Janet

:-) Thanks, Ron.

Thanks to both of you. Very good thoughts once again! :-) Sorry for not responding earlier...I quit getting email notices about responses, so just assumed there weren't anymore. Glad I checked this morning. Hopefully I'll have time soon to work on some of these things AND do some more reading.

Thanks again. You guys are great! :)

Well, we'll see. I'll admit I'm a bit jealous of those who just open their mouth and can sing without hardly trying. But I shouldn't be....we all have different gifts. I'm hoping I can discover the magic that will make mine happen.

Thank you. I have no business here with you amazing singers, and it took a lot of guts to post this...but I figured you'd never meet me anyway, so I went for it. Thanks for the encouragement. :)

They actually gave me a mic at church for a few months when most of the band left for the summer, etc. That was rather intimidating at first, but I figured I might as well sing out if I was going to sing. It's a little harder singing while sitting down when you don't know what you're doing though.... (that, and knowing there are several very talented singers listening) lol

So true...I always used to sing quietly so no one could hear me. Man, it's hard to change that. And yes, you've judged me correctly. :-)

Thank you, Jimmy. I've been working at singing for several years now. I took lessons for 6 months about 6 years ago and felt I made some progress, but haven't had any directed help lately. (I've always played the piano for everyone else and only in the last few years have cared to learn to sing. And frustrated when it doesn't happen easily.) Anyway, I've been practicing, but still not getting the breathing right. If life will slow down a bit soon I'll try to find a vocal coach. :-)

Thanks Ron. You guys are very welcoming. :-) I looked into Robert's lessons a couple months ago and that's not really an option for me either right now. (still hoping the economy picks up before long, but that's a different story.) :-) I've heard people do wonders with a so-so vocal track, but I also know I need to learn a lot as a singer. I'll try to listen to some of those tracks as you suggested.

Thank you Ron. I appreciate you listening and trying to help me. :-) I'm using an MXL V63M mic. It works well when I record my singer friend. :-) It's nice to hear my highest notes are good. That's about as high as I could go, which made the verses pretty low. So...lighten up the mid-range notes....as in, don't sing them so loud...or strong? I'll try smiling too. Thanks for your help. I don't know a lot of the lingo, so I appreciate the explanations. I think it's time to try voice lessons again if I can ever find time.

OK, thank you. I'll give that a try. :-)

Oh wow! That was amazing. You've got a great voice! :-) I saw where you mentioned breathing exercise in that thread, but didn't see what it is. Maybe I'm missing something...

Thanks very much. I appreciate that and totally agree. Just trying to figure out how to breathe right....

This is one of the first songs I've recorded with my vocals. I'm not fond of my voice at all, and haven't had much training. I'm curious to know if any of you good folks can give me any tips to make it better. Thank you! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=789731&songID=9910067