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May I request we have a mini series for singing and strumming please? I can sing, I can strum but I can’t do it at the same time.
We’ve got you covered here. This lesson came out last year and goes super in-depth on how to sing and strum at the same time 🙂
@Andrew : I have gone through the video and followed her , I was able to sing , and then I was able to strum, however I couldn’t do it together 🙁
Just letting you know that im not a beginner and that I can strum really well. I can sing well too…
Your help is greatly appreciated. If I’m to do a single strum, I’m fine with that and singing together, however, I cant do the pattern, I slowed it down to even 30% but It simply doesn’t seem to work for me. Please help.
Hi @vinodkrishnanr. Just wondering, can you hold a conversation while strumming? I’m not sure if Ashley recommends it, but the idea is to get the strum so automatic that you can do other things at the same time without getting distracted.
@robinboyd Thanks for the response. Nope can’t do that either. I have tried it several times 🙁
The trick is to get your hands on auto-pilot. Which is another way to word what Robin stated. This takes time. Start by vamping (staying) on one chord with an easy strum pattern. It can be the island strum or something simple like:
Record yourself. Try talking over it. Go back and listen to see if you kept it steady and didn’t mess up the pattern. If you made a mistake, try to analyze your performance and figure out what’s tripping you. You can even post it here. We’d be happy to watch it to offer more feedback.
Run this exercise everyday. And try singing simple melody lines too. That way it’s not just “hello, I am talking” while you strum LOL
Keep at it. It takes time, but you’ll get it!
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