I stopped singing a while ago cuz I got Lyme and it messes up your sinuses and vocal cords so I’m out of practice. I wanna try to see if I can get my voice back to where it use to be. Despite my challenges. What’s the best app for voice lessons for a somewhat educated and experienced singer? I want it to be kinda fun and like a game but if it’s just lessons too, I’d make it work. That vocal game on tik tok is a good example. I want an app with a bunch of vocal games like that. Thanks for any help.

Hey,i was addmited to hospital for not eating anything,they diagnosed me with gerd which i already knew but didnt know the name of the condition,been suffering from this for over a year. They told me i need to have endoscopy but i did reaserch on it and people who went through endoscopy said the procedure didnt give them much,even if doctors discovered something they just told them to eat food acid friendly diet and acid medications,ive been doing it for months already and there hasnt a single medication i havent tried,and im on a strict diet. i dont want to go through endoscopy for nothing since im a singer and i care about my voice and dont want the endoscopy to ruin it,and since the endoscopy wont give me anything new since even if there is something they just tell u to do stuff im already doing even without the procedure,im thinking not to do its since kinda pointless and i dont see any benefits from it. also its not cancer related Anyways im reaching to this group in order to ask u guys for a definitive decision,maybe any of you had it and can tell me if its worth it? Thank u and would appreciate every single person commenting in order to help

I recently discovered that it's highly likely that I'm a female tenor (or at the very least a low alto), so I was just wondering if anyone could recommend singers with lyric Contralto/brighter Contralto voices?

Seeking a female vocalist with a sweet and gentle delivery, for a song similar in style to Portishead or Massive Attack. The song, lyrics and part are already written. If interested please send me a DM and I can give you any other details and send you audition assets.

Hey guys I can sing and all my friends say that I should post more of my singing stuff but one specific thing that gives me stress is not to be able to perform well. I don't have any ideas how can a singer ( without any acoustic room or any mic or instruments) can even make sth!

Ok, bear with me, this is a long-winded one, and potentially quite a silly and pathetic post, but hopefully some of you have some tips to share.

I'm a female singer/songwriter/DJ/budding producer pursuing my dream of a music career. I started performing in childhood as a dancer and later gravitated towards singing, which I could always do, but I loved dancing more at the time.

Funny enough, stage fright is absolutely no issue for me - you had to drag me off the stage when I was younger. You still will. However, what kept me from pursuing my dream earlier (I am in my early 40s - please, no misanthropic, you are too old responses. I have no delusions of Taylor Swift - level fame, nor do I want that. Plus, dreams have no deadline.) is that I have extreme confidence issues in regards to my singing, and even though I absolutely love her voice, many of those issues are exacerbated by hearing a particular established vocalist perform.

It's so weird because I don't want to record original music like this artist - I like a couple of her original songs, but I find many of them melodically boring and don't do her voice justice. I've also wanted to sing this way even before I knew who she was. And obviously I am my own artist and persona and want to be myself. However, what I DO feel like I have in common with her is a BIG love of belting that is indebted to R&B/soul, love of versatility (though I’m not as wild about country music), some similar personality quirks, and a lot of Southern sass in our performance style (very much like from about 1:00-1:30 in this performance). And as a fellow "soulful white woman", she is the ABSOLUTE gold standard I feel I have to measure up to. It feels like if anything I do doesn't, I fear that when I get a bit more established, I will be labeled as a subpar poser, tryhard, or wannabe. Her also having IMMENSE confidence in her abilities just seems to be salt in the wound.

I know that it is pathetic that I think like this, but I'm beyond tired of feeling this way. I want to be able to know that I CAN sing this way, the way I want to, be as just as good of a vocalist, and obtain that same immense confidence. I want to get rid of the voices in my head and from my past that have told me "no," "it's impossible,' "being soulful is not for you," and banish them to the deepest pits of hell.

I want to know what tips have helped you overcome confidence issues, if you have ever experienced something similar - please, share ANYTHING, because I want to overcome these doubts, be proud of my talents, and move forward with my career.

If listening to one of my original songs will help you in providing tips, here you go.

Thanks for listening.

EDIT: I do see a therapist and work with a vocal coach and they are both very encouraging and helpful, so just wanted to add that in there. It’s mainly self-belief for me, but I do want to see if others genuinely do have tips.

If there are any experienced or retired musicians/vocalists that are willing to share guidance or advice I need some, I wanna become a vocalist but I don't even know where to start.

College vocal primary here, if you guys have any suggestions that won't break the very small bank, it would be much appreciated 🙏

Hello All,

I have a big gig on Friday and really want to do what I can between now and then to help strengthen my voice. Any tips/tricks that you stand by? I’m also recovering from a cold and can feel the effects in my vocal cords. Any vocal remedies you suggest I try?

Thank you!

I play 3-4 gigs a week every week 3 hours per gig and I’m the only vocalist on these gigs. I do country covers and prefer doing them in their original keys.

Lately it feels like 2-3 days vocal rest isn’t enough before a gig. I played a new year’s party this year and got all kinds of requests; I went as low as Vern Gosdin and high as Vince Gill and Marty Raybon. Back to back, three hours no problem hit every note with ease.

These past two months or so(Sept/Oct), i’ve had to completely avoid stuff like Gary Stewart and Vince Gill because I’m just so burnt. I will say, on off days i struggle with drinking water but on gig days i try to stay hydrated. Current diet varies around 1-2 meals a day with around 5-6 hours of sleep every night.

Am i missing anything or doing anything wrong?

Hey everyone,

My name is Kevin and I produce electronic music similar to Illenium, Slander, Seven Lions etc. I go by NOTSOSW33T and I'm on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms if you wanna check out some of my work.

I'm currently looking for someone who wants to collab on a track that I'm working on. Here is a private link:

https://soundcloud.com/notsosw33tofficial/bmin-150-82724-notsosw33t/s-hTXhWjghPX6?si=4650cbc9472044ddb6c91ad77d999654&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

My idea for the topic of the song is love - I want to create something like First Time by seven lions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyxklxISius&pp=ygUQZmlyc3QgdGltZSBkYWJpbg%3D%3D

or Sideways by Illenium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fueplQ8ihQ&pp=ygURc2lkZXdheXMgaWxsZW5pdW0%3D

If anyone is interested pls let me know!! I don't always check this but if I miss your reply my Insta is the same as my producer name.

Hopefully I can make something cool with one of you. Much love <3

So I've been practicing fry and false chord for well over a year now. It's been a long tedious road and I think I'm getting the hang of it. My one and only problem stems from the fact that I'm a singer I've done classes sang in multiple choirs and I've almost had to relearn to sing and scream in a way and I think it's holding me back. I can get distortion and hit it my issue is it feels like my body is trying to sing? At the same time? Idk if that makes sense. Where my vocal chords are trying to produce a singing note with my distortion and it sounds like trash. Anyone know any tips for trying to overcome that?

I’m a rather new vocalist who is heavily inspired by the grunge era, (layne staley, kurt cobain, chris cornell, eddie vedder) who is looking to expand or hone my abilities, my goal is to start a rock band of my own and start out doing covers and transitioning into making music

I'm looking for feedback.

I'm 22 and I have been practicing singing since 2019. Up until this year I have mainly been doing ear training and just winging the rest. This year I've learned a lot about chest voice/head voice/ falsetto, breath control, core support, vocal fold mass, etc. I've managed to expand my range from barely hitting an E4 to being able to hold a stable G sharp 4 and I'm pleased with my progress.

There is one thing that has been very frustrating to deal with. I am a very introverted, but social person. I gain energy when I'm alone and then I spend it on social interactions and I love social interactions. I have an instinct to decline any invitation to events just from either shyness or lack of energy. I've been trying to accept as many social opportunities as I can to better take advantage of my youthful predisposition and gain some life experience and make a name for myself in a social sense. This has come with a hickup for my singing progression.

I've noticed I've been having issues with my voice after clubbing or just visiting the pub. Everytime I attended a party, go to the bar etc. my voice is incapacitated for the next two days. I have a complete inability to access any note higher than a A3 or B3. I cannot hold any note above it stablely or purely. I've stopped smoking but the problems remained. I've tried not smoking and drinking only non alcoholic beers, the problems remained. I've legit tried just drinking water and my voice is still messed up for up to two days after the outing. Is the problem just speaking loudly in a setting with loud music? Am I supposed to avoid social situations with loud background noises? This refers to bars that don't even play loud music, they just have a lot of guests, and it brings the volume of conversation up considerably.

I am aware of gentle warump exercises that consist of mainly humming mid range notes and these have been the most helpful but it's still quite alarming to be deprived of my full vocal range every few days. Should I avoid these types of social situations in consideration of how my voice reacts or am I doing something obviously wrong?

I know it's pretty standard for multiple layers when recording vocals but this really sounds like a single layer. What do you think?

https://youtu.be/8T0cRt8efsQ?si=Mr81z39IKjx_jEEf

Hey guys,
here is my latest cover LIGHT THE TORCH - Death of Me,
this was a super tough for me to record as whole song is me trying for low larynx and sort of hypercompression,
Mikey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kf8a0HnAi4

I (ftm 19) started a music education vocal major in fall 2023. I smoked weed and nicotine pretty much daily, typical college kid fresh out of the nest (I had been smoking since senior year of hs, but less frequently/more secretly). By around February, my voice teacher asked if I smoked because he could hear a consistent raspyness in my voice. I answered yes and after a few weeks of "you cannot be a successful vocal major if you keep smoking," I broke down and decided to quit. I got nic patches and edibles and stayed off literally smoking for the rest of the semester. Over the summer, I got back into smoking only weed as a vice for taking 4 online classes. Fortunately, I've been off nicotine to this day and will continue to stay off it. I told myself I'd stop smoking weed again once the fall 2024 semester started because I knew I would hold myself accountable with my voice quality. I've been doing ok with that, but I still do cave every now and again when I'm around a friend who smokes. I'd say I've been smoking (a couple of small hits) once every week on average. I know this doesn't do nothing to me physically, but I'm curious if I can realistically continue this pattern with grace or if I should try to be more intentional about not smoking at all during the semester. Should I even consider giving up smoking 100% for the rest of my education and career and save the joints for retirement?