Don’t believe these singing lies!
Written by admin on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 in Cheerleading.
There are a lot of misconceptions and even blatant lies that are very likely holding you back from becoming a better singer. (For detailed information check out this article about singing lies.)
Lie – You are born to sing, or you’re not. You have singing talent or you don’t and there is nothing you can do to change your fate.
Truth – Pretty much everybody can talk, and if you can talk then you can sing. This is because the speaking mechanism is the same as the singing mechanism.
Lie – When people start singing, they don’t sing properly and so they first have to re-learn EVERYTHING.
Truth – While you might be doing some things wrong, if you can speak then you must be doing a lot right. You use the same instrument to speak that you use to sing.
Lie – It takes years of instruction and practice to develop a respectable vocal range of almost 2 octaves (that covers only 24 notes on a piano keyboard).
Truth – Our voices were designed to COMFORTABLY manage 3 octaves. This can be learned in as little as 2 hours and perfected over the course of a lifetime.
Lie – A great deal of physical effort is required in order to sing with power and reach high notes.
Truth – Your singing power is less related to the force that you exert that it is a measure of how efficiently you use frequencies and airflow.
Lie – In order to breathe the correct way for singing, you need specialized vocal coaching.
Truth – You were born breathing correctly. You’ve continued to breathe. You breathe in, and speak easily on a regular basis. YOU KNOW HOW TO BREATHE ALREADY!
Lie – If you can sing classical style, you can sing anything.
Truth – If you can sing classical, you may still have LOTS of trouble making a “natural” sounding tone.
Lie – It takes great effort and the coordination of many varied muscles to sing correctly.
Truth – Counterintuitive as it may sound, chances are if you’re having difficulties with your singing it’s most likely because you’re using TOO MANY muscles. You’ll get much better results if you sing as nature intended.
Lie – Singing is just a skill, like law or accounting, and thus can be educated into someone.
Truth – Music, especially something as personal as singing, is more than a degree to earn. It is connected deeply to the soul and has the ability to move people on a deeper level than most other “mundane” things on earth.
So what is the fastest, most convenient and reliable way to learn to sing? There are many home study and learn to sing online programs. Most folks agree however, that Brett Manning’s Singing Success is the king of teach yourself singing courses and will have you singing like a star in the shortest possible time.