Help! I Can't Stand The Sound Of My Singing Voice - Try This! | #DrDan 🎤

Do you hate the sound of your singing voice? You’re not alone. There are so many people who cringe whenever they hear their own voice played back on a recording. And some people don’t even like hearing their voice when they talk, let alone sing.

If this is you, and you’d like to become a little more comfortable with the sound of your own voice, then keep watching because by the end of this video you’ll have experienced your voice in a whole new way. I know you’re going to love it!

Trust me when I say, ‘You can learn to love, yes LOVE, the sound of your own voice!’ Now, that’s a big claim. I mean LOVE sits at the opposite end of the spectrum to hate right. So how do we swing your pendulum from one extreme to the other? Well, it all starts with a little bit of knowledge and some simple vocal activity’s, both of which I’m going to give you in this video.

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[andrewhintonmusic]

I just want you all to know, I sound dope in my head

[lorikalexander]

I really hate singing for people because I can't tell wether or not someone actually likes my singing or their just being nice. I think my singing voice sounds reasonably good in my head but when played back to me I want to contract my limbs into my ribcage and have a seizure

[orestes]

This is one of my biggest cringe moments. The difference between what I hear in my head and the sound others hear. I actually like the voice I hear in my head, but not what everyone else hears -_-

[Maerahn]

I did a two-year Performing Arts course back in my thirties, and being able to sing was obviously a large part of that course. I've always hated my singing voice, so the first thing I did was sign up for extra-curricular singing lessons with the teacher, because I was convinced I was going to epically fail the singing module of the course if I didn't. After a couple of lessons he asked me why I thought my voice was so sub-standard as to need the extra lessons. I said "because when I sing a Celine Dion song I open my mouth and I want Celine Dion to come out, but all that comes out is me."
He laughed and said "Well, that's because you're NOT Celine Dion, are you? You're you. And sure, you might not sound like her when you sing one of her songs *like her, * but that doesn't necessarily mean you can't sound great if you just sing like *you* instead." Is there a way to break THAT mindset - the one of "if I can't sound exactly like the original singer, I will always sound terrible by comparison?"

[heyitsmejm]

i think its the natural mentality of you should sing the song the same way the original artist did it.. and if you cant achieve that then you get frustrated... cuz thats pretty much me sometimes ..

[garysscaryfaeries]

Recorded myself today singing Back to Black, I listened to it an hour later and said wtf was wrong with that person.

[dougtutorials]

all my friends: you sound good!
me listening to my recordings of me singing: ahh god someone kill me now

[briangohzhen]

I cringe so hard when I'm listening to own voice, my face crumple into a paper ball

[amandalively]

You are either the smartest or the most communicative voice coach. Can't tell which yet but it's helpful.❤️❤️

[ayejayuu]

I really like this guy.
What he says in this & the few others I've watched really gels with what my bricks n mortar coach is teaching me
This is a massively useful thing for me as I need this online coaching to make it stick.
Thank you Dr Dan

[sharonchanks]

I like the sound of my voice when I'm harmonizing with another voice, but I don't when I'm singing solo. What's up with that?

[MariellaEnergy]

This is amazing, thank you for the different perspective. A couple of days ago I found with your video that my voice type is soprano, which make it hard for me to sing my favorite artists' songs (rock, jazz), I always thought I couldn't sing, and now I feel like I will love my voice at some time and find something special about it. Thank you so much Dr Dan. One love ♥

[Whelkaholism]

I was beginning to think I would always hate my voice and about to give up completely, this video alone and the exercises have made me, well not love it yet, but think I actually can get it to sound a way I'm happy with. Just trying to find the time to go through your other videos. Thanks Dr Dan, improved my pandemic sanity immeasurably.

[miguelvelazquez]

I just barely got comfortable with the way my voice is. I've practiced techniques for so long focusing on pitch and breathing techniques. Now that I'm better at those things the tone of my voice doesn't bother me half as much. The worst thing about listening to old recordings is hearing how off pitch i am or how i dont sound confident because I'm not pushing enough air out and singing quietly. The best thing that boosted my confidence was listening to a lot of people singing live without any effects and not much instrumentation because trust me I'm a music producer and i know that there's a lot that goes into mixing vocals. The hardest thing to fix in a recording is always pitch. Everybody has a unique voice so you should learn to love yours because no one could ever sing like you. If you want to know how to control the tone of your voice then get a science book and learn about the anatomy of the throat. There's a lot of moving parts that you can learn to use to control your tone

[kimfranklin]

The one solution I found to getting over disliking the sound of my voice was to record myself a lot. When you constantly have to listen to your voice either because you are experimenting or you are trying to get a good recording, you will get more used to it as time goes on. I used to feel uncomfortable with my voice, until I had a job where I recorded software tutorials. There was no one else to do the voiceovers on the videos, just me. After a few years, I got over it. That spilled over into accepting my singing voice too. Can't take it back to the shop like a piece of clothing I don't like anymore. Best to work through the resistance, accept it and nurture it to be the best it can be. We've all got a phone with a voice memo app so no time like the present, get recording :)

[Umadevta]

my problem is that i hear my voice beautifully in my head but when i record it it’s trash and i’m like is that how people hear me and then i hâte singing😢

[worstkiterchan]

I absolutely hate my voice. Absolutely. I was told when i was 6 that I am absolutely bad at singing and sing waay to out of tune. So I practiced on my own and joined choir at the age of 12. Result? I learned how to belt on my own, I am a soprano with range of E3 to B5 stable, ability to go up to E6. I love when I sing, I em relaxed I am very much in my own void, I really love music it helps me battle my depression and panic attacks, keeps me happy and when i sing its one of the only times when i (before being medicated) felt happy. However, even if people tell me they never expected me to sing this amazingly and emotionaly and powerfuly I JUST HATE IT. I have one song that i sang, placed for a soprano that i truly love. One and only.

[jib]

Thank you so much doctor Dan, I've been watching your videos for almost a year now, and when I first started, I hated my voice when I heard it recorded, now I think it sounds so much better when I hear it!

[corystajduhar]

I always like my voice better on a recording. On recordings, I'm usually on a condenser mic and my sound is much more free because I don't push for volume. I get close to the mic when I'm singing very softly and I move more away when I'm singing the loudest.

[wooyulan]

Hey Dr Dan, such a good video obviously loads of people can relate to! Thanks very much for those activities, which help me focus and become more aware.😊
It's more often people aren't 100% happy with the sound their voice makes (ie we don't love the sound of our own voice) . Alot of it for me was ( note past tense!) insecurity, self criticism, comparing with others. You've really taught me to be so much more confident, and therefore allow myself freedom to explore, and yes, appreciate what I sound like .
Thank you😊