i wana be a rapper but my voice suks.i want my voice to change atleast a little bit.can i do any exercises or drink anytin to change it other than yoga or vocal classes.some1 plz help me.
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So you wanna be a rapper, voice is one of the things that will get you a gig in rapping. For example Keak The Sneak his voice is incredibly unique. Well, to change your voice go through puberty.
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that's good and normal... you've got your talent.. use that to make you and other people happy with your voice.. you have to believe that you can do sing and you have a beautiful voice.. well, you still can use your voice talent to collecting money.. you see, you can do anything with your voice.. you must be convidence with yourselve.. maybe one suggestion from me, go to the singing teacher or whatever it is, so you can improve your talent.. that's all..
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I'm not a singer but been playing in bands for eons. Key thing to remember no matter how important this contest is if you blow out your voice you've lost it for good. Win or lose it means nothing. So make sure you rest your voice. I'd suggest 3-4 days of good practice out of the week and try to allow at least one day between practices. The day before the practice sing only a quick run through. No matter how badly it comes out resist the temptation to work on a song that late. Even if you get it right the next day you might be hoarse. Do sing a little the day before and lightly the day of the comptition. Just a quick run through. Preferably shortly before the compitition. Remember this is a warm up exercise. Don't strain, expect to mess it up. The point is not to see if you are ready it's to limber the vocal chords and see if you have any physical ailments that are hindering your singing. It's not how your going to sound like when you do the real thing. Don't even try to push yourself to hit the hard notes. Just glaze over them. Your warming up not singing the thing for real. \n\nWarm up before all practices and the contest. Most common cause of injury is going from cold to full out. \n\nLemon juice, teas, iced beverages that are not salty are things I often see singers do after practices and to prepare for a gig/after gig care. No alcohol before singing. If you smoke limit your cigs before the event. Many singers I've known will not smoke at all a couple hours before performing. Get a good nights sleep. \n\nOne thing that most singers forget is that unlike a guitar every emotion your feeling pours into your voice. On guitar if you listen closely you can hear nervousness or that the guitar player is tired but only by listening intently and with a good musical ear. With a singer you get nervous your voice constricts. You try singing from the throat not the diaphram. You forget lyrics or just as bad spend all your time worrying about the lyrics. When you sing close your eyes, let go of concious thought. Let it pour out. Forget the rest of the world even exists. Let it roll out, be part of the song. Be the vessel for it. The more you think the more you interfere with your own talent. Worry, insecurity and fear all creep into your voice. If you've practiced enough you need no thought. It'll be natural to you. \n\nSleep, did I mention getting enough sleep? Memory is affected by sleep. Nothing like forgeting a lyric to trash a performance. Concetration is decreased, confidence decreased. Get a good nights sleep before the show. \n\nMake sure your not congested. If you have a trace of a sniffle get rid of it. Wear confortable clothing if at all possible. \n\nLast smile and enjoy the performance. It'll show in your voice if your really having fun. You sound far better enjoying yourself than you do if your not. People can tell. Even untrained ears will notice the difference.\n\nAlso by the last few days you have a routine stick to it. Don't try anything new that late. Your last practice should be as much like the show as possible. What you eat, drink and do should be as close as possible to what you will do for that show. What you have for breakfast is what you want to eat the day of the compitition. What you drink the same.
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You need to use more air from the diaphragm, open throat, bring jaw down more.  Don't sing just using your vocal cords, use sinus cavity and more air volume.  Practice by going up the scale and back down, maybe first 5 notes then adding notes as you get toward the higher notes, push more air. Hope this helps.
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you better go back to school and learn to spell first...\n\nyou need to be able to at least read music and words to be a singer...\n\nI gave up trying to read that friggin ghetto after the first...uhh...i guess it was a sentience...\n\nstart here...\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/\n\nthen get back to school FAST!! and get a GD education...
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Umm...call or go to some record companies...They might send you to like an open mic nite first though...But get them professionally written or whatever...No scribbles and stuff...LOL...and then go and talk to someone...There is one person I thought about on here that could do that...You could talk to them but make sure you do not give out any info on yourself or your music til you talk to them in person and get their licensed info in front of your eyes...I am a singer and I want to try it out on the stage so I am thinking about it too...Umm...Here is one thing you can do...Send this person an email about yourself and what you are looking for and wanting to do...But don't put your music out there just yet on the net...Wait til you talk to them...in person...go to ppptracks@msn.com...This is a person who can help you...Oh and call me when you get your first gig...I would love to hear it...I mean...Tell me when your song comes out...Hey wait!...Why won't you sing it?...Come on...Give it a shot...
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If you're still going through puberty, then your voice may still be "cracking".\n\nIf you're past puberty, then try speaking from your diaphram.  If you project from your throat, then your voice will be weak.  Practice speaking while flexing your abs, as if you're pushing out your voice from your stomach.  Do it forcefully so that you're loud.  Once you master this, you can project a deeper voice without being excessively loud.\n\nHave you ever taken Karate?  If so, then it is just like the Kiai yell.\n\nAnd if you have a naturally high voice, then there's nothing wrong with that.  It doesn't mean you're gay or straight.
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It takes alot of work and you have to already be able to sing soprano naturally.....i can hit them but it was after voice lessons, practice and training....if you want to hit those note i suggest you find a good vocal coach. it's not really something someone can teach you in this format
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Hi-Lo! A MtF (male to female) transsexual ringing in on this-\n\nYour voice is not psychological, but physical- the way you sound has more to do with how you use it, and less than what you think about it.\n\nSome facts-\n\n1) Most men (or male bodied persons) can successfully sound like a woman- the upper male voice range does overlap the lower female range by 2 octaves.\n\n2) Men tend to speak in more of a monotone- women tend to speak in more of a "sing-song" voice- their pitch goes up and down instead of staying in a narrow range like a man.\n\n3) Men tend to have more side frenquencies than women have in their voice. If you take a recording and feed it through a sound processor so that the output is three slightly different pitches combined, the resulting sound will sound like three people talking in unison. Women tend to suppress side frequencies and have a single speaking frequency.\n\n4) There are many women who have deep voices- like, for instance- Eartha Kitt, Sally from Third Rock from the Sun, Tallulah Bankhead, Jamie Lee Curtis, and others I can't think of right now.\n\nAs for changing your natural voice- you don't change that- you are just taught how to use it differently.\n\nHope this helps =^.^=
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MacArthur1977 is right on the ball, but one thing you gotta do is sing all day every day and practice scales. Project you voice by pretending you are trying to stick every sound your voice makes onto the far wall. Use the alphabet. Assign H to the lowest note you can hit. The go up and down the alphabet, always trying to extent its range. If you are a boy and your voice is about breaking don't even think about singing or practicing til it breaks. I could do A to R at one time but now can just manage A to M. I have friends who can get almost to the end of the alphabet.
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i agree. take a decongestant...the inflammation may be caused by post-nasal drip. your best bet when this happens is to drink warm liquids, tea with lemon is great, but anything warm will work. the other thing is to not speak excessively...keep quiet...that will help perserve the voice you have. finally...DO NOT WHISPER!! whispering actually causes more damage to your vocal cords b/c it makes the work harder than they have to. if you have to speak try to do so like you would normally do.
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You are missing out on great training. It sounds as though you're too much of a "diva" to learn your craft. I'm a music teacher and a voice coach at the university level and I'm here to tell you, harmony is a big part of your craft. You can only lose your own style if you allow it to happen.
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you can't SING rap ,you have to make words rhyme and flow and that how u rap
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Either stay with it the way you are and wait or do something that will help you get a solo.  What I am not sure.  I had a good voice too when I was young and alot of people say I still do but I am now old.  My friend, do not stop if you want to get ahead! Do what you must do to to where you want to go!
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stick your head in the freezer and take deep breaths!! the cold air should irratate your throat enough to loose your voice....Well the cold weather does it for me, so that should work??? Then scream alot like everyone else says...
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Sure, let it flow.\n\n   All you need do is the best you can. Judges may not choose you as best, but I doubt you'll endure any humiliation such as on AM IDOL. \n\n   If your passion is to sing, then please don't let minor rejections stop you from enjoying and/or sharing that passion. You know what you can do, let others know as well.\n\nRev. Steven
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A good friend of mine is an opera singer.  She avoids dairy - especially cheese and milk, wheat products, alcohol, anywhere near smoke, and she covers her neck with a scarf all the time to protect her throat, especially in the winter.\n\nTo help clear your voice, take room temperature water, and place a lemon in (remove any seeds as it will make it bitter), this will help you have clearer voice (an old trick the night before you head to an interview) as you will not be clearing your voice.\n\nHope it works out!