I definitely hear improvements man. Who were your other coaches, jw?

Sounds like you're finding your way and developing more confidence in the things you're being asked to do. Can't wait to hear you sing Gravity in its original octave, and do it better than John Mayer. 😉

Foreal though, the progress you seem to have made in the last 2 months is huge. Keep it up dude.

If you could go back to the very beginning, what would you have changed about the way you practiced? Aside from pitch awareness training, it seems? Your ear for vocal pitch sounds like it has improved quite a lot.

Real solid progress man! I think it's so important that you are willing to document this journey and I think since you started it so early on, you might as well continue with it for a long time and keep capturing your progress like you did in that first video. If I were a beginning singer again, I would love to see that kind of video you made there, but covering a span of all the way from beginner to great singer. If you decide to do a grand transformation video like that, it would be a very valuable video to so many people, and if you leverage it in the right way it could lead to some really good popularity.

I think a lot of people are misunderstood about the journey of singing but you really seem to understand it! It's a really gradual improvement, and getting access to a better teacher really speeds you along, but nonetheless, investing that "time and effort" you mentioned is absolutely necessary for improvement. The other thing people need to realize is that nearly any problem with the voice can be fixed with training...as long as you don't give up, you will always be able to get better. As you continue progressing you'll find that to be more and more true and your voice will show it. I think you will go a long way as a singer because your mindset and actions are leading you in the right direction. And you'll find that the fact that you found Phil's guidance so early on in your journey is a big advantage for you as well.

Just curious, what are the main things Phil has taught you so far?

I agree with the improvements you guys both mentioned, what you mentioned in the first video has improved so much stronger since your training with Phil, and I also notice the pitch improvement Slow Start mentioned. In your first video both of these things were improving but not nearly as much and as quickly as they did in the last couple months. The most interesting thing to me was that in your first video, toward the end of your work on each song you would start really nailing the pitches, but then when you would try a song while playing the guitar too, or try a new song, your pitch would fall off again! I never experienced that specific effect in my journey but it was just fascinating to see that because I can relate to it in other aspects of my singing journey. It's really a good example of how the process isn't as simple as adding on to what you've learned; you also have to make sure you don't undo your old progress each time you add something new.

Anyways, it's so great to see you here and I hope you stick around and keep singing and sharing your journey!