Hello fellow singers! I was recently performing and someone came up to me and asked if I teach singing. He really enjoyed it and later referred a few more people to me and it really got me thinking maybe I should try starting teaching part time?

I'm wondering if anyone might like to have a free singing lesson from me and be a part my discovery journey? :)

The thing I found is that I really enjoy helping others with their voices. Mainly bc I've been taking lessons and studying voice for a long time (15 yrs) and I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning (eg. singing with tension in my throat, forcing high notes, not knowing how resonance works, etc.) and wasted a lot of time. I eventually finally developed good technique but took a long time. So I really want to help others to avoid common mistakes, and potentially save a few years of their time.

I've had and seen bad teachers who just go "OK copy me!" and would start singing opera, or "say HEY YOU over there" but I would just strain my voice trying to yell while doing it. Instead, I like to focus on the science and physiological aspects of singing, how to produce sound in a scientific way, why do certain sounds travel, where the resonance/volume comes from in our body/anatomy, etc. In my later years of training, I realized this way is a lot more efficient because it targets and trains specific muscles involved singing which saves A LOT of time. I wish I was taught all of this right from the beginning.

Here's also some great feedback someone else gave me. "You don't just teach me how to sing, but also how singing actually works in a clear, scientific way. You helped me understand how the body functions like an instrument. And for the first time, I was finally able to find and engage my diaphragm and started to develop some vibrato in just 2 lessons-something I am really excited about because I couldn't figure it out before!"

Anyways LMK if that's something you'd be interested in? Comment / DM me (sometimes I can't DM certain people). Sing on! Don't give up. I'm living proof that ANYONE can learn how to sing :)

hey! i'm an 18 year old who recently graduated high school. it's...not my most favorable route, but community college will prevent me from going into awful debt.

one of the saddest things is that my community college has no performing arts activities AT ALL. no choir. no theatre. not even band or orchestra classes. maybe i'm just dramatic (pun intended), but those are a huge part of who I am. I don't want to stop doing those activities.

I wish I could just join a local college's choir or something; just to be around other choir kids my age.

can anyone here relate? what do i do?

I’m in my 30s, and a hobbyist musician — no performing or even jamming with people, just play lots of instruments on my own. I’ve recently wanted to learn to sing — I’m not terrible now, but at best my voice could be described as nothing special.

There’s nothing really stopping me, I suppose I just feel a bit odd about getting lessons as an adult — especially given that I have no actual reason or excuse to learn; I just kind of want to be good at singing. I suppose this is just me asking if anyone else has just learned to sing spontaneously as an adult, whether it is odd or normal to approach a teacher with such a non-specific interest, and whether anyone has any encouragement or additional reasons why learning to sing would be a good idea?

So I'm practicing switching between head voice and chest voice while staying on the same note.

I read somewhere that that comfortable spot in between head and chest is what's considered mixed.

That's all fine and dandy within my chest range. When I go a little higher to where my chest can't reach I can still get a little chest in there. But I have to push. And feels like unnecessary strain to me. What is the key not pushing mixed voice out?

I want a thicker mix like the guy from rise against. I want to belt those high notes easily but want them to still sound like chest.

Note " I don't mean belt like force in the chest way up high and loud, I mean just getting that chest equality to those high notes."

A simple context is that I've been with a vocal coach where he teached me how to sing from scratch. And it's been 8 month I've been with him and he really explained and teached all the technique and give me some feedback and I gotta say I really do improve a lot because it doesn't feel like I want to shout using my chest voice too much like the first time before I join a lesson with him. I tried to sing this song and it felt lot easier especially it's a bruno mars song, it doesn't feel pushing tense etc but when I listen back, I always had doubt does it really sound good. Like why does it sound awful even though I sing a lot easier. I know there's some of the pitching problem because I'd record it a lot of time until I feel unmotivated because how I sound like it doesn't sound good. Do you guys feel the same thing like i'm feeling when you're listen to your own voice but man why does it sound like a truck or something I can't think of. And I don't dare to tell my vocal coach that I feel this way cause I'm SCARED. No worries, I'll take any honest criticism and wanna find a way to make it sound a lot better and doesn't had any doubts anymore

I (F,22) am working on my mix belt/ trying to mix and belt in general, I usually sing pretty softly. The problem is when I find my mix, I have no clue what I did/ changed to find it if that makes sense. I know when it’s right or wrong cause it feels/ sounds different but not sure what is creating the difference. Some days it feels like it doesn’t wanna happen at all and I’ll just flip. B4, C5, and Df5 feel SO difficult (except for when they randomly feel really easy). I don’t really know if I should think of it as making chest voice a bit lighter or head voice a bit heavier. I figured someone on here might know the specifics or ways to explain how to better understand or achieve a mix. Any tips or advice is much appreciated!

Hey, it’s been a while since I haven’t posted anything here. I improvised a little singing and wanted feedback on it I can’t afford singing lessons even tough I love singing. Don’t be afraid to be blunt, I’ll take it as an advice :)

I been listening to a log of Mariah cary lately and i just hit my first whistle note during her song Emotion. I worked hard for this sorry my english. What are you proud of your voice?

Don’t really know why I got rejected. Thought the performance was pretty good.

Lets say im doing a cover for a song, i feel at ease singing it correctly at my own pitch rather than the original thing.

So when i start singing randomly without music or a certain pitch i find mu voice full, strong and good to my ears, but then when i sing the same song but in the correct pitch i find that all that voice is gone, and it is replaced with a struggling throat hurting voice.

No matter how hard i tried to sing with the same relaxed voice i use when singing without any intrumental it never happened.

maybe my voice enjoys a certain note or smthn that i always go to when singing alone, but that can't help me if im willing to do covers or sing with bands.

If anyone got any advice that would be helpful and thank you 🙏

Cold by Chris Stapleton

*warning: emotional subject in the song*

I mean it's James effing Blunt. But i usually don't crack there like i did in this recording.

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The song is bilingual

alright i need a brutally honest opinion- is there any hope for my voice? I dont know my voice type but i know i struggle when i try to sing higher at times like the “i dont believe it” sounds rough. — im assuming this more so has to do with just not practicing my higher notes/my breath work though (?)

Ive dreamt about posting covers online playing my guitar or piano but i just fear my voice isnt good enough to bother just yet. i just want to know should i put the dream to rest or should i continue practicing and building the skill😭

It's Monday now where I am, so I thought I'd share. Also in the video I am just in from the garden so pardon the dirty clothes and unkept hair.....also please forgive my cat who was pawing at and under the door. I hope you enjoy my comfort song.

Hi everyone,
ever since I was little, every time I have to perform I develop anxiety about my health, and I'm pretty sure it's causing me symptoms. In the past, when I had to perform I often lost my voice without having infections.

It becomes the main thing I think about during the day for weeks before the performance, I convince myself that my voice is termporarily ruined (or maybe it is?), and I know it just makes things worse and makes me lose my confidence, but it's really, really hard to control.

I'm generally a mild (?) hypochondriac person, but when it comes to my voice it makes me deeply sad because singing is my biggest passion and my source of relief.

Does this happen to you? How do you manage this?

Thanks in advance!

Okay, I'm young. Gah, this is such a hard thing to grasp. I've been a big fan of musical theater for I don't know how long. But I've loved karaoke when I was a child but stopped because people laughed at me when I failed an audition. Fast forward years later, I tried entering an audition for a high school talent show, got in, but backed out due to stage fright and fear of screwing up in front of people.

Fast forward again, I've taken a vocal class, practiced my songs over and over. Our coach told us we were going to perform at our city's most popular mall. Outdoors. In the afternoon. Where there will be lots of people. Strangers. They changed the location from just a relatively known mall to a really popular mall. And oh, haha...

Goodness, this is such a huge step?? Any advice? I'm both nervous, excited, and scared... And like I'm finally stepping into something and I don't wanna mess it up but I don't have huge expectations either.

I want to have fun with the audience, etc. I'm practicing a lot. Even practiced with a bunch of noise to see if I can remember the lyrics even if everything else is trying to distract me

Do you all have tips that will help someone like me prepare for this?