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Originally Posted by adz_18
Yo merk,
haven't read this thread in a while, been away on holidays for quite some time in India! I'm glad to be back and getting back into the singing. Your thread has been a great help but I think to take the next step I really need some private lessons so am most likely gonna get some lessons from the people at www.voxsingingschool.com .. so cheers for what you've done for me til now.
I don't know if you're familiar with Dream Theater, but I've just gotten into them recently. They're a prog metal band incorporating all sorts of influences (heavy and soft). It's great stuff - each member is known to be a master of their respective instrument. If you can, listen to the vocalist, James LaBrie. He sounds a bit like Bruce Dickinson. Here's a clip of their most famous song live, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqXE4Ery8Ko
He has an unbelievable range, as demonstrated on this video from the 2min 30 sec mark onwards (although in other songs he goes even higher - holding lofty notes such as E5 in head for 5-6 seconds). I know he's had training, but would you suggest that he was largely blessed with a vocal setup that is 1 in a few thousand? I'm guessing no matter how much I trained I wouldn't be able to get anywhere near those notes, right (in head, anyway)? |
I agree with Auz. Go with Vendera or Mark. As far as who can sing who, its just purely up in the air and you have to remember what range youre born with. If youre a bass theres only so much you can do as far as high notes but you can master your bass voice. There are plenty of tenors who wish they could get a little lower. Venderra and others claim that you can sing in true voice any note that you can get in falsetto. While theoretically I think its possible, It takes a ton of work and dedication. Its easier to be able to hold a not or two but to be able to maneuver runs of words outside of your range is a bltch in true voice. But I think everyone can surprise themselves especially if you remember that youre probably gonna be using a mic and you can push way way way less than you probably think you need to. And once you get that with being able to relax the throat while singing you'll really grow. I would suggest you take a few personal lessons first, If you have anyone near you, even if they are just classical operatic. You will learn a lot. Then go with something based on rock or more aggressive stuff.