I was 18 when I finally got the nerve to take my first singing lesson. It was a late start for a musician of any sort, but I was afraid.
I had always dreamed of singing. It's all I wanted to do. When I was little, I sang out freely with no inhibition whatsoever - just making up songs, melodies and lyrics as I went along singing at the top of my lungs.
Then came the cruel comments from my friends and peers.
"Stop singing, PLEASE!!"
Ow, my poor ears!!"
"Make it stop!"
Whether these nasty comments had to do with the actual sound of my voice or just the fact that kids are cruel, I don't know. I suspect a little of both.
In any case, I was a very sensitive child, so I shut my mouth. I didn't so much as hum another note for a good 13 years. I kept my longing to myself, but my dream stayed alive. I silently moved my lips to the words of my favourite songs - pretending I was the singer on the stage in front of all those admiring fans.
I headed off to university and towards a "real life" when I was 18. For the first time, I felt like my dream was about to die.
I signed up for singing lessons with the first studio I found out of the yellow pages and paid for them with my own money. I was hooked! After two months, I announced to my parents I was quitting university so I could take music instead.
"M-m-music? But you can't sing!" they exclaimed. Bewildered and horrified as they were, they supported me, and for that I'll always be grateful.
But there was still one huge problem.
I really couldn't sing. 13 years of silence had taken its toll on my voice. I could barely croak out a note and I couldn't match pitch.
So I did what seemed right to me at the time. I screamed. I figured the more I screamed, the stronger my voice would get. I managed to screech up and down 4 octaves by sheer force. Looking back, I'm surprised I didn't break something.
Luckily I got off the wrong path very quickly. I signed up for lessons with a classical teacher who cut me off at an octave and a couple of notes. Through proper teaching and technique, I learned to:
* Expand my vocal range naturally - without forcing or straining
* Elevate my voice so I could get the power and volume I wanted
* Develop resonance and sing with a far more beautiful sound
* Eliminate the bad habits that made my voice thin and frail
But it wasn't enough. I needed more. I still felt that I was only using a fraction of my full potential.
Discovering My Full Singing Potential
What I needed wasn't anything that could be developed through years and years of exercises and scales. It was something that could only be discovered and set free.
That was when I started researching topics of human potential - not just for singing, but for any kind of achievement. I poured over "Psycho Cybernetics", the eye opening book by Maxwell Maltz, along with many other self development programs.
I learned about one of the most revolutionary concepts of human potential. You can only perform to the level that your self image will allow. Practice and practice all you want, but you will never develop past your own self imposed limitations.
I used hypnosis to increase my self confidence, and it worked. I was still terrified, but I finally found the guts to sing in front of my coworkers - something that had eluded me all my life.
Accelerated Learning
I learned about Accelerated Learning techniques and how to use the Alpha and Theta states of awareness to learn faster. I'm still just beginning to tap into this alternate subconscious power, and already it has taken me places I've never dreamed of.
I invite you to come along and discover the secrets of not only vocal technique, but also to increase your self confidence and performance ability.
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