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Tips for Noobs?

TheEnd	Date: January 30, 2005 @ 12:33 PM I was just wondering of there are any general tips for singing and playing guitar. stuff like posture etc, i am poor so i only have one USB mic; i know, i know it gives crap sound. please could someone give me tips on songwriting/vocaling as well, if they did i would be very gratefull, thaaaaaaanks!
SilverShining	Date: January 31, 2005 @ 8:22 PM Sing from your abdomen instead of from your throat. That's pretty much all I know...
pog	Date: January 31, 2005 @ 8:39 PM The main trick to singing and playing (well for me anyways) is mastering the guitar parts to the point that you don't need to think about it. This way, you can concentrate on the singing part.... it's almost like singing along to someone else playing the guitar, and occasionally, switching back to thinking about the guitar parts, just to see if everything's still running in unison. As far as songwriting goes, I personally believe the most important lessons are learnt through emulating the style of music you are interested in achiving.... in other words, playing cover songs. Once you have started getting your head around methods for achiving the sounds you are hearing, then you will naturally start to think about other places you can take these skills. Then you just need a idea of what you wish to write about. There's many ways you can inspire yourself into what you wish to write about... for example, you could go to the public library... walk around with a notepad, and write down words that attract your attention. Hope this helps