I'd like to apologise to... well, frankly, anyone who had to listen to this.

This channel literally only exists so Tom has an excuse to push himself outside of his comfort zone. More power to you, Tom.

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.

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.

Tom: "I can't sing." Also Tom: immediately gives very decent rendition of Christmas song with challenging intervals 😄

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.

Tom: "I'm SO sorry. And _thank you."_ Adam, pulling up the sheet music: "On the contrary, it was my pleasure."

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.

Tom Scott: Professional KZfaqr, educator, singer, Ur player, vape master, and petty criminal

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 in december: "I am NOT going to start a singing career." tom in march: "𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟"

Tom Scott and Adam Neely is the collab we didn’t know we needed

watching with subtitles: i love how neely says "tone color" and scott says "tone colour"!

The first note Tom sang made me go “wait, he actually can kinda sing.”

Such an Adam Neely move: "And here's the sheet music for the multi part harmony, including the cough." 😂 excellent touch!

Not enough people here are acknowledging the unhinged monstrosity that was Adam's choral version.

"I'm not gonna start a singing career" But Tom, "If educational videos were filmed like music videos" is already a bop

Tom, Please give us a full version of "O Holy Night". I do not ask this ironically. Thanks.

"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 😂

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.

Can confirm, as a singing teacher: Tom's voice is genuinely pretty good!

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!

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

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

But we're all left wondering: *WILL THE "TOM SCOTT DOES CHRISTMAS" ALBUM BE OUT IN TIME FOR THIS CHRISTMAS?!*

THE CAPTIONS ARE SO WELL DONE! They're color coordinated, they have the notes labeled. They are so well made and crafted with care!

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.

"Your voice is a good voice" Yes, that's one of the other reasons why I've watched your channel for years

"I flew a kite in a public space" is my favourite Tom Scott song

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.

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 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.

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'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.

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.

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 KZfaqr who uses different colours for different speakers; it's like I'm watching the BBC!

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.

You’ve seen him pass out, you’ve seen him choke on a vape, now see Tom Scott break boundaries, singing

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.

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.

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!

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).

Petition for Tom to continue his vocal lessons, and give us a little something for Christmas this year.

Insane respect for Tom for having the courage to put his singing out there in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

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

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!

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.

"Apparently I have trouble receiving compliments too" Same Tom, same

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.

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!

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.)

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"

Wow, Beth's energy is just so wonderful. She seems like someone who you just can't help but smile when your around them.

Why does watching this feel like a self-insert? Like I'm experiencing this from Tom's point of view. So relatable and natural.

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

If tom was ever on Taskmaster, I think we've got a good idea of how he'd react watching himself attempt tasks.

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

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.

HAHAHAHHA ADAMS HARMONISATION

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!

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.

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

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.

"That's not music, that's a war crime." -Tom Scott, in reference to his own singing

17:42 would have been fun just having the editor on the background playing Super Mario Bros or something 🤣🤣

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!

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.

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 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.

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

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.

"That's not music, that's a warcry" - this was a lot of fun to listen to, Tom - well done and thank you.

Beth is a phenomenally good teacher. My goodness!

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.

I just got past the 2:00 mark. I honestly don't think Beth was jut being nice. Based on how you undersold yourself, I was shocked how well you did. I did choir at an accomplished level in high school and half of college. I consider myself a quite decent singer, though out of practice. You are at level with or better than some of the people I've sung with before.

1:10 I was impressed. That was a great control. I would be happy if I could sing reliably like that

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.

Adam Neely's pleasure at Tom's Scott's pain is just an absolute joy.

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!

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!

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!

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

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.

This was amazing! Thank you for your bravery to much such a wonderful video

This was great! Overcoming those feelings is such a huge part of learning to relax your voice and sing better. Don't think that you're terrible cause you really aren't. This was really courageous of you. Congratulations and keep it up! If not for a singing career then at least for your own fun and health.

if tom starts a singing career, i wonder what the instrumentals would be like

Beth's energy and enthusiasm is incredible! High when it needs to be, pulled back as needed. Incredible.

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

This was honestly so nice to hear someone else going on the journey I’m starting too, thank you

To the person who made the subtitles: amazing subtitles! With the chords, colors and punctuation it was great for not only bad hearing people, but for everyone!

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

Big thanks to anyone that worked on the subtitles, they're amazing and very helpful ♥

I'm so glad I waited to catch this one all at once. Seeing the leap of faith, the development, the production, and finally the fun. *Muah* perfection. Merry Christmas Tom.

For Christmas I want Technical Difficulties singing Gregorian chorus

The captions on this are amazing. Often annotates "la" with the note above, with marks indicating how good it was.

Really great to see you guys collaborate!! Hope to see an album by 2023..

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