Samplesinging

i thought that was nice well done nothing to add

you definately can sing ... there are some things to work with .. and when you become more confident and don't doubt yourself you will improve more!

Hi just thought id post this quick song... im not sure if my voice would be suited to this or not so let me know what you think thanks ! http://yourlisten.com/Samplesinging/christmas

Thanks ronws for the feedback ! Ya I think I see what you mean about the way Im "singing like Im speaking" in the first song. I probably need to sing the song in a more breathy kind of way / with more emotion. I'll definately retry the song again once I get over the cold and might have a look at some of the song you posted above. But one thing thats for certain is I wouldn't be able to sing the higher falsetto part at the chorus so Id probably just sing it high without falsetto. Ya the chick magnet part interests me I'll have to learn the lyrics off to a tee so ! :)

Hi JustinOtherSinger, Thanks alot for your in depth response and for taking the time to listen to my singing. Sorry for taking so long to reply but I've been battling the cold and sore throat for a few days now so I haven't had the time to respond. I think I get what you mean by this whole resonance through vowel placement technique. I can hear the (eee) sound at 1:02 that you pointed out and I had the feeling you would mention that because it does stand out alot ! In the voice lessons I practice singing different vowels in scales to exercise the voice. In the song clip above I experimented at 1:02 using this (eee) sound that I had been practicing through scales to see if that would make it easier to sing the note or if it would make a nicer sounding note. Overall I think it made it easier to sing the note and I could definitely feel the buzz/resonance when I sang the note. So are suggesting that whatever song I sing, I should sing the notes of the song in the same way as my vowel scales, or in other words, with this resonance ? I would have thought that singing in this way would give a more robotic/less natural (eeeee/ooooo/iiiii/aaaaa) etc. sound or that it would be more suited to the likes of opera singing with long constant notes etc. ? And what exactly does explosive resonance mean in terms of the listeners perspective ? What qualities will you hear in the voice of someone singing with explosive resonance ? And should I be working towards this resonance in my singing ? Finally, I don't fully understand what you mean by over-sized vowels if you can expand on that ? Remember I don't have much knowledge on this whole topic of resonance,vowel placement etc. hence I'm asking so many questions so that I can understand and start using these techniques asap ! :)

Thanks Thats great feedback I'll try to work more on my projecting so. I think my range is baritone bordering tenor so maybe that's why the low notes sound natural but Im not sure of that yet.

Thanks Foreinger for your feedback ! Some very encouraging words there. Im sure you've heard the song before because Adele is very popular ! I decided to upload another song this time with guitar if you want to have a listen here : http://themodernvocalist.punbb-hosting.com/viewtopic.php?id=5987

Hi guys, This is just my second post/song that Im uploading. I decided to sing with guitar this time instead of acapella so you can judge the voice from a different perspective. I went a bit out of key on second verse because I messed up the strumming a bit and was slightly thrown Anyway let me know what you think Id appreciate any feedback at all ! Heres link : http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16942112/Ellie_Goulding_Lights_cover Thanks !

Thanks both of you for your comments. Skynight I really appreciate your feedback and I think your spot on with a few of your pointers. I will try to open my mouth wider when Im singing and I know thats something I should work on to improve my resonance/sound. I will try to focus on improving my breath control also as you have said! I started to get voice lessons about 1 month ago and before than I've never really sung because Im very shy singing around anyone. I've never sung for anyone in my family and would be very concious about my voice. So I mainly took up the voice lessons so that I can gain confidence in singing to others and to learn if I have any potential. Alot of my family,cousins etc. are all great singers so Im hoping I can be the same ! I actually have been playing guitar for around 7 years and I normally would sing with the guitar. I know exactly what you mean by using the guitar to guide your voice and how you can notice when your voice is in tune with the song. I just said that I'd sing acapella so you could hear only my raw voice and hopefully be able to take more from the recording. The scales that you pointed out is what Im mainly doing in the voice lessons and at home so Im hoping that over time I will improve my range,tone etc. Im trying to do a voice practice/scales for around 20 mins every day or two at home and I hope this will improve me alot!

You have great tone and overall massive potential in you voice ! I'd like to hear a few other songs.

Any feedback ?

Hi I'd like to get some feedback on this acapella cover. I started getting into singing over the last month so I want to know how I sound ! Heres link: http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16941442/Rolling_in_the_deep Thanks