I practiced singing for 10,000 hours [This is what happened!]


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Let's be honest about it - you're probably older than your favourite singers were in their prime, right? I know I am. 

Paul Rodgers was about 17 on the first FREE record in 1968, "tons of sobs".

Sebastian Bach was about 20 on that first eponymous Skid Row record.

AXL was 25 when 'Appetite came out.

Chris Cornell was about 24 when BadMotorFinger came out.

... And here I am over 40 with over 10,000 hours of vocal practice under my belt over the last 25 years.

Something doesn't track right with this math, right?

If you were going to become a better singer in 12 weeks time, does that mean you have to practice eight HUNDRED hours a week to make up all the hours in the "10,000 hours" idea of how long it takes to master any given skill?

Of course not.

I know my favourite singers sure as shit didn't spend THAT much time practicing before releasing their first albums, with INCREDIBLE singing, all around the age of 16-25

So, I posit that learning how to sing is MUCH easier than you've been thinking - it's not just "nose to the gridstone" putting in the hours, turning up to the woodshed so to speak.

So what exactly IS it that you're supposed to do to become a better singer? Is it strength training? Time spent? Exercises? Breathing exercises and support? And what exactly IS breath support anyway, don't we breathe all day long every day - giving us that requisite strength to "support" our voices when we sing anyway?

I'll tell you right now, you don't have to spend 10,000 hours practicing exercises to become a better singer.

There's something specific you have to do to become a better singer, and I'm about to share it with you in this free training video;

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