There isn’t a lot to say about this but I believe it is these small understanding we have about how things work that allows us to practice better.
Singing and speaking are only similar in the sense that they are both used to convey an idea or an expression and that they use sounds as a way to achieve this. Beyond this, their similarities end and singing becomes a far more active choice of learning to achieve a decent level of skill than compared to speech which is taught to us as children.
But, let us not just keep things like that, let us continue to understand a little bit more about it in depth.
They Both Use Vocals Cords
Both singing and speaking use vocals to communicate.
Which is how we understand and talk to each other. We convey how we feel and what we want to say and explain ideas through this amazing muscle.
And just like their function, we understand all of these things because they both use sounds. Without this, we wouldn’t be able to understand either one of them.
But, that’s kind of it. That is where the similarities tend to end.
Why It’s Not Music
The reason you don’t consider speaking as music is that it is not put in order. There is a certain type of order when you are speaking but it is not the structures you find in music.
In music, there is a structured rhythm, even when it is broken and then there is a certain sense of harmony that is also very carefully put together. But to give you a straight answer.
It’s not music because music is sounds put in an order.
Technique Used
The other difference between singing and speaking is the technique used. To say that they are different is an understatement.
Technique is how you make a sound in music.
When you speak, you can probably do it whenever you want to and however, you want to. Lying down, standing up, and even when you are eating something.
The same is not true for singing.
That is why singing is slightly harder to master than speech. It requires pacific techniques to get specific results.
To the point that is little to no one saying that one ought to practice their talking. The most you’ll hear people saying is to mind your own words but that’s it.
The same is not the case for singing.
So, obviously, between the two singing is far technique intensive and you need to be far more mindful of it when you are practicing. Because if you can’t get the techniques right, you will not be able to sound good while singing.
Therein lies another truth. Singing is purposefully done unlike speaking. It is not an innate gift. It needs to be practiced and it needs to be understood for you to be good at it.
One Doesn’t Affect The Other
So that is how it is.
One doesn’t affect the other.
If you know how to speak it doesn’t guarantee that you know how to sing since their techniques are so far from each other.
So when you are worrying if one might affect the other, it doesn’t.
It is when you are aware of such subtle nuances that you are made aware of how things actually work that you are able to practice and move forward with a positive and correct mindset about not just singing but learning as a whole as well.
If you plan to pursue singing more effectively then having these kinds of truths embedded in you is going to prove very useful in the long run as you pursue your craft.
About This Website
On this website, you will find many other of these general truths about singing along with some myth-busting articles.
I have extensively about practicing and other things that may give you a little bit more knowledge that I think that you may require as you are going ahead to learn more and more about singing.
In the next subheading, you will find resources that I think you should check out as you will benefit greatly from them.
Online Courses
It would be wrong on my part to not tell you about the online courses and let you be on your own way. Not you have the knowledge you need might as well put it into practicing singing now.
But before we begin, I would like to tell you about another article I have written which entails the details of why I believe in online courses altogether. You can read it here.
But if you’d like me to just straight up tell you which online course you ought to buy it would be this one ‘The Four Pillars of Singing’ by Robert Lunte.
If that still doesn’t agree with you you can check out all of the courses that I believe in along with their price so you can make the best choice for yourself, here.
The reason I can get behind this is that I bought it myself way before I even started to write for this website. I hope you find a great deal of knowledge here and as well as on the courses that are outlined above.
Take your time and choose you really can’t go wrong here.
I know one thing for sure, with time and practice you are going to be a great singer one day.