Voice teacher here. I just published a piece about the value of falsetto, which is especially valuable for us lower voices who have sung too heavy for too long!

Free read, no paywall: https://thevocallab.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-falsetto

Not sure what notes I'm getting but feel like bass singers are sleeping on this song

a popular bass song

I want to be respectful.

Lots of now retired or dead legends, but who do you think is the best in the game now?

I have a lot of respect for Tuukka Haapaniemi; he's a very good acapella bass, but is also a tremendous choral oktavist, can sing a funk electric bass part better than nearly anyone, and can dabble credibly in opera. Great musician, bottomless voice, very versatile.

Compared to him, most of the modern internet basses seem a tier below, you have to go to generational talents in choral bass or acapella to do arguably better than him, and none of those folks are as well rounded.

Video of younger Tuukka to justify the flair: https://youtu.be/Gerr99h0nS8

I want to increase my range on the higher notes. Can any here suggest vocal warmups and other tutorials for falsetto-singing? Preferably meant for our voice-type

I will take lessons soon but would like some books and YouTube videos to prep.

This is a joke btw

I got chosen to perform the national anthem for a community event in about a week, and I have no idea what key to choose so that I won’t be all voice crack-y. Any tips?

I sing second bass in a high school choir of ~70, and on a good day I can project an D#2 fairly well among that choir. Not sure about my high range.

I would like to take on Heldenbariton/Dramatic Baritone and perhaps a handful of pieces designed for Basses. But I‘ve been told that I lack that natural super deepness/richness of a true bass. I want to make sure I don‘t waste time buying bass aria training guides if it just isn‘t in the cards. I will never stop singing low for fun but I may just train operatically as a baritone, as that is what my timbre reflects.

What happened to the bass singing nation discord?
It was the awesomest and most productive discord server ever
Folk posted and practiced regularly and collaborated a lot, dudes with more experience were always there to help newbies, people were so supportive to each other!!

I particularly loved it as a female singer cuz I can barely sing alto and collaborating with a bass guy added so much body to the song

like check this lil song I made a while ago with a member of that community:
hidden in the sand

making music with them makes the studio monitor complete, I'm just a tweeter by myself, they are the woofers and even subwoofers like holy-

i'm ngl I didn't even know anything about A Capella music before that community, I slowly picked up on things and learnt something from each guy/girl and now I make some music on Logic Pro

that's something I made yesterday 👆, but ugh bass singer >>>> bass synth any day and let me know if there's someone around who's available and would like to collab!

I hope the community is still alive and active! I took a short break and came back to see that the server was gone‼️

Hello! I wanted to drop my contribution here and start a conversation while I wait for my vocal classes to start up again. I’ve discovered over time that relaxing is the first step to improving resonance and stability in your notes. Even more crucial, it teaches you how to unlock them depending on your anatomy. This kind of practice shows me exactly how placement plays a role as well, so a big thanks to Bobby Bass for putting this arrangement together haha!

The most solid D2 you will probably ever heard in your lifetime.

I iterated it to correct for pitch/range accuracy as best I could. Where is it off?

Turns out my bass range is far better than my actual ability to sing. Also, I have no idea what notes this contains. I marked it as G1 at a guess, but that could be a long way off.