Singing
Teachers
Where to Find Singing
Teachers - A Voice Instructor Can Help
While you don't necessarily
have to take voice
lessons, they do have
a certain advantage for beginners I've been a
singer in a rock and roll band for about five years
and, until recently, had never had a voice lesson.
Health Issues of
Singing
It suddenly dawned on me. I
could be hurting myself with the yelling and
disregard for my vocal chords. I began to worry
about damage that I might be doing to my voice. You
see, I regularly go hoarse by the end of
performances. I began looking for singing
teachers.
Where to Find Singing
Teachers
You can look for singing
teachers online, but be careful not to fall into
one of the scams that abound all over the Internet.
You cannot learn vocal lessons from a book.
You need actual singing
teachers to show you proper breathing technique,
and correct you when you make mistake. Yes, you can
learn some of the techniques used by singing
schools out of books or online texts, but to really
get them right, you will need a singing teacher to
give you hands on guidance.
Get a Good Voice
Instructor
I have had many singing
teachers since I made my decision to start learning
proper singing technique. Let me tell you: all
singing teachers are not equally good. My first
teacher was horrible. She was a thoroughly accurate
and proficient teacher with a gorgeous
voice.
It just happened that she had
no idea how to sing. Singing teachers must be
singers but they must also be teachers. After just
a few lessons with her, it was clear that it was
going nowhere, and I quit to find another
teacher.
My next singing teacher was
better, but he was kind of too hands off for me.
His philosophy stemmed from his own experience with
over critical singing teachers. He believed that
the student should be free to learn at their own
pace without excessive correction.
Although I respected this, it
just didn't quite jive with my learning style. I
love lots of feedback and correction – it is
the only way for me to learn if I am doing things
right or wrong. Although I learned more from him
than from many of my other singing teachers, I
still had to part ways.
A Friend in
Need
My best singing teacher was
simply a friend of mine in training to be an opera
singer. He has always enjoyed explaining things
and, before he had even mastered the art of
singing, he was already doing a great job of
passing on his wisdom to me. Although I have
studied with more knowledgeable singing teachers, I
still have not had one who has taught me
more.
So, before you learn on your
own and ruin your voice, take into consideration to
find a good singing teacher at least to get you
started. Once you do it, you'll most likely
continue your lessons for a long time.
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