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  • 06-01-2005 7:57pm
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    goin'_to_the_PS
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    Hey, i play guitar, but would like to be able to sing a bit for busking, anyone have any tips, i'm not much good


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    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    try the Bands/Musicians Forume here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=171


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    ShriekingSheet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭ShriekingSheet


    goin'_to_the_PS wrote:
    Hey, i play guitar, but would like to be able to sing a bit for busking, anyone have any tips, i'm not much good

    Man it's tough! I was (possibly still am lol!) in the same boat a couple of years back- just not born with it! Ordinarily I talk with a deep voice anyway so sweet muse choruses aren't exactly a walk in the park for me but what has got me to a position where I can, within my own range, sound semi-decent is simply singing and singing and singing and singing!

    I love doin' it and the more you do it, especially at the start, the more you'll surprise yourself how you can sound a bit better than yesterday and alot better than last week! Obviously improvement slows down after a while but stick at it! Sing whatever songs you like to listen to. You gotta enjoy it! Don't bother when you're tired. it's a waste of time. I found writing my own stuff to suit my own voice a big help - gives you good confidence - "I'm not sh*t... -that's the way it's meant to sound!"

    Probably the best advice I ever got was to never underestimate how important it is to believe you can sing and sing well and to have confidence. As an example, You know those types who sing well when they're locked but not great otherwise? I put it down to the fact that dutch courage means they don't doubt themselves- F*** it - I CAN DO THIS kinda attitude! You've no idea how much this can improve u!

    anyway, go for it!


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    Killaqueen!!!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭Killaqueen!!!


    I would love to be able to sing..:-(

    Don't you need a liscence to busk now? That sucks!


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    Bungalow Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 750 ✭✭✭Bungalow Bill


    Killaqueen!!! wrote:
    I would love to be able to sing..:-(

    Don't you need a liscence to busk now? That sucks!


    Nah i've busked a good few times around Dublin and Galway and the worst that happens is the gardaí ask you to move on after the next song or a shop owner might ask you to move. Just keep sliding your money under a cover every now and again so nobody steals it or you get some prick of a gard.


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    It wasn't me!
    Registered Users Posts: 13,034 ✭✭✭✭It wasn't me!


    The license thing was a scam from our friends an Garda Siochana but they were a bit slow on the uptake. When people started applying for licenses they had to tell them such a thing didn't exist. :rolleyes:


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    Stifler
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    good luck!


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