is having a soft voice a bad thing?

My friend has the same problem but she has a beautiful voice :] And i bet you do too, she does practice alot and is getting a better, but i definitely don’t think its a bad thing.

A singing coach will teach you to sing from your diaphragm… that’s probably what they meant by ‘soft voice’.. you don’t sing from your diaphragm :P

I have to agree here…they say the same about my voice…but I never had the money or the guts to seek out a professional singing coach to see if I even have what it takes to sing!

if you can get a singing coach then by all means & follow what they say to the dot…I would!

Good luck!

Why would a soft voice be “bad”? If that’s the voice you were born with??

Hey Sara!

Having a soft voice isn’t a bad thing! It’s not something you “have to cure” if you don’t want. There are some disadvantages to having a soft voice, like not being able to project your voice in a large room or represent a line in a choir.

If you’re active in music, genre will be a deciding factor for you. For opera, some stage stuff and classical, having a somewhat louder voice is a decided advantage. For pop, RnB, and some rock (if you have a good sound manager), you’ll probably be using a mic - there are many singers of the last century whose beautiful, soft voices were amplified using the wonderful microphone.

I’d like to point that singing is like weight lifting. If you do it regularly, you’ll get stronger all the time. If you let it go, even for a week, the strength of your voice (and sometimes range) decrease. So it’s all a matter of practise. The more you sing, the stronger your voice will be. It sounds like your voice as a singer is just developing.

I think taking lessons comes with warning: be careful about the teacher you have. a friend of mine had a bad teacher who really delayed her progress because they didn’t understand how to help her with projection. Finding the right teacher for you can take a while. For the moment, I’d recommend sitting in on whatever music class, choir, musical etc. is available to you - in this way, you’ll see the different types of teaching and learn more about your own voice. The friend I mentioned earlier was in a similar situation to you. She mostly sings classical and choral stuff. She changed teacher at the start of this year, and my GOD, has she improved. Vocal training has helped her enormously - but it’s all about having the right teacher!

Hope that helps!

Hey Sara!

Having a soft voice isn’t a bad thing! It’s not something you “have to cure” if you don’t want. There are some disadvantages to having a soft voice, like not being able to project your voice in a large room or represent a line in a choir.

If you’re active in music, genre will be a deciding factor for you. For opera, some stage stuff and classical, having a somewhat louder voice is a decided advantage. For pop, RnB, and some rock (if you have a good sound manager), you’ll probably be using a mic - there are many singers of the last century whose beautiful, soft voices were amplified using the wonderful microphone.

I’d like to point that singing is like weight lifting. If you do it regularly, you’ll get stronger all the time. If you let it go, even for a week, the strength of your voice (and sometimes range) decrease. So it’s all a matter of practise. The more you sing, the stronger your voice will be. It sounds like your voice as a singer is just developing.

I think taking lessons comes with warning: be careful about the teacher you have. a friend of mine had a bad teacher who really delayed her progress because they didn’t understand how to help her with projection. Finding the right teacher for you can take a while. For the moment, I’d recommend sitting in on whatever music class, choir, musical etc. is available to you - in this way, you’ll see the different types of teaching and learn more about your own voice. The friend I mentioned earlier was in a similar situation to you. She mostly sings classical and choral stuff. She changed teacher at the start of this year, and my GOD, has she improved. Vocal training has helped her enormously - but it’s all about having the right teacher!

Hope that helps!