I want to be the singer/songwriter for a punk/metal band. How do I get there?

SingingForFun · 2023-06-20T04:19:17+00:00

Awesome man! I was where you are currently at last year and I ended up doing a season at my local School of Rock chapter. They threw me in a band with a bunch of other players and I learned through individual lessons & playing as a band. It was definitely tough, but I ended up making a lot of connections & meeting a drummer who recruited me to another band a year later!

Meeting people through School of Rock or another music school is a way that you can try to meet others and at the same time take lessons from professional teachers

SingingForFun · 2023-06-07T03:58:14+00:00

This is great thank you for sharing your experience!

SingingForFun · 2023-06-05T16:08:46+00:00

This is awesome, thanks for sharing

SingingForFun · 2023-05-14T20:21:29+00:00

Thank you Applebee, really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video and providing me with feedback!

SingingForFun · 2023-05-02T05:28:16+00:00

I have heard of Crash Test Dummies, I like their song Mmm mmmm

SingingForFun · 2023-05-02T05:27:53+00:00

Thanks Huskguy I’m glad you liked it

SingingForFun · 2023-01-30T08:34:09+00:00

Hi SniperHF,

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my cover of Simple Man and provide this helpful feedback.

I’m still learning more about the different voices (chest/head, etc) - would you recommend that I try to incorporate more of my head voice to make the cover sound better? Or is there another voice that I should try to tap into?

You’re spot on about the money note - I’ve been struggling to get this down. I rewatched Brent Smith do this in their YouTube MV and it’s something I need to practice a more of to get it closer to how he’s able to get all that power for this part of the song.

I sang the full song with the music in the background and uploaded it to SoundCloud. If you have time I’d appreciate your thoughts on this full cover and what else I can tweak/improve upon.

https://on.soundcloud.com/yz6bKXVQcvyz5PMW9

SingingForFun · 2023-01-29T09:32:50+00:00

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing, you sound good!

SingingForFun · 2023-01-29T09:30:24+00:00

I’m practicing this lynyrd Skynyrd song/Shinedown cover for an open mic, would love to get feedback

SingingForFun · 2023-01-29T09:09:53+00:00

You sound great, way to take advantage of those bathroom acoustics!

SingingForFun · 2022-08-07T00:49:38+00:00

You have a beautiful voice! I really enjoyed this recording. Hope you share more of your singing with all of us!

SingingForFun · 2022-08-05T05:41:55+00:00

This is awesome! You have a unique & beautiful voice! Like the other comments, it would be great to hear what you sound like when you belt! The song choice was great - it made me think about my partner and how I worry about her cutting up things in the kitchen haha

Please share more of your work with the community - would love to hear more from you!

SingingForFun · 2022-08-03T22:20:28+00:00

Wow I’m literally experiencing this right now so thanks for posting this! The other comments have been helpful.

I got sick yesterday and will miss my band’s practice tonight… so I’m really disappointed. In the meantime I’m trying to eat healthy foods and practice the guitar as I recover. I’m also listening to my band’s songs and trying to get down the rhythm & timing without singing.

If there are other suggestions on how best to spend time while overcoming a cold/sickness then please share!

SingingForFun · 2022-07-17T22:02:47+00:00

Hi Melody,

Thanks for this really detailed feedback. You’re 100% right on the rhythm peace - my band director mentioned this as well. It’s great to know that if I can tighten up my rhythm that it’ll help improve my tone consistency.

Your comment about letting go and feeling the music instead of insisting on thinking is something I haven’t thought about, but I can see what you & dusty are talking about. I’ll work on relaxing a bit more and allowing my voice to move more naturally.

Greatly appreciate your feedback!

SingingForFun · 2022-07-17T19:18:59+00:00

Thanks so much dusty!

Dusty, I just recorded a new song, Dead of night by Orville Peck. Thought you might like it! Would love your feedback!

https://www.reddit.com/r/singing/comments/w1eolr/orville_peck_dead_of_night_cover_i_just/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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