Audition

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"I'm gonna say they might not have their own **** together.".....With knobs on Bob!

Bands break up for all sorts of reasons. Money is perhaps the most common, relationships maybe next? But if they don't know where they are MUSICALLY?? Doomed I would say, unless some enterprising person (could be a singer!) starts to take control.

So I would say go for it big time. Since you have been given carte blanche, put together a set of songs in a genre and direction that YOU would like to go (but have another two sets in the bag that you can switch to at a moment's if they start looking funnily at each other!) .

And yes, singers need to be handled with care and sensitivity especially when new to a band.

Dave.
 
May I make a suggestion?

Do a search and find a local singing teacher/vocal coach and have a few sessions.

You don't need to learn how to sing--your voice is fine--but in a few lessons a good teacher can give you a few useful techniques to use your voice without risking damage and also how to project emotion better.

Even if this band doesn't work out, you're obviously interested in singing so anything you can do to learn the craft will be to your advantage as things move on. Seriously, I've seen just an hour or two of coaching make a huge difference to the confidence and therefore the performance.
 
One of the first bands I was in had 5 people who could all sing, and all loved different types of popular music. We were very popular because we covered a LOT of ground, musically. Not having a specific direction was our forte!
 
I couldn't hear the MP3 but I vote for "go for it". My original audition was for some very talented school friends that were more impressed with my ability to learn quickly than my skills. 15 years and a few personnel changes made me a reasonable bass player/back-up singer. After a few years off, I decided to audition for a husband/wife country cover band advertising for a bass player. I thought " why not give it a try". When I got there the former bass player was there(?) I let them know I could also sing and we did a few songs that I thought went pretty good. They didn't really indicate yea or no but I didn't expect to get the job. I think my confidence overwhelmed them as in possible loss of control. Didn't really matter to me. I was surprised that I was really confident in my abilities and playing live never made me nervous . Music has always been important to me and like some of the other guys mentioned... It's FUN. So go for it and grow as you go! If for no other reason, just enjoy yourself and ignore the naysayers.
 
agree with dm60... you gotta learn to let it go.more singing cause you sort of feel it!been through this with my daughter (19).. she's beginning to understand. just hasn't found that voice yet.you will ,keep finding it
 
Thanks everyone for your support and really nice comments. I was away camping for the weekend and while there (when no one was around) I was singing away to myself. I really like singing the song "September" by Daughtry. I seem to sing it well. It also means a lot and since I opened up my emotions again, I'm singing with memories instead of singing because I want to, kind of thing.

I would upload an mp3 of me singing it but I seemed to have caught a cold while camping. Woke up with a dry throat and mouth this morning. I tried recording myself but you can tell a mile off that I'm ill. Aha.

Anyway, I'll take all your suggestions into account. I'll see what I can find in the way of a teacher. I'm self-employed so I don't exactly know when my next payment is until a customer comes along so it's pretty much a waiting game right now.

Once my cold goes away, I'll upload an MP3 file for you to check out, if you're wanting to of course.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! :-D
 
^^^^ This ^^^^ is another reason to seek out a vocal coach. I once saw Dawn Michelle (Fireflight) sing a short set with full on flu. Rest of the band had to do the talking between songs while she stood of to the side hacking her lungs out, but she sang like a champ. Pretty sure most would have cancelled the show, but what a trooper. She didn't sound 100%, but she still sounded good.
 
That really is quite amazing. Don't get me wrong though. I did try but failed epically. It's hard to sing when your mouth and throat is constantly dry. No matter how much I drink, I still feel like I'm singing with sandpaper in my throat. I gave it a good go though and I've attached that attempt.
 

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