You're not necessarily locked into your initial scholarship amount. The son of family friends received an initial Berklee scholarship for $8K/year(?), which was increased to $48K/year for academic excellence. We're very happy for him and hope his example can encourage others to work for the same.
This is because to get the sound it’s more about compression to create the distortion. I used Andy’s method and I was just hurting my voice. Try to sing some screamed tracks and you can see how BS that method is. The other one kinda works but again, it’s about adding some distortion when you see that voice starts cracking. There are no shortcuts and it just takes practice, but I am astonished by the amount of misinformation there is on youtube. Vocal fry gives you a starting point but it’s easier singing a note and adding some distortion which can be done by using the muscles you use to poop or when lifting something heavy.
@@toddroba9972 yes something like that, but it depends on what you want to achieve. The key is just letting some air passing through, some singers are using different compression of air to create that distorted sound but do not absolutely use vocal fry, this technique is used by some bands like electric callboy, but they are not screaming with this vocal fry which will just hurt your voice and also limit the scream. Check the beginning of We Got The Moves where in the first part they are using the vocal fry.
This is why I desperately need a studio where I can practice and improve. I think I stand a pretty damn good chance at doing this very well I already have a great low growl think of a panther or cougar and I can do that reasonably well I have been doing it for a long time so I have that mastered. The hardest part for me is the vocal breaking point it's very difficult for me to keep going without worries about blowing out my vocal cords I have done a few on my vocal range I can go low to high and get 3 octaves which I would say is very well for a non-professional. A lead singer I met before said my voice reminds him of Hank Williams when I sing
when you're doing the vocal break exercise, it should be relaxed. it shouldnt blow out your vocal cords, that would mean you're pushing too much air through. focus on finding the placement thats comfortable before adding air GRADUALLY. good luck on ur screaming journey!
2 more beautiful voice crack examples are in Hypnosis (when he says "Just make me bleed") and in The Offering (last "Take a bite" before the final breakdown).
Nice video! I also wanted to ask if its normal to get just 8k from them. I got my acceptance letter this friday and they approved me for 8k. Is this just an initial offer from them? Or is that all they'll offer for the 4 semesters I'll be there for... I think its also important for me to mention that I'm using transferable credits from my previous college, does that help with the tuition cost as well? Thanks so much!!
Make sure that your financial situation is known to them! My mistake was that I didn't push for more scholarship. I have friends who got more after their initial offer because they asked, there is no harm in asking and asking can take you a long way :) btw the 8k is on a per semester basis, so only 4 sems.
transfer credits are OP, it definitely will help with cost as you have to go for less semesters. If your goal is to save costs, my best suggestion is to work closely with your student success advisor (when you get here) to plan your future semesters ahead of time just so you know what courses you're taking and when. a quick note to be aware of is just know that some of the advisors are less competent than others. so if you're ever in a spot where you're unsure of their advice being good for you, go to the drop-in hours where other advisors are available. best of luck !
Thank you so so much for sharing your advice! Ive been doing some prep on my own, but this really helped guide my own prep for my upcoming interview. Wish me luck!
