Should
You Participate in Singing
Competitions ?
-by Bob
Pardue
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Singing
Competitions - Are they Worth
It?
If you're
considering a singing career, you
might be wandering if singing
competitions are really worth it.
After all, isn't being judged for
your talent the key to knowing if
you're "good enough" or not for a
full-time singing career?
Fortunately, the answer is "no."
Your singing talent doesn't hinge
on a singing competition any more
than it hinges on your sibling's
singing abilities. Here's
why.
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Singing
Contests Require Hard
Work
A
single singing contest
might reward you
temporarily - if you get
picked as one of the
best - but nothing will
help boost your chances
at a singing career
better than
old-fashioned hard work.
Some
get the idea that
singing is just about
"singing."
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But it is
far more than that. It's learning
to market yourself and your voice
to an audience. It's finding your
unique singing talent that no one
else has and then finding the
audience that wants to
listen.
This hard
work includes contacting numerous
singing venues to set up
interviews or to send them sample
songs. It includes much practice
as well as time spent researching
how others have landed huge
singing careers in the past. It
might include singing at local
events, parties, ceremonies, or
at church to build confidence in
performance.
Singing
Competitions can be Helpful in
Some Ways
Singing
competitions should not be ruled
out altogether. When you
participate in a singing
competition, you are actually
getting practice singing under
pressure. You are in front of a
crowd, being judged, and trying
to prove that you're serious
about singing all at once.
Boy.... if that's not
pressure!
So if
you're thinking of entering a
singing contest, it's good to
enroll with a mindset that this
is an important stepping stone on
the trail to a singing career.
But, it's probably not going to
be the big breakthrough as many
new singers think. The big
breakthrough will be when you are
signing record deals and making
it to the top 100 or even top 10
hits. This is when you can say
you've had a
"breakthrough!"
Keep in
mind that not a single judge or
panel of judges can possibly
decide if your singing talent is
marketable. If you really can
sing your own style with
confidence - and on key - then
you only need to find the record
label company or producer and the
audience that is willing to
listen.
Benefits
of Singing Contests and Talent
Competitions
Singing
competitions have their place and
you can certainly learn a lot
about your own singing
capabilities by entering
contests, but don't depend on
them as your life-line. Market
your talents aggressively until
you realize your singing career
dreams!
Self-Help
Voice Training
Courses
If you
don't feel you are ready to step
in front of the vocal microphone
yet you can find plenty of
speech
level singing
courses
online by enrolling in distance
learning music schools with a
professional
voice
trainer.
If you feel uncomfortable singing
in front of a group of people,
speech level voice training might
be just what you need to overcome
your singing fears!
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Bob Pardue is
the owner of Vocal
Sphere.
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