Playing and singing at the same time

[manugarciac]

I'm finding it pretty hard to do. Any tips to practice this?

[countrymath]

I do. And its worse: backing vocals!

I need to play and sing the descendent 5th from the lead guitarist.

[richard black]

Start with just voice and left hand, then fill in the right hand gradually until you're playing everything that's there. It's hard, I have to do it quite a lot and after 20 years I'm still not entirely comfortable with it - and I still have a voice like a toad being stepped on :-(

[elzbietaj]

after 20 years I'm still not entirely comfortable with it - and I still have a voice like a toad being stepped on :-(

20 eyars doesn't sound comforting...