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Today I’m feeling particularly low and unmotivated. But I got out of it. Here’s how. This work is licensed under a Creative
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It’s very easy to sing when you’re feeling positive. But when you’re having a bad day, it can 4.0 International License.
be much harder.
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I’ve written before about how mood follows action and not the other way round (see When
you don’t feel like singing, that’s the perfect time to do it – sing yourself happy! and How to
The six qualities
move forward when you’re uninspired). However, that’s much easier said than done. needed to be a good
choral director
When you’re feeling really low, the last thing you probably want to do is to sing. I wrote a while back
about how to be a
In which case you need to find a way to force it. Once you’re singing, your mood will good choir member .
improve. You just need to find a way to get started. But what qualities do you need to
be a good choir leader ? Musical
director b...
I wrote recently about how to Create your own deadlines and bring some structure to your
life and work. You can use the same technique to help you start singing when you don’t feel How to be a good
like it. Create something outside yourself that you have to report to. choir member
Last week I wrote
I signed up to learn a song with the amazing Abi Moore. She sent out part recordings last about whether you
Friday, but I hadn’t got around to listening to them. There’s a live Zoom session tomorrow in need singing lessons
in order to be able
order to air the song. Suddenly I have a deadline: I need to learn my part by tomorrow. to sing . I suggested that people
should simply jump in and joi...
Reluctantly I started one of her learning videos this morning, even though I really wasn’t
feeling like it. But it only took a few minutes before I was totally absorbed in the challenge The secret to great
of learning my part by ear. I soon realised that I was actually enjoying, both the singing and singing that teachers
don’t tell you
the sense of achievement.
There is one vital
ingredient to being a
Soon my mood lifted enough for me to start writing this blog post. Job done!
good singer. Photo
by Peter Smile It’s not innate talent
When you’re feeling down and can’t get it together to even sing, set a singing situation up or vocal range or ability to read
that involves having to report to somebody. That’s usually enough to get you started and mu...
before you know it you’ll be singing and your mood will improve.
Preparing to sing:
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