New to singing

BillH301

HI guys I am new to singing. I'm an accomplished musician, play violin, viola and piano but singing is something completely foreign to me. I did a quick song and would appreciate any feedback you can provide.

Thanks,

Bill

BillH301

BillH301

An example of me singing with a backing track in more full voice:

https://www.smule.com/recording/johnny-cash-ghost-riders-in-the-sky/2043027903_2883205556

sagemacg

Hello Bill, welcome!

Have you been working on Ken's system at all? You've got great raw material to work with in your voice and could develop beautifully. I'm still a newbie myself and my ear isn't well developed, but it sounds to me like you could work on dropping your larynx and opening your throat more. You're also using a very covered sound, which stylistically makes some sense with these two songs, but deadens your tone somewhat.

I hope you stick with it!

BillH301

Thanks, sage,
I had purchased Ken's Volume 1 but you know how it is life gets in our way of pursuing things like learning to sing. I recently went to a jam session at a friend's house and was the one doing the singing and everybody said I should take it up that I have a natural voice. I sent an email to KTVA support about upgrading. I appreciate your feedback and I am excited to see what the course can do for me as I really enjoy it.

Bill