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Question Posted Saturday March 5 2005, 7:06 am

Okay I dont know what exactly to say about this but I'll try. I have this problem. Everyone makes fun of me becasue I sitll think about it all the time but its something hat has really gotten into my mind. Well... I am a music freak, and I love to sing, and everyone tells me that I can sing.. and everything.. but then the person whose opinion matters the most to me just recently told me that I cant sing and in all seriousness. I want him to think that I can sing.. that I can do just as well as any of his other "favorite people" that CAN sing! It tears me up that he thinks that I cant sing... All of my friends tell me that this person is just joking and that I'm good and all.. But I still dont believe them ever since this person told me that I cant sing... I feel so horrible over it.. like I dont even want to isng anymore.. what should I do? Much help needed... And please only serious answeres for this one.

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b2thery answered Thursday October 9 2008, 1:17 pm:
Hello. I am a singer and i have singing lessons. A technique that my teacher told me was to to upside down reading. I swear this is no joke. And it worked for me. I felt my voice wasnt powerful enough, so wht she told me to do was bend over and dangle your arms on the ground, and sing upside down for about 30 seconds. this might help if you put a written song near your eyes so you can read it. (but put that upside down so you can read it when YOU'RE upside down. Remember to keep your back arched and flop everything keep your feet fairly close together but not too much this could strain your back. hope this helps xox =)

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laceylikesthecolorblue answered Monday March 7 2005, 8:14 pm:
Okay, this guy is lieing. Guy's lie alot, but that can be a sighn that he likes you. I bet you can sing very pretty, and if he gets in the way of your music and says you're no good, he's obviousely jealouse. Stick with your talent though and don't let people get in the way of them.

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confusedbabii answered Saturday March 5 2005, 11:01 pm:
who ever said you can't sing needs to learn some manners, and get a hearing aid, because if everyone except for that one person says you can sing, than you can definitely sing because friends won't lie to you. don't let one person bring you down. keep singing and you might just be famous someday. good luck and think of what i said

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sweetiepieme13 answered Saturday March 5 2005, 7:20 pm:
Well if you do feel bad about this maybe you can get singing lessons ???? Hope I helped a little bit

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Claire15 answered Saturday March 5 2005, 5:39 pm:
If all your friends tell you that you can sing, then you definetly can sing. I know that this guys opinion obviously means a lot to you, but if he knows this and still said that then he is truly heartless and is not worth your time.

Do you fancy him? If you do then maybe he doesn't like you in that way back and this is just his way of trying to put you off him. Im really soz honey if this is the case, but you have to be aware how horrible this guy is. Even if he was joking, it was an incredibly cruel thing to say and you could do so much better than him.

However all of this aside, you have to get your confidence back. Record yourself singing and play it back. You will then be able to hear how great you are and be sure to tell yourself this out loud. Plus, think of all those times other people have told you how good you are and keep replaying them in your head.

Hope you feel much better about your singing ability soon. You know your fab, no matter what

Claire xx

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Siren_Cytherea answered Saturday March 5 2005, 3:38 pm:
Hey, that happened to me. My boyfriend once told me that my voice was "okay", where everyone else was telling me I was amazing, and his opinion was really the only one that mattered to me.
It's hard, but you have to only listen to your OWN opinion. Had I listened to him, I wouldn't have gotten any further, and I've already gotten a $900 scholarship and I made it to the national level of a competition with a $2000 cash prize.
It's all about confidence, sweetie.
Don't let ANYONE tell you you're not as good as you think you are. Talk to him one day and tell him how much it bothers you that he thinks you can't sing - not to mention that he seems to be the only one that thinks you can't.
But whatever you do, don't stop singing. If it's what you love, go for it! Don't let anyone stop you, especially not some moron who obviously doesn't know music, if he thinks you can't sing, and you can. You've just gotta know how good you are and keep working on it.
If you want to see if your friends are right that he's just joking, the best way to find out is to just ask him. It might be awkward, but you want to find out, right? You've just gotta go up to him one day and say to him "hey, I was just wondering, were you serious when you said I can't sing? 'Cause it really bothered me."
Just be upfront and tell him what you're thinking. But keep your confidence up and don't stop doing something just because one person told you you were bad at it. If you think you can sing, you can sing. Self image means a lot, and so does self confidence, especially in the long run. Keep it up!
I hope this helps!
-Siren =)

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FlaWlessMonoLith answered Saturday March 5 2005, 2:06 pm:
music = life go with what you believe in

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~CutieBabe~ answered Saturday March 5 2005, 12:55 pm:
hey,
take your friends oppinions! thats what i always do. i love singing to, and of course my friends say i'm good but my brothers a dick and he says i'm bad. but the point is don't let one person bring you down. if he's the only person that says your bad, then grl, he doesn't know what he's talkin about. don't let him get to you. just keep doin what you love to do!
~hope this helped~
~CutieBabe~

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ShYbl0nD3 answered Saturday March 5 2005, 11:35 am:
Dont depend on what he thinks. If you think you can sing then keepp going for it. But if you want you could take singing lessons and they can help you with your singing. I havent heard you sing before so i'm not gonna say if your good or not but i'm sure you can do it. But alot of artists can't sing either so don't worry.

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Olgy answered Saturday March 5 2005, 11:33 am:
ok well did you know that a lot of famous artists have been told that they can't sing? But htey just kept pushing. You need to be strong an keep on going the voice is an instrument as you practice more and more it gets better and better. If you bilieve in your music and you truly want this then you can't give up and you have to strive to get it. You cannot give up your dreams because poeple are insecure. If this person told you that you cannot sing and hes the person matters most to you then something is wrong with that. Maybe get a voice teacher or get a different techinique in how you practice but the main thing is DONT GIVE UP! If you did then poeple will be satisfied that they their way, prove those people wrong and don what you love to do...on a more personal not i used to be horiible at singing i was in your situation but i wanted it so much that i kept on singing despite what poeple say to me, i got a voice teacher and things were getting better. I didnt listen to those poeple. Music is about your emotions and doing what you love to do, its beyond poeple and its beyond a lot of things its a another world. So keep your head up high and keep singing!!

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x0x_surfergirl_x0x answered Saturday March 5 2005, 10:41 am:
Aw hey!!

Aw, don't let that person get to you!! Its ONE person's opinion. I bet you that guy who told you you couldn't sing, can't sing for his life!! No, don't stop singing if its your dream. Don't let some jerk stop you from singing. Sing, your heart out! You can't let that bother you if you know you can sing. You just can't. It will bring you self-esteem so low. You know what is a good cure for this? Sing when you are home alone to your favorite song. Or maybe you should get your friends to come over and they can all listen to you and you guys could have a little mini American Idol. That will get your confidence back up again, and if someone tells you that you can't sing or bring you down or whatever, you know the truth about your singing ability, your gift from god, use his gift and don't stop singing :)
Pura Morena
xo0x adriana

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