No, backing vocal doesn't count on this one!
How many of us straight up sing lead vocals while playing bass?
How many of us straight up sing lead vocals while playing bass?
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How many of us sing while playing?
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Can't sing, so trying to do it while I play seems like a bad idea.
As the poll said...
"Yeah"...
I work with a country music artist, so there's no cover songs to share among members. But we also have a cover band project where I sing the lead on 4 songs.
It takes work and repetition. LOTS of repetition. To the point of "can't get it wrong" muscle-memory kind of thing. And lately, I've had to pay more attention to my breathing. Not too deep, not too shallow, and at the right time. Maybe as I've gotten older, it doesn't come as naturally as it used to (which was never "very" anyway).
Don't have to use cheatsheets just yet. Since I usually have an iPad nearby controlling my in-ear mix, using lyrics won't be anymore to deal with.
I guess this subject was on my mind today after a rehearsal with our band when the artist decided that I needed to sing the next higher ("falsetto", if you will) parts instead of where I was. Fine, no problem, just getting those parts in my head now. I was/am usually the guy arranging vocal parts anyway.
"Yeah"...
I work with a country music artist, so there's no cover songs to share among members. But we also have a cover band project where I sing the lead on 4 songs.
It takes work and repetition. LOTS of repetition. To the point of "can't get it wrong" muscle-memory kind of thing. And lately, I've had to pay more attention to my breathing. Not too deep, not too shallow, and at the right time. Maybe as I've gotten older, it doesn't come as naturally as it used to (which was never "very" anyway).
Don't have to use cheatsheets just yet. Since I usually have an iPad nearby controlling my in-ear mix, using lyrics won't be anymore to deal with.
I guess this subject was on my mind today after a rehearsal with our band when the artist decided that I needed to sing the next higher ("falsetto", if you will) parts instead of where I was. Fine, no problem, just getting those parts in my head now. I was/am usually the guy arranging vocal parts anyway.
yep and I am getting a smidge better as times been rolling by.......
dogs are not barking ,and i have not been smoked in the head by a bottle yet...
dogs are not barking ,and i have not been smoked in the head by a bottle yet...
I do sing lead, not much, but I do. I know it does not count in your thread/poll, but I mostly sing backup/harmony these days ... mostly because I'm working with some pretty great vocalists and I'm not needed to sing lead much except to give the regular lead singers a break in the set list.
Backing vocals not following rules, yet it is an option in the poll? Guess what I picked....
Bassists who can sing get more work than those who don’t, and it’s gotten me gigs over much better bassists who can’t.
Everyone can sing! Everyone just cant sing well
Yeah, working on improving right now, and it's so much repetition. What I have noticed tho, is that it does not get boring. It's like being almost constantly in a flow state, because you have to concentrate so hard.As the poll said...
"Yeah"...
I work with a country music artist, so there's no cover songs to share among members. But we also have a cover band project where I sing the lead on 4 songs.
It takes work and repetition. LOTS of repetition. To the point of "can't get it wrong" muscle-memory kind of thing. And lately, I've had to pay more attention to my breathing. Not too deep, not too shallow, and at the right time. Maybe as I've gotten older, it doesn't come as naturally as it used to (which was never "very" anyway).
Don't have to use cheatsheets just yet. Since I usually have an iPad nearby controlling my in-ear mix, using lyrics won't be anymore to deal with.
I guess this subject was on my mind today after a rehearsal with our band when the artist decided that I needed to sing the next higher ("falsetto", if you will) parts instead of where I was. Fine, no problem, just getting those parts in my head now. I was/am usually the guy arranging vocal parts anyway.
It's a whole different animal than just playing, and tbh, one I am learning to really enjoy! Even though, or maybe because, it is so hard
I call it singing. Not everyone would…
Yeee, threw it in there after all. Easier to get a clear sample size with more specific answers
Where I come from, it’s impolite to suggest a song you can’t sing. So I’ve learned to sing maybe a half dozen. Wouldn’t dream of being the main vocalist
Our band has three lead singers and I one of them. I do about a third of the lead vocals. But I do vocal harmonies for everything else. We love us some three-part harmonies.
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