#Can someone teach me how to sing pls? (;-;)

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fair crystal
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I want to improve since I'm 24/7 signing lmao- I think my neighboors had enough xdmonkaHmm

charred kernel
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Maybe someday I can teach, but here are some tips!
-relax your vocal chords. Do warmups before you sing to help your vocal chords relax. Make sure to drink tea and water (preferably warm). Relaxing them also gives that beautiful vibrato, but never force it!
-find your range! Finding your range is so important, once you can do that you can tackle practically everything! You can do this by following videos on youtube, or simply playing around with different songs and seeing which suits you best. You dont have to stick to a range once you've found out and you can experiment, but try not to strain if you do. Eg: I have a huge range but I stick to mezzo-soprano and alto when singing normally, only going out on special occasions (sweeney todd has me in a chokehold)
-im totally with ye on the 24/7 singing, but remember to rest! Lessens the chances of wrecking those pipes.

That's all I can think of rn, if you want more tips I'm happy to help :)

fair crystal
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More tips would be the cherry on the top honestly <3! so don't hesitate to text me all of it >:3 I want to learn fr frPepeHands💗 ˎˊ˗

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btw I'll leave my karaoke playlist over here, in case u see any song u know and perhaps u would like to teach me how to improve it! salute ♡

charred kernel
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Wow you've got a diverse (and quite based) music taste! I'm happy to help in really any but I think best for practice would be some of the steven universe ones, especially Let Us Adore You as it's in 3 octaves.

As for more tips, what do you struggle with? Projection? Sustaining notes? Rhythm? I have tips for most :)

fair crystal
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OMGG that's one of my favs actually :'33 I'd love to, wht an honor PepeHappy 💖

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Mmm my apologies, but I barely know about those terms :') I think rhythm but idk, like I want to give a bit of "texture" to my voice, to know when I need to "switch" my voice and not just try randomly and keep it plane or always high, as Daniel from Imagine Dragons does, or in a extreme example as Ado (love u gurrrl-) does too nvn

charred kernel
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Oh yes I know what you mean! Switching from chest to head voice, I think is the proper term (I too am.not the best with terminology). Techniques like growling ( which ado uses a lot) and vibrato are also texture techniques

lavish bough
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@fair crystal I started taking lessons in August and one thing I learned is if you haven’t been trying to learn to sing on a professional level take it slow. Your voice will take the time to develop as you go.

Originally I could barely whisper in my falsettos and I found it hard to figure out where to breathe in more complex songs, and how I should sing songs in my range. Transitioning from chest to head was impossible. Now my voice is much different, my lung capacity is better, and my transitions aren’t perfect but it’s not a record scratch when it happens.

So take ur time and let ur voice grow with you. It’s not a regular instrument u can’t just strum it whenever u want and make sound. It needs to be cultivated and cared for.

Water is ESSENTIAL and you can’t just chug a few gallons seconds before singing. You need to drink a good bit through the day or maybe an hour ahead of singing to give ur body time to move real moisture to ur throat. Drinking something doesn’t actually moisturize ur vocal cords. Mucus does which the body takes time to generate with water.

Another thing that I personally do is categorize songs in 3 categories of difficulty sing along, learning, and expert. Every song has different moves and techniques but some take it much easier than others.

Examples (imo)
Sing along - let it snow (pretty easy not much movement just a little jingle.)

Learning - heartbreak anniversary (It’s very good but the song mostly moves linear. It goes up when it goes up and down when it goes down. Easier to follow)

Expert - Beyoncé spirit (It has a lot of movement switching up and down quickly, transitions into high notes, and growls)

So I tried to stick to learning songs bc I wanted to not stay in place. But I set an expert song as the goal which trickled down into making the lower categories easier.

P.S This is my newbie advice. Career singers might have better or different/conflicting advice.

charred kernel
# lavish bough <@697642957159006258> I started taking lessons in August and one thing I learned...

yes I love this advice! Especially the song advice. I also think musical theatre helped me develop a lot, so some musicals with a variety of vocal ranges and styles that can help you learn are
SIX - Pop inspired music with theatre flair, good for finding range and styles that suit you
Hamilton - Lots of rap, but there is singing for both men and women and a fair share of range, especially in Helpless and Satisfied
Little Shop of Horrors - This one can be quite hard in parts, but its fun and can help you expand your vocal agility
Lastly, (and this is definitely not because im obsessed with it cough cough my profile) Les Miserables - This musical is stellar, and even if not for singing just a beautiful experience. This one can be very hard in parts, especially with cosette and Javert existing, but it is great for training Mezzo-Soprano and Alto range.

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