rsl12 I'm in awe of the collection of skills you used to make this video! I thought I was trying to be a well-rounded pianist, but you've got ALL the skills! Also, what a fun choice for the recital. It probably only appeals to people of a certain age, but I'm in that age group! Your piano playing sounds good, your piano tuning and mic setup sounds AMAZING. And it's fun to hear you sing!
Thanks a ton!! đ
rsl12 For voice, consider looking up tutorials on "singing sound production" and "singing resonance". These were the main things I worked on with a teacher when I did voice lessons, and I think it would help you (though I'm not sure how easy it will be to learn without a teacher).
Resonance sounds exactly like what I need. It's obvious that a good singing voice doesn't just happen, so if I can figure out how to get a fuller voice and develop that resonance I so badly need, I think it will be a game changer for me. Thanks a lot for these helpful pointers, this will help set me off in the right direction.
Sophia Nope, you just have to add combined SINGING AND PIANO to that mix as well.
Thank you so much for such kind words! It's a very interesting challenge trying to sing and play at the same time, I've always wondered how others make it appear so effortless.
rogerch Fantastic! I am super impressed by your singing, and that you can play the piano so well at the same time! Great sound, great video, great playing, great singing. I love it!
Thank you so much Roger! đ
Nightowl Navin, your description of all the gadgets you used in this recital made my head spin! Here's the thing that struck me though - despite all the extra tech wizardry, the recording did not seem any better than the ones you recorded in Mauritius, done casually just using your phone! Maybe that's because I don't have good enough hearing or I'm just not bright enough to detect all the nuances involved, but I think you put a lot of unnecessary pressure on yourself which might not have added much to the end result.
It's mostly copy and paste from recital to recital for me. I didn't have too much time for a better write up, hence the head spinny nature of this. Another reason I document these details here is it often helps me when I'm working on a new project to refer back to previous one and have the cliff notes on what I did then. That way I don't have to reinvent the wheel. Figuring things out the first time might be tough, but afterwards it becomes second nature and I can basically do it in my sleep. This has just become the baseline now.
As you noted, the hard part is the actual practice and performance.
Nightowl You played the piece nicely throughout but there were also some hesitations and small flaws - this was not up to your previous high standards (but it was still much better than I could play).
Yes, I agree about the hesitations and flaws. If I wasn't trying to get this done for the recital, I would have worked a few more months at this. I'm going to leave the door open on re-recording this in the future. Perfection is not attainable, but I can certainly do better!
Nightowl You said honest feedback helps, so I hope you meant that because here goes - I don't think your voice is right for this song. Your natural vocal range is clearly much lower - as demonstrated in the vid you linked to, where you sang a traditional song in your native language and your voice sounded much stronger and more natural. It's like a bass singer attempting soprano - which is ah this piece to your normal high standard if you leave the vocals out. However, if you want to develop your vocal skills then you could choose a different song in a much lower key and you would probably produce something lovely.
I did go in to this project knowing full well that I couldn't pull off the vocals at this point in time. I did try to mitigate by transposing the piece to a lower key, and by not even trying to match the better singers. I just sort of went for my own melancholic vibe, which being under the weather sadly contributed to.
Bass and soprano are about the range of the voice, but I don't think that's 100% of what my problem is. My problem is more about the fullness of the sound, which is more about production and resonance. These are both things that can be developed. Hence, I think of this as a growth opportunity as it is pretty proven that vocal skills can be developed.
Nightowl you could choose a different song in a much lower key and you would probably produce something lovely.
That is actually a really great idea. I don't know if I'll do a song again any time soon, but I think it's the right idea to pick something that will ultimately be more confidence boosting.
Thanks so much for your helpful feedback, for putting the time to listen, and carefully analyse my performance. I very much appreciated all your feedback! đ
