samman143

Thanks everyone. Great comments. "Manolito" -- You are so right. Some people are just born with the right anatomy to sound amazing. For me, I have to work really hard at it. My wife is a natural singer with smooth vibrato. Every time she sings somewhere she gets asked to sing at a wedding, funeral, etc. People compliment her all the time. Honestly, I don't remember anyone every telling me, "I love your voice," or "you're a great singer." hahaha ...Maybe that's a sign... When I play electric guitar or piano....People come up to me amazed, asking about the music, asking for lessons....Anyway, thanks for the advice and I will work on what you mentioned. "Ronws" - My vowels are something I work really hard at. I record myself singing a lot and always hate certain vowels. Then I change it around and try something new. I probably over-think the matter and make it worse. "Pumpkin" -- I can relate to your situation very much. Like I said earlier, I have never felt like a singer. When I am playing an instrument, I love what I'm doing...I LOVE every note I play....It comes from within my soul...When I'm singing lead like in this video, my mind is thinking, "this doesn't sound good..."this is awful," etc. As Ronws said, we have to overcome this and communicate the song with passion...It just takes time I guess... I was leading worship at a church for 6 years. There was a big ensemble praise team that I just blended in with vocally. I never sang solo. About year ago, my pastor made me start leading by myself on Wednesday nights. I was a train wreck. I was so nervous. I eventually got over the nerves and just sang. Now a year later, I am at a new church singing like this. It just seems like a crazy jump for me. I still don't feel as competent as some of the other vocalist but I am not nervous anymore. Being nervous adds tension to your voice. We have to be relaxed as possible. Only experience can help you with the nervousness.

Here is the second part of this same service. I sing a song at around 4:35 in this video. We had to move the key a half step down to flow into the song after. So I am VERY low at the beginning but then it jumps an octave into a more comfortable range. So ignore that beginning section please.

Hey guys. I am a musician. I've been playing guitar, piano, drums, and singing harmony for many years. I have never felt like I had the natural talent as a lead vocalist. I have always seemed to play music with very talented singers, so I just sang the harmony. Anyway, many doors have opened up for me that have sort of "pushed" me into that lead singing role. Tell me if you think I have potential. Any honest comments would be helpful. This is a video of me leading in a worship service recently. Honestly, after hearing this recording I was embarrassed and wanted to quit singing altogether. I am a perfectionist and I don't want to do something if it's mediocre. I am singing the first song on this video. BTW, the girl that sings the second song is amazing. PLEASE MAKE YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS PAGE AND NOT ON THE YOUTUBE COMMENTS. The video does not belong to me and I didn't post it on youtube. One of the guitar players did.

Here are a couple of videos of me singing/playing acoustic with a very talented singer....She just landed a record contract as well...

Above is a recording of me playing guitar and rehearsing with Wendy Floyd. Wendy is an upcoming SG artist. Visit her website to hear more: www.wendyfloyd.com