The Truth About How Long it Takes to Sing Well

Many first time-students ask me how long it will take to learn to sing well. We turned to an important study to find the REAL answer to this age-old question.

[lisaschauer]

Absolutely correct!!! Talent, in my opinion, is overrated. Singing can be hard work. I've been a singer for over 20 years and still practice. But I found a lot of fun and joy in being that committed.

[escobaresco]

It takes at least 10 years to master anything. If you focus on what ever it is you want to learn. You’ll achieve it without even knowing it. I’ve been practicing singing for a year and half and I’m better then I was a year and a half ago. I don’t sound like George Michael. But I will cuz I’m not stopping and I’m not learning to impress any one just for my own enjoyment and satisfaction.

[shoshannaweinstein]

THANK YOU for the honest answer. I'm frustrated with how long it's taking me to figure out how to sing, even with lessons, and this is VERY encouraging.

[kingwillie]

It’s about time someone told the truth! Thank you sir.👍

[jgjz]

To everyone who whats to become a great singer: your goal should be to gett better, not the best ✌️

[thefakenews]

The 10, 000 rule refers to extreme mastery, for example; a brain surgeon, an Olympic class athlete. Your training is often a sigmoid curve. The closer you get to the top the longer it takes to make progress. Whereas 1000hrs in something, is more like having a bachelor's degree. IIRC around 300hrs you can feel the difference, you're no longer a novice. In other words; the worse you are, the easier it is to make progress. This is assuming you are approaching the subject correctly, ie focused practice not random practice and a good teacher.

[shaunawang]

Thank you so much for telling the simple truth.

[djhaughey]

thank you for this! Most instructors seem to avoid this question all together.

[carlnielsen]

With many things, and I think that includes singing too, it's like, if you got a line from bottom to top illustrating all the way from able to nothing to master, the long way from nothing to quite good is not that hard to move. Its the last little way from good to excellent, that is really hard.

[paulkelly]

And tears and self-doubt and roller-coasters of emotion during those 10, 000 hours

[JinjiSayson]

Also: YouTube "The Polgar Experiment". It proves that "talent" is something that can be learned, rather than an inherent trait.

[L_NLL]

interesting. so how do you achieve that if you're only supposed to practice no more than an hour a day?

[potfan]

Once you get passed one hurdle or breakthrough, there’s a new hurdle or breakthrough. Training wil NEVER end. When you get old, you train to not lose anything. Never End…………………..

[Cleveland_Chris]

If this wasn't such a tough pill to swallow, this would be one of the top videos regarding learning to sing.

[gregmgm]

Where can I see videos of you singing Matt? I've looked around but not finding anything.

[aleksandraPatury]

well ppl say its never to late to start singing, but 10k hours means it would be too late to start when you in your 40's as you could start being a singer when you over 50 and this is when you sing around 2 h a day

[Jakkaj]

Did the entire video in one take! I’m impressed

[Krishna-rjno]

Sir you are the best and i am taking you're now everyday sir please tell me that iam a indian but I wanted to be a Hollywood singer like you is am able to became is there any nationality needs

[shuhaibshaabzz]

U have to take effect and take year of Hard work

[FaithandNova]

Thanks for the truth, I think I'll focus on an instrument instead of trying singing lol