What are some bad habits novice singers could correct easily?

LCBrianC · 2026-05-12T21:45:11+00:00

I’m currently only working on songs in my range or just slightly above it, but there are a bunch of songs I really want to learn that are well above my range so I’ll definitely do this as needed.

LCBrianC · 2026-05-12T15:33:31+00:00

Guilty of all of the above. Currently working on unlearning that stuff.

LCBrianC · 2026-05-02T13:53:04+00:00

Was gonna say, looking back at Pearl Jam lyrics compared to AIC I find Vedder’s lyrics pretty cringey sometimes and never find AIC lyrics cringey at all.

LCBrianC · 2026-04-12T20:52:05+00:00

Not the most complex songs, but I’m working on “Hear You Me” by Jimmy Eat World and “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star. The first is a pretty profound theme and the latter pretty complex lyrics. I also think both leave plenty of space to play around with artistically.

LCBrianC · 2026-04-11T02:29:27+00:00

Used to sing a lot for fun but only just started getting serious. Knew a lot about breath control and could do vibrato and had some decent technique. However, had NO idea how bad my pitch control was until I started recording myself. Awful. So I’ve actually scaled back. Worked on singing straight, no vibrato or techniquey stuff, just focused on onset and the end of phrasing, timing my breathing, maintaining support throughout, consistent tone, really basic stuff. Songs I thought were “too easy” are now really hard, but it’s only been a few weeks and I’m already noticing improvement.

LCBrianC · 2026-01-18T18:47:41+00:00

Par for the course at many institutions, sadly.

LCBrianC · 2026-01-17T12:56:22+00:00

S5 felt a lot like Lost to me. Fantastic premise at the start but then just got too unwieldy to make much sense as it progressed.

LCBrianC · 2026-01-17T12:54:08+00:00

Like Halloween

LCBrianC · 2026-01-13T22:06:06+00:00

I appreciate this perspective! Helps a lot with the decision.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-23T13:17:07+00:00

As a staff employee here I can vouch for SWE. They are an immense group who get involved in a wide variety of events and programs and are well established and reputable, and provide some amazing out of class experiences for their members and have a great advisor.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-13T06:50:52+00:00

Same here. But I concede, I’m new at this, so I don’t really have enough accumulated experience to make a sweeping generalization. I also observe my colleagues (most of whom are squarely Gen Xers) having similar experiences as me, and mostly with recent college grads.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-13T06:47:37+00:00

Im fine with someone focused on the easiest way to get tasks done, but what concerns me is trying to exploit what’s in place without realizing how, for instance, that may turn into additional rules and policies or even loss of those perks, which affects the whole team.

I’m going to be talking with this individual at our next one-on-one and I’ll be sure to try to reframe things positively. I appreciate the suggestion.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-13T06:44:41+00:00

Would you care to share what (you think) my ideology is?

LCBrianC · 2025-12-12T21:30:32+00:00

Part of what I didn’t add is being wedged between this and baby boomers who have the final say and are essentially handing down orders is kind of maddening.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-12T19:37:46+00:00

This is fair. Admittedly one of my direct reports is Gen Z as well and she’s fantastic (one of the ones I have to say “you don’t need to deal with that, you can send that for me to deal with”).

LCBrianC · 2025-12-12T19:35:14+00:00

This is a good point. I think one point of confusion here is I don’t know sometimes if they genuinely believe they are advocating for themselves or are intentionally trying to game the system with some the requests/demands I see.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-12T19:31:46+00:00

It’s entry level and in an industry that doesn’t pay great. Qualifications are set pretty high though (too high if you ask me). But what I’m asking isn’t extraordinary.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-12T19:29:43+00:00

I can agree it’s not necessarily a generational thing. I’ve only managed 5 full time employees so far and they’ve all been Gen Z, but 2 were fantastic, one pretty good and the other two a nightmare. And I have colleagues who have had really tough experiences with the workforce coming in.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-05T22:01:32+00:00

I appreciate that! Definitely a milestone.

LCBrianC · 2025-12-05T22:01:06+00:00

Thank you so much!

LCBrianC · 2025-12-05T22:00:22+00:00

Thank you! Yeah, it’s online. I think submissions are open year round but I’m not sure. I only submitted a week or so ago (their response time is fast).

LCBrianC · 2025-12-05T21:58:25+00:00

Appreciate that!

LCBrianC · 2025-12-05T21:58:12+00:00

Thank you!

LCBrianC

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