On 8/28/06, tim hall <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thursday 24 August 2006 03:36, Loki Davison was like: > I'm keen on learning to sing in my now extensive spare time. Anyone > now of any good books or sites aimed at beginner singers? AFA singing goes. I would actually recommend doing over reading. Get a singing teacher, find one who does Jazz/Blues/Folk style singing rather than classical. Find some people to sing with - joining a local singing group or choir if one exists is by far the fastest way to gain confidence. Learning some basic breathing exercises can be useful, by all means play with solfege, why not? Relax everything, the only effort you put in should be from the diaphragm. Find out your range - are you a bass, tenor or somewhere in between? Sing stuff that is actually in your range, this is important. Sing at every available opportunity and you will be a singer. Who told you you couldn't sing anyway? -- cheers, tim hall
No one has told me I can't sing and i do it at all possible opportunities. I sing while walking, cooking, working and of course playing guitar. Singing leasons sound like a bit of a commitment though... and quite scary ;) I wouldn't mind to try and work on scales/etc by myself for a bit first... Just got solfege working so i guess i'll give it a go. I might have to add something to one of the linux audio wiki's or a music wiki in general about how to acquire basic musical skills. ;) Any of the AU lad's know where to get music books like the ones Michal suggested? Easiest to get them from the amazon or can i get it locally? Loki
