divided33

good, I was always sure I was a woman, too not a soprano, though, I guess.. I am from Germany (recently moved back here), thought the accent would give it away... Hopefully I'll have that eureka moment you had some day! Are u singing in a band now? I absolutely don't know why my throat hurts like that sometimes - I have read that one should keep the throat open and relaxed, and relaxing might be one of my biggest problems. It seems like a paradox to me to sing powerfully and stay relaxed at the same time..will need to ask the teacher about that.

..but seriously, I will read up more on singing techniques and keep reading/asking questions on this forum. I really want to learn how to sing - it is just such a beautiful thing, and it makes me feel - even physically - good sometimes.. At other times my whole throat suddenly hurts and completely 'closes' - those were the moments when I thought I'd better get a vocal coach cause I have no idea what causes this.. :(

"She is a coach...she doesn't think anyone a fool." - thank you, this will be my mantra!! ...and yes, I guess do feel a bit shy about letting go, you got that one right. Hopefully the coach will manage to force my true self to reveal its high male voice haha..

Thanx a lot Nick_D & Tommy for your comments - loved the baseball analogy, Tommy, even thought that is the one game apart from maybe cricket that I will never understand But nevertheless, I'll try and play ball!! Feeling a lot more encouraged - I might get together with a vocal coach I found next week after all. I think I needed somebody's opinion so I don't make a complete fool of myself in front of her... I am female btw (..and no offense taken!) - gosh, is my voice that low? Or was it because I changed the lyrics to 'she' (that happened spontaneously, no idea why)?

Good morning (I am in Europe)... thank u MDEW for your kind comment, the word 'potential' alone made me happy already - anybody else (vocal coaches?) with an opinion? Cheers, divided

Hi all, I am 34 and have that classic 'I finally wanna be able to sing' wish. The recording (and probably my accent ) is pretty crappy, I know that, but I only have a laptop to record. Plus I have never recorded anything or sung in front of anyone, and simply just found the courage to upload this and ask for your honest opinion - do I have a chance to develop a singing voice at all? Is there anything good about my voice? What am I doing wrong (if not everything...)? Thank u guys very much for your patience!! Cheers, divided