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How to Sing Better: 16 Strategies Your Vocal Coach Won’t Teach You

“She’s such a talented singer!” they all say.

“I wish I could sing like that, but I can’t carry a tune to save my life.”

We’ve all heard comments like these a million times…

From those who want more than anything to become great singers themselves…

But are trapped by the all-too-common belief that:

It’s something you’re born with.

And you either have it, or you don’t.

The truth is though…that singing is a skill-set, just like any other. And it CAN be learned.

And while certain rare individuals might naturally sound amazing on their own…

And certain other rare individuals might always sound awful no matter what…

The vast majority of us will sing terribly when we first try…but then get better by practicing.

At least, that’s how it should work in theory.

Unfortunately, the reality is that many singers practice for years and years without ever improving. What’s worse…many of them can’t even see it.

And this happens, not because those people just aren’t meant to sing. It happens because they don’t know HOW TO PRACTICE.

So for today’s post, my goal is to help you avoid this fate by sharing 16 simple strategies to build an effective practice routine that will vastly improve your singing in a very short time.

The A-Z Reference Guide to Choosing Guitar Accessories

Maybe you’ve just recently bought your first guitar…

And you’re scanning through the endless list of possible guitar accessories…

Wondering where to possibly start.

Or maybe you’ve already been playing for a while now…

And you think you’ve got everything you should have…

But there’s still that nagging voice in the back of your head that wonders…

Am I missing something?

Well no matter which of these two you happen to be…

For today’s post, my goal is to help you find all the answers you need, so that:

you can get exactly what you actually do need…right now
you can hold off on buying the stuff you don’t need yet
you’ll know exactly when to add all that other stuff…later on

Sound good? Then let’s begin…

The 6 Best Metronomes for Hassle-Free Time Keeping

It’s hard isn’t it?…time-keeping I mean.

While it may be one of the most important skills in music…

It’s also one of the most frustrating.

Because its quite boring to practice, and it takes forever to truly master.

In fact many musicians go their entire lives without ever developing a good sense of time.

So what do they do instead?…

Well if you can’t keep time, you have 2 options:

Find a good drummer to keep time for you, or…
Use a metronome instead.

And whether you’re that noble drummer looking for a practice tool to refine you’re internal clock…

Or you’re like most other musicians looking for a convenient way to stay on beat…

In today’s post, that ‘s exactly what I intend to help you find, with my list of the 6 best metronomes on the market today.

Sound good? Then let’s begin.

The Ultimate Guide to Cymbals: Hi-hats, Rides, Crashes, and Effects

Whether you’ve been playing for years…

Or you’ve just recently started to outgrow your first kit…

The time eventually comes…

When you get just a little too familiar with the cymbals you’ve been playing…

And you want something new, either as an upgrade, or possibly just a change of flavor.

But unless you’ve got a lot of drummer friends, or you work at the local music store…

Chances are you’ve been exposed to WAY LESS cymbals than you really should be…

In order to make a well-informed decision on this next addition to your kit. Correct?

And so for today’s article, I’ve created an in-depth tutorial to show you the very best of what’s out there…

So that buy the end of this post, you’ll know with certainty that the next cymbal you buy will be the right one.

Guitar Tabs: When You Should Stop Using Them…and WHY

When you first start playing guitar…

And your buddy shows you those amazing “cheat codes” known as guitar tabs…

And you see how quick and easy it can be to kinda-sorta play something resembling an actual song you know…

You feel like it’s the answer you’ve been searching for.

And for quite a while…it actually is.

You learn a bunch of new songs that you could have never figured out on your own.
You can almost play them from beginning to end.
And all your friends think you’re super cool.

And when a stranger asks if you play guitar…

You ALMOST feel comfortable…to simply answer YES, and leave it at that.

However…

Somewhere deep down, there’s still that nagging voice in your head…that keeps reminding you:

You still don’t REALLY know what you’re doing…NOT YET. [Read more…] about Guitar Tabs: When You Should Stop Using Them…and WHY