Voice lessons?

Raif2032 · Post by **Raif2032** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:14 pm

Anyone know if voice lessons help at all? I guess i am too stubborn to admit that singing ability is strictly something you are born with and I am wondering how to improve my singing....any suggestions?

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:30 pm

Voice lessons help , you'll learn proper breathing techniques and controlment of your voice

Appfro · Post by **Appfro** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:33 pm

DustyDave wrote:Voice lessons help , you'll learn proper breathing techniques and controlment of your voice

is controlment a word

EDIT: yes....yes it is. i just don't think ive ever used it

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:43 pm

lol well i didn't know if it was , but it sounded cool so i thought id leave it at that lol , could also have used something like " Controllation " or something like that , its good to extend the vocabulary with something new every now and then ya know

Appfro · Post by **Appfro** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:47 pm

controllation

:lol::lol:

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 12:54 pm

What about " Controlability " ?

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:39 pm

we had a soundcheck for New Years party two weeks ago, and one of my buddy's played 'another lonely day' by ben harper as well as 'stay or leave' and he had been warning us that he's a horrible singer...not the case at all!! the kid had a really good voice but just underestimates it completely...it's tough to find a way to practice on your own..took me two years of singing 10-15 hours a week to find my own method for learning...but lessons would probably be huge if you're struggling to find your own learning process... my first rule would be to not judge your voice right off the bat... 99% of people suck at singing in the beginning...give it time...and by time, i'd say a good 2-4 years of solid practicing...you will see vast improvements (and probably double the improvements if you take lessons)... i thought singing would be a lot easier than learning the guitar...it's really not all that far behind...finding a solid customized singing voice takes a lot of frikken practice...but it's worth it

Appfro · Post by **Appfro** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:42 pm

great point, don't judge your own voice. you should let us here it or sing for someonet that has an unbiased opinion to kinda let you know where you are. that's what teachers are best for but you don't have to spend money to get your voice better unless you're just completely lost. you can do it on your own driving from place to place wailing w/ the radio.

themaker · Post by **themaker** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:55 pm

i took voice lessons this past summer. all they allowed me to sing were broadway songs.. i guess it would help you really learn how to sing from the diaphragm, not from the throat.

Raif2032 · Post by **Raif2032** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:11 pm

Hey, thanks for the advice guys, i'll try to record something here pretty soon to get some unbiased opinion. Now, to pick a song...