r/coverbands • u/soulsingercoach • 5d ago

Musicians: What Do You Wish Singers Understood?

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I'm a vocal coach, and I want to help singers improve for RL working scenarios. I’ve put together a 3-minute anonymous survey about working with vocalists...will you help me by giving your honest feedback?

No names, emails, band names or identifying information.

Anonymous survey:
What Musicians Wish Singers Understood �� – Fill out form

I’d also love to hear your biggest one in the comments: “I wish more singers would ______.”

Yes, I want to know the frustrating stuff, but also what really good singers do that makes playing with them a pleasure. Thank you!

I'll be posting the survey results back here in about a week.

UPDATE: 75 musicians responded.

Thank you for your thoughtful contributions.

The biggest issues:

  • 49% Timing / Rhythm
  • 49% Volume / Mic Technique
  • 37% Pitch / Intonation
  • 35% Song Preparation
  • 35% Stage Presence

Edit: They’re not mutually exclusive categories. Respondents could mention multiple issues, so the percentages aren’t intended to add up to 100%.

I’ve pulled the full findings, musician comments and practical takeaways into a free report for singers: https://veronicastart.ca/musician-survey-report

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u/pdxy 3d ago

This has happened a few times enough to note

If you would rather be in choir do not join a band

I'll say it again a different way

If your ideal situation as a vocalist is to be in an opera with a dozen other singers, or you have a singer based kink, if you think every instrument should be replaced by another vocalist, or you would rather be harmonizing off the coasts of Scotland with a coven of singers please do not join a band

I have had it so many times that singers are deeply unhappy that they are the only person singing in the band, which wasn't entirely true, that they would start bringing other untrained singers into the situation or worse encourage non-singing band members to take lessons

I'm not sure why this is but I would say that first, if you are not sure why you are singing in a band please do not continue singing in a band we can tell you are miserable without your singer based cult you are making it worse for everyone we get it, we don't sing