The first steps of an aspiring singer: tips for establishing a creative career.

If you are an attractive girl and nature has endowed you with a beautiful, strong voice, you are incredibly lucky. If you also have a good sense of rhythm, developed ear for music and excellent memory, artistry, you are distinguished by your hard work, the path is open for you to become a real singer.

How to become a singer: qualities you need to have

How to become a singer? Firstly, there are certain qualities that must be present:

1. There is a chance of becoming a singer if you have a well-trained voice to sing from the stage and a developed ear for music. Musical talent is either given from birth or developed through hard practice under the guidance of an experienced teacher. It will help to reveal the capabilities of the voice and select the repertoire. Developing an ear for music and developing a voice as an adult is very difficult.
2. An attractive, presentable appearance is required. The singer's work means concerts in front of the public, who would be pleased to look at the star. Taste and color, as usual, are different for everyone, but certain appearance criteria must be present. Your figure, facial expression, movements, clothes, makeup - all this should be perceived by the viewer without irritation, and even better - with enthusiasm. To become a singer, appearance matters great importance. If you are not very happy with your appearance, you need to work on it. Trainers involved in modern and ballroom dancing, cosmetologists, makeup artists, image makers.
3. It is very important to have artistic ability if you really want to become a singer. Mortal boredom for the viewer: watching a singer standing on stage without moving. To do this, you can go to the opera, but not to a concert of a young famous singer. You need to learn to move artistically and freely, to be able to do beautiful movements and gestures, look at the audience without stiffness or embarrassment. In order to develop these qualities, you need to attend dance clubs and acting courses, where they will teach you all this.
4. It’s not a bad idea to compose poetry and music yourself; this will help if you want to become famous singer. This is not a necessary quality; today many poets and musicians create songs. However, if you play a musical instrument (piano, guitar, etc.), are inspired and easily compose rhyming lines, this will certainly play in your favor when looking for a producer.
5. It’s very good if you have a rich sponsor (father, friend, husband). This is also not a mandatory point for a beginning singer, but it won’t get any worse. You just need to take into account that if you don’t have talent, having such a person will not help you become a singer.
6. Personal qualities play an important role. Among other things, to become a real singer, you must have the following: personal qualities: hard work, willpower, perseverance, resistance to stress. The work of a successful singer is hard labor: trips to the Russian outback, abroad, the impossibility for a long time seeing family, endless rehearsals, filming videos, recording songs in the studio and other “delights of star life.” All this must be endured with dignity.

Nuances that need to be taken into account to become a singer

There are nuances you need to know to become a singer:

1. Some serious educational establishments: conservatories and music schools, do not accept applicants under 18 years of age to the vocal department. The fact is that only by the age of eighteen the voice becomes real. Actively engage in singing adolescence not worth it. At the age of 13-16, voice mutation occurs in both boys and girls. It's just less noticeable in teenage girls. If you want to become a singer, during the period of mutation you should not strain your voice too much.
2. Sing in full voice It is strictly forbidden if the temperature has risen. And if, suddenly, your voice disappears, you need to urgently visit a phoniatrist. No self-medication, only silence will help, you can’t even talk in a whisper for several days. The doctor will prescribe irrigation of the ligaments with special compounds.
3. If you want to become a singer, you need to follow all kinds of shows that start almost every month in order to talented people could prove themselves. Don't be afraid to try your hand at these projects.

Singer is not easy beautiful girl from the cover, this is, first of all, a profession. If you want to succeed in it, you need to work a lot on yourself and on the basic qualities that a professional singer should have. So where to start:

• Audition with a vocal teacher. This person will definitely determine whether you have musical abilities, talent, do you need to practice singing or is it not your thing. In addition, it will help you decide on the genre of performance that is most suitable for you (rock, pop, jazz, folk singing etc.)
• If the voice is in order, we work on developing charisma, charm and on appearance/image, plasticity. Good voice should be presented beautifully and interestingly to the audience. You must become special, unique, unlike other singers. They should want to see and hear you again and again. Good example for you, this is Justin Bieber - a simple boy who became famous thanks to his voice and charm, but really succeeded after serious studies in dance studio, gym and after a change of image.
• Participate in amateur activities at the city level, gradually moving to the district and country levels. Take notes of your performances, analyze what you don’t like and hone your skills.
• Record a few songs in the studio and send them to all possible music companies, post your recordings on the Internet, try to get on local radio - you never know where luck will smile on you.
• Develop perseverance, will and faith in yourself. The singer's path is full of difficulties and failures. Only with true faith in success will you get to the music TOP.

How to become an opera singer

• Already with early years train your vocal cords, sing in a classical choir and, if possible, study at a music school.
• Listen to a collection of classic opera works, read the history of the formation of famous opera singers.
• Be sure to get a profile musical education at the conservatory, give preference to the old school and experienced, older teachers.
• Explore foreign languages and culture for maximum correct pronunciation while singing foreign works.

How to become a singer for a child

In the case of children, a special burden and responsibility falls on the shoulders of the parents. It is very important here that it is the child himself who wants to sing, and not his parents. If you have a desire to become a pop star, then all that’s left is to give your child the opportunity to develop and participate in song competitions.

Find a good teacher who practices various kinds creative trips and musical performances in public. Always be there and don’t skimp on praise - this is the best boost for creativity!

How to become a pop singer

A pop singer is an image of an eternally young, successful, beautiful and singing woman. Not all pop singers today can boast of outstanding talent, but newspapers and fashion magazines constantly write about them, and they are discussed on the Internet and on the radio. How to achieve this?

• Much attention is paid appearance and frequent changes of images.
• Popularity is achieved not only through singing, but also through active work off the stage, PR, black PR.
• Participation in different projects on television in order to reach the largest possible audience.

In other words, pop singer must also be a versatile personality, be able to create intrigue, be unpredictable and always a little mysterious. Try it on yourself different images, experiment, be a little actress!

How to become a popular, famous singer

Unfortunately, neither beautiful voice, nor the implementation of all the above recommendations does not guarantee popularity. In any case, promotion will be needed. You can, of course, find an experienced producer or PR manager who will professionally promote you, but this pleasure is very expensive. There is an alternative - there are many show programs on television in which you can announce yourself throughout the country and become popular almost instantly.

Cheap and cheerful, but the result can exceed all your expectations! Also, create a page and constantly upload yours there best works and popularity will not keep you waiting!

The most difficult thing is to believe in a dream, but realizing it is a matter of technique, step-by-step instructions and wisely invested investments. You can handle the first one yourself, but we will help you bring what you want to life.

Voice

To record a song in your own voice, you need to put on that same voice. To do this, it is best to contact private vocal teachers. Good teacher can not only expand your singing range, but also advise in which direction to move and how to become famous singer. Training time depends on natural abilities, goals and diligence.

Song

The next step is choosing a song. Knowing and respecting copyrights, we immediately reject the path of plagiarism. Our option: either a song of our own composition, or a ready-made “turnkey” song. This means that the words, music and arrangement will be created just for you. Then there will be recording, mixing the voice and music and, if required, overdubbing backing vocals. The cost of services varies: as you understand, the more famous the author or production center, the more expensive it is. Small studios will charge a relatively godlike fee for writing a song with the transfer of a non-exclusive right to perform (this is when the composition you bought and recorded can be legally sung by other people) - no more than 20-35 thousand rubles. If you have your own material, you will only have to pay for the rental of equipment, the work of a sound engineer and arranger.

Broadcast on the radio

Now we have to solve the equation: how can an aspiring performer get on a radio station.
Music for broadcast is selected by the program director and music editor. If your song impresses them, ends up in the station's format, and has the potential to be a hit in the future, it will most likely be played on the airwaves. But not all forecasts come true. It seemed that the composition had every chance of flying to the top of the charts, but it didn’t even reach 30th place.
“This is a normal situation,” says Ilya Efimov, program director of BEST FM (previously program director of DFM and Monte Carlo), “only 100% hits. There should also be passable tracks... In general, I have more than once included unknown artists on the air if I saw potential in them - this is the most important thing. No amount of money is enough to promote mediocrity.”

Recognition

Vitaly Starykh, music editor of Hit FM: “Not a single radio station will broadcast a bad song for money. This will immediately affect the ratings (you can’t fool the listener) and, as a result, the volume of advertising. At the same time, radio is in no hurry to broadcast unknown, even interesting, performers. What to do? A newcomer needs to attract as much attention as possible, create a buzz around his name: using the Internet, print media, TV. You can involve friends and forums in promotion.

How to become a popular singer, Denis Fokin told

Traditional methods of building a career as a singer-performer are becoming a thing of the past. In today's rapidly changing world, anyone who wants to build a career as a singer must engage in active self-promotion, and not wait until they are “discovered”. If you love singing and believe you have what it takes to sing at a professional level, improving your skills, being proactive, and being willing to take on every performance opportunity will greatly increase your chances of breaking through!

Steps

Part 1

Build your repertoire. Before moving anywhere in your vocal career, you need to decide what genre you will develop in and what you do best. Start experimenting with different musical genres. This will help you identify which type of music is closer to you and more natural in your performance. Keep notes noting your personality traits as a vocalist, such as your vocal range, vocal parts that come more naturally or that are more difficult for you, or things that negatively affect your voice. You can ask yourself a few specific questions:

Take vocal lessons. You should learn to get the most out of your voice. An experienced vocal teacher will be able to help you with this. He will correct technical inaccuracies, help you realize your own strengths and weak sides, will train vocal exercises to expand the vocal range, teach you to control your voice and use it more competently.

Learn to sing from notes. In the music industry, it is considered normal for someone to give you the sheet music of a piece and expect you to sing along to it with ease. When working with professionals, sight reading is the key to success. So if you want to be taken seriously, work on the theory.

• At the top of your career, there is no time left for learning - you need to work on new material right away during rehearsal. This is why you need to learn to sing from notes and sight read.

1. Learn to play a musical instrument. Learn to play the piano or guitar and you will become a multi-talented and more independent artist. Mastering the instrument also allows you to play additional parts in the song, which gives the performance a unique sound. In addition, by playing on your own, you can afford to depend only on yourself, reducing the risk of problems such as the lack of a guitarist in last minute before the performance.

   • To summarize the above, we note that you need to determine exactly what materials and tools you need to perform at a concert. This will help you be confident on stage, build a strong reputation, create a unique sound and win over your audience.

2. Study this field of activity. Study the work of your favorite singers. Watch their performances and note for yourself what exactly impresses the crowd of listeners. How do they behave on stage? Watch videos of your favorite singers. Try turning off the sound and observing only facial expressions and movements. This might be something you'll want to replicate in your performances.

   Part 2

   Speak up

   1. Perform and sing as often as possible. By performing frequently, you will become more confident in front of a microphone and learn how to interact with different audiences. You can start small: join church choir or an acapella group, sing in night bars or restaurants, or simply perform karaoke. You can start small and look for other speaking opportunities.

      • Start with small performances before moving on to bigger fish.

   2. Sing at school or university events. Find out in advance if there are any events planned where you might be able to speak. Or, inquire about speaking at a local sporting or corporate event.

      • Always arrange for someone to film your performance so it can be posted on You Tube. The main thing is that the sound is of good quality.

   3. Participate in singing backup for other people's recordings. Some composers in your city may need the help of vocalists to record demo versions of their songs. Try to find out who is doing this and if they need vocalists. Submit your demo and ask if you can use their songs in your portfolio.

      Participate in auditions as much as possible. By participating in auditions, you will get used to performing and learn how to interact with music producers and managers. You can even audition at your local musical theater– there you will gain stage and professional experience.

      • Thus, you can gain work experience and perform on stage, as well as get into the performer database.

   4. Record a demo CD. A prepared demo will allow you to showcase your talent at any time and take advantage of opportunities as soon as they arise. At all your concerts you can sell demo CDs to those who want to buy them, or give them away for free.

      • Record a demo CD of 4-10 songs at a local recording studio. This number of songs will be enough to demonstrate your vocal range and style to those who may be interested in collaborating.
      • If you have a limited budget, you can make a demo recording yourself by ordering a backing track from local musicians or online. All you have to do is add your voice over the music. The main thing is to make sure that your voice sounds as beneficial as possible and does not get lost in the music.

   Part 3

   Make contacts

   1. Make useful contacts in your local community. All cities have their own music scene; By making friends with other vocalists and musicians in your area, you will surround yourself with people who share your interests and can support you. Watch what they do at their shows, where they perform, and listen to their advice for newbies.

      • The more you surround yourself with people from this field, the more opportunities you will have to show your talent and become a recognizable performer.

   2. Contact concert organizers. Also look for opportunities to open for other musicians. Warm-up performances – good way gain experience. Gradually, your performance time may increase, and with this there will be more opportunities to please a producer or agent.

      • Eventually, your concerts will get bigger and bigger.

   3. Write press releases for local newspapers. Press releases can provide additional exposure. Your name will become recognizable in the local community and eventually (hopefully) your work will be recognized locally. Publications in local publications will give you a certain reputation that you can build on when traveling further afield. big cities: Ekaterinburg, Moscow and St. Petersburg.

      Build connections within music industry. Meet music managers, consultants, record labels, and agents and send them your demos. Many music industry contacts are available online. Smaller and more independent record labels are more receptive to diverse material. Don't limit your audience solely to well-known brands.

      Send press materials along with demo recordings. Press materials significantly increase the chances of demonstrating what you look like, visually complementing your musical energy and provide all necessary information. You can prepare them yourself, but it will most likely be better if you contact an experienced person. Be sure to include a link to your portfolio and website in these materials.

      • Because of this, it is necessary to consider the issue of professional help, for which you need to prepare a press kit.
      • Don't forget to include a link to your portfolio or personal website.

   5. Find an agent. Agents exist precisely to provide their clients with adequate and profitable work. As a rule, agents do not take advance payments, but receive a 10-15% commission on each ticket sold. Typically, one agent works for several clients at the same time, which significantly limits their time.

      • Only by being persistent and fearless and putting in enough effort to find someone dedicated to your projects can you secure the services of an active, reputable agent.

   6. Treat your contract like a professional. Check all terms of the contract carefully. Carefully read all clauses regarding commissions, contract duration and exclusivity. Don't be afraid to ask questions about the amount of time a given agent is willing to devote to you and the penalties for missing a gig. If necessary, object and make counterproposals. By doing so, you will demonstrate responsibility and dedication to future cooperation. Sign the contract only if you are satisfied with all the points.

      • Never give up. If it doesn’t work out in one place, don’t be afraid to try again and again.

      Warnings

      • If a record company offers you a contract, make sure you understand all of the terms offered. If necessary, consult with a lawyer.
      • If you manage to get a good deal, don't forget that there is always a press around that can write something about you that will ruin your career.

Well, what girl doesn’t dream of standing on stage and, squinting from the dazzling spotlight, singing loudly and sweetly to the applause of the audience? What can I say, a considerable part of adult women dream about this. But some people live with dreams all their lives, while others go towards this dream, like the powerful icebreaker “Arktika” - through any obstacles, to fame and recognition.

What do you need to do to become a singer? How to make your dream come true?

• Appearance
  A singer is not just a girl singing in the bathroom or while washing dishes. This is a public figure. Accordingly, it should look great. So that everything is perfect - your makeup, your hair, your skin, and, of course, your unique style. Moreover, you need to look like a king at any moment in your life. Even at night. In a word, we get used to the new status in advance - this will make it easier to tune in to victory.
• We fight complexes
  Naturally, no one will pay attention to you if you are shy, shy, blushing - and this is even before you go on stage. And on stage you completely forget what to sing, how to watch, and why you came here in the first place. Therefore, we begin to fight our complexes in advance. If you can’t cope with them on your own, we turn to specialists at trainings, read useful articles, experiment with relatives, in the company of friends, at parties, etc.
• Vocal lessons - instead of lunch, on weekends and holidays
  Have perfect pitch And in a powerful voice, which makes faceted glasses explode – that’s good. But a properly trained voice is a completely different level. And any vocal specialist will immediately determine whether you are an amateur or have already curbed your voice. Therefore, run to make an appointment with the teacher! Preferably for the best. We spare no expense; a lot depends on the voice we deliver. There you can make useful acquaintances and learn about the most secret secrets on the topic - “how to sing so that everyone around you is stunned with delight.”
• “The song helps us build and live”
  If you are already taking vocal lessons, this does not mean that the rest of the time you need to relax and take care of your neighbors’ nerves - sing everywhere! Practice, practice and only practice. Before bed, in the shower, at work during your lunch break, in karaoke bars or at home into a microphone. Don't miss a single singing competition, or a single opportunity to demonstrate your talent. It happens that a miracle happens so unexpectedly that you don’t even have time to get confused - and it’s already a star!
• Voice is your future working instrument and your business card
  Therefore, take care of him. If you have been struck down by a terrible ARVI, and it’s as if a coil of barbed wire has been stuffed down your throat, don’t even think about singing. And not only sing, but even talk or whisper. You should also refrain from singing at elevated temperatures and during menstruation.
• Mastering musical instruments
  With this additional talent, you will be noticed faster. And the prospects are becoming wider. If you master 1-3 musical instrument, then the long-awaited dream itself will turn towards you, and the opportunity to get into some music group increases multiple times.
• Master special programs on your computer so that your recorded voice sounds perfect
  Only then will it be possible to demonstrate your talent to the producer. No skills or opportunities? Reach out to your friends.
• Learn to move
  Not only, while hanging out, stand with a hairdryer instead of a microphone, dance the hopak or sway like a mountain ash in the wind - but present yourself on stage as an artist. That is, move so brightly, dazzlingly and bewitchingly that even Shakira will envy you. Use the entire arsenal of tools for this - articles, video lessons, courses, training from specialists, communication with professionals on forums, etc.
• Want to amaze the world?
  Don’t sing other people’s songs when you go on any stage or even to your friends in the kitchen with a guitar - write your own songs. You can, of course, turn to professionals, but this is expensive, and money is usually tight for a beginning singer. Therefore, write yourself or ask your friends for help. Surely there are talented poets in your circle, and maybe even aspiring genius composers.

Have you already written your song? And have you honed your skills? And isn’t it a shame to show yourself?

So, it’s time to look for ways to reach the big stage.

What are the options?

• Record your own CD in the studio and send your song to all radio stations, all potential producers and generally everywhere else where they might be interested in you. Don’t be afraid if you are rejected, ignored or completely rude: the path to the stars always lies through thorns.
• Record a clip and do the same with it. And also post it on the Internet, not forgetting to send the link to all your acquaintances, friends and useful people. For help in creating a video, you can contact the studio, or you can record it yourself. By the way, many modern musicians started with home videos on YouTube.
• Don't forget, after recording a clip or disc, gain sincere support, approval and constructive criticism from your friends (although criticism from the outside is always more useful and honest).
• If everyone likes your song– friends, family, strangers on social networks, if the number of likes on your video is growing rapidly, and your neighbors are knocking on your radiator, demanding an “encore” - don’t rush to crumble into golden stardust, move on. Write down new song! Let them wait for your songs like rain in the middle of the desert, checking the Internet every hour to see if anything new has come out?
• And - believe in yourself. Even failure is already an experience. Draw conclusions, correct mistakes and try again and again until recognition comes to you.
• Have you already started receiving offers? They call and write “ important people“, offer to star in a video, sing on the radio, perform at a corporate event or in a club? Be careful! At best, you can run into scammers, at worst... We won’t talk about the worst. Just be careful. Before agreeing to anything, check the caller's contact details and the veracity of the offer. If “it seems true...” - take a friend, a husband, a stronger guy with you, so that no one even has the thought of offending you.
• If you don’t like anything about the offer you receive, refuse. Look for the person you can trust.
• Look for musicians with whom you can form a group. Music band with a bright soloist they will be noticed faster than one soloist. And it will be much easier to get into clubs with a group. And from the club the path to the stage is much shorter. The exception is if your voice causes people to stop in the middle of the road to cry with happiness and ask for an autograph. Then you can do it alone.
• Find your own style. Original, unlike anyone else. In clothes, in presenting oneself, in music, in lyrics. So that when people listen to you they say, “Wow, how great! I've never heard anything like it." Look carefully at the multi-colored and vocally diverse “mass” of show business - it’s a rare rarity when you can single out someone specific, different from the others. But you don’t want the fate of a “fly-by-night”, do you? Therefore, work for the future, and not for the immediate result and a full house in the karaoke bar.

Forget the words “I can’t, I don’t know how, I don’t want, I’m tired, it’s all in vain”! Only positivity and self-confidence! Otherwise, it’s really all in vain.

Don't expect it to be easy - get ready for a long and difficult journey. Although miracles have not been canceled. Especially for those who believe in them.