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Niall Condon
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I can hit the notes individually but when it comes to singing my voice sounds horrible when its all put together (when i try to sing phrases) does anyone know how I can Improve?
Steenamaroo
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If you're talking about accuracy, sing intervals.
Sing a C-D C-D C-D C-D until the two notes sound defined and the transition is good.
Then sing C-E C-E C-E until the same.
Increase the intervals right up to one octave.
As a final warmup/exercise you could go
C-D
C-E
C-F
C-G
C-A
C-B
C-C
and back down again in one run.
You know if you if you hold your hands out in front of your face and look at one thumbnail then the other without moving your neck,
the muscles moving your eye just have their technique down. They're always like, BOOM, straight on it; No messing about.
You have to teach your vocal chords to do that.
Sing a C-D C-D C-D C-D until the two notes sound defined and the transition is good.
Then sing C-E C-E C-E until the same.
Increase the intervals right up to one octave.
As a final warmup/exercise you could go
C-D
C-E
C-F
C-G
C-A
C-B
C-C
and back down again in one run.
You know if you if you hold your hands out in front of your face and look at one thumbnail then the other without moving your neck,
the muscles moving your eye just have their technique down. They're always like, BOOM, straight on it; No messing about.
You have to teach your vocal chords to do that.
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Niall Condon
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I'll try do that tomorrow thanks
guitarplayr82
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You know if you if you hold your hands out in front of your face and look at one thumbnail then the other without moving your neck,
the muscles moving your eye just have their technique down. They're always like, BOOM, straight on it; No messing about.
You have to teach your vocal chords to do that.
GREAT analogy!
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RockinRobby
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I think Dave Chapelle said it best when he was doing Lil John... "WHAT!?"
Dave Chappelle and Lil Jon talking on the phone - YouTube
Join a choir man? Or watch a choir "practice..." Watch them "warm up..." A good choir director will put you through your paces vocally. And over time? You'll be able to make those intervals. But there's no "quick fix?" You can't make the intervals by watching a choir practice? You have to watch them, see what the piano player does? Practice it... la La La LA La La la.... Bum bum... la La La LA La La la.... Bum bum... la La La LA La La la.... Getting higher each time? And back down.
A choir director will do a good 15 to 20 mins of warm-up with these techniques? BEFORE starting practice? pratcie is a series of measures "from the song/performance?) But to get to that point well" You have to able to do the basis. And more importantly, you have to bel able to take instructionl
So If you "Reeeeeallllly want to be a singer? You're either 1) very naturally gifted (like me?) or trained up through years of vocal practice in choirs (like me) You don't just decide that your going to do it, watch a youtube video and there you go? It takes dedication.... Practice... Talent... The shizzy doen't just happen because you want it to.
I mean, I'd like a hot date with Kate Beckinsale too? But that ain't happenin either... YEAAAH! What? What! Oh Kay! There's no magic bullet to that hot British booty... Just like singing... It takes "work man" And work sucks... If you want it? You work at it.
Dave Chappelle and Lil Jon talking on the phone - YouTube
Join a choir man? Or watch a choir "practice..." Watch them "warm up..." A good choir director will put you through your paces vocally. And over time? You'll be able to make those intervals. But there's no "quick fix?" You can't make the intervals by watching a choir practice? You have to watch them, see what the piano player does? Practice it... la La La LA La La la.... Bum bum... la La La LA La La la.... Bum bum... la La La LA La La la.... Getting higher each time? And back down.
A choir director will do a good 15 to 20 mins of warm-up with these techniques? BEFORE starting practice? pratcie is a series of measures "from the song/performance?) But to get to that point well" You have to able to do the basis. And more importantly, you have to bel able to take instructionl
So If you "Reeeeeallllly want to be a singer? You're either 1) very naturally gifted (like me?) or trained up through years of vocal practice in choirs (like me) You don't just decide that your going to do it, watch a youtube video and there you go? It takes dedication.... Practice... Talent... The shizzy doen't just happen because you want it to.
I mean, I'd like a hot date with Kate Beckinsale too? But that ain't happenin either... YEAAAH! What? What! Oh Kay! There's no magic bullet to that hot British booty... Just like singing... It takes "work man" And work sucks... If you want it? You work at it.
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martin73
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Practise practise practise....
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michaelhigh
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Go instrumental.
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Richard Monroe
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I'm not clear on this. Are you saying, "I just started singing and I don't sound very good."? Or- are you saying, "I've been singing for years, first in a choir, and then with a vocal coach, 3 years with a cover band, and 4 years solo, but Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson said they'd murder me in LA, and Paula laughed at me."? If it's the second one, the answer is- keep your day job.
If the answer is the first one, start by accepting that your voice is an instrument you have to learn how to play, and that takes time and tons of practice. And- just like playing piano, guitar, or violin, taking lessons can save you a lot of that time. Just remember that in singing, the instrument is you. When you damage the instrument with wrong technique, you hurt yourself, and you can't buy another one. Also remember that when you were born, you went to the instrument store of random probability and genetics, and they gave you the only instrument you'll ever get- for free. Some people got the vintage Martin, some people got the Hondo. Me- I got stuck with an Ovation with a straight neck. Then you have to learn how to play it. A guitar god with a cheap guitar will always sound better than a clueless beginner with that old Martin.
If you get that cruddy instrument, and learn how to play it, you could become Bob Dylan or Willie Nelson. If you get an average instrument and learn how to play it, you could become Elton John, Alice Cooper, Stevie Wonder, or Billie Joel. If you really do get that old Martin, and you *really* learn how to play it, you become Freddy Mercury, Charlotte Church, Dolly Parton, Nat King Cole, Barbara Streissand, Aretha Franklin or whoever. If you really got stuck with a lousy sounding voice, you'd better have a good story to tell. If your story is good enough, your lack of that big voice will likely be overlooked.
Don't get sucked into the myth of "talent". Singing isn't something you are born with. It's something you learn to do. The first step- sing along with the music you love every day, and develop enough of a thick skin to tell the people who tell you to shut up to screw off. Eventually they'll stop, then they'll *ask* you to sing. Then, they'll pay you for it. Join a school or church choir. Learn to use microphones until you get over the fact that your voice doesn't sound the same coming out of a speaker as it does when muted by your head. Every singer went through that. Get over it. Just don't stop singing, and you'll do fine. Ask me the same question after you've sung at least an hour a day for five years. Good luck.
If the answer is the first one, start by accepting that your voice is an instrument you have to learn how to play, and that takes time and tons of practice. And- just like playing piano, guitar, or violin, taking lessons can save you a lot of that time. Just remember that in singing, the instrument is you. When you damage the instrument with wrong technique, you hurt yourself, and you can't buy another one. Also remember that when you were born, you went to the instrument store of random probability and genetics, and they gave you the only instrument you'll ever get- for free. Some people got the vintage Martin, some people got the Hondo. Me- I got stuck with an Ovation with a straight neck. Then you have to learn how to play it. A guitar god with a cheap guitar will always sound better than a clueless beginner with that old Martin.
If you get that cruddy instrument, and learn how to play it, you could become Bob Dylan or Willie Nelson. If you get an average instrument and learn how to play it, you could become Elton John, Alice Cooper, Stevie Wonder, or Billie Joel. If you really do get that old Martin, and you *really* learn how to play it, you become Freddy Mercury, Charlotte Church, Dolly Parton, Nat King Cole, Barbara Streissand, Aretha Franklin or whoever. If you really got stuck with a lousy sounding voice, you'd better have a good story to tell. If your story is good enough, your lack of that big voice will likely be overlooked.
Don't get sucked into the myth of "talent". Singing isn't something you are born with. It's something you learn to do. The first step- sing along with the music you love every day, and develop enough of a thick skin to tell the people who tell you to shut up to screw off. Eventually they'll stop, then they'll *ask* you to sing. Then, they'll pay you for it. Join a school or church choir. Learn to use microphones until you get over the fact that your voice doesn't sound the same coming out of a speaker as it does when muted by your head. Every singer went through that. Get over it. Just don't stop singing, and you'll do fine. Ask me the same question after you've sung at least an hour a day for five years. Good luck.