Singing is partly innate and partly a learned skill. You can be born with vocal tracts that are physiologically sized and shaped to give your voice a more pleasant sound, which naturally lead the way to becoming a singer. But controlling and configuring the vocal muscles to be able to sing well is a skill that you learn. A person's voice can almost always be improved with effort.
Although we often think that singing is a talent, it is also a skill. In the same way that you can build muscle by exercising in a gym or master the kitchen by learning the right recipes, you can become a good singer by practicing and learning the right techniques. Every voice may be different, and we may not all sing the same way, but every voice has the potential to make fantastic music with the right effort. In reality, it's just a matter of learning how to use what you already have and striving to make the most of it.
This exercise will help you improve your breathing capacity and will teach you how to ration the air in the diaphragm, something essential for singing phrases of different lengths. You just need to search a music store or search the Internet to find a lot of singing resources for “beginners”. If your singing voice has been criticized and left you reluctant or afraid to sing, this is the barrier that prevents you from learning to sing. So when the kids say to me today, “I don't know if I want to be a singer, I might want to go to law school, I say, “You should go to law school, if that's in your mind.
Almost anyone can learn to sing basic tuned songs, but actually singing, at the highest level your potential allows, is going to take a lot of hard work. Breathing exercises are essential to learning how to use the diaphragm, which is crucial for developing a powerful singing voice. The act of singing seems simple, but it actually involves a very skillful control and coordination of the muscles, and these muscles must be flexible and strong. All the successful kids who came out of Idol who still have a career today, from Kelly Clarkson to Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, Adam Lambert and Katharine McPhee, winners or not, all have incredible work ethic.
There's nothing stopping you, so find your inspiration and get to work learning, practicing and improving your singing right away. People come in different sizes and shapes, so the “best way to sing for anyone is the way that leads to the best (or most pleasant) result, without causing damage to the vocal cords (more on vocal health later). I think taking classes is the most important thing you can do for yourself because it teaches you to have a work ethic, which is very important in this business, and to be aware of learning new songs, learning old songs and simply perfecting your craft. So getting into singing lessons is great for them, because a lot of times what happens with people who haven't sung for many years is that they have a lot of emotional baggage when it comes to singing.
Learning the right techniques and listening to your own voice will allow you to improve your singing skills anywhere. In more than 100 pages and with dozens of audio examples, Starting to Sing shows you how to break each of the 5 barriers and quickly become a capable and confident singer.
