https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:42:52 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/paged/2/#post-140702 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:30:10 +0000 And anyway, the first step towards improving your voice is confidence. Don't be negative, you can become a better singer if you want to and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Pete. :) Confidence is the operative word! And sometimes it just takes a leap of faith. My group plays bluegrass gospel at a retirement home once a month. I've got a pretty good voice for this type of music, but it also took some training. A few months ago one of the residents requested that we do How Great Thou Art. We told her that we'd learn it for the next months performance. Well I spent hours trying to learn this song, I just couldn't do anything with the chorus. I put a capo on and moved it from one end of the fret board to the other, nothin'. Everytime I came to the chorus my voice just went nuts. I decided that I was just going to belt the chorus out. So I gave it a try and my wife came running out into the Sunroom and said "what was that". "That bad huh" I replied, "no" she said "it sounded great I didn't know that you could sing opera". I don't think I'm ready for the Metropolitan quite yet, but with a little confidence and a leap of faith I was able to do something I began to think wasn't possible for me. Also as I've stated before joining the choir was be best thing I've done to improve my voice.]]> Singing Tim_Madsen https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/paged/2/#post-140702 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138911 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:26:49 +0000 Singing m07zm4n https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138911 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138888 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:56:24 +0000
Fast-forward to grammar school, I'm in the school choir from day one - third year at grammar school, I'm still singing soprano with the first year kids....then the voice broke....

Went from choirboy to Paul Robeson overnight....well Ok, I went from soprano to bass in a few short weeks....

I still have a deep voice, but over the years, it's lost a lot of power/projection....probably most of that can be blamed on smoking....

Funny thing though, in my twenties, The Police were pretty big, all of a sudden I could hit the high notes again....and then all of a sudden I couldn't they disappeared almost overnight....

These days I'm somewhere between a bass and a baritone....trouble is, if I want to sing along with an oldie on the radio, I usually end up straining to pitch it an octave higher than what would be comfortable for me, or singing in my normal register in which case I'm an octave lower than the song playing....

Ah hell....anyone for a quick chorus of "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" or "Ol' Man River?"

Sorry if I'm waffling, or ranting, I'm just sooooo frustrated at the moment....I've got a lot of songs I want to record, but I just can't seem to find the right key for them....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Singing Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138888 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138549 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:18:16 +0000
And anyway, the first step towards improving your voice is confidence. Don't be negative, you can become a better singer if you want to and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Remeber, always believe in yourself because if you don't nobody else is going to.

Pete. :)]]> Singing P_Allen https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-138549 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-136978 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 06:35:26 +0000 Singing Tim_Madsen https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-136978 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131083 Sat, 08 Oct 2005 09:12:20 +0000
my wife is always going on about me playing and singing for her, you know, birthdays, christmas, etc.. I just tell her that I don't want to spoil a good day by singing! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Besides, I can't "sing" and "play" at the same time - rub my stomach and pat my head - no problem. But strum, chords AND sing - overload! Hey Greybeard , i forgot to write in my points.

10. All people who have greybeards can sing :lol:]]> Singing Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131083 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131082 Sat, 08 Oct 2005 09:08:59 +0000 Bob Dylans success was because of the stories he was telling.
If you bring it from the heart it will be good.
John287in,
I fit number 8 myself.
I have one to add, when you are making your way to the toilet in the dark and someone left the bathroom scale in the middle of the floor (I made all kinds of different sounds that time) Hey missileman , You can call me 'Rahul' next time onwards.Thats my name.(its indian , sounds pretty strange :wink: )]]> Singing Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131082 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131027 Sat, 08 Oct 2005 03:10:20 +0000 Bob Dylans success was because of the stories he was telling.
If you bring it from the heart it will be good.
John287in,
I fit number 8 myself.
I have one to add, when you are making your way to the toilet in the dark and someone left the bathroom scale in the middle of the floor (I made all kinds of different sounds that time)]]> Singing Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-131027 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-130979 Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:11:13 +0000 Singing Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-130979 https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-130969 Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:53:52 +0000
my wife is always going on about me playing and singing for her, you know, birthdays, christmas, etc.. I just tell her that I don't want to spoil a good day by singing! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Besides, I can't "sing" and "play" at the same time - rub my stomach and pat my head - no problem. But strum, chords AND sing - overload!]]> Singing greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/singing/you-can-sing-if-you/#post-130969