I posted this link in a "welcome" thread but I thought I'd start a new thread in order to reach more of the folks.
My wife can't sing, or at least that's what I told her years ago. I have come to realize recently that she has great difficulty hearing differences in pitch and therefore, when she sings...it doesn't sound quite right. Anyway, she took my previous declaration as Gospel truth and so never saw fit to sing in public or even in the privacy of our own home. I'm such a bad husband. :deadhorse: (That's not a horse, it's an ass.)
A couple of months ago my wife decided to take up playing the ukulele and so I am in the process of teaching her the basics. We have also recently begun attending a weekly ukulele jam at the local music store. A sing-along is a major part of the jam and major part of the fun! I am trying to encourage her to sing along but it is difficult to heal the damage I have done and she is hesitant to sing. I am trying to rectify my past mistake and help her to train her ear and practice her singing voice during our lessons at home.
Wait. Did I just say I am teaching her to sing?
Yes.
But, she's tone deaf, isn't she? It's a lost cause.
I'm not so sure of that now.
My eyes have been opened, in particular, by a post by Guido Heistek on his Ukulele in the Dark blog. Please follow the link to read the article. It may be of use to you or someone you know.
http://ukuleleinthedark.com/ud65-singing-in-tune/
Thank you, Guido!
David
My wife can't sing, or at least that's what I told her years ago. I have come to realize recently that she has great difficulty hearing differences in pitch and therefore, when she sings...it doesn't sound quite right. Anyway, she took my previous declaration as Gospel truth and so never saw fit to sing in public or even in the privacy of our own home. I'm such a bad husband. :deadhorse: (That's not a horse, it's an ass.)
A couple of months ago my wife decided to take up playing the ukulele and so I am in the process of teaching her the basics. We have also recently begun attending a weekly ukulele jam at the local music store. A sing-along is a major part of the jam and major part of the fun! I am trying to encourage her to sing along but it is difficult to heal the damage I have done and she is hesitant to sing. I am trying to rectify my past mistake and help her to train her ear and practice her singing voice during our lessons at home.
Wait. Did I just say I am teaching her to sing?
Yes.
But, she's tone deaf, isn't she? It's a lost cause.
I'm not so sure of that now.
My eyes have been opened, in particular, by a post by Guido Heistek on his Ukulele in the Dark blog. Please follow the link to read the article. It may be of use to you or someone you know.
http://ukuleleinthedark.com/ud65-singing-in-tune/
Thank you, Guido!
David