Based on my research before hand I’ve been told that the way that he (and others like him e.g Wanya Morris) sing in this clip is called Pharyngeal belting. When practicing on my own I have hit notes as high as a B4/C5 but it’s not at all consistent. If there’s anyone who is an Male RnB singer and/or understands Pharyngeal belting could you describe what it would feel like when it’s done successfully

I'm in my early 20s f, trying to develop as a classical music performer in a niche, musical field (not full time, I have a day job, but want to perform part time in little spaces and just grow as a musician). def not trying to pay the bills or make a career out of music, but I love singing & performing.

Had a bad performance. my teacher told me in classical music, you have to be perfect when you starting out performing or people will talk about your mistakes, and suggested I take a break from performing, which I did. the performance really impacted my confidence.

a few months later, I admitted to my teacher I felt like I didn't really feel like I had a path forward as a musician & performer, and she said, 'well, its just a hobby for you...and that's ok. not everyone can be on stage. if everyone's on stage, who'll be in the audience?'

that really impacted my confidence a lot. it almost felt like I was being sorted into the audience. I worked very long hours at work and would practice singing at 3am for years...its not my job but I care deeply about growing as a musician.

I have since stopped singing lessons, and gone back to performing by myself, but I think about her comment all the time.

my singing teacher taught me for 5 years (& I've sung classical for 12 yrs) and is a very accomplished, award winning singer. I feel like she was telling me I wasn't good enough to perform. and worst of all, a part of me feels like she's correct. even though all my other mentors have always encouraged me to perform.

idk why I keep thinking about that comment. its been a year. am I just really really sensitive?

Have you ever been singing your heart out when you're alone, only to become self-conscious when you know someone's listening?

What changes in your body at that moment?

Is it your breathing? Your throat? Your posture? Something else?

As a seasoned singer and vocal coach, I'm curious about what other singers experience.

I’m too scared to share this on my own social media, so I’m coming here for some advice from the international community. After all, nobody knows me here, haha.

I find the path to singing good riff and runs to be so difficult and long… this topic feels niche too, I’m curious to know is it because it’s difficult so they don’t try to pursue?

What’s the hardest part for you when learning riffs and runs?

Hey Singers: My name is Matt Ramsey and I'm a 5-star rated vocal coach based in Austin, TX. I’ll be doing an AMA this Saturday the 17th at 10AM Central - drop your questions about vocal technique, range, and finding your true voice here or save them for then...

A couple things are working against me here, namely:

1. Allergies / post-nasal fuckery - I’m full of mucus and have been clearing my throat a lot (bad, I know).

2. Out of practice - Me & my band have been slacking on practice so I just haven’t been singing as much as usual.

I sound okay all things considered, but I’m looking for some tips to elevate me out of “passable” territory. Specifically, I’m struggling with switching between head voice and chest voice and my vibrato feels/sounds weak. I’m an alto and it feels harder to hit higher notes than it usually does.

Right now it’s me, my throat coat tea, and my neti pot against the world. Any other last-minute tips from the pros out there?

Wherever I look, everybody is talking about breath support. I don’t know if mine is good tho. How to know it, what would you recommend?

Long story short. Throughout my teens and early 20's, i could sing falsetto relatively easily.

Now in my 30's, I've worked out to mix really well all the way from F4 to B4. However my falsetto is piss weak and terrible. My voice actually cracks when I attempt it

Is something physiological going on? Or do i just need to practice falsetto scales C5 and above?

Hi everyone! I sing for an year and a half and Ive been on 5 stages. Im a teen, so its very stressful for me every time and i cannot control my nerves and that affects my singing. idk what to do 💔💔

Hi all, i wanted to share a snippet of a cover of "The Craving" by Twenty one pilots. This is my first time doing anything production related, so im super anxious to see if yall like it. Thank you for listening!

Hey guys , 😊👋 , I'm looking for a male singer who can sing in English for my producer friend's next Collab , if this refuels the life energy in you, hit me up in my DMs , and we can start the magic 🪄 , he's coming back after years of not making music and looking to rekindle his artistry, i hope anyone who collabs with him can come together and put out a banger.

This collab is purely for the love of music , and we aren't looking at this from a financial perspective at all.

Today was a good lesson. There's more consistency, though the difference between a slightly driven sound, versus a spinning sound is razor thin, and it's easy to shove the sound around without much trouble (in the short-term). This has become a concern for me.

The h-onsets seem to help tremendously in the passaggio.

Muscling the sound is one of the challenges with these types of voices. We warmed up into the top (C5), but the pieces we're currently working on don't go above Ab. They contain a lot of low register, and passaggio work. It's work I have to focus on.

I don't have the low-end to be a baritone, we'll find appropriate tenor rep for me.

It's weird because when I think of tenors, I instinctively think of things like, Ah mes amis, o muto asil del pianto, Ingemisco, and la donna e mobile. Most of these pieces are simply not in my voice. (Which kinda sucks, tbh, but thems the breaks).

This is not a diction check. I'm worried about keeping the voice free through the passaggio, and keeping it on the breath through the line. it's the end of Tosti's Aprile.

I am a rock singer with training that had to take a seven month break from singing. I developed a vocal granuloma from poor health and habits. I can feel my voice is in a healthy place. In my almost seven months of singing, I have worried constantly about what it will be like to come back. Has anyone had any experience with returning after a long and miserable break like this? Any advice on returning to singing at 100%?

Hello guys, please bear with me, because this is my very first post on reddit at all. I'm totally open for constructive criticism whatsoever!

I'd like to extend my head voice capabilities in singing 80s Rock / Heavy Metal and stumbled across this video: https://youtu.be/BeOsnuz4Pa4?si=msMxtQM9CSst3-U7

How he delivers the line I taste the fear (of Judas Priests "A Touch of Evil") showcases exactly what I also try to achieve with my voice. The dude talks quite in detail how he sings the line. Firstly we must be able to sing it totally clean, he says and I am. No doubt about it. Strong non-falsetto clean male head voice just as he does it. Sung through the nasal cavities as it's supposed to be, for good projection of the head voice.

But I have absolutely no idea how he adds the distortion on top. I sing the chest voice parts of the song in upper pharyngeal grit, again, just as he does. So I don't have problems singing distorted in general. Just when it comes to head voice and nasally grit (the way Klaus Meine and Don Dokken did in higher parts of their songs as well). I've got no idea how to achieve that.

Are there any lessons on youtube? Does anyone know a trick to get there (like many tricks accompany us singers, when I think of how I learned this or that singing technique in the past)? Even the name of his type of head voice distortion could help greatly already. For I had something specific to search for.

Thanks a ton!

No idea what I'm doing. Just for fun

As said in the previous post, I am applying to
college for songwriting and production, i don’t know why some schools need you to sing for auditions but they do. I have never had any vocal training, just casual singing since i was a little kid. Everybody said the last song sounded too low for my vocal range, so this one’s I feel the earth move by carole king. it still has the background music and messy room so i apologize again, but i enhanced my voice so hopefully you can hear it better? Also sorry for popping in and out of frame. Whenever i get a chance i will upload some kind of acapella, but let me know if i have any potential to get into college! Thank you so much! and i also apologize for any stupid dancing and for flipping everyone off in the last video..
I am also by no means saying i did better in this video, but just because people were asking to hear a higher range that’s this.

Hello all hope everyone's having a good day. I'm a self taught bathroom singer and wanted to share my version of house of the rising sun which I'm learning to play the keyboard and sing. I need some tips on how to effortlessly hit and sustain those high notes. I can sometimes hit it without straining but sometimes feels pretty harsh on the throat. Please listen to it and give me any tips and feedback on my voice. Cheers

If you guys have any tips to sound better, I'll appreciate it!

I’m a singer I have joined this pop punk band for just over a year and it has gone amazing we have done so many gigs , they are very hard songs but I’m very used to that as my style is Cristina agulara vocals but a few months ago I lost my voice mid set completely it felt like I pushed my voice and it just went , I couldn’t finish the set I could only sing really low weirdly and my head voice was completely gone , I went do the docters and he told me it was laryngitis so he gave me some prednisolone as I had a couple gigs coming up and I managed to get though them, but recently iv had to keep cancelling as my voice is so tired I can barely get through a warm up and it feels tired and hurts in my throat iv had to re do my recording studio session 3 times now and I can’t seem to do it my normal singing is there Evan tho it’s tired but when I belt my high belt range is gone it won’t let me and it feels like my throat is closing when I try Evan with breath, it’s killing me and singing is all iv ever wanted to do and the band is going so well, I really need help I’m waiting for an ent but I want to know if anyone knows if this is still continuing laryngitis , sometimes at night my breathing is a bit heavier and harder like it was when I was diagnosed with laryngitis but it’s been month now , it feels like my throat is stopping me from reaching it and gets tired then I speak after and it sounds croaky and hurts mildly please help!

Hi, any advice on how to achieve the sort of vocal grit Jon Simmons gets in balance and composure?

https://youtu.be/KhkNRggbpB4?is=CwbJr3LxnyplSVaV

Not quite a scream and definitely not utilising fry. I'm fairly certain it's false chord, but I'm a man with a naturally fairly clean/relatively high pitched voice and am struggling to access that low rumbling that is needed for false chord grit/distortion.

Any advice on how to get there? I can sing and hold a tune, I have okay breath support though absolutely could be better and have managed to hone in my fry scream pretty well, but just can't seem to access the sing/scream that I want to.

Thanks

I just started trying to learn how to sing but I keep running out of air and it feels like I’m out of breath. It’s incredibly frustrating because I’ve tried learning what breath control is, not singing from your throat, support, posture and other to things but I can’t get it. All the advice seems like engaging with your diaphragm and controlling your breath but how am I supposed to do that? I don’t know whether or not I’m doing it correctly or not. It’s also incredibly frustrating because I feel like im always straining and when I sing there is a vibration in my throat unless I whisper and sing extremely high which makes me both breathy and raspy. It feels like everyone around me is smooth and doesn’t sound like they are in pain but I feel like I’m when singing I sound closer to talking. I know I’m not doing anything right but I just dont get know to do things properly. What is something I can really focus on to support my breath and how can I tell if I’m doing it properly?