If you grew up with the notion that one must be born with a vocal talent in order to sing well - there is good news. That is simply not the case. There is a singing science which dictates what a great singer must do in order to sing beautifully. This science can enable anyone with a speaking voice, who is not tone deaf to sing beautifully. "Natural singers" gravitate towards some elements of this science naturally while others need to be taught. This vocal science was used by the greatest voices in history. It allows one to develop a beautiful vocal tone, precise pitch control, a big strong voice, ability to belt out high notes, develop vibrato, highlight, color and more.
Only one in 10,000 people are tone deaf. As long as you are not tone deaf and you have a speaking voice, you can learn how to sing on a professional level. My students can go from beginners to professionals in twelve to eighteen months, in most cases.
As a voice teacher in New York City, I recognize my responsibility to give my students the skills needed to excel whether it is at an audition for their dream singing job or singing at a karaoke bar. There is no such a thing as "no vocal talent.” The secret to having a great voice lies in the vocal technique. Anyone can learn how to sing on a professional level.
When students come to me for voice lessons, I always tell them that there is no limit to what they can accomplish vocally when using an effective vocal technique. In a typical private voice lesson, I coach my students on how to sing specific songs of their choice. Normally, my students hear noticeable improvement in the voice on particular songsin every lessons. Students bring printed lyrics to their private lessons and I go over every problem area until the student is in tune and is singing with a beautiful and unique vocal tone. Some of the basics that I teach my students are: how to use breath support, how to control pitch, how to belt out high notes, how to strengthen weak areas of the voice, how to sing with a vibrato, how to develop highlight and color in the voice, and more.
The problem with taking voice lessons is that it's a Catch-22. You do know what a great vocal technique is until you know what it is. Some voice students get caught up in taking ineffective voice lessons for years with marginal or no improvement. There are many vocal techniques out there. Some techniques will give you marginal improvement, some will make you worse, some will keep you the same and there is one that can transform a “non-singer” into a professional. For example, I have 4 year old students who can sing on a professional level for their age group after only 6 - 9 months of singing lessons. In contrast, I had a student who took 30 years of voice lessons, studying with various teachers and techniques other than what I teach, who could not sing a basic melody in tune. This student's issue was not the lack of talent, but rather poor choices as to which technique to learn and with whom.
I am a voice coach to professional singers or singers training to become such. Some of my students came to me as beginners and were not able to carry a basis melody. I teach all levels, all genres, all ages. However, I don't accept everyone as a student. One of the requirements that I have is that students practice at home. Even 30 minutes of effective practice every day will give you noticeable improvement after about 5 -7 days on a specific song.
While in private singing lessons I work on a singer’s individual issues. In the weekly group voice classes my students sing exercises that improve overall quality of the voice. There, students learn how to activate vocal resonances, which make one’s voice beautiful, unique, rich, full and enables one to belt out high notes. In addition, the exercises performed develop highlight and color in the voice. The students preform exercises for the first 45 - 50 mins of the group voice class. After that, students who wish to perform can sing one minute of any song for other students.
