How to Be a Great Singer Without Natural Talent

inspiration Dec 11, 2025

If you’re a passionate singer hoping to improve your voice, sing on pitch, and maybe even perform in front of others one day, this episode is for you. Whether your dream is a choir solo, a karaoke night, or a spotlight on stage, you deserve to feel confident in your voice. And in this episode, you’ll discover exactly what might have been holding you back and how to fix it.

Why You’ve Been Struggling With Your Voice

Maybe you’ve been practicing your favorite songs over and over, hoping they’ll magically click one day. Maybe your voice feels tight, strained, or cracks on the high notes. Maybe you experience hoarseness or vocal fatigue. And despite trying YouTube tutorials, online tips, or even a few vocal lessons, nothing seems to change. You might even feel overwhelmed by all the contradictory advice out there—one coach says “larynx high,” another says “larynx low.” No wonder you’re confused.

The Truth: Your Voice Is Trainable

Many singers believe they need natural talent to become great. They think singing is a gift you’re born with or without. But your voice—just like your muscles, coordination, and breath—is trainable. Just like you can learn to swim or draw, you can learn to sing. The problem isn’t your voice. The problem is the approach to learning.

The Vocal Technique Backpack Method

To solve this, we created the Vocal Technique Backpack Method. Imagine you’re climbing a mountain for the first time. You wouldn’t bring only your shoes—you’d bring a whole backpack filled with tools: walking sticks, a rope, a jacket, everything you need for different challenges along the way. Singing works the same way. You need a full backpack of vocal techniques that you can pull out when you need them. When a song requires more breath support, you pull out that tool. When a high note needs a mix voice adjustment, you pull out that tool. Breakthroughs don’t come from repeating the same exercise endlessly—they come from choosing the right technique at the right time.

Why Conflicting Advice Confuses Singers

The reason online tips contradict each other is simple: they come from different vocal methodologies—CVT, Estill, Universal Voice, classical training, and more. They’re all tools. But no single method is “the only correct one.” Each technique belongs in your backpack. The real skill is knowing which tool solves which problem. That was the shift that changed everything for me as a singer.

But What If You’re Tonedeaf?

Let’s clear this up with a quick test from this episode. If you hear that this pitch is different from this one, then you are not tonedeaf. That’s it. You don’t need to tell me which is higher or lower—only that they’re different. If you can hear that, you can learn to sing. Tonedeafness (amusia) is extremely rare. Almost everyone who thinks they are tonedeaf… isn’t.

The Secret to Learning Any Song You Love

Once you understand how to fill your vocal technique backpack, you no longer sing by guessing. You’re no longer stuck wondering, “What technique do I use here?” Instead, you become someone who can:

  • choose the right technique for any challenge

  • sing songs in your own authentic way

  • stop fearing high notes or unpredictable voice days

  • get off the good-day/bad-day roller coaster
    This step-by-step system has helped thousands of singers go from doubting themselves to mastering songs they never believed they could sing.

Want the Full Vocal Technique Backpack Training (Normally Only for Members)?

Normally, I only teach this method inside our paid Singing Insiders programs. But because I’ve seen how transformative it is, I want to share it with you too. I recorded the full training for our members—and if you drop your email address, I’ll send it to you for free. There’s just one catch: the video is available for four days only. This honors our paying members while giving you the push to actually watch the training. You can grab the link in the description below. I can’t wait for you to experience the vocal freedom this method brings.

👉 Sign up here to get the free Vocal Technique Backpack Training:
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I can’t wait to help you unlock your voice. See you inside!

 

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