Hear and see and feel the perfect song in your head, then keep at it until there's no wobble between what you hear in your mind and what you sing out into the listening.

Come down on top of the tone instead of craning to reach up to it. This way you won't sound thin and flat and you'll have a better chance of actually nailing the pitch.

Recognize when you're in the wrong key and be willing to stop the song and get it into a key you can actually sing.

Listen to the bass. You can figure out your entrances easier listening to the bass than to the lead guitar.

KNOW YOUR KEYS ... If you're going to sing with musicians and you don't play an instrument, know at least the keys in which you sing your favorite songs.

Have charts. If you want someone else to play for or with you, do them the honor of having words and chords written out so they aren't made responsible all the time for figuring out what's going on in the song. some of this is ok, but a little goes a long way. ...

ww (who has made every stupid mistake you can possibly make and speaks from experience)