How to learn tones in your voice at?

[Gerec]

I've just really started singing and I have, well... got very addicted to it, I stay in my studio for hours and hours and don't come out forever not even for food or something to drink I'm really that addicted, I've seen how so many words could go together and I love all different types of music but I can't sing it.

Rap is the easiest that I have came over so I have stuck to that at the moment which I do not consider the best type of music, and I would like to sing rock and classical or even opera.

I would like to be a universal singer most say is very hard, but everything takes practice and nothing is impossible.

I was just wondering what is the best way to teach yourself the tones in your voice is there a website or a song of some form that I can listen to that helps me sing in different tones and I can listen to myself to see if I make the right tone?

Kinda complicating, but I would figure in this huge world they would have at least one song with all the tones for your voice and that helps you comprehend it, so if you know of such a thing I would gladly like to know where I could get it at and I would be much appreciated.

-Gerec Brewer- P.S- Sorry if this is in the wrong section I did look for one but did not see one that was reasonable except for instruments and I'm talking about voice, not an object.

 

[Krummhorn]

HI Gerec,

Probably the best thing you can do is get yourself a voice tutor and take lessons. A website can't analyze your voice and give you suggestions while you are singing. A good voice tutor will teach you how to breathe and project your voice into the room.

It will be next to impossible for you to listen to yourself and thereby critique your own singing, if you don't know what to listen for ... a tutor would be a far better approach. Even professional instrumentalists, myself included, spent years and years under the tutelage of another; get thyself a tutor if you are serious about properly developing your vocal skills.

Voice, as you probably know, is supported from the (pardon the expression) gut ... notice professional singers as they inhale while singing - their chests to not inflate per se ... very little movement in the chest area ... the majority of support for proper voice control and projection must come from using the stomach muscles.

There might be a group class for beginning voice somewhere in your region. Another possibility is working with a church choir director - some are highly educated in voice, others not, but in any case will be able to offer sage advice from their own personal experiences. Somewhere along the line of their education, they also, obtained voice instruction, too.

 

[Gerec]

Thank you, I'll be sure to look, I have not a problem going far to learn something.

 

[Houshintida]

it takes time, effort and love to be a great singer. you can't just simply be a great singer without having constant practice, you still have a lot of things to learn my friend. theres just one thing i can share to you, its when you sing please do and feel it with love. simply as simple as that.

 

[wljmrbill]

I agree with KH... you need a tutor or teacher.. I have taught for years and you can not do this on your own.. even when you are good and accomplished you need another opinion... not always what you think you hear is what you really are heard singing.

"Tones for your voice" I assume you are referring to registers ( head, chest etc ) certain notes lie with in certain ranges and their projection and resonce requirements vary.... there are alot of exercises to accomplish the best sound for your individual voice. Support and breathing are the 2 most important factors leading to good tonal quality. Get a tutor to help you get the basics down. Goodluck my friend...

 

[Buttercup89]

A voice teacher is always a good place to start. Using the correct technique when singing is vital, and lack of knowledge on the subject can be detrimental to your vocal chords. Another good idea is joining a choir, it will expand your knowledge on music theory and help you learn to read music if you do not yet have the ability to do so, besides that it's incredibly fun and gives you an oppertunity to draw inspiration from the voices around you.

I have been singing rock, hard rock and heavy metal for a few years, and though I have thrown out much of my vocal technique (shame shame shame) in the process, I know that my experience with vocal instructors and choirs have saved me from losing my voice all together.

And I will also take the liberty of suggesting that you not get a voice coach who specialises in rock, they will make too great an impression on your voice, and the most important thing in rock is letting your voice be your own, and letting it be overwhelmed with emotion every so often.

Cheers, and keep singing,
Josephine