Questions tagged [voice]
Questions related to the use of the human voice as an instrument (singing).
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Recording rock vocals vs rap vocals
Hello everyone I have experience in sound recording. Now about the question: I have no idea what the difference is between rap vocals and rock vocals. Can someone tell me? I'm going to record rock ...
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I have an accessible range of e2-bb5 how much farther can i expect to go? (Male) [duplicate]
I have been singing for a year now and I can go from and e2 to a bb5 in head voice/ falsetto and my belt range is up to c5 while my mix can be up to a g5. I think I'm a tenor but my low notes are ...
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Oktavism and low larynx
I have question about a nearly-unheard of oktavism technique. It is similar in nature to subharmonics. Apparently there is a technique where you "swallow your larynx" and depress is a very large ...
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Which kind of contralto is Diana Ankudinova?
(Disclaimer: I like listening to music, but know very little about music theory...)
I read from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_range that: "Women are typically divided into three main groups:...
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How is (male) falsetto taught?
I've encountered men and boys who are seemingly unable to sing in falsetto. They sing as high as their chest voice will allow, straining at the top, but are unable to slip into falsetto.
Presuming ...
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Do sopranos find Silent Night easier in Bb than in D?
I have looked at the soprano lines in SATB arrangements and found something that seems a bit strange.
I'm referring to, for example, arrangements of Silent Night in Bb, with the sopranos singing the ...
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Can I connect a Digitech Vocalist Live FX to a Boss RC 300 Looper?
I am hoping someone here can help me. I would like to run my Digitech Vocalist Live FX Processor through my Boss RC-300 Looper. I am not Tech savvy. Is it possible to do this and if so how?
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Why can't I sing high notes as a young female?
I am 14 years old and want to become a singer.
I have seen that most female singers can usually hit these amazing high notes with no problem whatsoever. Like, for example, Hasley can do somewhat high ...
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What would using only one Solmization(Solfège) syllable to sing the lyrics to a song be called?
For example, if one were to sing la or al (or other 1 consonant and 1 syllable combinations) to replace every morpheme of the words in a song. Is there a name for that idea, or is the closest thing ...
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Is it a good idea to drink alcohol before a performance? [closed]
I remember that when I was searching for a vocal coach I drank one tot of a nameless liquid, this turned me into a social butterfly the likes of which I never imagined I could be. I then aced my ...
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Do bass singers' voices deepen after puberty? If so, by how much?
I have heard that bass voices tend to continue deepening well after puberty, sometimes into the early thirties. Is this true? I believe Geoff Castellucci once said in an interview that at eighteen he ...
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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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How does bodybuilding or weightlifting affect singer's voice?
I heard from an instructor that bodybuilding causes you to have hard muscles,which are unnecessary for singing and may even hinder singing, the instructor said, though he could not explain more about ...
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How can I find the more comfortable key to sing?
Given that I have the melody of a song, how can I find the more comfortable key to sing?
I want to transpose the melody to be comfortable for the greatest number of people - with all voices (soprano, ...
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How is there is a Disparity between Internalized Hearing and Sight Singing?
I am wondering about the disparity in skill between audiation--purely internalized hearing--and sight singing--the vocalization of a melody. I think these two phenomena are often assumed to be ...
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What are the main concepts that aid singing in key?
In my previous question I asked about how many notes are needed to establish what key you are in. That kind of dodges around the purpose of me asking so here’s a more direct question.
With an ...
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A rest with a lyric syllable under it? Is this a typo?
I am confused by this passage where a rest has a lyric syllable under it:
I do not understand what the singer would do here. Is this likely a typo?
The source is a specific edition of Thomas Tallis's ...
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I want to join a Barbershop Quartet. How can I prepare myself?
My grandfather was a great singer and I think I inherited his musical ability. I'm still a beginner but I really enjoy singing, so I decided that I should join a barbershop quartet like he was in. Are ...
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How to approach changing keys when singing from sheet music?
For the purpose of ear training and to practice reading sheet music, I am trying to sight sing from the book "Melodia - A compréhensive course in sight singing"
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How to write instrument names in a standard professional way in the sheet music
This question is about how to write instruments names on a score.
On the page at:
https://musiciandevelopment.com/2016/05/16/how-to-prepare-a-professional-score/
it states:
list the full instrument ...
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Great head voice, but very strained chest voice
I am able to sing for a long time in head voice without any straining and hoarseness. However, in my work as a classroom teacher, I become very hoarse from speaking. What might be the issue here, and ...
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Learning to sing: Some songs i can sing straightforwardly other i really cant is this normal?
I've been learning to sing for a year. And I noticed some great improvements but there is one thing that happens to me that is totally strange: When I listen to songs, there are songs that I can "...
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Why does my voice seem to require large amounts of air?
Been singing ang gigging for years and stay booked however, still have issues such as, having to inhale lots of air to maintain my tone. Why? Examples of my singing can be found here: https://www....
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What are they doing to sound like that when singing Gregorian chant?
I am trained to sing with classical techniques with what some call the position of yawning. I even sing Gregorian melodies like that and it sounds very good for those melodies.
I do not sing like a ...
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How do tenors deal with having to sing lots of D4s in a choir?
I just started singing in a choir as a tenor.
I have some training as a tenor (classical techniques) but I am not trained in choir singing.
The choir chose to sing a Kyrie by Philippe Mazé. It begins ...
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How is singing Gregorian chant different from singing with classical techniques?
I am interested in Gregorian chant.
I would like to sing it but it is often sung in low ranges which makes it difficult for me as a tenor.
The range for eg Credo III can be C3-C4. It is very low for a ...
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Typical pitch interval of the exclamation "uh-oh!" [closed]
When one encounters a problem, one might exclaim "uh-oh!" What is the typical pitch interval between "uh" and "oh"?
The absolute pitches of "uh" and "oh&...
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Best practices for community choir audition with unknown song
I recently auditioned for an SATB community choir local to me. Prior to auditioning, I sent them an email and asked what the audition process entailed, so that I could prepare. The choir director ...
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My throat hurts when I sing
Every time I sing, my throat ends up hurting and I can't figure out why. My vocal teacher doesn't know why either so that doesn't help me at all. She said she thought that maybe I was trying to be too ...
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How to know which areas of a new song to sing softly and which areas to sing loudly?
I can sing with dynamics, but the problem is I dont know how to effectively apply it. Can someone tell me how do I know which areas of the song to sing softly and which areas to sing loudly while ...
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How is the starting pitch chosen/remembered for music sung in Abenaki culture?
I'm learning to sing and teach to children several Abenaki songs. I was careful to be authentic in sourcing them, and am working through a book and audio recordings prepared by a Penobscot elder and ...
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Will a voice teacher help me improve if I’m a bad singer?
I want to learn how to sing despite me being bad at it. I love to sing, it frees me and brings me joy! I recently got a voice teacher. I know this is a probably a dumb question. (Probably because I’m ...
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Do classical singing techniques make low notes harder to sing?
I've been thinking about singing low notes and classical technique.
I sing at church and some melodies go from C3-C4.
The other men seem to have no issue with that range. I am not sure they use as ...
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Will nicotine gum (e.g., Nicorette) harm my singing voice?
Since about the age of 30 (I'm 35 now) I have sometimes been addicted to smoking tobacco. I know that smoking tobacco can damage my singing voice--I have experienced this personally. Lately, I had ...
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Singing: Is it true that all of your power behind singing should come from your diaphragm?
I'm not sure if I can ask this here, but I have a question about singing technique. My teacher once told me that all of your power behind singing should come from your diaphragm and that you shouldn't ...
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What is the best method to sing in a range where we are not comfortable?
to sing over an instrumental which has very high notes and I have a baritone voice, how do I do it?
I naturally sing an octave lower
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I force in fasletto
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Is there a word in English to describe instances where a melody is sung by multiple singers/voices?
I'm talking mostly in popular music / rock / etc. One prominent example of what I'm referring to is the start of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (pretty much up to the "I'm just a poor boy ... "; ...
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What is my vocal range (how many octaves) and how can I expand it without straining? [duplicate]
I'm 13 years old and want to become a singer. My highest note is a D7 which I hit twice but otherwise it's an F6. My lowest is a G3. I can't really find how many octaves that is so... yeah. I'm also ...
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How should I teach myself how to sing?
I really really love to sing! I started a year ago. I want to pick up singing and sing well and sound nice. I play two instruments, so I have good ears. I’m young (15).
How should I go about teaching ...
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Do vocal classifications include head voice and falsetto?
If you are considered a baritone singer, then your vocal range would supposedly be from G2 to G4 but most baritones in pop music use their head voices and go much higher than this. When they say a ...
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Should tenors find Bb2 an easy note to sing?
When I, a male singer, look at melodies in hymnals the lowest notes seem to be Bb2 and A2.
Those are very low for me. Bb2 is very difficult for me to sing.
It seems that most people, whether singing ...
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What is the best way for a female voice to hum high notes?
In choir our conductor gave us the advice that your lips should be tingling when you hum, which worked well for lower notes. However, when me and the first sopranos got up to the higher notes, we ...
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Does temporarily quitting singing lessons affect your voice
I have been taking singing lessons for 9 months, but I will have to stop for about 3 to 4 months because I will be moving to another state for some reasons. Will this cause my voice to get worse, and ...
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How does this Baritone singer sing so high?
Caleb Hyles has the low end richness or a Baritone, but the range of a Tenor. What singing voice type is this, and if I'm correct that he's a Baritone, how does he sing so damn high with ease?
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How do singers find the first note of the melody?
I find myself hitting the first note of the melody correctly when my singing teacher starts playing the song's chords on the piano, but I have no idea how I did it or how I found the first note. How ...
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How can I increase my vocal endurance and sing longer without getting hoarse and losing my voice?
I sing either solo or as lead singer in my band, on shows lasting from 3 to 4 hours. I do take a break occasionally and sip water between every other song. I also avoid alcohol before and during my ...
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Are there formal definitions of "high tenor"?
Many people mention terms like "low" and "high" tenors. Are there formal definitions of "high tenor"?
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i have a weird baritone voice and why is my range so limited [duplicate]
I am a 19 years old I have recently started to sing about two years ago and I just want to know why I have such a limited range I’m a baritone but I don’t fit the basic standard for it, my range is a ...
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Help to separate voices in piano score
I'm trying to write in MuseScore Rachmaninoff's transcription of Tchaikovsky's lullaby. But there is this section that puzzles me a bit in terms of voicing:
No matter how I try to separate the ...
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Why doesn't vocal music use C clefs nowadays? [duplicate]
I've noticed that in older scores the tenor parts (and sometimes the alto parts) are notated using C clefs, but nowadays you almost never see C clefs but instead the tenor parts are notated using an ...
