What do you want to do with singing in general?

It's really important to understand and know what kind of singing career you want, weather its just karaoke on Friday nights or trying to become Famous. Knowing what you want to do will let you know what you need to do to prepare yourself.

If you're just wanting to do some karaoke preparing yourself, vocally, will be pretty easy. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Your voice needs to be able to sing the song you want to perform.

Let's say though that you decided you wanted to be in some local musicals. Practicing vocally is definitely important. But you also need to consider about practicing your acting as well and being able to learn the material for an audition, but more information about that to come in a later post.

Now let's say you decided you want to go all out in your music career and become famous. It's very hard and will require a lot of work, it won't just happen over night. In this case you'll most likely want to get a degree in vocal performance and go from there depending on what your degree is, but again more about that on a later post.


Decide what you want to do with your vocal talents and don't let anyone ever tell you you can't make your dream. DREAM BIG.

Music Yesterday and Today

It's pretty hard to imagine that music didn't use to have words in it, at all. Actually when the human voice started to appear in music it was usually just a hum on a pitch. But of course today that is all different. I can't even remember the last time I listened to "classical" music.

Music of yesterday, or classical music, is still played today but hardly anyone listens to it. But I think in order to understand music today you have to learn from music of yesterday.

Classical music is based in the form of a piano or symphony usually. Today pianos are hardly used, most of today's 'pop' music comes from electronic sources.

This is a Symphony

Photo Credits to Derek Gleeson

Below is "Water Music" by Handel. It was performed for the king of Europe. Do you think classical or modern music, pop, is more calming and soothing?

What is Music?

When people are asked what music is everyone in the world has a different answer. For me personally music is a way of self expression, a get away, and a way of life. Although I am not a music major, I would love to be one.

Almost every person on the planet listens to music everyday weather it be in the car, elevator, or watching music videos. Music is in everyone's life and you might not even notice it.

Music has a way to make us feel happy or sad without a word being said. It doesn't matter what type of music you're listening to it causes a reaction that makes us feel happy or sad. I found an interesting article today, "Why Does Music Make Us Feel?" by Mark Changizi, and I really suggest you read it! It helps you understand music emotionally.

Vocal Type

One of the first things you need to know as a singer is your vocal range. There are 4 basic different types of vocal types, 2 for men and 2 for women.

Bass is the lowest singing part for men. Next is the tenors, also for men, and they can sing high notes sometimes even a woman's part. Soprano and alto are the woman's range, alto is low and soprano is high.

I found a neat little video to help you find your vocal type if you don't know!