Feedback, tone deaf? Monotone?

[rancid mirage]

Always been a person that sings a lot at home, easily recalling lyrics but awful at the singing. I might have improved a little but my close once cant stand my monotone voice and my tone deafness. Am I a lost cause?

Started learning to play guitar a couple of months ago and just got some sort of hang of how to sing and play at the same time.

What should I focus on to improve? I know the accent is quite bad, english is not my first language.

[somber sentinel]

Tone deafness, or "congenital amusia," affects only about 4% of the population. If you can distinguish between different high and low pitches, you are likely not tone deaf. To improve your tone, start by focusing on achieving accurate pitch (intonation). Once you can consistently hit the correct notes, you can then explore and experiment with a variety of tone colors to enhance your overall sound. Tone colors can vary from dark to bright, breathy to focused, smooth to distorted, etc.

[rancid mirage]

Thank you. I have a hard time hearing how off I am, I guess that’s part of the practice. What would you say?

And what else can I work on?

[somber sentinel]

We hear our own voice via bone conduction (through the skull) unlike listening to someone else (i.e. through ear canal). In order to hear yourself like others do, try this - Take two notebooks or just the palm of you hard and place in front of your ear and sing. Other options could be turning on monitors on your audio interface if you have one.

Here is a great video demonstrating this - https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6XAPqbPDa3/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[rancid mirage]

Thank you, I will try that!