akisame 3,880 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. I'd ask them about what they think about Christina Aguilera, if they say she's good, run like the wind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chungie 1,215 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. LOL I'd like to improve my middle voice as much as I can. Also I want my coach to be very strict and nagging because I'm a very lazy person LOL I'm sure I'll not practice unless the coach pesters me into it xD I'd ask them about what they think about Christina Aguilera, if they say she's good, run like the wind. LOL I'd ask them that too xD Edited July 12, 2013 by Shinagawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onehallyu#1NiceOppaKW 27,191 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. I only know SLS which I think the most spread throughout the world. But they are aim at professional as their fee is high. Anyway, you should gather a few song or artist that you like and ask around which school are closer. to your liking Guess I can't be anyway help, cos I lived small country, Singapore. I can easily find a professional coach in my country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinamy 1,442 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I only know SLS which I think the most spread throughout the world. But they are aim at professional as their fee is high. Anyway, you should gather a few song or artist that you like and ask around which school are closer. to your liking Guess I can't be anyway help, cos I lived small country, Singapore. I can easily find a professional coach in my country. Ah yeah I live in the middle of nowhere in the USA, so it'll be harder I think. I'll look up SLS, tyvm for advice~ LOL I'd like to improve my middle voice as much as I can. Also I want my coach to be very strict and nagging because I'm a very lazy person LOL I'm sure I'll not practice unless the coach pesters me into it xD LOL I'd ask them that too xD Re: C. Aguilera - haha :D I also want a strict coach (I don't like coaches who try to be nice and not say what needs to be said sometimes, I can take the criticism. My piano professor was a complete dragon, firebreathing scary person If I repeated any mistakes from a previous class she'd be all and hammer it into me not to do it again -- was so awesome.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Crown 529 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. Yh I wanna improve my higher range too. Since i struggle past Eb5. Edited July 12, 2013 by goodluck1O1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akisame 3,880 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ah yeah I live in the middle of nowhere in the USA, so it'll be harder I think. I'll look up SLS, tyvm for advice~ Re: C. Aguilera - haha :D I also want a strict coach (I don't like coaches who try to be nice and not say what needs to be said sometimes, I can take the criticism. My piano professor was a complete dragon, firebreathing scary person If I repeated any mistakes from a previous class she'd be all and hammer it into me not to do it again -- was so awesome.) SLS is not reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinamy 1,442 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 SLS is not reliable. Ah I didn't even know there were different teaching methods, I was reading up on it and saw posts like classical vs SLS --- it's like suzuki method (for instruments) then? It's popular but controversial... I didn't use it when I was younger because my grandmother hated that it didn't focus on learning how to read music early on (she plays piano too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chungie 1,215 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) Ah yeah I live in the middle of nowhere in the USA, so it'll be harder I think. I'll look up SLS, tyvm for advice~ Re: C. Aguilera - haha :D I also want a strict coach (I don't like coaches who try to be nice and not say what needs to be said sometimes, I can take the criticism. My piano professor was a complete dragon, firebreathing scary person If I repeated any mistakes from a previous class she'd be all and hammer it into me not to do it again -- was so awesome.) SLS is not reliable to use throughout the range. It barely talks about breathe support and resonance. I'd advice you to look into classical techniques if you want. Haha I want a coach like that LOL Who's scary like that so that I can actually improve xD I can take criticism too. I don't need a sugarcoater XD Edited July 12, 2013 by Shinagawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akisame 3,880 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Ah I didn't even know there were different teaching methods, I was reading up on it and saw posts like classical vs SLS --- it's like suzuki method (for instruments) then? It's popular but controversial... I didn't use it when I was younger because my grandmother hated that it didn't focus on learning how to read music early on (she plays piano too). Classical is the best technique, SLS is singing like you speak, which is stupid because you use different registers for singing. SLS barely talks about breath support either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onehallyu#1NiceOppaKW 27,191 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 SLS is not reliable to use throughout the range. It barely talks about breathe support and resonance. Most of the SLS is not about talking. A lot of drilling exercise. Ask Ahmin, he go through this before. Ah I didn't even know there were different teaching methods, I was reading up on it and saw posts like classical vs SLS --- it's like suzuki method (for instruments) then? It's popular but controversial... I didn't use it when I was younger because my grandmother hated that it didn't focus on learning how to read music early on (she plays piano too). Classical is up right "support" and "resonance" , but you must love singing classical songs. For pop/improvising music, it is not necessary to read score in detail. If you can read fake sheet, you are fine enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onehallyu#1NiceOppaKW 27,191 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Classical is the best technique, SLS is singing like you speak, which is stupid because you use different registers for singing. SLS barely talks about breath support either. It will be really stupid to learn SLS for classical songs. I guess you don't know what SLS is trying to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI 7,016 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 how would you guys rate nsync vocally? i would say jc>>>>>jt>>>>chris>>>>joey>>>>>>lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfadik 49 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 For instance, 4:05 and onwards. so this tensed D5 is an improvement on taeyeon's part? compared to her other D5s which im guessing are worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Evil Queen 4,273 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 so this tensed D5 is an improvement on taeyeon's part? compared to her other D5s which im guessing are worse Yes. TaeYeon has some Good/Open-Throat D5s, I forget where the even is..but there in a Dancing Perf right after the F5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfadik 49 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Yes. TaeYeon has some Good/Open-Throat D5s, I forget where the even is..but there in a Dancing Perf right after the F5. okay thanks for quick reply. does anyone know what performances taeyeons best (or least worse) D5 F5 and F#5 were? thanks in adv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akisame 3,880 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 how would you guys rate nsync vocally? i would say jc>>>>>jt>>>>chris>>>>joey>>>>>>lance They're so crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI 7,016 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 They're so crap. LMFAO ily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfadik 49 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) how did taeyeon and tiffany do in this performance? was it one of their better ones? and did tiffany do better in their lady marmalade performances than their love sick performances? Edited July 12, 2013 by rfadik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfadik 49 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) sorry double post Edited July 12, 2013 by rfadik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhMin 5,245 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Seriously, are we even sure that those Bb4s were open-throated? Not to me. I listened to it again and they were no overtones. Seohyun has been more consistent during their Japanese Tour where I recall she has done more OK C#5s than Jessica. It's safe to say they're still even now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG2OxVq3obU Example: Compare 2:02 vs 2:55. One's C#5 was clearly less tense than the other. It was like that in other concert dates too. defs Soehyun. But can I hear those "open throated" notes by Jessica? I wanna see what they sound like...I don't remember them at all I'd ask them about what they think about Christina Aguilera, if they say she's good, run like the wind. how would you guys rate nsync vocally? i would say jc>>>>>jt>>>>chris>>>>joey>>>>>>lance I don't know N*Sync well at all, sowwie. What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. I would suggest two things. One, don't do only one way of singing. If you go for a classical, Bel Canto person, you will need to let them know your aim is not to sound classical, if you go to an SLS person, you need to know if they have had any idea what support and resonance are all about. I would personally...well, I love the fact that at school here, you have teachers with open counselling, so I can get tips from both. Currently, I'm not doing either SLS nor Bel Canto, but I've experienced both, and if you get both together, it's a great mix, it will balance you out very well. Right now, I'm with a guy who will work primarily on strengthening my chest voice and head voice separately first, then bringing it into a mix. I got it all, but my head voice is too loud and not controlled and my chest doesn't carry through to my mix hence my mix can be too heady and only really healthy, but not resonant. So yeah, it's a balance I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI 7,016 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 what is sunye's best vocal performance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhMin 5,245 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) what is sunye's best vocal performance? You Raise Me Up. Nicely done F3 in the beginning, resonant C5's, C#5's and D5's during the song, and correct use of head voice instead of falsetto throughout the song~ Edited July 12, 2013 by AhMin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI 7,016 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 You Raise Me Up. Nicely done F3 in the beginning, resonant C5's, C#5's and D5's during the song, and correct use of head voice instead of falsetto throughout the song~ okay thanks ! brb gonna youtube that performance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messica 5,468 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 what do you guys think about Sandi Patti. Shes an amazing gospel singer like Sohyang. She has a lighter and brighter vocal timbre like Jodi Benson. Me and my parents were just listening to her CD where she was 26, and there was an optimally resonated an E5 and uses mezzo soprano a few times, and 1 head placed note. Im just not bothered finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josias 369 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 What would you guys look for/what questions asked when looking for a vocal coach? I'm not interested in singing professionally or anything, just want to improve my high range and not sound so bad after A4 / be able to hit notes higher than C#5 consistently/properly if possible, learn how to breathe and use mixed voice / head voice better. Tell them your interest and what you want to do musically. Things to always look out for during conversations. *Learning to breath *Proper placement They might say it in their own way or something but it's generally the same. Make sure they have some form of music degree. With my Professor I told him my vocal influences. Mariah Whitney Naul(I showed him naul from BES) And he knew alot of what he was talking about when we talked about these singers and he mentioned Mariah's speed,Whitney's power, etc. When I showed him Naul he basically said thats how he is gonna train me to sing with a forward placement. And he said that he will not teach me "Style" That i should develop my own vocal styling on my own. It was mentioned that alot of vocal instructors teach their students their "stylings" and they become clones. He just said he is there to teach me the proper form of singing. Which is all I want and all you should want too. Right now I'm trying to make lifting my soft-palette second nature. So we are doing scales with a Happy face. I'm concious of my soft palette but he says I should be conscious of it and it should lift on it's own the minute I sing. By the way true Diaphramic breathing is a shit ton of work. >.< But it's fun in a way lol. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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