Can you teach a person who can't sing, to sing really well?

Answer 1

like any other trait, the ability to sing at a given pitch (in tune)
is dependent upon:

1. innate ability
2. training.

even among experts there is some argument about how important innate (genetic) correlates are in determining how good a singer you become, versus good training from a person who knows what they're doing.

the short answer is, if you're an adult, and are absolutely hopeless at singing, then you are probably a bit of a lost cause.

this is because the abilities that determine how good a singer you are i.e pitch recognition (the ability to identify the frequency of a note just by listening), and the ability to produce this note appear to largely determined in a developmental period in early childhood.

evidence to support this idea includes the fact that whilst "tone deafness" is relatively common in the West, it is very rare in areas where tonal languages are used including places in China and Vietnam. In these languages, the meaning of a word is completely different depending on whether you say it G sharp or perhaps B. it is important for kids to learn pitch here, and they do.

also, when 2-4 year olds were specially trained in pitch recognition in the west, they developed improved pitch recognition whereas older children given the same training did not.

if you are a rubbish singer as an adult, but manage to be taught good pitch recognition, its still going to take a hell of a lot of training and good luck to end up sounding like mariah carey or pavarotti.

alternatively just make sure your audience are all tone deaf- they won't know the difference.

Answer 2

It will help some aspects of your singing. Rock Band trains your voice to hold a note steady at a certain pitch, and it also tunes your ear a bit to the notes. However, Rock Band cannot teach the finer points of singing, such as tone and proper form. So you'll at least be able to carry a tune fairly well, but your voice itself still won't sound good unless you have formal training.

Answer 3

Maybe. Not everyone is going to have the capabilities of an opera singer, but with training, almost anyone can learn to sing. The more training, the better. This might sound conceited, but I believe with the right equipment (visually based pitch sensors) I could even teach Marlee Matlin to sing, although she would never be as good as a professional. I would have her watch the visual indicators as she felt her throat to see how changes in the tightness of the larynx moved the pitch up and down. I also think that Marlee Matlin being who she is, she could do this if she made up her mind to do it because she is who she is and wouldn't give up until she succeeded I could only show her a method, but the real accomplishment would be hers - not mine.

Answer 4

Everyone can sing unless the person is physically challenged...

Everyone has a singer in them, but probably not on a professional level. I mean everyone can sing, but not everyone becomes a famous singer, or sing in front of an audience. But music is universal, and in general it is difficult to believe that anyone could ''hate'' music. So as long as the interest, and love for music is there, a person could be trained in terms of his/her voice, tunes, melody, whatever...It would take a lot of effort, dedication, practise... and most of all a teacher who would have faith in the person. And probably the person who cant really sing well, but has the interest to and want to try, could probably achieve singing well......even if his / her ''voice'' may be liked or not liked...by other pple.

Answer 5

It depends on if the person is tone deaf or not. Some things to work on would be the listening skills. Play one note on a keyboard (within a person's vocal range), have the person listen, and try to match that pitch. Then try another note, have them match it. After they've successfully matched the pitch of one note, try a short series, of three notes in a row, and have them repeat those three notes as a sequence. A good way to do that is simply a scale. For example, "do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do"

If they can do that with ease, then you can start working on other things, like their tone, making sure they are not singing through their nose, breathing properly, etc.

Answer 6

You can't teach a person talent.

You can teach someone to sing properly and mechanically correct as long as they aren't tonedeaf and can use their voice, but it will sound soulless if they don't have the expression, and talent to mold their voice.

Answer 7

Rhythm is something that comes in every person. Rhythm is the soul of music. If the person lacks a good voice, teach the person to play a music instrument. To teach music is to bring out the rhythm in him and set it to his voice, or hands.

Answer 8

Yes but they will never be as good as one with natural singing talent who also always works hard at it. But the person can at least be decent.

Answer 9

I think you can help someone improve apon the skills that they have. So they would be singing really well for themselves, but compared to someone elses maybe not as good.

Answer 10

Agree with Yu Yevon