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Do you believe these singing lies?

Are some of these common misconceptions and blatant lies about singing holding you back from being the best singer you can be? (For detailed information check out this article about singing lies.)   

Lie – Either you have talent, and thus CAN sing, or you don’t have talent, and can NOT sing.

Truth – Since almost everyone can speak, and the speaking mechanism is the same as the singing mechanism, almost everyone can sing – and should, if they desire to!

Lie – People start out singing all wrong, so they must be taught (or re-taught) EVERYTHING, in order to sing “properly”.

Truth – While you might be doing some things wrong, if you can speak then you must be doing a lot right. You use the same instrument to speak that you use to sing.

Lie – To develop a vocal range of 2 octaves takes literally years of vocal training and practice.

Truth – The human voice was designed to cover well over 3 octaves COMFORTABLY, just by “shifting gears”. It can be learned in less than 2 hours and mastered and improved for the rest of your life.

Lie – To sing with power, especially up high, you need to exert a great deal of physical effort.

Truth – Your power does NOT come from more force applied. It comes from utilizing frequencies and airflow in the most efficient way. Archimedes said, “give me a long enough lever and I can move the earth itself.” To get vocal power, one uses a figurative form of leverage.

Lie – In order to breathe the correct way for singing, you need specialized vocal coaching.

Truth – Breathing was one of the very first things you learned to do and you haven’t stopped breathing since. You already know how to breath!

Lie – If you can sing classical style, you can sing anything.

Truth – If you can sing classical, you may still have LOTS of trouble making a “natural” sounding tone.

Lie – It takes great effort and the coordination of many varied muscles to sing correctly.

Truth – Counterintuitive as it may sound, chances are if you’re having difficulties with your singing it’s most likely because you’re using TOO MANY muscles. You’ll get much better results if you sing as nature intended.

Lie – Singing is just a skill, like law or accounting, and thus can be educated into someone.

Truth – Singing is extremely personal and is much more than a degree or qualification you earn. Singing has the ability to move and inspire people and is very deeply connected to the soul.

So what is the fastest, most convenient and reliable way to learn to sing? Well, there are a number of high quality online singing lessons. As far as I’m concerned, the critically acclaimed Singing Success program is as good as it gets.