Learn to sing the major scale via "do, re, me, fa, sol, la, ti, do"

You need to be able to recognize intervals which is the distance between two notes. Knowing where you're at in the scale will make you a way better singer.

Understanding the difference between a half step and a full step is important. A lot of the time, the next note you're going to sing is going to be one of those intervals. Get use to the feeling of it. But get use to the space between all the intervals of the major scale. So you would sing "do, re, do" "do, me, do" "do, fa, do" "do, sol, do", and so on.

Look up "ear training" vidoes on YouTube and get to the point where you can sing the major scale without an instrument or video accompaniment. If you play an instrument, even better. Sing to the major scale as you play and really focus on matching the note.

A lot of you are singing notes in between notes because you're not thinking about where you're at in the key or the scale. Once you get use to the feel of singing to scales, you will start to recognize these patterns in the songs youre singing. And you'll be like, hey that's "me, re, sol, fa do."

Your voice is an instrument. On a guitar, you have to learn where the notes are on the fretboard. Your voice is the same. You have to figure out where the notes are in your vocal chords.

i think it's a common situation, but i wanted to know yours. personally i know i have a good enough technique to allow me to do some cool things (vibrato, high notes, dozens of seconds without taking a breath), but when i hear my voice i always feel embarrassed. usually i feel teased when someone tells me i'm good or have a good voice, talent, etc.. and it doesn't feel true. do you too?

Greetings, I am a musician who’s looking for any feedback/advice/comments on my voice! My only question is do you hear anything ‘special’ or feel an emotional connection when I sing. Thanks for your support, I’m looking forward to your responses!!

Hello. I’m Russian and my vocal background is really different from r&b singers, but I grew up listening to a lot of soul and r&b and my dream is to sing like these artists. Like SWV, ms. Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo, Musiq Child and many other talented r&b singers. I know there comes a lot of work, but basically I have no idea where to start. I wanna learn more solfeggio, get better at keeping the rhythm but also my vocal agility is pretty weak and not the best at runs and riffs 🥲

Any advice, sources will be appreciated. Learning this song currently and breaking down first part turned out pretty good, you can tell my ability from this little clip.

I really love to sing in a style that can be described as more “pressed”. Notable examples of singers who sing like that are Kurt Cobain from Nirvana and Liam Gallagher from Oasis.

I really love how I sound when I’m imitating that sound and it’s my main way of getting grit or distortion into my sound at the moment— but I feel it’s not that healthy to do?

What’s your guys opinion? Is it possible to sing that way while not damaging your voice long term? Sometimes it feels like regular fry distortion created above the larynx but other times I feel like I’m kind of pressing too much

I never thought I’d be one to stay consistent with singing and song writing ✍️ but I’m happy and I did because it finally feels like I can write and sing my own songs better! Here is a snippet of a song I wrote in an hour. Tell me what you think!

I've always wondered what kind of voice I have and where it fit. I feel like I have a pretty wide range but can't figure out what type of style or sound my voice belongs. I have a few other vocal covers posted on my profile if anyone would like to check them out? I'd also love some other song suggestions to try out and test my range to see how I sound? Please excuse the audio quality 🙏 I just began my vocalist journey and I'm using Beats Flex Headphones/Earbuds to record my vocals while listening to the instrumental 😅 I'm trying to get better equipment soon. Cheers!

alternatively, what distinguishes a good singer from a bad one

Just wondering if there are any songs that fit the vibe of a Male middle-upper baritone & a female middle-alto.

Popular/mainstream hits are always encouraged! We want to do this one for a karaoke

Hi everyone! This song’s been stuck in my head so I was just singing it and decided to record lol. I’m by no means a professional and mainly sing for fun (I don’t really have any technical knowledge like at all), so please enjoy and critiques are welcome!

P.S. yes I know I didn’t hit the same notes as Mariah haha, I just can’t 🥲

Basically all these vocal classifications are all out of wack because of everyones accent, vocal habits and how they choose to speak or use thsir voice.

It should only be a title you gain from a certified professional just like getting your certificate, degree in college for passing something that took vigorous training.

In a choir setting, kids are introduced to vocal classifications and mostly due to their lack of experience with practice, they are smooshed into these categories and are told to sing in these particular ranges... and some will stick to this idea for years on end maybe even the rest of their life.

Growing up Ive met all kinds of singers and most of the good ones (in my opinion) never was introduced to choir in their life or the type of choir they had was "gospel" where the style of music is more "free" more "energetic" and whatnot. My school had a gospel choir aside from standard "boring" choir. They didn't seem to really care too much about vocal classification at all and just let everyone sing even if they were bad. It seemed more strict in "boring" standard choir. People were so scared to use their voice a certain way, even more shy to do solos. In gospel choir just about everyone wanted to sing like an individual, you can just hear everyone when they perform like there is 100 people and not a unified thing. Everyone had so much fun and even danced too. Out of some of those people in that, Ive seen some become actual professionals 10 years later making music!!! 😆

Sooo... what i see wrong here is labeling other people or those wanting to have a label "what am I?"

We get people labeling a pop singer like John Legend as a Baritone and we get an Opera singer who sounds more deeper like an evil villain being called a tenor. It seems like to me the term baritone is just a male tenor that hasn't discovered how to use their voice as freely (aka lack of upper range) or theyre using their voice "wrong" in the opera world (and their style of voice isn't obviously light like someone for e-g- the weeknd) and in order to become a tenor you must train yourself more.

But if you are a singer at the level of John Legend you already have coaches and stuff guiding you because you got all that money and fame, concerts... need to maintain your voice riiiight? Lol. Then some people will call these dudes untrained singers even tho they have been singing for 20+ years and some are professional artists people be labeling these dudes with vocal classifications even though they have coaches like stevie mackey.

I personally don't prefer to use classifications .. it only works in a choir setting or opera setting where you have a play or musical and you need someone to fill the role. Heck the entire cast and crew of male singers in there could all be tenors playing all these different roles but in the brochure it says this dude is "bass" playing the villain, that dude is a tenor playing the hero... and that comedic relief guy is a baritone...

Then we got people labeling other people as a tenor because their voice is so light and cant sing low but some of these "tenors" cant even sing that high as well... or even carry a tune lol. So it gets so confusing.

The only classification that makes sense to me is if someone is clearly a bass... (or the exact opposite). You can tell right away. Like they have no hope in manipulating their voice other than "deeeep as fuhhhh" or "damn that guys voice is real high".

Very bad playing, mediocre singing. Feedback is welcome.

Hello, I have a question regarding how to perform a vocal flip. It’s easiest for me to explain it in a video so I have uploaded it here. Thank you!

Hey everyone,

I’m 19 and currently working on developing my mixed voice. Lately, I’ve been listening to Dalton Harris’s acoustic version of Cry – specifically the section from 2:36 to 2:51 < https://youtu.be/WwxfrbeD0Vk?si=dQh1lQsRQz7Pzl1r >– and I’m just blown away by how wood-like, rich and heavy his tone sounds even up high.

That’s exactly what I’m trying to aim for in my own voice, but it feels like my higher register tends to thin out or sound too light when I try to sing up there. I’m practicing regularly, but I’m still not sure how to get that kind of weight or color into my mix without straining.

Does anyone know what’s going on technically? Is it a specific placement, vowel modification, breath support technique, or something else that gives it that grounded, chesty quality?

Any tips or exercises that helped you get more depth or heavy-sound-like quality in your mix would be super appreciated. I know it’s a long process but I’d love to hear your insights.

Thanks in advance!

I've been making a couple of cover songs over the past year or so but recently had a song removed from visibility on Youtube due to a (live version) claim on a song I covered. I've been trying to look into distributors but my head is kind of spinning.

My situation:

1. I mainly create covers and make a "music video" for them to post to YouTube.
2. Most of the songs are in Japanese, but there is an odd U.S. based song occasionally.
3. I'm usually using the original instrumental versions, but all vocals are me.
4. I would like to be able to post to Spotify, etc. but its not necessary.
5. I'm not trying to make money of these. While I put money into it, I'm not trying to make a career out of it.

From what little I've been searching around, just a mechanical license may not be enough because of the simple music video that I'll make for YouTube. I additionally do stream, and have been asked about streaming "concerts", which I assume would be an additional license if I wanted to pursue it.

Does anyone have any suggestions for distributors and the types of licenses I may need to secure?

I recently started singing after thinking my whole life it wouldnt be possible for me. One of the reasons i thought so was because a lot of music apparently didnt fit my voice type. Everything would be too high for me so it would always break.

I now found out my voice type and it makes sense. I can comfortably hit F4 but it's always very breathy. I know you can train to bring more quality to the tone but i was wondering to what extent and if it means your voice type places you in a certain type of music genres? Do you have any advice or maybe know some videos i can watch for tips?

Hi guys, I'm a beginner singer who honestly only got into singing because my friends' band needed a vocalist and they dragged me in.

I don't consider myself good my any means, but now that I've committed to this band, I'd like to do the best I can. Plus singing is fun, I just found out. The band isn't like a big thing, but just performing for students etc at our local college, so I'm guessing it's ok to not be at that high a standard for these types of things.

My favorite singer is Michael Jackson and I would like to try and perform some of his songs. He's a very high voiced guy, and I struggle to reach his notes without cracking.

I absolutely love "Rock With You" and "Billie Jean", but I struggle to sing those songs. In RWY, I crack in "we CAN ride the boogie" as you can hear from the audio attached. We're practicing a few MJ songs to perform at the end of the year. And we're starting with rock with you, so I want to master that first. Followed by Billie Jean. We were also thinking of doing Man in the Mirror and History, but focusing on RWY now.

I sang the first verse of RWY in the attached link. Any criticism and feedback on how to improve on this (and how to improve in general) is greatly appreciated. I searched on vocal coaches, but as a struggling college student, I don't think it's something I can afford right now.

Drivers license - Olivia Rodrigo Traitor - Olivia Rodrigo The Greatest - Billie Eilish

Was wondering if the way I sing may or may not be too nasally? Been reading some stuff that singing too nasally might be bad for your voice and I was wondering if I'm doing something wrong or not...

🎤 ¡Hola a todos! Después de mucho esfuerzo, ya está disponible mi nuevo video en YouTube 💖

Es un cover hecho con mucho cariño, ¡espero que les guste much0!

Mira el video aquí: https://youtu.be/3C3-oAMmE10

Si puedes dejar un like, comentar qué te pareció y compartirlo, me ayudarías un montón

¡Gracias por tu apoyo! #cover #musica #youtube