ok so i have a friend (joann) who loves to sing, and wants to be a famous singer for her career and she works really LOVES to sing. i also love to sing, and know a great deal and music along with many of my friends. The problem is joann cant sing fo rthe life of her. everytime she starts to sing people laugh. shes ac=bsolutley awful. shes known in my school to be an awful singer. being a friend i cant tell her, and her parents tell her shes good. what can my friends and i do to help her see that maybe singing isnt the right thing for her? thanks!!
kelseyjo answered Sunday February 26 2006, 12:02 am: well maybe you could say that your going to get singing lessons and see if she wants to go(not cause you suck)but if you go than maybe she wont think nothing about it. [ kelseyjo's advice column | Ask kelseyjo A Question ]
chibichibi456 answered Saturday February 25 2006, 7:59 pm: Don't tell her. Instead, don't sing in public and sing when your at home with her, and that way, noone is made fun of. OR tell her, and help her with her singing. Help get the right pitches and stuff. And make sure she won't sing the National Anthem in front of your whole school!! I hope I helped! =) [ chibichibi456's advice column | Ask chibichibi456 A Question ]
orphans answered Saturday February 25 2006, 12:20 pm: Honestly, if you guys are friends.
You should be able to tell her, not rudely, just tell her she's not that great of a singer. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
ebkatie answered Saturday February 25 2006, 8:40 am: you could do karoake with your friends and when she goes up record her and then give her the tape so then she will find out for herself and you wont feel bad for telling her that she cant sing!
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Alin75 answered Saturday February 25 2006, 7:27 am: First off I think as her friend it is your duty to tell her. Thats at least my perception of friendship. After all you dont want her ending up on something like American Idol and making a total idiot out of herself in front of the whole world. If you think about it, those retards on the show who cant hit a note are there because no one gave them a dose of reality sooner.
Recording her voice, as carlyx said, is a good idea. Another thing you might try is to get her to be evaluated by someone she might respect. Someone who teaches singing perhaps, or who is some sort of authority on music.
Finally, if it were me, but I am known for being confrontational in my circle of friends, I would let her know what everyone thinks of her. I would do this gently and diplomatically, but at the end of the day she would know people are laughing at her behind her back.
carlyx answered Friday February 24 2006, 11:58 pm: honestly, if she is youre friend, you should tell her. But if you feel uncomfortable with telling her try to get her to notice it for herself. For instance, try offering to help her record some songs on a tape, and then play them back for her. Maybe she'll figure it out then [ carlyx's advice column | Ask carlyx A Question ]
JazziJazz answered Friday February 24 2006, 11:40 pm: That's a hard one you can either tell her and end up hurting her feelings or she will eventually find out from someone else and she might get hurt even more because you have not told her, but I think it would be best if she found out from someone that cares about her. [ JazziJazz's advice column | Ask JazziJazz A Question ]
xVANESSAxL0VEx answered Friday February 24 2006, 11:21 pm: Don't tell her. If she sucks then she won't get a career. Or you can be blunt and tell her. Be sweet and tell her that you don't think singing is right for her.
I hope that helps you!
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