Why You CAN’T Teach Yourself How To Sing!
Why You CAN’T Teach Yourself How To Sing! —
Singing is a skill that is ideally passed on in a community setting. But because this is so rare, most of us need personalized training so we can learn how a well energized and free voice feels like. Singing well is about learning to coordinate all of the physical elements of singing along the the music and textual demands, which is why most professionals and aspiring pros see a voice teacher or coach. If you practice the best method without understanding physically how things are supposed to feel, you will only be practicing your bad habits!
On the contrary, everywhere I sing (pub, restaurant, etc) people have told me that I have a great voice. The other day I made $125 for an hour of singing, and last year I had 100+ performances. I have never had a voice teacher who really believed in me, encouraged me, or seemed to get what I was trying to do with my life. And I am supposed to pay $50 an hour (or more) for this service?
There have been times in my life when I have had $500 lying around and could have invested in more lessons. But I was never convinced that it could help me, that there would be a sufficient return on my investment, or that I would retain my sanity in the end. And now I don’t have $500 (or $20,000?) lying around. So I am doing the best that I can. I have restarted my professional singing recently, and I have another 20 engagements booked.
If I am rehearsing 2-3 hours a day and learning as much as I can, what good will spending money (that I can’t afford) do me?