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I like to sing in my car while I drive in order to keep my focus, and wanted to learn how to do vibrato just for fun. What wasnt fun was going on google and finding the most unhelpful videos ever. I just want to know what I mechanically should be doing to make the sound “wobble.” I tried on my own, doing the finger wobble, and am so tired of sounding like some moron. I just want a diagram of the muscles or SOMETHING because I just can’t figure out what’s going on. Please does anyone have a visual graph or know how to tell me what muscles I need to use to do it?

Sorry if I sound upset I have a headache and it’s one in the morning and it’s like the people in the videos are speaking some other language and I just don’t know. :(

I have no idea what is going on. After the first two posts I got with that feedback, I went to two different professional coaches and both said they don't hear a problem.

Not only that, my vocal director in my most recent show tells me every time my pitch is off, and every time i fix it and it never happens again.

People here being overly critical?? Is the audio quality warping my voice??? I'm soo lost yall

Posting makes me nervous but I love singing Randy Travis

I’ve started seeing this teacher and so far I’ve attended 3 lessons with her. She has a background in opera singing and she seems really knowledgeable, but I find her kind of hard to follow and to not be the best and explaining things. I do actually notice positive difference in the way my voice sounds whenever I’m able to apply her techniques as she’s instructed, but overall I still find it hard to get my head around what she’s trying to explain and she kind of just moves really quickly from one thing to another and it’s just a lot of information. She has some (what feel like) quite unique methods and she’s getting me to think about a lot of things I’ve never considered before with my singing technique which I have appreciated a lot.

Just not sure whether or not I should stick with her or try and find someone else who I might find easier to follow, but I don’t want to miss out on the value she might be able to bring me. I’m worried that the trade-off might be someone who’s less knowledgeable about these singing techniques. If I do stick it out with her, how can I get the most out of these lessons?

ETA: For context, I’ve only ever been to one singing lesson before this with a different teacher, so I’m pretty inexperienced with professional singing training.

Going for that moody sultry tone that Lana has

I only have access to instrumentals and karaoke vids on YouTube but I feel like if I post videos of covers like that they won’t get as much traction, I also want to cover songs differently than the originals and it’s hard to pitch down instrumentals and all that, would TT be my best choice for posting in general? And how do I get over the fear of showing my face while I sing 😭😭

I don't mean master as in production wise mastering but more like become really good in singing a song, like be super emotional, hit every note, correct placements singing it in a way that just moves people. Also how long does it take usually?

I think it’s pretty obvious which voice is mine.

ive heard that some people naturally have a "high" larynx which makes it harder to sing high notes compared to those born with a low larynx. i can feel my larynx and it seems to be pretty high could this be holding me back?

I take singing lessons. I trade someone for Muay Thai sessions. We've just started covering resonance. Sang Someone Like You and I managed to get the first two lines out of the chorus sounding good. Like the voice that left my mouth was a sound I've never produced before and I almost panicked.

I'm beyond elated. I still suck on the whole but improvement is starting to show.

Watched some shorts which say i should stick my tongue out. The problem is that i cant sing with my tongue sticking out. My voice hurts when singing high notes. It also feels like, and i dont know how to explain this, your throat does some sort of shift and uses the upper part, almost the mouth, to hit higher notes but they then come out soft almost like a whisper. I would appreciate advice.

Haven’t really practiced until 2 weeks ago because I wanna impress my gf for her bday. I wanna know if I’m better since the last I posted this song. It’s on my account if u wanna take a look. Give honest feedback I wanna know where to improve

Hello! I'm a high school student who loves Ado, 9Lana, and similar style singers. I'm learning how to growl and scream. It took me a long time, but I managed to get growls down to the point where I can do them pretty easily (Also, there is no pain.) I'm just now learning how to get that growl-like tone to hold on a note, though it does feel different from growling. The way screaming feels to me is like... Singing a very powerful, straight tone and relaxing it a bit. Singing a bit lower to tap into a scream.

A week ago, I did this perfectly after warming up. It sounded amazing and there was no pain. Later that evening, I practiced again, but this time I did it multiple times in a row, and I didn't warm up again. Afterwards, a dull soreness came in my throat. It felt like any other time I over sing. The problem is that I still feel that strain when I talk or sing for a while. There's never any sharp, burning, or throbbing pain; just a mild soreness.

I talked to a nurse about it, and she says it's because I've been non-stop talking at high school and work (I work at McDonald's, so I have to talk for hours on end taking orders), I haven't gotten proper sleep, and I haven't drank enough water. She says that the strain will heal.

I guess I'm just worried that I was doing something wrong with my technique. Is screaming supposed to be as easy as singing softly, like I do in choir? Is it possible that my voice just hasn't gained enough strength yet, or am I doing it all completely wrong? I guess I'm just afraid to lose my voice permanently, even though that doesn't seem to be the case here.

I’m looking for some daily vocal exercises to help my voice specifically going higher (baritone trying to hit some tenor notes) what should I do

I had a cold a few weeks ago and lost my voice. Unfortunately I had to return to work (Sales, talking all day) when I was still hoarse and further strained my voice and delayed recovery. I have since taken 3 days off work to get voice back (along with weekend, so 5 days in a row).

I’ve been steaming my voice, staying very hydrated, and all the other vocal health necessities … and of course vocal rest … I have barely talked during this time so far.

I realise I’ve been talking without proper breath support at work (I’m a very soft spoken person maybe that’s why), so have been straining my voice and running out of breath etc.

I’m on day 3 of vocal rest and go back to work on Tuesday - wondering how soon is ok to start doing some light SOVT exercises to get my breath support back for talking and hopefully soon enough, singing ofc !

I was due to start having vocal lessons when I got sick. Im kinda anxious now about talking and singing in case i jump the gun when my voice isn’t ready.

Is it worth starting lessons just to help get voice back? Is that something a vocal coach can help with?

Just wanna get back to singing asap and not have further setbacks. Thanksss !!

I’ve always seen myself as more as a Tenor / high Baritone, but when catching a cold my vocal folds reach Bass registers I am quite unable to Hit normally .

Anyway , here’s my take on one of my favourite little tunes from PJ’s Hobbit . I should let my voice rest now 😌

Anyone else listen to Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin etc? They're touring together right now 🎉😭💀

I am a beginner self taught singer and am looking for opinions on how I am doing with this particular song. I love this song but do you think it suits me? I am using a microphone that has a delay echo sound that I can’t seem to fix so I apologize for this. I am hard of hearing so it helps me to help to hear myself sing in real time. I welcome thoughts and tips. Thank you everyone. https://voca.ro/1jRiAHByW0XS

Hi guys I've been trying to learn false chord vocals for abit now and I've been trying to do them safely and I wanted to ask you guys if this sounds alr and if u would recommend some stuff so I can improve, thank yall!!!

(Im 16 guys so that might contribute to it being bad lol)

I've been trying to focus on lifting the soft palette when singing, and trying to keep mouth more open while getting a clearer sound, I got some feedback previously that I had a lot of low end so needed to focus on a bit more clarity to cut through, and also opening my mouth more O shaped instead of flatter as my placement was making my vowels sound flat, is it working?

Sang a lyric wrong 😅

Lyrics:

Falling, this cliff came way too soon

Falling, it's my own fault that I'm here

Falling, is there any way to be safe

Right now feels dark, don't know, wish I could touch the light, be home with you

Falling, can't break myself enough

Falling, wanna be a better man

Falling, let the fire make me gold

Right now feels dark, don't know, wish I could touch the light, and know its true

I'm trust falling into you

I'm trust falling into you

I'm trust falling into you

Right now feels dark, I know that I can touch the light, be home with you

I'm a classical singer and wondering what's the best for my voice

I've been getting a little tired of using the same songs to practice with so I thought I'd ask here! My favorites to practice with rn are

Where our blue is (acoustic version)

Want you gone

Lithonia

If you cant hang

From the start

All the time

Would you fall in love with me again

Best worst mistake

I/me/myself

2econd 2ight 2eer/ laplaces angel

Darling, I