• i sung on youtube :/
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I want to start doing open mic nights so I decided to record myself, to gauge what I sound like to others. I think my main problem is my voice, I'm tiny and weedy and though I sing a lot, I haven't had any sort of training and do a lot of sliding into notes etc. [video=youtube;VRY4taQnuZY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRY4taQnuZY[/video] Any other things I could look into improving?
I liked it. It just seems that you're singing with too little power and a little too quiet.
You're not awful but you're not actually singing. You need to project your voice.
You're voice it too unique. I really doubt you'll get listeners with that voice. On the bright side, you're not a bad singer. Good intonation!
You've got some talent there mate. Nice control, nice tone, and nice song choice xD I suggest you seek lessons. With a few weeks of daily exercises you'll massively improve your range, remove constriction, and add definition to your notes, and it will be awesome :D
I'm more of a clean singer. if you go and perform with this voice people won't take you serious... I don't wanna be rude or something but you will need to learn a lot put some power behind your voice. small lesson: if you put your finger in your belly button put your hand underneath it and then push with your fingers underneath your hand there's you triangle muscle. that's the one you power your singing with! its very important to train your singing with that muscle! :) hope you understand what I'm saying but if you do it will help a lot!
The whole "singing from your stomach" thing is a myth, Brakke. You are always singing from your diaphragm. Forcing notes from your stomach only serves to allow less air intake, and strain your vocals. [url]http://singing-high.com/do-you-still-believe-the-myth-about-supporting-from-your-diaphragm/[/url] [url]http://www.vocalrelease.com/singingbasics.html[/url] Singing with clarity and power comes from techniques and exercises which help to control your larynx and palates, and you'll get all kinds of them from any teacher worth his salt.
[QUOTE=MikkMinehan;32825168]The whole "singing from your stomach" thing is a myth, Brakke. You are always singing from your diaphragm. Forcing notes from your stomach only serves to allow less air intake, and strain your vocals. [url]http://singing-high.com/do-you-still-believe-the-myth-about-supporting-from-your-diaphragm/[/url] [url]http://www.vocalrelease.com/singingbasics.html[/url] Singing with clarity and power comes from techniques and exercises which help to control your larynx and palates, and you'll get all kinds of them from any teacher worth his salt.[/QUOTE] excuse me but I just finished 3 years of choir and singing lessons in school. And in the choir lessons most of the people weren't good singers. the trick with the hand that I just explained helped a lot of them to put power behind there voice! I learned this technique from a well trained professional singer. are you gonna tell me that a man with so much experience in teaching and singing doesn't know how to put power behind the voice?
Getting newer students to keep steady, develop a healthy singing posture and relax their throats is all made easy by teaching them to "sing from their diaphragm", the result of which will provide a little more clarity, the illusion of power being that they're forcing more by unnecessarily straining their abdominal muscles. When you're a little more experienced you'll be told to drop that shit, since it allows less air intake and strains your stomach unnecessarily. You'll start learning real techniques which help to control your palates and larynx, which is where all the real power comes from. He didn't teach you this little trick because he doesn't know any better, he did it because you're not quite at the point to develop further :P
sorry doesn't sound very good to me
[QUOTE=MikkMinehan;32831462]Getting newer students to keep steady, develop a healthy singing posture and relax their throats is all made easy by teaching them to "sing from their diaphragm", the result of which will provide a little more clarity, the illusion of power being that they're forcing more by unnecessarily straining their abdominal muscles. When you're a little more experienced you'll be told to drop that shit, since it allows less air intake and strains your stomach unnecessarily. You'll start learning real techniques which help to control your palates and larynx, which is where all the real power comes from. He didn't teach you this little trick because he doesn't know any better, he did it because you're not quite at the point to develop further :P[/QUOTE] I really wanna hear you sing man :p I never had private lessons just choir 2 hours and singing lessons with my whole class and that 1 hour a week... But my teacher always told me I had a really good voice. Thx for the info btw! :) I just wanted to help the guy with the trick...
WONDERFUL VOICE. You just need to learn how to push your vocals.
The trick is massive confidence in your voice, even if you think you actually sound bad, just sing like it's the best thing in the world. [editline]17th October 2011[/editline] Because I like your voice too, and it would be even more amazing if you did
Instead of whispering try projecting your voice so I can understand what you're saying
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That'd be why Brakke, it's much harder to hone in on each student's individual development in group classes. I'm not doubting that you may have a wonderful voice, I think if you went for private lessons you'd be told the same things I'm learning now (aspiring piano/singing teacher here) :) Also JMickle, try reciting arpeggios as smoothly and forcefully as possible. It helped me minimize sliding notes over time, though I still tend to slip back into them when I'm not focused.
You're good at guitar and your singing's mostly in tune, as the others are saying, you just need to project more and have more confidence, practice makes perfect :) Also worth noting that you look like a young Mr Bean
not bad, not bad at all
[QUOTE=MikkMinehan;32839713]Also JMickle, try reciting arpeggios as smoothly and forcefully as possible. It helped me minimize sliding notes over time, though I still tend to slip back into them when I'm not focused.[/QUOTE]Will do. Thanks all for the good tips and nice comments :) [quote]Also worth noting that you look like a young Mr Bean[/quote]Yes.
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