this is a joke reply so dont take it serious. the golden rule is if you didnt grow up singing in the black baptist church you have to impersonate louis armstrong.
ok serious side i like this tune very much great job :)
Hey Fingers, you have a good deep voice. Keep doing it. A lot of potential IMHO. I have a theory or belief about singing -- that practically anyone can do it with enough practice. After visiting churches in little villages in Fiji and the Solomon Islands of about 100 or 200 people and listening to the choirs I was amazed. How do they sing so well? Doing it every week since they are children must have something to do with it. So stick to it Fingers!
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I also encourage you to keep at it Fingers. I'm also 53 and an aspiring singer. I think BronzeWailer is correct that just keeping at it is the way to go. I've been at it for about a year now. I've found that singing what I play, that is, finding the harp key that is in your vocal range (which for me is a G harp, so singing in D when playing in 2nd position) and playing the same notes as your are singing, is a good way to dial in your singing pitch. That involves playing the sung melody too, which also helps your playing by ear. Breathing from the diaphragm is also important. Anyway, keep at it and good luck. ----------
Hey Fingers you have a nice deep rumbly voice. I would suggest working on your intonation some. I always found one great way to develop my ear was to learn to sing my favorite instrumental solos note for note. I always favored sax and guitar players (Louis Armstrong, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, Jimi Page) but anything will do.
And Billy's joke about the black church is kinda on point . . . and you don't need to have grown up in one. I know PLENTY of singers who honed their chops by joining a black church. Number one you learn the blues singing style (which is similar to old-timey gospel), you learn to loosen up because so much of the vocal lines are free-flowing and improvised, you are riffing off the other singers and whatever the musicians are doing, and you learn to put feeling into it by singing right to a crowd of people sitting a few feet in front of you, you develop your ear by hearing all the various vocal parts and how they go together. You might have to wear one of those goofy robes though.
