Can auto-tune make me a good singer?
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- @BethRoars gave me vocal lessons. @AdamNeely auto-tuned and produced. Could either of them turn my warbling into something ready for the charts? ■ BETH: / bethroars ADAM: / adamneely
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0:00 Vocal lessons with Beth Roars
13:53 Auto-tune with Adam Neely - Zábava
I'd like to apologise to... well, frankly, anyone who had to listen to this.
Apology accepted!
Understandable
It’s ok
@@thedoninator5935 You haven't even watched the video yet.
Its fine
This channel literally only exists so Tom has an excuse to push himself outside of his comfort zone.
More power to you, Tom.
and i really appreciate it because i would not have the guts to do it on camera 😂
Would be interesting to see him pair up with Yes Theory.
Which is fun because the guy has stood on the wings of a flying airplane but somehow he's scared of singing. Imagine being at a party retelling the literal hundreds of cool af things you've done over the last few years and then going "oh, biking? Yes I've tried that recently, did you know it's surprisingly easy?"
@@RamtheCowy I wouldn't have the guts to do it off camera! :')
Feels like he's doing the growing up phase again. :)
Expectation: a tone-deaf mess. Reality: a nervous guy singing rather well and bang on pitch! I'd definitely follow Beth's advice and keep up the training.
Yes
I did also have low expectations, for some reason. Tom would be able to sing really well if he keeps on singing.
Absolutely
Not quite bang on pitch, but it was really quite good for someone who doesn’t sing much
I mean, look what autotune did to people like Oliva Rodrigo and Justin Beiber (EDIT: Sorry about what I said about Justin Beiber; far be it from me to speak ill of a kid on CZcams)
Tom: "I'm SO sorry. And _thank you."_
Adam, pulling up the sheet music: "On the contrary, it was my pleasure."
LMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAO THAT'S WHERE I LOST IT
If Tom’s “I can’t ride a bicycle” had been like his “I can’t sing”, that would have been a very short bicycle video.
Tom would have been already doing a 10 mile ride by the end of the video
@@Wesrl a 10 mile ride to the hospital
thats because, technically, if you can speak, especially if you are speaking as part of your profession like Tom is, you can sing. You might not have the confidence or the technique or the range, but you __can__ sing :)
@@kullen2042 That's what I was thinking... this feels very much like a "skills transferable" sort of scenario.
"I can't ride a bicycle"
*drives from london to the edge of schotland without break*
I like how in the subtitles, when Adam says it, it's spelled "Tone Color", and when Tom says it, it's spelled "Tone Colour". Good touch.
pahahaha good touch indeed, well spotted
16:26
One of the few channels which hire dedicated captioners. 100/100 for accessibility!
@@thmsrttg as someone who does captions for youtubers in his spare time, it's really nice to see high quality captions
The captions on this video are outstanding. They are always great in Tom's videos (different colo(u)rs for different persons, for example), but they are exceptional in this video. Even denoting where Tom missed notes, denoting the key and the stress of his voice... helped me a great deal when watching this video.
Tom: "I can't sing."
Also Tom: immediately gives very decent rendition of Christmas song with challenging intervals 😄
@bocoy noiu FRRR
and vibrato
What I've noticed about Tom that makes him so charming is the fact that he's willing to show people these deeply uncomfortable things that none of us have the balls to.
👍
I would like to think I could do these things, I just lack the means of doing it
strength through vulnerability
Tom's singing is genuinely quite good, even without the autotune.
She's not just being nice when she is saying it's good, albeit untrained.
His lack of confidence was pretty much completely unjustified. Good tone, pretty much in tune. He’s miles ahead of where he probably thinks he is.
with a little training he could actually sing in a chorus
I wouldn't recommend that Tom Scott start a CZcams singing career, but I've heard worse in the church choir.
That’s exactly what I thought.
Yep.
I would be perfectly happy to sing in the same choir as him.
Tom Scott: Professional CZcamsr, educator, singer, Ur player, vape master, and petty criminal
And capable cyclist
But not a caver
and Social Media App Tycoon.
Maybe NOW we can finally get that full cut of "We flew a kite in a public place"
And one-time parliamentary candidate
tom in december: "I am NOT going to start a singing career."
tom in march: "𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟"
HAHAHAH HELP
“Keep me in your shade”
Wait, he did a song?
@@gaffer2602 check out his video with Beardyman
tom: “I am not going to start a singing career.”
also tom: “We flew a kite in a public place”
Such an Adam Neely move: "And here's the sheet music for the multi part harmony, including the cough." 😂 excellent touch!
watching with subtitles: i love how neely says "tone color" and scott says "tone colour"!
which is weird because Tom actually tends to use American spellings on his channel. :D
@@alicec1533 Because typically british people would use british spelling 🙃
The first note Tom sang made me go “wait, he actually can kinda sing.”
"I also struggle with receiving compliments it turns out" was such a summation. Based on his warnings I expected Tom to sing SO much worse. If you need a bad singer I'll send the cantor from my church 😂
Ahaha poor cantor 😂 bless him
Tom Scott and Adam Neely is the collab we didn’t know we needed
AND bethroars
For real
bass
Tom Scott and Adam Neely is the collab we didn’t know we needed
(Repetition Legitimizes)
didn't expect to see Adam, was so hyped to see two of my favourite creators collaborate.
THE CAPTIONS ARE SO WELL DONE! They're color coordinated, they have the notes labeled. They are so well made and crafted with care!
I paid attention to that too. Whoever did them has a really good ear!
Including which of them are slightly off and which are very off.
All of Tom Scott's captions are extremely good. I started leaving them on just to admire them once I noticed the different colours in the card game episodes!
yeees, I need captions because of chronic pain and attention issues (both in my native language and in english) and Tom's videos are always perfectly captioned. If every video was captioned like his are, the internet -and the world- would be a much more accessible place for disabled people!
Adam: "Vocal color"
Tom: "Vocal colour"
"I'm not gonna start a singing career"
But Tom, "If educational videos were filmed like music videos" is already a bop
*"If Educational Videos Were Filmed Like Music Videos" Also, that video isn't even on this channel. It's on his main channel.
@@SerenityFeueropal who argued that?
don't forget the autotune song
Next thing you know, we'll be getting "If Music Videos Were Filmed Like Educational Videos" and it's just Tom Scott on his Language Files background, singing really well, whilst moving his hands about, with cards and infographics popping up clarifying the lyrics.
@@UCK83HbznwoS6_1kaz7MolTA Clearly we're not allowed to cross-reference anything. Don't you cross Serenity.
Not enough people here are acknowledging the unhinged monstrosity that was Adam's choral version.
adam: here's the full version 😏
10 feral versions of tom's vocal, immediately: "aOhHH-"
It was a bad monstrosity
Hahaha I loved it
It can never be unheard now.
I really liked it. It sounded really cool.
as a singer, can confirm this feeling tom is having sucks-
singing especially in an intimate (small number of people) setting is a very vulnerable experience
1) you're usually gonna be hypercritical to protect yourself (in case they don't like it)
2) if you like it, and they like it, then you can come off as compliment-fishing
3) if you don't like it, and they don't either, then depending on how far you go out of social obligation you get various degrees of an unenjoyable experience
4) if you like it, but they don't then it can really hurt your self esteem and it often is embarrasing on a very deep level
so, you best case is to not like it but they do
hence, many singers (and musicians in general) fall behind this snide mask, playing or singing very casually or with an "im better than this attitude.
This hits too close to home, perfectly said.
TRUE
TRUE
Step 1: Karaoke
It’s intimate, but everyone is equally terrible and/or schwasted
Tom's like that kid in school who came into a test all worried, saying "I didn't study at all, I'm totally gonna fail" and gets like an A-
Awesome video. I love Adam Neely and Tom Scott, never thought they'd collide. Also Beth is awesome!
We all hated that kid
@@benjaminmellingen5340 Well I program satellites now so =p
Such a great analogy.
@@MrMctastics haha, ofc you are 🥲
@@benjaminmellingen5340 Top 10 anime betrayals
Tom, who hurt you? Who convinced you that you don't have a lovely singing voice? Because you truly do, Beth and Adam weren't just being nice.
So much this.
I think most people have this issue, even when no one was talking crap about them
@@nightspicer Tom takes it to extremes, even assuming you’re right.
@@nightspicer it’s especially uncomfortable hearing your own singing voice outside your head. Took me a long time to get used to it. I still don’t like working with it in Logic having to repeat bits over and over.
@@DoctorLazertron I after a while got used to hearing myself speak, but having to listen to singing still is just a torture
Adam "No holds barred" Neely and Tom "No bars held" Scott, together at last, for one holy night only, with accompaniment and actually valuable advice from Beth Roars.
3:27
The fact that Tom is able to intuitively know which notes to sing just from the chord shows significant musical ability I think. Not everyone can do that. Bravo, Tom
Sorry for the month late reply, but this is surprisingly actually not indicative of musical ability whatsoever. Universally people en masse are able to do this, to the point where I remember a video of Bobby Mcferrin demonstrating with a live crowd that everyone in the crowd can instinctively predict this flawlessly. It's a very interesting subject that I sadly do not know enough about to tell you much about it. I would highly recommend a video here on CZcams titled: "Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale
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@@jeroenstolp9889 ooh yes love that scale video especially since it's not a traditionally Western scale and seemingly everyone automatically knows it 😊
@@Char10tti3 you don't have to be so sarcastic my guy
@@Char10tti3 I mean that's the whole point; people are used to the patterns they hear regularly. the average person can predict the next note in the scale they most commonly hear in their day to day lives. Tom was doing major scale, also common in the west.
@@jeroenstolp9889 you could argue that the crowd on the whole can do that. But pulling individuals out of that crowd would reveal a bunch of them not doing a great job. There’s a “wisdom of the crowd” effect that helps crowds sing in tune
Tom, Please give us a full version of "O Holy Night". I do not ask this ironically. Thanks.
O Holy Night this year. A Bestselling Christmas Album next year (and yes, that has to be the title)
bump
Produced by Adam Neely.
someone's a spotify employee here!
@@andreaspitsch9004 The next year's microtonal lo-fi Christmas songs: Featuring pitch perfect (not autotuned) Tom Scott
Can confirm, as a singing teacher: Tom's voice is genuinely pretty good!
As another singing teacher. Yes, it is. :)
As a singing student, I probably don't know as well, but I agree.
I'm not a singing anything, but I can confirm that Tom sings better than anyone at my parish!
And another singing teacher: it is indeed :)
As a choir singer and the voice leader for the bass for the last 10 years, I could turn him around to concert shape in six months. :)
Holy cow Tom, I’ve always known your captions are top notch, but the little red X’s for missed notes at 8:30 is amazing. You and/or whoever does your captions deserve all the recognition and more
" BUY SOME DAMM SUBTITLES "
This singing teacher is lovely, so encouraging! I would genuinely really consider singing lessons if I was guaranteed a friendly, gentle, encouraging teacher like her, who explains everything but without making you feel dumb! Honestly a gem
I'm not surprised the singing comes so naturally to Tom, even though he's not practiced at it--a lot of the relevant skills of voice and breath control must transfer from presenting monologues! It's just the actual pitch that doesn't transfer, and sure enough that's what Beth has to teach him the most.
The parts of his linguistics education he referenced during the singing lesson probably didn't hurt either.
But we're all left wondering: *WILL THE "TOM SCOTT DOES CHRISTMAS" ALBUM BE OUT IN TIME FOR THIS CHRISTMAS?!*
It will have to include Fairytale of New York, Toms favourite Christmas song (probably) and of course his hit song from years ago, We flew a kite in a public place.
@@Dave_Sisson complete with an a capella backing track
I hope it does, that's an instant Christmas number one right there
PLEASE!
The perfect present for those on Santa's naughty list!
"Your voice is a good voice"
Yes, that's one of the other reasons why I've watched your channel for years
It is kinda obvious in retrospect. Like “he has a good speaking voice, of course he has the raw materials of a good singing voice, duh”
HAHAHAHHA ADAMS HARMONISATION
"I flew a kite in a public space" is my favourite Tom Scott song
Thank god some1 mentionned this!
Flew* me too
@@swiftbrokensword8834 don't thank god, thank Tom for making that amazing song
@@Lunchpacked180 let the person have their faith, geez
I need a full production of that now.
Long-time trained singer: Tom, your voice is 100% on-track. Even the unproduced track sounds _very_ good, I was kind of shocked you weren't singing to a click track! I would honestly recommend continuing with vocal coaching, it's super useful beyond just singing. The big thing that'll benefit is breath control, I think you'll find training that makes a big difference. This video was wonderful, thank you for the early Christmas gift.
Gotta love our singing nerds joining in on this video :D
What are the other benefits outside of singing?
@@mardigammon4061 Respiratory health, heart function, increased confidence, communication skills, language- the list goes on! Music in general has myriad benefits to all, and is used a lot in the community for people with dementia and other conditions :)
Tom was too hard on himself here definitely! Kinda reminds me of how I sounded before I started working on my tone. I'd only say his voice needs "refining", he's got a ton going for him already.
@@ShortMan_123 I already sing and play piano guitar but have been considering getting singing lessons. I think I’m even more convinced now 😊
I know phrases like "A lot of singing is just the confidence to do it" sound like consolation or oversimplification but after 3 years of high school choire I can confirm that this is actually more true than you would ever think. My voice was way worse than Tom's when I started doing this and a year later I was already singing Mahler's Symphony no 2 to a few hundred people feeling like I'm almost a pro. But even though practice is important and right now I'm out of shape, just being confident can get you really quite far and I can hear that in my voice, I recognize the rustyness but I also recognize that sheer confidence makes me sound okay already which is a huge improvement over the inexperienced me from the past.
When youre confident your body behaves different. Your breathing is different and as a result, your brain works towards what youre trying to accomplish instead of running away from it
How did you improve it? It's so true, to be considered a "great" singer you must be equally confident as you are skilled.
It makes sense. Lack of confidence causes tension, and tension causes even bigger issues.
For one, it contributes heavily to poor technique. If you're overly nervous and insecure, you're probably going to have poor breath and diaphragm control, and you'll have physical tension in your vocal cords as well as relevant muscles which may lead to you forcing things.
Second, you're going to be analyzing yourself rather than just singing. Essentially, you're practicing in an environment where you should be performing. You'll be hyper-aware of each tiny mistake, and that's going to just compound the issues and cause a death spiral, each mistake making you even more insecure leading to more mistakes.
Watching this, I feel like Tom was the sort of kid to get a high B on a difficult test and then start stressing about that one kid next to him that managed to get an A.
You don’t have to be perfect Tom.
That’s such a sweet thing to say
You’ve seen him pass out, you’ve seen him choke on a vape, now see Tom Scott break boundaries, singing
Truly a jack of all trades
Did I miss a video? I don't remember any choking on a vape....
@@xEqualsRandom Actually is the Ads video.
@@PedroToledo. those are the same videos
@@mysterious_drake Look for "tom scott's vape trick" on yt. Best thing I've seen in a while
I love how the accompaniment drops out when Tom coughs as if the backing musician was surprised by it. A nice bit of musical comedy from Adam. This was fun!
*It’s part of the arrangement*
Just here to say the amount of effort Tom Scott puts into his subtitles is insane and so incredibly on brand. I don't know any other CZcamsr who uses different colours for different speakers; it's like I'm watching the BBC!
Honestly, I think Tom just had raised his expectations too high, from hearing perfectly produced, more-perfect-than-humanly-possible vocals sung by highly talented, highly trained singers all day, every day; also, hearing your own singing voice takes some time to get used to, just like hearing your own speaking voice does. That was not bad at all, seriously!
Who the hell would have thought that toms natural singing voice would be so soothing.
Tom, you legitimately have a great natural singing voice. I'm not going to lie, it was very unexpected.
VERY
Yeah, it's just out of practice. He definitely has potential to be a great singer
Insane respect for Tom for having the courage to put his singing out there in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
You can also record multiple takes of a song, pitch correct it, and then play it back into the singer's headphones while they sing and record the final take. This give them an in-tune choir to sing with and it tends to guide the singer to the correct pitch naturally. So their vocal performance isn't pitch corrected at all, but they used the pitch correction as a coach.
Petition for Tom to continue his vocal lessons, and give us a little something for Christmas this year.
Tom: I'm a terrible singer!
Also Tom: busts out an amazing singing voice right away
Also also Tom: clearly very much a perfectionist 😂
I was absolutely surprised...Tom continues to amaze me
It is very clear that Tom is a perfectionist. What I want to know is what drives him to keep making content. Most people's perfectionism paralyses them from starting or completing anything.
@@SonOfFurzehatt very true. I'm quite perfectionist when it comes to my singing & it makes me cry my eyes out to no end, when I mess something up, especially if it's something I should already be able to do. I often wish it wouldn't tear me down so much.
Trouble is Tom can sing
That was my takeaway. Autotune cannot make Tom a good singer, because he’s already a decent singer.
Okay but props to Tom for having the confidence to actually get up and do something like this, I'd really struggle to open up and develop this
He struggled too, and I really appreciate that he shared that with his audience. It shows that this first step is difficult for everyone.
She's a truly amazing tutor. Her style is relaxed, friendly, and sort of self-deprecating (in a positive way that makes one feel at ease).
I would unashamedly buy an entire album of Christmas songs sang by Tom with his chest voice. His voice is actually so good like wtf
"Apparently I have trouble receiving compliments too"
Same Tom, same
"That's not music, that's a war crime." -Tom Scott, in reference to his own singing
stamp? nevermind, found it
Tom Scott channeling B. Dylan Hollis.
@@gabaskar1228 22:02
@@Jpik72 thanks!
Tom, i just wanna say it’s amazing you’re pushing yourself to do these things outside of your comfort zone. HOWEVER something i’ve been taught at drama school is; “don’t self eliminate.” i.e don’t put yourself down on something you do, even if it is slightly wrong or slightly off. I promise you your voice isn’t even that bad, and you don’t need to be putting yourself down about it! we are all there with you! SO DONT SELF ELIMINATE!
Why does watching this feel like a self-insert? Like I'm experiencing this from Tom's point of view. So relatable and natural.
As a disabled person who often needs captions to properly understand what's going on in videos, thank you SO MUCH for always having them on your videos!
The vast majority of content creators do not care about disabled people, I even doubt most of them realize we exist and are so diverse, but your videos are always so thoughtful. I feel like you do the very best you can to make content and share knowledge in an ethical and inclusive way and for that, I'm so grateful. Thank you so much, Tom.
Even as a "normal" person i appreciate the caption, because english isnt my native language and sometimes i just cant hear what they are saying and the caption help a lot at times like those.
Most of them simply don't have the resources to make the captions good.
@@LeoStaley they can, but they dont bother to even have it most of the times. You can outsource the captions, and that help a lot even with the cheap basic caption-ing.
@@LeoStaley the big ones probably do have the resources. It's a matter of being aware and setting priorities. Tom is definitely aware and has made it a priority.
I thouht auto-captioning has gotten so good that there is starting to be that much gained from human captioning. Intresting that that isn't the case.
Definitely Tom's confidence is the part that needs the most work. His singing is actually pretty decent. He needn't be so embarrassed, most new singers are much worse than he is
But that really isn't the case though. Autotune can't hide a lack of talent.
@@bw2937 Pitch Correction is just one tool in an audio engineers toolbox. With Timing Correction, EQ, Compression, and Reverb you can make anybody sound decent.
I've seriously spent my ENTIRE LIFE talking in the "front" of my mouth and never knew you could 'move' it.
Watching Tom & the teacher discuss this & show examples blew my mind. Doing it myself now & I literally have a new voice I've never heard, wtf.
I'm a singer (mostly classical music) and let me tell you: No need to apologise for this video at all. Seeing your enthusiasm for learning about these things and how happy it made you when things worked better for you was a true delight. It actually motivated me to go practice!
Wow, Beth's energy is just so wonderful. She seems like someone who you just can't help but smile when your around them.
My new internet crush
Her reaction videos to songs are delightful.
If tom was ever on Taskmaster, I think we've got a good idea of how he'd react watching himself attempt tasks.
Please, Alex Horne, make it happen.
The Technical Difficulties: Taskmaster.
@@ferbfreeman9239
That would be an amazing crossover.
Yes please
Tom is one of my taskmaster dream contestants. I feel like he'd be way too busy to do it though.
It’s fascinating that you can both have good enough pitch memory to sing quite well in tune, AND be unable to realize you’re doing so.
Gorgeous instrument, good ear. Breath support comes w/ practice and confidence. “A learning to sing” series could do well for you, I think!
(Also really cool how much spill-over knowledge you have from physics/tech stuff without having studied singing. The discussion of frequencies, etc.)
I'm a recording engineer and I work with pitch correction a lot in my job. I have to say, the chest voice recording is not bad at all, with a bit more practice and experience (mostly so you get comfortable and are confident with it) you could really have something professional sounding. But Adam touched on something important that some of my clients have had trouble understanding. Timing and pitch are the only things we can correct for, we do not yet have the technology to take the "you" out of your voice (and I mean that in the nicest way). I get clients often telling me they want to sound like whatever famous singer, and the fact is that if you aren't Beyonce, you're never going to sound like Beyonce. (That's why she's Beyonce, because she's the only one who sounds like that.) No matter how much editing, pitch correction, and mixing we do to your voice, you will always sound like you. Energy of the performance, vocal timbre, emotion, etc. can never be fixed in post, so it's important to get those right at the time of recording.
Everyone seems suprised how good tom is at singing. May i just remind you about the hit-song "We flew a kite in a public place"
TRUE
Absolute banger 'n no mistaking!
I am a trained vocalist and I learned something here. She's a great teacher. I've never been good at a mix at the top of my range... and now I've just hit it consistently multiple times.
Same here, but for me it was more of a confidence boost seeing Tom go through exactly what I did when I started.
For some reason, as soon as I heard him sing those high notes after practice, I tried, and hit the notes and was shocked because normally I can't do it on a whim. I think I'll need to learn to be more confident as well as practice well.
So when can we expect the Tom Scott Christmas Album featuring the technical Difficulties Choir and friends?
Charities will not know what hit them. :D
Including goose and train
15:05 Video inception... Watching the video being edited while watching the video.
I actually appreciate that you described "crackly" and "strained" in the subtitles. that's essential for someone that can't hear the video properly. thank you.
The subtitling on this video is absolutely incredible - specific notes marked out while Tom's doing scales, and even notes about how Tom's delivery compares to what we was *trying* to do. Amazing stuff!
Color-coded, too!
The word color or colour also changes when adam says it is color and when scott says its colour
That is so cool
Beth is a phenomenally good teacher. My goodness!
Singing makes you feel incredibly vulnerable. I'm really impressed you did this!
I'm not qualified to tell if you would be a good solist with a bit of training or not, but most non professional choirs would be more than happy to welcome you and your resonant voice and very decent pitch.
A few months with a good chorale director & a small group of others to learn from, and Tom would be very good with a small group.
Teach him to vocally percuss, & he'd be indispensable to an a capella group. 😁
I don't mean this in a bad way (quite the opposite) but I feel like Tom's voice would be an incredible "get everyone in a pub singing the same thing" voice
Oh now I want to hear Tom sing Hearts of Oak in a pub.
17:42 would have been fun just having the editor on the background playing Super Mario Bros or something 🤣🤣
25:00 that chord progression though
Sometimes people's singing voices are really surprising given how they speak. Tom's is not, his singing voice is exactly like his speech. Which is a good thing for him given he's so controlled, articulate, and clear.
Adam Neely's pleasure at Tom's Scott's pain is just an absolute joy.
I laughed so hard at the final choral version - I was expecting it to sound like a professional choir (and Adam probably could do it) so this was an amazing departure. Kudos to Tom Scott for doing the singing - though his natural voice is actually quite good.
"That's not music, that's a warcry" - this was a lot of fun to listen to, Tom - well done and thank you.
It felt weird that this video didn’t have Adam’s “Bass” end card but props to you Tom you have a fine voice and a willingness to push yourself. I hope you continue to enjoy singing maybe it’ll be even more enjoyable without the pressure thousands of subscribers watching. Huge kudos.
*BASS*
Beth's energy and enthusiasm is incredible! High when it needs to be, pulled back as needed. Incredible.
1:10 I was impressed. That was a great control. I would be happy if I could sing reliably like that
Tom, you are SO likeable and I love how you put out your insecurity on the Internet even though it's a tough one. I think I've watched all your videos no matter what the subject was. You're such a great presenter. Wish you all the best Tom.
I greatly admire this man’s ability to step way WAY out of his comfort zone on camera and then improve by so much in such a short time. Haven’t finished watching but nice job Tom!
Not just that, but in front of The Internet, no less. Mad props to Tom!
in my mind there's only one dividing line between "can" and "can't" sing, and that's whether or not you can hear if you're on the right pitch or not and adjust your voice to be on the right pitch. everything else is just stylistic choices and practice
tom scott is not a singer but he very obviously _can_ sing
i mean being deaf tone is rare af so that's a huge W for the whole world
@@ThomasSantosCanal1 rare yes but my mom was in fact tone deaf; singing the hymns at church it would just be random pitches coming out of her mouth, maybe going a little higher or lower as the music went higher or lower, but that was it
I know my choir director always says that he's never met somebody who's truly tone deaf but I figure that's just because a truly tone deaf person just wouldn't consider joining a choir because they don't enjoy music. If you enjoy music then you (outside of rapping and dancing) then you are not tone deaf
I’m not fully convinced that tone-deafness is even a thing. I wonder if anyone can learn to train their ear and match pitch - it seems like it’s possible for anyone, given enough practice.
@@singerofsongs468 'm thinking it's like how if you learn one language and then try to learn a different type of language then there are parts of that language that you will never be able to hear and the best you can do is learn, mechanically, how to reproduce the sounds even though you can't hear them. Like Japanese people with Rs and Ls or English speakers with languages that need specific vowels.
So if you manage to become a teenager without having developed the ability to hear pitch then you're SOL, much like how if you don't learn perfect pitch as a child you never will
Thanks for stretching yourself in this way! Your voice is one of my favorite ones on youtube, and I think you sing just fine when you are in your comfort zone.
I want a vocal teacher that stands up and dances with me while I learn.
The closed captions on this video are crazy good! Even if you don't usually turn them on I would highly recommend doing so for this one, it adds a whole layer to the video to know what notes and keys are happening!
Wow, yes! Kudos to Tom and his team!
Tom has a very pleasant tenor timbre that would be a good mix in a small choir, with how resonant his natural voice is.
also: Adam Neely ftw
Adam and Tom in the same video is so damn cool I can’t even express it properly
I run mixing board, and the people with the prettiest speaking voices often do have the platform for good singing voices.
One of my tricks for getting the EQ right, is to have short conversations in person with the vocalists, then continue the conversation through their microphones. When the body of the voice sounds the same through the speakers as it did to my ears standing next to them, I am finished.
When they begin to sing, I never have to change anything but the volume level. Works great and takes mere minutes.
Big thanks to anyone that worked on the subtitles, they're amazing and very helpful ♥
tom, your confidence to be able to do this is amazing and very inspiring! just like coming out on the internet about not being able to ride a bike. These things are amazing and we love there types of videos. keep it up! ill keep watching!
if tom starts a singing career, i wonder what the instrumentals would be like
Synth...
Computers running in the background
David Bowie meets an entire robot colony
its something like modular synth or maybe it's Sam from Look Mom No Computer
2 drums and a Cymbal mybee?
For Christmas I want Technical Difficulties singing Gregorian chorus
god yes
I feel like Chris has a gorgeous singing voice.
Yes
@@iluvtacos1231 I was about to say the same thing. He'd definitely be the star of the barbershop quartet.
Tom, you are incredibly brave for doing this.
Your voice isn't bad. Really, the only thing you lack, aside from some coaching on breath and tone (and not that much coaching, either) is simply confidence.
You're brave for thinking that you suck, and going through with it anyway.
I've been singing and performing for almost 40 years and I'd sing with you any day, and it would be a joy.
This was honestly so nice to hear someone else going on the journey I’m starting too, thank you
Tom, I'm a voice teacher, and I can't believe you sang in a mixed voice right away. It's one of the hardest things a singer can do. Bravo! Also, it's awesome to watch both Adam and Tom on a same video.
I went pretty much straight from not being able to transition between head and chest voice to being able to mix so well that it’s hard to sing in pure head voice in the overlap when I was 16. (I learnt at 17 that I can sing in pure chest voice in the overlap - I just have to sing loudly enough.)
Right! I only just recently figured out my mixed voice this year and I’ve been taking voice lessons for at least 5
“It wasn’t auto-tune, it was improving my vocal cowards through electrical means”
"vocal cowards"
Well, that's arguably not wrong...
@@timothymclean I'd like to imagine people write in their accents and thats how a texan would write cords.
@@MultiGustaf as a texan, can confirm
cowards?
*cords
Hey Tom,
I started singing lessons about 2 years ago and I remember what a nervous, self conscious wreck I was in the beginning. Of course singing is practice and all, but so much of it is just confidence. I emphasized so much with your jumpiness in this video, I remember exactly what that felt like. It still happens to me when I try something new.
You're a good singer :) keep training!
I've been watching Tom's videos for a long time and been watching Beth's videos for a long time also. This is an incredible colab and it looks fun as hell. Also daaaaaaamn Tom has a really good voice and good sense of pitch
Tom, I’ve been a choral singer for 10 years. I’ve been in voice lessons for some of those years and I know a good deal about vocal technique. I paused the video as soon as you sang the first few lines of “O Holy Night” because I thought it was quite good for a first try and I wanted to write down what I observed:
You really nailed the entrance on the note for “O.” That’s not insignificant; it shows me that you have the right instinct for this! (Perhaps from your speaking experience?) I heard a really confident, well-supported, and in-tune entrance - it seems as soon as you heard yourself singing, your brain unconsciously went “oh wait, i’m not meant to be good at this!” and you withdrew into yourself. Confidence in singing manifests in the body - when yours was suddenly missing, you started to create less space in your mouth by lowering your soft palate and closing your jaw. This caused it to sound a bit restrained, which, I imagine it was since you were feeling nervous about it! It looks like Beth perceived this too, and I am super interested to hear how she coaches you from here! Also, I hope you keep singing! Even just singing alone in my car brings me so much joy. All the best!
I'm studying string music for my master's, but I've done a lot of singing as well. The only thing holding this back is like 6 hours of practice and a couple of lessons with a supportive teacher. I know a beautiful singing voice when I hear it.
Nice collaboration. You need a full course with Beth. Great input from her and how she's teaching is very direct. Adam's input was also cool.
It's great to see these kinds of collaborations!.
And Tom has a lovely resonant lower range. The rest just needs work (give yourself 6 months for starters) and having a vocal coach to guide you
Singing is such an interesting combination of physiological and mental ability, I feel like everyone would benefit from spending time with a really good singing coach like Beth just to feel good about themselves for a little while