Can Anyone Learn to Sing?

It’s one of those questions beginning singers struggle with: can anyone really learn to sing, or are some people just born with the innate ability?

If you ask me, there’s no question about it: anyone can learn to sing. It’s easy to expand your lung capacity, practice your range, improve your pitch, and become an all-around better singer through honest practice and dedicated hard work. Your body will change around your singing and so will your mind - as long as you have the persistence to keep working at it.

But that doesn’t mean that you will learn to sing. Why? Some people just give up on themselves. It’s the same story as in any other field: you can almost certainly learn the skill yourself, but whether or not you actually do is completely up to you and your level of dedication. What you put into the world of singing is exactly what you’ll get out of it. Work hard and your voice can really improve. Work hard over a long period of time and your voice can literally transform.

But if you give up after two weeks because you haven’t seen many results for practicing, guess what? You’re probably not going to become a good singer.

Here are some other reasons people can learn to sing:

● Musical talent can be developed. Consider this: no one is born understanding how to play the piano. Even piano prodigies have to be taught at some point. For you, this means that there’s a lot of opportunity to develop the instrument you’re interested in - your voice. Now, your voice is definitely unique in that it’s an instrument that you always carry with you. But that doesn’t mean you can’t increase your lung capacity and improve the control you have over your vocal chords. In fact, you’d be surprised to hear how much change you can create in your own voice if you simply work at it.

● Many talented singers had to work - hard - at it, too. Some people might be more naturally inclined to be great singers, but without the practice to develop it, they don’t get very far. Read up on some of the great singers of all time and I’m confident you’ll find stories of extreme perseverance and dedication to their craft.

So what does this mean for you? Well, first of all - no excuses! If you really can learn to sing, guess what? The burden is on you to make it happen. Without your dedication and practice, no teacher in the world will be able to quickly solve your singing problems. There is no one special technique that can transform you into a great singer; instead, you’ll have to go through lots of practice if you want to get good.

The good news, of course, is that yes, it is indeed possible. Hopefully this is encouraging news to you if you want to become a singer and encourage you to work hard on a regular basis. Just don’t push yourself too hard - you don’t want to pass out!