Do singing lessons...really help?
Do singing lessons...really help?
#0Do singing lessons...really help?
Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:43pm
I was just wondering this.. because I see a lot of people taking private lessons and...blah, and I was wondering, can they really help you??? Or does it depend on you and the singing coach???
I took lessons for 1 month last year.. but I quit because it didn't do anything for me.. my opinion is that you can do better by yourself then with a coach...
Just my opinion
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:44pm
I think it depends on the teacher. I'm just starting, so I'm taking anything I can get. But once you pass a certain level, you'll have to move on.
Different teachers also teach different styles, so if you want to take a more showtunes-y approach, you won't want a classical or operatic teacher.
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#2re: Do singing lessons...really help?
Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:44pm
One month of lessons isn't really going to do too much. It takes time, hun. You should have stuck with it.
Lessons definitely help. They teach you techniques and different things that you don't know.
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:48pm
well ive never taken signing lessons but i joined our high school choir and our teacher is so amazing that she has bettered everyone. i was a low alto and she wants to move me up to a soprano. and thats choir imagine taking private lessons.
speaking of singin lessons. . .if anyone lives near philadelphia and knows a good teacher. . . let me know. my friends say they ahvent found a GOOD one yet.
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:53pmThey help a lot! I've been taking for the past year and a half and i've improved so much!
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:57pm
It's a good idea, but it really depends on a lot of things.
For example, whether the teacher is actually GOOD or not. If you're thinking of a career in musical theatre, find out how many of the students that the teacher has had as gone to major in that area.
Another important thing is for you to be able to communicate with your teacher and be comfortable with them. They won't be able to help you unless you are open with your problems in singing.
Ugh, I could just go on and on and on. But in general, make sure the chemistry's right. And it's really if you DO think you need them.
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:57pmi started taking private lessons this year and i have imorived so much. i have improved my range and i have been told i have alot more power behind my voice now. My coach has taught me so much. i am a huge fan of vocal coaches and teachers
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 9:58pmThey really help. I never had a good "voice"... off pitch, etc., etc. I was recommended to this great teacher, and in 3 months I can tell a difference. No, not done at all. But I can tell a HUGE difference. I now dare sing in public...
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:00pm
yeah.. i live in hicksville our school don't even have a chior. and the vocal coaches we have arn't even that good.. so i guess ill deal with it.. but i hope to major in musical theater but not take singing lessons till i get into the school..
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:05pmYES...after one semester I have a MUCH MUCH stronger soprano...i used to have practically none..and this semester it's developing into a soprano belt...i heart my voice coach...love him! life saver
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:06pm
My family doesn't exactly have the money for me to have private lessons but I have my own strict regimen(sp?)
Every day I do scales, and sing while playing the piano (I have found that playing the piano has helped me as a vocalist)
I am in Chior at my church and have been for 9 years (singing with other people in both unison and harmony is a great way of keeping the vocal chords in shape)
I am friends with vocal coaches and if I have an audition coming up, or I notice something with my voice I call them and pay them a visit (It is important to have many friends, CONNECTIONS are great in this business)
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There will always be perilous waters
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:07pmim sure you can find a good vocal coach somewhere. i meanive been to hicksville (at pennsylvania thespian conference in erie) and some of the shows were pretty good and some of the kids. . there was no way they never had a vocal lesson. find some people who majored in vocal music or who you know are very advanced or you know have taken a vocal lesson and ask them
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:08pmoh and put it this way..there is hardly a bway performer that doesn't go to a voice coach..you can never stop developing and you should never stop practicing your craft!
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:09pm
You may live in hicksville, but I live in St. Charles.
We still have cornfields here! T____T
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:10pmThanks everyone for their imput. I am also going though the same situation.. I mean.. my parents really arn't that into me going into Musical theater, so they won't support me.. so I just try my best
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:11pm
That SUCKS...so many people don't support mt as a career...
I say you have to do what makes you happy--Why go into a career that you hate but makes money?? you will hate your life...i'd rather be poor and love what i'm doing! my 2 cents!
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:15pm
Broadway_Bound- My parents support me, but do not have the financial means of backing it up.
I hate when parents are not supportive. I can understand if they want you to have a backup (EVERYBODY SHOULD), but to be UNSUPPORTIVE is really not a good thing. And parents wonder why so many teenagers are depressed.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:17pmSpeaking from experience, I'd have to say that lessons really do help technique wise etc. I started lessons a little over a month ago and I'm just starting to hear an improvement in my voice because it does take a long time (according to my teacher) to improve. She says it'll be another few months before I get to move past warm-ups and scales etc.
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:18pmYeah.. it does suck, because I know I could someday make a career out of it and It would make me happy and its who I am. I can't see myself as anything else. But if your parents don't support you can offer to help in one way or another, its very challenging, and sometimes your not sure if you can do it.. thats what I feel like.. so..:/
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:21pmand even if bway isn't possible...local prof theatre is definetly possible.it is COMPLETLY plausible to make a career in regional pro theatre!
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
katielynne
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:23pmstephanie is completely right. i know people who love their jobs who are not on broadway. even if you're a theater teacher or something. you'll love to watch the kids and be able to be involved Updated On: 4/9/05 at 10:23 PM
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:23pmYeah that does suck that your parents don't support you in what you love to do. I mean the way I usually think about it is, in the end its my life and no one else's so I should do what I love because I'll only get one life to do it. Do what makes you feel the happiest you know? My parents probably aren't all that thrilled with my future career descisions but it's the same deal where I can't see myself doing anything else and they're just going to have to live with the fact that I don't want to live the way they want me to, even if their hearts are in the right place. Sounds a little harsh I guess but it's how I've always felt about the subject. Sorry for the lengthy ramble. :-P
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:24pmB_B_S- Do you have a local theatre that has Children's Theatre. If so (and if it hires High School students) I would advise auditioning for the summer. I will be starting my sixth year at Pocono Playhouse this year, and we do 9 shows in 10 weeks. If you can pull off a schedual like that (plus your time at a normal paying job) than you know you can do professional theatre.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#23re: Do singing lessons...really help?
Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:25pm
If you think art is competitive, music is SO much more. Coming from a violinist, music is one of the most competitive fields out there. And if you integrate that into theatre, you've got yourself a locomotive coming at you, my friend.
Broadway is possible. Anything is. It's just not that probable. :)
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Posted: 4/9/05 at 10:29pmYeah... we have a community theater and I have done every show there sence I was 7 years old, and I went to a theater camp and we put on a show in 1 week and it was awesome. I am also in band, I have played the Clarinet for 6 years and I can play about 7 different instuments. I do everything music, so I guess you could say that music is my life. I guess i like competition.. I had an audition today for South Pacific and Cinderella. I usually am involved in 3 or 4 shows at once. and I play a sport... so I am busy all the time..sorry if there were any typos...
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