Can't carry a tune in a bucket, didn't grow up listening to music, older than 20, younger than 40, currently have lots of time on my hands.

Teach me.

Or rather, apps, books, podcast, youtube, etc, recommendations.

  • RangeFourHarry [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Play notes on a piano and try and match them. It doesn’t have to be a real piano, an app could work just as well.

    I’d start by singing c3, eventually moving into scales and basic songs like ‘Row your Boat’ and ‘Mary had a lil lamb’

    Signing along to the radio or your favorite songs isn’t necessarily the most useful thing, since the keys and range might not necessarily sit well in your voice.

    Just practice and you’ll be able to do it, I believe in you comrade!

    :xigma-male:

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Play notes on a piano and try and match them. It doesn’t have to be a real piano, an app could work just as well.

      There's actually a free app called Real Piano that i'm using as part of my speech therapy (i'm doing voice feminization because trans) to get more control over my vocal pitch.

      I also use a second free app called sing sharp that has both singing tutorials and a tuner that you can use to see if you hold a note correctly.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        I also use a second free app called sing sharp that has both singing tutorials and a tuner that you can use to see if you hold a note correctly.

        Looks interesting, thanks!

    • dat_math [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      This, but be super patient. I did some vocal training in school and it's not easy to go from casually singing the music you like to training your larynx and associated muscles to contract in just the right way to produce the note and movement/power you want to hear in the note.

      • RangeFourHarry [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Building that mind-body awareness is tough but super critical. You can’t see your muscles working like you can with a guitar or piano, it’s all about feeling

        • dat_math [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          and learning to hear through the transfer function of your skull.... I never mastered it:(