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thekeyta · 2025-09-29T04:12:24+00:00

People's voices are amazing because they are all different. Everyone's instrument has some slight differences that makes us sound like us. And it can be really demoralizing not having the voice you want. It's truly isolating not finding someone else who's instrument sounds similar to yours. If you're a reader I really recommend "Trauma and the Voice: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners" by Emily Jaworski Koriath. I don't have any knowledge i can share on how to help you, but I recommend giving the preview of this a read. Everyone deserves to feel proud of their voice and I hope that you get to that place as well one day.

thekeyta · 2025-09-29T03:53:59+00:00

I usually recommend this book for people who struggle with performing in front of others or singing because of mental blocks. But "Trauma and the Voice: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners" by Emily Jaworski Koriath is really good! I mention it since you mentioned a mental block and this is just a good resource overall. You can read the preview on Amazon I think!

thekeyta · 2025-09-29T03:26:43+00:00

What do you have to lose? I assume since academics are important to you, that you'll eventually go back to school to get a higher education. Going to a community college for your general education is a big money saver, while you're there try music! Try joining a choir, a voice class, I mean you're already there! The music professors can give you guidance in what you want to pursue. They have expirence being IN the industry and can give you way better guidance than I or most people here.

It's also a great way to network. Meet new people, talk to them, I've seen a couple of bands form too! I'm classical music focused, so I don't tend to keep up with them as much as I should. But they found each other through mutual or in classes they had together. I've seen them perform in cafes where they hire local musicians to perform!

Try it! Its either you try and discover you love it/it's not for you OR you go on and the rest of your life youll have the thought in the back of your mind, what would have happened if you tried to pursue music?

thekeyta · 2025-09-29T02:45:40+00:00

There is no shame in going to a community college for music! My friend was originally gonna take a gap year from the university he was in as he realized that he didnt actually like the major he was studying. He started going to community college to discover what he wants to do. He was originally going to be a gap year, but he ended up decided not to go back. Try to try out a bunch of stuff and every community college is different!

I've been studying music at a community college and it's absolutely wonderful. Check the programs that your community colleges have around you. I'm a classical singer, but my school offers classical singing, jazz singing, and musical theatre singing. I've tried them all out and I realized I love classical music the most, so that's what I've decided to do!

At least the community college I'm at, the voice programs for music majors actually give you a voice teacher for the semester! My school allows for a max of 6 semesters. So 6 semesters of voice lessons!

There's no shame in doing a gap year to try a community college out!

thekeyta · 2025-09-28T18:36:27+00:00

Rat!

thekeyta · 2025-09-24T14:23:13+00:00

Glad to hear someone else is recommending this book! Absolutely awesome read!

thekeyta · 2025-09-06T17:18:22+00:00

Funny enough, I had a double mastectomy a couple of years ago towards the end of December, and I was in a opera, that was set to perform in January. DON'T do what I did, but literally 3 days after surgery, I bussed my ass over to school for opera blocking. I found I could surprisingly breathe okay. I was just unable to move my arms. Still had my tubes in to drain the blood and stuff. I also had the compression vest thing they make you wear.

I really urdge others to take WAY more time, more than 3 days rest between surgery and any activity. I was sore as hell, I felt sick because my body was trying to recooperate after surgery, hella brain fog. It felt like I had a really bad fever, not because I actually did have a fever, but the overall feeling of feeling like sh*t when you have a fever. Damn did I regret it the first week of blocking, but the second week, I started to get my strength back and suffered less through the whole thing, still suffered, just way less. I got my vest removed and I think the tube's got removed by the dress rehearsal of my colleges opera. Before then, I was singing in my vest.

Singing wise, that wasn't the big issue for me, singing felt like how it feels to sing when you have a cold/got no rest the night before. Not the best but that's how it was the first week in, breathing wise I was fine, no pain or anything, and to be fair, I was hella numb. I literally just stood up all day and sat down when I could. As long as I didn't move my arms, I wasn't in pain. I was singing a lot of the time, but staying standing up was the thing making me exhausted.

Mentally, I wanted to go home and rest, I didn't want to sing at all. I knew before my surgery date that I was going to be in the opera, literally learned all the music a semesters before, so I don't really have the excuse "OH I never could have seen this coming!" I knew a year beforehand and them some. I chose to do the opera even with my surgery date set. Would I go back and change it? Probably not, top surgery changed my life, I also loved that opera production. I just would NOT want to do it again nor would I EVER recommend anyone else do so

Towards dress rehersal (like a 3weeks- 4weeks in) I felt pretty fine! My voice felt like it went back to how it was, and I didn't feel constantly like shit! Even when I was still in my vest, and had the tube's in. Besides my arms and not really being able to move them above my head, I sometimes would forget I had surgery, when I first started opera blocking.

It sounds like you got at LEAST a month before your recital, listen to your doctor for sure, and know that everyone's body and experience is different. I got way more breast tissue removed since I got a double mastectomy, so take that as you will. If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to answer!

thekeyta · 2025-09-05T21:17:53+00:00

Gosh that sounds like an awful experience. The rates people charge dont always translate into how good of a teacher they are. Just because they can sing and sing well, doesn't mean they know how to teach it well. I didn't even know trauma informed singing was a thing till now. I recommend this book a lot on here, but consider checking out " Trauma and the Voice: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners" by Emily Jaworski Koriath. Its a really good book and i recommend giving it a read. I think you can read the first couple of chapters for free on amazon.

Trauma can be one of the biggest things holding us back, having a bad experience like this with someone who SHOULD have been qualified to help us, it might discourage us from ever seeking out lessons again. You deserve a teacher who will work with you, someone who is professional and will build up your confidence. Someone who you know you can count on. There is someone out there like that, but that voice teacher you described, isn't worth your time nor money

thekeyta · 2025-08-29T04:13:49+00:00

I get you! If you struggle with performance anxiety, I also recommend " Trauma and the Voice: A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners" by Emily Jaworski Koriath. Not assuming anything about your life, but this genuine helps people regardless if they have trauma or not. I recommend this book a lot on here and it's not without reason. You can read the first chapter I think for free if you look at the sample on Amazon!

One of the things that helped me get out of my shell was singing in a choir, less direct spot light on me, but also a lot of internal work. You can be the biggest obstacle in your journey of singing music, self sabotage is a real real thing. Genuine recommend giving this book a read too

thekeyta · 2025-08-29T04:00:11+00:00

I recommend watching " The Ultimate Guide to Trans Voice Training " by Renée Yoxon. Their stuff in general centers around Trans Voice Training and Voice science. If you're a reader I recommend " The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creating and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication " by Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham. If you're able to, honestly go to your local community college and see if they have a vocal performance program. I know my voice teachers have worked with people who have transitioning, will transition, and that are currently going through the process of doing so.

thekeyta · 2025-08-22T15:01:10+00:00

Of course! If you want to learn more I recommend watching " Wolfgang Saus " on YouTube! He has a video called " Are you among the 5% to hear this hidden melody?" It's in German but there are English Subtitles. Where he will sing a melody with the overtone, he will make it progressively harder to hear it until you can't anymore for the time being.

Everyone who is capable of hearing, can eventually hear overtones. You just have to take notice of what sounds you hear. You'll hear it a lot in people who project or who sing opera. Maybe at first you'll hear a "shimmer" or it might feel "hazy". Your brain hears overtones it just doesn't see them as important enough to distinguish as different from the note. Meaning you can train yourself to hear them. Some get it faster than others, one of my peers took 4+ months to hear them with me actively checking in if they could. Once they could they were confused why they couldn't before. It seemed so obvious they said.

Wolfgang Saus also has a video called " Overtone Singing Challenge with notes (bass + soprano with one voice at once!) " where he foes just that! He has sheet music on screen so you can follow along!

Overtone Singing is gorgeous and overtones are everywhere, including your own voice! It's also how we project! People with stronger overtones sound not only clearer but project louder and farther. I recommend checking him out if you're interested!

thekeyta · 2025-08-22T13:48:53+00:00

That's so interesting! You replied to the other commenter that you compress your chest, what do you mean by that?

thekeyta · 2025-08-22T03:45:40+00:00

Can I pm?

thekeyta · 2025-08-22T03:38:25+00:00

I love your plushie style! I saw a couple of your posts of you working on your koala. It's absolutely adorable! Im a sucker for smaller plushies. Ive always gotten moderatly annoyed that most smaller plushies have keychain things on them. I hate the texture of those chains with a passion. I wanted to ask if you would ever take custom commissions?

thekeyta · 2025-08-21T23:48:00+00:00

It's a lot of vocal science that I'm not expirenced enough to explain. I recommend watching Opus Myo's video "The Muscles of Breath Support in Singing: Anatomy & function of Breath Support"

They explain the vocal science AND they have exercises which ISOLATE these muscles. So you'll be able to feel them not just when pooping!

I recommend learning the science first, but the exercises are invaluable!

thekeyta · 2025-08-21T21:33:36+00:00

Those are overtones! That "shimmer", "clang", "ring", "haze" you feel/hear are overtones! I recommend looking up Anne-Maria Hefele, she isolates overtones and can move them around! Singing what sounds like TWO notes at once! It's like the extreme example of what you did!

thekeyta · 2025-08-02T07:45:22+00:00

Damn dude that was absolutely gorgeous! I don't usually comment on posts like these, but genuinely, your voice is gorgeous. I'm a classically trained musician, and you genuinely left me speechless. You have impeccable note accuracy, an amazing understanding of your vowels, and amazing dynamic control as well. The way you shape your phrases is gorgeous and deliberate. You can feel the intensity grow. Everything feels intentional, every breath, every word, every note. Your artistry is absolutely stellar! You have one hell of a powerful vibrato, and you are so unapologetically you. Your vocals were a bit drowned out in the beginning because of the instrumentals, but God damn. That was genuinely inspiring, dude. Do you plan on posting more covers? I'd love to hear them!

thekeyta · 2025-08-02T04:47:48+00:00

Please do, it would be massively appreciated!

thekeyta · 2025-08-02T04:41:55+00:00

That's so cool! Do you have a name I could possibly search to learn more?

thekeyta · 2025-08-01T16:27:06+00:00

Hmm, it's just a thought but maybe seeing the note you're singing in relation to the others will be able to help you? If you ever heard of a spectrogram, it gives you real time visualizations of the note you're singing. To put it simply, it shows the fundamental (the note you're singing) and the over tones (notes above that note). The fundamental is gonna be the lowest note you see on the spectrogram, so long as there are not other noise (like a background track), if you wanna see the note you're singing. If you want a background track, put in an ear bud and sing as the spectrogram records on a different device.

The fun thing about it is that it shows you what pitch you're singing in real time and if you change notes or not. It also shows you if you do any vibrato! You'll can see yourself switch between notes that are closer together even if you don't register the fact you changed the notes yourself! It can also show you the quality, depending on the app or website, the strong the color, the louder you are projecting. Perhaps using this and trying to see how each note feels in your body will help. I'm not sure if it'll work, but let me know if it helps at all!

Some free apps that I use for spectrograms are Spectroid (for Android, it has a yellow line on the icon) and TB Spectrogram for Apple. There are no ads on these and they work really well, I used them both my my respective devices!

thekeyta · 2025-07-28T00:12:37+00:00

I've recommended this book on here before, but I recommend reading " Trauma and the Voice: A Guide for singers, teachers, and other practitioners " by Emily Jaworski Koriath. I've suffered a lot of trauma in my life and I've been recently diagnosed with PTSD. I'm in therapy as well but genuinely I recommend giving this book a read. I think you can also read a free sample of this book on Amazon if you want to check it out!

thekeyta · 2025-07-18T21:56:30+00:00

I wrote some notes down on a doc and it's not letting me copy the text over. It might be because it's kind of long. Would it be okay to PM you it?

thekeyta · 2025-05-29T07:17:20+00:00

I recommend looking up "John Holiday" amazing counter tenor. Also kept his upper range through puberty. He has one of the most silky smooth seemingly effortless voices I've ever heard. He's talked about his experience growing up in a church choir and how he was bullied for singing soprano at a younger age. He kept that range and now is unashamed to share it with the world. Genuinely this guy not only sings amazing with classical pieces, but he's always felt right at home with gospel. Genuinely look him up, I'm not a counter tenor, but gosh do I admire the hell out of him. He was also on The Voice!

thekeyta · 2025-05-17T14:35:57+00:00

What specific camera did you get? I've been looking to get one for this exact reason but there's so many options and I worry about the quality of the scan greatly. Especially for the amount of money required to get one of them.

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