screaming is the worst thing you can ever do to your vocal chords, but if you're into singing/screaming heavy metal or rock then it's necessary to know how to scream with minimal damage.
How To: Beatbox the Basic Sounds (Kick Drum, Hi-hat & Rimshot)
This video teaches the bare basic sounds for beatboxing and gives you some simple beats to start practicing with. To help you out with timing, use the online metronome at http://www.metronomeonline.com/.
How To: Practice vocal riffs, runs & control
This video is for those who are either at an advanced skill level or have practiced video number two in this series a few times.
How To: Make Strange Vocalizations, Guttural and Other Sounds
How to produce strange noises using your mouth and throat. Guttural Noises
How To: Yodel with basic control techniques
Here are some new yodels and tips and tricks.
How To: Teach your baby to sing on pitch
Babies can learn to sing on pitch starting at age 3-5 months. This tutorial teaches you techniques so your baby can learn to sing. Start nurturing your child's musical ability with the tips from this how to video.
How To: Do a high pitched scream
Cory teaches us how to do a high pitched scream in this video tutorial. This is the same as a low scream, just higher in pitch. The first this to do is to let out a lot of air when you are using a high pitched scream. This is the opposite of what you would do for a low pitch yell. The next thing to do is to position your tongue in your mouth. The tongue should be up to the front of your mouth touching your bottom teeth. The last thing to remember is to use a different spot in your throat, fin...
How To: Beatbox the Classic Snare Sound
If you've seen my basic sounds tutorial (and if you haven't, you should!) you'd know a rimshot sound instead of a snare. The classic snare, while considerably more tricky, is far more versatile.
How To: Teach children to sing with more volume
In this how to video, Kathie explains some simple techniques you can use to help teach children to sing with more volume. Make sure you do not tell them to be just louder because that will teach them to strain their throats. Watch this tutorial and you will be able to teach singing to kids in no time at all.
How To: Teach children to use their diaphragms
In this how to video, Kathie talks about using the diaphragm and shows some tools she's used to help kids with vocal exploration. These are great tips to utilize if you are teaching a music class or a children's choir. You'll be able to teach kids to sing in no time at all with this tutorial.
How To: Make your singing voice sound deeper
Looking to impress the ladies with your singer voice? Most of us could only sound like Barry White by gargling cockleburs. But you can pull off a throaty, soulful resonance with the right kind of practice.
How To: Sing high notes with vibrato
Saher known as “sbGALT” is here to help with your singing vibrato. He gives an example of what vibrato is & how it varies from straight tone when singing. He sings a note with & without vibrato to illustrate the differences.
How To: Scream sing like Mitch Lucker from Suicide Silence
In this video, we learn how to scream sing with Mitch Lucker. First, you want to prepare your body by deep breathing in and out. You then want to breath in deep with your voice and start to make a growling noise. Once you have this sound, you will want to practice with it very often. Next, get a full stomach of air and then drop your voice very low. After this, release all of your breath while breathing out in a low voice. Then your voice will sound extremely low and you will be scream singin...
How To: Perform lip trill warm up exercises for vocal chords
This video is a demonstration of a lip trill warm up technique for vocalists. A great way to relax and warm up your vocal chords. Plenty of helpful tip are included in this instructive video.
How To: Alter your pitch and tone while singing
Watch this video to learn how to alter your pitch and tone while singing!
How To: Do deep screams and pig squeals in metal singing
In this video, we learn how to do deep screams in metal singing. You will take a high note and add to it by pushing your throat. This is like doing the vocal fry method. After you keep practicing, this will become a guttural scream. Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth and shape your mouth into a fish shape. Let the air flow steadily and the noise will come out really deep and out of your guts. This may take you several days or weeks to do, but don't give up easily! Once you get the scre...
How To: Sing Without Straining
How To Sing Without Lifting Your Larynx
How To: Remove vocal breaks from your singing voice
Vocal breaks are a serious problem for singers just starting out. For those of you new to singing, Kevin Richards offers some advice on how to avoid vocal breaks.
How To: Beatbox a humming bass kick and snare
In this how to video you can learn fundamental techniques for beatboxing, a humming bass kick and snare sound. This lesson is essential for the beginner beatboxer.
How To: Extend your upper range while singing
In this video, Kevin Richards teaches us some vocal exercises and how to expand the upper range of the head register voice for singing. The exercise, a "reverse octave", involves starting at a high note (in the head register) with a "He" sound, and singing down an octave to end up with a "Ya" sound. The purpose of this is that making the "h" sound in "He" works the diaphragm. Richards will explain this and demonstrate it in the video. After learning how to do the exercise, you will learn help...
How To: Sing high notes for men
The focus of this video is on singing high notes for men. The first step is to identify which mode your high note are sung in: classical, contemporary, or falsetto. For most men around the E flat note of the range determines which of these three routes is natural to the singer. For classical singers there is a distinct throttling around this pitch change into higher notes, a region known as the passagio. Contemporary singers have a more gradually ramping up as they pass over this transition o...
How To: Deepen the bass sound when beatboxing
Check out this in-depth beatboxing tutorial video that demonstrates how to deepen the bass sound (the kick) when beatboxing. Once you master the three basic sounds of beatboxing, dive deeper by learning more about the kick. Make the bass sound deeper and more pronounced by following the tips and techniques outlined in this beatboxing tutorial video. Practice and improve your beatboxing skills!
How To: Bring out overtones in your singing
Here's a basic walk-through I put together explaining how to bring out the overtones. I ran by each step really quickly so if you have specific questions feel free to email me.
How To: Whistle loudly using only 2 fingers
Carla Simian demonstrates how to whistle loudly using only two fingers. Whistling with two fingers is an easy way to get the attention of people who are far away from you. Whistling with two fingers is easy with a few simple steps and some practice. First, fold your tongue backwards so it presses against the bottom teeth. Make two fingers in the shape of a V and place them on your tongue. Next, put your lips tight around your fingers and blow. Adjusting the angle and the depth of your fingers...
How To: Sing high notes and use your head voice
This video will show you what your head voice is and how to sing high notes. Your head voice is a higher range than your normal chest voice, which can only go a certain range. Your head voice is the voice that occurs when your singing and vibration of your vocal chords is felt higher up than your chest, in your head area. This tutorial will show you how you can find this head voice and demonstrates a good method for exercising your voice so that you will be able to more efficiently sing highe...
How To: Beatbox the song Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg
Beat Rhyming is an advanced version of Beatboxing mixing in melody and drums with some sound effects. If you're curious how to create some of the unique snare hits, bass drum hits and how to drop your rhyme while still keeping a simple beat going on underneath check out this great video tutorial!
How To: Beatbox four different types of snares
This instructional beatboxing video provides a detailed explanation of 4 different types of snares performed in Beatboxing and their application throughout vocal percussion. This video is great for beginners and advanced beatboxers. Practice these techniques and improve your beatboxing skills!
How To: Beatbox a gunshot sound effect
Beatboxinging, hip-hop, and firearms have always had a close relationship, and many of the best hip-hop songs feature gunshot sounds at some point in the track. If you want to add gunshots to your beatbox, watch this video to learn how to make awesome gunshot sounds with your mouth.
How To: Beatbox like a pro
This guys tutorial is fantastic and he's pretty good at beatboxing. He gives you tips on how your hand should be against your mouth.
How To: Teach children proper vowel sounds when singing
This how to video shows techniques she's used successfully to teach kids how to properly make vowel sounds when singing. These tips are great if you are interested in teaching a music class or a children's choir. Watch this tutorial and you will be able to teach children to sing with proper vowel form in no time.
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