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ripped directly from my e-book. When you’re finished with it be sure to go
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#1: Do
What You’re Good At You could take a mixture of singers and put them in a room and compare
them to each other. Just for an example we’ll use Michael Jackson, Pavarotti,
Axel Rose and Clint Black. Each one is very different from the other in every
way, especially in a choir type of setting. They’re all so different sounding
I think it would sound awful! But, each of these folks individually is at the
top of their field and there is a reason for that. It’s what they’re good at. You couldn’t interchange the roles of Pavarotti and Axel
Rose, neither one of them could pull it off. The same holds true for Michael
Jackson and Clint Black. If you were to have any two of these guys swap
places you can bet that they wouldn’t be world renowned singers. Instead they
would be much like the “Idol” hopefuls we laugh at when they show clips of
people who stink. These guys are successful because they have realized
that they are good in a particular way. Each of them sing in a manner that is
true to their abilities and true to their lifestyle as well. So how does that affect you? You have to realize what it
is that you’re good at and pursue it. It sounds easy doesn’t it? Here’s the
hard part. You have to be brutally honest with yourself. If you’re not honest
with yourself, then you don’t have a basis to build on. Face it, if you’re no
good at doing something it is going to be much more difficult for you to
improve. If you honestly feel that the style you’re pursuing is the best
style for you, then all the power to you. However you need to seriously
consider that you may be going down the wrong path musically. Do you think
that Pavarotti thinks to himself “I think I’m going to try a Hip-Hop album
next”? I sure hope not because I’m fairly certain that it would suck! I’m
sure he thinks so too ( not that I think he would consider such a change). I was sitting at home one evening and American Idol was
on TV. Gene Simmons from the band KISS was a guest judge for this particular
evening. So this young southern fellow gets up in front of the judges and
charms them with his personality (he was very gracious). After a minute of
chit chat he gets up and starts singing and was really, really good. He sang
a gospel sort of a song that he claimed was part of his roots. The judging
panel was very impressed and for the most part agreed that he should move
further in the competition. That is until it came to Gene. He is known as
much for making sound business judgments as he is for his incredibly long
tongue! He looks at this kid and told him that although he thought the kid
was one of the best singers he had heard during the tryouts, he didn’t feel the
kid should further because the music created by or for the next American Idol
would be far more rock or pop based and was certain to move him from the
roots he was so obviously good at. Gene felt that a move like that would
prevent the fellow from pursuing something that he loved very much and would
very likely succeed at and would rather not give him the opportunity to try
something different. Gene had a valid point for sure. Personally I agreed
with his statements that evening. The young fellow moved on but did not win
(surprise, surprise) and is hopefully singing gospel again somewhere. This kid really had it all from my perspective. He was
really good at singing his chosen style, and he loved doing it. He was caught
up in the fanfare of the show though and was ready to give it all up for just
one chance to move further in the show. I understand what he was thinking,
but personally I think he’s better off without the show. He can now pursue
what he loves without any restrictions. Had he gone on to win he would have
been under contract to sing songs he did not write and may have grown to hate
it! By
now you’re wondering “what has this possibly got to do with me?” Well, here
it is. Like the title of this chapter suggests YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU’RE
GOOD AT!!!!What you love may not be what you’re good at i.e. you wish to sing
hip-hop but you’re really more suited for hard rock at this point. I’m not
saying that you can’t make a transition from one to the other but it can be
difficult if you don’t realize where to start. Realize where your natural
talents lie and work on them where you ARE good. You’ll learn to apply your
skills where you want to use them but it’s far easier to develop your skills
from a point where you’re already not bad, and then work towards your goal.
So for starters, find what you can sing and start there. Worry about the
stuff you want to be able to sing later. Just as an aside to the information above, it’s not
always the wisest choice to rely on input from your friends and family as to
their feelings about where you greatest talents lie. That is a group of
people that generally wants to be supportive and may tell you what you want
to hear in an effort to be supportive. There is certainly nothing wrong with
them wanting to support you but unless they’re pro singers themselves, they
probably don’t really know what to look for, and that is really of little
service to you. In the end, you should know for yourself what you’re best at
in order to get started without others saying so. Remember, be honest, You’ll
be better off for it and when you’re finally on stage in front of hundreds or
maybe thousands of people, you’ll be able to sing honestly and your audience
will pick up on your sincerity. That concept may be a little difficult to
grasp right now, but you will. Click here to return to the top of the vocal tips page. Click here to return to the previous vocal lessons page. Click here to order the Singing Fundamentals e-book! Click here to return to the homepage for more information on how to sing! Custom Search |
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