Can You Teach Me To Sing My Style Of Music?
One of the most common misconceptions among singers is that voice lessons won’t help them learn their chosen style of music.
Many fear that a vocal coach will force them to change from their preferred style to a genre that doesn’t suit them. This very thing happened to me with my first singing teacher when I was sixteen, so I can understand this anxiety.
Now, as a vocal coach myself, I can say that great vocal training doesn’t need to change a singer’s style or make them sound like someone else, but rather will support them in singing safely and easily in their own voice and genre.
The key to getting that great training is finding a teacher who specializes in your preferred style. The sounds and tones you'll be learning to create with your voice are either classical sounds (i.e.: Operatic or Bel Canto singing) or popular/modern sounds (i.e.: Pop, Rock, R&B, Jazz, etc.), which require different techniques to produce.
It's common sense: find the right style of training and match your learning to that style.
I love using iconic superstar singers Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin as examples. Their style of singing was unique in terms of tone and character and it’s what made them so popular. They sang completely differently from anyone else and broke the perception of how a singer should sound.
Their individuality and ability to tell a story with their music drew people in.
What that vocal instructor I had at sixteen didn’t understand was that good technique doesn’t need to make you sound like a different person. Great vocal instruction and the techniques you learn from it should teach you how to safely and easily sing with your own unique voice. Learning a style of singing that matches your musical preferences is also more enjoyable, because you’ll be working on music that truly speaks to you.
“Great vocal instruction and the techniques you learn from it should teach you how to safely and easily sing with your own unique voice.”
To start the process of finding the right teacher for you, ask yourself these three big questions:
What music genre do you like?
What songs do you like?
Who are the singers you admire and why?
Use these three questions as your guiding stars while searching for a teacher and look back on your answers throughout your journey of learning to sing.
Now Is the Perfect Time to Book a Lesson
There’s one more question to ask yourself: how do I want to learn? There are many ways to receive voice lessons from face-to-face in a vocal studio to Skype to audio training courses to books and printed resources. You might even learn best with a blend of all of these. At Love Your Voice, we offer all of these options. Give us a call and see if we’re a good fit for your style!
If you’re ready to dive into your favorite style of music, set up a lesson with Zelda today!
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