me, random "vocalizing"

Basically, I'm trying to get a better handle on voice type. Any ideas appreciated. Recorded in a fairly large room, about 70' by 40' I'd say, 40 foot ceiling. Recorded with my mp3 player, no mic or anything.

This is not for listening enjoyment =P

also I don't plan on making a career of singing, just so you know. ;-D

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• voice
• training
• tenor
• baritone
• bass
• singing
• vocal
• exercise
• lesson
• opera
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[MrCafiero]

First let me say that you sound like you have a very good instrument. Now, you are singing dark, but improperly dark by a bit of laryngeal depression together with losing proper chiaro (vowel fineness and clarity). Forget placing anything. There is no such thing as placing sound. You have to go for the correct balance of chiaro and scuro while relieving constriction. The darkness is good, but I would like to hear you add vowel clarity (AH EH EE OH OO) with a very squillante edge to it...

[GermanOperaSinger]

The raising of the soft palate is a RESULT of proper technique, not something you DO to GET good technique. It will raise on its own in due time if you are doing everything right. It's like a low and stable larynx. Those things happen automatically when you singing correctly, you don't 'lower your larynx' to sing correctly. Hope I make sense. Same thing with 'singing from the diaphragm', singing into the 'mask', the vocal 'cover', etc. All these things do nothing but confuse.

[parvizpiano]

Could someone tell me how to sing with vibrato! Thanks

[aaronsande]

Some do teach, initially, to TRY to keep the tongue tip near the teeth, tongue arched, in an attempt to keep the root off the larynx. But don't force it anywhere, as MrCafiero says...

[ShawDAMAN]

Yeah. I understand. Thanks again

[MrCafiero]

I can only do that in person.  That is the most difficult thing to get right; i.e. the cover.

[ShawDAMAN]

Thanks again! :-)

[MrCafiero]

Good. I teach ideal function. So it is very direct and is based on getting everything developed and working efficiently. Let me know how it works out, but it is very hard to do on your own. Mainly because there are so many things that can come into tension that interfere or because they way we hear ourselves in our heads is not how the sound is outside. Good luck with it all!

[ShawDAMAN]

OK thanks for the tongue tip too. From what I'm hearing I really like your approach...... ;-D

[ShawDAMAN]

Ha ha, OK. Thanks again. So maybe I will make another video, like this one, but attempting to sing the vowels more clearly then. I know youtube is no substitute for long-term vocal coaching ;-( but do you have any tips for extending the upper register a bit? (healthily of course?) :-)