Recorded voice sounds flat

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    Norm Smith 5 years ago

    Hi, my wife is a very good singer in choir, gospel etc.

    I found this course the other day and was doing the warm up and she said "Damn I didn't think you could sing" and went on with if I can sing the warmups like I was then I should be able to sing songs ok also.

    Now the problem, I recorded some song on my phone and to me when listening they sound "flat". The wife says it's because I'm not getting the feeling into the words/lines.

    I have gone through the "flat" tutorial and some great tips but still when I'm singing lyrics to me it sounds flat...any tips?
    Since scales, warm ups etc I don't here the same flatness when I've recorded them to check

    /Norm

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    Camille van Niekerk 5 years ago

    Hi, Norm! It sounds like you may be referring to "flat affect" rather than flat intonation. For that, I'd recommend the following:

    - Add vibrato at the ends of sustained notes or phrases

    - Connect to the story and the emotion by singing to a specific person / about a specific event in your life

    - Phrasing: Article here and tutorial here: https://www.30daysinger.com/tutorial/steps-to-better-phrasing/1

    - Incorporate dynamic variety

    - Consider other stylistic effects like: breathiness, vocal fry, runs, etc

    Let me know if that helps!

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    Norm Smith 5 years ago

     Thanks Camille, I will have a look at the tutorial and article and try the other steps

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    Camille van Niekerk 5 years ago

    Sounds good, Norm!

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