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									singing and playing - Guitar Players Discussion				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283918</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I have been playing for 30 years + and I have very little trouble singing while I play.  My problem is that it sounds bad ... I mean I don&#039;t have a good singing voice.  I&#039;ve even had people ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been playing for 30 years + and I have very little trouble singing while I play.  My problem is that it sounds bad ... I mean I don't have a good singing voice.  I've even had people tell me .... your in key, the timing is good ... but something just doesn't sound right?  I'm like yeah, my voice!   :lol:]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>TRGuitar</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283912</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I think the biggest problem most people have is being able to breathe while singing.  Don&#039;t laugh.  Do you find yourself losing a note to suck in air?  You are doing something wrong then.  A...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I think the biggest problem most people have is being able to breathe while singing.  Don't laugh.  Do you find yourself losing a note to suck in air?  You are doing something wrong then.  A vocal instructer, even for only a couple of lessons, can teach you how to breathe.  Worth its weight in gold.  I'm lucky, my dad reminded me to breathe while singing.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>cwabbott68</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283690</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Just getting a few lessons, as opposed to getting a vocal coach, can do a world of wonder. Most people don&#039;t know the basic techniques of singing and even one lesson with a good teacher can ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just getting a few lessons, as opposed to getting a vocal coach, can do a world of wonder. Most people don't know the basic techniques of singing and even one lesson with a good teacher can help. It's not a matter of style as much as it is a matter of mechanics. You might want to get Nick's take on this as he's a pretty good teacher when it comes to voice.<br><br>And there are a lot of low-budget options. First one to check out would be a choir or choral director at your local school or church.<br><br>Peace]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>David Hodge</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283675</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I am thinking on taking some singing lessons, cause I don&#039;t sing well, as much as I would love to have that &quot;voice&quot;. But I am comfortable playing the guitar so it&#039;s OK. But I can not actuall...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I am thinking on taking some singing lessons, cause I don't sing well, as much as I would love to have that "voice". But I am comfortable playing the guitar so it's OK. But I can not actually sing (I do backing vocals) while playing complex guitar parts like Dave Mustaine does on Megadeth songs, to get my point. <br><br>Singing over playing the guitar comes in time, it is like driving. A friend told me when I started driving that I will reach a point where I won't even notice I am driving. I though at that moment Yeah, right! Like that will happen! And now I just find myself at the office without realizing I drove all the way. If you find that thing with driving familiar, then you will understand the guitar playing part and you will understand that at one moment it will come naturally to you.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>GuitarFlame_com</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283670</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[why i don&#039;t get a professional singing coach: i don&#039;t have the money for one, i don&#039;t know anyone in the area that&#039;d be good or i&#039;d trust, i don&#039;t have the money for one, i don&#039;t know how ef...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[why i don't get a professional singing coach: i don't have the money for one, i don't know anyone in the area that'd be good or i'd trust, i don't have the money for one, i don't know how effective one would be for the style i'm into, and i don't have the money for one<br>anyway, i want to make this more about the musical aspect, as opposed to the technical aspect.  if you click on my page, you'll hear that i am fairly comfortable just improvising on the guitar, but vocally, i'm stuck in "write something down, write a chord progression, and then stick to that" or "learn the song and play it back".  it's very limiting, in that i can't improvise on the guitar when i'm singing, since i'm stuck playing the chords that go with the song.  the thing is, i don't know of a lot of musicians that actually improvise singing on the spot, although i've heard that g love does, and a few others, but i'm more guessing that it's rapping over a simple groove than anything (although that's cool).  but the thing is, i played long enough to be able to make up a song on my guitar, but other than a simple 12 bar blues, i'm usually lost trying to do the same as a singer, and it's never spontaneous.  i think of all the hours over the years i put in on the guitar to be able to do that, and i'm just hoping to accelerate the creative process vocally, since it was such a loooong time.<br>i have found writing to sort of loosen up the mental aspect of coming up with lines and rhymes quickly, but it's still fairly jumbled.  right now i mostly work on covers and singing songs i've written, hoping it'll cause some neurons to connect spontaneously.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283667</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m trying to sing and play, also. I&#039;ve been at it for about a year. At first the guitar playing lost out to the singing, then the singing lost out to the guitar playing. Now each loses out ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm trying to sing and play, also. I've been at it for about a year. At first the guitar playing lost out to the singing, then the singing lost out to the guitar playing. Now each loses out a little. I think the only thing for people like us to do is to plod along and keep at it until you get it.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>pearlthekat</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283664</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Right. Just don&#039;t get mad, I&#039;ve never meant to attack you. I thought an opinion does not hurt since we are part of a forum where communication is the main feature. Chill...

I obviously mist...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Right. Just don't get mad, I've never meant to attack you. I thought an opinion does not hurt since we are part of a forum where communication is the main feature. Chill...

I obviously mistook what you wrote then. My bad.  :oops:]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>rparker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283658</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Right. Just don&#039;t get mad, I&#039;ve never meant to attack you. I thought an opinion does not hurt since we are part of a forum where communication is the main feature. Chill...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Right. Just don't get mad, I've never meant to attack you. I thought an opinion does not hurt since we are part of a forum where communication is the main feature. Chill...]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>GuitarFlame_com</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283657</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well, IMO you should first learn to play a rhythm correctly, each rhythm has certain beats, up and downs and you need to master this. Learn the guitar part and after you master it sing, the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, IMO you should first learn to play a rhythm correctly, each rhythm has certain beats, up and downs and you need to master this. Learn the guitar part and after you master it sing, the way you say you do does not seem very productive to me.

Well, good things for me then, are that it works and that I didn't ask you for your opinion.  :evil:]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>rparker</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: singing and playing</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/singing-and-playing-2/#post-283652</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Well, IMO you should first learn to play a rhythm correctly, each rhythm has certain beats, up and downs and you need to master this. Learn the guitar part and after you master it sing, the ...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, IMO you should first learn to play a rhythm correctly, each rhythm has certain beats, up and downs and you need to master this. Learn the guitar part and after you master it sing, the way you say you do does not seem very productive to me.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/">Guitar Players Discussion</category>                        <dc:creator>GuitarFlame_com</dc:creator>
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