Adolph Namlik

ill give u a short answer. the falsetto means the vocal cords are mostly open. You have the level of strength and skill to close the vocal cords to make good notes up to f4 which is, as you said, chest voice. Thats basically the same voice you speak in so you are pretty well trained in configuring and using your voice that way
BUT, that type of setup will only go so high and then its starts getting really tight and strained, right?? I think most people, including me, start off that exact way. I was the same, I had chest voice which went to a certain note and then choked out and then i had falsetto
in essence, you need to learn how to sing in head voice. You can take that falsetto and work with it to make it brighter, tighter and more focused and eventually you end up with a legit head voice. You are going to feel most of the vibration etc ABOVE the lower throat. In other words you wont be feeling the same sensations as in a strong chest voice. You might feel it buzzing up in the nose some, or up on the hard or soft palates (roof of the mouth) or behind the eyes or on the upper back of the throat or who knows where, somewhere in the head area lol.
Good vowels to play around with are 'ee's and "oo"s. if you can take a nice "ee" or 'oo" and maybe add a bit more compression to it and get it nice and buzzy and bright, then you are probably getting into good headvoice.
 
Then its a matter of learning to connect ("bridge") the chest and headvoices together. I struggled like heck to bridge, mainly because I didnt have a headvoice yet. once I felt a good headvoice for the first time, I bridged down into chest voice like 3 seconds later lol
I was trying to sing this certain rock song. I was straining to get higher, but stuck at a certain point in chest voice. Then id sing that part in falsetto but it didnt sound right. So that was my thought process. 1) chest voice wont go that high and 2) falsetto doesnt sound right so the magic answer was: THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE. That something else is correct headvoice
 
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As far as trying to keep pushing chest voice higher. Ok, in general as u continue to get better etc, yes, your chest voice can be developed higher. BUT, thats not a substitute for learning how to sing in a good headvoice. ESPECIALLY if you are already sort of straining and getting stuck and choked at a certain point in your chest voice.....straining even harder wont help.
instead of straining harder youll have to learn how to let the sound move up out of your lower throat only and move up higher more onto the roof off the mouth etc as I described above. The sound may also feel as if it moves "back" into the back of the head as you sing higher notes. Just squeezing chest harder and harder wont work
if you are yelling to try to go higher, then you need to do the opposite instead. Instead of spreading the sound out really big and wide (splatting) and losing control, you need to keep the sound tighter and more focused and let the feel of vibration move out of the throat and higher into the mouth/nose/roof of mouth etc
You mention F4. Generally an average male tenor type of voice will start feeling sort of tight etc as he starts getting into the sort of d4-d#4-e4 area. Sounds like thats about right for you and then you sort of lean into it and strain and squeeze it u to f4 but then that strategy runs out of steam. Instead, as you start to get into that d4e4 area, start letting the sound move out of your throat and up higher as I describe above
Peace, JJ

Great mixed voice! You have a really great voice with a lot of emotion. I would love to see/hear you take this beyond Smule! Where are you hoping to take your technique from here? Rather, what else are you wanting to learn, or what do you think you have problems with?

Hey Bjorn, welcome!
Which song do you want reviewed?
I'll go ahead and review the Johnny Cash.
- Pretty voice.
- Where are you from? Your singing voice suggests that you may have some foreign accent which is "here nor there" , but was just curious.
- Your intonation is pretty good.
- Nice mix/production.
Overall I think it sounds nice. I don't have a lot of critique advise for this. Your voice sounds pleasant, intonation is pretty solid, the color of your voice is interesting, and effective.
Nice job!

Since I can´t play the guitar to save my life, this will have to do
\m/ RIP
 
https://app.box.com/s/uixx0of9tffyqdipds6ckkgjf4wn1ngw

Done within less than 24 hours, as promised!
I think that those 2 tips (lifting the upper lip to expose the canine teeh, and singing in the "mask") were really great.
Especially the lip thing (which is something I've always seen many singers doing and never understood exactly why)!
 

The pitch of this song is like a rollercoaster (for me, at least), and this has caused me serious problems all the times I've tried to sing it.
I finally managed to get an overall grasp of it, but I don't know if it's acceptable or not. I would like to hear what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong.
(Also, PLEASE someone tell me the note at 1:10 minutes!)
Cheers!!
 

Thanks a lot! My name is Rodrigo though, Noriel is the late great samba singer that I admire so much!
It's Portuguese!
But can you tell me the pitch of the note?
I try to remove the original vocals, but some of it always remains... It's always a pain... lol. The track I use as a background is a "semi-karakoke-track", I would say.
 
Mission given, mission accomplished! Gonna do that within the next 24h.

Noriel,
Welcome to the Review My Singing service, happy to help you.
- What language is this? Is this French?
- It's so low... the note at 1:10 was ok.
- Are you singing to the original track? Sounds like you are. Can you get a karaoke track of this?
- It is pitchy and needs to be stronger. I think if you got a better backing track, that might help you on your pitch. It is a bit quiet.
- Generally speaking, you tend to be flat, or below the pitch. A lot of the pitchiness we hear is not due to your inability to hear pitch, but I think more due to the fact that the formant, or the resonance you are amplifying does not have all the necessary frequencies amplified. What I mean to say is the overtones or more accurately, the partials ( individual frequencies in each note ) required to make the not sound in tune with your ear are NOT amplified or tuned properly. This makes the ear hear only some of the frequencies, but not all. When the ear hears only some of the frequencies it needs to hear, but not all... it makes the voice sound flat. Some simple techniques would help you a lot.
1. First and foremost, fix your embouchure... or lift your top lip more when you sing. You need to expose your canine teeth, or smile big when you are singing. You will be surprised at how much that simple tip will help your singing. Notice how that amplifies brighter/higher frequencies in your voice and how it suddenly tunes better... you MUST start by doing this.
2. Work on singing in the "mask" more. Get out of your throat. Resonate more forward, behind the nose and into the forward, hard palate.
Try these two things and then post your song again.

It's extremely limiting for range, sound color, stability, control, sound colors/timbre, and just about anything else about singing, and can be more harsh on your vocal cords as you try to bring different pitches into it. Something as simple as smlining or sneering can help lift your voice. In the vide, I mention also using a finger on your bottom lip and singing up and over it, you have a similar mental tool and result when singing "up and over" the microphone. Resonating in the soft palate and forward is what makes the voice ring out and be what's considered beautiful about singing. Start Tracking (humming while buzzing the lips) all the time, if you want to get more used to proper resonant placement.

You're resonating a bit better, but it almost seems as if there's not enough support for you to stay in pitch. That could be partly the air support, but also from singing too low of a pitch. You might try an octave higher. You should be able to get just above a middle-C from good resonant placement alone. From there, the voice shifts a bit, but it's still only a matter of knowing how to build the strength and coordination to take it further.

I like Roodris,
He wants to get better and is open to feedback and reviews. 
And when you give him feedback, he goes and works on it and comes back with another try.
I really respect that.
Nice job Roodris.
BTW, I gave you a big review on your other tune...  And your in good hands here with Draven.
Maybe Felipe could chime in... @Felipe Carvalho, Maestro Carvalho, Roodris kicked in for the RMS service. He isn't looking for a handout, which is noteworthy. Would love to get your feedback for him if you have a minute.

 

Hello "r00dris" ,
 
The opportunity to request a review of your singing is FREE. 
A guaranteed review requires a reasonable fee of $20.

OR, choose one of our Membership Plans at the following link :
http://www.themodernvocalistworld.com/store/category/2-membership-plans/
 
Respectfully,
Adolph

Hi all
Not been on here for a good couple of years but decided to bite the bullet again with singing and learning how to home record using Logic Pro X following training for several months and finding my own voice and not trying to copy others. My artist name is Phoenix Ren and she's only just come out to play this last summer!
I'm pleased so far and know I have to more to give in terms of the voice. I also need some lessons to learn with editing the vocal to avoid 'essing' and 'popping' still being too close to the mic, but I'm keen for feedback on the overall track, balancing etc. I used 2 mixes together for the vocal -  one wet  with some reverb, and one dry with only compression.
I use an SE220a mic and  Focusrite Solo preamp/interface...and a load of mattresses!
 

Phoenix, sorry to keep you waiting. When I saw that you were a previous member and have taken the time to learn how to make recordings and such... I felt compelled to give you some free time.
- Nice Song! Did you write this?
- Nice Mic, nice preamp. Focusrite stuff is awesome.
Pretty singing... your intonation is ok-good. Could be a little better, but mostly on.
Question, are you singing sort of soft and windy on purpose? Is this a stylistic choice? If so, you then its working fine. If you are not, then i would be concerned as your coach if this windy position is how you sing most of the time. This is very common btw, so I'm not singling you out by any means. Especially ladies... 
My advise would be for you to take up some aggressive training and build the motor skills and strength to get more compression on your vocal folds so that you can make sounds that are not always windy, but have compression. Then you will amplify more color, be louder and have more strength. If you want to be a better singer and you don't have a lot of compression ( vocal twang ) in your singing, it would be very good for you to train to add it to your voice. There's some free advise. Great job practicing and making your recording!
Contact me offline, I'll offer you a great deal on my training program so you can begin training if you like.
 

Ok. thanks for the clarity. It sort of sounded like you were making a case for "you don't have to, because you can get it for free" which is just a lame point to make on so many levels. Glad that isn't what your saying.
Back to my original point then Rich... More and more people are lazy and don't want to work.  I believe that YouTube has done a lot to create a new virtual culture and expectation with people. Its free on YouTube and you can sort of get some tips, so when people are really ready to get better and stop watching videos for tips,... they seek programs and teachers and become put off when someone informs them that it isn't going to be free.
 
And "is too expensive" just doesn't hold up as an argument.... I have tried numerous times to offer services for $4.99. As a matter of fact, for the last 8 months anyone that signed up here was routed to a page out at my web site where they could get the entire TVS warm up package for $4.99... a deal so good, it is almost offense. NOT one person took my offer. $4.99... ?!  

Yes. If you have nothing vested in it, you don't appreciate it and you don't do the work. PERIOD.

Its just delusional or more likely, just completely out of touch of what serious singers are doing and what they value.
They would never make posts like that. 
Fortunately, there are some serious students and singers out there, Draven & and I work with them. Nobody I train on a regular basis or who has purchased my program and actually did the work would leave a post like that.

I don't think that is true. Most lessons are one hour. In my opinion, half hour lessons are just not productive. It isn't enough time to get warmed up, strengthened and have enough time to get some meantingfull progress on a song. I only do one hour lessons and when possible, actually recommend 2 hour sessions. The fact is, voice lessons that are 2 hours are the most productive.
My program offers; video demonstrations to train along with, very clear instructions on what modules to begin and complete first in the lessons and the training page is divided into 4 phases which give a sense of sequence and progress in your training.
I also offer training workflow guides found at the MY Training page, below is what one of them looks like. These are used to show students what to read, what to study and what to train... AGAIN, more direction on what to do and when.
Anyone that completes TFPOS gets a certificate.
So, your not talking about my program...
Seriously? This has to be explained?
To suggest that personal instruction for singing is not needed to sing well, is to demonstrate naivety and pretty much little clue about training voice. Respectfully, just saying...
Completely ridiculous. 
I perused the rest of your post, it doesn't really make a point other then, "people can learn to sing great for free" and "to give it away for free makes you "nice"...
 

You'll never be paid to sing, and you don't have a set plan (or choosing not to make one)? To me, that says you're not serious about singing. Learning to sing, perhaps, but not to the point you want to make a career out of it. You're choosing not to do so, for whatever reason that may be.
It's when someone says they're super serious, want to make a living/career out of it, and are willing to do whatever it takes, and then complain when it costs money for a teacher's time (especially a good teacher with proven results within their goal set), that teachers get frustrated like we talked about above.
There are great course out there that cover the material you mention, and don't cost a student thousands per year. Not everyone learns that way. There are great software trainers too, but I'm not yet convinced that one could replace a good teacher. Then there are those students who are passionate about their voice, train consistently, seek out the best courses, and really only need a teacher for a few lessons, to help them tweak a few things.
But to say you're serious about singing and only looking for free tips, there's a disconnect.

My point isn’t to stress about my operational expense, that’s my choice. 
I even had a “donation” button up for about a year and received not one dollar.
My bigger point is that I just can’t get my head around this certain large  % of people that seemingly .... only want to sing better, achieve their dreams, pursue their life’s passion and all this profoundly poetic motivations for being interested in singing .... ONLY if they can have it all for free.  They want all of that, but it has to be for free. 

I experienced a lot of the same when I coached bands for a couple of decades. It's teh same all acrosst he world. I watched many bands and artists complain about spending money on coaching that taught them, step by step, how to make money at their craft, and yet would spend thousands of dollars on gear without flinching.

.... It's amazing how people claim how important their singing is to them. How its the "most important thing in their lives" or "I have a really important audition" or "I have been struggling for years and just can't get it" and on and on... And when you offer them the very help they seek for a measly $20... the price of a six pack of beer and a slice of pizza this weekend, they go dark.
Quite literally, the value of singing better, winning the audition, achieving your dream, etc... isn't worth $20. That is what it boils down to.
 
 
 

Coach, I know you can help Simon just as you've helped me and so many, many other singers achieve their goals !!! It's precisely why I suggested he contact you and take you up on your offer.  
"Things" are about the same as they were when we last wrote. To keep it brief, still in a battle with the "bureaucracy". Hoping that things will turn around and SOON. 
BTW, we're beginning our tenth year of TMV World as of this month !!! 

I can help him alright. Hey Chief, hope things are going well.

Hey thanks for the question!
Anyone that purchases the 4.5 as a new customer or as an update customer such as yourself, will have lifetime access to that web site. And when I say lifetime, I mean for the rest of your life, until death do us part. You own it and you will never again have to hassle with this.
Let me explain a couple things...
Back then, it wasn't a "lifetime" deal. Students always paid for updates because back then the technology was so clunky that it was 10x more work and headaches on my part to do an update. Back then I would have to:
1. Make a new video, with video render software that sucked ass and crashed all the time.
2. Take the videos and send them to my developer who would then,...
3. Put them into this old blue TMI system we invented. That required special coding that I had to pay for.
4. He would deliver it and always it would have a problem with it, so we would go back and forth to fix the bugs, more payments to the developer.
Ugh...
5. Then I would have to upload it to the sharefile system you are referring to which,...
6. Was not reliable because the amount of content in TFPOS, even back then, was so vast that it would break the technology. It struggled to upload and download all that data.
7. OMG... other problems with sharefile... I'm having nightmare flashbacks now... 
Thus, I wanted to be paid for my toil... and I mean, it was TOIL.
 
... Then along came online course work systems...

Now in order to update, all I do is...
1. Make a video on my iphone and I have 10x superior video and audio then I did back then.
2. Render it.
3. Upload it to the new web site.
DONE! Instant updates... 
2 weeks of headaches turns into about an hour of work.
Since the new system does not suck the life out of me, I am happy to offer you lifetime on the new system. You do nothing... when I update a video or add a new lesson, it just appears when you login.
I'm inviting you to update for $80, and you will have everything above for a lifetime... and it works better, and its mobile, and it is about 10X better then that old blue thing you have... If you disagree, you have 14 days to refund. 
Coach