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To learn how to sing isn’t something that has to cost a lot of money. You can learn to sing in many ways such as simply paying attention to how your favorite singer sings, there are online classes that you can take and of course the lessons that you can take in person from a singing instructor. Expensive lessons don’t always make you into some famous singer though and not every famous singer started with lessons. You might keep that in mind. Some were just born with a gift. But if you want to learn how to sing, here are a few things you can keep in mind.
Try to think of someone you know that knows how to sing really well. Now ask that person if you can sing along with them. Find someone who is adventurous in the vocal range, someone who can give you things to try. Keep in mind when you sing that it is always best to stand up to sing as it allows more air into the lungs.
Warm ups are good for most anything, singing included. To warm up your vocal chords you can try singing the ever popular “do ray me fa so la ti doh” scale that we all know and love. Might want to have some fun with it and sing that song from the Sound of Music that adds a fun twist to the more boring do ray me. Once your chords are loosened up you can start singing with a song that you already know, one that you are comfortable singing. Like me, I love some songs but I know that they aren’t to be sung by me. No sense hacking them to pieces. But I do sing the ones I know I can do and once I get real comfortable I add some “umph” to it and really try to project my voice.
If you are unsure of how to project your voice, imagine that you are singing to people at the back of a hall and you want them to hear you. To do that you don’t have to scream. That isn’t anything anybody wants to hear. To make your voice louder you need to learn to use your stomach muscles. When you are singing, push down with your stomach muscles and you will see how it makes your voice stronger. It might take some practice but once you get it down you will be surprised at the difference it makes.
Generally that strength is needed from the stomach muscles in the last few words of a sentence so that it isn’t cut off and phased out weakly from lack of breath. Those stomach muscles are life savers at getting those last few breaths out so that you can finish a sentence.
Learning how to sing properly is a wonderful thing to accomplish. To have your voice so that people actually want to hear it is a time when you know that all the practice was worth it.
About the Author:
Did you know that singing is an actual learnable skill? Brett Steinberg has helped hundreds of below average singers learn the skills needed to become top notch vocalists. To learn how to sing like a pro, visit Brett’s singing lessons website here: www.learn-how-to-sing.info

Those new to the world of electric guitars are often excited about becoming more acquainted with one of the most iconic, versatile and fanatically loved of all instruments. It is incredible to think that an instrument that works simply by amplifying the vibration of a steel string should continue to have such a hold over almost every musical genre including pop, rock, jazz and big band music. Electric guitars are also often a necessary part of the audio sculpture of theatre, television theme tunes, film scores and advertisements. The main reason for the continued requirement for electric guitars is the range of their musical vocabulary and expressive qualities. These various sounds are produced by a combination of musical intelligence, physical dexterity, and natural timbre. This is a combination that cannot be reproduced synthetically with any serious degree of authenticity.
Broadly speaking, electric guitars perform three main functions: rhythm, lead and bass.
Bass is usually best achieved through a proper bass guitar which is designed to reproduce and amplify the sounds of very low strings that accentuate the main beat of a piece of music and help to drive it forward with added rhythmic and melodic nuances.
Although traditionally, a lead guitarist would play melodic fills and solos whilst the role of the rhythm guitarist would be to ‘keep the beat’ by strumming groups of notes in the background (known as chords), over the years this distinction has become blurred. Imaginative use of rhythm techniques and chord variations have meant that rhythm playing can be just as deserving of showcasing in a band or theatrical orchestra as lead playing. Indeed, sometimes a competent guitarist can cleverly combine the two roles.
For the beginner electric guitarist there are many musical choices, and we at Fret Music can help by finding the right starter guitar best suited to the individual’s ambitions.
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OREGONMUSIC NEWS
December 9, 2009
Singer/songwriter Jerry Joseph of The Jackmormons and Little Women fame will be playing a rare solo show at The Woods in the Westmorland neighborhood of Portland on December 12.
This evening’s show promises to be special as the great story-teller and world traveler presents a very different performance when it is just Jerry and his guitar. Look forward to songs from Cherry, Jerry’s solo album recorded in Portland, Oregon.
The Woods’ says this about the world-class artist: “Cherry’s stripped down vocal and guitar recordings are the pinnacle of a successful career that has included musical collaborations with Vic Chesnutt, Pete Droge and Dave Schools (Widespread Panic, J. Mascis and the Fog), as well as producers such as Terry Manning (Led Zeppelin) and John Keane (R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs). Joseph has also shared the stage with the likes of Neil Young, The Flaming Lips, DJ Logic, Curt Kirkwood and David Lindley.”
9 pm, Saturday December 12. The Woods, 6637 SE Milwaukie, 21 +
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