Singing lessons

I have never had singing lessons per say.  I was in chorus every year of high school and I learned a lot that way I suppose.  Singing is almost, either you can sing in key or you can't.  If you can sing in key, it really doesn't matter how you sound.  In my opinion.  I am sure singing lessons can help this over time.  So, the big question is can you sing in key or hold a note easily, but just have a bad or coarse voice?  And like anything ealse, practice, practice, practice.

"Singing is almost, either you can sing in key or you can't"

I can sing somes song in key throughout but only after lots of practice. I have to try singing the song higher and lower so that I can sing it in the same key throughout the song

some songs I can't sing because they are too high or low but I've little idea how to change the key so I can sing it

I also have to record the song and listen to it too make sure that I'm not singing it flat.

finally I have to record and listen to make sure that I don't tail off at the end of verses.

i don't know whether these are just "how things are" or whether they can be improved.

Bottom line, if you feel the urge to sing................sing.  KAP54 has good advice, just remember to warm up, that helps a lot.

Take singing lessons !

They teach you how to sing from deep down with breath control. You will then reach notes in keys you never thought imaginable. Its all about relaxing the diaphragm.
I did have months of work after having  my first  nodule removed many years ago. first to help me speak again, then sing without problems.. Unfortunately i got another growth { probably from smoking } lost the E in my  singing range.
One of the best tips she ever gave me was to sing on a empty stomach.Your body has less work to do.
Also drink loads of water to keep  you and the vocal chords hydrated.
Dont strain your voice to speak in loud places and  control your voice to speak quietly..

Good luck,

Old Doll.

I've never taken singing lessons but I have this C.D. that has people doing scales and such to warm up. It's pretty cool. A friend burned it for me.

Hi Johncross21,
You have a good idea to record yourself. The sounds coming out of the speakers and the voice you hear in your own head are majorly different.
It is the sound coming from the speakers you have to refine and improve.
Nine out of ten people tend to go flat when their intonation slips a bit. My niece is one of the few that  goes sharp. Sharp or flat doesn't matter until you have flat tending singers singing along with a sharp one. Then the intonation difference will really rattle your cage.
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