singing???

dudemyster · #1 February 15th, 2006

hi been playing for three years now and think its time i started to sing along with the songs i am playing. thing is i know i have a bad singing voice. how would i go about trying to find my voice and what key it would it be in? are there ne exercises or tips to atleast sing a dity or two

thx for ne help in adv

allthumbs · #2 February 15th, 2006

Find a key you can sing in. You need to find your vocal range. Play a simple tune and transpose the chords from key to key til you find where you can comfortable hit all the notes. You could also just sing the notes of various scales till you found the same thing,your comfort zone.
You could just thow on a capo if you didn't want to transpose a tune.

dudemyster · #3 February 15th, 2006

soz a bit lost ne chance u can explain a bit more, what sort o tune? how do i know if i am in tune? how do i know i hit the notes? etc i read somewhere that if u hum and sing at the same time that can help fing your voice,. or something like that

thx in ad

Ultimate Garage Band · #4 February 15th, 2006

Find a good instructor and take some voice lessons. It's very much worth the expense and time.

Lcjones · #5 February 16th, 2006

dude-mon

It doesn't matter what the tune is. What matters is that you are comfortable "singing" in the range of that melody. When you start singing, you will physically feel when you have extended and gone beyond your range. You will feel it in the muscle strain on your neck as well as feel it in diaphram muscles of your stomach area.

So find the chord range you feel most comfortable with, G, C, A, D, and try it out.

lc

jasoncohen · #6 February 16th, 2006

would it still be worthwhile to find a singing teacher even if you think your singing voice isnt good to begin with?

Lcjones · #7 February 16th, 2006

ahh, heck. be natural. Waits. Dylan. Kristofferson. Guthrie. Cash. Nelson. Jennings. Watson. Griffith. Hall. Young. Harris. ......... just music.

lc

r1p32 · #8 April 9th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasoncohen

would it still be worthwhile to find a singing teacher even if you think your singing voice isnt good to begin with?

would it?

Goody2shoes · #9 April 9th, 2006

Singing takes training just like playing the Guitar takes practice!

solus · #10 April 11th, 2006

A "good singing voice to begin with" isn't necessary (in my opinion), as long as you're willing to practice.

I'm thinking about vocal lessons myself, my brother did that and though it was no pleasure hearing him practice in the beginning, he can sing pretty well now.

cshude · #11 April 27th, 2006

Record yourself singing- it's darn painful to listen to, but it helps. Start with simple songs- Row, Row, Row Your Boat is a good one- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is another. Sing (and record) them in different keys to determine your range and your accuracy. You can start by playing along on the guitar or piano (or you can make yourself a little backing track to record by) and when you're happy with your progress, you can move to singing acapella.

Singing is like hand-eye coordination, except you're working on the link between your ears and your voice. Takes practice....

Chris

raybaro · #12 May 20th, 2006

One of the most important factors in singing is breath support, I just took a singing class and it helped a lot, try not to have any tension in your mouth due to the fact that this will affect your singing. Before you sing, stretch properly, chest, back etc etc etc. release all the tension in your body. Also, do warm ups, such as get your piano or guitar and sing and play along major, minor, and arpeggios scales. This becomes very helpful, also remember not to force your voice, singing and pitch should come out naturally.

Hope this helps

Jove d'Ark · #13 May 28th, 2006

know a wee bit about this. You can Talk right? If you can do this You can can sing? The advice of getting a tutour is valuable. But picture this. Singing is Simply Speaking Musically. Say this to yourself..The Only Difference in what I say is HOW I Say what I say. Say it, then SING it Exactly the same Way You Said It.Speaking requires that you understand the function of your lungs and the resultant passing of Air over the Vocal chords. Singing is equally simple. I once had a very qualified tutor say to me that inspite of all the Prima Donna wanking, singing was 99% physical and 1% Talent.
A good Tutor will show you how to Breath correctly and reproduce your speaking voice into a singing voice. From there it is simply a matter of the natural Timbre of your voice.
If you have been blessed with vocal chords that sound like shredding metal when you speak, then you will probably not sing real pretty either. Sometime we just simply have to accept our fate no matter how much we yearn for perfection. But in my experience, very few voices are incapable of Re-Producing musicalilty once the Individual knows how to sync breath and vocal Chords. And as with ALL thing encompassing Human Endeavour, We have to first be able to concieve in our Minds, that we yearn to achieve with our Bodies.