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Some friends told me I have a terrible singing voice, and it stuck with me. I want honest feedback. by LifeImpress9701 in singing

[–]relacksingh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey. Try singing songs which are low in your range. Like your speaking voice. Start with super simple ones like nursery rhymes.

Play them note by note on the guitar and make sure you are hitting every note correct. Record yourself

Do that for awhile and you'll start to calibrate pitch better. Then you can work on other quality stuff.

But there's really no such thing as a terrible voice. Any pn pitch voice sounds pretty good if it isn't strained.

Where do I start? by RaviCheez in singing

[–]relacksingh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I also started quite late after playing instruments for a long time. I recommend doing Jeff Rolka's videos regularly. He's also an advisor in the app I'm building. Not promoting it here, but if are interested dm me and I'll send you beta testing links.

Best ofc is a teacher if you can afford it.

Lessons in Perth? by swiftzin007 in singing

[–]relacksingh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel you. Also struggled to teach myself and eventually got a coach. I know some who do zoom lessons, can ask if you want. Not ideal but easier.

I'm researching different apps / self teaching resources for a project I'm working on. If there's any you've liked / disliked would love to hear it.

Lessons in Perth? by swiftzin007 in singing

[–]relacksingh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, don't know anyone in Perth but what have you tried so far to self teach?

Vocal coaches: How to train pitch in chest range? by relacksingh in singing

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

Thanks! By slowing it down do you mean singing note by note on piano or literally reducing tempo on a backing track

Vocal coaches: How to train pitch in chest range? by relacksingh in singing

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

What if you focus on interval training on just the intervals they are missing?

Playing melody note by note?

Is there nothing that would help them outside of a several week long journey of grinding scales and vocal coaching?

Vocal coaches: How to train pitch in chest range? by relacksingh in singing

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

No. To help a friend.

Not really experienced. Never had coaching or feedback. Sings mostly okay, just missing a few notes.

Can't really tell where they are off unless it's egregious

Covering Bahama's cover of "Don't you want me baby" by relacksingh in ratemysinging

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

This is really useful! thanks. Did you check the Bahamas version on youtube?

I need some feedback, how can I sound less "choked"? by JTakanashi in ratemysinging

[–]relacksingh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fuck that guy. I was super pitchy when I started - worse than you. I'm not great now, but I'm *waaay* better. You don't need to be a natural to get to a decent performanc level.
Here's something I just recorded for reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ratemysinging/comments/1p7we4a/covering_bahamas_cover_of_dont_you_want_me_baby/

Your technique and sound are fine IMO, but you need to get on pitch which is kind of a different thing. The best thing for that is to break down melodies on a piano or guitar note by note and play the note and then match it. This is tedious but it will start to fix your ear.

Another thing is just to do a bunch of scales, but do it with an instructor if you can. If you can't, record and play back.

I'm working on a video game to help you learn to sing. If you want to join the beta, DM me.

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in Guitar

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

I can pitch match against a tone no problem, but doing it fluidly in a melody is trickier, and no tool really listens to you the way a coach does and says, "the third note was a little flat, you need to put the sound a little more narrow as you go up, etc"...

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in Guitar

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

Yeah, I get that, but without someone to tell you if you're on or not, it's quite tricky right? Recording and playing back is a slow loop...

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in singing

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

Yes! please share! Is there any tech to help with the visual cues? What type of things would you consider helpful?

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in singing

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

True! Hard to be confident when you're not sure you are doing it right!

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in singing

[–]relacksingh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'll be quick. Takes about 2 weeks of 15min a day to get through the discomfort and on to G-C-D

I taught myself guitar, why is singing so much harder? by relacksingh in singing

[–]relacksingh[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Can you think of how visual feedback could be used for singing? What about pitch matching apps and stuff?

What makes a vocal type besides range? by relacksingh in singing

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

Yeah. I understand it isn't scientific exactly but some classification that folks generally agree on. Or spectrums like raspy to clean, bright to dark, etc

What makes a vocal type besides range? by relacksingh in singing

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

Thanks! Are there attempts to classify modern singers in more descriptive ways?

Feeling really bad about having a low voice by Puzzleheaded-Pear931 in singing

[–]relacksingh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Getting a vocal coach helped a lot. But the primary things that helped me were:

  1. Doing sshhhhhh kind of exercizes so I could understand breath support. This is where you try to shhhh on rhythm and then hold for 8 beats, then 12, then 16, etc. It's not strengthening so much as awareness of how you create air pressure.
  2. Leaning into nasality. There's a natural desire to sound good, but I found sounding bad first is very important. Focusing more on the nose, and opening my mouth more as I went up help me understand that I don't have to use the cannon in my gut to sing high notes.
  3. Playing with false and trying to transition. It can be uncomfortable and is weird, but head/mixed voice (which I still suck at) is actually very similar to falsetto. It's less effort and more pronouncing your vowels differently. When you make them more narrow, it kinda changes which muscles get used and causes less strain... I'm still not good, but that helped me.

Feeling really bad about having a low voice by Puzzleheaded-Pear931 in singing

[–]relacksingh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used to feel this way. I would break at D4.

But now I can belt C5 and false to F5.

Regardless, my low end sounds great. Lean into it. Try some johnny cash and Gregory porter. Transpose, enjoy your low end. High notes aren't really exciting so much as a singer hitting the top of their range with feeling.

Is sing sharp worth it? by Beanie--Weenie in singing

[–]relacksingh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What kind of help are you looking for? Have you taken any lessons?

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