Am I just not made for singing? (Critique please)

[josh314]

So I've been singing since I was in 6th grade. I guess back then I had a good voice, as in prepubescent "cute" sounding. But now, I'm turning 15 soon, voice got deeper (still a bit high, though), and is still getting deeper. I record myself singing now, and something about it just sounds bad. Is it the pitch? Breathing? Or am I just not a good singer? If I'm just not meant for singing, I'm willing to accept that.

I'm just wondering if there is any room for improvement, or am I just hopeless? If there is any room for improvement, how?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0aNxQoIBOH7

Sorry for bad quality.

[Adoney]

Here is what you do:

1.find singers you like

2.imitate them

3.experiment with your voice

4.don't let vocal terminology get to your head (it's poisonous)

[Felipe Carvalho]

You are just speaking the lyrics. A lot of work ahead, I cant predict the future so I cant know what you will achieve, but there is plenty of room to improve.

GL.

[ronws]

15 is really young to decide the rest of your life. And I don't have the magic 8 ball next to me to decide your fate.

So, it's all on you. Find a teacher, program, something. Singers are made, not born.

[gruemanticus]

Hey josh! I think you have a very nice sounding voice! My was very similar to yours just over a month ago, no matter how hard I tried my voice sounded dull and not very good when recorded and was very difficult to fit in a mix without tons of reverb when recording.

As Owen stated you are missing the buzz/ring/ping/shimmer in your voice. Great call Owen! For me I found this by singing Bb3 Starting on ee and slowly switching to ou while focusing the sound on my soft palette. This is what I would describe as a jet engine sound that can be louder and much higher than the original Bb3 and the harmonics can be changed by moving the focus in a careful manner.

Imitating voices like Jim Buffer or Sam Cooke has also helped me a great deal. Any of the amazing teacher's on this forum will get you in the right direction in very little time!

[napoleonboot]

Owen had it mostly. Also, all you are doing is in chest voice, you need to stretch your range a bit to develop. I agree you should get a singing teacher, or take Robert Lunte's course.

[josh314]

Thanks a lot, guys.

So basically my pitch is a bit off, and my sound is dull?

I know the pitch can be corrected, but I'm still having trouble grasping the idea of how to make my voice less dull.

[napoleonboot]

Owen talks about some exercises, and they're good. There are lots out there and some will do more for you than others, but it changes person-to-person, a vocal coach would help.

Also, really try to be expressive, sound like you are really into the song, the audience will get it!.

I worked on exercises like singing quiet/loud, angry/sad, soft/shouty. I was dull when I started singing seriously 5 years ago, but in terms of expressive I sang this just under a year ago: