Biggest singing lies

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by amauto in Uncategorized

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 – People start out singing all wrong, so they must be taught (or re-taught) EVERYTHING, in order to sing “properly”.

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 – 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 – 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 – You will need special instruction to learn how to breathe correctly for singing.

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 a large number of muscles and incredible coordination to sing properly.

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.

You might now be wondering just what is the best way to learn to sing on a budget. Well, there are a number of high quality online singing lessons. As far as I’m concerned, the critically acclaimed Singing Success program is as good as it gets.

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