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givemeplain · 06-06-2006, 08:25 PM

Hey,
My friend (a guitarist) was looking to start a new band, so around a month ago he asked me if I knew how to sing. I refused him stating that I never sung before, was probably tone deaf, and didn't want to waste his time. He sparked my curiousity though, and I practiced listening to a couple of my favorite songs and gave a stab at singing.

I didn't think my voice was all that great, and I still thought I was tone deaf, but he said I had an amazing voice for never singing before, and with training and hard work I could become the singer for his band.

So we started practicing a little and he taught me a lot about how to sing and stuff, but a lot of it was experimentation and lots of practice.

Now we have a band, but there are still many things I need to know and need to practice.

First off, I have NO SENSE OF RHYTHMN. As my friend plays the accoustic guitar, I never know the right time to come in. He always says 'you should just be able to feel it.' I've tried tapping my feet, listening to the beat, or whatever, but I can never come in on the right time unless it's by chance or i'm instructed to come in. Is there anyway for me to develop rhythmn? Because I end up focusing so much on when I have to come in, I lose all my confidence and sing horribly. Please help!

Also, is there any advice for learning how to use ones diaphragm? (killed the spelling probably). I heard you're supposed to use that, not your throat itself.

Anyways .. please help me out. I have some crappy recordings of my voice (windows sound recorder) with a bad mic, but maybe it will give you guys an idea of how you can help me improve.

topicasia.com/jun/heartbreakerfinal.mp3
topicasia.com/jun/waiting1.mp3

If you think I have a sucky voice, feel free to say it, please just give me some pointers on how I can get better

. I'm willing to work hard at it.

Thanks.

06-06-2006, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
givemeplain Groupie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2	vocals / rhythm Hey, My friend (a guitarist) was looking to start a new band, so around a month ago he asked me if I knew how to sing. I refused him stating that I never sung before, was probably tone deaf, and didn't want to waste his time. He sparked my curiousity though, and I practiced listening to a couple of my favorite songs and gave a stab at singing. I didn't think my voice was all that great, and I still thought I was tone deaf, but he said I had an amazing voice for never singing before, and with training and hard work I could become the singer for his band. So we started practicing a little and he taught me a lot about how to sing and stuff, but a lot of it was experimentation and lots of practice. Now we have a band, but there are still many things I need to know and need to practice. First off, I have NO SENSE OF RHYTHMN. As my friend plays the accoustic guitar, I never know the right time to come in. He always says 'you should just be able to feel it.' I've tried tapping my feet, listening to the beat, or whatever, but I can never come in on the right time unless it's by chance or i'm instructed to come in. Is there anyway for me to develop rhythmn? Because I end up focusing so much on when I have to come in, I lose all my confidence and sing horribly. Please help! Also, is there any advice for learning how to use ones diaphragm? (killed the spelling probably). I heard you're supposed to use that, not your throat itself. Anyways .. please help me out. I have some crappy recordings of my voice (windows sound recorder) with a bad mic, but maybe it will give you guys an idea of how you can help me improve. topicasia.com/jun/heartbreakerfinal.mp3 topicasia.com/jun/waiting1.mp3 If you think I have a sucky voice, feel free to say it, please just give me some pointers on how I can get better . I'm willing to work hard at it. Thanks.