Monday, October 20, 2014

Qualities Of A Good Session Singer

By Patty Goff


Being a singer is a great way to jump start your singing career.Although, this position only exposes you to limited gigs, it also opens you to numerous opportunities. To make the best of your time as a hired session singer, there are some qualities you need to develop.

To be successful as a musician, you should be ready to learn. You should tolerate criticism and be ready to make mistakes. Learning from your mistakes will help you grow into a great musician. Be keen on what your recording studio requires of you and perfect on the areas that you find difficult. Clients and recording studios like musicians who are fast learners and so this could be your chance to stardom.

Patience is a virtue in all areas of life. As a musician you will have to tolerate criticism and limited gigs before you start being appreciated. Accepting criticism as a musician is a good way to learn. It is through learning from your weaknesses and failures that you will become a professional musician.

A solo career is not bad for someone starting out in music but you need to be flexible. Learning to perform with others is good for your career. A good musician should be able to blend in with the guitarist, drummer, pianist and other performers and still manage to be heard.

A good singer should be organized. Musicians who are starting up will usually have busy and erratic schedules. If you cannot track everything and appear where you are required on time, you will lose your credibility. You also need to learn a lot of stuff from lyrics by songwriters to cover songs for corporate gigs or weddings. Having to remember all this music gets easier with time but you first need to learn how to be organized.

Every good musician is flexible. This means you should be ready to sing in a genre that is different from what you are used to. For instance, if you are a rhythm and blues singer, you should be able to also perform in reggae. Having flexibility is what makes you appeal to different people and this will grow your demand in the growing music industry.

A good singer has to practice professionalism. First, you need to be on time for your appointments and performances. You should understand what your client requires of you and meet your clients requirements. Professionalism also means that you should be prepared with all the instruments for the job. You should also rehearse thoroughly in order to offer a great performance.

Being a musician like any profession requires you to be prepared to deal with people who have varying needs. Some people will be hard to cope with while others will have difficult requirements. At times your temper will be roused but it is important to maintain your cool. You should be able to mingle with different producers and song writers. You need to be ready to perform in different conditions. Being able to adapt to different requirements is a good quality in a musician.




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