The things that give us the right kick to push us into adulthood. Can it be doing harm to our voices? Now that would definitely be something I would not want.
Puberty doesn’t ruin the singing voice. This myth is found to have no place in singing as singing is built on techniques and how you practice in your given time matters the most when it comes to seeing results in your singing. Additionally, people from all across the globe of every age sing. Puberty can’t be punished for ruining singing voices.
There you go, but if it is your first time hearing that techniques in singing are something that you need to practice, I think you’re going to have a good time reading this.
It Doesn’t Ruin Anything
Puberty doesn’t ruin anything.
It’s just what it is and something everyone goes through.
Singing is something that is not affected by it. Yes, you may sound different but 50 years from now you’d also look 50 years older and will not sound the same. If that doesn’t make us question our voice 50 years from now, then why bother with puberty?
What really matters when you’re performing and learning to sing is your ability to do it not what your body is going through. Don’t get too hung up about something that is inevitable and something that will not bring you much difference in the final outcome.
If we keep thinking about something that is going to happen or has happened, it will hinder us from learning what we can do now and something that we can master at this very moment.
Don’t worry too much about puberty ruining your singing voice. Because it won’t.
If you’re a singer or want to be one I suggest that you focus more on getting knowledgeable about singing and how practicing works so you sing better than before.
Technique and Practice
Coming to techniques and practice.
These two are the things that will make up most of your singing and as such if you do either one of these things wrong, even puberty won’t be able to save you from it. Joking, just pay attention to these things and you’ll be on your way to becoming a great singer.
Technique
Technique is how you make a sound in music.
If you read any more of my articles, you will find this theme to be pretty common in everything I say.
The reason this is important is that there is more than one way to make a sound in music and that applies to singing as well. As you can imagine, the guitar doesn’t make the sounds it does as a singer does.
As a result, in order for you to learn how to sing, you cannot employ guitar techniques to your voice. There’s no plucking the vocal cords.
As such, learning to master the way you make a sound as a singer will go a long way and will help you to make yourself a better singer.
If you’re wondering if you practice these things before puberty and would have to do the same afterward, you’re wrong.
Once a technique is learned, you can use it any way you want to regardless of what age you may be. So you have a lot of incentives to start early and a lot to not say anything about not practicing to sing in your teens.
Practice
Practice is simple but not all the time.
I believe in deliberate practice and if someone would’ve told my 14-year-old self that watching anime while practicing isn’t effective I would’ve been a better musician today.
But it’s true.
Deliberate practice works and it’s not any different from what practice is but how practice should be.
It means that you are aware of what you’re practicing and what you’re working towards.
It may seem easy to understand but in reality, it really is that easy to understand. There’s nothing more to it. You can get knowledgeable about anything that you set your mind to and if it is towards singing then I have a few resources at the end of the article to make sure you get good at singing.
Understanding Music
Of course, there is more to this.
We rationalize or understand music as a whole.
But in practice and understanding, we divide them into two.
The theoretical part that makes sense of what we know about music is called music theory and learning it is highly important as it acts as a backbone to your understanding of what music is. It is also how musicians can communicate with each other about music.
Ear training on the other hand is something else. It’s understanding and being able to tell what music is and how it relates to each other by listening to it. For ear training lessons to begin you must first understand music theory.
If you don’t know how to rationalize what music is how will you understand it aurally?
Even if you can hear like a pro, not having a medium through which you can tell what this sound means compared to another sound, it will simply not work.
Isn’t that something? One cannot be understood without the other and you need both parts to make a whole.
Performing Music
I think this is something you can start to enjoy from the early stages of singing.
But I would reserve the serious performing until later when you’re sure you can sing well.
But performing music with others and for people is a skill in itself as far as I am concerned. I am not good at it and something that doesn’t really interest me either but you should definitely try to see if it fits you.
Don’t worry puberty won’t ruin this either.
You only have things to achieve and barely anything to lose.
Learn to Sing
Nothing you ever do will come close to being able to actually sing something.
I am just going, to be honest, and drop this link where I explain why I believe in online courses.
If you’re looking for particular courses then I would gladly and highly recommend ‘The Four Pillars of Singing’. If you’re interested in all of the courses provided by Robert Lunte and his team, then go here. I have also indicated how much they cost so you can make an educated guess for yourself.
You really can’t go wrong and you should really have at least one course in your library.
You’re going to be a great singer one day.