Can't Sing? Do It More Often

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-02/nu-csd020615.php ^ | 9 Feb 2015

[darkangel82]

Middle school was when I realized I couldn’t sing, despite what the teacher said(she was just being nice anyway)

[beaversmom]

I can’t carry a tune in a bucket, but I sure do love to sing along with my fave tunes. I also never know the lyrics quite right even with songs I loved for aeons. :)

[edpc]

I can’t sing, but there are a few artists I can imitate. That’s only possible if the song is playing and I am accompanying. If you dropped the track on the vocals, it’d be horrible. Practice won’t change that.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh OK. My Mom was an opera singer. I’m talking HIgh C over E. If you want to hear me sing Dixie PM me and I will call you and torture you over your cell phone. :-)

[Salamander]

Since it qualifies as animal cruelty if I sing at home, I sing only in the car.

I have the music so loud I can’t hear how awful I sound.

It works for me.

[and yes, the dogs do panic if I sing to them]

[real saxophonist]

Bump.

[Hatteras]

But, Father, I'd rather... just... sing!...

[Colonel_Flagg]

If you've ever been told that you're "tone deaf" or "can't carry a tune," don't give up.

It worked for Bruce Springsteen. Oh, wait.

[LambSlave]

I would think that anyone would know this, it’s common sense- the voice is just another instrument. I have played many instruments, and was told I couldn’t sing when I was young. As I got older, I realized the voice was no different than anything else, and when I finally had to sing I treated it as seriously as any other instrument, and found I could sing quite well. Now most people know me as a “singer” because I have performed publicly as a soloist and as lead tenor in choir for years, but I still think I am a much better guitarist :-)

[jmacusa]

Got that right. “Sing that one that goes “Over The Hills And Far Away’’. ‘’Sing solo. So long we can’t hear you...’’

[jmacusa]

‘’.... until you practice in real time’’. You hit the nail on the head. As a former drummer and singer I can tell you most people, even other musicians don't understand how important time(tempo) is. Learn what 4/4 time is and you have the keys to the kingdom. And it's not just for singing that timing is important. I once auditioned with a group and try as I might I couldn't get them to understand this. The lead guitarist(all lead guitarist's are divas) told me“Shut up, you're just the drummer’’. “Ok’’, I said to myself. So when we started to play again I deliberately started playing out of time and in no short order the music started sounding like The International Silver String Submarine Band. And when it all stopped I said to Mr. Smarty Pants Lead Guitarist "Want to try it my way now?''

[doorgunner69]

Besides being tone deaf, I have no sense of rhythm, can’t dance, hell, I’m a white man for crying out loud!

[Fred Hayek]

Just do death metal. Sound like the Cookie Monster drowning in hamburger grease.

Disclosure statement: I do death metal vocals.

[mmichaels1970]

Wish I could hit the high notes. Makes me sad sometimes.

[trebb]

I sing in church where it would be bad form for folks to point out the issues. As my Dad would say, I’m one of those who couldn’t carry a tune if it was strapped to my back...

[Patriot777]

Yeth...I can!

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