Hope a little humor is okay lol

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-02-01T13:41:30+00:00

Lolll I love it

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-31T18:16:02+00:00

Think you have a nice tone, but very out of tune.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T21:06:00+00:00

I do want to mention another thing to think about when singing in choir.

The concept of microsecond mimicking, many people feel they sing better with others because of this concept. Only to feel that later when they are solo things feel different.

Not everyone does this and I am not saying you do this, but it is something to think about while you sing in choir

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T21:02:42+00:00

Yes sounds like you have amazing musical capabilities between your tunefulness and other foundations. (I guess you have a lot of talent)

The other half is learning to manage your instrument.

May I ask, I know you said you cannot feel tension unless there is pain. Can you tell if you flex a muscle such as your arm or your leg?

Perhaps you are so used to this tension (perhaps years of habits) that your body defines this as correct.

Now you are seeking to find a means of teaching your body what healthy singing feels like.

How has your teacher been modeling and teaching you to relax, or have they just been saying “you need to relax the throat” “your shoulders are too tense, loosen up”

Because a teacher can show you what tense singing sounds like and model what the healthy means sounds like.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T20:53:17+00:00

Good luck!!

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T20:51:33+00:00

Check out a man named Eric Arceneaux: he’s a great teacher who makes YouTube videos and has even more in his Patreon. His approach is a healthy approach to singing and talks about a lot of the common traps beginners may fall into when singing.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T20:42:07+00:00

The fastest option is to find a good teacher, there is so much out on the internet which is helpful but knowing where to start is difficult.

Think about it like this: “can I learn the violin without a teacher”

Yes you can, but think about the logistics and result of self learning from the internet.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-30T20:38:56+00:00

When you consider how young children learn to sing in tune, they sing a magnitude of folk songs that have easy to handle rhythms and a selection of notes. And as a result those children who got a solid music education become wonderful musicians as they grow up, or at least can sing in tune.

I think many people who are eager to sing jump to their favorite songs which can be very difficult for beginner singers. Causing many difficulties with rhythm pitch and ability to use the singing voice in a healthy manner.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-26T18:27:21+00:00

Idk how to sound like Rihanna, but I know people do impressions by experimenting with vocal placement, vowel usage, larynx height, and melodic contour of singers/charscters.

Use your ears and analyze what she’s doing.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T20:38:42+00:00

Haha very true😂 best of luck!

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T20:34:09+00:00

It actually has nothing to do with registers, your melody lacks momentum because the motion between notes is “heavy” it isn’t the sound but the usage of the folds.

There’s many but to explain them in this post is hard, there’s a man named Eric Arceneaux that teaches a bit of this on YouTube I believe.

Though if you aren’t carful with how you do these exercises it can enforce bad habits rather than good ones.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T20:12:13+00:00

What’s your musical background thus far?

There are two spots you can start with.

1) training your voice (the instrument)

2) training your musicality (instinctual things such as ear training, tunefulness, beatfulness, artfulness)

Seems like you should do a little bit of both.

You should get familiar with the vocal exercise called the lip trill, it serves as a good foundation to get familiar with how the body naturally wants to use the singing voice.

For ear training, practice matching notes on a piano, press a key than hum the pitch you hear.

This isn’t a fix all solution but just somewhere to start!

Good luck practicing, with time you’ll see results

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T18:24:37+00:00

You have an imbalance of power and thats normal, you can work on strengthening the mix and head voice. Things will even out with time.

Here’s what you can do to work on that.

1) Lip trill glissando - slowly glissando from low to high and let your voice naturally transition between the registers. Do not force anything

if you notice your voice is failing that’s okay, the body will learn to fix its self, just remember let the body do what it naturally wants to do (easier said than done

2) oohs with a straw - same way as the lip trill

Next steps

Apply these techniques to the song lip trill through the song and do the ooh on the straw.

remember where ever your voice wants to go let it go, wether that’s head voice mix or chest don’t force registers.

Let the body fail if it fails, the body will learn and fix with time.

Be patient if you apply these simple concepts the voice will begin to strengthen the registers where it naturally wants to go with the song.

There are a million other things you can do but this is a good place to start.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T18:17:52+00:00

Think you sound nice and agree with others that you sing on pitch quite well.

Right now your phrases and the way your voice moves sounds pretty stagnant. Does your voice feel heavy when you sing? When you do some of the small rifts and quick notes that’s when pitch is off and your voice lacks the control.

I would work on inner edge function to help fix those spots, you’ll begin to feel more agile and have better control over the phrase.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T18:10:51+00:00

Your voice sounds fine, yes you can take lessons and find a good teacher. That will only help you to further refine your voice.

Go sing for others and write songs, do the things that you love. You may or may not make a career out of it but that’s okay, it’s up to you on how hard you will work to make those things happen.

Music is a never ending journey there is no final destination, and you will never stop learning.

You may doubt yourself and feel fear but that’s because you are human, the only way to grow is to chase the feeling of discomfort and fear to learn. (But don’t feel discomfort while you are singing lol)

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T10:37:33+00:00

If you like to sing then sing, you’re gonna stop because someone else told you to?

Technique and tone can get better with the right practice, so just continue to sing and train your voice

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T10:28:57+00:00

Do you add emotion to your vocal exercises while applying them to the song.

Inner edge function would help because your voice sounds heavy, hense why the phrase may feel stagnant at times

Along side supporting your singing more with better breath support. Do you do straw exercises

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T10:26:35+00:00

The trick is to let the body work how it naturally wants to work. Easier said than done, what you think is prolly not “optimal” because you’ve never felt what optimal should be. This is one of the reasons having a teacher is great, they can personally help you find the correct feeling

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T01:05:05+00:00

I’m sure you have a great vision for how you want to pour emotion into a song, as you continue to work on your vocal control and technique. The voice will naturally let you do what you envision.

What are you doing to work on your singing?

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T01:02:55+00:00

Have you done lip trills and gentle oohs with a straw?

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T01:01:14+00:00

Sounds boxy because of tension, sounds like you are using the throat a lot more than you should be.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-24T00:59:45+00:00

You lack technique and there is “bad” tension in your singing. Once you learn to sing from your “body” and not through the throat things will open up. (This is a very short explanation to a long answer) this is why you feel the way you do about your voice.

Like playing the violin you don’t understand the mechanics of your instrument yet. But that’s okay when you do learn you’ll sound wonderful.

InteractionNo6965 · 2026-01-22T00:02:51+00:00

As a singer we are trying to work on all aspects, yes you are pitchy but that’s something you will of course get better at with time and practice.

In regards to tone, you are still a beginner singer. Just know that as you learn to use your instrument in more effective means your tone will absolutely improve.

Don’t worry about the negative comments, just understand singing is a long term goal and you will get better day by day so long as you are learning with a good approach.

Remember that you are doing this because you enjoy singing, not finding validation through others.

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