March 9, 2008

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  How To Become a Singer

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  Yelitza is a UK solo artist I did a shoot with a few weeks ago.  Her passion and commitment to her art never fails to impress me. It’s incredibly difficult to make it as a professional singer as it is to make it as a professional photographer and I admire anyone who attempts to do either.  It got me thinking – Is what it takes to become a sucessful singer much different to that of a professional photographer?  A quick search on ‘How to become a singer’ brought up some interesting results! This was one answer I found courtesy of wikihow.com and as I read through it I imagined it being written instead for a photographer. Try it for yourself!

   

  ‘Becoming a singer is hard work. Knowing how to sing is only part of it.  It takes confidence and dedication to pursue singing as a career.  You need to follow your heart and not let anyone put you down because you have to believe that you have a voice of a true singer.’

   

  Step One: Learn how to sing.  This is the foundation of your career as a singer.  While there are some performers making a career out of singing when they don’t really sing all that well, it’s those people who have their craft as singers and continually improve their form and ability who command the most respect as singers.

   

  Step Two: Study singers whom you admire.  How do they sing? How did they become professional singers? What kind of crowd do they cater too? What is their signature style? Don’t totally copy them though, singers have to be unique!

   

  Step Three: Begin taking voice lessons. Having a voice coach can be really train your voice and, if you practice, you will notice marked vocal improvement within a few weeks.  Voice training is important in strength and overall quality of your voice.  Find which note your voice is most comfortable singing and sing there a lot.

   

  Step Four: Become comfortable as a performer.  Get over your stage fright (if you have it) and start gaining some practical experience by singing wherever and whenever you get a chance to do so.  Connect with your listeners.

   

  Step Five: Develop your own style.  Experiment with different ways of singing and different types of music and find one that fits your personality and makes the most of your voice at the same time.  You want people to be able to recognise your voice when they hear it.

   

  Step Six: Get a singing job.  No matter how well you can sing, you’ll never be a successful singer if you don’t convince people to pay you to do it.  That could mean joining a band, singing at your local cafe, performing on Broadway, or even recording a jingle for a commercial – your goal is to make a living as a singer.  Get to it!

   

  Seems like aspiring singers and photographers have a lot in common in terms of what it takes to get to the top!

   

   

  

   

  

   

  

   

  

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