After listening back to my older songs, I came to a realization that I’m not liking the way my singing voice sounds. So I’m taking the time to improve that too. I’m realizing I don’t have the strongest singing voice. I want to be able to have a strong voice and hopefully sing a little higher. I don’t like the deep voice I have in my songs. My singing sounds like I’m talking, not actually singing. Kind of like a Bob Dylan or Tom Petty thing. Maybe that’s why so many compare my music to those two artists. I want to learn to be able to sing better. Learn to sing with more passion and sing with heart. I’ve been working with vocal exercises everyday. Working with a vocal exercise CD where you can practice reaching those high notes. I can actually sing pretty high, and I didn’t think I could either.

Maybe this is part of why I have a hard time people accepting my music maybe the singing is part of the problem and that’s getting worked on too. I’m really working hard on both, guitar playing and the singing. I sing because it’s fun and it’s enjoyable. I want to get better at it. I want to actually “sing”. Not be a talking, storyteller kind of singer if you know what I mean.

Becoming a good singer doesn’t happen over night either. Some people say it’s impossible to become a better singer, they mistakenly think what you hear is what you get. Not true at all. There are ways to improve your voice with a lot of vocal instruction. You can either be self taught or work with a vocal coach. I’d like to work with a professional vocal coach at some point, but I don’t know any around here, so I just teach myself for now.

When I start writing songs again, you might hear a little improvement than the last batch of songs. I hope so, anyway. I plan to start writing soon ’cause I want to test out my singing skills.

Kev