Singing a song is not as easy as it involves much hard work and dedication towards Music. For a singing student one of the best things to do when practicing is find a way to record your self. A hand held recorder is highly recommended as its portable, easy to use and convenient for unprepared singing sessions.
The reason you want to record yourself is because what you hear when you are listening to yourself sing is not what an independent listener is hearing. When you are singing you’re hearing sound come in from your ears but also sound coming from inside your body. Listening to a recording of yourself gives you a more accurate idea as to what you actually sound like, in fact frequently you’ll find that your voice is higher than you think it is. Also, while singing you’re concentrating on a lot of different things, like keeping time or getting the right notes, so that you don’t get an overall sense as to what you sound like.
Listening to a recording means you can take a step back and listen to the overall picture while not having to concentrate on specific elements and also be able to critique yourself. Recording is also good as a long term goal. Try to make recordings of yourself at regular intervals to see how you’ve progressed over the months and years. For these recordings try to do something of a little higher quality, so you can clearly hear yourself. A hand held recorder is great for practice but for progress tracking try getting your teacher or the school recording technician to make a couple tracks.
