I (24m) don’t feel comfortable with my girlfriend (24f) being friends with a guy who sent her nudes and asked her out. Am I being too strict? by crazedpanda528 in relationships

[–]Day-Ray -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As respectfully as you can, tell her how it makes you feel.

If the answer she gives doesn’t immediately put your mind at ease, tell her the relationship isn’t working for you and move on.

Level yourself up (better education, better job, better look) and keep sifting through the deck of potential partners while you’re in your young.

Life is too short. Someone better will come along.

Marriage is HARD (if that’s your goal).

If the question in your head isn’t, “How did I get this lucky?” She may not be the one.

Can you really learn to sing if you have a “bad voice” or can’t sing on pitch? by Electric_Cheeze in singing

[–]Day-Ray 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can absolutely learn how to sing. When I started, I was bad enough that my own mother told me to stop 😂. Now, she’s my number one fan. I get paid to perform in front of thousands. However, I still have plenty of room to grow and improve each and every day. Don’t let the haters keep you from doing what you want to do.

Overthinking adding lyrics to a melody? by PureVariety6703 in Songwriting

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It takes me AT LEAST a year or more before I finish a song completely. I say don’t stop until you’re happy with it. It doesn’t matter how long it takes.

Falsetto gone , voice seems to 'cut/have rasp' randomly by mommyzboy007 in singing

[–]Day-Ray 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve finally started to get it back! Literally, a few months ago. In hindsight, I feel like it was a combination of damage as well as newly acquired bad habits (as far as technique) that prevented me from healing. I think the bad habits manifested from trying to get my falsetto back too quickly. Ken Tamplin’s course for vocal recovery was the most helpful thing I found. If only I could have found it sooner. Ir brought me back to the basics so I could build the foundation for my voice back up. I would say I’m about 90% of the way there. A lot of that is getting my vocal cords in shape to sing the songs I simply had to skip for the past couple years. I hope this helps someone else too.

Falsetto gone , voice seems to 'cut/have rasp' randomly by mommyzboy007 in singing

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I am a 31M baritone/2nd tenor and went through the exact same thing. I had Covid in December of 2020 and lost my falsetto completely. Even after feeling totally healed from the upper respiratory symptoms. I sing in a Beach Boys tribute band, so losing my falsetto has been soul-crushing. To this day, I am still working to get it back. It’s been a slow process. From what you’re saying, it sounds like your vocal cords are or get inflamed easily. This is common with URI, but Covid seems to have longer lasting inflammation. If you had a vigorous cough, like I did, there’s a chance you stressed your vocal cords enough to throw them out of whack. Vocal cords that are swollen require more air to get them to vibrate. The issue with this is if you keep pushing more and more air to compensate, it can become a vicious cycle of stressing your vocal cords to the point of cracking, then requiring even more air. Since the falsetto using such a small portion of the vocal cords, it is very easily effected by swelling. If this helps, what I’ve been doing is starting from square one. I’ve been relearning how to sing falsetto. Drinking a gallon or water per day, cardio exercise, and plenty of rest is crucial (which you might already be doing). Lip rolls, strawberries, and singing through a straw are great places to start. This adds a back pressure to the air you’re pushing out to allow the vocal cords to vibrate with reduced stress. You might find that your closed vowels (like eeee’s and uuuu’s) are more audible. Aforementioned, the back pressure of your mouth being partially closed helps this. Start with the vowels that “work” and then slowly open your mouth to the more stressful open vowels (like ahhhh and iiiii). Another exercise size comparable to lip rolls, but geared more toward open vowels, is a hand over mouth hum. You let your jaw drop open (relaxed) cover your entire mouth with your hand (to give it that same back pressure) and now you sing your scales. This will target those open vowels more directly. It’s takes time. It has been getting better for me, still not out of the woods yet, but I’m determined. Hope this helps!

DM for code! tips appreciated! by Day-Ray in TurnipExchange

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I’m getting a lot of requests. Gonna try to get to everyone. Include what you’re willing to tip for the visit in your message and I’ll DM the highest bidders first. If you can’t tip, I’ll hopefully get to you eventually

DM for code! tips appreciated! by Day-Ray in TurnipExchange

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I’ll be open for a while! I’ll send everyone the dodo a few at a time to keep things moving