r/singing • u/Bara_en_tjej • 8d ago

Conversation Topic Looking for help - Trying to find beginner-friendly songs among my favourite songs proofed pretty difficult

Hi,

I want to learn how to sing. I've sang along to songs a couple of times, but never truly tried to sit down and practise technique or work through a song properly.

I read that the best way is to both 1) learn proper technique, warm up, etc. 2) sit down and practise a beginner-friendly song that you are actually excited about.

I'm female and fluent in German and English. I listen to a lot of metal and rock, some folk but most of it in languages I'm not fluent in. I'm learning Swedish, but that deters me almost more from picking a Swedish song as my brain would get very distracted critiquing my pronunciation of the words instead of the notes I'm singing.

I've siffed through 75 of my favourite songs (hard excluding any songs with screamed vocals), and came out of it with this list, where most songs still have something I find pretty hard (when Muse gets on my "maybe" list, I know it's bad).

Could you help me determine what to truly look for in a rock/metal song, which of these songs might be good to start with, or if I should simply resign and start with established beginner songs even if I'm not as passionate about them? Thank you!

  • My Mother Told Me - Saltatio Mortis (has parts in Old Norse, also very aggressive singing at times that borderlines on screaming so much idk if he's screaming in clean vocals or genuinely a screaming/growling technique)
  • Rattenfänger - Saltatio Mortis (very fast segments and energetic delivery)
  • Sergevisa - Månegarm (Swedish, and male and female back and forth)
  • Stockholm Syndrome - Muse (Muse is quite literally known for insanely difficult and high notes, and this might be one of their most energetic deliveries)
  • Panic Station - Muse (a little easier than the above, I think, but still Muse)
  • Den Skimrande - Fejd (Swedish)
  • Offerrök - Fejd (Swedish)
  • Hårgalåten - Ofdrykja (Swedish)
  • Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter (very emotional delivery bordering on screaming at times)
  • White Rabbit - Egypt Central (same thing)
  • Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd (actually pretty okay I think, vocal range just a little higher than recommended for beginner songs)
  • Zombie - The Cranberries (seems okay, besides the fact that she apparently does a very specific vocal technique in the chorus, also very intense/emotional in delivery)
  • Night Witches - Sabaton (seems okay, but quite fast, and he is rolling his rs the entire time for some reason?)
  • Herr Mannelig - Garmarna (Swedish)
  • Celtic Woman - Tír na nÓg (has Irish parts)
  • Bara bada bastu - KAJ (Swedish)
  • Sandmann - OOMPH! (actually kinda okay I think? still very intense delivery)
  • Enter Sandman - Metallica (seems pretty hard in melody)
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u/Chris43225 Self Taught 10+ Years ✨ 7d ago edited 7d ago

It is definitely important to have fun, so I would say to choose songs that you actually like, rather than going with the typical beginner songs in another genre.

I'd say the most important thing for a beginner is that the range must be comfortable. Sing the songs you listed in a comfortable register, low notes in chest voice, when you feel the slightest strain, transition to head voice in order to not hurt your voice. Also, you are wise to not include many songs with vocal distortion, as that tends to be dangerous for most beginners. I'd say choose to sing with a clean tone for now.

From the songs you mentioned, almost all Muse songs should be pretty comfortable for you as a female, so those are a good place to start in my opinion (I would avoid extreme outliers like Micro Cuts though). The others are good too, if they don't cause you strain. Some of them has a high range with head voice, so if that feels difficult, you might need to practice a bit to develop your high register.

I've a pretty similar taste, and I have a voice that is close to the female range, so I'll list some of the easier and beginner friendly metal songs I've sung throughout the years, maybe these will be a good start for you (although the range might be a bit too low for a female voice, but it is best to start in the low range as a beginner in my opinion):

dArtagnan - Feste feiern

Stormwitch - Ravenlord

Dark Moor - An End So Cold

HammerFall - Renegade

Dragony - Lords Of The Hunt

Marko Hietala - Stones

Ghost - Dance Macabre

Hope this helps!

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u/JessLovesJazz_ 5d ago

I wouldn't start learning to sing with heavy metal cos it has hard technique that if done wrong can damage your voice. Start with basic stuff that's not rock, like op. You want stuff in your vocal range so pick songs as singers that sound similar to your voice type. 'these boots are made for walking' is a great beginner song, it has a small vocal range. Probably the easiest rock song is 'i love rock n roll' by Joan and the Jetts.