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putting a little soul in my heart
Im trying to work on my monotonal croaking while I try to sing. Although there are many many approaches to this Im trying a different one. That is, what is this song capturing? What is the mood.? Does in vary? Fo instance can I capture the ambiguous feeling in “Dont Think Twice”? Can I get the Nostalgic longing in “Girl From North Country”? How bout the guilt and utter mournfulness of “Polly Von”? If I can, then I cant possibly sing it in a monotone. I need to feel the soul of writer and that of the of the singer. Thats a pretty good goal I think . Yay tac
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Great approach @Mrfredsporty ! 😃
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ty KM
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I think you’ve nailed it, Mrfred. I always feel I’m so “wooden” when I sing, standing there expressionless and not knowing how to move, etc. (referring to karaoke here, as I am not quite ready to sing and play guitar). But I’ve been told my voice is definitely capturing the emotion of the song, so I guess subconsciously I’m feeling the “soul” of the music, as you put it. And I know I sing better on songs that I really love the most.
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you are a braver man than me,Gunga Din. “screechy oaky is something i will NEVER try cuz i dont get drunk any more
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😆🎤 Hadn’t heard that one before! I know lots of folks think of karaoke as a bunch of drunks messing around at weddings, etc. But over the years since I started going, I’ve been quite amazed at the talent of some of the singers. Of course there will always be some who just have no sense of rhythm and probably never will, but they have fun. Others are not bad on their “comfort zone” tunes, but don’t often try something different. But I’d say 20- 30 % of the singers on a given night are pretty good, and a few are borderline pro talents. I really hope to get confident enough on my guitar to play and sing at open mics some day – but for now I get my singing “fix” at karaoke nights!
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excellent GerryB! When I lived in Nashville a few years ago and I would be caught in a karaoke night I was very surprised at the quality of some of the singers not counting the drunk college students. Keep it up!
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