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Need some help with vocals..

Unread post by uofatbone » Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:02 pm

I wasn't real sure where to put this topic; this part of the forum seemed most appropriate.

I've been working on "Let It Be" a lot lately and I have the piano part down. It's the vocals that I'm having a lot of trouble with...well not all of the vocals, just one word/note. During the chorus, the second 'be' ("Let it be, let it be" that one), that one word/note is so friggin hard for me. I have to strain to hit it and it's about a 50/50 shot that I actually do. What can I do?
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Jul 03, 2004 8:33 pm

Practice till you can hit it perfect all the time...
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Unread post by Macht » Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:02 pm

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Unread post by lyrics101 » Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:27 pm

The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
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Unread post by CheersDtoT » Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:24 am

Run and sing at the same time... your range will open up ... and you will gain more octaves!!! Trust me.

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Unread post by You_Enjoy_Myself » Sun Jul 04, 2004 3:06 pm

lyrics101 wrote:The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
I think you're looking for another word there :wink:
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Unread post by lyrics101 » Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:23 pm

You_Enjoy_Myself wrote:
lyrics101 wrote:The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
I think you're looking for another word there :wink:
I knew that when I was writing it, but I put it down anyway. All I could think was, "Shiiit, what is it? Eh, fuck it."
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Unread post by You_Enjoy_Myself » Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:11 am

lyrics101 wrote:
You_Enjoy_Myself wrote:
lyrics101 wrote:The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
I think you're looking for another word there :wink:
I knew that when I was writing it, but I put it down anyway. All I could think was, "Shiiit, what is it? Eh, fuck it."
Cysts maybe?
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Unread post by BlueWaters » Mon Jul 05, 2004 11:06 am

You_Enjoy_Myself wrote:
lyrics101 wrote:
You_Enjoy_Myself wrote:
lyrics101 wrote:The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
I think you're looking for another word there :wink:
I knew that when I was writing it, but I put it down anyway. All I could think was, "Shiiit, what is it? Eh, fuck it."
Cysts maybe?
This guy has to be freaking out with you guys talking about cysts and catalysts (which makes no sense by the way haha)...peace

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Unread post by MWR » Tue Jul 06, 2004 1:01 am

lyrics101 wrote:The louder you sing, the easier it is to stretch your range. At the same time, don't push too hard, or you'll develop catalysts on your cords.
They're called polyps and telling people to sing louder is not the greatest advice. Someone with no technique would not benefit from that.

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Unread post by GreedylilPig » Wed Jul 07, 2004 11:03 am

This may make no sense, but it seems to work for me: Hear it before you sing it. Focus on it as the note approaches - imagine exactly how you want your voice to sound and just do it. Don't really think about the pressure of reaching for a note, think about how good it will sound when you hit it.
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Unread post by dustin » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:09 pm

this is off subject but there seems to be alot of joshes in Tuscaloosa....



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Unread post by 18th_fret » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:14 pm

heh, flame me for this one but...

play it constant one night until so much you get frustrated and go to sleep.
when you wake up the next morning you should be able to play it perfectly.

does anyone else experience this?
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Unread post by Brock » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:31 pm

18th_fret wrote:heh, flame me for this one but...

play it constant one night until so much you get frustrated and go to sleep.
when you wake up the next morning you should be able to play it perfectly.

does anyone else experience this?
Why would you get flamed for posting your experiences? :P

I've had this happen to me many a time, especially on songs with difficult timing.
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Unread post by BlueWaters » Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:41 pm

18th_fret wrote:heh, flame me for this one but...

play it constant one night until so much you get frustrated and go to sleep.
when you wake up the next morning you should be able to play it perfectly.

does anyone else experience this?
I agree with that technique...I do the same thing to remember lyrics too while playing. It may not be all about sleeping, but many people retain more information through repetition, plus you remember cause you played the song to death the night before haha...peace
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