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  1. On 7/31/2019 at 10:06 PM, MDEW said:

     I am afraid you will not find a course that includes music theory and singing. It may seem a pretty simple idea but they are more complicated than you may imagine from a beginner standpoint.

         There are courses on beginner musical theory. Any library, music store or on line resources should have something that would fit your needs. As for singing you can look for "vocalizes" .  And you should be able to find "Beginner" "intermediate" and "advanced" They are melodies in sheet music form that help "Train" scales and intervals and other such exercises you would find for musical instruments but designed for singers.

        Because "Singing" is such a personalized thing as far as musical taste and what style of music you prefer you hardly ever find a singing course that covers "Style" with things like "Where to take a breath" whether to sing with a Falsetto sound or a Full sound. Not to mention the differences in Volume, phrasing, and rhythm that would imply emotional intent. Most of that is left to either the singer himself or perhaps a choir conductor or personal coach.

       The vocalizes would include the musical symbols that imply differing volumes, when to breathe and whether to sing the phrases as one connected note or individually using words like Staccato and legato.  

    hey, thanks.

    "It may seem a pretty simple idea but they are more complicated than you may imagine..."

    I disagree completely. I read music and know music theory. it doesn't have to be complicated and is quite teachable through an online course.

  2. 6 hours ago, Robert Lunte said:

    What are you looking for? 

    Hi, :) wow, a response from Robert Lunte himself. Thanks

    I would say this introductory/basic (but comprehensive course) that I'm looking for will teach you, say about scales and intervals, the basic practice routines - how to sing with scales and what scales, etc. A little bit of breathing technique, warm up, etc would naturally accompany that lesson. But it would not be about breathing technique or whole workshop about how baritones can sign high and so on.

    If I can use guitar learning as analogy, and I feel this will make the point across - there are whole courses that teach you how to hybrid pick, how to play string skipping arpeggios, or course on blues shuffle and 12 bar blues. These would be the segmented technique lessons. But a basic training course would be one that teaches you the basics of reading, the basic chords, scales (major, pentatonic, and so on), intro to finger picking, basic jazz rhythm, advanced chords, two chords, soloing from scales...I think you get the idea. The course will not necessarily concern itself whether you can play the scales fast enough to be a pro or a live player. Naturally, the basic elements are there, which you can utilize to reach there. I hope this makes sense.

    Thanks very much for responding. Again, like I said above, your course seemed great to me (I looked at this one - BECOME A GREAT SINGER: Your Complete Vocal Training System). It's comprehensive, very well organized and detailed. I guess, I am looking for more emphasis on music (theory etc) and not so much on technique, which is surely very important but for my purposes it's not the focus.

  3. 6 hours ago, Felipe Carvalho said:

    Could you tell me more what you would want from such course, what would you expect to be able to do from it? Reading sheet music would be part of the deal for you or would you rather have energy and time placed elsewhere? How about the theory, you would want to learn music theory in parallel or or just the necessary to use with singing?

    If I say: Knowing how to use your voice to produce pleasant music, would it be accurate? Say for example to be confident to hold your own to sing back vocals on a band?

    "Music theory in parallel" sounds right and "just necessary to use with singing" seems the perfect amount.

    "Knowing how to use your voice to produce........" - this is I would think is most courses focus on, and obviously there's nothing wrong and everything right about that.

    I would say this introductory/basic (but comprehensive course) should teach you, say about scales and intervals, the basic practice routines - how to sing with scales and what scales, etc. A little bit of breathing technique, warm up, etc would naturally accompany that lesson. But it would not be about breathing technique or whole workshop about how baritones can sign high and so on.

    If I can use guitar learning as analogy, and I feel this will make the point across - there are whole courses that teach you how to hybrid pick, how to play string skipping arpeggios, or course of blues shuffle and 12 bar blues. These would be the segmented technique lessons. But a basic training course would be one that teaches you the basics of reading, the basic chords, scales (major, pentatonic, and so on), intro to finger picking, basic jazz rhythm, advanced chords, two chords, soloing from scales...I think you get the idea. The course will not necessarily concern itself whether you can play the scales fast enough to be a pro or a live player. Naturally the basic elements are there, which you can utilize to reach there. I hope this makes sense.

  4. Specific about what? I'm not dictating what the course should or should not have. It simply has to be an online course that teaches singing starting from the basics. What it contains or should contain is not something I'm telling or asking. If you know about such a course then that's what I want to know.

  5. Hi,

    I was wondering what singing course you would recommend for someone wanting to get a basic but comprehensive course on singing. This is not meant to answer 'how to sing high' or other 'secret' techniques etc. These things could be in the course. The point is it is a singing course, working as a comprehensive course and teaching the basics of music and singing, not necessarily 'techniques'. Doesn't have to be genre specific, in fact, shouldn't be genre specific. It would be like a guitar course that doesn't teach you how to play fingerstyle, or rock or jazz  rather teaches you all the basic things you need to know about playing guitars including music theory. While elementary jazz, blues, rock, classical, etc would be essentially part of the course I would assume, the focus is not to teach 'styles'  particularly.

    I hope this was clear. Also, would be great if you shared what kind of basic training you took and how (self taught, tutor).

    Thanks

  6. Hi,

    Looking to get suggestion about great vocal melody writers. 

    It's difficult to specify what I mean by great vocal melody. But singing lines with great rhythm, catchy yet not predictable, instantly likable because of gripping dynamic, are mainly the qualities I think. 

    So, I like stuff done by Ella Fitzgerald from the Cole Porter songbook and other songs too. L Armstrong of course. 

    Elvis. 

    I also like Iron Maiden, if you listen to this kind music. Bruce Dickinson's vocal lines are very engaging and dynamic. 

    I would greatly appreciate any suggestions. I don't care about genre and language. Don't kindly assume I have listen to/am aware of all notable singers. So, if it's a basic/obvious suggestion that's great too. Thanks in advance. 

  7. Vocal range is not the only thing that determines vocal type - and vocal type is not really relevant in anything but classical music. Having a wide or a limited range will have some bearing on where you sit fach-wise but there are so many other variables such as tessitura, timbre, vocal weight, agility, etc. that all play into this. Don't worry so much about range as much as attaining great technique with the range you have.

    The Youtube "Find your range/vocal type" videos are faulty and are based on very general parameters. Not everyone falls into these parameters because everyone's instrument is different. Some people cross multiple range categories, for example between "typical" baritone and tenor range, or contralto and mezzo-soprano range. For example, if a man can sing a B4, but is more comfortable in the C4-G4 area, the fact that he has access to this high note does not necessarily mean he can sing tenor or countertenor repertoire with aplomb. Don't be preoccupied with the notion that it's "Special" or "Super ultra rare" to have a 4 octave 1 note and a semitone range or something like that, in the end it matters what you do with your instrument the most. Be a smart vocalist.

    And wow!!!! You sound amazing on those soundcloud clips!!

  8. Vocal range is not the only thing that determines vocal type - and vocal type is not really relevant in anything but classical music. Having a wide or a limited range will have some bearing on where you sit fach-wise but there are so many other variables such as tessitura, timbre, vocal weight, agility, etc. that all play into this. Don't worry so much about range as much as attaining great technique with the range you have.

    The Youtube "Find your range/vocal type" videos are faulty and are based on very general parameters. Not everyone falls into these parameters because everyone's instrument is different. Some people cross multiple range categories, for example between "typical" baritone and tenor range, or contralto and mezzo-soprano range. For example, if a man can sing a B4, but is more comfortable in the C4-G4 area, the fact that he has access to this high note does not necessarily mean he can sing tenor or countertenor repertoire with aplomb. Don't be preoccupied with the notion that it's "Special" or "Super ultra rare" to have a 4 octave 1 note and a semitone range or something like that, in the end it matters what you do with your instrument the most. Be a smart vocalist.

    Thanks. :) I don't understand the jargon but got the gist of what you said.

  9. Hi,

    I don't have any theoretical knowledge. I have sort of a basic understanding of the core concepts of music but I wouldn't know what to do if you told me to sing in E flat or something like that.

    Anyway, there are some videos on youtube that have sound samples to test which vocal type you are. They play a number of notes (E2 G4 etc.) and then give you a table to determine your type based on which was the lowest and highest you could sing and match pitch. So, my question is If someone can sing all the the notes played (A, D2, B2 whatever they are and anything in between then) what does that mean?

    I'm not saying I can do it or even want to do it. I also understand, I think accurately, that this skill does not automatically and necessarily mean that someone is a great singer. I just don't know if this is something that all/most professional and expert singers have or it's a rare skill/quality among even expert singers. And what does it mean if someone has this skill. Does it mean she/he has unbelievable vocal prowess or it's just an impressive/useful skill not all that earth shattering.

    Thanks.

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