The Joy Of Singing And Playing The Guitar

By Razile Dalap

To learn how to sing and at the same time play the guitar will takes a lot of practice. You are basically dealing with the same song played at different rhythms since you are working with one sung word for each note played on the guitar.

With these combination it really takes some practice to master it and you will also have to tackle certain issues. Some of the most common problems faced by musicians are listed below:

* Singing on pitch * Matching a particular song syllable to a particular guitar note * Maintaining a strumming pattern while singing * Maintaining coordination * Maintaining timing for the duration of the song * Keeping song rhythms in sync

Don't be discourage since thousands of people have mastered singing and playing guitar at the same time though it may seem like an impossible task to handle the two different task mention above. Here are some guidelines to help simplify the process:

Don't Complicate It

Start simple and don't try to do too much at once like some people do. It's a common mistake. Complicated songs that are either difficult to play on the guitar or difficult to sing or both are the the songs they people pick. In the end, one or the other suffers. Often the song is sung well, but the strumming pattern becomes repetitive with little or no variation.

It's best to choose a song that is simple to play on the guitar and is also fairly easy to sing. If you choose a song within your voice range with a simple beat, you will have a much better chance of mastering playing and singing together.

To make it more simple, you can learn to play the guitar by just humming the song first, so the lyrics and other things wont distract you. You should get so familiar with playing the guitar chords that you don't even have to think about your hand movements. At that time, you can concentrate only on singing the words and will free your brain with the things you think about regarding guitar playing. It will come naturally.

One of the most difficult problems people face is timing. If the words are not sung at the right time, the guitar notes will get ahead of the song. That means, there are certain words or syllable where the chords are placed that need to occur during the performance of the musical notes.

Like what was said before, keep it simple. Sing the first verse and get it down pat before moving on the second verse. If you chose a simple song, you should be able to master the first verse fairly quickly.

Another way to keep it simple is to choose a song where the song rhythm and the guitar rhythm are about the same. In doing so, you don't have to worry about getting out of sync, that is, your guitar hand and your singing.

Use Your Imagination

Imagining pitch, as a beginning singer, that should be one of the most important skills you will learn. In producing the right tone, envision your body in alignment. You'll need to use this same imaginative strategy when learning how to sing and play the guitar.

For example, you can play the song in your head while also imaging yourself playing the guitar. If you know the song well, you can "see" your fingers creating the chords. Some people, before even trying to play and sing a song, they actually start with a recording.

If you start with a recording, practice singing with actual music. That will develop your sense of timing so you can blend the rhythm of the singing to the rhythm of the guitar playing.

There is really no set rule for learning how to sing and play guitar. If there was, it would just be: "Practice, practice, and practice!

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