All I Want For Christmas Is You Cover (Have I improved?)

I did "All I Want For Christmas Is You" as a solo in the Christmas concert at school. The quality isn't really that good but it's still good enough to tell. I was wondering, for those who have heard my voice before, if I've improved. I've been working with a voice teacher and it would really help to know if what I'm doing is paying off. Thanks! And Merry Christmas!

You have excellent range - you're hitting some seriously nice high notes with great power and tone. Keep up the good work. I'm going to check out some of your oldest stuff now for comparison....

I listened to this one, plus one from an older post. It's a bit difficult to say whether or not you've improved, because the sound quality of the recordings is not the best. So I'll just make a few generalized comments.

You have HEAPS of potential, with a good range and an ability to sing strongly, effectively and in tune, which is important for a successful stage performance.

Here are a few things that, to me, will improve your sound and vocal "communication". What would help you the most is a "much" greater use of light and shade regarding both volume and tone. You have a strong voice, but if you use that strength and loud volume throughout the whole song, or most of it, it starts to become a bit boring because the crescendo has already been reached early in the song. Kinda like a guitarist who continually plays super fast; in the first minute we think "wow", then as he continues to play at supersonic speeds our interest wanes, until after a few minutes of this when we think "hmm, all those notes are starting to sound the same and it's getting boring".

So, by injecting more light and shade into the songs you sing, it will make your voice sound much more interesting. Try to "interpret" the meaning of the lyrics, try to build drama into the song, and build up to the crescendos and dramatic areas of the song. By using combinations of softness, medium volume and loud crescendos within a song, you'll be capable of a GREAT performance. Whereas, if line after line after line is sung with big volume only, then the performance will be much less effective and much less interesting.

It's obvious that "technically" you're capable of all this. You have a naturally good voice. So in short ... try to "interpret" a song more, delve into the meanings behind the lyrics; this will help you to use loudness and softness where it's appropriate.

as much as i hate a singer comparing him/herself to a guitarist i think no oj got it on the head. u gotta change volume and inflection. ur like mariah on full blast but mariah goes down to a whisper usually.

Nice!

The recording is poor obviously, but your voice seems to have some Leane Rymes

quality overtones (which I love) very nice.

A suggestion,--- at the end you did a little bit of vocal gyration usually reserved for the less

talented to cover up lack of quality.

It doesn't sound like you have any quality lack at all, I would suggest losing that aspect

of your style and stick with the longer drawn out melodic phrasing that I heard in other

parts of the clip from the beginning on, it shows the real qualities you have , those are

qualities that most will never achieve.

Nice! The recording is poor obviously, but your voice seems to have some Leane Rymes quality overtones (which I love) very nice. A suggestion,--- at the end you did a little bit of vocal gyration usually reserved for the less talented to cover up lack of quality. It doesn't sound like you have any quality lack at all, I would suggest losing that aspect of your style and stick with the longer drawn out melodic phrasing that I heard in other parts of the clip from the beginning on, it shows the real qualities you have , those are qualities that most will never achieve.

Vocal acrobats are fun for the singer - it like going for your "personal best" at the end of a song

Thanks you guys for the advice!

I think you did a great job. You have to admire anybody with a range like Mariah Carey - and you have it! A pleasure to listen to.

This is really nice, you have a strong and beautiful voice.

You've got some seriously powerful pipes. Really wonderful, reminiscent of Adele even. I wonder if you could vary the strength with a little softness, just to highlight the strength of your vocals. You don't wanna be maxing out your recording equipment too much with all that power. I absolutely adore the passion and confidence that you clearly have.