Singing Lessons for Adults: How To Get Started

Singing Lessons for Adults How To Get Started

Singing is a beautiful skill that can be learned at any age, so if you feel like it’s too late to start taking lessons, think again! Just enrolling in singing classes is the first step in developing your voice, improving your technique, boosting your confidence, … Read more

How To Sing Into A Microphone (Get the Perfect Sound)

black women singing on microphone

Picture this: you’ve purchased a new microphone and are happy with how it sounds. However, after a few days, you aren’t sure whether you’re singing into it correctly.  As a singer and music producer, I’ve used several microphones throughout my career. Most importantly, I know … Read more

How to Make a Microphone Sound Better & Professional

How to Make a Microphone Sound Better & Professional

Perhaps you have an expensive microphone but were disappointed with the audio quality because you expected it to be clearer and better. Or you’re trying to make the best out of a bad situation by improving the sound quality of your budget microphone without spending … Read more

How To Sing Vowels Correctly

Singer practice vowel technique.

You might think that the correct production of vowel sounds while singing is unnecessary because you might have heard one or two famous singers who intentionally mispronounced certain vowel sounds and sang as if they were stuttering. And so, you surmise that if they could … Read more

How To Sing Punk

Punk singer singing.

Perhaps you might have heard The Ramones, Black Flag, Iggy and the Stooges, or the Sex Pistols, and maybe you want to emulate their aggressive musical approach, intense, superfast, and packed with socio-political themes. Of course, these bands typify the punk or punk rock genre, and if you want … Read more

How To Sing And Dance At The Same Time

Female dancing and singing on stage.

You may be one of those adoring fans of Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Usher, Madonna, and Beyonce, and you know that these artists are bankable artists. They also got charismatic characters that make them a big draw wherever they perform. Yet, … Read more

Beatbox Sounds List (Basic and Advanced)

beatboxing

Every skill you would like to develop requires you to start with the fundamentals. Similarly, if you want to learn and eventually become an expert beatboxer, you need to know the essential sound list of beatboxing. Once you’ve learned the basic beatboxing sounds, you can … Read more

How to Practice Beatboxing for Beginners

Singer practising beatboxing skills.

A young friend of mine asked me a year ago after our gig about how I learned to beatbox. I curtly replied that I’ve learned beatboxing by observation, tutorial, and practice. I gained mastery of beatboxing a couple of decades ago when there was no … Read more

Who Invented Beatboxing?

No one precisely knows when humans started to mimic the sound around them, but I am sure that before humans began to speak a language, they were already mimicking the sounds of nature. Therefore, if you ask me who invented beatboxing, I would say it … Read more

How To Breathe While Singing Fast Song

Band Performing fast song.

If you are a frequent visitor to KTV bars, you will often listen to bar singers who would venture to sing a fast-paced song and end up running out of breath. It makes you want to guffaw or chuckle on your seat. Yet, had these … Read more

How To Sing With Grit and Distorted Voice

Male singer is practising to add distorted and grit voice in his singing.

Gone were the days when almost everyone wanted to have a raspy voice. Yet, during the late 60s and the seventies, almost all rock vocalists had a raspy voice. For example, in the early days of the Beatles, John Lennon did not sing much in … Read more

How To Sing With Raspy Voice

Singer is singing emotionally with hoarseness voice.

Many people adore the likes of Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart because of their unique raspy voice. In fact, many aspiring singers sometimes would try to mimic the raspy voice of these two artists. I, myself, had tried to imitate Rod Stewart when I was … Read more

How To Sing Jazz

A jazz singer is singing with a singing with piano accompaniment.

Jazz music is a kind of very special & authentic genre of music that originated from the African-American communities of the city of New Orleans. This music genre began in the late nineteenth centuries. Its origin is deeply rooted in blues and ragtime. Since the … Read more

Singers with Perfect Pitch

Singer is able to identify the pitch.

Have you heard about the perfect pitch? No – not the movie called Pitch Perfect, and no, I did not interchange the words! Basically, perfect pitch is a skill that most of us can only dream about. It is the ability to name or recreate … Read more

Singing in Unison

Chorus group singing in unison in concert.

The term unison has been used in all aspects of human endeavor. In the musical realm, the usage of unison terms is slightly different and contextual. And we must also bring into cognizance the fact that unison is not the same with harmony. Furthermore, to … Read more

Why Do Accents Disappear When Singing?

A British lead singer is able to sing without accents.

If you are an avid song listener, you will notice that accents disappear in songs. By listening to songs, for example, you can’t differentiate American singers from British singers. But why the heck can’t you hear the accent of a singer when he/she sings? Moreover, … Read more

How To Sing Runs and Riffs

A singer is singing jazz song.

Most aspiring R&B singers generally look up to the likes of Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Christina Aguilera. These three awesome ladies sing riffs and runs masterfully, and they could embellish a song with remarkable riffs and runs. Other outstanding singers who belong to the pop … Read more

How To Rap Fast

Singer is singing rap song in the fast pace.

Rapping doesn’t necessarily mean that you should be the fastest talker like John Moschitta, Jr., who is known to be the fastest talking man in the world. Rap, of course, is rhythmical and is more than fast-talking. It is a combination of rhythm and fast-talking. … Read more

How To Soften Your Singing Voice

A female singing with smile.

People who can sing softly like Don Mclean or Elvis Presley, for example, are pleasant to listen to. In fact, listening to them can really relax your mind and make you swoon. They are undoubtedly gifted with golden voices. Singing softly is a learnable skill … Read more

What is Vocal Placement and How to Project Your Voice?

Voice projection image.

The human voice—comparable to most acoustic instruments like those of guitars and pianos—has its special resonating chambers. These special chambers resonate the vocal tone. Of course, the vocal cords primarily produce the tone. This tone vibrates through and inside the open resonating chambers. In turn, … Read more

Shape Note Singing

Shape note singing group is singing in the hall.

The use of shape notes started a couple of centuries ago in 1801, and for more than two centuries, it has been utilized, especially, in sacred music, though it has been used in secular music likewise. Its use started in New England and had been … Read more

How to Sing R&B Songs

Singer performing R&B song

The meaning of the term “rhythm and blues” has evolved throughout the years. Rhythm and blues or R&B as a popular music genres originated in the communities of African-Americans in the 1940s. Record companies originally used this term to refer to the recordings that were … Read more

How To Correct Your Nasal Singing Voice

singing with nasal voice.

The nasally sound is whiny and unpleasant. It’s quite acceptable if you are a country singer. It is a big no-no if you are singing pop, rap, choir, and other contemporary songs. Artists with a nasal tone are not able to blend easily with choirs, … Read more

How to Sing in Mixed Voice

Singer singing comfortability

Since there may be some people who are not aware of the definition of the term mixed voice, you’ll find it in reading this article.  Mixed voice refers to the combination of chest voice and head voice, which is considered as a strong and subtle … Read more

Sight Singing & Practice

Music sheets for sight singing.

At the onset of practicing sight singing, it is often advantageous to learn the basic sight-singing practices.  Some people have the knack for reading music sheet, but others need to learn it by heart. To some singers, this skill may seem unimportant, but you surely … Read more