leopard lizard @ Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:18 pm wrote:
I'm in category 2 but have improved with practice. I always had the timing/tempo which at least eliminates that irritation. But because I practice so much to get the tune, I always end up pretty much already knowing the words and never paid attention to the sweeps on the screen.
This is a very good thing, not a bad thing.
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I'm always listening intently for my "marker instruments" (no not guide flute, just a chord or some note that helps guide the key) rather than concentrating on the lyrics. (which is why I usually need to sing to my own discs--my marker instruments need to be there or I lose the key.)
Experience should help there. But having to pay explicit attention to such things is not good. I would recommend having sessions just working on your breath control (i.e. the "down there" stuff) and forget about pitch sometimes.
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But I notice some of our singers who have tempo problems are trying to let the sweeps guide them as to when to sing and not all sweeps are created equal. If they were able to sing by letting the music guide them instead of the screen, they might have better luck with timing. On the other hand, I've seen people who are truly gifted musically do a song cold just by letting the sweeps and chords guide them and they come pretty close to the actual tune. When I saw someone do that on a kamikazi they had never heard before, I was sort of embarrased that I had been doing karaoke for years and it hadn't really sunk in that there even were sweeps to follow.
You can count on them pretty well in certain brands, others are a complete and utter disaster. But in general, I think watching the lyrics is a bad thing if you are using them for timing. To me, it also means that you are taking some part of your brain and literally distracting it with a non-expressive concern. Knowing the lyrics -- through practice, practice, practice -- helps you get to the next level.
We are probably completely off topic now. Sorry folks.
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