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Learning to sing.

Bob The MonkeyBob The Monkey Registered User regular
edited May 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm (hopefully) about to land a fairly high level gig with my function band, but we'd really benefit from a couple of us doing backing vocals. Right now I can just about do them, but my range is weak, my tone isn't great and my pitching's a little off.

How do you go about learning how to improve your singing to the level where you can perform strong, functional backing vocals? I don't want to learn anything fancy, just the basics of developing good singing technique, tone and pitching.

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  • ShogunShogun Hair long; money long; me and broke wizards we don't get along Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    What is your vocal range? I'm going to assume tenor. I've never taken vocal lessons though I'm sure I could benefit. Do you have a voice? It runs through my mom's side of the family and I was blessed with it thankfully. I simply sing every day. In the car, in the shower, just sitting around listening to music. I just sing all the time and over the years its gotten pretty nice. You really have to learn to project from the diaphram though. It really is amazing how much sound a person can make. To increase your range you should vocalize. This is how I increased my falsetto to reach higher though I'd still like it to hit higher.

    If you really need to learn to sing proficiently as well as quickly I would find a teacher.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    book a tutorial with a vocal tutor at acm bob, this isn't brain surgery.

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  • Bob The MonkeyBob The Monkey Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Cardboard Tube wrote: »
    book a tutorial with a vocal tutor at acm bob, this isn't brain surgery.

    Last time I checked it wasn't possible to book tutorials cross-discipline. I'll give it a go, though.

    Oh and by the way Tube, I got 6 distinctions out of my 8 modules last term. Woo yeah.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    I doubt they'll ask when you book it, and if they do tell them you're a vocal student

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  • Aaron LeeAaron Lee Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Practice practice practice. There's no magical solution to singing well. There are important things to know, like how to breath properly and how to project your voice without losing all your air. But if you're tone deaf, no amount of breathing techniques are going to help you. You have to have a sharp ear to know when you're sharp or flat, and how to project without pushing the note too far, or not enough. Like anything, there are many variable to consider if you're serious about it.

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  • DynamiteKidDynamiteKid Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Just sing. All the time. You'll get more on more power. Also, try lying on your back with a book on your stomach, breathing in and out.

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  • SnorkSnork word Jamaica Plain, MARegistered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Singing along to stuff every day really helps.

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