Singing and Playing at same time.. tips??

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mikeh said:
Regarding writing - I normally come up with either a chord progression or a riff (I'm always riffing on a guitar or piano). I then start to scat sing (not many lyrics - mostly gibberish) to develop a melody line over the progression/riff.


This is the advice I would give because it's how I do it also. You really gotta "feel" what you are doing then your guitar and your voice will work it out by themselves......also practice practice practice ;)
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I find that one of the best techniques for encountering other similar kinds of problems of rhythm (because, I suspect the question is largely one of timing.) is to loop a section, even incredibly small, even if it means breaking up a phrase. To do that you have to know what both your hands are doing at a given moment. it's slow at first but the rewards in terms of developing sense of structure are great.
 
There is no other way to get comfortable with playing and singing than learning your instrument. Usually when you've played a song enough times to be sick of it, you're just about there. ;)




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This seems to be an area where a lot of people struggle. Practice Practice Practice is the best way to improve. A tip I try when I'm having difficulties singing and playing at the same time with a new song is, try playing it and just humming it for awhile. Once you get that down move on.
 
azraelswings said:
Regarding playing & singing:

1. Practicing both parts alone helps a great deal. Particularly when you're first learning to put the two together.
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When I'm learning to sing and play a song, this is where I start. Get each part in your muscle memory, so to speak.

Then when combining the parts, I look for moments where they line up naturally, either unison or in some simple rhythmic way.

Then I work out how to get from each of these points to the next, which usually means putting my bass playing on auto-pilot for moments while I focus on the singing. I'll also drill the tough parts slowly to really figure out how they line up against each other.

I'll play/sing it over and over until eventually it clicks, and I'm not on auto-pilot, and I can start having fun with it.
 
this has always been a big problem for me....I've always been a singer primarily. I've never really played guitar in all the bands I've been in, because I wanted to concentrate 100 pro on my performance (besides having played with some incredibly talented people). But I still love to play and at home I record all the parts myself. But doing both live....nah!

The only thing that helps IMHO is practice and experience.
 
oh, yeah, the thread was about hints and tips....
once a very talented guitarrist told me to practice in front of a mirror. Maybe that helps!

Cheers
 
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