Biggest singing lies
January 25, 2010 by gfrancis
Are some of these common misconceptions and blatant lies about singing holding you back from being the best singer you can be? (Learn more by reading the full singing lie articles and explanations.)
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 – Since almost everyone can speak, and the speaking mechanism is the same as the singing mechanism, almost everyone can sing – and should, if they desire to!
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 – To develop a vocal range of 2 octaves takes literally years of vocal training and practice.
Truth – The human voice was designed to cover well over 3 octaves COMFORTABLY, just by “shifting gears”. It can be learned in less than 2 hours and mastered and improved for the rest of your life.
Lie – To sing with power, especially up high, you need to exert a great deal of physical effort.
Truth – Your power does NOT come from more force applied. It comes from utilizing frequencies and airflow in the most efficient way. Archimedes said, “give me a long enough lever and I can move the earth itself.” To get vocal power, one uses a figurative form of leverage.
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 learn classical singing, then you can sing anything.
Truth – Many classical singers have enormous difficulty singing with a tone that sounds natural.
Lie – It takes great effort and the coordination of many varied muscles to sing correctly.
Truth – If you are having difficulties right now, chances are, you actually have TOO MANY muscles trying to help! Singing “as designed” is easier than doing it wrong, and gives you more satisfying results.
Lie – Singing is much like law or accounting or any other skill in that it 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.
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