Bob L Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Wondering if any forum members have taken voice lessons and what their experience was. I've been taking lessons since January, and I've had a tough time gauging my progress. Band mates say I sing better, but hard for me to know. I am in my mid fifties so a lot of bad habits of sliding to the right pitch, bad posture, breathing. It does seem my range is a little better as some songs are not as tough for me. I practice exercises for pitch, breathing, and using the soft palette (which I didn't know existed before taking lessons). My band is classic rock, funk, and contemporary hits like uptown funk, cake by the ocean,etc. For those who took voice lessons ... How did you maintain motivation to do exercises? How did you know you were making progress? How long did it take for the benefits to kick in so that you felt tangible benefits? So different form keyboards where if I invest time I can play a difficult passage I could not before. I am having a much tougher time measuring progress with voice lessons! Korg CX-3 (vintage), Casio Privia PX-5S, Lester K, Behringer Powerplay P2, Shure 215s http://www.hackjammers.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymio Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I took lessons many years ago from woman named Judy Davis. I definitely feel like my singing benefited. With that being said, i think there are many instructors who really don't have much to offer and for whatever reason, unlike with other instruments, progress is really hard to measure. Do you have any recordings of your singing prior to your lessons? If so, try and replicate the recording with your current singing. But my gut says that you should definitely feel some improvement after 9 months. YMMV 1935 Mason & Hamlin Model A Korg Kronos 2 73 Nord Electro 6D 61 Yam S90ES Rhodes Stage 73 (1972) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I improved my singing by listening back to recordings. The other improvements was learning not to push so much air, and to learn to sing softer. The latter takes some practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I took quite some singing lessons. I sang in a classical a-capella choir, which had quite a good level. After the auditions they said they would let me in, but I should take singing lessons. My experience with singing lessons is rather good, although I would not say after 2 years of lessons I suddenly was a great singer. Whenever I recorded myself and listen back, I always thought, nah.... I also think I just do not have the talent to be a good singer, it is really a gift to have a great voice and good ears. Somehow I have good ears whenever somebody else sings out of pitch, but on myself, not so much. I did ok in the choir, but that doesn't make you a solo voice. On the other hand, I did learn to relax, learn to breath ok, be aware of my body while singing, and how to make a better sounding noise coming out of my throat. I was surprised that the focus on singing lessons was indeed on how to make your voice sound the best, rather than intonation, timing etc (in my case that was..) I quit lessons when I realized I wanted to focus more on playing. I quit the choir and joined a big band. It was a good decision:) Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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