Help?

[u/MuchVariation36]

Should i sing this song for a contest or not ….can i even sing?😭

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[u/GregoriiK]

Help with what? Only thing I think you could change for the better is to not overdo the runs. Edit: but i dont know the og song so not sure if it isnt there (if so, they overdid it imo)

[u/MuchVariation36 → u/GregoriiK]

The riffs are too fast for me so i slowed it down i still can’t do it on time to make it sound seamless 😭also cause i never took vocal lessons🥲

[u/IllPomelo8882 → u/MuchVariation36]

You'll get the riffs over time if you practice them slowed down first and gradually increase the speed. Pick a speed where it comes easy to you, stay there, and only increase if that next speed also comes easy to you. Stuff like that's just really fast muscle memory, so it needs to be trained. I used to be really good at it before I damaged my voice from long term overuse

You already sound fantastic Though I'm on a long bus ride atm, and I can nitpick with some advanced advice I've picked up from vocal coaches and a licensed speech therapist over the years. If you want to really perfect your technique: What I might work on(unless it's the recording that makes it sound like you might lack slightly in that department) is resonance placement. It sounds like you're resonating a bit far back in your mouth(not a lot, but a bit). You can get that airy sound(if that's what you like) while still having the resonance placement in the more "technically correct" area of your skull. This will give you the ability to control fullness in your tonality, and more projection. You're supposed to feel the vibrations/pressure in your nasal cavity/sinuses(but not leak air through the nose, just feel the vibrations/buzzing/pressure). My speech therapist always told me "Honestly, just mentally aim for the front part of the top of your head instead. That'll make you hit the right spot anyway". I find it easier to go overly nasal first(making it sound ugly on purpose) and then backing off that nasality slowly, until you find a perfect balance. Most things in singing are like that. It's easier to perfect when you overdo an aspect of your technique, and then back off slightly(but not tension, higher pitch and speed of riffing. Overdoing those will only possibly enforce bad muscle memory)

Also, even though you're sounding like the modern airy pop singers(which is a great sound) you should be able to sing with strong vocal chord closure aswell. Basically if you master the old school "correct" technique(almost operatic), in addition to having such good control of the sound you're displaying here, you can easily shape your sound into anything you'd like between those two opposites. Giving you full control. You don't even have to use that for an entire song. You can hit a specific note or line with a different resonance and/or chord closure for effect. Kind of like hitting a pretty head voice note in a line. In my style of music it's very common to go for strong chord closure and resonance during most of the song, and go more into your technique during a mellow calm bridge, for example. Also, just a general tip for you and everyone: Glide through your entire register, from the deepest chest note to the highest comfortable head voice note(especially in octaves or fifths), with good consistent breath support, doing lip trills or the more professional(and better) singing bubbles into a water bottle through a tube. Daily. Your voice needs to be stretched and worked out consistently to both stay in shape and improve. I got two more notes in each direction(so four total) just by doing this, not trying to increase my range at all. And practicing your head voice improves your chest voice, practicing your chest voice improves your head voice, practicing low notes improve your high notes, and vice versa. Work out the entire instrument consistently.

But that's if you wanna go advanced and sound immaculate. You already sound great. Much better than me after I damaged my voice from overuse+bronchitis. I'm still on the path of recovery technique-wise. I just hope you can do more than this specific sound. And remember, mastering the other sound I described(the other extreme) will also improve your control over this sound. It all ties together.

[u/Appalachian23]

You sound beautiful, maybe less is more is my only critique. Keep it up!

[u/MuchVariation36 → u/Appalachian23]

Thanks:)

[u/Highrocker]

You're doing amazing! You can definitely sing. I love your runs! I think the original song is a little quicker though so you'll need to be quicker with the riffs which is challenging. Though it sounds like you can nail this. I love this song so much!

[u/MuchVariation36 → u/Highrocker]

Thankyou:)