We’d all love our progress to come in giant leaps. Learn a skill and master it in a single afternoon? Sign me up. But alas, it doesn’t work that way, at least not for me.
The good news is that improvement does happen. It just takes a while, and it usually shows up in small steps.
That’s been true for my guitar playing, and it’s been true for my singing too. Doing vocal exercises regularly has started to pay off, first in endurance. When I started doing gigs, two hours was my max before my voice began to fall apart. Now I can go three hours or more.
Just as important, the quality has improved. I can do more with my voice, and I’m on key more often. Last week at my gig, several people complimented my vocal style and sound. That meant a lot.
My takeaway: be patient and steady. Do the work, and the improvements will come.
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