Advice As An Utaite~ ^-^

Miki-Prism-Star·4/14/2015 in Beginning Singers

Hello there and I was just wondering if anyone would give me some advice as an utaite and I'm quite new to this~ I've only covered two songs so far, one with a friend of mine and my most recent one is my first solo cover.

Here is the link to my profile: http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/46676572

I'm also not that good with japanese, which is the reason I speak a lot of English on the site... I'm not a very experienced singer and I'm only 15 years old, so I have a hard time controling my voice at times~ Any advice and criticisim would really help me a lot and I would appreciate it~

Thank you for your time~! ^-^

(Edited by Miki-Prism-Star)

ArkkenBB·4/15/2015

Hmm I'm not a utaite but from what I heard, it seems that you should sing stronger. Idk if its me but your voice sounds a bit too small. I think it'd sound much better if you're stronger. I'm not a singer though but I thought I should leave my opinion :) other than that, I think it'll be great if you keep going.

(Edited by ArkkenBB)

Starikun·4/15/2015

First I admire your confidence in posting your covers despite recognizing that your Japanese is weak but going for it anyway! My favorite part of your singing was from 0:34 to 0:38 on Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari. Maybe you could look back into it to see why that part worked so well.

Second, it seems the biggest problem is you're attempting to sing songs that are either way too high level for you (as in has a large range) or attempting to sing in a range that's way too high for you. You're voice sounds a bit strained and breathy like you're struggling to hit the note. DO NOT TRY TO SING THE WAY AS THE SINGER, it willl HURT your throat!!! Maybe try finding out what your actual range is to help pick songs to start with.

Third, you sound like you're reading the lyrics more than actually singing. This probably which stems from your understanding of how to pronounce Japanese. For this I suggest looking up how to pronounce each vowel or something and marking up a lyrics sheet like sheet music from listening to someone singing the song to help guide your singing.

Lastly, for you I recommend songs by HoneyWorks specifically Suki Kirai

(Edited by Starikun)

What do you think?