ronnis

Hi,

I would very much appreciate some feedback on my vocals in these two videos.

Anything that comes to your mind would be valuable!

That was the first time in my life I ever sang in front of another human (other than my vocal coach who plays the piano here), so I'm fully aware of my lack of stage-presence... In fact, you can see my legs kind of want to run away

But I'm really proud I had the guts to conquer my fear and do this, and also real lucky to get my hands on a recording by someone in the audience, because this is pretty much the best I ever sang them give or take a few rough notes.

Bonus questions: What kind of "vocal fach" would my voice fall into?

Hello all!

I came across a version of Adam Pascal singing "Memphis lives in me" on youtube.

Never heard the song before and got completely mesmerized. Maybe the D at the end had something do do with it...

Had to give it a shot

With that said, I would welcome critique, good or bad on my take:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7zfiqd2ew3t3omk/Memphis.mp3

You may want to watch the volume at the end.

Only so much I can do with an iPhone recording in the kitchen

I also have some specific questions regarding the last "All I know is Memphis lives in me".

I've never had the typical airy falsetto so I'm not sure what parts are full/head voice or falsetto. The D is obviously falsetto, and I can hear and feel the cords slip apart, but the notes surrounding that I'm not sure.

Thanks!

Hi folks!

Here is another attempt where I try to use as little "force" as possible. And no distortion.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/26li3j5c3d4dgn0/Grenade%20-%20Chorus%202.mp3

I'm positive I'm flipping into falsetto on "bullet". For the other parts I'm not sure where the tone is coming from

Same question: Can I safely practise the part like this or is the technique a dead end?

I tried to sing it with a clean tone. I can manage to sing up to the A and sometimes the Bb (I think) with a softer voice, but the C I cannot reach without flipping into falsetto. If I fight against the falsetto with pure force it sounds like the clip I recorded.

Also I think the compression happens in my throat, which I think is not a good thing, and this might be the source of the distortion as well.

ronws: I'd be happy to try sirens if I could find a good video/audio clip explaining how to do it. People on this forum seem to be quite fond of this particular excercise

Geno & MDEW: Funny you should mention distortion because I cannot sing this particular part without the distortion, and outside the world of Grenade chorus I'm simply not able to produce a distorted tone at all :)

Thank you for your kind feedback!

I spent maybe 30-45 minutes learning how to play & sing it before recording it, but even then... yes I felt a bit hoarse afterwards. Not while singing though.

It sounds strained, because... I strain a lot

I'm 4 halftones above any note I've ever sang before.

What kind of exercises are you thinking of?

Hi,

first post here, so maybe I should start off with an introduction?

I've been singing to the wall in my apartment for quite some time now, but never dared to tell anyone I like to sing... until two months ago, when I started taking lessons (four so far). She tells me I'm a tenor. Which was great news, because the songs I like to listen to are wohoo-up-there-in-the-range... and I may be able to sing some of them with proper technique.

Anyway, during the summer there are no lessons so I decided to work on my upper range which was G below high C. I found a G# for The music of the night, and the A I needed for a dream theater song (Solitary Shell).

Today I was singing along to Grenade in my car and when I came home I found out it had even higher notes (I was obviously straining but I occasionally hit some of them).

So, here is the clip of me singing the chorus of Grenade by Bruno Mars:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/06gf9q16f6cz9yn/Grenade%20-%20chorus.mp3

...aaaand the questions:

1. Am I hurting myself? Or can I safely continue practicing the song like this?

2. The top notes (>A) are breathy and thin, and without compressing like hell (think food coming back from stomach) I cannot reach them at all. Should I approach them differently all together?

3. Oh, and is the voice "connected" or some kind of falsetto thingy? Or head voice? I think there is a nasal quality to the tone but I have never ventured this high before so I don't really know

So the perfectionist inside says it sucks, and the funny guy inside says it's a lot of fun and I'm asking you whether the technique is a dead end or if I will eventually get there if I continue doing the same thing.

// Ronnie

Ps. I forgot the lyrics but instead I managed to laugh in tune with some compression. Just saying ;)