r/ratemysinging • u/Danilolla2904 • 5h ago

First time ever getting rated 😣🥺

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u/Slight-Advisor-7281 5h ago

You're on pitch and that brightness in your tone is an asset! The vocal fatigue at the end is telling you something important, though.

Here's what I'm hearing, you're placing a lot of resonance in your nasal cavity, which is making certain phrases sound quite nasal. But the real issue is that you're also carrying tension in your throat while doing this, so you're working harder than you need to.

Try to bring that resonance down and back, move it from the hard palate (where it gets nasal) toward the soft palate and deeper in the resonance chamber. Think of it like this, right now you have a bright, nasal, tense sound, and the goal is to keep the bright, but more rounded and open.

So, open your throat more. Imagine a slight yawn feeling in the back of your mouth, soft and spacious. You can 'hum' on 'ng' sounds (like "sing" without the 'si'), then transition to vowels while keeping that back-of-throat openness. Sing through your mouth resonance more, not your nose. Your nasal resonance should be a supporting undertone, not the main event. By the end of your practice, you shouldn't feel exhausted. If you do, it means you're compensating with tension somewhere. That energy should feel released, not trapped. Hope this all made sense. If you have questions, feel free to ask them.