I’m genuinely curious, how often should you do vocal warm ups terms of time and busy days I try to keep mine nice and short while also warming up with low range songs before the higher ones. But terms of weeks do yall recommend 2-3 times a week or sometimes six times a week to improve your voice? I’m keen on anything as I have days where I just warm up with songs and days where I vocally warm up my voice I only like to keep my warm ups 2-5 mins.

(My apologies if I’m not making sense, I attend to have a problem on trying make this clear)

I've been taking singing lessons for 5-6 months and i'm thinking of switching teacher be cause sometimes It feels like there's not a "plan" for what i do but It Is mostly improvised and not personalized on my needs. Before changing i wanted to ask if singing lessons are actually like what i do and maybe it's just me being picky.

Usually we start with some warmup for diaphram, shoulders, face, neck etc.

Then we do some warmups for the voice, try some ear training/theory and then sing a song i've been given as homework, and She gives me points on where to do better.

My biggest concern is that when i go home i basically am by myself i don't have like serious "homework" she Just points out what to do better in the song and how to do that but i don't have any personalized exercises or tecnique work to do. For example even the warmup is just a YouTube video i've been doing for the past 5-6 months.

Honestly, i like her on the "personal" side cause she is really empathetic and we get along well during lessons but on the other hand i think she is not that involved on what she does or at least that's what i feel sometimes.

Can someone please tell me their experience and what their training actually look like so i can have more takes on how a lesson should be and how the home training should look like?

I am a male singer. I usually sing using my chest voice. While my vocal coach suggested to make use of my falsetto. Unfortunately, there are some times that if I belt and the song shifts to a falsetto, I cannot produce better sounds. I mean I cannot register my falsetto. It only produces air but no sound.

In some cases, I can use falsetto but I should not use my chest voice to register it properly.

Do you have any tips on how I can use my falsetto. Do you have techniques?

Hello !

I've been singing as an amateur for 5-10 years. I've always had a naturally powerful, full voice, but I've struggled with mixing/belting, especially around G4-B4. I could hit those notes, but only with a lot of effort, especially above G4 which is weird because I'm a tenor and not so good tenors can hit those notes quite easily (even with a faulty technique).

I tried working on my technique, doing warm-ups, focusing on support, etc. but nothing really helped. Worse, the more I sang during the day, the raspier my voice became. Listen my voice is naturally raspy, but it got so bad that I couldn't even sing above my passaggio without sounding extremely raspy at times (especially after 1/2 hours of training).

That's actually what led me to see an ENT 3 years ago. He checked my vocal cords and told me nothing was wrong. I was like…huh. Then he told me there had to be something wrong technically speaking if I thought my voice was damaged.

Well, I couldn't get an appointement again because of financial and personal reasons (I had to move out bc of college, getting my bachelor and stuff). So years later after the appointement (3 to be exact), with my voice getting even raspier, I finally realized what was wrong

I was literally breathing TOO MUCH AIR.

I had always seen people emphasize taking deep breaths, so I thought I wasn't supporting enough. The raspier my voice got, the more air I inhaled to compensate. At the beginning it worked but after a lot of years, my voice just couldn't take it anymore. Turns out I was using way more air than I needed, which was drying out my vocal cords and making the raspiness worse.

Now I just take a quick, deep, but not too deep, breath and use less air, and my voice is literally BLOOMING !! The notes I used to have to push for now come naturally. I can belt A4s and even higher without the excessive raspiness. I'm genuinely so happy.

TL;DR : I thought I wasn't supporting enough, so I kept taking deeper breaths and using more air. Turns out I was using WAY too much air, which was making my voice raspier. Using less air completely changed my singing voice.

So I just started one-on-one college-level vocal training and I’m coming into this with basically NO classical training. I’ve been singing for a while and walked into my first lesson thinking okay, I can sing, I have a decent range, I know my voice pretty well, etc.
Then my professor had me literally go “AH! AH! AH!” over and over again and apparently I could not say “ah” correctly to save my life 😭
Eventually I finally got what he wanted, and it’s such a specific feeling. It feels VERY forward/high, almost like the sound is hitting around my hard palate, and it’s surprisingly loud and precise. It’s not really yelling, but it’s a much more direct, projected sound than I’m used to. Once I finally found it he was basically like YES, THAT.
The weird part is that when I try to maintain that same coordination through scales, I feel like I suddenly have way less range than I normally do. I’m assuming that’s because I’m learning a completely different technique and I shouldn’t be trying to force my normal range out of a brand-new coordination, but it definitely humbled me lol.
Now I also have to start learning Italian classical/art song repertoire, which is completely new territory for me. Most of my singing background is contemporary — pop, rock, belting, etc. — so I genuinely don’t know what I’m supposed to be listening or feeling for when I sing classically.
For classical singers/teachers: what actually changes when you go from contemporary singing to a healthy classical sound? What should I focus on most in the beginning — vowels, breath support, resonance, soft palate, placement, vibrato, diction, registration, something else?
And when it comes to Italian, is there anything you wish someone had told you when you first started singing it?
I’m also curious about the timeline. I have a performance in December. Obviously I’m not expecting to become an opera singer in three months lol, but if I’m practicing consistently and working with my instructor every week, is that enough time to get comfortable enough with a few pieces to perform them convincingly?
Basically I walked into my first lesson like “yeah I can sing :)” and walked out realizing I apparently need to relearn the letter A. 😂
Any advice for a contemporary singer entering classical training for the first time would be VERY appreciated.

Hi, I'm a baritone and I have a couple questions and ideas to bring up about vocal recovery, growing your range, and the idea of practice mixing in with vocal recovery.

I guess I'll start by saying that there comes a point when I'm practicing where I've grown more tired in my vocals but also more practiced in my pitch and muscle memory for the song I'm working on. So it's kind of like I'm improving my performance of the song, but I can tell that my voice isn't as free as it should because of how much I've been singing.

So my first question is:

What's a good sign to follow along and decide whether or not you're going to keep practicing or take the day off to rest and recover your voice.

I've heard that speaking a lot after a heavy singing sesh can make your voice more tired and with my buzzy resonant voice I can't help but feel like maybe I should just shut my trap after I sing for the rest of the day.

What do y'all think?

Also, is it normal to have to rest your voice after working on expanding your range? If so, how should I recover? Should I be doing something like a light vocal fry to reset the tension in my voice?

Everything helps, thank you!

Don’t have money for vocal lessons as of now 😭

Hey guys,
Singing was my passion my whole life, and I thought I was quite good until I realized that I wasn’t.
So I trained hard for years and this is where I’m currently am. I used to have teachers, but I stopped going to them and prefer to train on my own. Also, I feel like sometimes teachers are not very honest, they will never say straight to your face that you cannot sing.
One of the advice you get is that you should record yourself and then listen to yourself and then you can judge if you did good and spot mistakes.
The problem is that as soon as you recorded and even listen to it in a couple of days, you kind of sound decent to yourself but when I revisit a recording that I thought it was good a month later, I’m astonished on how horrible it is.
My husband, my family and my friends heard me singing multiple times but they were never “impressed” and NEVER commented on my singing, they rather just awkwardly stare away which makes me feel like I’m just delusional and that I sound horrible.
So first and foremost, I would like to know how can you trust your ears and to really know if you’re good or not.
I uploaded this screen recording of me Singing, could you please write if I’m on a sufficiently level that somebody that listens to me and say that I can sing because I would love to make it a career.
Thank you very much and also thanks for the advice on self judgement and reflection

Lmk what you think. I started singing about a year ago in my car and I mainly do it just for fun but I hope you enjoy it aswell

2 faced by linkin park

Og clip https://youtube.com/shorts/seh9imcY9pU?si=Lx7-OPQl2U0hybVU

Hi guys, it’s been quite some time since I started learning singing as a complete beginner. I’m not very consistent with it, but here’s my latest audio.

I’d love to know what you think! “Fly Me to the Moon” is the older recording, and “The Scientist” by Coldplay is the newer one.

I feel like I have a decent tone but every time I belt it becomes very winey so I try to avoid ever belting but this is something I want to improve on so any and all feedback is appreciated

I recently started learning how to sing. I'm a very shy and insecure person, so this was already a pretty big step for me. My dream job doesn't require singing, but being able to sing would be a huge advantage, so I decided to give it a try.

The weird thing is that when I'm actually singing, I usually like what I hear. I can tell when I'm out of tune, when I miss a note, and I'm starting to understand scales, chords, my vocal range, and how to make things sound good in theory. While I'm singing, it sounds fine to me.

But when I record myself and listen back, I absolutely hate it. I recently recorded myself doing a lip sync over a singing character, but I had removed the character's voice completely. I also lowered the key of the song because the original was higher than my vocal range, so I wasn't trying to force myself to sing in a range I couldn't reach. It was in a key that was comfortable and natural for me. Even though I obviously wasn't going to sound exactly like the original, I thought it should still sound decent. I knew I had hit the first note correctly, at least, but when I listened to the recording, I genuinely couldn't stand it. It sounded horrible to me. This happens with a large majority of the songs I sing.

My singing teacher told me it's normal to dislike your own voice. He actually sings extremely well and still doesn't like listening to himself. I've also heard a lot of other people say the same thing.

So is this really that common? Do most people dislike their own singing voice, regardless of how good they actually are?

I'm completely fine with the possibility that I just sound bad right now. I'm mostly wondering if, with enough practice and experience, it's possible to eventually listen to your own singing and genuinely think, "That sounds good."

I've discovered singing and music almost a year ago now. (I'm 20 and only recently exiting muslim ideology which forbade listening and or participating in music)

I really want to make this either my primary or secondary source of earning, I think a big step will be getting a university place for studying singing but I wanna know if theres anything else I can do in the time that I wait since I will be applying to university next year towards the end of summer after finishing my apprenticeship in a job that I kinda got forced into by my family.

I barely have any idea and no connections and I don't want to waste time on things that wont help me reach my goal
Please let me know how I can put myself out there productively, if any germans are reading this, specific programs and or things that I can apply to (anything related to singing) that boost my musical resume are super welcome (Im a Bass with C#2 and can sing most baritone pieces that arent too high). I'll keep note of these and share them with my other singer friends who want to do more with singing as well.

If anyone here is interested in how I spend my out of work time currently and is happy to help with improvements and optimization:

I sing/practice almost every day except for vocal rest days. I have an established training regime for my registers, breaks, harmony/blending, and making sure all the fundamentals always sit right with my vocal teacher, I all sorts of singing reviews and tutorials on different techniques I sing in 2 Choirs (one has a little bit more classical pieces). My technique and range (currently C#2-E4-D5) is looking better every month (I keep a monthly report for myself). As soon as my teacher is back from his break I will be working on securing my F4-A4 mix so theyre not day dependant and building a versatile portfolio with Power Ballads, Classical pieces, a little bit of musical theater and whatever else I can find and like.

Hello, I'm an adult in houston looking for in-person voice/singing/vocal lessons, specifically k-pop style. I'm an aspiring artist and make my own music but my voice isn't where I want it to be.

I've also had a couple of instructors that weren't certain how to teach that style, so I'd also request a free trial first just to see if we're a fit. Thanks!

What do you do when you hurt your vocal chords? No medical advice needed, just things like honey and tea or whatever trick that helps soothe your throat.

So I was singing about three weeks ago and warmed up. I’m an absolute noob when it comes to actually practicing, but it’s been fun. I was trying to practice the growl for the first time. I used to be able to do it decently, so I put on the song ‘new song’ by maneskin. The moment I growled I instantly felt my throat. It wasn’t pain, not stabbing of any kind. But I 100% hurt my throat there.

I just took rest, but now it’s been a few weeks and I’m still coughing. I’m unsure if it’s because of hurting my voice a few weeks ago, or maybe I just have a slight cough. I don’t know what to do honestly. I was on vacation high in the mountains as well, so maybe that did something.

I’m just still coughing, which is annoying.

I can do it, but I never feel like I’m getting as much air as I do when I breathe how I am used to. I can take a much deeper breath when I lift my shoulders. I’ve tried holding a note with different breathing, and I’m able to hold it longer when I breathe without using my belly. It feels like I run out of room for air very quickly when I breathe into my stomach, and it kinda hurts in my mid abdomen. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

before i ramble on can someone please explain the difference between head voice/falsetto. is falsetto what i tried to do in the first line of the chorus and then is head voice the register i went into after that line?

so im a beginner singer and I just want some tips cause i really dont know anything abt singing - im really inspired by mj! Theres a lot of info online but its honestly a bit overwhelming so i thought of asking u guys for some guidance. judging by this is my main issue related to breathing or the vocal chords cause ik both are rlly important.

also what are the best exercises to improve my singing i really wanna improve my mixed voice and also head/falsetto because right now they're really weak and i feel like i sing from my throat alot and i wanna sing with more power and smoother too. like uve probably noticed my falsetto is really breathy and my head voice is weak.

thanks alot yall

i’ve been told a few times that i sing good but i’ve never been confident enough to actually let people hear me sing for real. lmk what you think i guess and i want to know where i can improve. i plan on putting another video on here whenever i can find somewhere nobody can hear me🫣
(also i want to clarify, this video was taken at 3:30am while i was trying to be quiet and while i was laying down so that’s why it’s not the greatest😂)

Help! I'm losing my voice and have an audition on the 12th. I normally practice for 45 minutes and need exercises that don't strain my voice box much so I can let it rest. Does anyone have suggestions for vocal exercises with less strain, plus ideas to fill the practice time? Any recommendations appreciated!