Can anybody become a singer? It’s a question that’s been debated by many, probably since the first time someone tried to carry a tune. Weighing the value of learned skill versus innate ability is ...

American Songwriter may earn a commission when you purchase through our links. Some people are born knowing how to sing. Others learn in school or church. Others still go their whole lives wishing ...

Eli Conley is a singer-songwriter who specializes in helping trans people on testosterone re-learn how to sing as their voices change. If you've spent your whole life singing, and suddenly you have a ...

Whether it’s Barbra Streisand’s goosebump-raising 19-second note in “A Piece of the Sky,” or Bill Withers’ iconic 18-second one in “Lovely Day,” the ability to hold a note requires a singer to ...

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Singer-songwriter Amy Grant recently spoke out about how she had to relearn to sing again and get her life back on track following a bike accident and a throat surgery two years ago. In an recent E!

When you’re birding by ear, you use the same skills as when you’re recognizing music; listening to sounds, patterns, changes in pitch, in tone and in volume, but in nature rather than in music. You ...

Complex learning processes like speaking or singing follow similar patterns. Using the example of zebra finches, researchers have investigated how young birds imitate the courtship songs of their ...