What Is Wrong With My Singing? YouTube link provided.?

Question

Hi everybody. I have always been a **** singer, but as I love singing I decided to invest my money into the Ken Tamplin's Vocal Academy course. It is true, that I have made a great progress with my singing, especially in my range, but there is still something utterly wrong with my singing and I cannot figure out what exactly it is. Every help much appreciated. P. S. It may be worth saying, that english is not my first language, but I believe it is obvious from the clip.

https://youtu.be/o4_0dgIUvCk

Answer 1

Can you put the full length version up? It would be better to hear the full song to hear more range, also maybe if you upload another video of a song with more severe vocal range that would also make it easier to hear.



From just listening to that clip, I would say that you are shouting parts of your words, now yes the original is a little like that but his words are more rounded, your words sound quite harsh but as you say english is not your first language which might explain it.





Oh and its not that bad, there is not that much improvement to be made just a lot of tweaking, you sound enthusiastic and you are not out of tune (or not by much).



My advice would be to sing in different keys, practice vocal ranging exercises via youtube, sing some slower songs. Maybe sounds a little weird to you but to practice different styles, even try something like opera... that way you will not get locked into singing in a certain style and limiting yourself.



I would wonder if you always listen/sing the same style of music? that could be your problem.

Answer 2

This is why online teaching does not work. The teacher can not hear you and does not know your bone and cranial structure, your age, your gender, so how can they teach you for your individual voice characteristics. In fact it is down right dangerous as you can not give the same help to a 15 year old as you would a 38 year old.

Answer 3

You have just proven yourself that SELF-HELP DOES NOT WORK!



Either start saving money for OFFLINE one-on-one lessons with a GOOD vocal teacher, join a choir or find yourself another interest.



In fact, it takes obviously some talent, some luck, LOTS of patience, diligence, courage, hard work, dedication and LOTS of lessons with a GOOD vocal teacher. Besides, your voice will keep maturing until you are in your mid-30s so you need a lot of TIME as well. Therefore:



Sorry, but THE ONLY SAFE way to learn the correct singing techniques & to improve properly IS to take OFFLINE face-to-face singing lessons with a fully trained vocal teacher! The teacher HAS TO BE in the same room with you, so that he/she can give you proper feedback. However, even the best teachers in the world cannot make wonders, so please be realistic with this. Singing lessons are NOT going to help if one is tone-deaf! Please do NOT rely on any dodgy web tutorials because that way you can misunderstand things VERY EASILY and develop bad habits, hoarseness, vocal nodules and other nasties IN NO TIME, and even though you would sound good! It is always much wiser to invest a little bit of your money/time to face-to-face lessons rather than wasting the same amount of money (or even more!) to frequent ear-nose-throat specialist visits due to aforementioned problems, so please reconsider this. If you can't afford vocal lessons, then joining a choir is the only SAFE alternative option. And believe me, but even MANY of those who have music as their hobby DO take lessons as well! Always remember to warm up your voice properly, but please know your limits and don't overdo your voice! Remember the diaphragmatic support, do not strain your throat too much! Also, remember good body posture! Avoid fizzy drinks (burp danger), dairy products (mucus risk), caffeinated products (coffee & tea included, they dry up your throat) and spicy food (irritation risk)! You can consume these things, but NEVER before singing! Do NOT shout, yell, scream nor otherwise abuse your voice AT ANY TIME! Also, please respect your vocal range; if your teacher says you are, say, more of an alto (baritone if you are male), then you ARE more of an alto (baritone).



However: DO NOT try to imitate anyone famous, that will usually give you just bad habits and even damage your throat. You are YOU and your voice is unique, so please learn to cherish that. The world does NOT need copycats.



Do NOT sing, whisper, shout, yell nor scream if having a sore throat/cold/flu, Also, do speak as little as you can if you have flu/cold/sore throat! Remember to drink at least 2 litres of room-temperature still water every day, not just during singing days! Smoking is a big no-no, as is inhaling secondhand smoke. Also, avoid staying in dusty and/or moldy environment.



There you go, leave it or take it, but self-help is as DANGEROUS as trying to perform a minor surgery on oneself after watching how it is done in an episode of Chicago Hope or Holby City. And, sometimes one needs to sacrifice things in order to find the best vocal teacher for oneself.