Singing...

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

Hello, my name is Jeff, and I am monotone.

(Audience says "Hello Jeff.")

Can anyone give any tips on singing? They say it's something you have to train yourself to do, but I think singing-wise my gene-pool is pretty shallow...

I'm all ears.

Steve · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 11:02 pm Post subject:

Can you match pitches you hear with your voice?
Singing along with the radio etc, how do you do?

guitarnut37 · Puppy Joined: 23 Feb 2002 Posts: 223

gene pool? you go swimming in your genes? (jeans)

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

Steve · Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:29 pm Post subject:

Welp,
We each have a chest voice, a Head voice, and a falsetto voice, but breathing properly is a key.
I had some voice in College. Choir is a great place to learn all kinds of stuff.

Never cut notes off with your throat muscles.
We should try to be like an open ended pipe and use our diaphram (between the lungs and belly) to stop and start notes.
If we're straining to hit notes we're doing something wrong.
If we're reaching for a higher note we should open the pipe and use more air, but without pushing from below and grabbing with the throat.
I guess relaxing the throat is the whole deal, and letting the air and notes just flow out.
Any tiredness in the throat after singing indicates something is straining and not being done right.
That's about all I can remember.

I usually only sing as an opportunity to play guitar!

Shaggy · Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject:

Hey they are some great tips Steve!!
Ill start trying them. I mite start searching around n see about getting some singing lessons, i can sing, but i want to refine my voice Smile

jeff_osu · Tiger Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 838 Location: Oklahoma

Yet another thread I missed, thanks for the advice Steve.