You have IT or you DONT.

I'm sick of people saying or thinking dumb things(on this board or not) taking voice or acting lessons and how its going to make them GREAT or what not. If you don't ahev natural talent you can never be amazing. You have to have IT before anything else. No matter how much training you have it doesn't mean your going to be good enough...few people are in fact (for broadway).

So this leads me to a question...do you think ANYONE could be a singer? Because I sure don't...you HAVE to have natural talent (this goes for acting as well but most def. for singing?).

Even if you learn from a teacher the correct way to sing or what not it does not mean your voice is going to be any good.

But really I'm puzzled to the fact as to why people that I know(manyyy teens) think that if they sign up for voice lessons they will be able to sing...because that is SOOO far from the truth. I don't think people should even take lessons unless they have a natural voice. Why waste your money? really?

what are your opinions on the subject?

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That's like saying, "Why bother taking piano lessons if you don't naturally know how to play it already?" I think most people have the ability to carry a tune... maybe not be have a big, brassy voice and sing into the stratosphere, but I think voice lessons can help improve most people.

And I'm just taking a wild guess that you don't believe in people pursuing their dreams?

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I don't know, CM2, based on that avatar pic it looks like you've had something!

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joshua...r u crazy? I'm a big dreamer myself, now that WOULD be pushing it. everyone should go for what they want BUT they should also be sensible(or least have a good family who would tell them) if they were good enough because I also don;t believe people with no talent for musical theater should waste their lives away trying.

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Are you crazy? Yet again, that's like saying, "Why would you spend money on piano lessons if you're not planning on doing something with it?"

Because you want to develop a skill, that's why.

You start to take voice lessons to take the talent you have naturally and increase it. The voice teacher can only take what you have and teach you things musically... they are not miracle workers and just because you take lessons doesn't mean that you become amazing... it just teaches you the proper techniques on how to breathe and do dynamics.

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Not that I've ever been there, CM2...

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I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?

what i dont like is people thinking becouse i love it im good at it.i love being on stage but im not good at it.

I think with a lot of vocal lessons, almost anyone who isn't tone-deaf can become a competent singer. Anyway, I doubt you intended it, cathyhyatt, but the tone of your post was rather snobby. What's wrong with thinking you can become good at something? These people don't think they're already God's gift to musical theater; they think they can get better with work. Sure, people who think they can become superstars are mostly wrong, but better that they try than to just crush their hopes straight out. Not to mention that "It" is an amazingly amorphous entity, one I have my doubts you know how to determine.

I think you have it or you don't.

Anyone can sing, it's more enjoyable than a talent. However, some people DO sound better than others.
I have NO formal training in voice yet I still get larger vocal parts than many people who do in musicals I audition for. If you're passionate enough you can be the best I think. I may not be the best, but I'm so passionate with it that it doesnt matter :) lol

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I know someone who has had years of Broadway training but just..doesnt have a good voice.

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amen.

and i think we all know that bernadette peters has got it. though some people may not like her personally, no one can deny that she's GOT SOMETHING goin' on.