WEBVTT - Learn a great karaoke song

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to learn how to sing at least one

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<v Speaker 1>song reasonably well. Not only can this be helpful at parties,

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<v Speaker 1>it can be a lot of fun too. So I

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<v Speaker 1>am on a mission in life to help people realize

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<v Speaker 1>that very few folks are truly tone deaf. Most people

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<v Speaker 1>who claim to be terrible singers simply haven't practiced. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't sing much in their adult lives beyond the occasional

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<v Speaker 1>happy birthday at parties. Saying you can't sing is much

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<v Speaker 1>like saying you can't run a five k. A few

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<v Speaker 1>folks have conditions that would preclude it, But if you

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<v Speaker 1>can walk from the parking lot to your office, then,

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<v Speaker 1>as the popularity of the couch to five k programs

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<v Speaker 1>out there shows, you can probably run for about thirty

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<v Speaker 1>minutes straight within a few months with practice. Likewise, unless

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<v Speaker 1>you have a few very specific conditions, you can probably

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<v Speaker 1>sing reasonably well with practice too. Anyway, I can't remember

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<v Speaker 1>where I read this career tip, but several years ago

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a roundup of how one might invest one

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars or so in advancing one's career. Most of

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<v Speaker 1>the advice was about taking courses, but one of the

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<v Speaker 1>more offbeat ideas was to spend the money on voice lessons,

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<v Speaker 1>get really good at a particular karaoke song, and then

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<v Speaker 1>perform it at the office holiday party. People would definitely

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<v Speaker 1>notice you and remember you, and if you are at

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<v Speaker 1>a large company, marketing yourself in that way is not

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<v Speaker 1>a terrible idea, even if you are not gunning for

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<v Speaker 1>a promotion. Though, learning one particular song that you can

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<v Speaker 1>confidently sing just could be a lot of fun. Singing

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<v Speaker 1>is fun, whether you do it at the office Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>party or just in the shower. It is fun to

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<v Speaker 1>actually enjoy listening to yourself. So how do you get there? First,

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<v Speaker 1>you can choose a song that works well with your voice.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about the songs you most love singing along to.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it's because they are catchy, but other times it's

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<v Speaker 1>because the voice works well in your range. Experiment with

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<v Speaker 1>singing along with the radio in the car. If there

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<v Speaker 1>is one particular artist that you like a lot whose

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<v Speaker 1>voice seems to match the range of your own, go

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<v Speaker 1>find everything that person has written. Are there any songs

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<v Speaker 1>that make you particularly happy to sing along. Once you've

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<v Speaker 1>got a favorite, it's time to practice. Search online for

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<v Speaker 1>some good vocal exercises to warm up your voice. Notice

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<v Speaker 1>how after you've been vocalizing for a while, you'll sound

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<v Speaker 1>a little more confident on notes that aren't too high

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<v Speaker 1>or too low. Then find the lyrics for the song

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<v Speaker 1>you want to try practice singing it a few times.

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<v Speaker 1>How does it sound? If you are brave, try taping

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<v Speaker 1>yourself and seeing if you can find an instrumental version

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<v Speaker 1>of the song to play along. What parts could use

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<v Speaker 1>some work. You absolutely can find a teacher who can

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<v Speaker 1>help you to Just like people look for running coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>there are voice teachers out there. As an adult, you

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<v Speaker 1>might not want to do lessons for years, but even

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<v Speaker 1>if you can help, you can also look for opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>to practice singing. Try going back to that house of

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<v Speaker 1>worship you haven't been attending regularly, Find a community chorus

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<v Speaker 1>that takes all comers and go a few times, and

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<v Speaker 1>then invite some friends to go do karaoke and try

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<v Speaker 1>out your favorite song. I think you will find that

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<v Speaker 1>this is a wonderful addition to life. There is a

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<v Speaker 1>reason we remember song lyrics far more easily than spoken words.

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<v Speaker 1>Humans were made to sing, so why not learn to

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<v Speaker 1>do so. Feeling confident with just one song can change

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<v Speaker 1>how you think about things. You will sing Happy Birthday

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<v Speaker 1>a little more loudly in groups and carry everyone along

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<v Speaker 1>and trust me, we need people who can do this

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<v Speaker 1>and that can definitely be you. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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