What are two big challenges to singing well and with ease?

Answer 1

Let's dive in! The two most crucial things to focus on in terms of singing, whether you're a vet or a beginner, is breath control, and mentality.

Breath control is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF SINGING!!! Understanding not only WHEN to take breaths during songs, but HOW!!! Using your diaphragm and your stomach to inhale as much air as possible, while still maintaining control of your lungs and diaphragm so they do not spasm and cause a crack or sharpness! This takes practice and dedication, but it can be easily learned from a teacher or a video online!

Mentality is MUCH TOUGHER to get over. This may not be the most important thing to sing in general, but to become a great vocalist, you need a strong mental. Every single artist on planet earth has, at one point or another had insecurity about their voice. This is normal and OK! We are the only ones who have to hear our voice every single day so of course we would also be the most critical of our own voice! WE MUST LEARN TO BE KIND TO OURSELVES! There is always room to improve your voice, but do not put yourself down or compare yourself to other vocalists. You are your own artists and thus have your own voice.

Find a coach who will help you create YOUR SOUND!!! You are one in billions of people. That means you will have your own journey with your voice!!!

Answer 2

Singers can learn and work on the following main areas in order to improve their singing ability: Breath, Pitch, Rhythm, and Diction. And in these 4 the more challenging two would be breath and pitch:

1. Breath work: Learning how to optimize breath during singing can help create more resonance and power in singers' voices. Practicing the proper breathing technique can also help singers gain more control in expressing a wider range of emotions in their voices with ease
2. Pitch/rhythm: Some singers find it hard to get the right pitch and some struggle with getting the right rhythm. Both of these things can be improved by Ear Training practices, which is the practice to sharpen our sense of accuracy in intervals and pitches. The more singers train their ears, the better they are at determining if they are singing the right notes or in the right rhythm. It gives singers the basic tool to practice towards reproducing the pitch and rhythm they desire to express in singing a song.

Answer 3

As a singer, and as a voice teacher, I would say two of the biggest challenges to singing well and with ease are 1) psychological and 2) physical. 1) There can be psychological hangups holding us back from really letting go and getting into it, or even trying at all. Often students tell me someone in their past was critical about their voice, and they of course felt hurt and wounded, and maybe reticent to even try. But my hope is to support and empower them in reclaiming and turning off the negative past associations to really investigate what they CAN do with their voices. The voice is such a personal and integral part of our personality; it's only natural that sometimes psychological issues must be addressed out in the open before we can really move forward to love our own voices. 2) I teach from a scientifically-based place, and it is proven that physical tension creates obstacles to free, easy singing or even speaking. So in my teaching and in my own practice I incorporate exercises to loosen up key areas around the voice (head, neck, shoulders, etc.). The results are always the same - singing from a more open and relaxed place!