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Thank you both very much ☺️ I get Florence or Sarah McLachlan quite a lot so I was expecting someone to make the comparison :P

Hi guys, my last post was deleted with the mistake. So I haven't mastered head voice or vibrato yet but I just wanted to know vocally how I was developing. Please be as critical and honest as possible http://www.smule.com/p/53551511_38388112 http://www.smule.com/p/87647893_38403945

Hi guys, so I'm back after a bit of practice and I just wanted to share with you my new cover of best of you, mostly for feedback and critique. Please, be as harsh and honest as possible as I really want to improve and build. Thank you. http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_21048544

They're just instrumentals of YouTube and I'm not confident enough to change it around yet, I'm still trying to work on my vocals. But you are right, I don't know anyone who plays an instrument but I will work on writing some stuff anyway. Thanks for the reply !

http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_13637262 http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_13627214 Hi, I know it's me again! Haha, probably sick of seeing me now lol! Anyway, here is my newest cover. I was just wondering if I'm going into songs too hard because in most of my recent songs my voice is very... Boomy? If I tried to go quieter it doesn't feel natural and my voice just cracks, I'm using open throat, breathing from the diaphragm and 'bearing down' or pushing from my stomach. Thanks! Eta: just ignore the quiet parts this song is open as a duet on the app, hence the vocal breaks as well.

I'll make sure to keep practising that Owen, thank you very much! Thank you Felipe and Ron, I thought that having never had lessons I might have had a lot of problems but its nice to hear I don't sound as bad as I think I do! Haha.

http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_13015181 Is this any better? It's hard to control now I've got into the habit of it and I'm working to cut it out and then moving onto the vibrato disc on SS And another where I try to find a natural vibrato. http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_13262258

Thank you both, I do get Florence Welch a lot from family and friends which is a massive compliment. Just wish I had her range! Haha. Yeah, the bad vibrato is a habit I'm trying to cut out but it feels like I'm singing flat without doing it but I suppose I've just got so use to hearing it back it would sound weird Ill definitely work on it, thanks guys!

It's been a while since I posted here and I've gone away since my last cover and practiced a lot, I even started Singing Success about two weeks ago! Anyway, I'd like to hear what you think of my new cover and hopefully give me some helpful critique. http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_12809997 Thanks! :)

Yes I can hold it however the problem I'm trying to figure out, I hope I can make sense of it. When you go into falsetto you go out of your chest voice into a breathy tone, kind of like the way you whisper except not quite that. Is head voice in the same speaking voice as chest voice? I just seem to break when trying to go high from chest voice, I just don't think I know exactly how to find it. Is there any exercises other than lip bubbling to find that range. Sorry if I'm not very clear. Thanks :)

https://vine.co/v/huTdiXmAK5W?fb_action_ids=10201247127887488&fb_action_types=vine-app%3Apost&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 https://vine.co/v/hutg1zjPUpL?fb_action_ids=10201247679301273&fb_action_types=vine-app%3Apost&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210201247679301273%22%3A345276388933858%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210201247679301273%22%3A%22vine-app%3Apost%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D This head voice? Or still falsetto? So frustrating, but I did feel the kind of buzz in my head :cool:

Coaching isn't an option, there's no way I can afford it hence why I asked on the forum and use YouTube videos :)

So head voice is falsetto except with cord closure? My head voice with cord closure is very quiet and low :S I never realised belting required a mix, no wonder I find it hard and painful to really hit the harder high notes! Thanks.

I still don't get how to get to it from chest voice because I just break into falsetto, I can't go any higher without straining and then I have no clue where to go from there Am I still supposed to be in, uh not sure how to put this, the same speaking voice? Should I feel any vibrations in my chest? It's just so confusing. Sorry for all the questions. I always thought Adele was just belting on the chorus, her voice hardly changes in difference from her chest voice.

https://vine.co/v/huXr3nJDgXu/embed Just did this quickly and was wondering if that was head voice I went into or falsetto. I didn't force any vibrato out at the end either, I guess it just came naturally with the breathing? Thanks.

Yeah, I did think it sounded off. You're right, instead of keeping the air steady I'm just pushing it out of my mouth and I have never realised until now. This is probably the reason why I always feel like I'm running out of air so fast. I am breathing using the diaphragm but I've never thought I've been doing it correctly, as if I can't control my breath when singing. Thankyou for bringing this up, this will really help when practicing. Ill try to concentrate more on this for now. Sometimes I feel like I'm going onto head voice but then I'm not sure it's falsetto. I know they say falsetto has no natural vibrations but sometimes I get confused on how to slip into head voice vs falsetto. They sounds pretty alike except head is richer right? I was recording in my kitchen and there is a little bit of an echo, I never thought of that. My bad haha. Thankyou for your reply.

Thankyou for your input. Head voice is pretty tricky huh It's really hard to go from chest to head voice when you don't even know where to start, I read all different things on the Internet and none are specific whatsoever. I definitely did feel like I was running out of air on the loved part, as if I was straining to pull the note out. I think another problem I have is my breathing, sometimes I take too much air and other times to little but I've been working on that. Thankyou for taking the time to help so far, I really appreciate it :)

It's the app that I use as I have no other way to record it, I do have it on basic setting. Sorry about that :)

http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_10244965 Ok I did it by doing as you said and tried to project my voice. I have a bit of trouble going back to chest voice after going to falsetto on the loved parts as you can tell, so I just stay there. Hope this is clear enough. Thanks :)

Oh, thanks haha. I do love a bit of Florence I have to admit so maybe it's a habit of copying the dips she does. It is a huge compliment, her voice is something else and completely unique, unlike a lot of the more pop girly singers .

Thankyou very much, listening back it does sound a bit all over the place. I'm really grateful you've took the time to really help me right now. I will have to record the other song tomorrow as my parents are back now, I hope you will be around then! Thanks again, you give amazing advice!

http://www.smule.com/p/86614364_10161102 I hope this is better quality. You can tell straight away I struggle on high notes and somewhere I'm going wrong because I have a little pain in my throat. Thanks.

Sure, no problem :)

Thankyou I'll record again within the next hour! The app has the option to do duets so the other person was just a guy playing a guitar, I don't personally know him haha. Thankyou for the responses :)

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