CAN I LEARN SINGING ON MY OWN? 08/09/2011
The fast answer is YES, YOU CAN! 1) Provided you can hear music. 2) Know what to hear to what is good singing over bad. 3) Have a nice sound. 4) Exposure to different styles & techniques 5) Ample creativity for application. 6) And lots of practice. If you can answer yes to most of the above questions then congratulations, you can call yourself musical. But for those who couldn't, find a good teacher who can help you with all of the above criterias. If you can't teach yourself, then how would you know if the singing lesson is good. Why hire someone who will just add more bad habits to your singing. You don't need help doing that. My advice is to use the above criterias as your basis to determine the depth of a singing teacher. First most important thing is to look for a Structured Lesson being offered. Not just an outline, the full progression. Another thing to consider is how the first lesson and the next few lessons are conducted. There should be enough evaluation of your problems as basis of your lesson. No student is exempted from wrong singing and unless there is "unlearning", better accept that your improvement will take a much longer route. Lastly, the lesson is called Voice lesson, or Vocal Training or Singing lesson...no matter what you call it, it's still about improving your voice. The instrument is your voice. You can't start learning how to play your instrument without making sure that your instrument is functioning well. Watch out that the promised improvement is only about your VOLUME and RANGE. So in conclusion, a person who can't hear Music, Voice Quality and lacks knowledge in singing would find it difficult to achieve improvement whether they are students or singing teachers. Add Comment THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR LESSONS 16/04/2010
Are you aware of what to expect taking these lessons? Of course, if your aim is just to occupy time then it should not matter where and who teaches you. Now if your aim is to improve and develop, you better be sure your lessons are for that. For example, if you are learning Ballroom dancing, would learning the steps (routine) be enough to call it dancing lessons? Well and good if you already have the flair and gracefulness to dance, but if not, you better choose a teacher that does more than teaching steps. How do we know if our piano teacher is giving us the right lesson or is just using the methodology of practicing the songs. Would it result to being able to play good any song or just the songs during the lesson. This will be the similar case with singing teachers. Specially because the students have more or less been singing or using their voices prior to lessons. You could also be just learning more songs and not lessons for Voice improvement. Have you learned and developed the ability and skills to sing well? If you are only good on songs you learn with the teacher, then you can't really say you know how to sing. That means, you memorize how to sing the said song but have no idea to apply in other songs. The real problem here is because you are just taught by memory. You were given the skill of how to do it but not the skill to hear. There were no principles and methodology. In short, these teachers have got to know the real cause of the problem first, not the effect, before they recommend the proper solution. The key is this, the student should be made to understand the procedure and what's happening with the teacher. So the question is this; Are you practicing with your teacher or you are being given an effective lesson? | AuthorI am Ozem. With more than 22 years of experience in teaching Vocal Training. The longest serving "Filipino" singing teacher in Kuala Lumpur. ArchivesCategories |
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