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Vocals Complete for My First Track!

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 I'm excited to say that I am done recording the vocals!

One thing that makes the vocals so extra important when the content of a track is only acoustic guitar and vocals is that they are in the forefront.  I found myself really getting finicky about not only hitting notes, but how I pronounced the consonants and vowels.  I've done this enough years to know that the tone of my voice isn't conventional, but I can still do it the best I can.  Singing songs with my kids is a fun way I keep my voice in practice.  :)

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