To be an oktavist either, A. Be old B. Have Acid Reflux C. Do both and make the ground you walk on vibrate

I love that everyone chooses to walk down the minor scale. Just feels right for singing low bass

Glenn Miller is absolutely out of human limits.

The tenor had one of the best low ranges tbh

"Studies philosophy, Kant sing B flat" lmao

The oktavists are able to PROJECT this note. Amazing!!

This entire comments section is people ripping into the singers and bragging about their own abilities, cut it out no one cares

Bruh those “basses” are baritones for sure

theo is probably the only student that hit the note

Ah yes, get the sopranos to attempt oktavism

2:28 That's good bass.

Try it hung over from whisky early in the morning. That does the trick.

Guarantee I could get your entire bass section hitting that Bb.... and lower 😉

Had a voice teacher once that said when he was in music school they only had barritones that pretended to be basses no legit basses. That's what watching this video reminded me of

The A1 rumble sounds more like an F1 rumble to my keyboard.

With all the fresh comments it's clear youtube picked this one up to be a recommended. For all the people saying they can do it, first off congrats it's always a blessing to see more strong low bass singers. That being said, there's a difference between hitting the notes with strength in chest register and hitting them clumsily with fry. This difference comes from where you make the sound and the sound's overall resonance. All the students heard here are using their fry registers which comes off as shaky and unsupported, whereas the professional oktavists have a stronger stable resonance in their sound. This is more easily heard in Miller but is equally present in Peacock. A Bb1 is not an easy note for most to hit, and even less easy to project as well as can be heard. If you're inclined towards a deep voice, it is entirely possible to train and strengthen your lower registers through consistent practice hitting what you can in a supported chest register (tilting your head back is a way I've been taught to focus on the laryngeal muscles) and making sure you get *plenty of good rest* (seriously the rest thing matters so much. as of right now a good nights sleep is the difference between a Bb1 and a G#1 for me) and breaks from singing. It takes time, but when you can hit those notes, come back here and let us know to inspire others :) Edit: I should also add that range is only one part of a bass's repertoire. It's very likely you have a rich voice with good resonance if you're a bass. you have the power to make people listen and love your sound, so work on your tonality, your showmanship, and ultimately being a singer who isn't fixated on the lows, but rather the message you can send through song

Just the shear volume these guys can put out is mindblowing.

I swear, Glenn Miller's low notes flowed like butter. They were just sooooo clean. And then after that Bb he just gives an even lower F in that low range

Allison is the most soprano soprano to ever soprano

Ive never been more disappointed in hearing these basses range

Funny that the tenor in the group was the only one that touched even C2. 🤣

Honestly, the girl at 0:26 did a really good job. (Better than some of the "basses") PS vocal fry is a totally valid technique for notes this low. Its just quite difficult to get a discernible/steady pitch. (one singer's two cents)

It's so satisfying after hearing a whole bunch of fails and then finally getting that clean low Bb1

1:10 hmmmmm a bass that can’t sing F2

I’m a tenor and I’m really close to being able to rumble it. That end clip sounded amazing!

Wow, this must have been an amazing performance. I’m constantly disappointed I left the NY/NJ area when I see things like this!

0.30 - hits high b flat, a forth above the high f of the Queen of the Night. Love it.

The closest person that wasn't Glenn, Vladamir, or Adrian was Theo, his note wasn't chest thought.

The only actual bass in this video is Theo and the two oktavists, and of course Glenn Miller

Kant sing a B flat. Lol

When there's a bass who can hardly sing an F2 1:12, and a tenor starts lower than him and goes down to C#2 before losing it at 2:15

0:26 yes she hit the key at least even if it was without power

When I was in college we sang an arrangement of "Shenandoah" by James Erb. There are a few low C# if I remember right and they were tough to hit. Only two of us in the choir could sing it without fry.

Allison -your soprano is divine

Thanks for making this!

when glenn milliner showed up i was shocked

Glenn is amazing!

One week ago i could easly hit that note, then i was not able to do it for days, but now i hit it again. My voice is changing.

Glen Miller just let me know i should turn in my man card

"Studies philosophy, Kant sing B flat" hahahahahahah excellent! xD

I can hit it! Do I get a scholarship?

Wait who’s that director?? I had him as a director for a district choir festival and regional choir festival

Sooo im able to sing a nice sounding Bb1 (and a little lower some days) but i believe it’s in more of a chest fry mix, but like I said it sounds good and has some good depth and tone to it. I’ve been told I’m a “bass baritone” by a musical teacher I had during a musical recently, but my voice does get tired and cracks going any lower than an Eb2 in a pure “airy” voice. Any lower and I enter into this strong chest fry mix that sounds better than my pure “airy” chest notes. I’d love to know why this is???

Please tell me someone recorded this! Where's the .mp3?

Do anyone knows the name of the piano guy???? , please tell

My favorite part is when Peacock goes to the bII on the penultimate.

I quite liked this. Thanks!

Really cool that they can do this in chest. Lots of creds for that! Though lots of people can learn to do this by learning subharmonics.

What song is that? WHere can i find the sheet music for it?

Some of these "Basses" were failing to produce a clear F2! I'm a 21 year old tenor and I can sing a better F2 than some of these guys, what the heck?

Interesting....... Don't forget, that Gustav Mahler symphony 2 and 8 call for THAT NOTE in the low bass choral part.

2:57 Saruman has risen

0:32 weird flex but ok

The girl just hit Bb6. OMG

What are they singing in the end?

Who am i if my lowest chest note every day A1-B1? I'm 14

I can hit this... (Although not very controlled) Should I be worried?

Piano guy was cute , and his reactions made him more cute

0:26 actually hit it even if it was without power

Feels nice being a young oktavist.

What is funny is that one bass where the caption said 'that's pretty whack' sung a very poor B natural in vocal fry whereas the only ones who came close were the tenor that is playing the piano in each scene and the bass composer (who actually hits it but with slightly shaky vocal fry)

I wish to have the privilege to preform with them!

it began to remind me of the last section of Strauss's Alpine Symphony

0:33 th?

Did anyone hear the off-screen background pianist at 2:39 playing Patience? Someone loves the Lumineers :p

I could be wrong, but is this excerpt taken specifically from Rachmaninoff's Vespers? Whatever the choir was singing at the end sounded like it and I recognized it as soon as I heard it.

Lol @1:15 What in the sheep goat was that lol?

at the end where everyone sings together it sounds like the Riyaz #46, Nov. 16, 1907.

Glen Miller and basso profundo sooo❤️💪

Who is Ilia and where has he been all my life. 😉

Que nota es esa

Check the Ivanchenko (2017) recording of the All Night Vigil for some righteous oktavists (shout out to @The Oktavism Channel for the recommendation).

How about doing the inward bass 🤣🤣 or lip rolls can they do that?

GLENN MILLER HIT A FRICKEN F WHAT THE HELL

Is it good if I can groan like the old guys? Idk anything about singing the algorithm brought me here.

Try the long low A at the end of Psalmus Hungaricus from Kodály (the Hungarian colleague of Bartók). You'll need quite a few oktavists to sing it over the Hungarian National Choir, for example.

0:33 Wow! That's the B-flat above the usual soprano high C! That's like as far out from the usual range as the octavists are out of range of normal basses!

最後の人音綺麗すぎる😳

This is perfect

Had the Opportunity stand right in front of Mikhail Zlatapolsky in the late 80's at Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow while they were warming up. Let me just tell you. The sound coming out of that mans body was so intense, my whole body was reverberating and my eardrums were twitching. I have yet to ever hear anything like it. There was no mic's no nothing. And the clarity of those low notes he was hitting was just so clear and vibrant... As well as loud! lol.. He could project those low notes over the entire choir with ease.

I have a sore throat right now and this is pretty much the only note I can hit ^^

I'm just entering my teenage years and I'm already singing the low G just an octave up from the low G the oktavist sung.

I can recognize the Bb from do not reject me in my old age from anywhere

1:40 these guys can't be basses...

i have ONLY sung that low b flat once in chest. but i cam do it in subharminics any day

Hey this is from Rachmaninoff's Vesper's huh??

Hey! Its pretty easy. For me a real basso profundo voice type in choir

What's the name of the piece at the ending?

Imagine Avi among these guys, he certainly would have done really good, I'd like to see it, of course, I'm not saying he has the power of these oktavists.

Ppl in the comments : "I'm 2 years old dude,and i can hit an A0"

Я так понимаю идея опроса этой гаммы вниз, у всех кто поёт в хоре, состояла в том, чтобы люди поняли КАК именно нужно слушать басов-профундо, когда они поют окончание к примеру "Ныне отпущаеши" Рахманинова. Только тогда сопрано, тенора, баритоны и средние басы не будут перекрывать собою действительно важное в этом отрезке музыки. Кстати, как по мне, так альты чаще вслушиваются в нижние мужские голоса...

I would love to be an oktavist in this school. I'm 16 and I have a solid A1 lmao.

How do you sing that low????

Being 18 and able to hit the low B flat, I think I have some potential.

i have bass farts, where's my medal?

It's funny for me to know that a half year ago i wasn't able to go lower than Eb2/D2, and now, i can do that if i'm in a good day xD

ah ha ha ha! This was fun!

Why do they all go down there on a minor scale?? Is that some psychological thing?

I think a few of the students might have hit it in kargyraa, if not in modal simple. OTOH, the one soprano has some excellent high notes.

Going low while maintaining resonance that's the tough part.