Do any other aspiring vocalists do this?

I hope I don't get flamed or looked down upon for saying this, I don't think i will though...

Do any of you play any of the karaoke revolution games to get a better pitch? I've been doing this for maybe 2 weeks now, and I have noticed a distinct improvement in my pitch...

The reason I say I hope I don't get flamed, is cause I am hoping you guys know what karaoke revolution is. I don't want some guy to be all in my face like: "Oh, so it's just a video game! You're not taking this seriously at all!"

I think the game does an accurate job of measuring your pitch, although, I've also ran into a problem:

I can do all the pitch jumps in "Piano man" (for the american Idol edition karaoke revolution) fairly well, although in a song like "Just the way you are" I cannot for the life of me hit the lower pitch notes. it's like when they come, my voice refuses to go any lower, and I have to pause, and then it might go lower. its like I have to reset my voice or something. can anybody help me with this?

Dont worry I play it sometimes, I just hate how if you do harmony it counts you as wrong! lol

But i usally just practice whatever pieces my teacher gives me and sometimes ill sing along to a nice classical aria or something.

Dont worry I play it sometimes, I just hate how if you do harmony it counts you as wrong! lol

But i usally just practice whatever pieces my teacher gives me and sometimes ill sing along to a nice classical aria or something.

hey cool, quick responce.

and I think my main problem now is that it is hard for me to go quickly from medium notes and high notes to super low notes, im talking notes that hug the bottom of the screen.

course, I KNOW that a video game is no substitute for a teacher...but...well...I dunno...I'll have to see what happens...I'm a guy, so it kinda embarrasing; not to be sexist and say that girls get less embarrased, lol.

Hi

I haven't used karaoke, although it sounds really interesting and cool.;)

I have a book by Seth Riggs called "Singing for the stars." And He teaches speech level singing which has been great for me and I've learned so

much about the voice,pitch and harmony, and about caring for the voice. And still studying a lot on it.

I also understand what you mean when your voice won't (go low) that

used to happen to me a lot, but since I've used that book it's been working great for me.

I hope my message is ok?

Everyone has four distinct ranges to their voice. The following is a list from lowest to highest.

Vocal Fry: These are those few really low notes you can growl out on a PPP and think your awesome even though it sounds like crap. Note: This is not considered a "range" as it usually only consists of one or two (bad) notes.

Low extremities: Volume is lost as you start to sing these notes and continues to diminish the lower you go. Though it is technically a part of chest voice it requires slightly different technique.

Chest voice: Mid/ideal range. Its basically anything you can sing with full volume coming straight from your lungs and diaphragm.

Head voice: Typically higher notes. They are still within comfortable range but take a little bit of pushing to get to. In this range you typically start singing more from your nose, throat and mouth as apposed to fully chest and diaphragm. Head voice sounds weaker than chest voice and usually has a wispier sound, although with proper training this can be nearly negated.

Falsetto: Slightly to extremely above comfortable range. They're, as the name implies, essentially false notes. The sound is there, you can understand the words but it gets squeakier and more strained the higher you go. Also, it is important to note that falsetto is only possible for the male voice.

Whistle tones: Basically the female equivalent of falsetto. The only real difference is that diction is lost earlier than in falsetto (assuming were ascending). Note: Some would argue that falsetto and whistle tones are not part of vocal range, but I've included them as they are singable.

So, now to my point. When moving from one range to another notes can very easily be lost. It is quite common to try and stay in one range while hitting notes outside of it and unfortunately its very difficult to do. You're voice usually makes the adjust subconsciously but sometimes it can slip. When this happens the note just isn't there and you have to manually adjust to the appropriate range.

As there is no set note at which everyone switches to a new range you kind of have to figure it out for yourself. But dont worry, you dont have to know the exact note you change on (in fact, its going to be slightly different every time). All you have to do is find approximately where these changes occur in your voice (within 5 notes or so...it shouldn't be to hard) and sing through them on scales, up and down until you get it engraved into your head where you need to shift. Then you let your subconscious take care of the rest. Hope this helps. Good Luck!

I thought the whistle range was the range of notes that a very small group of singers actually just squeek out ie. Mariah Carey? Or is that what you were talking about?

I know a BUNCH of people that can hit whistle tones (from high school and college)...The problem is doing them well. Most people lose nearly all diction when singing them (some even lose it before they actually hit whistle tones). So, basically, its impossible for some, difficult for most and easy (with good quality) for very few.

I'm not sure who would not consider falsetto part of the vocal range....ever hear a men's choir?