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The first step to understanding your voice is being honest about the type of voice you have.<\/em> Try to stand back and be objective about the noises you’re making. Whether you like them or not, for starters:)<\/p>\n

You might wish to be a rock singer, for example, and yet simply not be born with a rock voice. \u00a0Opera singers are born. \u00a0As also are Jazz or pure voiced folk singers.<\/p>\n

Often it’s the way you feel rhythm, what deep emotions you need to express and, usually, simply gravitating to a genre of music that feels right to you.<\/p>\n

Once your voice is developed, and you have strength in your range, you can usually move between the genre’s and sound convincing. In my experience, though, people usually gravitate to a genre of music that moves them the most:)<\/p>\n

What type of singer are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What type of singer you are also depends on how you feel rhythm. \u00a0If it’s more in the center if the beat you probably veer toward pop. \u00a0If it’s singing with power, then you’re a rock singer. \u00a0If it’s behind the beat then it’ll be hip hop or Jazz, both being in a similar bag. \u00a0Or a bag that’s grooved with the same tool, at least:)<\/p>\n

If it’s something that wells up and you have to express it from the chest, heart and diaphragm (predominantly), then you’re a soul or blues singer. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This feeling is of course also singing in general, but it’s that feeling of the dam building up and it having to burst that is pure soul, and blues.<\/p>\n

The “soul” genre says what it means, and I personally feel soul is a natural progression from the blues. And you\u2019ve might well have realized this already:)<\/p>\n

Yet sometimes we ping pong around genres, never finding our voice, never finding out what we really want to say, what kind of singer we really are.<\/p>\n

Record yourself. \u00a0Listen to it when you’re ready, then keep practicing, and listen to it a few months later. \u00a0If you’re developing in the right way, you’ll hear a difference. This can be as simple as recording it on your phone.<\/p>\n

The way in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try to be as present as you can by connecting with your breath. \u00a0Experience your breath, learn to enjoy simply breathing in. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Breathe into the back, and let it be a gentle sideways<\/em> expansion that you feel could go on for ever. \u00a0It simply reaches it’s natural fullness, and then you can easily access it’s power through the diaphragm, back and stomach all working together,<\/p>\n

Because you’ve created the space by relaxing and opening the diaphragm, you can then access the center of your diaphragm and use its energy.<\/p>\n

Your diaphragm, lungs, heart, back and stomach are then working together like a huge bellows.<\/p>\n

Try and control the breath and this won’t<\/i> be your experience, and the note and the song will suffer.<\/p>\n

You are great<\/strong><\/p>\n

Believe that you have greatness within you, and that you can be a great singer. \u00a0Simple stuff, but most of us feel that that can never happen and that we’re not capable of it. \u00a0So we always fall short, never achieving our potential, or being afraid of achieving it.<\/p>\n

The key is to be authentic, who you really are. Which is essentially a place of peace and silence. \u00a0Beyond the stories of who we are, that’s our essential energy \u2013 the energy at the center of the chakras (related Level 2 articles below).<\/p>\n

Come from that space, and the center of the heart, and you’ll always be one step ahead of the ego \u2013 or aware of its foibles, at least, even if you still fall for them now and again.<\/p>\n

Find that place of giving your all by letting<\/i> it happen, rather than trying<\/i> to make it happen.<\/p>\n

Let yourself suck<\/strong><\/p>\n

And let it suck. \u00a0It has to suck, at some point \u2013 we have to learn how not<\/i> to do it before we can find how<\/i> to be less suckier.<\/p>\n

Don’t judge it when it sucks, and don’t get tricked by your brilliance when you get it right. \u00a0Stay centered and focus on making it all about the song. \u00a0The story of the song, the feeling<\/i> of the song, and your commitment to surrendering to them both with absolute honesty.<\/p>\n

And you’ll probably go between those two camps (and perhaps a few others), especially at first. \u00a0Put judgements and pre-conceptions in a box and tell them you’ll deal with them later.<\/p>\n

Rather than suppressing the judgmental voice, keep your attention in the heart and let it be part of your performance. You’ll then eventually get bored with this negative energy and it’ll change into something else. \u00a0Because by observing it, from the heart space, it then has no power.<\/p>\n

For if you try and push the negative voices down, they’re all you can think or obsess about. \u00a0Letting your insecurities be a part of your performance (since they’re part of the whole you), can help to accept and, eventually, not judge them.<\/p>\n

So, for example, If you feel nervous, be nervous. Let the feeling flow through you. The fear is all ego. Put your attention in your heart, focus on the breath. The ego has little power in the heart. Try to commit to the meaning of what you’re singing.\u00a0

Simply doing this can work wonders.<\/p>\n

You might only get to a place where you feel centered and like the note you’re singing for only one note, then one line, then one verse. \u00a0But it’ll be worth it. When you’ve found it once, you can find it again, and again, until it’s for a whole song, and singing simply becomes something you do – effortlessly.<\/p>\n

In this case, it is indeed \u201cpractice, practice, practice\u201d but also \u201cfocus, focus, focus\u201d. \u00a0And remembering to enjoy it!<\/p>\n

Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Level 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Create your own singing lessons\u00a0<\/p>\n

Learning to like your voice\u00a0<\/p>\n

Practicing a new song – the basics\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let yourself suck!<\/p>\n

Dealing with stage fright\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stage Fright – my own journey\u00a0<\/p>\n

Give Yourself a Grounding Cord<\/p>\n

Good voice bad voice\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to breathe properly\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to feel rhythm\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to practice with the vocal exercises\u00a0<\/p>\n

Being in the center of a song<\/p>\n

Being Authentic on stage<\/p>\n

Level 2

<\/strong>The Four Pathways of Energy\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spirit vs.Ego, the Old Battle\u00a0<\/p>\n

The imagination pathway (river of energy)<\/p>\n

Zen qualities of singing\u00a0<\/p>\n

The chakras, and the multiverse\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why Meditate?<\/p>\n

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The first step to understanding your voice is being honest about the type of voice you have. Try to stand back and be objective about the noises you’re making. Whether you like them or not, for starters:) You might wish to be a rock singer, for example, and yet simply not be born with a rock voice. \u00a0Opera singers are born. \u00a0As also are Jazz or pure voiced folk singers. Often it’s the way you feel rhythm, what deep emotions you need to express and, usually, simply gravitating to a genre of music that feels right to you. Once your voice is developed, and you have strength in your range, you can usually move between the genre’s and sound convincing. In my experience, though, people usually gravitate to a genre of music that moves them the most:) What type of singer are you? What type of singer you are also depends on how you feel rhythm. \u00a0If it’s more in the center if the beat you probably veer toward pop. \u00a0If it’s singing with power, then you’re a rock singer. \u00a0If it’s behind the beat then it’ll be hip hop or Jazz, both being in a similar bag. \u00a0Or a bag that’s grooved with the same tool, at least:) If it’s something that wells up and you have to express it from the chest, heart and diaphragm (predominantly), then you’re a soul or blues singer. \u00a0 This feeling is of course also singing in general, but it’s that feeling of the dam building up and it having to burst that is pure soul, and blues. The “soul” genre says what it means, and I personally feel soul is a natural progression from the blues. And you\u2019ve might well have realized this already:) Yet sometimes we ping pong around genres, never finding our voice, never finding out what we really want to say, what kind of singer we really are. Record yourself. \u00a0Listen to it when you’re ready, then keep practicing, and listen to it a few months later. \u00a0If you’re developing in the right way, you’ll hear a difference. This can be as simple as recording it on your phone. The way in Try to be as present as you can by connecting with your breath. \u00a0Experience your breath, learn to enjoy simply breathing in. \u00a0 Breathe into the back, and let it be a gentle sideways expansion that you feel could go on for ever. \u00a0It simply reaches it’s natural fullness, and then you can easily access it’s power through the diaphragm, back and stomach all working together, Because you’ve created the space by relaxing and opening the diaphragm, you can then access the center of your diaphragm and use its energy. Your diaphragm, lungs, heart, back and stomach are then working together like a huge bellows. Try and control the breath and this won’t be your experience, and the note and the song will suffer. You are great Believe that you have greatness within you, and that you can be a great singer. \u00a0Simple stuff, but most of us feel that that can never happen and that we’re not capable of it. \u00a0So we always fall short, never achieving our potential, or being afraid of achieving it. The key is to be authentic, who you really are. Which is essentially a place of peace and silence. \u00a0Beyond the stories of who we are, that’s our essential energy \u2013 the energy at the center of the chakras (related Level 2 articles below). Come from that space, and the center of the heart, and you’ll always be one step ahead of the ego \u2013 or aware of its foibles, at least, even if you still fall for them now and again. Find that place of giving your all by letting it happen, rather than trying to make it happen. Let yourself suck And let it suck. \u00a0It has to suck, at some point \u2013 we have to learn how not to do it before we can find how to be less suckier. Don’t judge it when it sucks, and don’t get tricked by your brilliance when you get it right. \u00a0Stay centered and focus on making it all about the song. \u00a0The story of the song, the feeling of the song, and your commitment to surrendering to them both with absolute honesty. And you’ll probably go between those two camps (and perhaps a few others), especially at first. \u00a0Put judgements and pre-conceptions in a box and tell them you’ll deal with them later. Rather than suppressing the judgmental voice, keep your attention in the heart and let it be part of your performance. You’ll then eventually get bored with this negative energy and it’ll change into something else. \u00a0Because by observing it, from the heart space, it then has no power. For if you try and push the negative voices down, they’re all you can think or obsess about. \u00a0Letting your insecurities be a part of your performance (since they’re part of the whole you), can help to accept and, eventually, not judge them. So, for example, If you feel nervous, be nervous. Let the feeling flow through you. The fear is all ego. Put your attention in your heart, focus on the breath. The ego has little power in the heart. Try to commit to the meaning of what you’re singing.\u00a0 Simply doing this can work wonders. You might only get to a place where you feel centered and like the note you’re singing for only one note, then one line, then one verse. \u00a0But it’ll be worth it. When you’ve found it once, you can find it again, and again, until it’s for a whole song, and singing simply becomes something you do – effortlessly. In this case, it is indeed \u201cpractice, practice, practice\u201d but also \u201cfocus, focus, focus\u201d. \u00a0And remembering to enjoy it! Related articles: Level 1 \u00a0Create your own singing lessons\u00a0 Learning to like your voice\u00a0 Practicing a new song – the basics\u00a0 Let yourself suck! Dealing with stage fright\u00a0 Stage Fright – my own journey\u00a0 Give Yourself a Grounding Cord Good voice bad voice\u00a0 How to breathe properly\u00a0 How to feel rhythm\u00a0 How to practice with the vocal exercises\u00a0 Being in the center of a song Being Authentic on stage Level 2 The Four Pathways of Energy\u00a0 Spirit vs.Ego, the Old Battle\u00a0 The imagination pathway (river of energy) Zen qualities of singing\u00a0 The chakras, and the multiverse\u00a0 Why Meditate?          <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,20,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-learn-to-sing","category-performing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t