Why Your TONE is BAD (And How To Fix It)

Probably the only YouTube vocal coach that has something new and golden in every video. All of that for free....

you have no right to be this musically talented AND have those biceps

Me in my car: not bad Me in an echoey room: pretty good Me recording: OH NO

Making your tone dynamic is a game changer. I hated the way I sound, but once I realized this, at least it gave me hope, and I sound much better. Thank you for teaching such things!

"Violence" is golden

this is so helpful for understanding consciously what i'm doing with my voice when i sing. i can do much of this 'instinctively' but can't really explain what i'm doing when it's pointed out, or always do it consciously if a song calls for it. thank you so much for giving me a vocabulary here and for helping me better observe my own tone! (also, for your fucking awesome vocals on this cranberries cover! dolores o'riordan would have loved this :D)

This is great Chris! Your advice about recording yourself EVERY TIME you sing is spot. I began doing this recently and it makes a world of difference. I was in the same category of not liking how my voice sounds on a recording! It was not always the case, when I sing original stuff I can usually get it to where I want it to be but when singing covers (which I do for warm up and practice) those sound just disgusting. So I began recording my practices and I am begining to hear some elements in my voice that I like, so I begin to lean into those and this is helping me to develop a more unique tone and style. Overall you recent videos on things like sounding boring, being off pitch etc are very helpful! Thank you as always!

Singing into a room disperses the sound waves’ vibrations, but compressed into a mic 🎙 every scattering note coming off the vocal cords is picked up and sometimes recorded to a close but not intended note. And some mics will flatten the waves. You know. But I have to say, your demo at the start was impressive. It’s time for me to challenge myself vocally more, and so like the saying goes, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”

20 years ago I had no idea what I really sounded like until I recorded in a studio. Now with the home gear you can get, I can work on my vocals. Wish I had this 20 years ago.

Amazing video! These are priceless tips on developing a good tone. Thank you so much Chris for these treasures you share in your coaching and demonstrations alike.

LOVE THIS CHRIS. Love your lower range. These are some of the sounds and crafting skills I've been wanting to develop. What brilliant ways to use breath. Bouncing, tone shaping - awesome. At 13.19 WOW. So much to study and learn here. The visuals are really helpful. You're so generous in sharing such quality material Chris. You are impressive. Thankyou.

These videos are absolutely fantastic! So glad I found Chris's channel his way of teaching is superb and making it so easy to relate to. Thank you 🙏

Thought he introduced himself as Grizzly Bae instead of Chris Leipe lol

Great insight Chris! Love it.

One of my favorite songs and you NAILED IT!! Is there a video of your cover so I can just listen to it? 😍 Love how emotional it sounds

So helpful and insightful, thanks man you've really helped a lot, I started doing this a couple of months ago and it's already paying off massively. Huge fan and massive Cornell fan here too! Him and Chester give me voice envy!

Another kick ass video for those of you just starting this man has helped me tremendously keep rocking brother ♥

Lots of great info in this one! You have a huge vocal tone arsenal to demonstrate for us! \m/

You’re cool man, what a big help. You often have some really good advice 🖤

I’m new, and absolutely love these videos. Cant get enough! I’ve been singing for years and after a couple videos, had my mind blown that I could actually sing about 3-4 whole steps higher than I realized, and with a more powerful tone. I need to dial in much more control with this newfound range, but WOW! Thanks Chris.