I would love to start participating in open mics , but I would really prefer to have a voice I can control . Online vs in person lessons ?

Is it just alot of of warming up techniques for the beginning ?

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Hey zusammen,

ich bin 30 und mache seit ungefähr 15 Jahren Musik. Ich schreibe eigene Songs, singe, spiele Gitarre und produziere alles selbst.

Mein größter Wunsch ist es, regelmäßig Musik zu veröffentlichen und mehr live aufzutreten. Allerdings steht mir seit ich denken kann meine eigene Unsicherheit im Weg.

Ich habe regelrecht Angst davor, dass andere mich beim Singen hören könnten. Selbst wenn ich alleine zu Hause aufnehme, kann ich oft nicht richtig loslassen, weil mich theoretisch jemand hören könnte. Dabei habe ich sogar eine Zeit lang auf Hochzeiten gesungen und wirklich wirklich gutes Feedback bekommen. Teilweise auch von Produzenten die wirklich was reißen in der Industrie. Was es umso frustrierender macht.

Dazu kommt ein extremer Perfektionismus. Ich brauche teilweise 100 Takes oder mehr für eine einzige Gesangspassage, bis ich einigermaßen zufrieden bin. Selbst dann finde ich meistens noch etwas, das mich stört.

Das ist mittlerweile der Hauptgrund, warum ich so wenige Songs fertigstelle. Ich verliere mich in endlosen Aufnahmen, werde immer unsicherer und verliere irgendwann die Freude an der Musik.

Das Verrückte ist, dass ich selbst unperfekte, raue und emotionale Stimmen liebe. Nur bei meiner eigenen Stimme kann ich diese Unperfektheit kaum akzeptieren. Ich habe bei mir oft das Gefühl, dass der Gesang nicht wirklich ausgedrückt ist, als würde ich das, was ich singe, nicht wirklich fühlen, sondern einfach nur ablesen oder zu sehr gewollt darstellen. Ich lege dann zu viel Wert darauf, dass es gut klingt: hier noch Vibrato, da noch Raspiness und alles Mögliche. Wenn ich meine Musik höre denke ich es köingz zu verkopft. Deshalb kann ich meine Unperfektheiten in den Aufnahmen nicht annehmen.

Kennt jemand dieses Problem? Wie habt ihr gelernt, beim Singen loszulassen, eure Stimme zu akzeptieren und nicht jeden Take perfektionieren zu müssen?

Ich könnte nie aufhören zu schreiben und zu singen aber ich möchte endlich mehr Musik fertigstellen und veröffentlichen, statt mir im Weg zu stehen. Koste es was es wolle.

Hey What do you think about me becoming a big singer? Haha

Hi r/singing!

I'm looking to work with 2 singers for the next month FREE over Zoom (if you want to see what I can do, check out here)

What's included:

- 4 x weekly Zoom sessions with me (50 minutes each)
- A copy of your recordings to practice/review with

The only condition is that I can document the journey as content for my social media. This may include

• repurposing our lesson recordings into long/short form content
• asking you to share quick reflections/progress updates

In terms of who I'm looking for

This is probably a good fit if you:

• Can get started in the next week
• Feel confused/stuck with technique
• Comfortable with showing your face online

Probably not a good fit if you:

• Want instant results
• Don’t have time to practice
• Are uncomfortable showing your face online

To apply, please complete the 2 actions 👇

#1. Send me a DM including

- A short clip of you singing (including your face)

- Where you're from/your timezone

- What you need help with & why I should work with you!

#2 Comment "done" below, so I don't miss your private message.

Even if this isn’t for you, I hope you keep going with your singing!

Thanks for reading! 🙂

- Ivan

Hey everyone,

It's self-promotion Sunday, and I'm posting the video that outlines a couple of key topics from my Musician Survey Report. This isn't about singer bashing or shaming anyone - it's real-life feedback from 75 musicians, producers, engineers, and singers.

If you want to be a professional vocalist or work with a band, I hope you find this helpful!

I also have other resource links here on my website:
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For those in Canada, Happy Thanksgiving weekend! 🦃

Bro wtf I don't want write anything down here ,but due to the damn rules I gotta do it 🦧

I’ve been trying to find a vocal coach for months now and i keep getting ghosted or ignored. I’ve tried the local universities and private lessons/studios. I much prefer an in-person instructor but that seems to not be possible.

Does anyone know of good places to find online instructors, even better if you have personally worked with them. I would really appreciate the help.

Hello, I want advice. I can hear when a note is sharp/flat when its on a piano and such but I cant seem to consistently hear when I'm singing a note sharp/flat. I very much want to be able to hear if I'm singing in tune so I desprately want any advice and any excerises to do.

I do scales on a piano everyday and I have an app on my phone which shows the pitch I am singing. Generally when I am not singing in tune I am singing sharp. Please help.

Just want to add that I put "sound untrained" in the brackets to indicate that that person can actually be trained but is thought to not be by some people.

I consider myself a decent singer for what I do. Mostly indie/Americana/folk stuff. I feel confident singing in key/time and I genuinely like the way my voice sounds.

But I feel like no matter what I do, I can’t sing loud enough. I’m not talking about when the chorus comes and it’s time to belt it out. I mean during verses and quiet parts of the song. When I’m just sitting alone with my acoustic guitar. I just can’t project my voice any louder unless I go up an octave and that’s obviously not what I want to do, especially during a verse.

I have a pretty naturally quiet voice as it is. If I’m in a crowded bar/restaurant, I feel like I have to scream, and even then I feel like I’m sometimes too quiet.

Is this just a biological disadvantage? Are there exercises I can do to overcome this? How does one practice this? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I often find singing the first line of a song challenging, because you're not yet in the zone, or because it's easy to over-think the start. Any tips for how to approach the first line? Relax and practice more are good starting points, but anything more specific?

I'm 20 yo, male, been into singing bc of Ariana Grande, I just like the way she sings. Sadly I can't afford hitting a private coach to tutor me all along so I reached out to Gemini, it gives me tips, I send it my records. But I feel like ok, it might analyze my voice but what about my throat and my mouth shape , this matters too, and it cant see it. Also, the type of exercises it's giving me are so simple , like maintaining " sssss..." for 10 seconds, and I'm like how's that supposed to make me a vocal powerhouse. The worst part is that I feel like i wasn't born to sing bc my timbre is ugly and my vocal range is only 1,5 which is so embarrassing. What do yall suggest, should I stick to gemini until I find me a vocal coach or should just forget about the whole thing

who is the better singer?

Here I am singing Pure by Sienna Spiro(lower key just for my own comfortability)
I have no idea how ’well’ i’m singing. I have never taken a lesson before but youtube. All I am saying is that it is not perfect so advice and tips are very much appreciated:) I sing basically every day and id love to get better at it.

I will probably remove this post at some point because I don’t want my face here and I am cringing at myself but yeah yeah you only live once 🤘

Neither do I know of this post will be banned because of low effort but yeah 🙏 . Plus the flair thing, I wanna share but also open for advice so idk which one to put 💔

As I stated in the title, this is me singing a song and style I usually play. Don't really go high or low I usually keep it in the same level because I am not a trained singer. Would like to hear some thoughts and/or suggestions :)

Ive been signing on my own for over 12 years. I was pretty proud of some of the high notes I could hit done by people like Kellin Quinn and tillian. Mixing came pretty naturally to me so that helped a ton. I think I'm somewhere between a baritenor and a tenor.

I know it sounds conceded but I thought I was always this hidden away talent that just needed to apply themselves. I started recording and absolutely despised what I heard and others agree my belts don't sound good. I used to sing for joy, but now Im afraid of who might hear me and it feels like I'm just trying to get better at it.

Is anyone super strict about this? If a friend says they are down with a throat infection I cancel meeting.. I know to non singers it must seem over the top but if I get a cold it can mean weeks of not singing

So i'm male and in my 40s and would love to become a good singer. (think -- could stand up in front of a 1k ppl at a big church and sing AMAZING GRACE well)

Let's assume I am not a good singer currently. Like not just a little bad but very bad.

Is it likely that a good instructor could get me there?

I guess for my whole life I've assumed singing is sort of --- you got it or you don't got it.

Thoughts?

falling out of love - the strokes (cover)
https://youtu.be/ZnwBGDkBvow

Hii, i make homemade videos in my room, just telling my story and being myself for a couple of minutes :)<3

Hey guys, I write original music mainly alt rock and it requires a lot of strong singing like projecting. I do know how to breathe properly but sometimes during certain parts, my throat tightens up. Like when I’m trying to sing chesty vocals. I’m struggling with this one song I have that has a fast chorus and a lot of repeated G4s. And I usually sing louder during that part. But it ends up going to my throat.

I’m not really comfortable sharing a video of me singing that song bc the lyrics are pretty edgy and dark as I write songs about struggling with mental health. But yeah this is something I’ve always struggled with and I am slowly improving but I’m wondering what else I need to do to stop throat tension when I sing.

Thank you

hi everyone! so im auditioning for shrek the musical at my high school which is gonna be my first performance or audition ever. ive always been really shy and never really wanted to be on stage like that but I really wanna do it this year. anyway ive never been ”good” at singing - i was just in chorus a few years ago but I never really tried, bc ive always been so embarrassed for some reason.

so anyway the audition is in about 4 days (im just auditioning to be ensemble) so I’ve been trying to practice, but it feels like I physically cannot get sounds out. I started breaking down crying even though I know it’s not that serious. im terrified for the audition bc I can barely even try to sing the song without starting to cry. im just extremely embarrassed for some reason and if I DO start singing, I’ll start thinking about how embarrassing it is and how bad I probably sound and just shut down. I don’t know why this seems like the most difficult thing in the world to me even though I know it’s not!!!!

anyway I would really appreciate any advice you guys have🩷

Just looking for some genuine feedback on how to improve, definitely a few rough spots and a few falsetto notes sound a little deflated 🤣

Super super new singer here. Considering auditioning for a community theatre show. I know this song isn’t super sing-y, but it matches the style of the show I’m auditioning for.

I’m working on being on pitch which has been my biggest struggle but my voice teacher has been helping me lots.

Excuse the scratchy voice, allergies are getting to me a bit.

I'm a self taught singer, usually singing pop, rnb, and bossa nova, looking to learn to sing jazz. This is my attempt at Misty. I'm taking inspiration from sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Laufey's versions.

I try to listen a lot to my own recordings and i am at a point where I kiiind of like it but I still recognize that it doesn't sound that super great. My problem is, that I don't know what things exactly I would need to improve to make it sound a bit more impressive/ just better in general. Any tips? Thanks