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Only Hope
Be prepared to hurt the ears! Lol (I do want feedback from the musicians on here; good, bad, happy, sad; get to it! let's go! :)
I love singing, and I want to do more but I can't put my stuff out there if I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I did my best to feel the emotion, sing from the diaphram, etc etc. no mucking around; serious stuff now! :)
I think this suits my voice, (except for the high notes where I'm out of practice so mixed in a bit of reverb to make it sound a tad listenable :)
actually I am not kidding when I say, i practiced today about 20 times, and this wasn't my best effort. I wished I'd kept my previous attempt; it was better; even the high notes *cringe* I use to be able to sing high; I don't know what's happened; I blame my horrid reflux!
I love singing, and I want to do more but I can't put my stuff out there if I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
I did my best to feel the emotion, sing from the diaphram, etc etc. no mucking around; serious stuff now! :)
I think this suits my voice, (except for the high notes where I'm out of practice so mixed in a bit of reverb to make it sound a tad listenable :)
actually I am not kidding when I say, i practiced today about 20 times, and this wasn't my best effort. I wished I'd kept my previous attempt; it was better; even the high notes *cringe* I use to be able to sing high; I don't know what's happened; I blame my horrid reflux!
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First off, I'll tell you what my most recent voice teacher told me: "Singing from the diaphragm" is rubbish. You use your diaphragm all the time without trying. You use it to breath, you use it to talk, and you use it to sing. It comes naturally. It's a bull shit term that was made up for the soul purpose of confusing us. ;)
The trick isn't "singing from your diaphragm" because you'll do that regardless. The trick is FILLING your diaphragm with air. If you take a deep breath in and feel a bit of tightness in your chest and not your stomach, it means that you're only using part of your diaphragm (also known as "breathing from your chest"). In other words, you won't have nearly enough air to finish a line of music. When you sing, it's important to use your whole diaphragm. This will give you more than enough air to finish a line of music and will allow for a flawless tone.
Here's a good exercise: Take a breath in through your nose. Before you've inhaled as much air as you can, open your mouth and breathe the rest of the breath in through your mouth. When you breathe through your mouth suddenly, you will feel your stomach tighten. This means that your diaphragm is full. This is the sensation you want every time you take a breath, whether you're singing or just talking.
There are a lot of different techniques that you would benefit from learning, but it's hard to go through them online. ;) I would definitely recommend getting a voice teacher if you can afford it. My most recent (and unfortunately former since I can no longer afford voice lessons) voice teacher is amazing. Her name is Glenda Walsh, and she's a fantastic lady. She's trained a lot of people, including Kate Ceberano! Here's her website:
http://www.glendawalsh.com/
The last bit of advice I can give you on here is to relax and have confidence in yourself. As soon as I started listening to your track, I could tell that you were holding back. DON'T HOLD BACK! Even if you think the notes are going to sound like a Tasmanian Devil, let 'em rip! That's the only way your music will ever improve. Music is fun as a hell, so have fun! When you're practicing breathing and other various techniques, concentrate. But when you're singing a song you love, just go for it. Relax, improvise, and have a great time. I promise you that your music will sound fantastic when you do.
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thanks again!
You're my Only Hope
As promised, here is my feedback.
Well done: I know singing that song wasn't an easy thing to do considering its sentiment. You do have a sweet quality in your voice if you just relax about it. It is obvious that you tried to make us understand every word and I can which is excellent. In this recording I felt like you were trying to get every pitch to stabalise rather than really sink in to the emotion of the song. I think it would be better a touch higher so you weren't feeling right at the bottom of your range for the lower notes. I feel that the reason you had trouble with the high phrase was tension in your neck and feeling worried about what was going to happen. I hate that! If you can imagine your voice like a golden substance that is pouring out of you to reach others, that your feet are really grounded to the earth and your body is still and relaxed, that might help.
Again, well done, and I like the choice of song too!
Love.
Re: You're my Only Hope
Love me :)