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Anonymous asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicSinging · 1 decade ago

would you critique my voice please? honest opinions? rate?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Well!

    I listened to this whole performance and I am quite impressed!

    First of all, this type of theatrical singing is difficult, in part because of the tempo-changes. It is also hard because you include an element of acting in spots. You carried those quite well. It takes a good internal sense of rhythm to anticipate ritardando and accelerando, especially when singing to a prerecorded track where they are fixed and inflexible. Developing such a multi-level emotional delivery at such an early age indicates you have acting talent too!

    If you are as young as you look in your picture, then your vibrato is VERY mature. Specifically, your vibrato is not that nervous "nanny-goat" vibrato, nor is it that bodacious unmusical vibrato of some modern singers.

    Instead, you center the vibrato accurately around the pitch, it is not too wide or too fast, and it is rhythmically sensitive. By that I mean, it starts light and slow, then becomes more pronounced and firm as the note sustains. Then you finish on pitch with less or no vibrato.

    That's EXCELLENT! Very few adult singers develop that skill until later in life, and then usually only with much practice and coaching. That is especially important in sections where the vocalist is solo, (sans accompaniment) and at the end of phrases where reverb accentuates any inaccuracy of pitch.

    If you are looking for specific things to improve, and some solutions:

    Though your pitch is normally good (again, especially so when singing with a background track and listening through headphones) there are a few places where your pitch is slightly off. (especially at 2:30)

    Part of that could be the headphone volume. Loud volume changes the way we perceive pitch at close range.

    Another source of problems for singers is the TYPE of headphone: open-air vs closed. Closed headphones develop inter-aural pressure that changes low frequency perception. Sometimes open-air phones have harmonic glitches at certain frequencies.

    If you experiment with different head-phones and volumes, you will find what works best for you.

    Also, I noticed the pitch problems only happened at dramatic sections (where you paused) or on certain diphthongs (where vowel sounds transform from one into another.) Diphthongs and dramatic pauses are problematic for many singers at first. Keep recording yourself and listening. With practice those flaws will dissolve!

    Overall, I am delighted to hear a young person singing with such good pronunciation, accurate pitch, mature restrained vibrato and just good musical sensitivity.

    Keep singing and learning. You have great talent, but please remember, talent can be both a blessing and a curse. So please do not squander your talent, nor should you let it become your master. If you choose to, you can be a very successful singer! Although i suspect that with such talent and you could accomplish anything.

    I hope this helps!

    Source(s): A lifetime of musical training, three decades experience teaching and a career as a studio musician. Yes, I actually worked with Barbra Streisand once! I think you have a lot in common with her!
  • 1 decade ago

    Pretty good, but you should maybe try a different genre. Sounds a bit Disney.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think this type of music suits your voice perfectly, I would stick with it. I think you have talent, though. Great singing.

    Source(s): Just opinion.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Good.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I like it.

  • 1 decade ago

    You suck at life

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