Help please, I want to sing

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: Beer
Date: 03 Sep 08 - 10:35 PM

skippy, sorry for the late arrival. I am a singer (to a degree) and lost my voice for about a year. Starting to get it back but I know it will never be where it was before. It hurts a lot. But for you whom I don't know and have no idea how you sound..... Sing. sing for yourself first. then sing for a few, then sing for others. Senior homes are a great place to start as well. they love music. Just fucking do it.


When I can't play I'll sing,
When I can't sing I'll whistle.
When the time comes I can whistle no more,
I'll sit my self down and I'll listen.

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: BB
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 03:00 PM

Brilliant, Dave. There'll be no stopping you now - I hope!

Barbara

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: katlaughing
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 03:13 PM

Whoo-Hoo, skipy!!! Good for you!!!

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 05:32 PM

There you go see. It's Swindon Club tomorrow night which is not far from you so, - go do it again! Sorry I can't be there to support you, as I shall be on my way to France. However, many folk at Swindon will be very supportive of your long overdue VOCAL participation at folk events.

Polly

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: GUEST,Heather P
Date: 04 Sep 08 - 06:39 PM

AWESOME!!! Three cheers from the shores of the northern Pacific! You and everyone on the thread have inspired me, Skipy; I just got back from a Faire where I had my first-ever three gigs *not* singing soprano in chorus... got a healthy serving of advice from other musicians (erm, I love trad - starting with very *old* trad - and sea shanties, and whoever heard of singing those soprano? I do it mostly in chest voice, which is nearly baritone at its low end and worries some musicians), but there was also a lot of support, offers to play together and such -- KEEP GOING, SKIPY! I'll be thinking of you! Oh, I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, and I know you do, too! YES!!!

Heather P in Bremerton

Subject: RE: Help please, I want to sing
From: Escamillo
Date: 05 Sep 08 - 03:57 AM

My experience in singing:
- At folk ensambles at age of 14-20
- With friends at age 14-30
- At 30 listened to Opera singers, then shut up for almost 20 years
- At the parent´s choir in my children´s school
- Attended serious classes for 3 years
- Since 1998: at the main Argentina Opera House (Colon Theatre, in the choir) and in many small stages as soloist, doing old jazz, spirituals, traditionals, canzonetta, ...

Those years of silence ended up when I took the decision of testing my voice with a classical teacher.

I can´t tell if you can sing or not, probably yes, but PLEASE don´t be afraid of classical teachers. They will not force you to sing in a classical style, they will help you FIND your voice and make good use of it, regardless the kind of songs you choose.

For example, 99% of people who begin to sing, try their voices in a very low pitch (deep basses) and think that their voices are very limited. Most probably, when you take classes, you will find that the best pitch for you is much higher. You can´t do this without the help of a teacher. Don´t get scared, go to a classical teacher who accepts beginners.

Best wishes / Andrés (in Buenos Aires)