How long does it take to be a good singer...

How long is the proverbial piece of string?  Many people will tell you that they "Mastered" and instrument in a few years, while others, believe the Malcolm Gladwell hypothesis that it takes 10,000 hours to fully master an instrument.  10,000 hours?  That's really YEARS!!! 

Well, it will not turn around overnight, and you will not grasp a new instrument in weeks, or even months really.  But plugging away at the new skills that you've learned and practising the technical, will eventually pay off, with persistence.  Sometimes, you really need to fight through the bad days, to keep the flow going, but those bad days will get less and less, as your skills improve.  With any instrument, you can trundle along for a long time, apparently not moving forward, then one day... BAM, you're able to do something that had once eluded you, and you've no idea why!

When learning something new, don't try to compare yourself to the masters of the craft.  You'll only annoy yourself that you're not that good yet, after all it's been 3 months!!! I can assure you, that they didn't master their craft in 3 months, and many professional musicians, will spend hours every DAY perfecting their instrument.  That's not really practical for most, who are learning as a hobby, even those who aspire to be semi or fully professional would struggle to fit in the kind of hours that the touring musician can!

Singing is a unique craft to learn.  While most other musicians have the need to learn where to place fingering, breath control, scales on an instrument, singers need to learn how to be singers at the same time... A guitar already knows how to be a guitar, but how do you know, right away, how to use your voice?  Some have a natural grasp, which usually comes from a specific learning style, but it still makes learning to sing difficult.  Why?  Because learning to sing, isn't easy!

Remember to practise regularly, and to concentrate on your technical skills during scales, but when it comes to singing a song, enjoy it.  Let your mind go, and your body will follow! 

Gig of the year (so far)

Our wedding band had the most amazing gig recently!

What an amazing crowd, we managed to keep the dance floor busy all night long.

We do love a responsive crowd, and, a crowd that love a good wedding band.  It makes a great night for everyone involved!

Summer's in Bloom

So this week our wedding band start of the busy summer season!

Summer weddings are always so fantastic and the wedding band love playing in fresh bright venues across scotland!

Bring it on weather, lets have a blast!

Great Success (in our best Borat voice)

So we had our annual wedding band showcase last week.  And it was good!

So pleased to say that every bride that came along booked the wedding band for their event!

A good friend of mine suggested that the title "Scotland's Premiere Wedding Band" is well overused,  I think we might even claim that title exclusively in the near future.

The futures so bright, we gotta wear shades!

Post Gig Blues

So we hand an amazing showcase gig for our wedding band last week!

Its always a bit rubbish the day days following a gig. You end on a high, you come down, you get tired and, in my case this time, I got ill!

I often hear horror stories of bands pulling out of gigs at the last minute due to illness.  How would you feel if your wedding band did that to you?  And thats a big thing to ask your wedding band when you book them........ do you have deps!

Very important, and yes we do!

Google Adwords

We are very pleased to say that we are now advertising our wedding band  on google adwords!

So now when people search for wedding band  in google, our amazing band will come up every time!  So more and more of you will have access our amazing quality and service!

Onwards and upwards!

Summer Lovin'

So glad to see summer is finally here.  And our wedding band  is raring to go.

Its safe to say that your average wedding band is always at its most busy during the summer months.  However we have noticed that our wedding band  has a few wedding dates in the colder months.

It begs the question, is the summer worth paying for?