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Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
November 11, 2014
3:27 am
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Sexy Beast
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Hey everyone!

Here's a little something from my practice session yesterday: https://app.box.com/s/k0p6tl0gv6failgyo5nu

It's not perfect but I hope you like it!

Btw: I'm new to this forum. The name's Nick Cool

November 11, 2014
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Well, that was great! Would love to hear your voice on the full song.

If i had one comment, it is that sometimes, you are a bit uncertain on notes when you do your rapid decreshendos. I suspect that it is because you release your support muscles when going down, but i am not sure.

Good job singing Stevie Wonder!

November 11, 2014
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Thanks Quentin!

Well I must confess support never made a lot of sense to me... What do you mean by rapid decrescendos? Any particular spot?

November 11, 2014
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Hello Nick,

Je viens de caler que tu as posté sur AF, donc pourquoi continuer à parler en anglais Laugh

Du coup j'ai réécouté. Ta voix mixte sonne vraiment bien, et honnêtement je coupe un peu les cheveux en quatre. Je voulais parler de la descente à 0.44 mais en réécoutant ça ne m'a pas gêné.

Pour le soutient, je ne sais pas quelles notions tu as, mais pour chanter comme tu le fais, tu as déjà un soutient bien en place (sinon la voix mixte serait détimbrée, avec trop d'air s'échappant des cordes vocales).

Après ce teaser, j'espère qu'on aura droit à la chanson en entier!

November 11, 2014
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Awesome Job Nick, very good combination of some of Stevie's style but still combining it with sounding like YOU

Just chill out the runs a bit. Do them only when you really feel it's the right time, when it's kind of irresistible. Rather than letting them happen everywhere. Also don't forget the value of simpler options like just holding out a note, adding vibrato, playing with the rhythm, or simply leaving space.

November 11, 2014
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Thanks Owen!

Yes you are right I think the last run was too much but it just happened... I don't like holding notes because I'm not very good at it. There's so much I need to work on Wink

November 12, 2014
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Hi SexyBeast hahaha
Loved it!!

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November 12, 2014
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Thank you sir Cool

November 16, 2014
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Hey, I really liked it, you have a great voice. Were you trying to imitate Stevie though? cause at times it sounded that way.

November 17, 2014
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Hey Adam, thanks Smile

No I wasn't trying to copy Stevie. I've sung a lot of Stevie's songs so maybe that's how I picked up some of his sound? Or maybe that's just how my voice is... I don't know... When I sing Stevie's songs I get close to his sound without even trying. But when I do some MJ, Justin Timberlake etc... I don't sound like them.

I can also do a pretty good Michael McDonald impression if you're interested haha

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