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Depends exactly what you want to do. As a singer/songwriter myself, I'd recommend checking Eric Arceneaux on youtube for some beginner lessons.

https://www.youtube.com/user/EricArceneaux

Start with the warmups, work on breath fundamentals, and sing for the love of singing :)

A good vocal coach in person is fantastic, but expensive.

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Not the op, but say you're looking to pick up a minor hobby with the goal of being able to sing campfire/karoake basics such that it's a tolerable or maybe even pleasant experience for the audience. Inspiration being "not-pretty" talk-singing singer-songwriters - John Darnielle, Bill Callahan, Will Oldham, etc.

Difficulty level: starting from utter scratch, middle-aged.

Find a group ( or start one!) that likes similar music or all types and sit in a room ( or zoom?) and play these songs together- everyone goes around the room taking solos, singing the tune, or whatever they want to do one time through the form. You will get comfortable with that, and you will learn new tunes!

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