Beatboxing: Holding the Microphone

Series Summary

Beatboxing is making sounds with your mouth that mimic the sounds that a drum set makes. Beatboxing was popularized by rappers like the Fat Boys and in movies such as "Police Academy" during the 80s. Beatboxing has been a prominent part of hip hop ever since that time. It can be heard on albums and in movies, TV shows and advertisements.

While becoming an expert requires much practice, learning basic beatbox sounds is not that difficult. In this free music video series, you will learn the basic beatbox sounds and how to put them together. Learn how to do bass, snares, hi-hats, scratching and robot sounds. Get tips on how to increase your speed, put beats together, become distinct and find a venue to perform.

Video Transcript

"The first thing we're going cover about beat boxing is how you hold the microphone. It's very important the way you hold the microphone because if you are holding it wrong you're not going to be able to get the right sound out of the microphone. So first off, make sure you're holding the base of the microphone, and have your right hand over the top of the microphone. This right hand's really important because if you don't have it over you're going to be losing a lot of the sound that you're generating out of your mouth. So if you beat box without the hand it'll sound like this. But if you have your hand over it it'll sound like this. So that's basically the raw basics that you need in holding the microphone. Make sure you're hand's over there and once it's over you can do whatever you want."