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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Learning To Sing - Where To Start

By Charle Rivers

You might enjoy belting your favorite toons in the shower or crooning in your church choir. Regardless of where and when you like to sing, it is never too late to hone your skills if you are serious and passionate. Your beginning level does not matter. Perhaps you cannot hold a tune or are close to auditioning for the opera. Regardless, you need to dispel some common myths before you can reach your potential.

Lots of people do not learn to sing simply because they have been told or believe that they cannot do it. Some people think they are "tone-deaf," while others think nature bestows the gift of music on just a select few. Some people are born more talented, but you can improve no matter where you are starting!

Truly done-deaf individuals cannot detect and identify pitches at all; very few people suffer from this. In fact, just about two percent of people worldwide suffer from this problem. Many people who struggle holding a tune just need some training to hit pitches and intervals correctly.

Now its time to ascertain what level your voice is at on the musical score. Do you sing with a naturally higher tone as a soprano or do you have a low bass tone to your voice? Once you become familiar with your voice stylings, you will be able to accurately fit your voice to songs that are within your range. Singing a low song as a soprano may not be the best idea. But finding songs that easily fit your voice will certainly showcase your singing abilities in a positive light. If you choose to take singing lessons, your teacher will be able to help you in this discovery process.

Breathing is also important when trying to sing. After all, who wants to listen to someone gasping for breaths between the melody and verse of a song? When you teach yourself specific breathing techniques, always try to use your diaphragm when singing. You know that you are doing this if your stomach expands with air intake.

We have all heard amateur singers who have an unpleasing, even irritating quality, to their voices. This is often a result of projecting the voice through the mouth and nasal cavities. More pleasing is to project the sound through the head, sometimes called "head voice." To develop this skill, work at visualizing your breath and voice flowing up to and radiating out of your forehead.

After mastering some basic skills and determining your range, find some songs you can sing. Enjoy and embrace the singing. Show some emotion. Your listeners will appreciate it, and often prefer an emotionally invested singer who may be less experienced over a cold, more experienced singer.

It is never too late to hone your vocal skills and become passionate about singing and celebrating life as it should be celebrated. Adults have the capability to improve even the most pathetic vocal prowess. Incorporating lessons from a qualified instructor will certainly enhance your vocal skills and lead you to many satisfying nights of karaoke and possibly even to a new career! - 18758

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