ronkert asked:


I am an experienced singer who loves to sing at piano bars with an “open mic” policy. By that, I mean those that allow singers to sing solo “on mic” to the accompaniment of the piano/keyboard player. I take “piano bar” vacations, so I’d be interested in these types of piano bars anywhere in the USA or Canada. I sing many different genres of songs: Blues, pop, country, jazz, Standards (big band and crooner era), Rock, Rock ballads, pretty ballads, show tunes, folk, etc.

In the upcoming 12 months, I’d especially like to know of open mic piano bars in:
Chicago
Seattle
Fort Lauderdale / Miami area

Thanks!

Kelly

anonymous asked:


I’m entering a singing competition and my director, who majored in voice in college, suggested, based on my vocal type, that I do a ballad. I have good range, so anything you throw at me (so long as it was originally was done by a male singer) shouldn’t be a problem. I’d like to find one that I can sorta jazz up a bit since I’m more into contemporary and I want to indicate an interest in R&B. But most importantly I want to do a song:

1. that I like
2. will be sure to wow the judges
3. will win over the audience

Thanks for your help!

P.s. – If it helps any, I want to do one in which the singer wasn’t like an all time great like Stevie Wonder or Marvin Gaye. I love their music, but I would be compared to the original artist, and I don’t want try and deal with living up to the high standards that come with singing a Stevie Wonder song.

Allen