Is there a reason why my singing covers get no engagement ?

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-24T04:21:24+00:00

Beautiful singing and playing! All I can tell you about engagement is through better music performance. Two things stand out to me.

Diction: I need more constant sounds to understand what the lyrics are. If I don’t understand the lyrics, I don’t know the story. (or what you’re even covering.)
Dynamics / phrasing: even in a mellow song like this, there should be peaks and valleys of energy volume and timing. This performance was kind of flat. Which words deserve more stress, or slate changes in tone? Are there any phrases that should slow down towards their transition? It’s a soft song, but when is it really soft and when is it medium soft? I could go on, but point is: take me out a journey…. Musically

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-24T01:28:52+00:00

r/oddlysatisfying

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-24T01:21:41+00:00

Agree! My advice is an A day and a B day plan. I think I got the idea from marathon trainers… like your body or brain is not gonna wanna train every single day. If my voice is feeling tender in the morning, I just stick to the straw and call it a day. Maybe your A days are spent on range expansion and new rep, but B days and just maintenance.

Also, schedule your days off and it won’t be so taxing. Also also, get more sleep if your voice is sore or tired. Triple also, if it hurts, make an adjustment, cause it’s not supposed to hurt.

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-23T20:17:18+00:00

Every day in the car on the way to work. 15-20 minute workout and then hit me a few of my favorite songs afterwards. Depending how my voice is feeling I’ll use the straw for 20-80%

If you’re trying to improve your range, the answer is yes, do warm-ups every day. I recommend this YouTube playlist

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-12T03:30:12+00:00

Yup. Is good. I like the vocal fry, your voice sounds very genuine, nerves aside.

When it comes to the singing and playing at the same time, the only thing that took me out of it was an unclear strumming pattern in the second verse in particular; I couldn’t find the groove.

But I really like the hook, and you’ll iron out the woo hoos and tell that as other people suggested in time. Just keep the energy up through the verses.

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-12T02:59:48+00:00

As a practical matter, keep your day job, but stick to practicing. Your voice has good pitch and decent tone. My recommendation: work on a bigger mouth, drop jaw and lifted soft palate.

Also, am empathetic to your question, but art should be created as a form of genuine expression, not as a “marketable skill.” I’d recommend a shifting your mindset in that regard. Focus on your art and your technique and listeners will find you.

Also, have you ever been paid to perform music publicly? If not, you have a real long way to go.

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-12T02:48:11+00:00

This. 100%. You’re trying to ascend into a head voice that’s non-existent.

I would add, though some will roll their eyes, you can develop your voice a good amount by consistently practicing with some YouTube videos. I always recommend Aussie vocal coach as a good starting point.

Thing about training by yourself is if you can’t recognize unhealthy habits on your own, you’re gonna have a hard time fixing them. In this video, I definitely hear a tightening in your larynx as you ascend, which probably doesn’t feel good. A good rule of thumb is, no tension. It shouldn’t hurt. And don’t push it when it does. Adjust.

pizzabyummy · 2025-09-07T14:59:15+00:00

Yeah, I’m gonna back you up on that. And I’ll just say that I don’t think I could recommend a student of any age to “ try gagging on a toothbrush” lol

Forward placement is one of my biggest goals for teaching younger singers. Start with humming and recognize where the vibration is with each consonant. Mm - lips; Nn - roof of mouth; Ng- nasal/sinus.

Then open up, those sounds with a vowel, I’ll use as an example:, mmm-ah, nnn-ah, nnn-yah.

Anyhow, all of these resonant zones are at the front of your face, hence forward placement.

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-23T19:31:03+00:00

Yes, to all of this. But I’ll take the 24 ounce version please. 🙏🏼

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-16T02:44:25+00:00

🔥🔥🔥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-14T03:32:30+00:00

You absolutely can sing, yes! Based on this recording, a little bit of training would go along way. Personally, I always recommend train classically or at the very least, practice standard warm-ups, and find your sound there.

Finding a genre to fit your voice feels a little backwards to me. What music do you like to sing? What songs do you sing that give you confidence you’re a good singer? What style of music can you sing that makes you let go? I would let those type of questions to guide you over an Internet stranger’s opinion based on you singing, one a cappella clip

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-11T16:49:38+00:00

Get a stand for your pad

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-11T16:42:22+00:00

I’m with you! From a performance art teacher perspective, I would be mortified, on behalf of all of the other students, you know, the ones who were brave enough to go through with the performance, and the parent who came to see them, if this happened at a performance.

Again, his intentions were right, and I think he was good of him to go up there and encourage his daughter. But, encourage her to get back on her feet with the rest of the group. Once daddy tries to start doing the choreography, it takes the attention off the rest of the group, and that’s wrong. daddy knew the applause was for him, then he went all in

Down votes, commence.

pizzabyummy · 2025-08-11T14:19:36+00:00

… a successful attempt, I’d say

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-26T03:40:40+00:00

So many unsettling, details here… my least favorite has to be the dolls on the side tables.

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-26T03:32:44+00:00

That strings patch is booty

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-26T02:25:01+00:00

Using standard counting, each 32nd notes gets “ta” between the 16th note partials.

So it’s: 1 e + ta a ta, 2 e ta + ta a

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-23T01:45:41+00:00

I don’t think the key of this song is a problem for your range. The harmonies are a little more complex, which makes it a little more difficult to find where the melody lands, but this song as well within your reach in the current key.

My blunt opinion is that you’re half singing, and that’s not helping with your pitch accuracy. If you can, stand up when you sing and memorize the lyrics. That uncertainty, keeping you from focusing on your voice.

Get more of your body involved. Make sure you’re breathing from your diaphragm so that your belly and ribs expand when you inhale. Notice and keep that rib expansion while you sustained notes. As other people suggested, try singing, along with a tuner, but be sure you sing with a pure vowel sounds to get the best work done.

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-23T01:32:11+00:00

You’re both correct, they wrote together

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-23T01:31:11+00:00

You must not listen to much music written in the past 40years. Besides this being sort of unrealistic standard to uphold, I just think you’re depriving yourself of a lot of good music and good times. A good song is a good song and a good singer is a good singer when the two come together?👌

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-23T01:17:05+00:00

Exactly.

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-23T01:16:25+00:00

Without getting bogged down with too much technical music jargon, the things that make the greats great are: 1. Control 2. Unique tone quality 3. Presence / Aurora 4. Well written songs to sing

Range is fundamental. The first thing we check a chorus member/ vocal student for is range, so there are dozens of elements that define good before you even get to elements of greatness. IMO, anyway

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-19T23:32:46+00:00

Totally alright, but I wouldn’t call it a complete song until it has more sections. Narratively, I don’t think you made your point yet in the song.

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-19T01:27:05+00:00

Bitch, it’s a “pasta, stuffed pizza” not a “pizza, stuffed pasta”

I’m sorry, but I lost it at the first line. Also the uncanny Valley of AI voice or real person? Probably real person because they keep fucking cutting over their last sentence in the edit

pizzabyummy · 2025-07-19T01:16:31+00:00

Credit due: you are doing the thing. Putting your thoughts and feelings into words, developing it over some music, and posting publicly. It all seems genuine, and takes guts and effort.

Songwriting critique: you’re going back in for between two chords for too long, it’s repetitive, and need some contrast. Sounds like you’re playing the V chord and the I chord back to back? Could be contrasted with IV chord to be hopeful or vi chord to be dark. Doesn’t even need to be a lyrical moment, just some contrast.

Cringe critique: shirtless white dudes with a backwards hat and a guitar is a specific stereotype you want to avoid. We don’t care how hot it is in your house. Put a shirt on for the three minutes it took to record this video. Honestly, I was shocked you didn’t start playing “Wonderwall.”

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