BrockTandem

Is there anything I can do if my pitch is alright but my tone/timbre just doesn't sound good?

dylan_r

practice...

hellforgother

Whats the best way to extend my range?

like, what do I practice?

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demonofthenight

Sing some scales. The best way I've seen is to sing say a G scale, then a G# scale, then an A scale and so on. Make sure you sing more than just a la or a number.
What I do is this, once through whilst humming, once through with solfege, once through with numbers and than once through with whatever whatever syllables I can think of.

You could also improvise a melody with your guitar and sing along to it with your voice, that's helped me a fair bit.

Also, I think drinking a little bit of oil and then a glass of warm (not hot, not cold) water helps. And don't smoke before you sing, it takes some of the high notes off.

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fenderplayer110

Can anyone's head voice be heard when playing along wth an acoustic guitar? When I play and feel that change between chest to head it feels like my voice gets softer and it can't be heard over the guitar. It's strange because anytime I sing a capella it sounds like there's a pretty good consistency when I change from chest to head voice. This brings me to my next question, how do I know if I'm using my head voice or if I just have a strong falsetto?..maybe that's why I can't hear myself too well when I hit those higher notes when playing the acoustic? Help!

Superstrat101

Positive I wasn't using falsetto.

StillSoundRG

Do you guys know ifstuff like this actually works?

My idols are Hetfield and Heafy of, of course, Metallica and Trivium. But has anyone tried one of those vocal improvement dvds and gotten good results?

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GzUpHoesDown

I have been listening to Ray Lamontagne lately and I would like to sing in a simlar style but I just cant figure it out. Is it possable for me to get close? any tips? here are some links.

The Rambler

It's just something that takes a lot of work and experimenting. You need to be able to be a little vulnerable and feel ridiculous sometimes when trying to get a certain sound.

For a sound like his, look into singing some folk, blues, and gospel music on the side, to work on that kind of timbre.

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Declan87

Seems tenorish to me. A baritone should be able to go lower than a G. Depends on your timbre i guess. You're definitely sure that your range is 2 octaves and a bit rather than 1 octave and a bit?

axemanchris

It is perfectly normal for an untrained singer's voice to get tired. One of the advantages to learning good vocal technique is that you can sing all night long, and finish the night with a stronger voice than what you started the night with.

CT

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I know it sounds crazy, but try to learn to inhale your voice. www.thebelcantotechnique.com

axemanchris

This is exactly my range. Although, I can inconsistently sing a bit lower and in some instances grab the B natural, but for all practical terms, this is exactly it.

A few possible classifications here:
- pop tenor (a male with a voice high enough to sing most pop songs... generally up to the A or Bb-ish)
- lyric baritone (a male voice who can sing operatic material that incorporates and extends the top end of the baritone range)
- choral tenor (most choral stuff doesn't require you to reach the high C that is expected of a true tenor)



Just guessing from memory here, but....

Bon Scott, I think, tops out around the A before he has to scream to get the note.

Joe Elliot probably tops out around the Bb before going into falsetto. I base this on the song She's Too Tough, which has the B natural, and they got a studio guy to do the vocals on that one. Only reason I can think of is that it was too high for Elliot.

Brad Delp - higher than either of us will ever be able to sing. Although.... he has really developed the transition between his natural voice and his falsetto such that it can be hard to tell where his voice transitions. It might not be as high as I think.

CT

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Could I get some more talent in the monitors, please?

I know it sounds crazy, but try to learn to inhale your voice. www.thebelcantotechnique.com

axemanchris

Things like tone are developed through direct instruction and training. There are a few descriptions of proper technique at this site here:

www.thebelcantotechnique.com

Click on the menu item "how it works.'

CT

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Could I get some more talent in the monitors, please?

I know it sounds crazy, but try to learn to inhale your voice. www.thebelcantotechnique.com

axemanchris

Falsetto, especially in guys, has a very distinct kind of tone. It generally sounds very 'girly.'

Be careful about the terminologies 'head voice' and 'chest voice.' It is an easy trap to fall into, but they are very misleading terms. The suggest that one is used exclusive to the other, which is not the case.

Here is a good article on head, chest voice and falsetto.

http://thebelcantotechnique.now-her...id=19&Itemid=30

CT

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axemanchris

Hmmm.... I read the link, and was encouraged when I read the part about operatic techniques lasting for centuries because they work. I thought, "ah, good... " (despite the value judgment of 'annoying' but whatevs....) I was glad he mentioned that it takes the same dedication and practice to learn to sing as it does for any other instrument.

However, NO operatic technique will help you sound like Hetfield. He sings from his throat, which no opera singer would *ever* do.

And then I read this bit...



Learning good vocal technique is anything but quick. Anyone who is looking for a quick fix for anything in vocal technique will find themselves hooking up with a variety of snake oil salesmen that promise the quick fix, but snake oil being what it is....

CT

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axemanchris

http://thebelcantotechnique.now-her...id=18&Itemid=30

CT

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madbasslover

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demonofthenight

^No offense, but maybe you're singing the wrong notes? Or maybe you're harmonizing with them an octave higher?

Does smoking actually lower my voice in the long run?

I'm just a casual smoker, but whenever I'm with my mates I always have at least 2 and I notice I have a deep croaky voice for the next couple of hours, but it *seems to go back to normal.

I sort of want to learn to sing as high as possible so I don't need to buy a baritone guitar or a 7 string. I want a tenor range.

Another question; my natural talking voice range is amazingly good. My voice is deep (not black soul singer deep but edging on that) when I want and high (almost girly) when I'm asking for stuff. How come my singing range is only one and a half (possibly two) octaves?

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madbasslover

None taken, that's something I've been thinking about as well. Unless I've found some way to sing wrong, I don't have anything in the bass range. Hell, I can't even go as low as most baritones when I test my range.

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