u/Tgirlgoonie

Im researching voice typing. I’m a transgender female, and my range is G#2-F#4 before I hit falsetto. However, I really do not feel natural singing in that 2nd octave. In fact, most of the time if you tell me just sing a note with good support and not think about it, it usually comes out between B2-D3. In fact, I think my voice has the most clarity and strength from about C3-E4. In fact when I listen to recording of myself, I notice that my voice is brighter than baritone examples. Although this might be because I try really hard to focus on forward placement.

So it has got me thinking, what’s more important when typing a voice? The fact that you can hit a note or what is most natural and aesthetically pleasing for the singer to sing?

I just can’t seem to figure this out and it’s extremely frustrating. No matter how much support, or how close I have my mouth to the mic, I’m always barely audible.

I don’t think it’s an issue with projecting, as when I practice at home I can get pretty loud. Is it anxiety? What should I do?

Hello. I am the lead guitarist in a band and we have a song that I sing at the end of our 45 minute set. I like to warm up using straw phonation in a shallow cup of water, as this seems to help the only exercise that ever showed me what engaging my diaphragm felt like.

When I practice singing on my own, I usually do this for about five minutes, then do vocalized yawns, and then sing the major scale and some intervals in a nice easy key.

However, since my song is at the end of the set how can I make sure I’m warmed up when I actually go and sing?

I can match pitch perfectly fine with other people’s voices or instruments, but for the life of me I can never tell if I’m matching the pitch of recorded music I’m trying to learn by ear. Is there a way to develop this skill?