Old dog... new trick?
My name is Lance, I am new to this. I just got the DL from the website. I am 48, married for 28 years, with 2 kids and 3 grandkids. One of my boys is special needs so he takes a certain amount of my time. I am a USAF Disabled veteran, what is scary is I am 48 and want to sing like a truly great singer can. I love the blues, and gospel, and country, even rock but not any rock I mean when rock was defining a generation. 70's - 80s era. CCR, Foghat, Three Dog Night, Skynard, zeppelin, Joplin, Queen, ACDC, Slaugther, Kiss, I mean I could go on and on. But I have a question to ask, can an old dog learn a new trick? I've always loved to sing, but I think I sound better to myself then anyone else. I love how I feel alive when Motley Crew comes on, and your just jamming, people are staring but you don't care, cause you feel so alive. I watched the movie Rock of Ages with the wife, and we are singing our hearts out, and the dogs have quizzical looks on their faces, our son is running into the room asking who is taking a cheese grater to a cat. Yeah! that kind of fun ride. But I loved how I felt, that feeling, I can only imagine how much better it can be if some one says I love to hear you sing. Or perhaps this for my 30 anniversary, to sing John Micheal Montgomery's version of "I swear". Thats our song BTW. So when I saw Ken on the internet saying anyone can learn to sing, well to me that was a challenge, the gauntlet was thrown. So I say this to you Mr. Tamplin. Challenge Accepted!
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It's common to feel your abs be sore after singing and just trying support for the first time. It's a good sign, it means you are really trying to engage your gut when you sing, and that's where the power has to come from. Now you need to learn to relax your abs between phrases and between scales.
Once you get that, you will be able to build stamina. It's like how your heart takes a break in-between each beat. It's just enough to keep you going for a lifetime!
You will get an even bigger rush from singing than you do from art, if you're like me. I was on a track to be a graphic artist when I was young. Everybody was wowed by how well I could draw, and I really enjoyed it. But then along came music, and, well... Like you said, being in the FLOW of things, you're lost in the moment...
I said "Art! Who needs it? I want to PLAY!" The immediacy of making music in the NOW was so much more amazing than spending hours or weeks on one piece of art. And then for people to come up and tell you how amazing it was right after! There's nothing like it.
Well, that was a long time ago. I didn't really start to learn to SING until I was a little older than you are now. And it took me several years of getting nowhere with singing until I found Ken's program! Ten years ago I couldn't spell singer. And now I are one! I wasted a few years on the other singing programs, then found Ken's program, and everything eventually fell into place. I'm so glad I found Ken's program, and you will be, too.
And now I am back in the saddle with graphic arts AND playing and singing music. Everything comes full circle.
It just gets better.
Welcome to the forums!
Bob
I am on board since a few days only and noticing already great benefits from the exercises.
This post is my first attempt gettin acquainted with the form and how it works as well as to see how to get to the "student zone"
greetings from locked down berlin/germany !