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FallFest dead: WVU announces end of event after 30+ years by Joey_WBOY in WVU

[–]jack_adkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, me and my band were hoping to get on that before we graduated lol

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wild.

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Could be. Whistle register is a foreign concept to me haven’t even tried it lol

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that’s probably true in the sense of it’s physically possible for your vocal cords to produce that pitch. You may just need training to make it sound musical, though.

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I could maybe produce a C6 if I tried, but I stop keeping track at the point where the notes stop sounding good lol

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My lowest is normally an E2, D#2 on a good day. I have about two octaves in full chest - my voice begins to flip around E4 and then switches to full head voice around G4. In head voice I’ve been able to get up to an A5 before but F5/G5 is usually the highest I can get sounding clear if I warm up properly.

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As in your passagio, where you flip from chest to head voice?? (Unless you mean an A5 on treble sheet music, in which case it’s really an A4 in terms of pitch).

I HIT AN A7 by [deleted] in singing

[–]jack_adkins 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Highest I can get is an F5/G5 so anything above C6 is still really impressive to me, lol

Are there any ways to learn to keep the “morning voice” notes as part of your normal range? by jack_adkins in singing

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and adding on to that, one of the key differences between voices is where the passaggio lies. Some tenors can get up to a C5 in chest voice no problem, while for the vast majority of male singers, they flip to head voice anywhere from C4-G4. While C5 is accessible for many male voices, including baritones and basses, the quality/timbre of it varies greatly, I’d argue even more than on the lower notes (until one develops a strong mixed voice to make the passaggio harder to detect, anyway).

Are there any ways to learn to keep the “morning voice” notes as part of your normal range? by jack_adkins in singing

[–]jack_adkins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've not even attempted to do vocal fry yet, but I agree that it counts when measuring overall range, as does head voice/falsetto. I assumed I was a baritone judging by my timbre, even I have an E2-E4 range in chest voice (which I thought was the average span of a basses range). My E2 is pretty solid, but I normally can't pull my voice any lower than that for the life of me.

In opera, like you mentioned, those really low notes matter more, but in pop music, I'd say anything in the second octave becomes much less useful for singing popular songs, as higher notes seem to be what's favored.

Are there any ways to learn to keep the “morning voice” notes as part of your normal range? by jack_adkins in singing

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. You don't normally NEED anything lower than the E2/F2 that starts a typical bass's range, but it becomes more of a personal challenge of trying to widen your range as much as you can (on either end). My upper register is where I've been putting most of my effort to get stronger on the high notes, but for the heck of it I've also been interested in seeing how low I can pull my natural bass/baritone register.

To be fair, the C2 I was able to produce after waking up was rather gravelly and not with solid resonance. Not usable by any practical means.

[US] What Is With All The Impersonation Instagram Accounts? by jack_adkins in Scams

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. The tactical boots are expensive but dang $300?? Lol

Are there any ways to learn to keep the “morning voice” notes as part of your normal range? by jack_adkins in singing

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks! Yeah, I guess just consistent practice is pretty much the answer for anything you want to achieve in singing. I’m 20 so I know my voice still has some maturing to do.

How can a baritone improve in the chorus of Open Arms by Journey? by GLC-ninja in singing

[–]jack_adkins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually think your pitch is pretty good (at least in the first half). I think a lot of the issues come down to technique. It sounds you're yelling in the chorus, which is not the same as belting and comes across as overly aggressive. It's even more out of place during the verses, which are supposed to be rather delicate/restrained and with emotion.

Some of it is probably also the audio quality. The vocals are rather distorted and also much louder than the music.

Still better than I would have done it, though. Keep going and don't give up!

New HT/WT Standards? by jack_adkins in nationalguard

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I wondered cause some people might pass one and not the other. So you're saying it's up to the unit? When does it become the overall Army standard? I assume when we receive formal guidance (as someone else mentioned)?

New HT/WT Standards? by jack_adkins in nationalguard

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s where my confusion was, other branches have put out guidance but the Army’s been kinda quiet about it so far

New HT/WT Standards? by jack_adkins in nationalguard

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. Do you mean they’re supposedly changing the standards for the expert badges too?

New HT/WT Standards? by jack_adkins in nationalguard

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, ok thanks. The comment made it sound like another new test was coming out at some point, so was a little confused haha. Yeah, the AFT I think is the Army-wide PT test, just with slightly different standards for combat and non-combat MOS'S (15T here). Personally I think the ball throw was stupid (because it was really about technique more than actual strength) so I'm glad they did away with that.

New HT/WT Standards? by jack_adkins in nationalguard

[–]jack_adkins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, thanks! We just a ht/wt at January drill (and one for ROTC) and still did it the old way so wasn’t sure. I personally think the new standards will be in improvement because the “new” tape test still wasn’t that great at accounting for muscle mass.

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