This is a question that virtually everyone
who craves for a career in music would ask. What’s my style of music? Would it
sell? Would the public like it? And many more questions…
There’s one thing you must know. You can
create your own concept and style of music and still be relevant in the
entertainment market. Don’t be scared to launch out with your brand of music.
Although, popular music also called Mainstream
tends to sell more and brings fame easily
but the musician is faced with a lot of competitors because mostly everyone
wants to sing the style that ‘sells.’
Enough said; here are ways to choose your own
unique style and still sell:
Build a style that compliments your voice, personality and
interest. Your voice has to do with who you are, your likes and dislikes.
Learning to improve your
voice is a gradual process.The process will become automatic, but it takes daily
practice and often several years of study, depending on the individual. There are varieties of voice exercises to strengthen and shape your voice. Here is a 15mins breath control exercise for sustaining:
Bend over at the hips, not waist, so that your spine is straight. Be
sure not to lock your knees straight, but instead let them soften with a
slight bend. Feel your face, arms and body relax. Be like a rag-doll.
Inhale so that you feel an expansion low in your body, even into the
thigh area and low back.
Have you ever wondered why very talented singers fail during singing auditions? Perhaps you’ve had the experience; a situation where people you can sing far better than scale through an audition while you can’t even make it through the first stage. What is the problem, what could be wrong? Could it be that the judges are biased or they just didn’t like you? More often than not, these are not the reasons you were asked to use the door. There are basic understandings you must have when preparing for an audition. These skills are grouped into the three secrets I’m about to share with you below. If you adhere to these pieces of advice, I can assure, you will never be turned down from any singing auditions.
Choose the Song that Fits
This is probably the greatest reason most singers fail at auditions. The fact that a song sounds good does not mean it will be good enough for you. Every song is like a pair of dress. Dresses come in different sizes, different colours, and different fabrics to meet different tastes of different people. As a singer, you need to study your voice and discover your most comfortable style. You must consider your vocal range, your singing strengths and weaknesses before choosing an auditioning song. You should choose a song that appeals to your emotions, a song you feel very comfortable and excited singing, as song that will not expose your weaknesses. In essence, I am saying choose a song that best suits your personality.
What exactly is meant by an Excellent Choir? An excellent choir can simply be defined as a group of people who create music that has a strong positive impact on an audience. From this definition it can be deduced that excellence in music performance has a lot to do with an audience. So, your effectiveness largely depends on the kind of audience you are serving. Your number one goal should be to leave an unforgettable impact in the hearts of your listeners every time you minister. I’m sure at some point you might have listened to musicians who sounded very good and skillful but didn’t leave any strong impression on your mind. Excellence should not be confused with demonstration of creativity and skills alone. Excellence has to do with how long your songs stay on people’s mind long after you’ve left the stage.
I will like to share with you some useful secrets on how to building an excellent music group. These secrets can also be regarded as inevitable requirements for raising a successful group.
Compassion
Before you can make an impact in music you must be propelled by a strong desire to do so. What are your motives for striving to be best? What inspires you to create music and perform it? Do you feel an irresistible urge to touch lives and make an indelible mark? Are you sure you’re not just motivated to impress people, to show off skills and intimidate others? To be the best, your drive must be a genuine ever-growing desire to touch lives positively, to influence your generation, to continuously give your audience a life-changing experience.
I congratulate you for discovering this write-up! Because in less than 5 minutes you will discover the greatest secrets of developing a star quality voice- that voice you’ve always dreamt of. I hope you are not one of those who believe becoming a good singer is all about talent, you either have it or you don’t? That is one of the biggest lies I have had to help my students get off their mindsets. As a vocal coach who has trained over 1000 voices in about 10 years running, I can authoritatively tell you, everybody created by God can sing; what we can sing and how much we should sing are the only differences. If you take the next few sets of advice I’m about to give seriously, you will definitely be on your way to building a beautiful and commercially viable singing voice.
A. Discover your unique Vocal Identity
Who are you vocally? Can you give a concise description of your voice? What qualities make your voice sound unique? The first and most important step you must take on your way to building a star quality voice is discovering who you are vocally. For every unique person there is a unique voice. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to sound like who you are not and whom you are never going be. When you have a proper understanding of your kind of voice, you can effectively decide what to use it for- the kind of songs/music to be singing. Is your voice soft, husky, whisky, light, bright, tough, weak or rocky? It’s when you discover who you are vocally that you can really improve on your singing. Take some time to record yourself while singing over and over again. Play it to yourself and listen sincerely. What brand of voice do you hear, what do you think that kind of voice should be singing? Will you take a sincere decision or go ahead with your fantasy of becoming e.g a hippop superstar when you have soulish and tender voice. Embark right now on a journey of self vocal discovery. That is the foundation upon which every other thing will hinge as you work towards building a great voice.
