I've had singing lessons from classically trained teachers. Very helpful, but you have to get a good teacher who has been trained and really knows about the voice. The world is full of idiots claiming to teach singing who either a) can't sing or b) will damage your voice. Not good.

I had the benefit of being a chorister in Oxford from about 7 years old so I grew up with church music. What David said above is really good advice and I know when I do the guitar / singer thing I often fall into those traps.

I use TC Helicon gear to help as well eg subtle autotune, compression, reverb etc., harmonies, backing tracks - whatever to make me feel confident. I also sang in choral groups for about 5 years recently. Having said that, the best feeling is standing up in front of 1000+ people and hearing them cheer you on - just me and my voice.

I have a friend who's a great tenor and I'm a baritone (crying). One time he turned to me and said "The remarkable thing about you is that you never give up". Not kind, but I think he was having a go at me for refusing to let him sing after he'd said he hadn't practiced. Not that he needed to really. I think I grunted something rude back.

Last edited by lambada; 07/30/20 11:24 PM.
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