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Re: I just posted my first singer/songwriter vlog
Hi @michaelmusic ,
I like the idea of a vlog, and I think you have the self-confidence to do it well. I'm going to give some feedback and suggestions, and I hope you find them useful.
The video doesn't have a sense of narrative. It was all over the place. For this to be effective, it needs to catch and keep the attention of viewers, which means story-telling tension. You need a beginning, middle, and end in the form of a goal, what you do to achieve it, and whether it works. Viewers need to become invested and watch until the end to see how you do.
You talk about working a day job, but what you show is you sitting around doing nothing. You talk about a song from 8 months ago that meant so little to you that you didn't upload it and forgot about it. Then you expect us to listen to it. I stopped the video at that point, because why would I spend my time on that? Contrast this with this suggestion:
You start by setting a goal. You have an old song that you want to rework. Specifically, the chorus (as an example). You play us the chorus and tell us what you don't like about it, and what your goal is for it. The aim of the day is to fix it. This happens at the breakfast/before work stage.
You then head out and go to work, saying see you later as you enter your blurred-out place of work.
Break time. You find somewhere nice and work on your chorus. Shots of you working in a notebook.
Back to work.
Another break. You need to mentally refresh, so you take a break to relax. Cue pretty surroundings and dog.
Traveling home. Updating the viewer on what you've achieved and what you're about to when you get home.
Post dinner. Focused work on final part of fixing the chorus.
End of day. An announcement that you've done it, and an idea of what you need to work on next.
This kind of flow would mean that we get a proper glimpse into a working songwriter's day. We would see you work at it.
Regarding the filming, the outside scenes were nice. Something I personally didn't like was you rocking in your chair towards and away from the camera. This also messed up your camera focus, as it was sometimes fixed on the wall behind you, leaving your face blurry. I suggest sitting back comfortably and relaxed, and staying there. The parts where you loomed over the camera felt way too intimate, and made me think, "back off, dude, or I'll mace you".
My main feedback is to make sure you have a narrative arc in mind for each video, and for your entire series of vlogs, and to keep it in mind. Coachella works as a distant end goal for the series, not your next goal (it's too unlikely for that, to me), so the series could be about how you work towards that in planned steps, with leeway for taking advantage of opportunities as they come your way.
I hope you find this motivating rather than cruel.
I like the idea of a vlog, and I think you have the self-confidence to do it well. I'm going to give some feedback and suggestions, and I hope you find them useful.
The video doesn't have a sense of narrative. It was all over the place. For this to be effective, it needs to catch and keep the attention of viewers, which means story-telling tension. You need a beginning, middle, and end in the form of a goal, what you do to achieve it, and whether it works. Viewers need to become invested and watch until the end to see how you do.
You talk about working a day job, but what you show is you sitting around doing nothing. You talk about a song from 8 months ago that meant so little to you that you didn't upload it and forgot about it. Then you expect us to listen to it. I stopped the video at that point, because why would I spend my time on that? Contrast this with this suggestion:
You start by setting a goal. You have an old song that you want to rework. Specifically, the chorus (as an example). You play us the chorus and tell us what you don't like about it, and what your goal is for it. The aim of the day is to fix it. This happens at the breakfast/before work stage.
You then head out and go to work, saying see you later as you enter your blurred-out place of work.
Break time. You find somewhere nice and work on your chorus. Shots of you working in a notebook.
Back to work.
Another break. You need to mentally refresh, so you take a break to relax. Cue pretty surroundings and dog.
Traveling home. Updating the viewer on what you've achieved and what you're about to when you get home.
Post dinner. Focused work on final part of fixing the chorus.
End of day. An announcement that you've done it, and an idea of what you need to work on next.
This kind of flow would mean that we get a proper glimpse into a working songwriter's day. We would see you work at it.
Regarding the filming, the outside scenes were nice. Something I personally didn't like was you rocking in your chair towards and away from the camera. This also messed up your camera focus, as it was sometimes fixed on the wall behind you, leaving your face blurry. I suggest sitting back comfortably and relaxed, and staying there. The parts where you loomed over the camera felt way too intimate, and made me think, "back off, dude, or I'll mace you".
My main feedback is to make sure you have a narrative arc in mind for each video, and for your entire series of vlogs, and to keep it in mind. Coachella works as a distant end goal for the series, not your next goal (it's too unlikely for that, to me), so the series could be about how you work towards that in planned steps, with leeway for taking advantage of opportunities as they come your way.
I hope you find this motivating rather than cruel.

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Re: Supreme Speaking course review
Supreme Speaking Intro
Posture
Breath Management
It's the Law! Ah!
Breath Management Part 2
Intro to Vocal Exercises
Humming Exercise for Guys, Girls
The Ah Vowel for Guys
The Ah Vowel for Girls
...
The above continues with 16 more Modules.
The course starts out laying a General Base and then addressing specific Speaking topics.
The above continues with 16 more Modules.
Yes, I've taken the course. One of the take-aways and benefits for me is that I no longer make a hard distinction between singing and speaking. As a result, the teaching I do that requires speaking for seven hours in a day no longer interferes with my vocal development. After a full day's teaching, I will gladly do a two-hour vocal session.
Posture
Breath Management
It's the Law! Ah!
Breath Management Part 2
Intro to Vocal Exercises
Humming Exercise for Guys, Girls
The Ah Vowel for Guys
The Ah Vowel for Girls
...
The above continues with 16 more Modules.
The course starts out laying a General Base and then addressing specific Speaking topics.
The above continues with 16 more Modules.
Yes, I've taken the course. One of the take-aways and benefits for me is that I no longer make a hard distinction between singing and speaking. As a result, the teaching I do that requires speaking for seven hours in a day no longer interferes with my vocal development. After a full day's teaching, I will gladly do a two-hour vocal session.

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Re: CHECK OUT the LATEST VIDEOS from KEN TAMPLIN
Ken has mentioned Jon Anderson of Yes a number of times in various YouTube videos. It's usually in a video that discusses vibrato. Jon Anderson is one of the few super-talented, hi-range vocalists that uses ZERO vibrato. Because that is so unusual, for a great singer to not use ANY vibrato, his name comes up when discussing different artists and the types of vibrato that they use. Ken LOVES Yes. He has a tattoo of the "YES" logo on his arm, from when he was a teenager. With all of that said, this video posted today mentions Vocal Coach RON Anderson. Rhymes with Jon Anderson.
Ken's analysis of JON Anderson is that he has an amazing range, great tone, and does NOT utilize vibrato whatsoever.
RON Anderson was the one vocal coach who taught him more actual, factual vocal information than any of the dozens of others Ken studied under. Ken's knowledge is a distillation of many of the most renown vocal instructors in the world, road tested and proven. Going back to classical Bel Canto, all the way to Ronny James Dio and beyond.
Ken's analysis of JON Anderson is that he has an amazing range, great tone, and does NOT utilize vibrato whatsoever.
RON Anderson was the one vocal coach who taught him more actual, factual vocal information than any of the dozens of others Ken studied under. Ken's knowledge is a distillation of many of the most renown vocal instructors in the world, road tested and proven. Going back to classical Bel Canto, all the way to Ronny James Dio and beyond.

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Re: Frustrating buzz in my head voice (with recording)
To my ears, it sounds like the second sound is coming from the vocal cords. Something
seems to be wrong but I can't tell what. What lead up to this and does it ever go away?
You may want to get it checked out by an ENT.
Ken on how to heal and restore the voice

Perhaps the collagen and glutathione he recommends would help?
Herés what many anomalies sound and and look like though I wouldńt
say any of them is identical to your recording.
Larynology 101

Best get a doctors view on this.

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Where To Upload My Vocal Progress Audio, Covers, Reccomended Hosting Platforms?
As a student starting from scratch learning to sing, and as a new forum member looking into starting Ken's vocal courses in the future, I'm curious what is a good online platform to upload audio/video of me practicing vocals, covering songs, to share here on my singing journey? I'm not savy with all the latest music platforms that people upload their music, aside from YouTube. I'm thinking about how to share my progress and stuff here with fellow students, and not necessarily to the public. For example, if in the future I wanted to share samples of my vocal progress for feedback within the forum, though not to the public, what is a good way to to that? What are some of the choice online platforms or ways others like to host/share their progress musical material?

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