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Is there really any point in me trying to learn to sing?
January 28, 2012 at 5:30AM
The highest I can reach with my chest voice is E above middle C. I can reach a G if I really pull to the point that it's horribly painful, but it sounds awful. Anything higher than E and I'm pretty much forced to use my head voice, and my head voice sounds absolutely atrocious. It's sharp, screechy, and genuinely painful on the ears. I feel like the only songs I'll ever be able to sing well are the songs that stay in a low enough range that chest voice alone is sufficient, and that doesn't give me a lot of options. Seems like it's not even worth the effort, given that I'll never sound good if I'm ever forced to use my head voice.
madtalented Pro
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January 28, 2012 at 8:51AM
Hey there!

It's really up to you to decide if its worth learning to sing or not. Are you willing to put in the time and energy to perfect a craft. If not there's nothing wrong with that, maybe you just have another passion. But if you really want to sing and the only thing that's keeping you back is the fact that you think you can't , then you should definitely continue and try to fix whatever imperfections you have.

From you're description there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with your voice. The fact that you can go up to an E in chest voice is a good thing. In order to increase range everyone has to get in touch with their head voice. After that you can start mixing so you head voice doesn't sound unbalanced from the rest of your voice, but that comes with practice.

There's nothing wrong with your voice though so if you want to sing then do it!
Schubert Semi Pro
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January 28, 2012 at 9:55PM
I couldn't agree more. Don't give up.
azureblur Pro
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January 29, 2012 at 2:21PM
Don't give up on singing. It's something you can definitely work on, but you'll only be as good as your dedication and hard work take you. Because it WILL pay off.

You have to use head voice, even if it's just a little, to reach your higher register. You can make the sound more chesty, but that's later on once you have more experience and expertise. Pulling up chest to your upper register without any head voice is just shouting, and 90% of the time you'll be flat because you're straining. Not to mention, the beautiful and resonant overtones that you would have when you mix chest and head voice would be gone and be replaced with a generally ugly sound.

You can definitely pull up chest voice, but you're too inexperienced for that right now, and you still need to get your voice into the idea of just crossing over the bridge. Don't fight the natural transition of your voice, because it's going to hinder all vocal growth.

Trust me when I say this: Do your exercises with a very light and right approach, with no change in volume as you ascend/descend. You can add power and all of that jazz later on. Right now, it's apparent that you're singing with bad technique, and you need to accustom your vocal apparatus to relax no matter what part of your range it's in. Yes, this'll require you to just let go and transition into your head voice. When you develop your mix, it'll get stronger, and you'll be able to switch between a chestier or a headier sound at will. This'll only come with your dedication and willingness to give up all your previous bad habits.

Good luck man! You can get there, just work with it. : )
Omark Beginner
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February 02, 2012 at 1:21PM
I agree with all that Azure wrote. It's my 7 month working with SS now, but many times I was wondering if things will be better. But i stuck with it, and there came a point when I realize that I needed to practice with a "light & Right" approach to makes things easiere. Before SS i was "tone deaf", and now I KNOW that my dreams can come true, because I like my voice even that I know there is a loong way. Keep practise with a attitude like a winner. Be relax and take it easy you WILL get sooo much better if you only stick with it.

And yes.. Believe me, if you find your headvoice and makes it stronger EVERYTHING will be so much lightere and more smooth, because you will notice a lot more freedom when you have a headvoice.
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