| Did you know you can learn how to sing using | | | | as far ahead to sing songs rather than scales in a |
| karaoke backing tracks? You can you know. In | | | | sense. |
| fact for most of us it's not really a case of | | | | Take your favorite song, you can download them |
| learning how to sing so much as learning how to | | | | from the internet for not too much money at all, |
| listen. | | | | and give it a listen to. The first thing you need to |
| We all can make noises quite naturally from low | | | | know is whether or not the song you want to |
| end grunting type noise to high end squealy type | | | | sing is in your range. It's very likely that high |
| noises. Well these noises, combined with the | | | | notes are going to be a problem for you if you're |
| manipulation of your body's muscles to produce | | | | just starting out so make sure you can come |
| different tones are the real fundamentals of being | | | | close to at least most of the notes. Sing along to |
| able to sing. The use of backing tracks could be | | | | your tracks and get a feel for where the changes |
| considered a tool to help you learn to control | | | | are and learn to anticipate them. You won't have |
| these sounds that will come from you eventually. | | | | to go through a song like this too many times |
| This article is not intended to describe the idea of | | | | before you realize that you are getting to know |
| producing different tones but rather to help you | | | | how the song really goes. Finally, record yourself |
| to use karaoke backing tracks as a tool and will | | | | singing the song and then compare it to the |
| focus on that aspect. | | | | original to critique it a little bit at a time. Did you |
| Backing tracks offer a very specific advantage | | | | go high or low enough on the last phrase? Did you |
| that scale training does not offer. Using tracks | | | | hold the note long enough? Too long maybe? Are |
| you sing an actual song and not just a bunch of | | | | you able to hit the highest or lowest notes? You |
| different notes. Don't get me wrong, singing | | | | can cheat a little by singing an octave higher or |
| scales are great way to warm up and help | | | | lower on that particular note or phrase. |
| increase you range but to be honest I've always | | | | By honestly listening and comparing you will begin |
| found that when it come's to singing a real song, | | | | to see that you really do have what it takes to |
| there's always something different about hitting | | | | sing and that singing was never the problem, how |
| the high notes than there is doing scale training. | | | | you listen is the key. Using backing track ensures |
| It's fairly obvious that songs in general don't | | | | that your musical accompaniment is perfect letting |
| always follow specific note patterns that are | | | | you know that if there are any problems with the |
| found on scale training guides and therefore you | | | | sound, the problem is with your voice and can be |
| need to use your muscles differently. For | | | | fixed by comparing to the original. I've always said |
| example you may be required to hit a fairly high | | | | that you already can sing, you just need t know |
| note from a very low note and then go back | | | | how. Well a pinch of honest self criticism and |
| down in a song where the scales tend to be | | | | some of your favorite karaoke backing tracks |
| more chromatic, which is to say they often go up | | | | (compared to the original version of course) and |
| and down in a "doh, ray, mee " fashion that is | | | | you'll be on your way to being a great singer and |
| quite predictable. You basically use your throat | | | | maybe you'll even get the itch to take it a step |
| muscles differently for each song, so you're really | | | | further and consider performing. |