How To Sing LOWER (Add Notes to Your Lower Chest Resonance)

With all the talk and hype about singing higher, mixed voice and being aggressive, we should not neglect a huge opportunity that EVERY one of us vocalists has: Honing and expanding our LOWER chest voice. With the right approach, we can add richness and fullness to our sound, and at the same time, use a couple tricks to actually add access to notes that maybe have previously been out of reach on the low end.

Let me show you two key ways to start nurturing your low voice, and in the process, you may just discover some notes you never knew you had!

[SeanORaigh]

This is the first low note tutorial that actually deals with what I'd call low notes. Most other teachers on here are tenors or countertenors trying to get a few baritone notes in, while I'm over here trying to break past my F2 floor.

[pyramidheads]

Dad: So, what do you want for your birthday?

Son: 13:06

[exhaustedphobia]

This dude unlocked an E1 in chest for me, what a mad lad

[dannydeyeeto]

I recently lost some of my low range, improper singing was the culprit, and ive started singign properly now but never seemed to be able to get it back, but this is the first tutorial to have actually worked, thank you chris!

[s.kanessuperbiatv]

It took me years to realize my lower tone is garbage because I'm naturally a countertenor and I kept trying to learn singing like a baritone. Though I could hit the low notes, my tone made them practically unusable. This really helps fill in my low end better than anything else I've seen. Thanks Chris!

[johnhudelson]

Chris, thanks for your tips for singing low notes. As a bass I could routinely sing Db2. Using your technique I can now sing E1 (41 Hz).

[theslomobroandmore]

fun fact there actually is a way you can sing octave(s) lower, it’s a technique that uses vocal fry too called subharmonics that can go an octave below your speaking voice, it’s basically a mix of chest voice and fry, my lowest note with it as a tenor is a c2, the super cool thing is there’s different levels to subharmonics that go even lower, there’s some really good videos about it here on youtube if y’all wanna check them out, i recommend a guy named david larson

[hni]

Many thanks Chris. I'm like you, E2 is generally OK while D2 really isn't, and I need that one for my choir position, male-voice B2. Mornings I've got it, then I lose it during the day. I'll be working harder now!

[chrisschmeitz]

The combined voice of chest and fry is subharmonics, it's a great technique to sing without breaking the actual pitch.

[bomelino]

i found a trick that works with this: I dont try to sing one tone lower but a whole fifth. just going through the octaves, singing 1 5 1 5. then i sometimes i can hit an F1, which is not that usable because its very vocal-fry-ish (maybe a subharmonic, I dont know), but its still a sound I never made before.

[ashdvst]

Another weakness of mine! This is perfect, I can't wait to try these out. I hope people understand how good you are at creating things for people to play with. Personally, I feel like I'm learning how to sing better by actively playing with your lessons versus listening to someone give a dry presentation on the habits of good singers

[bularecordz]

That lesson on your Discover Your Voice course made me experiment with my lower chest voice and resonance and I remember going so low I woke up with a headache and regret (puch line). You are so mind-opening Chris! The way you describe things and apply them yo your voice and make us listen to the consequence...a true treasure to someone like me, trying to learn how to sing. Thank you, man!

[marcoarriagadadiaz]

Awesome Video! I love singing Bass. Basso Profondo, Tim Foust, Geoff Castellucci, Avi Kaplan, Mikhail Zlatopolsky and all that...

[adamion]

The best, most comprehensive video out there on the topic.
Thank you!

[RobbieFitzgerald]

Awesome as always. Thanks man! I've struggled to sing an E2 but when doing that sound you did (when you found that note) I was able to do it with ease. I tend to struggle below F#2. I will practice going lower in this way.

[jamiegunn]

You're amazing Chris. Your videos are so great as you cover so much ground in all aspects of singing. Your courses are also knowledge and applications that last a lifetime.

[isaiahgilliam]

This video was awesome man, there are so many obscure techniques for singing lower (often into the 1st octave) that many oktavists (contrabasses) use. Would love to see a video or just your opinions on some of them (ie. subharmonics, ingressive phonation, strohbass)

[Xiantez]

This is the BEST video I have found regarding sub-harmonics and vocal fry. I really enjoy the small attention to detail in your explanations!

[shaunh.]

it may be getting obnoxious by now but how to sing like Jonathan Davis is still top of my request list \m/

[singasyouare]

Happy birthday mate! I'm celebrating mine today too (on the 6th) with lots of singing. Im on week 5 of the online course, doing the major scales today, good fun!