RE: OpenMic week 11 - jaybird - Original Song Demo "Light it Up"
Nice song I enjoyed this one, I don't think the guitar playing was too bad at all, but you seemed like you were straining your voice a lot on this one. Don't hurt your voice box too much, but if you get a chance, always do some warmups and singing runs before you record. Sometimes it's difficult because after a few takes, the voice wears down if its pushed too hard. I try and warm up as best as I can to avoid injury. You can just youtube search some singing warm ups depending on your preference of teacher, and I find it helps to drop the jaw, raise the eyebrows and keep chin down, with your airway clear, yet aiming towards the top of your roof in your mouth as the sound travels out when attempting high notes with either chest or falsetto voice. Best of luck to your entry and thanks again for entering back to back. Upvoted!
Ya man, i didn't really warm up for this one...guilty. Sort of just had the inspiration to sing it then and there and went for it right after my morning coffee (the worst time). Was also going for a more gritty vocal texture (in this particular tune) so I'm sure that didn't help either. I fond that my # 1 prob is that when I'm playing another instrument simultaneously, my singing technique goes out the wazoo. Too much going on. They say I should stick to drums ;) Thanks for you feedback though! Your observations are indeed spot on. Doing some more vocal lessons would indeed help. Speaking of which when are you starting Steemit vocal lessons :)
I'm glad you take my constructive criticism well, I only mean to help you improve your sound quality the same way my fellow brothers and sisters in the music world help me with their input and suggestive words of advice. Making vocal lessons here on steemit isn't a bad idea, I've thought about it before. Maybe very soon, but as of right now, this week, I've caught some respiratory virus from my two year old daughter who infected my whole family from some boy in her kindergarten who was sick and singing or rapping for me has been difficult, and somewhat painfully sore. However, I hope I heal up soon as symptoms last up to 3 weeks! Thanks for the tip, and I'll map out some ideas for vocal lessons shortly and keep you up to date on them. :) Steem On bro