I'm back with another cover...this time I sang Open Up Your Eyes.

I used a very different voice than in my last cover. I hope my singing has improved...what do you all think? Thank yooou and hope you enjoy!!

Comments

[Mica]

Sorry if the video is quiet, I tried amplifying it but got some staticky sounds from doing that.

[sykko]

It sounds like you're squaring up your shoulders, singing from your diaphragm more and opening your mouth wider as you're singing. It sounded like on a couple of the lower notes you slouched your shoulders or slouched your body a bit, and before the sustained note about 2/3 of the way in it sounded like you forgot to take in a breath as it sounded like on that note you were running out of gas. It also sounds like you're choking up on your voice box a little when going into vibrato, which can clamp down on your ability to project when using vibrato. Of course if you're having any problems with your recording software or your mic, that could be it.

Over all you're improving. It's sounding like you're getting into using chest voice more rather than head voice or nasal voice when getting those rising notes and those more emotionally charged lines.

One last piece of constructive criticism, get your arms and hands into your singing. Spread your arms as you're going into those higher pitched notes and more emotive lines, that will help to open your chest and throat up more, helping you to be able to get more air moving out. When taking in big breaths before hitting those power notes, raise your hands until your thumbs are level with your forehead or higher, this will allow you to pull in more air. This will also help you to be more emotive when you sing.

[Mica]

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Thanks for all the detailed feedback and listening through everything.

Over all you're improving. It's sounding like you're getting into using chest voice more rather than head voice or nasal voice

Maybe it's a matter of terminology, but I would actually say I'm going into more of a nasal resonance and head voice in this recording, versus just pushing all the sound in my throat. My voice teacher's actually been telling me to "push the sound up" into the nasal and upper palate, but I think it took me a while for my muscles to finally "get it".

All of this is recorded seated at my desk...I never bothered getting a mic stand.

[sykko]

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You don't have a desk stand for your mic?

[Mica]

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Just a mini tripod that rests on the desk surface