Many singers believe that vocal power simply means singing louder. When they want their voices to sound stronger, more impressive, or more dramatic, they push harder and increase the volume. Unfortunately, this is one of the most common ways singers begin to damage...
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The articles in this learning library explore the core elements of vocal development — including vocal technique, vocal health, performance skills, mindset, and how effective singing lessons help singers grow.
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Why Trying to Sound Like Other Singers Can Hold You Back
Many beginning singers start with the same idea about what singing is supposed to be. They believe that singing well means sounding like the singers they admire. If they love Adele, they try to sing like Adele.If they admire Freddie Mercury, they try to sing like...
How to Choose a Voice Teacher and Get the Most Value From Singing Lessons
Why working directly with a great voice teacher makes all the difference. Why You Should Work Directly with a Great Voice Teacher A great voice teacher is worth their weight in gold. The best teachers have years of training — not just in what makes the voice work and...
How Singing Lessons Help You Learn to Sing Better
Are great singers born — or made? First of all, we need to explode the biggest myth out there about singing: That singers are born — not made. While it’s true that some people are born with physiological gifts that may give them an edge, never underestimate the power...
Lead Singing vs Background Singing: Why Singers Need Both Skills
Why versatility matters in vocal training. When you take singing lessons, you want to become the best all-around singer that you possibly can. Why Versatility Matters for Singers You have no idea in advance of all the opportunities that could present themselves to...
The Anatomy of a Great Lesson
Why concept, exercises, and implementation all matter. Learning How to Learn For singing lessons to be as effective as possible, they must have three very strong components in their design: Concept. Exercises. Implementation. If your teacher isn’t delivering all...
How Your Self-Talk Affects Your Singing Progress
Aligning your mindset with your dream of becoming a singer. Eliminating the Inner Enemy Singing can be a perilous experience. You have hopes and dreams. You invest your heart in some amazing fantasies. There are icons out there who you idolize. You’ve seen them in...
How Singers Make a Song Their Own
Learning the steps to original vocal interpretation. Learning the Steps to Originality Singing is all about presentation. Be the character. Tell the story. If I tell you to make the song your own, what does that even mean? First of all — what is the song? What’s its...
Why Working With a Great Voice Teacher Changes Everything
The real path to becoming a confident singer. Why Having a Great Voice Teacher Changes Everything In all the years we’ve been teaching people how to sing, we’ve noticed one incredibly important thing: Students of singing — and by that we mean students who have had...
How Acting Skills Improve Singing Performance
Why great singers learn to interpret songs like actors. Let Your Light Shine Singing lessons can be quite complex due to the number of elements that must be mastered in order to become a high-level performer in your own right. Expert singing teachers not only train...
How Much Should Singing Lessons Cost?
Why the cheapest voice teacher is rarely the best choice. Getting Value from Singing Lessons When considering taking singing lessons, you’ve got to consider your goals. What do you want to get out of your lessons? Are you just playing around and any slight progress...
How Body Awareness Improves Your Singing Voice
Why singers must care for the instrument they live in. You Are the Instrument Singing lessons with a master voice teacher include so much more than just the techniques to create a good vocal tone. It is important to become completely aware of the fact that the...












