SINGERS AND SINGING (Page 1 of 2)

I love to get the house to myself so I can give it laldy without upsetting the rest of the family. I love singing away while I'm playing. I don't do any performing but I do like a sing song with friends and family, in which case everybody tends to sing along with me. Which is great; it hides my dulcet tones.

I also like to record myself now and then so that I can hear what needs attention. Whether it's my singing or my playing. I also like to video myself occasionally because it forces me to really learn a song.

I'm sure the subject of a singers section has been brought up before but I can't remember what thoughts were put forward. I can only assume that it was thought that Chordie is primarily a guitar or stringed instrument site and singing as such was deemed to be outwith the remit.

I could also be talking utter cods.

I attempt My voice has been said to give chill bumps.... Not the good kind, I mind you, but more along the lines of the ones you get when someone walks across your grave. It's often compared to the voice of an asthmatic goose I kid... It's not really that bad but I'm far from a great vocalist! I can handle some songs fairly well but my range is limited. I do surprisingly well when recording alone but go all to hell when singing to strangers. I guess it's like anything else and just needs practice/confidence... Thankfully, when playing live, Jamie (a friend I gig with) handles all the vocals. I may add the occasional backup but that's it for now. Except Brett Dennen, I do cover his song "Ain't no Reason" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amwVyRH2B8A live. I hit that rough edge in his voice pretty good. -Pix

Kajima its not necessary to post this topic in two forums one is sufficient,this is also posted in "about Chordie"

well i just spent a bit of time replying to this same thread in a different section so i wil not be repeating it or copy and pasting it.

Please do not post multiple threads.

The other one has now been deleted as this is more active..

I am against another section.

Ken

I shall second Ken and Ark theres enough room in several forums including chat.

I apologise Russel et Ken; J'ai desolait! (I am extremely sorry)!

I deleted the other as soon as I'd seen (5.30pmish gmt). I wondered which source I should delete as it was a suggestion I thought people might bite on, absolutely my first forum ever and I'm still feeling my way, forgive me if I stumble.

With respect to everything that is Chordie, Chordie has always been (for 6 - 9 years) my first place to come. I am 42 and I started as a singer who eventually, after his 8th birthday and much nagging, got guitar lessons (taking 1st grade classical, studying to 4th) that finished shortly after I turned 12.

I had a superb grounding in how to use what I'd learned to take me through finding songs I liked in various books and singing and developing my rock/pop/folk/spiritual abilities with the guitar! It's in huge part to Chordie that my guitar ability and my guitar knowledge has become just what I needed - believe me, I very rarely need to go further -

A HUGE THANK YOU CHORDIE!!!

But nearly everything I want to learn has words, I wanted to learn the guitar to accompany me singing. If I could have had resources like this when I was 18, 19, 20, etc, it would be amazing where I could be. Most/all of my musical knowledge has been paid for (guitar and music) since the age of 14; (some of this knowledge has cost me more than I would care to relate).

But I'm here for the guitar, bass, mandolin, etc players who want to learn songs to maybe accompany someone else or themselves or not; for those who are interested in recording in all it's processes; those who love the accoustic guitar, steel et classical, and most of all solid Engleman top, mahogany back sides and neck, ebony.. gold.. (your fave is different) playing it on it's own is enough guitar player who mostly plays to accompany himself singing or accompanying others.

Unless I do something serious that warrants banishment (I don't intend to) I hope I'm here for a long time. I'd like to think I'd made friends here, I wouldn't want to lose that common ground!

If the answer to the question "is there a demand among Chordians to have a section for singers" is yes, I would be delighted and honoured to offer my services to help it along and believe that there are others who could contribute also. I throw this open to my fellow Chordians who are brothers and sisters from the nation of music, sir, madam would it benefit Chordie as a one stop place for ALL your music knowledge?

If the answer's yes, I respectfully suggest Singing appear somewhere near Music Theory - I've never had a singing lesson but started in choirs and churches from the age of about 6 for the former and before I knew the words with the latter and would have appreciated the two together if I was 13/14 + and ReallY beginning what I now do.

Every member of our band sings, and all of us except the drummer do so solo at some point in our sets.  I believe that it's all about confidence, but our drummer has been taking some vocal coaching lately, and it's really made a difference in how he sounds.   Much more resonant and confident.

Whether in its own forum or in Chat Corner or Other Instruments (which I never check in on and should), I would love to see some good basic information on singing discussed.  I never contribute in the theory section because I have a poor understanding of it, but I certainly value the forum. 

I doubt that I'd do much to contribute to a singing forum, or subjects in other forums as the case may be, but I would very much like to see what those who are knowledgeable (or even merely competent) have to say on the matter.

So, Kajima, go ahead and get something rolling in the Chat Corner.  I for one am eager to partake. 

I have never had a complement on my singing, but neither has anyone ever run screaming with hands over his/her ears.  Excepting Penny the Music Critic Groundhog that is.  I'm not kidding.  I wish I was. 

- Zurf

Wow!!!

Great response Chordians!

Keep 'em comin'.

Thanks Normtheguitar!

Somerset!

Good call Normtheguitar!!!

Our Folk Festival is internationally renowned (year before last I passed Rufus Wainright among the crowd).

You don't have to get a ticket as there is enough going on that you can get into (of course you can't get into the main tent, second tent, dances in the village hall and the workshops tho').

Camping can be done either thru' the festival website (expensive, but good facilities) or with us (a field, a tap, portaloos and not much else except stunning views and a much nicer friendlier place to be - and it's much cheaper!!!)

If you really, really want to come, drop me an e-mail and I'll forward some details!!!

HA SOAZ!!!