The usual methods to learn to sing are to take singing lessons, sign up for a choir or singing group, read textbooks about singing, etc.
Of course, these are all still entirely appropriate ways to learn how to sing! But we're fortunate to live in an age where the internet permits us to learn things more easily than was ever possible in the past.
Singing software is now evolving into a dependable method to learn to sing, improve musicianship and become a superior, more well rounded singer.
Not all voice training software is made equal. Certain vocal training software is just low-quality. A excellent website and visual design scheme plus a wonderful marketing effort all go a long way towards making a underperforming product appear superb.
On the one hand that's a regrettable reality we face but then again, competition renders learning to sing a virtually risk free purchase. Just about every singing dvd or piece of voice training software that I have come across and reviewed offers you a minimum of a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee.
Numerous others, who really uphold their product give you a 110% money-back guarantee for 60 days, 90 days or sometimes a lifetime! What that means to you as an wannabe vocalist is that you can select the vocal software you like best and if it doesn't meet your needs, you can give it back for a full refund and still keep it!
Then you can simply start working on another product and see what kind of vocal progress you make with it. You should generally feel like you're getting what you paid for. Many singing training software packages are pricey.
Remember, you can return your product for a refund if you're not getting the kinds of outcomes that you were expecting. When picking voice training software you'll need to consider what you're hoping to achieve with your own voice.
If you're enthusiastic about opera singing, for example, a rock singing program wouldn't be a great fit for you personally. If you are a pop singer then a jazz program wouldn't really fit with you either.
Try to find singers who have used the program you're looking at and what kinds of results they've experienced to get an idea of it's suitability for you. One thing I feel I should point out as a professional singer who once didn't know where to begin, himself, is that you should under no circumstances ignore musicianship.
The fact is, singers have a reputation for being poor musicians and in many cases, it's a completely warranted label. Music is a language and for you to be able to converse and get pleasure from it on a whole different level, it's essential that you become a good musician. This consists of learning things like intervals, solfege, chords, theory, ear training (especially this one!), rhythm, sight singing, harmony, melody, playing/singing with other musicians, etc.
Musicianship is what sets apart the good singers from the excellent singers. It really pays to stay with a program for a little while and practice with it regularly. It's easy to write off what ever singing software you happen to be working with as not doing its job but like all things, singing demands a lot of patience to get good.
You may have excellent vocal training software but if you're impatient, you won't recognize that you're making slow but steady progress. There are no fast fixes in learning to sing. It's a whole long process of training muscle memory and the ear.
If you expect to "double your range overnight" or do any of the other incredible feats that some singing software promises you, you're in for disappointment.
I've been in this business for over 7 years and I've never witnessed anybody do ANYTHING instantaneously! Anyway, I think you get it...be persistent and practice regularly and your singing WILL develop :-)
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