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Subject: I know this might sound stupid, but...
Anyone know anything I could take to lower my voice that doesn't have too many bad side effects? I don't want to smoke because the other health risks aren't worth it, and I don't want to do steroids because I don't want to grow facial hair. I sing in a band, and I sound so stupid because I sing like a frickin girl! I need to straighten this up before they all secretly decide to vote me out!
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
Well, you can always change to singing Michael Jackson songs.
;D
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yeah, but we're a rock band, and none of us particularly care for Michael.
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
You could start drinking a lot of dark spirits. :) Other than that, maybe see a voice coach to get some training on how to better use your lower register.
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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Anyone know anything I could take to lower my voice that doesn't have too many bad side effects? I don't want to smoke because the other health risks aren't worth it, and I don't want to do steroids because I don't want to grow facial hair. I sing in a band, and I sound so stupid because I sing like a frickin girl! I need to straighten this up before they all secretly decide to vote me out!
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URL ??? ??? ???I noticed from your profile that you're a female,so I don't get what's the deal with sounding female. ???A lot of females have high voices,like Lata Mangeshkar,asha Bhosle,Bernadette peters,Pat benetar,and others.Women's voices tend to deepen as they get older,so it could happen naturally.Cheers!
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
there are alot of high voiced rock bands...
Rush, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees etc
I just noticed, youre a female...what the hell are you complaing for?
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Okay, Def... I gotta field this one.
There is nothing you can do to "Safely" lower your pitch except to practice descending scales. Even then, you may not be able to extend your range any lower. If you choose to start singing from the chest to hit those lower notes (as opposed to singing from the head with breath support from the abdomen), you will damage your vocal chords permanently . Through age, you may find your voice lowering, but not necessarily. Tell your band to change the key to something more conducive to your range. :D Have you ever experimented with the timbre of your voice?
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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Okay, Def... I gotta field this one.
There is nothing you can do to "Safely" lower your pitch except to practice descending scales. Even then, you may not be able to extend your range any lower. If you choose to start singing from the chest to hit those lower notes (as opposed to singing from the head with breath support from the abdomen), you will damage your vocal chords permanently . Through age, you may find your voice lowering, but not necessarily. Tell your band to change the key to something more conducive to your range. :D Have you ever experimented with the timbre of your voice?
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wait, its bad to sing from your chest?
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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wait, its bad to sing from your chest?
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It is if you do it all the time.
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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wait, its bad to sing from your chest?
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If you're singing from your chest, you're not supporting from the abdomen. This causes unnatural pressure on the vocal chords, especially since most people who sing from the chest tend to close the back of their throat as well. Either way, you're going to end up hoarse. If you are placing the tone correctly, you should feel a slight buzz coming from the area of your forehead.
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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wait, its bad to sing from your chest?
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Don't tell that to Dolly Parton!
*runs and hides*
Sorry, I could not resist. :)
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
OK, back to a serious reply now.
There is yet one more way to get the EFFECT that you are singing lower then you are.
When Weird Al performed "Eat It" (the parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson), he knew he could not even come close to hitting the notes that Michael hits. His solution was to have the band play an octave lower then the music in the original. This was not noticeable, and it gave the audio illusion that he was singing higher then he was. I have been told that doing the reverse (playing an octave higher) give the same effect when trying to sound lower then you really are.
Hope that helps a bit.
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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there are alot of high voiced rock bands...
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They're guys, so they can pull it off. It works with their style. But high-voiced girls often sound wussy and girly, which isn't the effect that I want.
Quoting:I just noticed, youre a female...what the hell are you complaing for?
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Well, I never asked to be one... :(
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
Well, I have a gruff deep voice, and it is kind of annoying sometimes. When I'm talking and there is a little noise, you can hardly hear me, and I can hardly hear myself.
So don't think that deep voices are the greatest thing. :-/
...But there great for prank calls who knows what kind of trouble a younster like me can get into over the phone. ;D
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Well, I never asked to be one... :(
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well, um...that might be another can of worms :o
there are high voiced girls, in fact there are many high voiced girls....
Subject: Re: I know this might sound stupid, but...
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Anyone know anything I could take to lower my voice that doesn't have too many bad side effects? I don't want to smoke because the other health risks aren't worth it, and I don't want to do steroids because I don't want to grow facial hair. I sing in a band, and I sound so stupid because I sing like a frickin girl! I need to straighten this up before they all secretly decide to vote me out!
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I was under the impression that girls were supposed to sound like girls. (I appologize. Did you mean your voice was girlish?)
In which case, there are hormone treatments, but that's extreme. Just practice singing low. I have trouble mimicking voices that are at a very high or low register (voice impressions are my thing). I just keep practicing until I can get my voice to do it.
I doubt I helped much. :-[