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Learning to sing?

Bullitt5135

Bullitt5135

Nov 16, 2010
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#1
I've known for a while now that to improve as a musician and to open doors into the quality of band and gigs I desire, I need to become a better singer. I'd be happy to become a competent backing vocalist. Fortunately, I know a couple professional vocal teachers who can help me.

I'm just wondering if any TBers have taken the plunge and made a concerted effort to improve their singing? What road did you take, and how successful were you in achieving your goals? What can I expect from a vocal coach, and what types of watershed moments did you discover along the way?
 
#4
The bassists guide to singing is a GREAT place to start , but I would also advise you to work with a vocal coach as well. As Jive1 stated , there are differences in physiology to every voice and a vocal coach can deal with these. Without a coach , there is a good chance you will strain your voice at some point. If you do that long enough , you can damage some things in your throat as I did. From singing out of my range and straining my voice for years , about 10 years ago I lost more than an octave of my high range and all of my falsetto. A good vocal coach will be able to keep this from happening. They will be able to tell when you are straining , how to avoid that and also how to warm up before singing. I wish I had had one years ago.
 
#6
If you don't minding spending a small amount of money, buy the DVD called The Art of Screaming. The producer I'm working with now recommended it to me to learn how to properly sing clean backing vocals; the first half of the DVD teaches you how to sing, second half is more aggressive styled vocals. It also comes with practice along MP3s. I have no intention of learning to scream and I think it is worth the price for the singing part.
 

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