Sorry for the delay in getting back to this - I've been distracted by the severe weather and the damage and problems it has caused.
You asked for comments on your singing.
Have you had any help with singing technique? It's brave of you to put forward a recording like this; so many people are very shy/nervous/diffident about singing 'in public'. Someone commented above that you 'went quiet' in places and I would agree, but more specifically I think the balance in the recording is not doing you any favours. That is, the balance between your voice and the accompaniment. We need more of you and less of it.
In anything sung, diction is very important and although yours was quite good I couldn't make out all of the words and so I am left wondering what the song is about. Singers need to constantly shape the words so that they come across to the audience very clearly.
I have the impression that you were "
singing to the mic"
which is a problem with young, inexperienced singers ("
singing to the book"
is the same thing). What I mean in simple terms is that you are not projecting your voice. What you must do is ignore the mic altogether and sing to some real or imaginary point around 20 feet away from you. Think about making your voice travel that far and pretend that the mic isn't there at all. Think about the sound you are making coming not out of your mouth or throat, but out of a spot just between and above you eyes. Think about your head being a resonating box, a bit like the body of a violin or guitar, and get it ringing!
The other things that singers need to think about all the time is 'supporting the voice'. Now that's all to do with breathing - using your intercostal muscles and your diaphragm to lift and sustain power to your voice. Were you sitting down when you recorded? You should always stand to sing, with your feet a little part, your back straight but relaxed and your weight evenly on both legs. I know that you will see opera singers on stage or TV sitting, lying, draped around pillars, being carried, pretending to die and in all manner of other odd positions, but remember that these people have had years of technical practice and can therefore cope with support and projection in those positions.
I realise I am trying to give you a singing lesson here and that doesn't really work on line!!
You have good tone for a young voice and good pitch and those are the really important things - everything else can be learned and practised. So keep working on your singing; enjoy your treble voice - you won't have it for all that much longer.
I hope this is helpful.
Elfstone
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