Why Finding Your Niche Is Important When Learning How To Become A Singer

So you are beginning to learn how to become a singer of originality, and you want to be known around the world.

But there is often something standing right in your way that keeps you from feeling like an original musician. You consistently find yourself swayed side to side, and you aren't entirely sure what is unique about your voice.

This article is about finding that uniqueness inside of you.

What Is Uniqueness As A Singer?

Cedric Bixler-Zavala can sing at an unprecedented range.

Matt Bellamy uses his falsetto all over the place.

Maynard James Keenan can command power with his voice.

All these famous singers have something in common. They all have a niche that their voice fits into. They all have something unique about them that you can pick out from the crowd.

In fact, I would be willing to bet that if you had listened to them before, you could pick their voices out of a song even if you had never heard it before.

Maynard James Keenan

This is because of their uniqueness, and people begin to become accustomed to his uniqueness, and start to pick up on it. This is exactly what you want as a singer because it helps you to stand out from the crowd and get recognized.

How Do I Achieve Uniqueness In My Voice?

This is the big question isn't it? And it is a difficult one to answer, as the answer is different for every person.

In reality, every person will find their own uniqueness in a different way, so rather than try to tell you specific ways to find your niche (Which is impossible) I will share with you how I found my uniqueness.

The only real way for anyone to find their niche is for you to be aware that you need to have one. And once you are (And because you are reading this, you are) then you will consistently be thinking about it every time you sing.

One day you will it will just "Click" and you will know what your niche is.

My Story (Of Struggle, and Achieving a Niche)

The first thing I do when me and my band start writing music was to write the Music first.

Before I even put a thought into vocals or lyrics, we just start playing. And then after a while, I hum here and there, and get some tunes in.

"One Day Your Uniqueness Will Just Click"

Eventually I start to craft out what the vocals in the song are. I get what chords work well with which vocals, and the rhythms start to fall into place.

And then I start experimenting with different types of vocals. I throw some distortion effects on my voice, or maybe go into a huge Reverb or spacey delay.

And as I do this, this piece of music we have been working on starts to fall into place. I start to remember the good parts that I have come up with (And inherently forget the rest).

It's Hard Work

If it sounds to you like there is a lot of hard work and dedication required to write good vocals, it's because there is.

You may expect to naturally be able to right lyrics right away. This is not the case and thinking like this will only discourage you. Only on certain songs do the vocals just slide in to place very naturally.

If you are writing something of quality and originality, then you will most likely have trouble carving out your own niche as a singer.

But this is a good thing! If you are struggling with writing music or vocals, it is because you aren't simply copying what has already been done (Like Most people) but are doing something new and original.

If this is you I applaud you. Keep working at it, because once you find the unique voice for you, things will just seem to slide into place.

I encourage you to let the music you listen to shape the music you write. This is why it is all too important to listen to lots of good music (And on a side note, you can find lots of good music Here

Summary

• Writing Vocals will seem like a big struggle until you find your niche, but once you do things will fall right into place.
• The music and vocals you write are shaped by the music you listen to, so make sure you fill your life with original, and challenging music.
• If you are struggling with writing, it's because you are not simply copying what everyone else is doing.

If you haven't done so already:

(That's A Clue!)

-Andrew Muller, Editor (Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010.)

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