moresound your grandfather sounds like a really interesting person!
Bisson :-D thanks for the advice lol! I'm not sure what I want to record the most. I guess starting with basic DI instruments and vocals would be a fair start? And then maybe onto learning about piano/ drum kit mic set up...
THank you everyone for your critiques! Sorry I've taken ages to reply - busy working week ;-;.
Lt. Bob - when you say *white* is that something I need to sort in my singing style/delivery or is that a mixing thing? (not that I can say I do much mixing :-S)
I'll definitely need to invest in a...
Hey :-) I'm excited to be here!
Well, I'm a classroom music teacher in a high school (in Scotland - if that makes any difference to people's knowledge of curricula!) so that involves teaching a bit of everything (primarily keyboard, guitar, drum kit, glockenspiel and voice - these are the...
Stay clear of dairy and don't eat a heavy meal before you gig or it will affect your singing abilities! You say that breath is your main issue - I hope this helps:
Make sure you warm up your voice before you sing and make sure you are pushing and controlling your singing with your diaphragm -...
I have a love hate thing going on with my voice - I know I can hold a tune but I don't think I like my actual tone (the love part is the enjoyment I get from singing!) It's so hard to judge your own voice! I don't sing in front of family or friends so my next best place for advice or criticism...
I can definitely enjoy listening to your voice - yes mic problems blah blah (it's all been said!), but that aside - your voice is simple and gentle and soothing to listen to!
I started singing just because I enjoyed it. I studied music at uni and in my honours year I chose to do singing as a second study (piano is my first). That is when I really started to enjoy singing.
I sometimes make a recording of my voice and think...oh that's not bad. Other times I detest it and wish I sounded like someone else! Sooo - I went for the mixed feelings option.