When you listen to people -even professionals- sing, you sometimes hear strange and artificial sounds. Just think of opera singers, who sound like Kirmet the frog. Or some pop singers, sounding extremely feminine. On the one hand, there’s no right or wrong, when it comes to art. I also don’t want to judge. But if…
There are plenty of reasons, why you might want to learn how to sing and play the guitar. Maybe you want to join a band or plan to perform solo or you just want to impress your (fe)male audienceĀ š Either ways, I always found it deeply satisfying to just grab my guitar and sing…
I wrote my first song, when I was 15 years old and simply called it “Felix’ Song”. That was the start of an exciting and lifelong journey. In music, not much has yet brought me more satisfaction than writing a good song. It’s not all about, if other people like your music – tastes are…
Years ago, when I started taking singing lessons, I hooked up with a classical trained tenor. It wasn’t on purpose, though. I just saw his ad on a pin board in my local supermarket and thought, I should give it a shot. When we went through the first exercises together, I was almost shocked by…
Product: Earmaster 7 ProfessionalBest for: Singers, musicians, audio engineersMy Rating: 9.8 out of 10 The Earmaster 7 Pro, Product Overview When it comes to singing, many vocal flaws will be excused, if not even appreciated, by the audience. You can sing with a shrill, squeezed or a whining voice. You can push for high notes,…
One uncomfortable, still unavoidable situation in a humans’ life is to get sick from time to time. I guess, we all have experienced symptoms like sneezing, running nose, sore throat or coughing. While usually it’s advised to keep calm and wait until it’s over, a singer may still have some obligations. What if you’ve scheduled…
When I started to learn to play the guitar it was quite simple. I purchased a cheap classical guitar together with a “How to play guitar?” book and a few weeks later I could play my first songs. I just had to practice putting my fingers the right way on the fret board and shred…
Being able to sing in mixed voice is one of the most powerful techniques in singing. Sure, you can hit high notes in your chest voice and you can also sing it in falsetto. But nothing is as powerful and breathtaking as the skill to blend your vocal registers. When your listeners can’t really tell…
A lot of singers don’t want to waste any time with boring warm up exercises. Practicing scales up and down, don’t make any sense to them, when they “just want to sing”. If you take singing more serious and want to progress and achieve certain goals, I can only advise you to start your singing…
Breathing in singing has always been a big misunderstanding. Different terms like “Breath support”, “Breath control” or “Breathing from your diaphragm” circulating in the vocal world can lead to misconceptions about how to properly work on the airflow. At least that’s what it did to me. What’s even worse… Taking a search on the internet,…
