filling emptiness

hey,

I really love this song so I wanted to see if I could sing it a little bit. She sings it kind of breathily(?) so I tried to do the same.

Obviously I'm not NEARLY as good as she is, but please tell me what you think of it and what I could do to sound better.

my version: https://soundcloud.com/filling-emptiness/ok-best-mist/s-zkXPz

original:

It's so beautiful! I really really enjoyed it.

You're voice really reminds me of Norah Jones :)

I literally have nothing else to say, 'cause your tone was good and so was your pitch and stuff. (But I don't know that much about singing)

So I just think you should keep on singing and singing haha

God your tone is so beautiful omg.

I really have nothing else to say haha :lol:

I noticed that in this song, like your other post, there are times when you flip into falsetto. While I think I think you do a good job of negotiating between the two different ranges, ultimately, flipping into falsetto is going to be a crutch that you'll need to try to overcome. Instead of flipping into falsetto, try singing those notes in your modal voice (or chest/head voice). When you go for those notes, really go for them with power. You can try shouting them as an experiment, just to get to know the sensation. I don't recommend sing/shouting as a general rule for actual performance, but it's just an experiment to get you to understand how high you can really sing without flipping into falsetto.

The tone does still sound a little breathy. Part of it is the range of the song, just like Lucca said. So finding another song that has a higher tessitura will be good for you overall. Not trying to be condescending here, but just in case you don't know what tessitura is, tessitura is the area of your range where the song spends the most time. The range of the song is how high and how low does it go. This song has a fairly low tessitura in the beginning. It moves to a higher tessitura at the chorus. Try to find a song that is more in that part of your range.

Again, you're doing good work. So keep it up!

The reason for that is because when I do them in my full voice, I get really loud and maybe even screamy. But I think that's just because of my limited range. But I'll pay more attention to it.

I'll pick a better song next time then haha. I don't know why but for some reason I really like to sing that low, it feels really good.

Thanks again for your feedback

always helpful

Hi! First of all, I guess you should rise the pitch of this song about 2 or 3 semitones.... on the beginning it's really too low for you. However, I think you have a beautiful voice: of course without backing track and without fx it's 'naked', but I really appreciated your choice to ask criticisms showing you voice 'as it is': it's really remarkable. I really enjoyed your song.

Thanks! You're the only person who thinks that way though , because other people told me my voice wasn't that great haha. As for the pitch, I'll try it! :)

Sorry to say but it is still really breathy the first 50% of the time. And to me it sounds as if you are holding back. Are you afraid to get loud? You have a nice tone so dont worry too much.

You sang this song so low that you reached the bottom end of your range. Try to aim the sound more forward in the low end also. I think somewere below your nose in the roof of your nose is the best spot to aim it. That will help also a bit with the breathyness on the low end.

Do you know the orginal Ryan Tedder demo of this song? That is for example a man singing the song.

Maybe try something that lays really really super comfortable and also not too low?

For me (and to me your voice sounds a little bit like mine) that would be for example Sunrise Avenue "Farytale Gone Bad". With a comfortable song you can really pratice to close your cords more and lessen the breathyness. Also it will improve your resonance.

There are a few parts were you had a little bit of more resonant singing in this cover. For example at 0:23 "haloHOU". With the "h" you activate your breath support more. Work on that feeling.

Keep going.

Thanks for your feedback! This is the type of critique I like, because it helps me so much

I will still keep on trying to be less breathy, and I'll make sure to take a listen to the demo.

Hey,

Since my last post I have been trying to improve myself. Better way of breathing, being less breathy e.t.c.

So I'd really like some critique about this tiny cover.

Please just say anything that pops up in your head, every little bit of information could help me really a lot!

here is it: https://soundcloud.com/filling-emptiness/halo/s-6kriQ

Here's my older post: http://themodernvocalist.punbb-hosting.com/viewtopic.php?id=10181

I don't want to be a pessimist or something, but to me, you're kind of overdoing it. Especially in the verse's.

It's a power ballad so, in my opinion, you should build up to a climax.

But nonetheless you have a great control of your voice! really good technique!

really love your voice also!

first of all, I personally LOVE that song!

And beware, I don't really know that much about singing yet,

but

I think your belts are great. They're really powerful!

But a point of critique has to be the pitch. It's not that bad, but sometimes you just really miss a note.

But keep on singing, cause you'll get there :)

Ah thanks guys!

I will definitely try those exercises :)

@ronws

Ok ok you're right

@TheAspiringSinger

Well, I do scales. But that's pretty much it.

I also warm up my voice before singing.

I have no idea what exercises would be helpful for me..

@TheAspiringSinger

I did the exercise, and still my tone sounded the same to me.

I guess the reason why I was using so much breath until now, was that I didn't like my voice. I'd describe it as whining, especially with the higher notes. So I think the breathiness was supposed to cover up my tone. But now I know that's what I have to work on!

But this got me wondering.

Can you actually still sound good, by having a great technique but a not so great voice?

aah haha lol.

Well yeah, but I'm just starting. I'm not nearly as far as you or all the others on here

for how long have you been singing, actually?

Oh haha ok!

I would love to hear/see you sing an Amy Winehouse song btw. Like back to black or love is a losing game. I think it'd sound amazing! :D

let me be honest.

I'm not an expert at singing,

but, from what I can tell, you are way off. Your pitch really isn't great.. sorry

Your tone though, would be really beautiful if you would use it correctly.

You should work on your singing and then come back! :)

Omg you're really talented. Awesome work!

If you try and sound a bit clearer and less heavy, it would be perfect :)

I don't know that much about music,

But your tone is beautiful, very relaxing :)

@TheAspiringSinger

Oh I'm glad my pitch is fine haha, and I will make sure to try those exercises and post the results on this topic after have done them.

Your feedback was really helpful!

@ronws

I sometimes sing in Hebrew, Dutch or French, but mostly it's English. However, depending on the song, I sometimes sing songs in different accents like British or Cockney. But again, It's mostly American English.

Anyway, I will try doing that more often then :D

Oh no, if you say I'm a Tenor, I believe you. It indeed makes sense now actually, because when I compared myself to other baritones I sounded different. And I know it really isn't that important, but I like to know what I am.

Anyway, this helped me a lot!

Thanks! :D

Thanks for answering!

About my voice type, I really don't have the range of a tenor. My range is F#2 to D#4 and falsetto from C4 to E5. Isn't that the range of a baritone? Cause also, to me, my upper notes sound really forced (like in the third song, Love On Top.)

And what did you think of my overall pitch and tone? Cause that's what I really need to work on, I think.

Hey,

I'm a baritone (I think) and I want to improve my singing. I really don't know what to think of it. I don't like the tone of my voice and my range is also not what I'd want it to be.

I would appreciate if you would comment on my singing so I can improve myself. You can really be harsh, cause I most definitely need it Oh and I know the clips aren't really well recorded, cause I used my iPhone, and it's A Capella.

Chandelier:

https://soundcloud.com/filling-emptiness/chandels/s-4dumy

You Lost Me:

https://soundcloud.com/filling-emptiness/you-lost-me/s-FKkAT

Love On Top:

https://soundcloud.com/filling-emptiness/love-on-top/s-raSWi