Will singing lessons help a terrible singer?

This entirely depends upon what is meant by “terrible singer”.

There's probably been times when you're sitting in a cafe and hear a busker singing with that gravely, slightly flat sound and the person you're with is enamored, you on the other are not. Less than impressed by your friends enrapture you discuss favourite singers and come to learn that while they adore Ed Sheeran's voice you find it dull and bland and basically uninteresting to listen to. This is, by the way, not my opinion, I just sat here trying to find an example and he was the only one that popped into my mind! I quite like his voice, but there are some singers that I grew up listening to like Angus and Julia Stone that I quite like, but many people don't. I emphasise this as I have students who cannot stand "cursive" singing, and shudder when I use Julia Stone as an example for a particular technique, or simply to explore developed music preferences. But to me her voice brings comfort and warmth as it reminds me of a happier time.

There definitely are a minority of the population who develop a condition known as amusia: the inability to recognise different pitches, of which I’ve had the privilege of working with a handful of sufferers over the past seven years. Amusia is a neurological condition, and it really boils down to environmental factors. It is unsolvable and is simply a condition which must be lived with.

The average person, aka the rest of the population, is probably what is meant by “terrible singer”. It’s in the deciphering and unravelling of each individual’s voice and vocal habits that I can determine precisely what is “terrible” and begin working to make it “un-terrible”!

So, will singing lessons help a terrible singer?

1.      Singing lessons teach someone how to hear better.

2.      Singing lessons teach someone what the voice does.

3.      Singing lessons teach someone how to do the things the voice does in order to sing what they are now hearing.

Now I don’t want to give away all of my secrets, but I do know a few tricks and through a lot of stressful, scary study I understand the science behind the voice. It’s not groundbreaking knowledge, I’m certainly not holding the “secrets to success” (we all know that doesn’t exist), but I’ve guided a number of people through this “make me less terrible” part of their journey.

If you want to trust me to guide you through your "make me less terrible" journey call me or send a text to 0433 091 995.