TMV World Legacy Member SophiaGrayce Posted May 17, 2016 TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hi Everyone, This is my cover of the Eagles' song - Desperado. Please critique my singing and performance. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member MDEW Posted May 17, 2016 TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 17, 2016 I enjoyed that. Thank you. 1 "You need a strong foundation to reach the heights." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Adolph Namlik Posted May 17, 2016 Administrator Share Posted May 17, 2016 Very well done, Sophia ! I enjoyed it very much. 1 Adolph C. NamlikAdministrator ~ The Modern Vocalist WorldWestern N.Y.Email : chief188@hughes.net716~257~9606"My Life's A Stage" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member KillerKu Posted May 18, 2016 TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 18, 2016 I thought that was awesome. It sounds pleasing, is very expressive and in the moment. Stage presence is good, you're in motion, engaged, but it looks natural and too theatrical or stagey. The only thing I'd wonder, is it's a great timbre, but if I tried to imitate I picture myself tiring out with too many songs like that in live singing. When I sing breathy I often aim to find a brighter resonance a little twang, and use just the minimal hiss to get the breathy sound. If I get too breathy without resonance I get a bit huffy and fatigued and it's easy to want to to either blow air or pinch notes. It's probably just that I can't do what you can do, though. This is good. You should keep doing it, I missed hearing you, and glad to see you back. I see a lot of potential both artistically as a performer, commercial viability as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member SophiaGrayce Posted May 18, 2016 Author TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 18, 2016 20 hours ago, Adolph Namlik said: Very well done, Sophia ! I enjoyed it very much. Thank You Adolph, It's nice to hear from you again, I hope all is well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member SophiaGrayce Posted May 18, 2016 Author TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 18, 2016 22 hours ago, MDEW said: I enjoyed that. Thank you. Thank You !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member SophiaGrayce Posted May 18, 2016 Author TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 18, 2016 1 hour ago, KillerKu said: I thought that was awesome. It sounds pleasing, is very expressive and in the moment. Stage presence is good, you're in motion, engaged, but it looks natural and too theatrical or stagey. The only thing I'd wonder, is it's a great timbre, but if I tried to imitate I picture myself tiring out with too many songs like that in live singing. When I sing breathy I often aim to find a brighter resonance a little twang, and use just the minimal hiss to get the breathy sound. If I get too breathy without resonance I get a bit huffy and fatigued and it's easy to want to to either blow air or pinch notes. It's probably just that I can't do what you can do, though. This is good. You should keep doing it, I missed hearing you, and glad to see you back. I see a lot of potential both artistically as a performer, commercial viability as well. Thanks for your words of encouragement KillerKu. I'm graduating high school this week and will be writing and recording over the summer with a record producer. I'll probably be posting some my original songs that I'm working on to get everyone's feedback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Adolph Namlik Posted May 18, 2016 Administrator Share Posted May 18, 2016 2 hours ago, SophiaGrayce said: Thank You Adolph, It's nice to hear from you again, I hope all is well. Very well done, Sophia ! I enjoyed it very much. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's very nice to hear from you again as well ! I'm doing fine, Sophia. Thank you for asking It's GREAT to hear that you will be writing and recording with a record producer. (I recall you mentioning that last year). I can't wait to hear your originals Yes, please DO post them here on the forum !!! With regards to your graduation - My Sincere CONGRATULATIONS !!! Adolph C. NamlikAdministrator ~ The Modern Vocalist WorldWestern N.Y.Email : chief188@hughes.net716~257~9606"My Life's A Stage" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member ronws Posted May 18, 2016 TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 18, 2016 Well done. And congratulations for graduating. And, also, I wish you lots of fortune and success for your career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member aravindmadis Posted May 19, 2016 TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 19, 2016 One of my favorite songs.. Great singing.. Keep up the good work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Member JonJon Posted May 22, 2016 TMV World Member Share Posted May 22, 2016 nice singing and very attractive girl. Obviously there is nothing "wrong" with the singing so if I am to offer any constructive criticism at all I have to nitpick. The only nitpick I can come up with is that at times it seemed a tiny bit TOO far "behind the beat." Obviously its not a fast, driving tune, but even so I thought a few of the phrases were a bit too drawn out. In other words if u synched up your track to the Eagles track, there would be times where they either started or ended the phrases a little quicker than u did. A great deal of the feel of a song is determined by how things fit together in the "pocket". Obviously a sort of behind-the-beat feel is emotional etc but it can also get sort of draggy and depressing if overdone. Again, there is nothing "right" or "wrong" in it per se but just keep that in mind in the future. Just for overall growths sake try to experiment on other songs with "pushing" the beat....starting your phrases a little earlier or a little before the bar actually starts etc. One thing you can try to build variety and interest into a song is to vary the approach WITHIN the song. for instance do the slow laid back feel for most of the song but when you hit the bridge (or pre chorus, or chorus, or whatever) go to a more pushy, agitated feel. On this song it could have been experimented with on the bridge "dont your feet get cold" etc Good job though, good luck. I wish id started when I was your age lol peace, JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Legacy Member SophiaGrayce Posted May 23, 2016 Author TMV World Legacy Member Share Posted May 23, 2016 JonJon, thanks for the feedback. Sometimes I guess I just get into the song and don't think about the points you make, which are really good ones. I'll keep them in mind in the future. ~Sophia Grayce~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMV World Member JonJon Posted May 23, 2016 TMV World Member Share Posted May 23, 2016 13 minutes ago, SophiaGrayce said: JonJon, thanks for the feedback. Sometimes I guess I just get into the song and don't think about the points you make, which are really good ones. I'll keep them in mind in the future. ~Sophia Grayce~ keep in mind I said it was a NITPICK. That means a tiny point lol. I glanced at some of your other vids and I see thats just your basic style. Again, nothing wrong with it at all. Its just a stylistic tendency that makes up your "style". But if we are more aware of our tendencies we can sometimes choose to step outside of them if we want to go for a certain effect etc. Im only aware of it because my guitar playing (and probably singing) has always tended to be "behind the beat" a little. That means I can groove and flow really easily but I totally suck at any type of "driving" type playing lol Peace, JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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