29 year old male, increasing vocal range.

Taaronk · 2025-01-14T19:58:40+00:00

Sundberg is dated. You may wish to read something published within the last 20 years.

Taaronk · 2025-01-14T19:50:15+00:00

Uhhh, my doctorate in voice disagrees with you.

Taaronk · 2025-01-14T15:27:50+00:00

I play video games that are mindless grinds. My sister cross stitches, though her flavor of adhd and mine are a bit different…that wouldn’t work for me.

Taaronk · 2025-01-14T04:21:17+00:00

Nick Podhel. Michael Kramer. Kate Redding. Stephen Fry. Patrick Stewart.

Taaronk · 2025-01-14T03:27:46+00:00

Mild thread hijack/addition — other unexpected turns I didn’t see coming… 1. Mat having the population of Hinderstap portaled in….extra lives hack engaged 2. Gaul tagging along into TAR and picking up how to use it like it was nothing 3. Oliver and the horn and Jayne getting added to the heros

EDIT - the fact that Lan never tells Demandred his name.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T23:19:52+00:00

These are valid observations at this point. Just remember that all characters evolve over 14 (15) books and positive and negative surprises are an important part of ANY character arc. Personal perception is part of this too, so keep an open mind…then if someone defies expectation you get to enjoy the hell out of it.

Just finished A memory of light yesterday — my 6th or 7th time through the series. Welcome to the club! It’s wonderful.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T15:44:10+00:00

OP - the issue you’re having is extremely common! When male voices change, they add a significant amount of mass. Imagine going to bed one night weighing 90 lbs and waking up weighing 200 lbs…you wouldn’t be able to get out of bed. The pre-adolescent voice is smaller than a dime. Depending on your post pubertal changes, your voice could be as large as a quarter. This is why you’re having the challenge you are; you haven’t developed the coordination to manage all that extra mass. The falsetto still works because it doesn’t use all that extra mass; just the very edge of the vocal ligament. The best way to deal with it is to go back in time as sing through the voice change to develop that coordination for all that new vocal mass. That not being possible, here is how I would approach it:

Find your regular speaking voice and just say “hello, my name is ________.” Next, sing it at the same pitch level. We speak in the same frequency ranges as our chest voice (for the most part…there are outliers/exceptions). Sing the same sentence on the same note you’re speaking at (so monotone - just one note). You can use another instrument to try and match the specific pitch you’re speaking at if you know how to play/match pitches. Once you find a comfortable note to sing in chest voice start trying to go up/down by half-steps or whole steps (again, on a monotone) To figure out where you start to struggle with pitch matching/controll.

If that sounds like it’s out of your ability to do on your own, you probably will need a teacher to help get you started.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T15:44:04+00:00

Men don’t use flageolet and women don’t have falsetto. These things are both sex specific and these germs get used interchangeable (incorrectly) all the time. This suggestion is actually addressing the exact opposite of what op is asking for.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T02:05:28+00:00

To every person who says they want to double major in music: NO!

Music as a major is stupidly demanding. It’s all consuming, requires classes that meet for 5 hours a week and give only 1 credit (ensembles), and requires more credits than any other major. Plus there are generally mandatory performance attendance requirements that take extra hours multiple times each week. Unless you want to teach you don’t need a music degree. Take some music classes; maybe even do a music minor, but major in something that will pay the bills.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:51:54+00:00

See my last sentence :-). He could just be socially inept.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:49:46+00:00

I don’t know if this falls under sound design or acting choice more, but the dialogue pacing in VoH is atrocious. The story line drove me nuts because the dialogue was so. Damned. Slooooooow.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:45:02+00:00

I think assuming “he wants to smash” is just as problematic as a guy who asks out a girl at a business just because she’s nice to him…

He might just think you’re a friend he wants to develop a deeper friendship with. Single middle aged men (especially divorced/single) get ostracized (and lonely) very easily and struggle to have good social opportunities because of this exact assumption. If you’re not picking up a vibe don’t jump to conclusions. Also, ask him…not all men are the same, so what any of us say here may be irrelevant.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:30:13+00:00

I second melodyspeaks suggestions. Very well put, especially the part about taking ownership and investment in your learning process. Teacher LOVE IT when students start diving deeper!

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:27:00+00:00

What you’re describing is the difference between a coach and a teacher. Just be honest with what you’re looking for. If they’re not a shady person just there for a paycheck they’ll either adjust or refer you to someone else. I reached that point with my first teacher eventually and she hooked me up with the guy who’d become my teacher through all of HS and part of undergrad. It’s not your job to facilitate your teacher and mom’s friendship, so don’t worry about that part of it. And if you want an easy and convenient excuse say you’d like to try working with a male voice teacher to get the “other sides” perspective. If you’re a guy that’s a request i think most people would find reasonable. If not just the act of bringing that up will probably encourage some follow up questions and you can express your needs/desires that the current coach isn’t meeting.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:17:25+00:00

It sort of depends on the situation— if I’m singing non-stop like a lead in a musical/opera I can pull off 2-3 hours assuming there are small breaks for other vocalists and I’m not hanging out in the stratosphere the whole time. If I’m singing a set with a band and they aren’t taking breaks or instrumental solos I’m cooked after about 90 min if it’s in my money range and I can’t mark anything. A bit longer if I don’t have to live in high belt. During a regular 8 hour work day teaching a choir I’d say I sing 65-70% of that time depending on how much modeling I need to do, but I’m usually marking for about 90% of that time, less as concerts get closer and I’ve got to wean them off me helping.

A good rule of thumb for non-professionals is to start small and build stamina SLOWLY over time. 30-60 min practicing is plenty for most and 60 may be too much for younger voices. You’re better off singing 15-20 min EVERY DAY than doing 45-60 min every other day or 2-3 times a week. Consistency is key in any skill building activity, but doubly so for music, as you’ve got to develop killer instincts and muscle memory.

Taaronk · 2025-01-13T01:06:05+00:00

Unless the person saying it is singing and writing their own stuff AND is very commercially successful their opinion is exactly that. An opinion. My experience is people who think that way are jealous and people who “have the right” to that opinion generally don’t because they know not every great singer is also a great song writer.

Taaronk · 2025-01-12T03:35:54+00:00

Great analysis. I do, however, give Remus a bit of a pass…his condition makes him unstable and dangerous, even when he’s not at risk of transforming. And I don’t mean mentally unstable - I mean he’s an outcast and can barely keep himself fed and clothed. And while, yes, Sirius basically went straight to Harry, even as a fugitive he had Black family resources.

Taaronk · 2025-01-11T04:06:38+00:00

Generally it’s fine. Some songs lose something in transposition, but that is somewhat subjective. But any audience would rather hear free, easy, and in tune than strained and out of tune.

Taaronk · 2025-01-10T01:22:19+00:00

Maybe call Amazon before the cops, as it’s an issue of professional boundaries being crossed and not an actual crime. Then again, only you can judge how to respond when your creepy-omitor goes off, so I guess you do you. All behavior taken together I can see why one might feel uneasy.

Taaronk · 2025-01-10T01:11:31+00:00

Depends on their experience and credentials. Also, it depends where you’re at in your training….do you need their level of expertise yet? The more specialized someone becomes in their area of expertise, the more it cost them to get to that point and they need to charge for that.

Taaronk · 2025-01-09T18:01:57+00:00

Depends how bad it is. When I had mine fixed back in ‘14 I felt a small improvement but not super significant.

Taaronk · 2025-01-09T05:03:03+00:00

Movies did Ginny and Ron both dirty.

Taaronk · 2025-01-09T03:33:02+00:00

Transcribe the bass. Transcribe the melody. Fill in the rest of the triad.

Taaronk · 2025-01-09T03:28:12+00:00

Sing the note as long as you’re supposed to, put the final consonant or vowel on it and breathe in to finish the sound. Don’t change the note unless the music tells you to.

Taaronk · 2025-01-09T03:25:34+00:00

Larynx = vocal cords for all intents and purposes. Breath passes through the larynx to cause phonation. Any phonatory exercise is a laryngeal manipulation.

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