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Re: Can I build my mix faster?
@Jonnyzr I understand you want results to come sooner. There's no shortcuts to learning to sing well.
Focus first on building a powerful chest voice. If you skip ahead especially without guided instruction to make sure your head voice is built as it should be you will miss fundamentals that will cause more issues later.
Following step by step is essential.
Post a vid of your LAH AH exercise and tag us to critique!
Focus first on building a powerful chest voice. If you skip ahead especially without guided instruction to make sure your head voice is built as it should be you will miss fundamentals that will cause more issues later.
Following step by step is essential.
Post a vid of your LAH AH exercise and tag us to critique!
michaelmusic
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Re: Feedback on sliders to build head voice
@ClearwaterBeach53
Great advice from @Terence as always!
Remember the moderators are here to moderate. It would be brilliant if you could pitch in on answering others’ posts as well.
If we had 10 active posters, I reckon things could grow quickly!
Great advice from @Terence as always!
Remember the moderators are here to moderate. It would be brilliant if you could pitch in on answering others’ posts as well.
If we had 10 active posters, I reckon things could grow quickly!
charlie_v
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Re: Welcome to The KTVA Lobby - please read.
I bought the course's but not sure how to access the secret spots - Please PM me
CalvinMorris
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Re: Being a frontman/frontwoman - what does it take to be a good one?
My prospective band in still in the jamming-phase since we want to improve our respective skills before we try launch ourselves, so I don't really have hands-on experience to draw from here. With that said however, my own theory is always rooted in the belief that music is a conversation. The type of music you play and the image you project will, whether you like it or not, inevitably define what your crowd will be like (or if there will be one).
And although it's not exactly fair, the singer/front-person still remains the main focal point and face of the band outwards, so you need to look the part and act accordingly (obviously without ever letting style dominate over substance).
Another thing that has always struck me is that the big frontmen in a classic sense like Freddie, Plant, Daltrey, Bono, Jagger etc. - none of them generally had an instrument in their hands for prolonged periods on stage, even though I would assume they are all capable (Freddie obviously did some ballads on piano, but most of the time he was on the mic working the crowds).
Another thing that has always struck me is that the big frontmen in a classic sense like Freddie, Plant, Daltrey, Bono, Jagger etc. - none of them generally had an instrument in their hands for prolonged periods on stage, even though I would assume they are all capable (Freddie obviously did some ballads on piano, but most of the time he was on the mic working the crowds).
ragnar
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Re: Maybe we need to go back.
I totally get what you mean. It’s wild how the vocal coaching scene has changed, right? It feels like nowadays, there’s more focus on putting others down than actually supporting each other, which can be discouraging. I’ve been into music for a while and have always tried to stay focused on my own growth, even though it’s easy to get caught up in comparing myself to others. Like you, I believe patience and respect go a long way in improving, whether you’re working on your pitch or expanding your range. I think sticking to what feels right for you, like KTVA, is the best way to avoid all the drama and just keep improving at your own pace.
paulnian
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Re: Uncomfortable voice placement
hi, i seen this hasn't been answered in a good while, maybe nobody else recognized the feeling. i don't, but i work indoors and talk a lot at work, so cannot relate myself. i guess you could do some lip rolls/scales during the day to prevent this? or, come home and do a warmup to release the voice? have you tried this?
Klaus_T
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Re: Can I improve? (Help)
first of all, if there is any inflammation on or near your cords, you must be careful, so this is the medical disclaimer you knew was gonna come: if you are unsure if there is an inflammation there, check with an ENT. otherwise, there will be a risk of long-term damage.
having said that: you sound like a lot of people when they start, well if you already knew how to sing well, you would not have bought the course, right? you don't sound especially bad or anything, just not like a trained singer. well, that is because you aren't (yet)
but you can and will be. 17 is very young, you have so much time to become amazing.
all of the points you are worried about are addressed in the course (tone, pitch, control, versatility etc.). just start the course properly, do it for a few months, and see the results. it will take a good few years to become a good singer, but there will be all these milestones before you are there, and progress will happen in short intervals. if you stick with it, you will sound better after 1 month, trust me.
make sure you do the course right by submitting your exercises for feedback regularly, ask as much as you want to know on this forum, and become a great singer with us...
look on youtube, Ken has a video "how to get rid of mucus" (or sometthing like that) and follow that advice, too. also, make sure to eat healthy stuff. from what you say it sounds like you might have some kind of allergy (seasonal/food/dust) maybe?
having said that: you sound like a lot of people when they start, well if you already knew how to sing well, you would not have bought the course, right? you don't sound especially bad or anything, just not like a trained singer. well, that is because you aren't (yet)
but you can and will be. 17 is very young, you have so much time to become amazing.all of the points you are worried about are addressed in the course (tone, pitch, control, versatility etc.). just start the course properly, do it for a few months, and see the results. it will take a good few years to become a good singer, but there will be all these milestones before you are there, and progress will happen in short intervals. if you stick with it, you will sound better after 1 month, trust me.
make sure you do the course right by submitting your exercises for feedback regularly, ask as much as you want to know on this forum, and become a great singer with us...
look on youtube, Ken has a video "how to get rid of mucus" (or sometthing like that) and follow that advice, too. also, make sure to eat healthy stuff. from what you say it sounds like you might have some kind of allergy (seasonal/food/dust) maybe?
Klaus_T
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