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Post by jasmine on Jul 28, 2023 6:44:07 GMT
I know this is a silly question, but how are top singer-musicians able to sing and play their instruments at the same time?
Elton John on piano. Don Henley on drums. Eric Clapton on guitar.
I don’t think I could do both. Don’t you need to concentrate on playing your instrument?
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Post by william on Jul 28, 2023 12:54:52 GMT
I know this is a silly question, but how are top singer-musicians able to sing and play their instruments at the same time? Elton John on piano. Don Henley on drums. Eric Clapton on guitar. I don’t think I could do both. Don’t you need to concentrate on playing your instrument? This singer play piano, guitar and something else - probably his own invention. How he did it, no one knows |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jul 28, 2023 16:50:55 GMT
I know this is a silly question, but how are top singer-musicians able to sing and play their instruments at the same time? Elton John on piano. Don Henley on drums. Eric Clapton on guitar. I don’t think I could do both. Don’t you need to concentrate on playing your instrument? Different parts of the brain. Playing things like melody lines and chords can become "second nature" so you are not actively thinking about them while you're doing it. Like walking, talking, and scanning store windows all at the same time. One of the most difficult is playing bass and singing, because usually the rhythms are completely different. Geddy Lee was a master at that. |
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Post by HolyMoly on Jul 28, 2023 21:36:16 GMT
IIRC there was a blues musician who couldn't play his guitar and sing at the same time. Might have been
B.B. King, though I'm not 100% sure.
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Post by jasmine on Jul 29, 2023 1:33:24 GMT
I know this is a silly question, but how are top singer-musicians able to sing and play their instruments at the same time? Elton John on piano. Don Henley on drums. Eric Clapton on guitar. I don’t think I could do both. Don’t you need to concentrate on playing your instrument? This singer play piano, guitar and something else - probably his own invention. How he did it, no one knows  He’s just singing. |
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Post by william on Jul 29, 2023 1:46:03 GMT
This singer play piano, guitar and something else - probably his own invention. How he did it, no one knows He’s just singing. The air guitar and air piano are complex instruments, especially when coupled with singing and dancing. |
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Post by jasmine on Jul 29, 2023 1:50:03 GMT
He’s just singing. The air guitar and air piano are complex instruments, especially when coupled with singing and dancing. Gotcha.  |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jul 29, 2023 2:51:45 GMT
He’s just singing. The air guitar and air piano are complex instruments, especially when coupled with singing and dancing. Nice. I didn't catch that. |
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Post by bama beau on Jul 29, 2023 3:07:07 GMT
I know this is a silly question, but how are top singer-musicians able to sing and play their instruments at the same time? Elton John on piano. Don Henley on drums. Eric Clapton on guitar. I don’t think I could do both. Don’t you need to concentrate on playing your instrument? Different parts of the brain. Playing things like melody lines and chords can become "second nature" so you are not actively thinking about them while you're doing it. Like walking, talking, and scanning store windows all at the same time. One of the most difficult is playing bass and singing, because usually the rhythms are completely different. Geddy Lee was a master at that. Or playing melody while singing harmony. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jul 29, 2023 3:10:35 GMT
Different parts of the brain. Playing things like melody lines and chords can become "second nature" so you are not actively thinking about them while you're doing it. Like walking, talking, and scanning store windows all at the same time. One of the most difficult is playing bass and singing, because usually the rhythms are completely different. Geddy Lee was a master at that. Or playing melody while singing harmony. If the rhythm is the same, it's actually not that difficult. |
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Post by bama beau on Jul 29, 2023 3:24:04 GMT
Or playing melody while singing harmony. If the rhythm is the same, it's actually not that difficult. Rhythm is the easy part. |
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Post by Mercy for All on Jul 29, 2023 3:57:39 GMT
If the rhythm is the same, it's actually not that difficult. Rhythm is the easy part. Not two different rhythms at the same time...unless one is really simple. Like, pound out quarter notes on a bass and sing on top of that? Yeah, that's not hard. But driving a bass rhythm with a a contrasting melody line? That would be terribly difficult. Unless you nail that part down so you don't have to think about it. |
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