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  1. Eric Arceneaux is also another good vocal coach on Youtube. It's unusual for a vocal coach to be so young. I'm sure many (or most) of his clients are older than him. But he's been doing it for a long time and he has videos of him singing on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/ericarceneaux I'd say that Eric Arceneaux, Ken Tamplin, Jaime Vendera and Robert Lunte are 4 vocal coaches to look at if you're considering online Skype lessons. As for Singing Success, a lot of people in online forums are not fans of Brett Manning. So if you do take lessons from Brett, be prepared to get a lot of criticism from other people.
  2. From articles i've read, opera and gospel are the 2 hardest genres to sing because you have to be a powerhouse singer to do them justice. Pop and rock can vary widely. R&B, in general, is usually a little more difficult than pop and rock because it requires more dynamic range and agility. In terms of composition, jazz is probably the most complex since it goes far beyond the music theory used in most pop/rock. I don't know if jazz singing is more complex than pop/rock/r&b.
  3. It seems like you're making good progress! I think I'm similar in a way. One thing is for sure, never sing (songs) with a raw voice, especially if its in the higher ranges. Gotta always warm-up. So when are you gonna post up a clip? lol LOL. As of now, I'm happy with the progress I've made with my voice. This summer, ear training will be my main focus. After that, I'll probably start working on getting some Youtube clips up.
  4. I started with this method, and in a few weeks I had people coming up and asking what the hell happened to my voice. Never practiced before, just sang. Now, many methods later, I can relate to those saying that it is not the method, but the systematically hours put into it that counts. That said: It's also important to be ware of what you want with your singing. For me, being a cover artist, copying other artists was very useful in creating the different techniques I needed to be able to deliver variety in my show. Cover artists that sing in a very limited range with one style and one sound/tessitura/voice tends to be very boring to listen to. AC/DC and Johnny Cash It is supposed to sound different. I would also recommend copying other singers if you want to have a few techniues to choose from. Try saying that a guitar player don't learn other guitarists techniques, it would be insane and don't make sense! Yeah, after a few weeks it REALLY changed my voice, too. That's why I stuck with it. A year later, I still feel changes inside my body (especially increased air flow and resonance from my lower stomach all the way up to my throat). A lot of people recommend vocal workouts. Other people, say don't do vocal workouts and just sing instead. Singing alone never really helped me, but vocal workouts alone isn't enough either. So, if possible, do both. You learn different things from each one. Vocal workouts exercise your voice (think of it as a physical workout to get better pipes). Singing songs help you to learn the art of singing tracks. I tried singing songs every day, but it never seem to improve my voice at all. So I decided that singing songs wasn't the best thing for building my voice. I turned to vocal workouts and instantly felt big changes within 2 weeks. Now I've done vocal workouts for over a year. So my voice feels much more agile, flexible, and hitting the right pitch is almost effortless now. It's an incredible feeling. But I never really practiced singing songs seriously. So I have trouble controlling my voice in the context of a song. So that's my next area of focus. Also, if you can afford it, get voice lessons. Find a teacher that you admire and is able to honestly critique and shape your voice in a way that you like.
  5. +1 Yep, nothing beats good old fashioned PRACTICE. Just sing in your "own" voice and do it often; and don't slavishly copy other singers when you're not vocally equipped to do so, as that can damage your voice. I agree with staticsound's response to rockaroonie's comment: --> Singing without any training or technique, you're asking for trouble and could potentially ruin your voice if you're doing it wrong...
  6. Personally, I use the vocal workout in Anne Peckham's "The Contemporary Singer: Elements of Vocal Technique". Another good workout is from "Vocal Warm-ups" by Hal Leonard. It is part of the Pro Vocal series. In general, I'd recommend choosing a vocal workout and using it 6 days days a week (1 day for rest). After you finish the workout, then you can go on to doing scales/drills/exercises/etc. don't forget to cool down at the end. As for learning about the physiology and technical specifics of the voice, I would recommend "The Voice Book" by Kate Devore. It covers all aspects of voice (alignment, breathing, vocal cords, resonance, onsets/linking/emphasis, speech training, warmup, preventing vocal injury, room acoustics and more). It has specific exercises for most things.
  7. What is it you would hope to gain from Vocal 'Fry' ? . Brittany Spears made vocal fry a cool buzzword. He will get lots of chicks from doing the vocal fry :-)
  8. Imagine croaking like a frog but with a very subtle growl.
  9. I have one voice. So do all of you wankers claiming to have multiple. I have no voice and i can not scream....... :-(
  10. Yes, please make a recording (soundclick.com and picosound.com are popular) and share it with us. You might be better off learning to sing yourself instead of finding a female singer. If you can, get voice lessons. The teacher can hear your faults and shape your voice accordingly. What city are your from? Also, you might want to try do a vocal workout 6 days a week (one day of rest). From my experience, it takes about 9 to 12 months of daily workouts for your voice to really open up. I use "Elements of Vocal Technique: The Contemporary Singer" by Anne Peckham (http://www.amazon.com/The-Contemporary-Singer-Elements-Technique/dp/0876391072/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335810180&sr=1-3). I do the Low Voice Workout on Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday. High Voice on Monday-Wednesday-Friday. On Sunday, I rest. You can also try "Vocal Warmups" by Hal Leonard (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/142344583X/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER) Another good book is "The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice" by Kate Devore (http://www.amazon.com/The-Voice-Book-Protecting-Improving/dp/1556528299/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335810222&sr=1-1). Summary The Voice Book: Caring For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice is a one-of-a-kind reference that will save and improve your voice, your job, and your personal life. With dozens of vocal exercises and a detailed guide to the anatomy and physiology of voice, the book covers the full range of vocal health, from protecting against hoarseness and laryngitis to expanding speaking range and enhancing voice tone and quality. ------- FINALLY, while a book can't replace voice lessons, they are a wonderful supplement. The combination of voice lessons and daily vocal workouts really changed my voice. I don't think it makes sense to dive into songwriting until your voice improves. By all means, write songs along the way. By when songwriters write a song for another singer, the song is custom made for the singer's voice. What songwriters can write depends heavily on what YOUR voice can do.
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