TenMinutes wrote:
Had a vocal lesson today. More of a guided test to see what I can do. See, I have a monotone and quiet speaking voice, and if I am as reserved in singing as I am in speaking, my singing voice is pathetic. So, we just experimented with being expressive and loud. I actually found it easy to be expressive. And for the second time, we video'd me singing so I can see what I look like as I sing.
Can't yet sing on-key, but my biggest fear--that my singing voice would be weak, pathetic and not expressive--has been laid to rest. Also, my timing is pretty good.
My singing voice, when I am loud, actually sounds nothing like my speaking voice. And I have another, entirely different voice when I scream, lol. I wear out my voice pretty fast screaming, though. I'm told we can fix that.
Do you mean screaming like harsh vocals? If so there's definitely proper technique to learn that will avoid significantly stressing your voice. Ideally you shouldn't be using your vocal cords at all for harsh vocals, it's all either vocal fry or false vocal cords. That and, push like you're trying to push out a dump, or a baby.
Actually, once you learn all sorts of stuff relevant to singing you'll realize some of it is also applicable to performative speaking. Like, if you need to project your voice for whatever purpose it ends up using somewhat similar technique to singing, for example.
_________________
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
They have a name for Nazis that were only Nazis because of economic anxiety or similar issues. They're called Nazis.