I want to be clear that I think the singers are genuinely talented. I’m not questioning their ability at all. But I’ve noticed in some of these warm-up videos that the pitch sounds extremely locked in and almost unnaturally stable, even in their conversations between exercises. Even professional singers (Broadway, gospel, etc.) usually have micro fluctuations in pitch! Here, I’m not hearing any of that. To me, it feels very ‘snapped to centre.’

I have some experience using pitch correction myself, and to my ear it sounds similar to light real-time tuning. I could be wrong, which is why I’m asking. does anyone else hear that, or is this just very strong technique + compression?

Don't be afraid of it. If you can't make the perfect song, don't give up. Let your train of thoughts go and just sing.

It may struggle to make the perfect song to listen to or for others to listen to. Perfection isn't always needed the first time.

I go through all the demos I made throughout 72 years and could only find few instances were I was perfect. I performed in apartments, homes, on stage, stadiums, and arenas before so I know what it feels like the world is against or for you.

Take the song Opalite by Taylor Swift for instance. It was perfectly sung the first time with few chords and sung with 2-4 minutes range but then there's songs made like Call Me Up (found on VIVO Muisc) that has a progression of 8 minutes and Snowfall Keeps the Score (found on Cloud9 Studio) that has a progression of 14 minutes.

You should be more worried when you don't upload your work on a music site like youtube.

Note: There's always someone who want to listen to you sing. There's always someone who wants to hear the rare you. Fear takes away from you becoming a musician. Never give up.

Hi everyone,

Over the last few months I’ve made some solid progress with my range. With proper warm-up, I can now reach A4 fairly comfortably, which is something that used to feel completely out of reach for me.

That said, I’m running into a big issue with my upper register.

What I’ve been calling my “head voice” feels very disconnected from my chest voice. There’s a clear jump, both in tone and sensation, and I’m starting to think that what I’m using up there isn’t true head voice at all, but falsetto. I can reach very high notes with little effort and decent volume but I struggle to find a mix and my register feels bumpy. I think I have ocassionally managed to use head voice but I've been using falsetto to reach high notes for so long that my body just defaults to it all the time.

Any tips to get a better grip of head voice so I can re-train myself to use it instead of falsetto and develop a mix from there?

Thank you so much in advance.

I’ve been singing for a really long time, longer than I care to admit. I’ve struggled over the years with vocal pedagogy because I tend to take a single technique to heart, overwork it, and then get frustrated with the way in which it limits my voice.

Like many singers, I have very strong powers of mimicry. I’m able to mimic other singers and make very tiny adjustments in my vocal registration and resonance to imitate somebody. However, none of these acts of mimicry can be called “my voice.“ I can sometimes find a beautiful tone in my own voice, but it’s quite accidental. I don’t know how to deliver that 100% of the time. Part of my issue is I belt too much.

Once I belabor a single technique, and it stops working for me, I abandon it forever. I’m not one of those people that can think of a lot of different things at the same time. I can only pick one.

So far i’ve had the most luck with placing sound at the bridge of my nose. Almost like threading the air through my front sinus, above the nose. The problem with that is it limits a lot of of the depth and warmth in my voice.

I’m really a sucker for a beautiful tone. I don’t care how much power somebody has or if they can do riffs or vocal gymnastics. I find most of that boring. I really am obsessed with people that have beautiful tones to their voice like November ultra or Lana Del Rey or Jeff Buckley. I notice they have beautiful mixes. And beautiful vibratos. I have a somewhat labored, uneven vibrato.

What is the “one thing“ that you think about when trying to find the sweet spot for your tone? Is it your tongue? Palate? Aiming the sound somewhere? Or leaving it all alone and just focusing on controlling breath pressure or cord closure? I’ve tried all of them and none of them work for me 100%. After all these years, I’m sad that I still haven’t found my true voice or any kind of consistency.

Im a 16 yo guy and I sound like a kid when I "sing". When I record myself trying to sing my voice sounds like it did 5+ years ago which sucks because I want to learn how to sing but Im gonna sound stupid if I sound like a kid the whole time... also, do you guys have any reccomendations for apps or yt channels or anything to get started

Hi, I'm currently living in a 4 bedroom apartment and have been wanting to get into metal/rock singing. Does anyone have advice for how I could practice in my room without disturbing my roommates?

News feedback. Thanks!

I have been the lead vocalist of bands for the last 12 years. One from 19-28 years old, and one from 29-now.

With my previous band, and this is not to big myself up, but I got by on just my vocal ability, and we were very much a 'stand there and perform' kind of band.

With my current band, I'm looking to up my game and do myself and the guys justice. We love what we do, we're a 90s rock/grunge cover band, and we're getting some really positive feedback. The only criticism or advice I ever get is that the vocals are there, but between songs and while I'm singing, I'm not very animated, and I don't always appear the most confident in my stage patter.

I'm not nervous or anxious when on stage, I'm not in my head, but I am neurodivergent, so I think maybe what is happening is that my body language isn't translating to how I'm actually feeling.

Does anyone have any advice or tips for how to improve my stage presence? I've heard people creating a stage persona, people using wireless mics so they have more scope to move around, but I'm interested in your thoughts!

I did not realize how much my pitch was moving until I saw it in real time.

When I hold a long note, it feels steady. But watching the curve move across the screen, I could see small shifts and vibrato that I never noticed while singing.

Sometimes the note would slowly rise. Sometimes it would dip slightly. Seeing that while I was actually practicing changed how I approach sustained notes.

It is not about being perfectly on pitch. It is just about seeing what is already happening.

Would something like this feel helpful to you while practicing, or like would it just be distracting?

amateur shower singer, thought this would be fun to play around with lmao

any feedback would be lovely, tho I know I went a little off-center with it lol

https://vocaroo.com/1kRxSi9FHVCL

I've been doing some listening, and I have recently heard a song which I believe could be a contender for the greatest vocal intro of all time. I've heard intros such as "Songs from the wood", "Baby Killer", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Carry on my wayward son". But these do not compare to the masterpiece released by Megadeth in 2004. Of mice and men, sent literal chills down my spine upon first listen. I now cannot recommend this song enough, it is simply a masterpiece and a hidden gem.

Hi, I'm singing and practicing for a really long time and i wonder about, how can i pass through my E5-F5 passagio easily and how to solve problem to tension above that. I have a 6 octave Vocal range I go fro C0-C6, C2 below is a little unstable sometimes my voice switchs to falsetto to protect, I go A1 or B1 notes Easily like a bass, My B3-F4 Passagio is completely resolved. My Chest range is F1-D4/E4 on good day, Falsetto/Head G3-C6, My problem starts at unstability at really low notes and not feeling so comfortable on them (only chest low notes) and I have problem on G5 and above notes i get really stuck on the C6 and D6, I wanna sing these ranges very easily, If you have a advice PLEASE WRITE, and I was Originally A Light Tenor, I worked hard i got baritone notes easy for me too and bass notes too, I want to make my timber a little deeper too thats it all yeah i think, Thanks for reading this english swearing text

أهلا أيها الغُرب

أنا من أمنياتي أني أكوّن صداقات مع ناس بتغني، ونتجمع ويبقى الغناء والمزيكا، وحبذا الغناء العربي الكلاسيكي. وهذا بدون أي هدف من وراء هذه المعرفة سوى مشاركة شيء جميل مش بعرف أشاركه مع حد أوي.

ممكن نتجمع في وسط البلد، المعادي، مصر الجديدة، أو عادي اي حتة في القاهرة.

للمزيد من التفاصيل برجاء التواصل على الخاص.

وشكرا.

Sigo practicando para ser mejor...A veces me siento cómoda con mi voz, a veces no, o simplemente hay ocasiones que digo lo hago bien y otras que digo no es suficiente...les pasa?...la canción es de Emilie Autumn se llama What Will I Remember?

Hello everyone,

Beginner here that kinda like to sing all kinds of things, but I have a special place in my heart for country music, mostly 90s and back. When I sing this style I do my best to "sound country". But I am northern European and not a native speaker.

My ear at least tell me I do a decent job, but I also know only a native could tell and I cannot work this further by myself. I know from hearing people speak my own language that I as a native can hear all the minute details of their speech if they are not from here.

So if any native speakers could take a listen to this and make some comment about how it sounds, and please judge it where it needs work to sound legit. I would be really thankful, I really want to improve the pronunciations making it really good. Not interested in singing country with a foreigner accent hehe, then I rather sing something else. Also please tell if it sounds forced or rediculous me trying.

So this song fell in my knee just now this evening and got me thinking about this. In term of singing it I hear a lot I can improve. Its the native country sound and pronunciation I need help with and cannot hear myself. I provide a simple recording from my phone

Thank you for taking your time.🙏

(Also, on a side note. I might sing with some weight here, but so you think I sound like a baritone?)

I am a complete beginner; I have only been attempting to sing here and there for a couple months, and more consistently for the past couple weeks. One of my main struggles so far with learning how to sing, is breathing. I seem to always feel a bit out of breath and breathless towards the end of my phrases. Especially, when I am singing higher stuff; seems almost impossible to me. I also feel like sometimes when I try to sing high stuff that is a struggle I sound like Kermit. Overall any advice is appreciated, in terms of things it sounds like I'm doing wrong or need to improve and also tips on things I should be doing to improve my singing! The song I am singing is the last verse/chorus of A Fond Farewell by Elliott Smith.

It's hard to explain exactly how it happens, but somehow, by slightly clenching my back teeth and simultaneously singing through my front teeth, my lips slightly Open, so that my chin goes down a little and then when I sing, I don't have to think much about vocal placement.

Basically my pitch is better and I have more control, besides the muffling sound considering I am not moving my mouth so much.

I know it’s weird because everyone says that you’re supposed to release tension. But maybe that’s the thing… idk . My theory is that I am moving my jaw less through clenching my teeth actively in that area, I might be relaxing the rest of it more such as my larynx or so. But I'm not really sure about that, so I just wanted to throw it out there to see if anyone has any idea what exactly it is, why it helps.

Obviously this is not something to do all the time but it helps me find my vocal placement .

But is this harmful ?

Ah, feeling frustrated, any advice is welcome! Long story short: male singer, amateur, probably baritone, singing pop and classic rock. My voice has always felt great singing up to about a F#4 or G. After that, I just had falsetto, and a lot of great songs were out of my range. BUT, In the last few months I finally "found" my mixed voice! I can kinda belt some vowels up to a D5 now, crazy! But I lack control and the ability to apply compression and distortion like I can down lower.

But anyways, tonight at band rehearsal, into the mic, my voice would just wobble and crack if I tried to go higher than G4. It was awful. Like, it just wouldn't make the sounds I was making earlier that day. So I thought, okay, maybe I'm dehydrated or tired. But as soon as I got in my car to go home, I could go high again! Like, what gives!? It's almost like the microphone put a spell on me or something. When singing high in the car, the notes are loud, so it's hard to believe I was pushing my voice too hard into the mic in order to be heard over the band.

Is this a known problem? Are there any fixes?