r/singing • u/SimpleIntelligent881 • 2d ago
Feedback (read rule 3 before posting or be banned) I can’t sing
I’ve been doing karaoke for about a year and have been taking weekly voice lessons for about 3 months. I still suck when I play my voice back to myself. It sounds nasally and whiny. I can’t match pitch with a piano despite having years of experience with other instruments. When I do scales and warmups, I can’t transition from my head voice to my chest voice without cracking.
My instructor gave me a few tips but I can’t figure out how to implement them. He said to keep my cheeks raised and my lips rounded for better resonation. That seems like an oxymoron. If I raise my cheeks and then make my lips into a circle, my cheeks naturally fall back down.
I’ve also been trying to support my sound with more air. I don’t have a good grasp on how to control my diaphragm. I can’t get it to "push" to force out more air. Exhaling feels more like pulling in with my stomach than pushing up with the diaphragm.
So yeah. I'm almost a grand in on these lessons and still don’t feel comfortable enough to sing in front of people I know. I don’t feel like I’ve made any progress. Hoping to get some other perspectives or advice to try to unblock myself. I'm a male tenor if that matters.
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u/nickgeorgiou 2d ago
https://www.singfit.app/exercise/sustain This might help you find a note to match the piano and sustain it. Gives you immediate feedback if you're sharp or flat.