Natural vs Unnatural Singing for Beginners

Take a Risk and Pursue the Unnatural Feeling of Good Singing Technique

Something so strange happens in almost all of my private lessons.

Once my coach fine-tunes my technique over the first 30 minutes of the lesson, everything just feels weird. In a wonderful way.

I begin to sound better. Making sound becomes much easier. I’m using my breathing very differently from when the lesson began. My tongue is behaving better.

What gives?

Well, she’s helped me sort out some flaws in my technique. My voice is placed so well that I feel and hear almost nothing in my throat and mouth. For this to happen I’m inhaling better, onsetting my phrases better, and driving the voice with a type of air pressure I don’t generate when speaking.

Good technique feels unnatural. I’m not accustomed to feeling as if my voice is coming from two inches in front of my forehead, but there it is.

So when you’re learning to sing, bad technique feels natural and good technique feels unnatural.

Over time, yes, the idea is to replace your bad muscle habits with good muscle habits. In time, good technique will finally feel natural. You’ll have an entirely new sound.

Be willing to let go of your old voice forever. Don’t cling to those old habits that have always felt so natural.

Embrace your new and authentic voice and allow it to surprise you!