Upload your own vocals to be critiqued and help to critique others too
Can you make it based mainly on your voice? Well I saw a topic called [[can I Make It Based On Looks?]] and I was wondering whether there was a topic based more on vocals. There probably is though I’m not sure... Because even if you’re beautiful if you aren’t able to hold a tune then you’re probably more suited to being a model or actor/actress.
So I had an idea! Why not make a topic myself, a topic that we will judge each other realistically, objectively and fairly. If someone is not suited to singing why lie to them and say ‘yeah you’re great’. It’s better to tell someone to wake up and smell the coffee sooner rather than later.
A lot of us share one goal and that goal is to be able to sing professionally. For some their friends and family are unsupportive and they have no one to help listen to them sing and critique them. Many ask fellow soompiers to critique their singing, few do (well from what I've seen... I may be wrong again because I haven't been on Soompi for a loooooong time).
I want this topic to help everyone who dreams of making it and heres how it works. You budding singers who want to be critiqued so you can improve your singing are to upload your videos or audio clips for other users to comment on but there are rules...
The rules for those posting:
1. You can include these details about yourselves only if you want to:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Height:
Weight:
Race/Nationality:
2. Although this topic is specifically judging your voice you may post one (and I mean only one) picture though you must abide the picture guidelines which is:
· The photo must actually be you.
· The photo must be unedited.
· Make up is allowed but wear it minimally.
· The photo must be taken with you facing the camera directly. Do not take photos from odd angles!
· The photo must only have you in it (though you may crop someone out preferably it is just a picture of you).
The reason for these guidelines is so that people will be able to critique you as a judge would. The judge will not see a walking, talking and singing photo shopped version of you on the day of the audition.
Though for those who do not wish to upload a picture then there is no need to do so.
3. You are allowed to upload a minimum of one video and maximum of two videos at a time. This is because I know that different songs bring out the best of your voice in different ways.
4. Now to be able to be critiqued you must critique a minimum of two members before you. This is for courtesy reasons. This is a rule that must be abided. As the saying goes what comes around goes around.
5. You must wait a whole week before you can ask to be critiqued again. This is to ensure you take whatever criticism and praise and give yourself proper time to improve. Also the songs uploaded must be different from the previous week.
5. Please, please, please, if you know you’re sensitive and can’t take criticism (especially harsh criticism) do not ask people to critique you. The truth hurts.
6. Absolutely no bullying, retaliating and revenge stuff. Be nice.
7. Whatever you’re told, use that to motivate you to improve. We’re here to help each other. Don’t feel sad just concentrate on improving.
8. If you’re told that you’re not cut out for singing don’t get upset! Some people just aren’t made for singing. Everyone is good in lots of other things, so develop another one of your interests.
The rules for those critiquing:
1. The format for critiquing is as follows:
Picture: (this is judged out of 5 though if there is no picture than ignore this).
Singing: (this is judged out of 10)
The good: (what you feel are their strong points)
The bad: (what you feel are their weak points)
Further improvements: (what you feel they need to do to further improve)
2. You must listen to the songs from beginning to end, don’t skip or you might miss something really good or something really horrible.
3. Be honest. Seriously don’t lie if the person is totally tone deaf don’t try to mollycoddle them. Tough love is still love.
4. But at the same time remember that they have feelings and telling someone their dreams realistically will never come true is hard. Perhaps suggest another field you think they will excel in such as modelling and etc.
Well that’s all the rules I can think of right now. If any of you have suggestions for rules just let me know!
Haha sorry if what I have typed above is slightly confusing. I have bad grammar and bad spelling...
Anyway let the critiquing commence!
Oh and the first two people requesting to be critiqued will have to critique two people after them for courtesy reasons!
-Edit-
On reflection what I've written doesn't seem very centred on the voice but it is still the main focus.
Looks and who you are aren't really a factor to me anyway when you want to be a singer. After all what do singers do? They sing. So if you wish not to tell people anything and just upload a clip of you singing than thats cool.
We all know when it comes to actually auditioning a judge will judge you on two things, how you sound and how you look. Its a fact. If you're not pretty/handsome enough they may try to persuade you to have plastic surgery. Though of course there are plenty of popular singers who aren't what you normally call pretty like Minzy from 2NE1 and are completely plastic surgery free.
This is precisely the reason why I gave an option to add a picture instead of focusing 100% on vocals. If you notice in Korean idol groups normally there is a typical balance e.g. slightly pretty + amazing voice, amazingly pretty + slightly good voice.
But I'd just like to say again, the focus of the topic i.e. 'the voice' remains unchanged.
Oooh on a side note, I do hope someone else will request to be critiqued too... Otherwise all this typing will be for nothing and I'll look quite daft...
