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        	<title>Student Teacher on Singing with the Nose</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>One of my private voice students is having trouble directing the air through the mouth instead of the nose.  I've had him sing while plugging his nose and sing open vowels, but he still seems to want to sing with a nasal quality.  What are some ways to help with this?</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:27:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Michael on Am i a tenor or a baritone?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey there. </p>
<p>Here's a great Youtube vid I used to learn my vocal type.  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IejHKpfHso" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IejHKpfHso</a></p>
<p>When it comes to contemporary/popular music. Don't worry about your vocal type too much, just change the key of the song to suit your range.</p>
<p>And for free vocal lessons, here   <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCrEHXiwwM91dhx0HonrSQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXCrEHXiwwM91dhx0HonrSQ</a></p>
<p>Good luck </p>
<p>Michael.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 19:17:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Simpan27 on Am i a tenor or a baritone?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello</p>
<p>I am in a school choir and i dont really know if i sound good or not. What voice type may i be based on the timbre of my voice?</p>
<p><a href="https://vocaroo.com/i/s1QQf16bBWbe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vocaroo.com/i/s1QQf16bBWbe</a></p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:37:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>0ne.and.0nly on Tenor or Baritone </title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Sorry for this question, because I am aware that this is one of the more common questions, but let me explain the situation.<br />
I had a vocal teacher (pop singer female, 10 years of experience) for 1 year then I decided to take lessons with someone else (Professional opra singer male, 30 years of experience) then all of a sudden my progress skyrocketed.<br />
After 3 months with the opra singer I was able to grow my range from E2 to B6 (No joke). I can still sing in chest voice up to C6 with a good presentable quality of tone.<br />
My opra singer saied that by the tone of my speaking voice I would be classified as a Baritone.</p>
<p>Now, let's get to the problem. I still have lessons left with my first teacher (pop singer) and today she told me that because I am a Baritone my voice will never sound good if I sing songs in the tenor range.<br />
I personally prefere the tenor range when I listen to songs, so what she said was very discouraging for me.<br />
The thing is my new more experienced opera singing teacher said the opposite. He said that I can learn to sing tenor beautifully. All it takes is long enough vocal cords to produce the tone in the first place, a perfect technique and the faith that it's possible.</p>
<p>Now people please tell me who is right. Because what my old teacher said discouraged me alot. I believe I will be able to sing in tenor range with the highest vocal quality possible, but now im standing in a turning point either my opra singer is right and the pop singer is wrong and I will have to learn that my old teacher is not as competent and skilled as I thought OR<br />
She was right and I'm chasing something that will never happen( which is sing beautifully in the range I feel sound most beautiful to me (tenor))</p>
<p>I am male 24 years old, just in case this is important in any way</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:09:52 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>maeve on Question about vocal range</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi everybody! What's up?</p>
<p>I manage to sing all the notes (the highest with some effort) by Royal Blood , About Wayne and Jaymes Young. So I suppose we have the same range?<br />
With songs from female artists I always have problems, especially in the chorus.</p>
<p>I have two questions:<br />
1) how can I determine my vocal range (like contralto, etc)?<br />
2) can you suggest some songs which are adapt to that range?</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 14:49:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Matt Ramsey on Puberty.. I think PLZ HELP</title>
        	<link>http://thesingershub.com/forum/vocal-technique/puberty-i-think-plz-help/#p7189</link>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Yep, you have testosterone to thank.<br />
Due to hormonal changes, your larynx (voice box) and vocal folds are going through a dramatic vocal transition.<br />
It's like leaving a piano in the rain, one second it's swollen, the next it's cracking and thin.</p>
<p>But please, don't be like so many others that give up singing just because they don't like how they sound during their voice change.<br />
You will need to gain a new understanding of your voice.<br />
Luckily, vocal training through the pubertal change can dramatically improve your ability to sing through this hard time.</p>
<p>My advice is to work with somebody who really knows what they're doing so they can help you choose appropriate songs and keys no matter what your voice is doing that day.</p>
<p>But here are a couple of things to keep in mind as you approach singing:<br />
1. Be aware the your range will change daily–Again, due to the influence of hormone, your voice will thicken or thin more on any specific day and there will be little you can do to change this. Go with the flow, allow the voice to rest where it does and sing the best you can.</p>
<p>2. The place where your chest and head voice connect, called the bridge or passagio, will also change–We hear this all the time when the voice “flips” or disconnects to “falsetto“. In time, this place of transition will become more stable also, but only with the correct vocal instruction.</p>
<p>3. The most important thing to maintain in a transitioning voice is a sense of bottom and top, which correlates to thickening and stretching of the vocal cords–Since young people’s voices are transitioning to a larger, thicker instrument, making sure that the student is stretching their voice into the head register (even if it’s falsetto) is better than avoiding that area altogether. This is something I see in lots of young people. “I don’t sing high notes well, so I don’t sing songs with high notes”. This is why it’s so important that the voice teacher helps the student sing through their entire range, or else this fear of high notes will become a real inability to sing them.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 13:32:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>bereal on Puberty.. I think PLZ HELP</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>I am a 16 year old boy and I have been singing my whole life. I get invited to sing out a lot and I have been having problems with my voice. Either I strain or crack and I don't know what to do. Should I take a break from singing, how do I get my voice back to how stable it was before. I practice but I still strain and crack. I went from being an alto who could hit soprano notes with belting , to a straight tenor and some alto if I strain. What do I do? It's emerbassimg coming from being a respected singer in my community, to someone who struggles a lot now. How would you recommend I practice if that's what I need to do? I was struggling a little at 14 and 15, but it was never this bad. Please help</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:41:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Matt Ramsey on I cant sing without being in monotone</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey Hawt,</p>
<p>The fact that your throat hurts when you sing is a sign that something is wrong.<br />
You should always trust the physical sensations of pain in your body as a sign that something needs to change.<br />
There's a possibility that by continuing to sing in a painful way, you will do damage to your voice. </p>
<p>As for singing in your own voice:<br />
For a while there, there were a few techniques (like Speech Level Singing) in which voice teachers spouted the belief that talking and singing are the same.<br />
That's not totally true.</p>
<p>While speaking and singing use the same instrument (the larynx) in order to produce sound, there are a couple of big differences between speaking and singing.</p>
<p>For instance:<br />
SInging requires sustains<br />
Singing places a focus on vowels<br />
Singing requires that the instrument be balanced in order to hit high notes without straining</p>
<p>The best way to evaluate whether you have any unhealthy singing habits is to take voice lessons with someone who really knows what they're doing.<br />
Then by working towards a balanced voice, you can begin to develop your own unique and beautiful voice.</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:45:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Matt Ramsey on Air flow and air pressure</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey Montana,</p>
<p>Basically, there is an inverse correlation between air flow and resistance. The more resistance you have, the less air flow and vice versa.<br />
If your goal is to hit high notes in full head voice (rather than breathy falsetto), you need to increase resistance to air flow.<br />
You can use a lot of different vocal exercises to increase resistance.</p>
<p>A couple of my favorite exercises for hitting high notes without falsetto are "Gees" and "Nays".</p>
<p>The "G" consonant in the "Gee" stops the airflow completely for a couple of milliseconds and the "ee" vowel encourages more head voice.<br />
The "N" consonant in "Nay" is a nasal consonant that also has a pretty strong resistance, whereas the "ay" vowel is also narrow enough to give you more head voice.</p>
<p>When you put them together, you've got a shot at hitting high notes without falsetto. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that neither of these exercises should be used for a performance but just in the practice space until you feel you're getting those high notes better.</p>
<p>Here's a video of the "Nay" exercise: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA07if-IDDg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA07if-IDDg</a></p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:09:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Montana on Air flow and air pressure</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hello all. OK, I'm basically a complete beginner at "proper" singing. I've been singing for a long time but I want to learn how to sing without strain and in head voice. I've really been focusing on my breath support to take away neck tension and strain and I know that I need to use less air flow. However, I'm not really sure where to go from here. I can keep a steady stream of very low air pressure using only my abdominal region, but I don't really know how to sing with using this. The only way I can make a sound with such a small amount of air flow is to use a lot of compression. It basically feels like I'm holding my breath with my vocal chords if that makes sense. There is no strain and my larynx neutral.  It's super quite but has a decent tone. However when I try to increase volume, I just end up increasing air flow and then I'm right back where I started. Is this correct or am I doing everything wrong? And if this is right, then how do I increase my volume without increasing air flow?</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 08:59:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>cynthiamyra on I want to learn how to sing, what CAN I do?</title>
        	<link>http://thesingershub.com/forum/vocal-technique/i-want-to-learn-how-to-sing-what-can-i-do/#p7176</link>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing the post. I really enjoyed it. 🙂</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 07:32:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>cynthiamyra on Vocal School</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Please check it<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hWHjnHWbWQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hWHjnHWbWQ</a></p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 07:27:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>Singeek on What is my voice type?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey Simpan, </p>
<p>The recording on your link seems to have been deleted. If you have another sample of your singing voice it would help to answer your question. That being said, I would suggest to focus on becoming a good singer rather than focussing on a specific voice type. Plus, if you're singing rock or Metal, it doesn't even matter what voice type you have. You're singing Dio, so I'm sure you're trying to sing those crazy high notes. And guess what? you can sing them even you were a Bass because those high notes are primarily in head voice. A training program I'd recommend to work on this is The Four Pillars of SInging. A big part of the program focuses on developing your singing above the Passaggio (vocal break) so that you're able to sing those high notes without straining. Good luck, post another example of your singing and Here's the link to the program if you're interested: <a href="https://thevocaliststudio.com/the-four-pillars-of-singing/?ref=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thevocaliststudio.com/the-four-pillars-of-singing/?ref=9</a></p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 22:03:13 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>musictalentindia on I cant sing without being in monotone</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>It sounds monotone because you sing every note the same, and you don't really phrase the lines, it's flat in dynamics and everything. You tend to hold the notes quite long which is fine, but nothing really happens during those long notes, there is no sense of direction and your voice is generally pretty unsupported, breath-wise.</p>
<p>Rhythm change is need  (as one can't sing in monotonous tone)</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 06:52:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        	<title>musictalentindia on I want to learn how to sing, what CAN I do?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Yes you can learn singing , for that there are various methods :</p>
<p>Learn to match pitch.<br />
Develop vocal control.<br />
Prove you can sing in tune.<br />
Focus on breathing technique too<br />
Learn at home or can join singing classes.<br />
Learn with and without using musical instruments.<br />
Listen more and more music (specially music which has a good and soulful rhythm)</p>
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        	        	<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 06:48:26 -0400</pubDate>
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