I was listening to kpop (don’t judge) and I was wondering what specifically made the singer’s voice sound so pleasant, even though they were singing in a language I don’t understand. Is it something you can practice or is it simply something that you are born with?
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Ok, I teach music at a high school for a living and one of the ensembles I teach is a choir. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this so let me clarify a couple of points. Everyone can be a pleasing singer. The first challenge is having a solid sense of pitch. [Musictheory.net](https://www.musictheory.net/exercises) has a bunch of really excellent explanations of music theory and then a great ear training segment that can help a person develop an idea of pitch. So anyone can learn this and be able to sing in their own voice if they are willing to experiment. THAT BEING SAID, some people have much more resonant voices than others and there is fuck all we can do about that. It’s really all about being as relaxed as possible when one sings. Some people happen to have a very relaxed neck setup and sound amazing with little effort. I used to think it had something to do with having a bigger build with a resonant chamber but I’ve seen small framed people have amazing sounds as well. I’ve had the pleasure of working with some singers who were had more notes then other people and there isn’t anything we can do about it. It’s like working out, you might not be able to have the exact body you want but if you exercise and lift some weights, you can still be attractive in your own way. Even the best of voices doesn’t function without a sense of pitch. The best singers I had weren’t the ones with the most notes, but the ones who could hear pitches, sing expressively, and remember their music.
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