Tim Foust of Home Free Bass Singing Tips | How to Sing Bass with Tim Foust
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Bass singing tips and discussion with Tim Foust, to help you learn how to sing bass.
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Be sure to Like, Comment & Subscribe to this channel for future videos that focus on bass singing. Please also share this video to help us be able to help more bass singers. Bass singing tips and discussion with Home Free bass singer, Tim Foust. You can see and hear Tim's amazing vocals on many great videos and recordings. Tim's vocal range is great and he gives some great content to help you navigate your bass singing journey. I'm sorry I wasn't able to get a quality video of this discussion. However, this interview gives you a TON of info to help you on your bass singing journey from one of the absolute best.
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im only 17 and ive been pretty ashamed of my voice because i was accused of faking it because of how low it was in middle school. Tim and Geoff really helped me get out of my shell and now i sing bass in my schools choir and just went to state. god bless music
There will always be trolls, haters, bullies,no matter your age or location, what you're doing. As a teenager you are still figuring out who you are and where you fit in this world. Follow your heart and what seems to work for you. If the people who care about you tell you it's good, if you are getting compliments from professionals like teachers that tells you you're on the right path
Ok I’ve heard this from 6th grade through currently (going into 11th). It’s gotten to the point where I can’t even play video games without people say I’m using a voice changer. And it is so very annoying. I know exactly what you’re saying.
uuu whats your lowest chest note.
You know, I've never loved Tim Foust more than when I heard him say he was watching Star Wars.
That’s awesome!
same
absolute same!
Tim's low notes get me into this bass world! I'm a BIG fan of him!!
It’s a fun world to be in. Some great singers!
I'm a bass and was trained by my mother who was a Juilliard voice graduate and voice teacher for 50 years. She always had me practice singing while lying flat on my back on the floor. The more you do it the more breath control you'll get. It also helps you to learn to relax while singing which is critical for hitting your best lows.
Loved this one! See if you can get Geoff ;)
Marcello Bass that’d be great
Great idea
And avi
Geoff just said he's down to do it, in his chaturday stream
Chomperone Ik it was my question
Good lord, I could listen to Tim talk and sing all day. He could read the phone book and I would listen very intently. What a voice!
I already liked the video before watching it man!
"TIM FOUST, you've got to be kidding me", that's what I thought when I saw the title.
We appreciate your interviews man, keep it up.
Thanks!!
It’s cool to hear tips from one of the best basses out there. Great video!
Agreed! Great singer!
@@craigcallow3264 hmm...
This guy is an absolute monster with lead runs, musicality and the insane lows.
Avi Kaplan, please 🙏
That would be great! I’ll try.
Yes
@@BassSingingCentralMatt still waiting for this content
I absolutely loved this. I love Tim, and have been a huge fan of his group, Home Free for almost a decade now. But this interview, gave me more insight from Tim and how he got to that 5+ octave vocal of his, than I've ever heard before. Very, very interesting, so thank you for this!
Interesting to hear about how Tim can sing so low notes. I absolutely love his voice, both when he sing and talk.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Tim!! I am beyond obsessed with you and all of Home Free!!❤
Tim foust is a dope guy. I love his voice
Appreciate this "clip" so much. Everyone, and I do mean everyone who knows (of) Tim, will be chomping at the bit to listen what he has to say. He has a sound that is unmatched in recent Country (as well as Pop). Tim has the ability to not only sing ("his") bass --- but harmonize nearly in any key (match what others are singing). It's oh so good to hear. Gospel music has some of the best bass' there are. Honestly, these singers/performers - like the genre itself (due to topic), get overlooked or never realized. Thanks!!!
Thanks Rod! Appreciate the comment and you tuning in.
I sang bass in choir. I can hit that low note pretty comfortably in "Man of Constant Sorrow." I also sang with Rob Lundquist in college.
you can hit an A1 comfortably?
Tim is such an awesome bass singer 🙌🏽
Man's talk (deep) going on here❤
You should interview Richard Sterban from the oak ridge boys,
I am definitely trying to make that happen. He’s great!
Tim Foust is amazing bass, amazing. Tks for this interview
My mind was blown at two places: 1. was in the beginning when Tim said he's currently binging Clone Wars (which is what I'm also doing right now) and 2. when he said he grew up listening to the Group Acapella because I grew up with them as well, the recording of their 1998 Paris Show is probably my most listened CD ever.
Btw I'm an aspiring bass myself, my current range is C5 falsetto, C4 highest chest, C#2 lowest chest and I'm currently learning to sing in the subharmonic Register. I'm already very well embedded in the Acapella world, Barbershop specifically, introduced by my dad (also a hefty bass) who's been doing that for over 20 years. My 'bass shake' Moment was split in two, the first was when I first listened to Home Free's Version of Ring of Fire and I first heard Tim's legendary G1 through my dad's Speaker System, the second was when I heard the very same song live 2 years later. So yeah, I'm 18, turning 19 this August and I'm starting to peoperly train my voice.
My vocal range is:
Falsetto: Eb6
Head voice: G#5
Mixed: C#5
Chest: E1-E5
Growl: C1
Fry register: F#0
What's my voice type?
Yeah it’s true that working on higher notes will strengthen the low part too. I felt it. And it’s awesome to hear that from him.😜
No offense but he is my favorite bass singer! Funny how I posted yesterday on your Instagram about interviewing him and it shows up today. Tim is just awesome with his range. I so wish Home Free would go southern gospel. I have been to a lot of their concerts. In southern gospel bass singers I don’t know too many but you do a great job! I wish you guys could of sang a duet! I have heard Tim literally shake the subwoofers and watched one CZcams where he broke the sound system! One thing I love also is with bass singers is the faces you guys make trying to hit the note! Keep up the good work both of you! God Bless
I don't know anyone else that know Gold City. He is a great bass! As is Tim!!
Thanks for tuning in. Appreciate the comment. Tim Riley is an icon in gospel music.
That was a pleasant surprise 👌🏽✨
It's cool you're getting more variety with the interviews...not knocking gospel basses, as they have a lot to offer as well, but it's cool to see other perspectives, kind of like you did with the first acapella singer last week (forgot his name) and K.C. Armstrong in the past couple years (I'm a BIG fan of low choral basses).
Another couple choral basses from the US you should look into if you haven't already are Eric Alatorre (was with Chanticleer for like 25+ years) and Glenn Miller (one of the strongest oktavists alive today). Naturally, Tim Riley is on my list, too. I wish London Parris and Big Chief Wetherington were still alive, though, so you could interview them.
I have always wanted to get outside the SG world of bass singers to get some different perspectives. I too wish I could talk with Chief, London, JD. That’d be amazing!
Thanks man, is not to easy find good information about bass singing, especialy about Tim Foust, the guy is idol for me.
Oh man, are you brazilian?
@@luscao8444 sim! 😃😂
@@henriqueguimaraes6120 Legal! Também sou fanzaço do Tim, grande inspiração, seria legal ver o Avi por aqui também :))
I really appreciate this for having Tim Foust who got me mad at bass singing!
And I really wanna meet him in person or at least, at their concert someday since I live in the republic of Korea where they don't hold any concert....
Anyway, it was good to listen to him like this. Thanks! :)
Great tips from Tim Foust!! I appreciate these interviews with different bass singers from different genres of music and different backgrounds. The diversity is amazing and the content is out of this world 🌎. Thanks Matt. Hope you and your family are staying safe.
- Peter from Keepers of The Faith (KOTF) Quartet!
Wow Thank you so much for this, I’m 17 and been trying to keep my bass voice strong, in the beginning of the school year this year I realized when I sang in my high register my voice would instantly become relaxed, and just after watching this interview I’m exited to learn that yes developing that high range is important so thank you for that, also what Tim said about choirs was so accurate, they push us to project when in actuality that can cause the pitch to sometimes waver, thank you for suggesting an almost whisper or airy tone quality and to relax just tired a bass line and I’d have to say it’s the most solid one I’ve ever done, so in all thank you Tim Foust and thank you Bass Singing Central for this amazing resource!
Thanks for this interview with Tim, I love his voice and Home Free. His mentioning increasing your higher range hit with me. I sang Bass in school choirs and Tenor in church choirs, not realizing that doing so was increasing and strengthening my range, high and low.
I love The Alley Cats! They are my favorite a Capella Doo Wop group! Crazy to hear that Tim subbed for them. Now I have to try finding video of it. Love the advice here.
Tim helps other Bass singers he always shares and credits others and really does not like bringing attention to himself except in humorous ways.
Tim did say in another interview that one way to break into the entertainment industry is to get a job on a cruise ship. That's how his bandmate Austin Brown got his start!
sharing this with my vocal coach friends and students! Awesome content! Tim Foust is always brought up by bass students, so I know they will devour this!
Great idea! Alvin Chea’s interview on this channel is another good one, especially for acapella (Take 6) fans.
You and Tim Foust are my two favorite bass singers! Y’all make me want to continue singing bass!!!
Thanks Jacob. I hope this channel continues to give you inspiration on your journey.
Hey Matt, I am a 17-year old aspiring bass, or at least I thought that. My voice changed at age 12 and since then I had a relatively deep voice. When I was around 15, my lowest chest note was about C#2 or D2 on a normal day (of course it changed from day to day: On a very good day I had a comfortable Bb1, on a bad day I only reached down to E2).
But about when I turned 16, my voice changed stronger. On most days, my lowest "real" chest note was Eb2 (D2 and below were fried). I just couldn't go as deep as a year before that anymore. Also, the daily changes of the lowest note were extremer (e.g. "Today I can hit C2, but tomorrow I struggle hitting an Eb2", such things).
During the last couple of weeks, it just became extremer. My voice steadily got higher, my low notes got weaker, today I can barely hit F2, and from day to day I feel more like a "normal" baritone! Can you please tell me what's going on right now?
If you were pushing for these notes I think you are suffering the consequences! If not then I have no idea
Honestly, it’s hard to tell exactly what is happening. All I can say is don’t push your voice too hard to where it hurts. Take the advice of the singers in these videos and work daily in a safe manner.
@@Marcell0Bass Never really pushed down, I always relaxed to sing them. When I sang too low for too long (out of my tessitura, I guess), it started hurting a bit but then I stopped immediately
@@BassSingingCentralMatt Thanks for the reply, and I've got one more question.
When I listened to interviews from those extremely deep basses (can't remember who though), some of them talked about going through a second voice change, in which their voices get even deeper than before. Even if it is very unlikely that this is happening to me, do you think this might be the case here?
@@naturlichich218 My "lowest chest" is C2, then i got to change to subarmonic singing to able to sing lower, It could be a possibility that you haven't or just have a really poor subarmonic chest? if so a tip for you would be think of the subarmonic singing with a "nasal" and foward positioning, trying to resonate those nasal cavities.
I knew I'd lost my high range (1st Soprano growing up), but never knew how far down I could go until I started singing along with Avi on Pentatonix and, even more, Tim on Home Free (even more fun songs). I've sustained as low as a G2 and growled a few lower. But still, 3 octaves is about all I can go. Maybe I could stretch another note or two if I really warm up and work on it consistently.
This is very inspiring, exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you guys. 🙏🏻💯
Ya know it makes sense that he says work on the upper portion of your vocal range. When I was in high school, I really wanted to play lead trumpet in college. All the instructors I had over the course of high school told me the best thing to do for my upper range, was to make my low range or 'pedal notes' really solid.
I found this interview after looking for Tim Foust stuff. I sang bass/baritone in a few small groups (no performing though). Barbershop choirs and the like. We bought a place in the Nebraska panhandle, back in June. I did some checking around and found a group in the area. I sent a contact message, but because of Covid, they are not getting together as a group. So online communities, like this are nice to have.
Очень-очень люблю слушать Тима! Браво!!!
Been a while, glad to see another great video!
Hey, thanks!
Working to get some more content for you all.
yesssss i love tim!
One person I would love to see interviewed is Richard Sterban. This interview was interesting but overall didn’t hear anything as far as technique or advice or tips. I absolutely love this forum and have viewed many interviews over and over. I was disappointed with Tim’s answers. Keep up the good work Matt. Thanks for what you do.
Tim Riley....wonder how many folks hit the search bar after hearing that comment :)
Lol!!! Would be cool to know.
Fantastic! It would be amazing to watch some laryngoscopies of bass voice techniques haha Every time we search for these exams on the internet we figure out lots of normal voices, falsetto and vocal distortions, but never find these content about bass singing. The closer I've found was the mongolian Kargyraa technique, which is used for some bass singers. I would be nice to see a growl bass, subharmonics, and a "breathy" A0 on the laryngoscope hahaha
When you’re female but you still listen to the video XD
Girl, same. I watched the Geoff Castelucci one, too. 😂
Just found this channel by seeing your first video from 2016 gotta say this is a blessing
Awesome video! Tim is for sure one of the best basses out there and my favourite just behind Geoff! You should try and get Geoff
Sold me at "Animated Clone Wars Star Wars series"
Matt thank for this channel, i wish i knew this channel back when i started as a Bass singer. your content is appreciated sir
It would be awesome if u can get glenn miller on this, hes an amazing basso profoundo
hello, I would like to see a Vocal Reach Test next to a Tim Foust piano! 😊
It would be a dream for you to interview Paul David Kennamer
That would definitely be cool. I’ll try to make it happen
@@BassSingingCentralMatt geeeet on boaaaaat....#Low E1......😍
Bass Singing Central yess please make that happen with Paul!!
Hasn’t PDK moved on and is making documentaries and is vegan or something like that?
He was just a studio bass singer. Never exposed himself on stage so often like the real basses that do it for living. He is not singing anymore by the way.
Tim are nr1. Because of his vocal range.
thanks!
Many are saying for the trio, avi kaplan, geoff, and tim foust. We got 2 down, lets get avi kaplan too!
You should try to get some of the famous barbershop quartet basses
Love the Colts hat
I guess imma change my name to Tim...cause apparently you’d automatically have a low bass voice!😂 Example:Tim Storm,Tim Foust,Tim Riley,Tim Duncan
YG 4HUNNID Right! & the long hair is a thing too it seems 😂
Or to Eric cause I have a low voice but my voice changed when I was 15 I think i talk around a D2 and sometimes C2
@@ericslack681 Guys like JD, Mikhail and Will Adkins speak nearly an octave lower than that. xD It's quite amazing.
I wish it was face to face interview
Thanks for this Matt.
@Tim (or anyone with a similar history of developing late into a bass): What was your lowest singable chest note when you started singing?
I started singing just now but I am already 37y old. I'd love to sing bass but the lowest note I can sing in chest is C2 and I can not sing it with much volume. My speaking voice isn't very deep too (more of a baritone). I am able to fry down to A0 but I wonder if I will ever be able to develop my chest voice into the 1-range.
Anyone out there with an idea?
thaks
You’re very welcome!
Loved It, please have Avi Kaplan for an interview
I typically listen to a lot higher voice guys ( love them European metal guys. I actually understand it the few places they growl, too. ) but I absolutely adore what Tim. I don't know him but he mah bro :) this was very cool.
You should interview Jeff Pearles too.
excelentes vídeos un fuerte abrazo
Geoff Castellucci would be the best interview ever!
Interview Avi Kaplan next ! He's my absolute favorite
My range is C2-E4 but on most days with subharmonics I can drop to G1. But I'm comfortable with E2 around that area.
you my friend, are definitely a low bass. my comfortable range is C2-A4. But i can also sing E1-E5 in chest. i have improved a little bit better.
@@calebcooper2841 actually im not my lowest chest note is A1 and B1 and the lowest I sung so far is G#1 that's actual bass baritone. To be a real bass you have to have a G1 to be a profundo I cant go that low yet maybe later.
@@christianhenry4173 aw don't worry, you'll get there soon. btw i guest im a low bass because of the E1 right?
@@calebcooper2841 yes if you can sing that in chest that's good.
Would love if you could get tim storms
How about avi kaplan?
I would love to interview Avi. I have sent an email to the only contact form I could find for him. I also FB messaged his page. No response yet.
Bass Singing Central Avi’s a very private person, he keeps to himself.
"I'm an acapella slut"
-Tim Foust
My speaking voice c2 whats my voice type ?
If you speak down to a C2, you would have a bass speaking voice and a bass in general, but you would be considered a high bass, the deepest voices known to everyone in the bass singing community are JD Sumner and Mikhail Zlatopolsky, who speak lower than a F1.
Did he just call growls sub-falsetto?
Could be referring to subharmonics
Sub-falsetto refers to growl, Tim once mentioned about it on Twitter. Unfortunately I don't remember the detail though…
Can we have avi on here?
How can i get contact with him. Im a bass sinver. I learnt it from their songs. I pretended im him
He was on Cameo. Not sure if he still is or not.
If i have a Vocal range that goes usually from an A5 to an E1, the lowest i've reached is a B0 but under E1 i can't control the pitch, could i be a Bass Baritone or a Baritone with a low range? I am almost 23.
I would consider you a bass.
@@BassSingingCentralMatt Good to know, i've always thought i was a Bass Baritone, for the fact that my full chest voice cover usually from an A4 to an A1 it was either too high to be a Bass and too low to be a Tenor. My lowest chest note is around an A1, sometimes a G#1, but with Sub Harmonics (Thanks to Geoff Castellucci from VoicePlay) i sometimes managed to reach an F#1, rarely a F1. from there (usually G1-Eb1) it's all Growl. Have a nice day! :)
I thought this was bashing the people that say Tim Foust is a Bass Baritone or a Bassitone
@@BassSingingCentralMatt My vocal range is Eb6-F#0. Whats my voice type? btw im 15.
@@thebassman9065 me and you kinda have a closely similar range. my chest voice is E1-E5, sub-harmonics G2-D1, growl A1-C1,and vocal fry F#0. my comfortable range is C2-A4.
Ok hi guys I have a question I don’t know if I’m a bass or a baritone... my range is falsetto F5, highest chest A4, lowest chest E2, lowest growl G1, lowest sub harmonic F#1 and lowest vocal fry G#0 btw I’m 17 turning 18 in 1 month thanks guys
Baritone. Growls and subharmonics are extended techniques and have nothing to do with your voice type. However, if you want to aspire to be a bass, or an a capella bass SINGER anyway, look at your non-resonant chest region too. I thought my lowest chest note was a D2 until I started messing with that, now I'm down to an A1.
I'm only 15 and my range is highest falsetto note E6, highest head note G#5, highest mixed note F#5, highest chest E5, lowest chest E1, lowest growl G#0, lowest sub-harmonic C1 and lowest fry E0.
@@calebcooper2841 Hello. Okay.
@@calebcooper2841 There isn't a 15-year-old ever in history who can hit a E1 in chest-voice when most matured adult bass singers cannot hit that, sure there are teenagers with deep voices, but the deepest voices I've heard from a teenager haven't even spoken down to a B flat/Bb1. Your speaking voice would be around D2-A1 area, which is impossible.
See if u can get avi
how do i manage to sing lower without frying
The only ways to lower your voice, you can practice singing deep every so often, stretching your neck muscles, keeping your vocal cords and voice healthy, being in the best shape, would all help in lowering your chest-range and and your speaking voice, but it will require patience.
@@Vanerov I achieved it after 2 years ahah
@@_generation_youth_x28 Singing deep, maybe just sing a song with someone with a really deep voice, try to follow along about everyday, along with stretching your neck, probably maybe 30 seconds on each side, but this will be a overtime deal, but it will indeed work, and most important, have a good diet, drink water, because Eric Holloway, an oktavist here on CZcams, has stated that it is in genetics, but it's also important to be as healthy as possible, so stay away from sodas and junk food. I drink soda all the time and it limits from showing my current potental, as my grandfather was a very low deep bass, so I inherited it from him, but don't ever strain your vocal cords too much or make you head go all the way down to achieve your lowest note, patience is key here and it will take a lot of work, but the work isn't too bad, I've also learned that a lot of mucus build up does indeed make your voice higher, as I have a lot of mucus build up from drinking soda, as when I clear my throat, my current voice slides in for a bit, then it just goes away due to the mucus buildup, so try your best to drink as much water has possible to keep that from happening.
Sorry for an essay. xD
He grew up in Churches of Christ? Yooooooo, that’s me!
Did he say his last name is Foust? If so then tell me in the comments
Yes
Pretty Sure Tim would have been a Great Dentist also All the great dentists are bass singers.
I wonder why they spell it as Bass instead of Base. Then again, a lot of English doesn't make sense.
#truth
AmericanPatriot because the term in Italian opera is Basso
wheres the exercise? Why waste 21 minutes of our lives?