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Old 12-09-2017, 09:56 AM
bluesguy63 bluesguy63 is offline
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Default dead flowers key question

Trying to figure out if changing keys for my singing makes any difference....
first version is tuned down half a step and played out of E

https://soundcloud.com/bluesguy1963/...ers-tuned-down

Second version is standard tuning played out of C

https://soundcloud.com/bluesguy1963/...17-10-38-32-am

At the end of the day, not sure it makes any difference
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Old 12-09-2017, 10:02 AM
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Nice job. And no, for your voice, the key doesn't seem to make much difference.

Cool!

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Old 12-09-2017, 01:19 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to comment. I tried one time to sing (informally) in front of vocal teacher at a camp fire thingy. I tried a song in D and she discreetly told me that D was not a good key for me so I'm constantly trying different keys to make the most of I've got.
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Old 12-09-2017, 01:35 PM
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Thanks for taking the time to comment. I tried one time to sing (informally) in front of vocal teacher at a camp fire thingy. I tried a song in D and she discreetly told me that D was not a good key for me so I'm constantly trying different keys to make the most of I've got.
Yeah, I think that is what most of us do. We have a singing range and then within that range we have an area where we are most comfortable and where we get the best tonal quality. Knowing where those ranges are as a singer is important. It speeds up the process of figuring out where to pitch songs for ourselves. I deal with this issue daily.

As you note, we try our best to make the most of what we have to work with.

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Old 12-09-2017, 01:56 PM
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Great job! I can’t really explain why but to me the second version in standard tuning sounded slightly better with your voice, although both sounded fine.
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Old 12-09-2017, 06:29 PM
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I like 'em both!
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