As a country, we are replete with music and culture. Music has been widely spread in Bangladesh since ancient times. We have so many gems in the world of music.
The annals of our music are full of Band culture, Folk culture, “Rabindra Geeti”, “Nazrulgeeti”, Classical music, etc.
Also, Music has impersonated culture and society over the years. We can also remember that music had a huge impact in our Liberation War. It has the power to motivate.
We all have heard the name “Concert for Bangladesh”.
The famous concert was organized by our foreign friends to help us in the tragic state of the war. So we can understand how significance music carries in our culture.
But how paradoxical that music is not totally an easy job. It takes deep meditation to acquire the quality of being a singer. So there should be a comprehensive discussion about how to compound the skills to be a better singer
- Regular “Rewaz” meaning practicing”
The foremost condition is that a potential singer should exercise daily and cultivate their musical skill.
Moreover, we know that “Repetition is the key to retaining knowledge about anything effectively”.
So there’s no alternative but to do the practice on a daily basis
- Studying Classical Music
The leading way to acquire the most effective knowledge about “Sangeet” is by practicing “Shastriya Sangeet” which pointedly means cultural music.
Many artists think that Rabindra Geeti and Nazrulgiti fall under classical music which is totally wrong. Some of the Rabindra-Nazrul Geeti contain the essence of classical music only.
However, in the motherland of Ustad Alauddin Khan, classical music does not hold a very good future.
But you can’t even imagine how it helps to gain thorough knowledge about singing. It is an exercise to build your voice for higher notes.
It is the branch of music by which, one can perform any song effortlessly. So it is much more important than you think.
- Taking care of voice
In the morning, our voice doesn’t remain flexible enough. So practicing on a higher scale in the morning is not a smart choice.
Moreover, a singer can make tea with boiling ginger, long leaves, and bay leaves together. Then he can drink it with honey.
This is a very good remedy to keep the throat healthy. Gargling with hot water mixed with honey relieves sore throat.
- Recognizing one’s flaws
To be perfect in any field one must identify his flaws first. Then he can be able to correct himself, though it takes a lot of courage to accept his own flaws. But it is a great quality any person can have.
- Exercising a good range
Good range means to be able to hit high notes and low notes equally well. So, to practice this one will need to practice “Swaralipi”.
Firstly he has to keep Sa as constant. Then going one step up and one step down. In the next segment he will have to go two steps up and two steps down and so on. It will help to make the voice more flexible to hit higher notes.
- Avoiding any drugs and smoking
We can think about Michael Jackson, Rick James, Louis Armstrong, and many more. How good they were at the music world.
But drug addiction destroyed their career so brutally. Even the Bangladeshi singer Arnob also destroyed many years behind this addiction.
In an interview, he mentioned that he has been struggling with this for almost 20 years. So distance from such habits makes your career beautiful, especially as a singer.
There will not be enough tips for enhancing singing skills. But some fundamental suggestions have been enlisted here and a singer must follow them to make him good at it.
Music is not only a realm of singers. It is scientifically proven that listening to music releases dopamine which helps us feel good. So music is an eternal need for us and it has the power to eradicate our sorrow in the blink of an eye.
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Writer
Adri Sen
Intern, Content Writing Department,
YSSE.