Music Mayhem

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:53 pm

ive got a desire to be able to sing, at least well enough to sing in a band or something (while playing rhythm guitar)
not anything particularly too spectacular, just someone who gets the job done well sort of like alex kapranos from franz ferdinand.

maybe sort of something along the lines of trent renzor, josh homme,

i dont know anything about music theory or anything so i dont know about singing in different keys or whatever.

anyone got any ideas on how to start off? cause i have no idea.

kidsthesedays · by **kidsthesedays** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:55 pm

i have a similar desire and lack of knowledge

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:56 pm

damn. does anyone have any idea?

SeveralSpecies · by **SeveralSpecies** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:00 pm

eat lots of pussy.

lol but no seriously just look up singing excersizes on google. Or get lessons.

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:12 pm

lessons i wish i could but cant afford. i cant even get guitar lessons.

googles a good idea, but theres so much shit that its hard to find something i can understand/use.

i found this sire which might be useful http://www.vocalist.org.uk

SeveralSpecies · by **SeveralSpecies** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:17 pm

Yea that looks like a good place to look. I've seen magazines that have articles on it, like one that said for metal screaming, put a pencile in your mouth and bite down. Than scream. I didn't see what it did but w/e.

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:19 pm

this looks alright as well: http://www.freesinginglesson.net/

SeveralSpecies · by **SeveralSpecies** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:21 pm

"I’m always on the internet looking for the latest secrets on how to train your voice to sound like Kylie Minogue."

You wanna sound like Kylie Minogue? lol

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:26 pm

lol no. the actual lesson thing after that looks alright. but that front page does seem dodgy.

metacarpi · by **metacarpi** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:53 pm

Put an ear plug in one of your ears. This will let your hear your own voice more clearly (when singing along to CDs or whatever), helping you to get the right pitch.

This is what I do, and it does help. Also, just sing the stuff you want to sing as often as you can!

And don't worry about it, you probably aren't as bad as you might think you are!

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:33 pm

so its just practising until you sort of pick up whats the right pitch, etc. ?

SeveralSpecies · by **SeveralSpecies** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:57 pm

metacarpi wrote:Put an ear plug in one of your ears. This will let your hear your own voice more clearly (when singing along to CDs or whatever), helping you to get the right pitch.

This is what I do, and it does help. Also, just sing the stuff you want to sing as often as you can!

And don't worry about it, you probably aren't as bad as you might think you are!

lmao that's exactly what I do. I found it funny that I can sing along to almost any song and sound decent, but the second I take the headphones off, ughhhh.

pringa · by **pringa** on Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:23 pm

lol. reckon you could get away with that at a gig

metacarpi · by **metacarpi** on Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:39 am

Is that a dig?

pringa · by **pringa** on Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:26 am

are there any specific techniques i need to be aware of while singing?

metacarpi · by **metacarpi** on Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:53 pm

Breathing. Always make sure you take as deep a breath as possible.

This allows you to keep a lot of power in your voice, and makes the whole ordeal much easier, as you have a good supply of oxygen!

pringa · by **pringa** on Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:42 pm

ok cool, thanks

metacarpi · by **metacarpi** on Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:27 pm

No worries.

Don't force it too hard either, or you'll end up losing and possibly damaging your voice.

pringa · by **pringa** on Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:34 pm

im a bit of a quiet type so i dont think ill really have that problem lol

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