Sing or Scream

Father said that I need to train my arm muscle only to benefit myself when I'm in NS in the next 4 years. Hence, he strongly insisted that I should go do some chin-up practices whenever possible. Trying to avoid tension between us, I agreed to do it before breakfast resulting in blisters on my both palm. Did some standing-board jump there too, but didn't really have the mood then.

Back at home, being worn out, I went to have my short nap. I was awoken by my father
shouting. Didn't bother to find out what is it. Anyway, how important his words are. His words was important! ("Was" --> past tense).

My mood was rather ok as I started singing. My damn good-for-nothing father commented that I didn't know how to sing but rather scream. But he didn't know screaming was a singing method

Definition: Screaming (music)

• Screaming is a form of singing, found particularly in the musical genres of metal, hardcore punk, and their subgenres. Screaming is usually growled and demanding in metal, while it tends to be more fast-paced or vulnerable in hardcore.

Types of screaming:

• Growl, screech, grunt – Forms of screaming mostly associated with heavier metal genres. They sound low, and almost like a dog barking.
• Yell – Mostly associated with hardcore and punk rock vocals that are yelled at a frentic rate.
• Shout – Can refer to the aforementioned punk vocals, but also used to define screamed raps attributal to Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine and Slipknot.
• Metal screaming – typically performed in demanding roars.
• Hardcore screaming – more frenzied and fast-paced, hardcore screaming is similar to punk yelling but is distinctly screamed.
• Death metal vocals – Growled, screeched and grunted, death metal vocals are dark and bombastic.
• Metalcore screaming – roaring and ballistic, similar to both metal and hardcore but generally more blistering than both. Similar to thrash metal and thrashcore.
• Post-hardcore screaming – dark, shrill, and with a vulnerable undertone. Much more high-pitched than metal screaming. Pioneered by people such as Daryl Palumbo
• Nu metal screaming – ranges from the sung-screamed techniques of post-grunge to shouted raps, even taking a thrash turn in some cases.
• Inward Screaming (pig squeals) – Invented by the Death Metal band Vehemence, inward screaming is used in newer, mostly underground Death Metal. Often used as a filler or background noise in un-vocalised parts. Done by manipulating the false vocal chords and breathing in harshly. This form does take some bit of technique.
• Scream/Sing - Where a screamer, screams while another vocalist sings normally(most of the time the screaming is quieter) Some bands that use this scream are Boys Night OutFrom First to Last. and
• High Pitch - Found mostly in black metal is just like most other screaming, just high and very demanding sounding. More strenuous than death metal vocals, this type of screaming is by most standards quite unnerving to most listeners.

So, next time, if others said the your singing sounded liked screaming. Do spend some time to thanks them and maybe explain to them the meaning.