5 Riffs & Runs Every Singer Needs To Know - Voice Lessons To The World Ep. 120
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- Think you can't riff? Think again! In Ep. 120 of Voice Lessons To The World, "5 Riffs & Runs Every Singer Needs To Know," Voice Teacher Justin Stoney of New York Vocal Coaching gives you examples, demonstrations, and exercises that will help you form a foundation for your Riffs and also take them to the next level. Enjoy Voice Lessons To The World!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:23 You Can Riff & You Should Riff
1:36 Riff #1: Grace Notes
2:48 Grace Note Exercise
3:59 Riff#2: Three Note Riffs
5:01 Three Note Riff Exercise
6:51 Riff #3: The Full Pentatonic
8:05 Full Pentatonic Exercise
9:43 Riff #4: Riffs That Change Direction
10:27 Changing Direction Exercise
12:09 Riff #5: Putting It All Together
13:30 Putting It All Together Exercise
14:59 Resources & Information
15:47 Justin Stoney's Vocal Benediction - Riffs & Life
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Justin makes you feel like the world is full of only puppies, kitties , butterflies and rainbows. I love his videos! I wish I had more friends like Justin in my life!
He just seems like such a great person, and he always makes me feel happy about teaching!
Lol! We're so glad he lifts your spirits! -NYVC
This was SO MUCH FUN!!! I have been singing for about 35 years, but was always kind of intimidated by the "Riffy People" for lack of a better word. I just thought they were "better singers." I didn't realize I could actually be able to do it too. Justin is an absolutely fantastic coach! Now I am pumped...
Woohoo! Love this! You totally can riff! -NYVC
Thank you for explaining riffs and runs. It's making me really listen to singers who inspire me. I hope my riffs get better and make my singing interesting.
I love how encouraging Justin is! Sometimes I get so in my head about my voice but I can always pop on a video, go back to the basics or learn something new and get spurred on. These videos are the best.
We’re so glad to hear this Jenn! Keep up the amazing work and be encouraged! 💙 -NYVC
Graces - 2 notes ascending or descending
3Note - 3 noted riff ascending or descending
Tetratonic - has 4 notes ascending or descending
Pentatonic - has 5 notes ascending or descending
Hexatonic - has 6 notes ascending or descending
Heptatonic - has 7 notes ascending or descending (beyonce sings this in halo when she says "darkest night")
Direction Change - Notes that go up or down, such as a pentatonic up down up up down up
Thanks Micah! -NYVC
Omg love this! Definitely following and learning !!!! Thank you
So glad you liked it! 😃 -NYVC
I found a coach finally, thank GOD!!!!!
Justin, I wanna say thank you for this video. As a R&B singer, I am grateful for this video 🙏🏻
Thank you Annysha! We're so glad to hear it! :) 🙏🏼💙 -NYVC
One of the best online vocal lessons I have come across..Thank you. You're awesome...
Literally one of the best voice teachers I’ve come across. You’re great
Wow! Thank you! -NYVC
What I did in the past is to half-time those videos on CZcams, listen and find out every note and practice by myself.
This is much more systematic. You are fucking awesome. Justin I love you
I do the same thing! Lol It's a good strategy too, but this video sure is a great hack!
That is a great way to do it! -NYVC
That’s how I learned to bring style to my guitar playing. But it took A LOT of time to nail those nuances.
On vocals, I still have to fix timing issues in my runs. I need to get to the point where landing em spot on is second nature so that playing with timing becomes both fun and fluid.
Thank u Justin I've watched all 120 episodes and I've grown alot thanks to you 💕 God bless you
We’re so glad to hear this Mari! We hope you’ll be joining the VLTTW 10 Year Contest! More info at VoiceLessonsToTheWorld.com/10years with an extended deadline of May 1st! :) -NYVC
Thank you Justin! I always believed I would never hold a tune, then I learnt, I believed I would never be able to harmonise, then I learnt and I can spontaneously harmonise! Keen to be able to riff and run!! Making dreams come true!
Wow! Go Bethany! You've totally got this! :D -NYVC
It's very easy to learn with Justin and his voice is so clear. 🥰
Very much appreciated!
We're so glad! Thank you Andrea! -NYVC
This Is the First video of yours that I see, I loved every instant, BUT the vocale benediction at the end is true magic! So nice, so friendly, so brilliant!
this helped me so much. May God bless your soul, Justin.
just getting through the frustration of not having any muscle memory of riffs&runs is already a huge milestone for me. I'll do my best to practice this lesson you taught us.
You've got this, John! Keep at it! -NYVC
We appreciate the value you bring to us ❤️❤️
You're very kind Quang! Thank you! 💙 -NYVC
Good stuff Justin's a great teacher his joy for the subject is infectious!
Justin appreciates your kind words! 😄 -NYVC
The way you split this genius video up into sections is brilliant Much Love To You Justin👍.. and bonus points to you for putting me onto that Lady Gaga song!
We're so glad you enjoyed it, John! Thanks for watching! -NYVC
Thanks for your patience in teaching us how to do Riffs & Runs ❤ your videos
Keep up the great work, Shirley! 💙 -NYVC
This was so excellent Justin. Been a vocal coach for years & you described riffs so beautifully. I subscribed & will share your channel with my students. Thank you for your very generous content & incredible vocal exercises. I also want to thank you for your positive, & supportive demeanour. There can be so much ego out in the world of singing, & so much criticism that leads to people's inner critics being so strong that they don't even dare to try singing. I often have to call upon my psychology major to help my students (especially adults) to overcome damage done by overly critical coaches. You are the creme de la creme. Thank you for your great attitude & incredible talent as both a vocalist & pianist, but also as a very clear, concise teacher.
You have inspired so many people!!!!
Honestly couldn't agree more!!
Thank you for this incredibly kind comment, Dax! We know Justin will appreciate these kind words! 💙 -NYVC
Thank you so much, Ayesha! -NYVC
awesome thanks
Thanks Soraia! -NYVC
Great video, very informative and accessible. Thank you so much!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Lacie! -NYVC
Always happy to see Justin on here again
Always happy to see you on here again, Important! Thanks for watching! -NYVC
Wonderful!
Thanks Jose! :D -NYVC
Fantastic teaching. Thanks so much
Thanks for watching! -NYVC
You're so amazing with just the way you teach. Thank you
YOU'RE amazing! -NYVC
Amazing lesson, awesome vibes!! Thank you so much!!
Awesome!!! I'll follow the Channel this very instant!
Hey Justin! I've missed you!! 😊 You are so artistic and knowledgeable. Your have grown so much. 💕 it's been a while since I've view your posts, but I'm back! Hungrier than ever! Ready to leave my footprint and your the person destined to be a part ofmy journey. 🦁 I love the passion you put into your posts everything I know, I've learned from you. I even recommended you to my pastor!! God bless you.
Wow this is so amazing Delmi! We'll pass your kind note along to Justin! We believe in you and we're so excited for all of the ways you are growing vocally! Keep up the incredible work and let us know how we can help. :) -NYVC
You're amazing Justin !!!!! Thanks to you I've improved a lot! I hope you all are having a wonderful day! I say hi from honduras!
We’re so glad to hear this Cribas! Keep up the amazing work! -NYVC
Master, thank you so much for your significant contribution to my vocal singing skills. Hands down!
We're so glad to help! Keep up the great work! -NYVC
Again, such a great lesson. Thank you!
Thank YOU! :) -NYVC
This video changed my whole view on riffs, thanks!
Amazing! We hope you’re riffing it up, Blendre! -NYVC
I love the new piano overlays!! Thank you!
Glad they helped! Thanks for watching, Peter! -NYVC
This was so fun!!
WOOHOO! So glad you enjoyed it, Someone! -NYVC
I Love them. Thank you so much for these. Also I appreciated the notes that are shown on the screen. Thank you very Much❤
We're so glad this helped you Petra! Keep up the amazing work! -NYVC
Merry Christmas greetings from Holland
Merry Christmas Leah! :D -NYVC
Excellent excercises
So glad you enjoyed them Sam! Keep up the great work! -NYVC
Yeah, dude is a fantastic teacher
Justin appreciates your kind words Mike! -NYVC
I missed this!!😭 Please do often of these kind of episodes!!!!!!
Justin is doing what he can! We'll definitely keep on doing Voice Lessons To The World though! :) -NYVC
I love your teaching technique all the time I'm watching your voice lesson technique sir Justine Stoney❤🙏
Keep up the great work! 💙 -NYVC
Thank you so much dear Justin! A very useful lesson! ))) Kisses from Ukraine!
We're so glad this was helpful! Keep up the great work Natalie! -NYVC
You’re an amazing teacher! Thank you!!
I was gonna say the same
Thank you so much! -NYVC
Great job Justin‼️✔️
🙏🏻 -NYVC
Great video Justin!
Thank you so much, Aaron! -NYVC
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Woohoo! Thank you Kehinde! 💙 So glad to help! -NYVC
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Thank you so much Elena! 💙 -NYVC
Fantastic tips Justin! 10/10
Thanks Mindful Singers! :) -NYVC
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You as well Gorovo! 💙 -NYVC
Thank you so very much !
We're so glad you enjoyed it Carlabemese! -NYVC
This is so helpful, thank you!!!!
We're so glad! -NYVC
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Justin is always glad to be back with new episodes! -NYVC
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You know you were the one who made me continue with my singing, and as far as I'm continuing with it, I just wanna say thank you so much for your lessons and guides, it really made me improve my singing.
God bless:)
Super! Thank You very much!
Thanks for watching! -NYVC
Amazing! Practicing already. 😁
WOOHOO! Go Jose! -NYVC
You're really really the best professor
Mr. Stoney appreciates your kind words! -NYVC
Justin my favorite eveeeer
We'll share your kind words with Justin! :) -NYVC
Gracias!
Thank YOU! -NYVC
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Thank you Dorothy! -NYVC
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Justin appreciates your kind words Mary! -NYVC
Thank you
Thank YOU! -NYVC
I love this
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This was so helpful. Thank you
So glad! -NYVC
Very useful ep, this made me realize that when we see those stars singing riffs n runs with like 10 notes its bcz they learmed the basics first n then practice n improve their levels. 💙💟👍👌
YES! Preach it, Seldak! -NYVC
First time whatching your video. I LOVE THEM.
We're so glad, Addie! Thanks for watching! -NYVC
Wow, you remind me of my Chorus singing in High School, using the piano like that.
:D -NYVC
Hey Justin, thank you for your lessons. There are may channels about singing but yours I find the most relatable and reliable.
Thank you so much Jeremy! We always hope to be a great resource for singers! :) -NYVC
Thanks
Thanks for watching, King! :) -NYVC
Thanks Justin! I thought you were not going to upload videos anymore on VLTW. I'm so happy to see I was wrong! I started my singing journey around 3 months ago with zero knowledge, and I've been learning a lot with your videos. It's been a wonderful help and have clarified many confusing singing concepts to me. I love the way you explain. Keep making videos please. They teach and inspire. Thank you very much!
Hi Poly! Welcome! We're excited that you've started your singing journey and that we can be a part of it! We're definitely going to keep doing VLTTW. We also have other shows that we do that we hope will be helpful to you! Definitely check out our last two releases this month - David Phelps episode and our Linda Ronstadt episode! -NYVC
These are very helpful !
We’re so glad this helped you Maj! Keep up the great work! -NYVC
It is so interesting because the three-note riffs you can even hear in native music, in Asian folk music and in Gregorian chants that are hundreds of years old!
Yes indeed! Great point Robaerto! -NYVC
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Thanks a lot for this video ❤ 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
So glad you enjoyed it! -NYVC
Good teacher I tell you i couldn't think I can even try
We believe in you! :) -NYVC
I don’t sing and I have no intention of learning, but I definitely sat through this entire video. The “good for you”’s were awesome hahaha
Lol! We're so glad you're here and we hope you do start singing! :) -NYVC
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Cool. I dug it.
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One me favorite songs uses three note one. "diamonds" - Rihanna
OH WO-O-OH
OH WO-O-OH
And Beyonce does a lot of direction change riffs in "before I let go". One of the best turn up songs ever, super catchy riffs
Great points Eos!! -NYVC
This is such a wonderful video, i have been 'riffing and running' in songs, and had no idea that i was doing so.
Thanks Justin, great teaching!!!!!
So cool! Great work Colleen! -NYVC
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I’m keeping Justin on. If there’s any hope for my singing voice, it might be him.
We've got your back, Jack! Keep up the great work! -NYVC
Outstanding lesson. I'm new to your page. Thank you Justin.
We're glad you're here Neil! -NYVC
amazing teacher.... you've got a new subscriber sir great job
We're so glad! Thanks for being here! -NYVC
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So glad you enjoyed it Arup! 💙 -NYVC
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I’m watching this while getting ready for bed and I don’t think I’ll be able to fall asleep, because I am so excited to discover that I do possess the skills to do elaborate things like riffs, which I thought were beyond my ability as a choir singer. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
WOOHOO! So amazing! Yes you DO possess the skills to riff Marcia! Keep at it! -NYVC
Yay! As a vocal teacher this made me so happy to read. I feel the same way! Great exercises here!
Instant improvement.
Woohoo! Great work Admirable! -NYVC
Love your lessons, thanks for making them so fun and easy to follow! These warm ups will help me nail Handel's All We Like Sheep's runs for choir next year.
You're welcome Diana! Keep up the amazing work! :D -NYVC
Well damn! After watching this Justin made me feel I was Beyoncé! 😂😂 Nah but seriously, I've never known the science behind a riff, and now all I wanna do is practice these... Absolutely impeccable teaching method honestly!
Amazing! Keep doing it Ayesha! -NYVC
@@NewYorkVocalCoaching It's 1.56am here in the UK. I'm going to sleep, and the last thing I've done is gone over that last riff exercise so I can riff in my dreams! 😂😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🙈
Love it.. you put it so simple.. jeje. You do private lessons
We're so glad you enjoyed it! And yes, Justin is the Founder of New York Vocal Coaching. For more information please visit newyorkvocalcoaching.com. -NYVC
Grace notes, shakes and other musical ornamentation started in the Renaissance era (c. 1500), and by the Baroque period a hundred years later became typical of the idiom - Handel, Bach, Purcell for example. The male countertenor voice was also a feature of those periods - and also the male soprano castrati of the Baroque, but that's another matter entirely!
Wow! Super cool info AntPDC! Thanks for sharing! -NYVC
You are a cool dude
Watching this, and then rewatching SUMMERTIME SADNESS- SHAWN MENDES (one of his oldest covers), I notice how much he implemented these exercises into his cover. It's like he learned it from this video somehow lol
That would have been cool! :D -NYVC
Whoa yeah ^^
:D Go Lien! -NYVC
Great work Justin, fundamental riffs, wow! What is the maker of that piano you are using, it has a great sound to be so small?
We're pretty sure that's a Roland! -NYVC
Thanks for your lessons. I need a help. "opinion and suggestions"
In my situation, im aware of breathy and nasal voice. Also the "vibration". Placing larynx. Twang. Fry. That's because of your videos. But i still have concern for my (1)sounding like nasally robot when recording. (Audio recording and video).
(2)when i speak or sing regular singing, my upper neck only vibrates, its hard to do chest voice but falsetto c4 to a4 and falsetto mask b4 to c5.
Hi Joselito! If you're hearing a "nasally robot" then you're likely just too bright, and not necessarily using too much Nasal Resonance. Try some darker sounds to find a resonance that you prefer. You might take a look at episode 17 to get you started. As for your Vocal Registers, it's tough to say what's going wrong for you. Maybe check out our Vocal Register Series, our Mix Voice Episodes, our Strain episode, or consider a Vocal Evaluation which we, offer as a service. We hope this helps! :) -NYVC
Nice
Thanks Gerlon! - NYVC
Great lesson,. I`m new at this and wonder how to squeeze this stuff in without getting out of rythem .. ?????
Hi Guy! Do you mean moving from pitch to pitch fast enough within a riff? This takes time to build up to. First, you'll want to sing the riff slowly, and then speed it up over time. Check out Ep. 3, Ep. 27, and Ep. 56 for more on Riffing! -NYVC
@@NewYorkVocalCoaching Doing a riff toward the word takes time. Doesn`t that throw off the musicians ??
This is super awesome and helpful, Justin. Thank you!
So glad you found it helpful, Greg! :) Keep up the incredible work! -NYVC
I naturally use grace notes. It either stems from singing too much 90s rock or just tightening up an old habit of sliding into notes lol.
As a guitarist I forget that there are also ‘standard licks’ vocalists use.
Grace notes are fun!! :D -NYVC
First comment from the Philippines! I very love your vocal coaching technique 😘
Thank you so much Jayrome! We're so glad the show is helpful as you build your technique! Keep up the great work! :D -NYVC
I have request can you make a tutorial how to sustain notes while singing? Proper singing 🥺
Pl