I just got a new vocal student today who is 12 and has a deep interest in metal and hard rock music. My primary wheelhouse is classical and musical theater so I told him I wanted to take the first handful of lessons working on foundational stuff. That being said I want to provide music thats at least in the same ballpark as what he wants and figured classic and soft rock is a good place to begin. Any recommendations of music that would be appropriate for him to start building foundation on would be greatly appreciated.

I love this song

I recorded this video back in 2018, just driving around and singing in my car. But I was always too afraid to share it with anyone, online or irl. I have such anxiety around my voice. I’ll sing in my higher head voice sometimes, but no one irl has really heard my chest voice or heard me sing like this and I can’t help feeling like it’s actually dog shit. 😭 Like even when I think I’m singing well, I’m actually just blind to my own flaws.

You know those American Idol contestants that go to audition, all happy and confident and ready to win, just to end up in the B roll and being made fun of on YouTube in cringe compilations? I just can’t shake the feeling that I’m one of those. 😭

I actually showed it to a friend for the first time last night…I was super nervous. And her reaction was…hard to read. 😓 I mean, she said she liked it, but also said “I mean, we all do that”. 🤔 Which makes me think that my voice actually isn’t anything special and is, at the very best, completely average. (Which is better than the criticism I give myself, so I guess that’s something.)

But please please please…be brutally honest. I need to know. 😭

Hey all, I’ve been practicing singing daily for two years now. I mainly sing soft rock, pop rock, country stuff like that. Trying out some hard rock with screaming vocals after my weekend trip to Seattle and seeing a local grunge hardcore rock show. Made me boot up the old hard rock playlists haha. The local bands I saw were so good at having volume and not losing their voice. Any tips? Here is a video I shot today of me trying Cochise by Audioslave. I’m supporting my voice and trying not to strain but my voice feels tired after attempting this song around 5 times today. I also sound very pitchy. Apologies in advance for the ear beating, I’m working on it. Lol 🤣 Thank you!!

I wonder if it's because I have a receded jaw and it causes some kind of space issue inside the throat. But as you see at the beginning I can inhale and exhale just fine without. It's only as soon as I emit any sound when it happens. So I hope maybe it's a wrong activation pattern I can fix.

Here's a video of it: https://streamable.com/zxm5dx

This happens both when speaking or singing. I feel this might be the cause of why my voice sounds ugly and weak and when speaking for "long" periods of time (even if just 1 hour) my throat hurts. It has honestly taken a toll in my quality of life as I can't express myself as confident and clear as I'd like.

Help! I'm losing my voice and have an audition on the 12th. I normally practice for 45 minutes and need exercises that don't strain my voice box much so I can let it rest. Does anyone have suggestions for vocal exercises with less strain, plus ideas to fill the practice time? Any recommendations appreciated!

I want to record covers for YouTube but I'm not sure if I should just stick with what I'm good at (classical). Singing pop songs is fun but I can't tell if I'm actually any good?

This was supposed to be a video editing test but I forgot to hit record on the video LOL! So I just put the audio together instead. I compressed and added a slight reverb. That's all I know how to do.

You can hear my 3 year old yelling about me being "loud" at the end lol so I started laughing a little bit. And there's little clangs in the middle, that's him playing with monster trucks. I wouldn't record the covers seriously with him around lol.

Hello, everyone!

Thank you for having me. I need to write down my experiences, my feelings. (Sorry for my bad English.)

I've been learning how to sing since 2022 with some missings. I was 29. My singing teacher is very patient, very nice, she is the best. Her singing is awesome. But when I sing, I have a lot of troubles, and unfortunately I can't fix them. I can't lift my soft palate, because of it my voice is bad, very bad, plus I spell the wovels in the wrong way, but this is okay, when I speak. So it's very hard. I tried my best, but in vain. I cried a lot, sometimes during my singing lessons. But I love sing. My teacher showed me some techniques to strengthen my muscles around and in my soft palate, and how to be independent my tongue against my chin. Sometimes I did make these exercises, but I have a very strong revulsion towards them. I'm afraid I do it badly, and I think, it doesn't matter if I do these, because I'm helpless, I just can't sing. Period. We was in a studio with my teacher singing Japanese covers a year ago, and my teacher helped me a lot, but it was fucking hard. I was so focused, I could't enjoy the process, I was sad because of the lot of new recording and I tried being hopeful, but I couldn't. Here are the two songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgwB36-mJn4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27_4p7Z3nk

I just don't know what to do. Could I just make the exercises and hope the best, or I'm so untalented, and I'm just wasting my time? Are you/ Have you been in a similar situation? What are your thoughts? Thank you for reading my post, and thank you for commenting. I appreciate it a lot.

For some context, I've been singing since the 4th grade; I am now 16. I would classify my voice as a low alto or possibly even a contralto. I also LOVE belting. I've never taken lessons outside of school (though I never really participated). As I've gotten older, my voice has most definitely improved. I've been "teaching myself" since the pandemic. I've probably watched hundreds of videos on warm-ups, vocal technique, etc. My singing and technique have improved significantly this past year. I would say my biggest technical struggle is vocal placement.

I've recently noticed a glaring issue when singing, and sometimes even when speaking. The best way to describe it is an intense hoarseness that has pain similar to that of reflux. I could also describe it as feeling like I swallowed a rose thorn. Should I try to see an ENT?

I can’t use my head voice without it being throaty and staticky sounding. My teacher transitions so seamlessly from chest to head voice that I can’t tell the difference. She keeps telling me to sing in the mask, and she keeps having me touch her face to feel it vibrate in the cheek and nose area lol. I simply do not understand what she is physically doing to accomplish that. I watched some videos about the mask, but they seem to be about opera, whereas my goal is to sing in a more modern style.

I recently started learning how to sing. I'm a very shy and insecure person, so this was already a pretty big step for me. My dream job doesn't require singing, but being able to sing would be a huge advantage, so I decided to give it a try.

The weird thing is that when I'm actually singing, I usually like what I hear. I can tell when I'm out of tune, when I miss a note, and I'm starting to understand scales, chords, my vocal range, and how to make things sound good in theory. While I'm singing, it sounds fine to me.

But when I record myself and listen back, I absolutely hate it. I recently recorded myself doing a lip sync over a singing character, but I had removed the character's voice completely. I also lowered the key of the song because the original was higher than my vocal range, so I wasn't trying to force myself to sing in a range I couldn't reach. It was in a key that was comfortable and natural for me. Even though I obviously wasn't going to sound exactly like the original, I thought it should still sound decent. I knew I had hit the first note correctly, at least, but when I listened to the recording, I genuinely couldn't stand it. It sounded horrible to me. This happens with a large majority of the songs I sing.

My singing teacher told me it's normal to dislike your own voice. He actually sings extremely well and still doesn't like listening to himself. I've also heard a lot of other people say the same thing.

So is this really that common? Do most people dislike their own singing voice, regardless of how good they actually are?

I'm completely fine with the possibility that I just sound bad right now. I'm mostly wondering if, with enough practice and experience, it's possible to eventually listen to your own singing and genuinely think, "That sounds good."

Hi all. I'm mtf trans, but have a naturally baritone/tenor voice. Ariana is my biggest vocal inspiration and I can sing most of her stuff, but naturally struggle because my biological range is lower than hers. Any tips on how I could sing in that range and reach/maintain a soft feminine timbre to match the pitch comfortably?

Nothing scientific but I've recorded a cover of "Pillowtalk" by Zayn with these two mics hoping, to find the right microphone for me as a Male vocalist up in the tenor range and seeing which mic I should keep/sell.

All recordings were made in an untreated room, about 4 inches away, and the vocal chain is basically straight from my MOTU M4 to FL Studio running a compressor and stock reverb. The only EQ I have is for a high pass filter on 40Hz. I've tried to gain match them as best I can. Any feedback is appreciate!

What are the best Beatles songs to practice singing G4

hi, i'm a mezzo-soprano teenager and a singer. during the point of my life where i sang and belted every day, my voice was extremely powerful and controlled, and i was able to sing tricky musical theatre songs such as dead girl walking and candy store from heathers, etcetera. sadly i lost my belt box and became busy, so i haven't really sang at my "usual" level in a few months. i've been trying to warm up my voice recently, and noticed that it feels tired and significantly weaker than i remember. is that normal? what do i need to do to get back to my old skill level? how do i know where the line is between straining and doing something difficult? i'm self taught but with a lot of choir experience and i'm joining local theatre very soon.

i sing mostly in japanese this song is a japanese song with a few english in it.
i train my voice for 4 months now(128 days) ,
and i feel im getting better than 4 months ago overall
my dream to become a singer in a music group.
i began singing since i was 12 years old, so i work on my voice, train, and record everyday.
is my voice pretty
thank you 💗

Music & lyrics: Bjørn Sponberg

Okay so on my best days my range is e2 to f5 including falsetto. My head voice range is what varies a lot. Some days I can comfortably go as high as e5 in head not falsetto. Oddly enough my falsetto doesn't extend much past my head voice. Anyways, then on my worst days, I can only comfortably reach e4, which is a whole octave less. I would say most days my comfort top note avg is c5 in head voice.

In summery for my head voice, my average high is c5, my worst is e4, and my best is e5. Even though c5 is my average high, its that, an average, with it fluctuating -4 semitones to +2 semitones from c5.

With all that in mind what exercises and techniques should I practice to get a more consistent point at where my head voice tops out at? Also, is a full octave range of where my head voice tops out at considered a normal amount of fluctuation?

Your input and advice is much appreciated.

Because I can't. My high chest voice note is a shaky E4. And when I do any sort of head/mixed voice exercises, I can't go over the break without switching to falsetto. Am I supposed to keep doing the exercises to expand the range there or find out whats wrong before continuing?

I just want feedback on my voice. My friends and sister say im good but like, they are my friends and sister so my mind tells me they are just being nice. Please be brutality honest, I am doing vocal lessons as well!

I can sing from C3 to G5 though from C5 it requires very high breathing to get, by which I meant that I need to save my breath so that I can stretch the high notes of C5-G5 or else my voice breaks. I have been in the constant shadow that people who are always better than me are tenors with good training techniques. I feel jealousy towards them and miserable towards me but I know that they are nice humble people who appreciate my singing so I respect them too.

I wish I could sing the entire Beates, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Stevie Wonder etc's discography with ease (I can sing many here but the musically trained people said to me that sure you can sing but you need to make it look effortless, i.e, you need to be comfortable singing them).

So can you guys give me tips on what voice range am I and how should I improve like where can I start with some free resources etc?

Hello everyone, I have a small problem and I hope you can help me with it. My voice sounds quieter and worse than it used to—it seems to have lost all its richness and is no longer as powerful or impressive as before. Sometimes it comes out clearly, but most of the time it sounds faint; what kind of exercises should I do for this? Thank you. I'm not singer.

Lately i've tried to figure out my true voice is bc my voice is getting tired at night after a heavy use

so I have like 2voices one is kinda weighty but the other one is light asf

The weighty one seem to have like so much chest resonant rather than the mask, and i talk in the low end of my Range [talks C3-G3]
This voice sounds so weight almost feel like a heavy voice type talking like a Dramatic tenor/baritone

The weightless one is kinda full but it has no weight, When i hum, this is the sound i get, and if i use this voice it spans from E3/F3-F4 [F4 With emotions]
And I use this voice to Sing

What should i talk with?? The chest resonant voice or Humming voice??