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    Adolph Namlik reacted to kickingtone in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    Sorry, I am not going to help you with your obsession.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    Do you really JUST want to sound like everyone else? The ones who stand out and keep a career are the ones who sound different and break the mold. Not just another cookycutter singer plucked off the shelf.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to kickingtone in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    I'm not even sure that the classification makes much sense today, with all the electronic editing that goes on. You have microphones designed to add warmth to the tenor voice, or special editing done to add base.
    You can't hear the difference between your own clip and the other one, yet you are saying which "most people" would prefer? It's mostly in your head.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    As Kicking tone is trying to point out, Why label your voice and try to fit in a box and limit yourself?  You can call yourself a Low tenor if you want, but others will put labels on you that fit their own definition not yours. With Training you can learn how to make the voice sound lighter and you can learn how to make it sound heavier to fit a wider variety of sounds. Which one you  decide  to use in which song is part of being an artist.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to kickingtone in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    Stop worrying about labels.
    Use all the richness of your tone in whatever range it works best, and stop falling for all the tenor nonsense.
    I have a baritone voice, like most males. I ignored all the tenor hype when I started to learn to sing, and I am very grateful that I did. Be thankful that "god" gave you a nice base in your tone.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to kickingtone in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    Is the label going to change how you sound?
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to kickingtone in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    You are unhappy about NOTHING.
    Learn to like your voice. It works best doing what it does, naturally. Don't try to be a shadow of something else.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in People calling me as "High Baritone" and i really feel bad...   
    Stop worrying about what people are calling your voice. It does not matter until you are up for a certain role in an opera or a musical theater  production. Until you are formally trained it does not matter anyway.
    They call Bob Seger a tenor because he sings between D4 and B4 on most of his songs but he has a deep raspy voice like a Baritone and they Call James Taylor a Baritone because he sings most of his songs Below G4 and he has a light and high sounding voice.  It just does not matter for most singing what your voice is called.
    You sounded real good in that song and that is what matters. 
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in Anatomy/Physiology   
    That is a good question. Are you teaching people how to sing better or giving a class on vocal pedagogy? It seems to me that people who want to sing better do not care about the physiology and teachers do not want to use it for training purposes. They seem to feel that maybe knowing about the physiology may help them as teachers but the physiology may hinder progress in the actual vocal production of students. Feeling and doing are better than knowing what causes the outcome.
       This is not my own opinion but it seems to be the general consensus when trying to get people to discuss anatomy and physiology involved in singing. 
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Joana Gomes in Can you review my singing covers please?   
    Hi everyone,
    I've always loved to sing but I've always been shy to show it to the world.
    I had singing lessons in the past but once I started a university degree I stopped singing and focused on my degree.
    I am now stable in my job but this passion for singing has never gone away.
    Could you give me your feedback please?
    Thank you so much, this means the world to me.
     
    I have a youtube video singing a capella: 
     
     
    And also some covers on SoundCloud: 
     
     
     
     
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in Can I sing. It’s a very brief clip of a song I am trying to write.   
    Hi Marvin, Why make a comment that makes sense and then put in a link that has nothing to do with singing? If you are a real person and want to improve your singing. Look into "The four Pillars of Singing" Taught by Robert Lunte.
         Binny90, I like the song. It has as much potential as any other song. Keep up the good work. If you do want to improve your singing, The main thing is to practice scales to get your voice used to changing pitches and recognize when you are singing off pitch. Sing a little louder with feeling.
       
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Robert Lunte in Before and After Exploits - Keep it real   
    I totally agree... if your going to be a troll, at least give us something... let's see what you got? Start with making posts that people can read... Bring it...

     
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Felipe Carvalho in Before and After Exploits - Keep it real   
    Dude at least try to make some sense. Some good quality trolling would be cool but this is just too boring...
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Robert Lunte in Interest in vocal forum   
    Exactly. Quite literally, after repeated warnings, they started throwing fits like children. So we booted them and it was a wondrous pleasure to do so. They went on to try to launch their own forums and they flopped. Nobody gave a shit ... 
    The challenge with post activity is more about a lack of interest in debate, science and being academic about singing. Forums like this are competing with FB Groups and Instagram... 
    ... but, if you guys want to revive, I'm all for it. Maybe there is a chance. It will have to be mostly managed by someone else. @Felipe Carvalho.
     
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to MDEW in Interest in vocal forum   
    At some point in time, on this forum, moderators were chosen from contributing members. Not necessarily from professional singers, teachers or those with people skills. Just from who is available and willing. At this point it would be me, you or Silly little man.  I do not  have the knowledge or skill required. 
        Part of what needs to be moderated...and this is where issues arrive....when there are discussions on physiology, pedagogy, or even common principles of singing you need someone who has the knowledge and can steer the discussion back on track when the discussion takes a wrong turn. You also need to know when someone is twisting words purposely and when it is just a matter of not understanding what is being said.
       There is one who I believe is still monitoring this forum. I do want him to know that he is well respected and not the type of bad moderator we have been talking about. 
       Adolph, If you are out there, I hope you are doing well.
     
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Robert Lunte in Silent Night and Purple Rain   
    Hi Arj, sorry for the wait.
    Nice sounding voice. 
    Lot's of cry in your singing.
    Why is there is no backing track? It would be better to hear you singing on top of the karaoke track, can you offer that for us to listen to?
    Are you doing any training?  If so, what are you working on?  Any programs? Do you have a teacher?
    Coach
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Draven Grey in Silent Night and Purple Rain   
    You tend to default to a really good cry vocal mode, which can do amazing things for your voice. If you purposefully use the cry reflex throughout your singing, it can help immensely. (I encourage you to look up Robert's and my videos on Cry. Certain vowels and consonants seemed to knock you out of that beautiful cry vocal mode you kept finding your way back to. A big help for that could be touching your tongue to your upper molars while singing. This keeps your vowels on the tongue, resonating at the front of the soft palate or in the hard palate, while still being able to utilize cry behind it.
    On higher notes, you want to be able to first sing it lightly without constriction or tension. Then you can learn to use what I described above to hold resonance and increase it (like a ball of sound getting bigger) from good appoggio/breath-support/sigh. Just going for it without first being able to control the fine-motor skills involved in lighter mass, you'll just end up yelling. Try light and whimpering at first, then slowly increase resonance the sound color of your liking - similar to a classical Messa di Voce exercise.
    Most of your issues are from inconsistency. While the above will help, the only way to work that out is through a regular training routine. Are you a part of one of Robert's or my courses? If so, I can go much deeper into what to do.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to SapperCav in Crazy Deep Voice Help   
    Thankyou Robert Lunte! 
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Robert Lunte in Crazy Deep Voice Help   
    Welcome Sapper!
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Draven Grey in I can sing extremely high notes, but with lots of pain.   
    Fix what? The strain? You need to be training. There are plenty of things you can train with, especially in a program like The FourPillars of Singing. Even better if you're working with a vocal coach who has proven they can help you reach your goals. I'll try to give you a tip, but I'm not sure you'll understand it. I'm a natural baritone (although vocal fact doesn't matter in contemporary vocals), and I can sing Dream On without very little effort. 
    First, you need to learn to bring the voice up and out, getting your out of your throat, helping the vowels to resonate in the soft palate, and using your tongue to hold the vowels. You can get started by humming while buzzing the lips, but it's more complicated than that. Another help could be touching the back of your tongue to your upper back molars, keeping the front of the tongue just behind your teeth, and trying to hold all of your vowels in the same resonant area. Another help for that is smiling while you sing. Again, this is oversimplified, but the best I can do in a quick written tip.
    Second, you need to learn to use Cry Vocal Mode, activating the cry reflex on demand, and learning to use the feeling of that top-down, whimpering phonation that it gives you. This will release a LOT of the strain, get your out of your throat, thin out the glottis so there's much less effort required to phonate, and the list goes on.
    Third, use your newfound lifted resonance and light, top-down phonation to get the lightest possible, almost squeaky phonation on your top note. Then slowly add volume (bigger resonance) to it by utilizing good appoggio (oversimplified: leaning your breath into the sternum and sighing through the phrase). You may have to start lower in your range and work your way up. You may also need specific exercises to build good control over compression and more strength in the musculature you're using. 
    There are so many things this doesn't address that you could also be dealing with.
    In short? Start training. Don't force it. You need to build into the coordination and strength it takes to reach your goals, with someone guiding you in how to do it right. I blew out my voice pushing on that same note, and had to completely retrain my voice. I can now sing up to D6 without very little effort.
     
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Draven Grey in Bass or Tenor?   
    It's best to use a link to your video, rather than an upload. 
    Great low voice! I can form solid lyrics on a C2 or D2, and sing pretty straight forward down to a G1. Although, below B1 feels more like Tuvan Throat Singing.That took years of work too. 
    A tenor range is probably the most difficult to develop, because, for a male, E4 to A4 takes a lot of control over head voice resonance balanced with bringing the chest voice musculature back in without strain, choking, over-compressing, or too much push.
    Start training with a course like The Four Pillars of Singing, or take lessons from a good TVS-Certified Instructor. Contact Robert or me and get started. There's no quick tip to helping you, but there is plenty your can do to start training solid coordination and strength in your voice. IT's not uncommon for someone to expand their range by at least half an octave, effortlessly, in the first lesson or two.
    For now, place a finger on your bottom lip and sing up and over it with a nice big smile. Also, sigh through your phrases from full lungs. Yes, sigh. If you need more detail, look up Appoggio explanations with Michael Trimble. Also, try to whimper top-down a bit more into your phonations. Done correctly, it's called cry vocal mode. Not a baby-like "whah," but rather whimpering like a puppy, just like when you cry or experience extreme emotions.
    In all honesty, it's best if you have guidance through all of that. 
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    Adolph Namlik got a reaction from Robert Lunte in Crazy Deep Voice Help   
    Milly,
    Kindly show some respect for our member(s). Insulting and disrespectful behavior is not tolerated on this site. Any further behavior of this type will result in a permanent ban.
    Thank you ! 
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Draven Grey in Movement While Singing   
    1. How much body movement is bad? However much is perceived as "bad" by the audience you're singing to. e.g. an opera singer dancing like a pop-star or flailing about like Janis Joplin may be too much for the audience. But then again, if your more ideal fan would enjoy that, even in opera, go for it.
    1(b). Movement that makes throws off your singing technique can also be "bad." e.g. hunching over in a way that makes you have to push harder to sing part of a melody because you don't have good breath control anymore.
    2. Physical movement is trained through awareness and practice. But again, "excessive" is very subjective. While you can stand perfectly still behind a microphone stand and sing with flawless technique, why would you want to? Romance the music, do what you need to do in order to feel and express your song. Doing so invites the audience to do the same. Singing is as much a full-body, emotional performance as it is a technical one. Once you know what the limit is that your audience can handle, then you have a line to push into and elicit a reaction from them. However, I also suggest purposefully practicing in three ways that have helped many of the bands I've coached over the years:
    Stay relaxed and have fun with the song, not caring about mistakes, and being able to laugh at yourself -- this will loosen you up. Stand perfectly still and emotionless, focused on flawless technique -- this will build fine-tuned technique. Act like you're giving the performance of a lifetime to a very large audience of your more ideal fans -- this will build endurance for when you do perform.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Draven Grey in Bad at singing. Where to start?   
    Check out the banners all over this site. The Four Pillars of Singing is the best training you will find. Even the lighter Udemy version is incredibly comprehensive. If you're not the type to learn from videos, then I highly recommend finding a vocal instructor. There are a few in here. Here's a link to my own instruction: https://rocksinginglessons.com
    Robert, the creator of the course I mentioned, and founder of this website, also teaches: https://thevocaliststudio.com
    You could also get started with a mini-course, like the one Robert and I put together here: https://vocalathleteintensive.com
    That last one won't be up for much longer though. We're turning it into a full, online introductory course very soon.
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    Adolph Namlik reacted to Gsoul82 in Feedback , constructive criticism   
    You can't expect to be done in 3 months. If it was that easy, everybody would do it.This is a marathon, not a sprint.
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