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Old 22-September-2007, 06:07 PM
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Singing also mold in one's hobby.

Are you singers, because my observation is that every humanbeing is a singer by birth, atleast they do the singing in their bathroom, most of them do a practice and start singing, some of them having a by birth gift of marvelous singing, few people like even singing a song "when they are crazy"(in one film I saw that shot where a man was angry upon someone and later he started singing).

When the crying baby do not stop crying, then song is a natural medicine for the baby, later she sleeps well, there is something in singing, the song is heavenly, the song is a ambassador of the hearty sentiments, the song is a cheerful, silent, emotional, spiritual, energetic and crystal like beautiful.

During my college time I practice the song in bathroom, in our hanging(moving horizontal chair), in college gathering, in one drama, in one home program, in one party. But my throat was not clear hence sometime there were many interruptions in the throat cause in auto curtailing the song.

But I like it. (Song alongwith instruments is fine) but I cannot sing and beat the drums at a time, if I do so the rhythm starts unbelievable, hence I do not do 2 things at a time while singing a song. I use many time to sing a song to help my daughters during their sleeping time, but at that time I do not sing loudly.
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Old 22-September-2007, 07:06 PM
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I like to sing. I started singing when I was very young, and “wrote” my first song when I was 10. (I didn’t write it down, but I composed the melody and the lyrics and memorized it). When karaoke became popular, I began singing in karaoke clubs in southern California. I sang in five different clubs in Las Vegas.

I have had my own karaoke show for about 5 years at various local clubs, though I don’t currently have a venue. But I still sing with various local bands occasionally.

I also started playing harmonica when I was very young. I think that has helped me with my singing, especially singing in key. I have perfect pitch, that is I can hit any note perfectly. I attribute that to playing an instrument that is always exactly on key. Of course, that ability is a great help when singing.
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Old 22-September-2007, 07:41 PM
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My singing is about as wonderful as singing can possibly be - in my own mind. When I actually open my mouth and let sound out, the reality is somewhat different. In fact, I'm a bit like the penguin Mumble in Happy Feet - except I can't dance either.

Weirdly - and this bit is true - I tend to meet singers on trains. I mean great singers. Last year I met and befriended a woman called Helen whose singing really is wonderful. I've heard her in concert, and in my home when my wife and I had her round for dinner, and even once on the train! There is no build-up with her - she goes straight from silence to awesome sound.

And last month I got talking to a woman because she overheard me talking to someone else about geology. Turns out she teaches geology as her day job, but she is also a singer-songwriter in a band that supports Fish, Marillion and Midge Ure. I haven't heard her singing live but she sounds good on her website.
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Old 22-September-2007, 08:05 PM
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Hi, Been singing all of my days so far. Been playing strings since 1957.
It's more fun when people sing with you. Try rafting up a half dozen boats
anchored in Hadley's Harbour on Naushon Island (near Wood's Hole"and having a concert.
One guy smaw over with a mandolin over his head. Perusion by Tupperware.
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Old 23-September-2007, 12:11 AM
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Oh me! Me! Me!

My father would spontaniously break into song all the time. (Often off color parodies of popular songs) and on rainy days my mother would teach us all the old songs from her childhold. Being farm raised in the Oregon desert it would include a lot of cowboy songs. We would have a big group sing.

I had an excellent singing voice until age 22 when I started smoking cigarettes. Never got it back even though its been over ten years since my last cigarette. Though sometimes I can fake it if I put enough enthusiasm into it.

(Wow, right now my father's ghost is singing in my right ear, "Yank my doodle, its a dandy!" with all the gusto of Pavarotti. Damn, its nice to hear his voice again. )
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Old 23-September-2007, 12:12 AM
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Basso profundo here. Sang in the chorus in college with an occasional solo. Most challenging piece was Ives' Three Harvest Home Chorales. Yee-ha! re the polyrhythms we had to master.

Just to see if the voice still has the range I'll tackle the opening recitative for the bass soloist from the Finale of Beethoven's Ninth every once in a while. Hitting the eighth and quarter notes on that low A (octave and a third below middle C) at the end of freudenvollere is always a challenge and fun.

Never gave that song about the Italian cowboy ("Rocky Raccoona") much of a try.
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Old 23-September-2007, 12:46 AM
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I like to sing, but I'm not very good. The worst person who has ever been on American Idol is probably better than me. I guess, but I don't watch it. I like to sing along to songs on the radio and at karioke. Especially songs from musicals.
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Old 23-September-2007, 10:39 AM
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I never sing nor dance.
Ever.
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Old 23-September-2007, 10:43 AM
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Jeez Neverfly, what happened? Trauma as a youngster? A terrible tap dancing accident like what happened to Butters?
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Old 23-September-2007, 10:56 AM
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No, just isn't my thing.
The "trauma" so to speak is growing up in a social environment in which year after year people insist that you partake in these activities and look at you like there is something wrong with you if you don't.
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Old 23-September-2007, 11:13 AM
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(Does a double take)

Urp, sputter, Well yeah! You weren't dancing!

That's like saying since its normal to turn blue when you don't breathe, its okay that your blue since you'e not breathing.
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Old 23-September-2007, 11:30 AM
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I do not sing either and the world is happier place for it.
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Old 23-September-2007, 04:41 PM
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My wife asked me to stop trying to sing. I'm living proof that karaoke must be Japanese for "tone deaf."
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Old 23-September-2007, 05:16 PM
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I never sing nor dance.
Ever.
interesting man, but atleast sing 2 lines or one stanza atleast?
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Old 23-September-2007, 05:20 PM
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Old 23-September-2007, 05:24 PM
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haaaaaa, ok, I know maksutov and bigdon can sing well, I will ask them.
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Old 24-September-2007, 03:15 AM
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Singing also mold in one's hobby. ....
IIRC, Dr. Egon Spengler collected spores, molds, and fungus.
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Neverfly, doesnt like singing but he likes music.

I like singing, I was once a vocalist in our Music Group in our church.
They say I have the voice, but I don't have the guts to flaunt it.

I just sing whenever my heart tells me too.
And my son is my favorite audience now.

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I have been told that I have a great singing voice. That is no accident, I have worked very hard at training my voice. When I was about 35, I would answer the phone and people would ask to speak to my mother. I decided to work on training my voice down. It took a lot of years, but I now sing bass, baritone, and tenor. I am equally at home singing Old Man River, or Sherry, by the Four Seasons. I have also worked hard at training my voice to sound like the original singer. So, whether it’s Roy Orbison, Elvis, Jefferson Airplane, Aerosmith, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Andy Williams, or Satchmo, I color my voice to sing appropriate to the song.

I guess the lesson here is that if you work hard enough at anything, you can achieve it.
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I'm a bit of a karaoke nut...but not in a bad way. Love to sing. Even competed in the state finals of a national singing competition one year.
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I like singing. We hang around and literally sing every song we can remember. The goal is to sing as loudly and as badly as you can ( not literally )

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