Can anyone out there direct me to a few good books or websites that teach you how to sing?
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The answer is: no, I can't.  The reason is you can't really learn to sing from a book.  You might be able to get some tips, but to really become good, you need a teacher.  Everybody's anatomy and abilities are different, and to learn to use yours to the best of your ability you need someone who can work with you.\n\nIf there is a college in your area, you may be able to take lessons from one of the professors (expensive) or even one of the voice students there (usually pretty cheap).\n\nGood luck!
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here is one:\nhttp://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/m/lmysheph.htm\nand another:\nhttp://community.gospelcom.net/Brix?pageID=7753\nand yet another:\nhttp://www.oremus.org/hymnal/t/t267.html\nhttp://www.cgmusic.com/cghymnal/others/thelords.htm\nhttp://www.opc.org/books/TH/old/Blue077.html\nhttp://www.peterjblackburn.com/songs/sam17.htm
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if you know what a scale is then this is what you can do, it helps. start from any medium pitched note and sing it straight, as straight as possible and for as long as possible, then sing the next LOWER note the same way, then the next LOWER and the next and the next till you voice cant go any lower. then go back up to the note from where you started. So it will be like singing do ti la so fa mi... and then back up. do it for a month and see the difference. this works like hell.
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try this website. I order my karaoke music here all the time.
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you've either got it or you don't - I do not believe that people can be taught to sing.  Some people believe that but i say no way.  Just watch American Idol and you will see what I mean.
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How young are you? Will your parents help you by letting you take voice lessons? A vocal coach can help you with strengthening your current talent and abilities and help you with your weaker areas. Even those who are famous and great singers have/had a voice coach...There's always room for improvement! :)\n\nIf they can't or aren't willing to right now, try joining the school chorus or church chorus and auditioning for solo parts. You can also try talent competitions in your area.\n\nDo you have a Playstation 2? If so, get Karaoke Revolution I, II & III. I have them.. not only are they fun.. but you can practice a lot of songs and get graded on your performance... and see where you need improvement or where you're excelling.\n\nThen there's always American Idol.
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If you have a demo or a video of yourself singing, make copies and send to record labels.\n\nAlso check out any auditions of musicals or plays in your town(im sure you can act too!) \n\ngo to these websites they should help you:\n\ntalentscouts.com\nchmulti.com\nsongwritersguide.com\nvoy.com\nrhhmbc.com\nrecords.rdccmaud.org\nmusicforamerica.org
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Try these links below-\n\nhttp://www.fretplay.com/guitar-lessons.shtml\nhttp://www.guitarmasterclass.net\nhttp://www.sickguitar.com\nhttp://www.freeguitarvideos.com/guitar_lessons_beginner.html\n http://www.guitaralliance.com\nhttp://youtube.com/results?search_query=guitar+lessons\nhttp://www.shredaholic.com\nhttp://www.guitarjamdaily.com\nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm\nhttp://www.cyberfret.com/\nhttp://www.onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/\nhttp://www.guitarnoise.com
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www.singingfish.com\n\nhttp://www.altavista.com/audio/default
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http://www.singingfish.com\n\nGood Lukc !
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try www.youtube.com \n\ntry www.tristancafe.com go to midi karaoke they have 7day free trial you can record here your songs and if you want unlimited songs to be recorded you have to subscribe your membership!
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My public library has a set of CD's for learning Gaelic with the Pimsleur method.  This is an all-audio method, and it is pretty good for a beginner.  I think you can download it from Itunes actually.  Or perhaps your public library has it.
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It's very difficult to tell whether or not you can sing well without getting a professional opinion.  As a person who used to sing, I can say that many people have a natural talent, but most of the fantastic singers I know have taken lessons and honed their ability.  Therefore, I would say the best way to tell whether or not you can sing is to take singing lessons.  A teacher will show you how to read music (which is very important in singing) and teach you techniques that will hide imperfections in your voice and make a song sound better than you could do on your own.  Eventually an honest singing teacher will tell you whether or not you should continue with lessons.  Also, you may find that the amount of effort put into singing is a lot more than most people think and you will have to decide whether you want to continue.
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Try these links below-\n\nhttp://www.fretplay.com/guitar-lessons.shtml\nhttp://www.guitarmasterclass.net\nhttp://www.sickguitar.com\nhttp://www.freeguitarvideos.com/guitar_lessons_beginner.html\n http://www.guitaralliance.com\nhttp://youtube.com/results?search_query=guitar+lessons\nhttp://www.shredaholic.com\nhttp://www.guitarjamdaily.com\nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm\nhttp://www.cyberfret.com/\nhttp://www.onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/
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http://songlist.learngospelmusic.com/\nhttp://www.lyricsdownload.com/gospel-lyrics.html\nhttp://christianmusic.about.com/od/lyrics/\n\nPick one.
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post a link to a recording of your singing and we will let you know if you can sing
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an excellent way to learn anything is to study how a master does it.\n\nsince you say 'lyrics' i assume you mean things for singing.\n\nlook at placebo, the shins, the stereophonics (their stuff from a few years ago at least) ...\n\nand some of the older classics.