28191 1705 Performing Arts Vocals & Singing true Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:54 -0700 /system/videos/2/91/81/02/28191.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, performing, arts, perform How To Pick a Karaoke Song If You Can’t Sing http://www.howcast.com/videos/28191-How-To-Pick-a-Karaoke-Song-If-You-Cant-Sing http://www.howcast.com/videos/28191-How-To-Pick-a-Karaoke-Song-If-You-Cant-Sing/edit approved 120 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=28191"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=28191" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 17 KingMonkey http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/karaoke_hd_1_hd01_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 9306 false false false 44244 1 21 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/21.jpg Get partners Get a talented person or two to sing with you, so you can mostly just mouth the words. Or find someone loud enough to drown you out entirely.

]]> 44245 2 31 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/31.jpg Keep it simple If you’re on your own, begin by narrowing down potential songs by complexity. Look for a simple verse-chorus-verse structure and a reasonable tempo.

]]> 44246 3 42 Tip Down a shot before you take the stage—alcohol is a time-honored inhibition-reducer.

]]> 44247 4 50 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/50.jpg Stick to the middle Stick to songs that are sung mostly in the middle of the standard vocal range, with as little variation as possible. In other words, stay away from tunes by Mariah “I Can Shatter Glass with My Vocal Cords” Carey.

]]> 44248 5 64 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/64.jpg Rap it up For an easy way out, pick a rap song, or anything that is more spoken than sung, like “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” It’s kind of cheating, but what do you care?

]]> 44249 6 74 Tip Favor songs whose lyrics you know. Yes, karaoke machines show you the words as you go along, but this way you can concentrate on your pitch and tone.

]]> 44250 7 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/83.jpg Consider weird songs Consider weird songs. If no one really knows how a song should go, they won’t know you’re massacring it.

]]> 44251 8 92 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/92.jpg Keep it short Keep it short and sweet—three minutes of bad singing is less likely to get you pelted with lime garnishes and maraschino cherries than six.

]]> 44252 9 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/28191/102.jpg Have fun Most important, have fun. And don’t worry about the audience—if people wanted real music, they would have gone to a jazz club.

]]> 44253 10 111 Fact Karaoke was popularized in Japan in the 1970s, and spread to the rest of the world in the 1980s.

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