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What is it called when the same melody is played at different speeds by voices with different timbre?
I'm imagining this situation:
A melody is played by a voice (by a "voice" I mean an instrument or an actual human voice).
The same melody or a very similar melody is played by another voice,...
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What acoustic instruments are great for Droning? [closed]
I want a drone, using only acoustic instruments, with as little effort as possible, to accompany singing.
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Can smoking allow a singer to sing in a way a non smoker couldn't?
A lot is said about how singers shouldn't smoke because smoking ruins their voices.
However, there are certain singers known for being smokers who also have a typical hoarse smoky voice. When I listen ...
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Lyrical Contralto vs Dramatic Mezzo-soprano
I'm a self-taught singer who would like to ask about lyrical contralto vs dramatic mezzo-soprano.
The range of my voice is from F3 - F5.
On the upper end, I can sing up to C5 quite comfortably.
(I've ...
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I have been struggling at achieving pitch accuracy since forever. How can I prevent singing off-pitch?
An audio of myself singing to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy":
my bad guy cover
I have been singing for a year and 4 months now. When I started I had no knowledge of pitch, tone and dynamics. I ...
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Elvis singing technique
Please see Elvis in this clip , what technique Elvis is using to create this raspy and powerful tone? Thanks!
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The discriminating power of experienced listeners
Consider a choir of n singers who sing the same tune in almost perfect unison.
When asked how many singers they do hear, test persons may say:
don't know
more than 3, 5, 10, ...
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...
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How can we sing the same note either with chest or head?
I've seen a singing teacher being able to sing the same note either as a chest note or as a head note.
I tried to do it myself and it seems to me this can be done with the middle range notes by ...
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Why does singing while standing sound different from singing while sitting?
To my ears there is a difference in my voice's timbre if I sing sitting down compared to when I sing standing up (I realize this might sound a bit weird). In fact, I like the sound better when sitting ...
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Singing in pitch problem
I'm a guitar player and never was able to sing. Well, to be honest I never wanted or tried to sing. But for 2 months already I'm trying to start singing. The main problem is that I can't produce the ...
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Singing Evolution: could I ever achieve the voice I want?
Background: I love all types of music. I was raised listening to Elvis, British Invasion bands, blues, soul and the like all from the general era, but my love I constantly return to is rock music: ...
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How does one project well when singing in the low range of their voice?
When I sing low in my range (notes around G2-A1), I often get a really resonant, airy sound that is quiet enough that it cannot be heard when singing in a group setting. How can I make these notes ...
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How can a novice singer develop their tone?
Let's say someone can sing in tune and doesn't have any bad sounds to their voice - but their tone is simply not that nice/interesting. How can they work on their tone to develop it... what actually ...
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Is there a general explanation for why my timbre varies when I choose to sing at different ranges?
I'm a woman who has generally fit more into the alto range, and I haven't sung formally for more than five years. For the past few years, I've noticed that I've generally found it more comfortable to ...
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Unable to sing, but not tone deaf
I have always assumed I am tone deaf because I have no memory for music. Although I can harmonize, or sing a long with a song or others, I cannot reproduce it if I am not hearing it currently or ...
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Transposing the human voice
I've been playing around with the pitch changer in Audacity. I noticed that when I change the key on instrumental music, while it may sound off, the timbre is mostly the same. In fact, it only sounds ...
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Is bassy vocal tone okay for rock and metal singing?
After extensive practice and using my diaphragm I've found my full voice tone being pretty bassy. (Even when singing high, the tone is still pretty bassy.)
So, is this kind of a voice used in rock/...
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What does it mean to be tone-deaf musically and how does one improve?
I had a vocal session over the weekend and I couldn't get the sound right on the song I was supposed to present, it was "Nothing like Heaven" by Men of Standard.
My instructor said I needed to ...
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