What Makes a Good Singer?

Rexx Shredd · 08-07-2014, 01:06 PM

A good singer to me -- besides having the pre-requisite pitch and a good sounding voice - is a person that takes "ownership" of a song: someone that makes the song 'theirs".....You can tell on a recording when that vocalist is taking ownership by the little inflections ( the "uhs", "whoos", grunts, etc) that they put into it that gives a melody-line that soulful flavor -

its them telling you "I dont give a damn how this song was written, this is how I'M doing it!"

Music, be it a musician or a singer, is as much about salesmanship as it is talent and art. Its how well a person can sell what they do....when a singer "owns" a song and calls it theirs is one of the best ways for them to sell it

~~Soulflower~~ · 08-07-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rexx Shredd

A good singer to me -- besides having the pre-requisite pitch and a good sounding voice - is a person that takes "ownership" of a song: someone that makes the song 'theirs".....You can tell on a recording when that vocalist is taking ownership by the little inflections ( the "uhs", "whoos", grunts, etc) that they put into it that gives a melody-line that soulful flavor -

its them telling you "I dont give a damn how this song was written, this is how I'M doing it!"

Music, be it a musician or a singer, is as much about salesmanship as it is talent and art. Its how well a person can sell what they do....when a singer "owns" a song and calls it theirs is one of the best ways for them to sell it

Very well said!!!!

A voice is a vessel of emotion and that is all a song is conveying and if a singer does not know how to convey that then they are not a good singer in my opinion.

08-07-2014, 01:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rexx Shredd Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 158	A good singer to me -- besides having the pre-requisite pitch and a good sounding voice - is a person that takes "ownership" of a song: someone that makes the song 'theirs".....You can tell on a recording when that vocalist is taking ownership by the little inflections ( the "uhs", "whoos", grunts, etc) that they put into it that gives a melody-line that soulful flavor - its them telling you "I dont give a damn how this song was written, this is how I'M doing it!" Music, be it a musician or a singer, is as much about salesmanship as it is talent and art. Its how well a person can sell what they do....when a singer "owns" a song and calls it theirs is one of the best ways for them to sell it __________________ OK :) URBAN SHOKKER -- Old School P-Funk Style FUNK -- out NOW on Carbon 12 Records