Hi Wyatt,
I'm pretty good with search engines, so you're going to have to trust me on this one
It's better if you pick one thread and post all your new performances to the thread. If you post multiple threads, they'll get lost.
Songofmyheart pasted the link to the Hymn Discussion board, but as I said in my last post, I'd be happy to keep your thread on the Lyrics board, at least for a while, since this one gets a lot more visibility (again, I'm going to work on that other one). I normally wouldn't do this, but I appreciate your initiative and your guts.
Here's some more feedback and suggestions which I hope is helpful:
1) Here's some advice on where to get good objective feedback. If you have access to an AI LLM like ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, or Gemini, upload a video of you singing and ask IT for constructive feedback. Don't just say "critique my singing", but leave it a detailed prompt such as these:
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Please listen like a kind but honest southern gospel vocal coach. Tell me what I’m doing well, where my singing sounds authentically southern gospel, and where I could improve. Comment on my pitch, timing, diction, phrasing, breath control, projection, emotion, storytelling, vibrato, and how well I fit the style. Please explain things in simple language a kid can understand. Be encouraging, specific, and constructive. Give me 3 things I did well, 3 things to work on, and 3 practice tips.
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Please critique my singing in the style of southern gospel. Tell me whether I sound more like a lead singer, tenor, baritone, or bass. Also tell me if my voice sounds too pop, too nasal, too flat, too forced, or just right for the style. Be gentle but truthful, and explain your feedback in a way that helps a young singer improve.
You'll be surprised at how spot-on it is, and it helps avoid the awkwardness of strangers (who may be too harsh) or friends (who may not be harsh enough) giving you feedback. An LLM can't really judge intangibles like whether your performance is touching people's hearts—but it will give very good advice on things like mechanics and technique (intonation, breath control, diction, etc.)
2) Let's think of a better name for this thread than "Hello, read this and please respond". I added a little bit more detail, but I'd like to change it to something like "Feedback requested: Wyatt sings southern gospel from Happy Goodmans, Rambos, Dixie Echoes". That'll give you a better chance of showing up on search engines for people who are interested in these songs. LMK if it's okay for me to make that change, and if you can think of something better.
3) Start your own social media accounts. TikTok is a good once since it looks like you already have connections there—you'll want to get your own account so you can build up your own presence vs. getting lost amid your friend's videos. YouTube is another one, but you'll want to make sure your performances are a bit more polished before you start posting there. When you get to YouTube, you'll want to give your video a YouTube title that's the name of the song + your name. You'll also want to write a good description if you're looking for feedback. When the time comes, you're welcome to post links to your performances from here on the relevant thread if it exists (for example, if someone was looking for lyrics from one of these artists)
4) See my advice in the other post about investing in good audio equipment and working on your "stage presence". Look up YouTube videos of the original artists and popular cover versions and observe not just their singing quality but how they present and carry themselves. That's a big part of performance too.
Like I said, for now please keep your links to this post; don't worry, it'll get seen by a lot of people. But trust me when I saw a lot more people will see it if you put it on YouTube when you're ready.
God bless,
Steve