How could I improve my voice?

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   I'm not good at this forum-ing lark so forgive me if this seems like a lower than life plug of my band.

I'm a vocalist (and bassist),and though I really dig the voices Geddy Lee, Jon Anderson and Peter Gabriel to name a few,I haven't really done much of my work in their sort of style...I would appreciate it if you people could check out our songs on myspace, at www.myspace.com/unknownflow and maybe indicate to me what you think,as to whether vocals more similar to Geddy Lee might sound good in our music;We are going through new changes in songwriting and I am curious as to whether the higher range would sound good - My "James Hetfield" style voice (well at the time I tried...) is one thing,but I'd kind of like a challenge,and I would quite like some consensus of: 

1.What you think of my voice now

2.How you think things could improve

3.Any other comments you have,any criticisms,I am very eager to hear them.

Thankyou kindly in advance.

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richtheflow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: April 30 2006 Status: Offline Points: 3	Topic: How could I improve my voice? Posted: June 10 2006 at 16:48
	I'm not good at this forum-ing lark so forgive me if this seems like a lower than life plug of my band. I'm a vocalist (and bassist),and though I really dig the voices Geddy Lee, Jon Anderson and Peter Gabriel to name a few,I haven't really done much of my work in their sort of style...I would appreciate it if you people could check out our songs on myspace, at www.myspace.com/unknownflow and maybe indicate to me what you think,as to whether vocals more similar to Geddy Lee might sound good in our music;We are going through new changes in songwriting and I am curious as to whether the higher range would sound good - My "James Hetfield" style voice (well at the time I tried...) is one thing,but I'd kind of like a challenge,and I would quite like some consensus of: 1.What you think of my voice now 2.How you think things could improve 3.Any other comments you have,any criticisms,I am very eager to hear them. Thankyou kindly in advance.
	www.myspace.com/unknownflow

Zoso Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 501	Posted: June 12 2006 at 23:43
	Your band sounds good man. Some advice I'd give you if you want to sing high is to really work on controlling your vocal chords, and on pushing from your belly when you sing. It's all about controlling your pitch, and having a strong sound to your voice.


Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 08 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7559	Posted: June 13 2006 at 18:39
	Abdominal control is where it's all at - when I was learning Opera style singing at college, I did an hour's scale and excercise practice per day on top of my set piece practice, regular breathing excercises outside of singing practice time (easy - you can do these anywhere), and regular sets of at least 20 sit-ups to keep the abdomen in good shape. Good control is achieved when you excercise all of the muscles involved and are in tune with them all. I won't go through them - any anatomy book will show you the bits and pieces in between the abdomen and the lips - which many people seem to forget are the bits that actually shape the sound at the last part of it's journey. The sound also resonates around your face, so expression is paramount too, and even posture and arm positions can affect the quality of sound. It's worth playing with all of these and noting the effects. Hope this is helpful
	The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 08 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7559	Posted: June 14 2006 at 05:42
	I couldn't listen to your track last night, but listened just now, and my main suggestion for improving the vocals at this point is to try triple-tracking them. Another thing you could try is some vocal harmonies - just simple stuff like 3rds - or even 5ths to give a quasi-modal feel. I also think that they might benefit from a little more effecting - reverb particularly does wonders. Lastly, while you're establishing your own style, it really pays to try stuff in other styles to see how it works. Try re-recording with different vocal styles until you find one that fits the piece of music in question - and try to make each piece have a different style. It may seem wierd at first, but over time, you should find that it merges into one style with lots of different angles. Again, I hope this is helpful and not pretentious drivel...
	The important thing is not to stop questioning.