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Terry Little of Terry Little Music on the first installment of ASK the VOCAL COACH. Each week Terry will answer questions from either YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or by email at info@terrylitltlemusic.com about singing and vocal lessons.
This Episode- "Can Anybody Learn to Sing?"
References mentioned in video:
HERE are Terrys Notes:
BELOW are Terry Little's Notes on the Subject:
10.000 hours or about 10 years as in the book
The Outlierst by Malcolm Gladwell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_(book)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4hPbHIZ6Y

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Ericsson
Professor of Psychology at Florida State University
http://www.coachingmanagement.nl/The%20Making%20of%20an%20Expert.pdf

Experts are made not born.

Its takes most elite musicans 15-25 years of steady practice, on average before they succeed at the international level.
Nurture vs Nature
http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=91

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  • you say that you were bad when you started?

    and i saw the walking on sunshine video which was really good.

    so about how long did it take for you to start getting good not great or the 10 year mastering thing, just good like decent.

    thank you.

  • @wolliollie-I has some pitch issues when I started-pitch was not natural to me. IT took me a few years. How long it takes depends on how much you are willing to practice. I highly recommend practicing some of the scales available for singers on Youtube. Of course-having a vocal coach to help you makes a big difference. All top performers in any field(business, sports, music) all use coaches to improve their skills.

  • @wolliollie

    Hi Sorry it took me a while to respond...I just had a baby 6 weeks ago..so I have been a bit busy. I started singing at 12-I was a decent amature at 14. My first pro gig was at 19. I was OK but I really started to sound polished and professional in my mid 20s. I 

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  • good god you're hot, my jaw dropped when i saw this video lol, great QnA :D

  • I really want to be able to sing? I'm really bad at singing, u really want to it's my dream? Please email me his to?

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