Namely, I sometimes need to know how to do something, and end up searching the Internet for a while to find out what to do. I'm creating this blog to try and make the process easier for anyone else who needs to figure out how to do whatever I've had to figure out to do that particular day.
Did that make sense? Let's go with tonight's lesson.
I'm playing a wedding gig this weekend with my brother. He's a fine guitar player, but a little sketchy on his singing. He's got the pipes, he's got the know-how, but he doesn't have the confidence. Twenty minutes later, I had him sounding pretty good. For you aspiring vocalists out here, I've got Jake's tips. They might help.
- Keep in mind that the way you sound inside your head is completely different from how other people hear you. Your voice isn't your voice. The pitch you hear yourself singing is right (the note you're singing), but the timbre of your voice (how that note sounds) isn't what others hear.
- Unless you're a professional Elvis impersonator, sing like you. Don't try to sound like someone else until you have a good handle on what your own voice is supposed to sound like.
- Practice makes perfect. Having trouble with low notes? Work on 'em. Same with the high notes. Accept, however, that unless you're Mariah Carey your voice has a limited range. If you can't sing it, just transpose it.
- Take a deep breath and draw it deep into your belly. Feel that? Yeah, that's where you should be singing from. Put some power and support under your pipes, and you'll have the real magic happen. Trapping your voice in your throat is just plain bad technique, and makes you sound all pinched and forced.
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