"Amazing Grace" with Overtones

The look at the end was like "Nailed It!"

Very cool. I didn't know you could sing overtones!

I had a flute piece where a large section was done purely in overtones. I like this better, it doesn't sound as annoying as a flute would :P

Allison, the singer in this clip also has a tutorial explaining how it's done -- and there are lots of traditional "throat singers" who have been doing it for centuries, including Mongolians and Inuit.

Very well done indeed.

Reminds me of human bagpipes...

oh my god, i had to listen to that three times before i heard the flutey sound, but when i catch onto those tones, it finally became clear.

AWESOME!

This kid looks like the nerdy child on Honey I Shrunk the Kids! Kinda sounds like him too...minus the singing!

Better example with much clearer overtone sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY1pcEtHI_w

Though not Amazing Grace.

wow! I've never heard of this before but I caught it after 2 listens, that was so cool!!

Whoa - that was cool! I had to close my eyes and just listen, but it was pretty clear.

Oddly enough I first heard about throat singing from Futurama... The episode is "Where the Buggalo Roam" (Season 4 Episode 6).

i think you posted this to make me feel stupid. I don't get it.

Unless you like bagpipes I don't see how that is enjoyable to listen to

Xana32, try not to focus on the low sounds he's making. If you listen to them too closely, you'll miss the higher-pitched flute-like sound that kind of hovers above them. It helps to close your eyes.

it sounds really bad. it's neat, but what's the point?

Well, that's a matter of taste. It's a form of tone production that's been around for centuries in the East (particularly Mongolia, Tibet) and is also practiced among the Inuit (so it apparently came across the Bering Straits with them from Siberia). Even for people who don't like the way it sounds -- and lots of Westerners can't appreciate Eastern music -- it has historical and cultural interest, and musical interest as well for people who are interested in the production of overtones.

//and lots of Westerners can’t appreciate Eastern music

Totally with you there, gail. I think it's amazing to listen to.

Not my taste, but I certainly did hear it and I'm impressed. I'm heading over there to see the tutorial... totally interesting.

Ok, I'm back from the youtube trip- that is so totally amazing. I think, like it or not, I'm going to have to try to do it... but I'm going to wait till I'm alone in the woods somewhere... lol

My 2 month old son can make two distinct sounds come out of his throat when he's upset....sounds like he's possessed. He also sleeps with his eyes open and all you see are the whites. Creepy. :D