Do you think that you can’t learn to sing?
Do you worry that you are “unteachable” or “beyond help”?
(You’re almost certainly wrong)
5 ways singing lessons will help you sing better and 5 ways it will make your whole life better
Do you feel like your singing is so awful that family members complain when you sing and maybe even your dog leaves the room when you let rip? Is there a voice in your head that says “I can’t learn to sing because I’m too bad”?
If that is you then singing lessons can help. I know because I’ve worked with so many singers who started out saying that they can’t sing.
Initial Fears
The sort of thing people say to me when they enquire about singing lessons include:
“Do you have earplugs?”
“I may be the worst singer you’ve ever heard.”
“I may well be beyond help.”
I am always pretty certain they won’t be and that I won’t need to use my earplugs but even so I’m a singing teacher who is always up for a challenge
Amusia – tone deafness – the big singing fear.
Amusia is the formal name for what most people refer to as being “tone deaf”. It is my understanding that if someone has amusia they can’t differentiate between different pitches. This probably means such a person doesn’t enjoy music. I got this info on the internet here and here.
If you enjoy music you probably don’t have amusia**. So if you love music and want to sing better then you almost certainly can learn to sing better.
In singing lessons, (with me), you will learn:-
1 – How to use your voice more easily;
2 – Sing songs in tune and in time;
3 – Make your voice more, (or less), powerful;
4 – Extend your range;
5 – Increase your confidence in singing in front of other people; there are so many more so I’m squeezing in another…
6 – Be able to sing in the style you wish. (I can’t make you into Adele or Barbra but we can take you towards whatever version of you that you want to be).
How this will impact your wider life.
1 – Increase your confidence.
By doing something that is scary and new you will increase not just your confidence in singing but in wider life.
2 – Support your brain health.
It’s great for your brain to learn new skills and have experiences. Singing is one of the few activities that activates loads of different areas of your brain.
3 – Help your mental health.
When you sing you breathe differently in a way to how most people breathe for life more generally using your parasympathetic nervous system. This is calming. Some people call this sort of breathing is “vagal toning” which sounds dead fancy but is probably too simplified to be quite correct.
4 – New community.
Open up your world to new experiences and people. Imagine the choirs and groups you could join if you had confidence in your singing.
5 – Emotional expression.
Experience the joy of singing and being able to express through song emotions that most of life doesn’t allow us to express.
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The following are quotes from people who have worked on their singing with me.
“release of my rawest emotions through song” – Steve
“totally transformed how I regard my singing ability and it is no exaggeration to say that my lessons with her have changed my life. If learning to sing is something that you are tempted to do, I would urge you to give it a go – I can’t recommend her highly enough ! “– Mark
“from being terrified to sing in front of anyone, to learning how to use my voice in ways I never thought possible. I feel great about where I’m at, I can confidently share songs in front on the welcoming group sessions and I have a lot of fun in the process.” – Laura
“The best thing of all is the sessions are fun, fascinating and inspiring. Every lesson I come away on a total high!” – Kate
“For me they also help in other areas like work presentations etc” – Paul
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* Alvechurch is in North Worcestershire, close to Redditch, and by the train line to Birmingham. I have worked with singers in various continents online. Most singers I work with are based in Redditch, Bromsgrove and Birmingham however regular students have travelled from all over Birmingham and as far away as Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Worcester and Leicestershire. I’ve even had students travel from London to see me in person.
**This isn’t something I’ve researched much and I’d love to know if anyone reading this knows about amusia and can confirm if people with amusia actually can enjoy music in a different way.