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BuzzyBee 
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:31pm |
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Ok so a bit of a strange question but I've always wondered, can you teach yourself to sing- without having to go to the expense of paying for singing lessons?
And when I say sing, I don't mean just holding a tune, I mean belting one out! Or do you need to have some kind of a half-decent voice to begin with?
I've always wanted to learn how to sing & most of all I'd love to teach Lucas how to sing. Would be something we could do together.
And how would I go about teaching myself? Are there programs available or maybe something online?
TIA
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:51pm |
If you have a tuning meter you would be able to see how in tune you are, from there you just do exercises each day to build your volume up and confidence.
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:56pm |
How much would a tuning meter cost? That sounds fun lol ...no doubt I'd be off the meter 
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 10:58pm |
I can find out tomorrow for you, I have band tomorrow night and can ask my friend how much one is.
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:04pm |
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Oh that would be nice, Thank you Becks.
Can you sing? What instruments do you play?
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:06pm |
I can sing thou I keep that a secret so they don't make me sing at band.
I play Eb Horn for Feilding Brass, but I can play most brass instruments, violin, piano and percussion.
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:14pm |
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Wow very talented, it's good that you have kept up with band since having your boys...something for yourself.
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Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:15pm |
I can sing.. infact most people tell me to shut up as I'm like a human juke box  LOL
Get a playstation and buy singstar LOL it's great for getting the tunes/melody etc but not so good for tone as I found out when I was playing with my 10 year old step daughter LOL she's good at the words, but her tone is shocking to say the least
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Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:58am |
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Hey,
I'm a music teacher and of the opinion that everyone can sing! So many people say they're tone deaf when really only a tiny proportion of people actually are. It's all about having enough control over your voice to get it in tune!
Although I wouldn't actually call myself a singer, I've picked up a lot of vocal technique just from being in choirs.
The key things are breathing, support and an open throat - I'm sure if you did a google search you could come up with some exercises for these things. I'm a horn player like mummy_becks and the breathing is pretty much the same no matter if you sing or play a wind instrument.
For tuners, have a look here (sorry I don't know how to do a link) http://www.creativemusicproducts.co.nz/osCommerce/index.php?cPath=159_162_167
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