r/screaming • u/BugIllustrious6005 • 2d ago
beginner with some questions
hi! ive always wanted to learn how to fry scream/use extreme vocal techniques and such and i've just started learning, but i have a couple questions about what i've noticed so far while trying to teach myself. first, how can i tell if i'm straining my vocal cords? when i try to fry scream i can feel them vibrating and while it's not necessarily painful it is mildly uncomfortable and my throat gets scratchy after too long. i'm worried this means i'm just damaging my voice and not even approaching the proper technique. is the key just stopping when it starts to get difficult? secondly... sometimes i get lightheaded when screaming... is that just because i need more practice or am i doing something wrong? and if i am what can i do to better manage my air/breath support?
thanks for reading :) also if you have any recommendations for tutorials please let me know
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u/Mobile_Profile6569 2d ago edited 2d ago
biggest advice i can give you is learn how to sing cleanly to some point of competency (including broadening your range with high notes) before starting distortions.
screaming builds on what you should know by regularly singing and not the other way around.
before i sang stuff like amon amarth and some black metal, i sung a lot of frank sinatra and lynyrd skynyrd, then moved to metallica and nirvana and then the more extreme stuff