I know there are some guitar players and drummers on the board, but are there any singers?
I wouldn't call myself the greatest singer, but I have improved over the past month improving my range by a couple notes. I'm basically working on range right now and trying to add notes to my higher range until I can sing head voice without falsetto.
I'm thinking about taking singing lessons and getting a coach to help with exercises.
I produce music and sing but I mostly sing Hindi/Punjabi or Urban Desi music. I'm an English Canadian so I can sing in English but I picked up Hindi and Punjabi and loved the music so I picked up the language to sing. Funny thing is when I speak either my english accent comes out but when I sing I don't have any english accent.
Matty's on the right track. To get to the higher register you really need to deliver it from the diaphragm. Technique can make all the difference. However a lot of it is still genetic...
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Tenor here. I was taught by someone who used to sing professionally. I haven't spoken to him in awhile, but I can ask him for you if you are interested.
I think I'd be a really good singer if I put any effort into it or took it seriously. I can hit both high and low notes, belt out anything from Les Mis to The Nightmare before Christmas to Journey.
The shower is my stage, however, and that is the extent of it..
Haven't sang in any sort of 'organized' capacity since Jr. high school.
Hey there,
My name's John Groenen, i'm the singer for a local band called The Firm Handshake. We've been around almost 10 years now and we've played a ton of gigs. I'm a tenor, and as mentioned in earlier posts the key is power. I'm interested to know what sort of music you're singing. This makes a huge difference as style and aesthetic can often change the nuts and bolts of your singing approach.
Feel free to check out our stuff on my website www.thefirmhandshake.com
Let me know if you've got any specific questions. I'd be happy to answer what i can.
Matty's on the right track. To get to the higher register you really need to deliver it from the diaphragm. Technique can make all the difference. However a lot of it is still genetic...
I'm impressed by guys who can sing tenor, my voice is pretty deep so I have a hard time singing really high notes.
I used to be a Tenor, well still am somewhat, but I have stopped singing seriously since my kids were born. I would love to be able to do it more and re-train myself to get back up to the High A, but it has been many years now.
Like someone else said, I mostly sing karaoke twice a year, and actually get to pull my guitar out and play once a month for like 20 minutes before my kids or wife nag at me to stop
Hey there,
My name's John Groenen, i'm the singer for a local band called The Firm Handshake. We've been around almost 10 years now and we've played a ton of gigs. I'm a tenor, and as mentioned in earlier posts the key is power. I'm interested to know what sort of music you're singing. This makes a huge difference as style and aesthetic can often change the nuts and bolts of your singing approach.
Feel free to check out our stuff on my website www.thefirmhandshake.com
Let me know if you've got any specific questions. I'd be happy to answer what i can.
I sing metal stuff and of course they are all tenors or baritones with crazy range (Halford).
I love singing any song from Kiske (ex-Helloween).
For instance, I can sing every part of that except three words "million", "make", "left" during the chorus. I just can't those C notes, I top out at G. I got to resort to falsetto for them, it's the only way.
I've never received any formal training besides some music classes at school, but I used to really enjoy singing. I sang in a bunch of choirs as a kid, then got away from it because singing wasn't cool anymore when you're a teenager. I took it back up later in high school and joined the Chamber Choir because some of the girls in there were really hot.
I was a tenor. After HS I formed a couple bands, always playing rhythm guitar and singing lead. The last one I was involved with was called Full Circle, and we were active in the Calgary scene between 1999-2001.
After I got married and we started having kids I got out of music as I just didn't have time for it anymore. Sadly, it's amazing how fast you lose your range & ability when you don't keep your chops up. I still sing occasionally but it's tough now - after being at a pretty high level and then letting it go, I find it really frustrating that I can't belt 'em out the way I used to. Frustrating enough that I don't really enjoy singing much anymore.
If it's something you love doing, don't ever quit or let it go. I don't believe in regrets but there are definitely things I wish I cold have done differently and music is definitely on the list.
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I sing metal stuff and of course they are all tenors or baritones with crazy range (Halford).
I love singing any song from Kiske (ex-Helloween).
For instance, I can sing every part of that except three words "million", "make", "left" during the chorus. I just can't those C notes, I top out at G. I got to resort to falsetto for them, it's the only way.
Impressive stuff in that clip, little beyond my depth but very impressive none the less. The only advice i can really offer is that the volume he's using to achieve those high notes in the chorus is dramatically higher than the rest of the song, which may be somewhat misleading. That aside it's very ambitious to use songs like that as a launching pad for the development of your voice. I would caution anyone who hasn't sang very long to ensure they focus on creating a style and presence for their delivery, rather than becoming fixated on range.
Any singers out there?
