Nearly anyone who can speak can sing, since in many respects singing is merely sustained speech. It can be informal and just for pleasure, for example, singing in the shower; or it can be very formal, such as singing done professionally as a performance or in a recording studio. Singing at a high amateur or professional level usually requires a great deal of regular practice, and/or instruction. Top-quality singers will have instruction and training from coaches throughout their career.

Singing is often done in a group, such as a choir, and may be accompanied by musical instruments, a full orchestra, or a band. Singing with no instrumental accompaniment is called a cappella.

At the highest professional level it is imperative that singers continuously practice with drills, voice exercises and strengthening activities and that without constant practice, a singer's range can be significantly decreased, requiring extra rehearsal to regain the voice's previous capability, much in the same way as any professional level musician must practice constantly with their instrument. However singing is a very natural activity and this kind of intensive practice is not usually necessary for most singers especially outside the field of classical music and where amplification is available, or for semi-professional singers.

Human voice is usually considered to have at least three voice registers; ranging from lowest to highest, they are the: chest register, head register, and falsetto. (The whistle register, comprising the highest notes that a human voice can reach, is also often considered a proper register, although individuals who are able to use it well are fairly rare.) Some singers choose to remain in a single range (usually the chest register) throughout a piece, but many will switch between these different ranges in order to produce a wide range of pitches, or even simply for effect.

The instrument is built into your body which makes it the most complicated as well as simple instrument. But it does require that you treat your body with care.

Many singers use a mirror when they practice. In that way, they can be ware of using

• Lieder
• Opera
• Folk
• Rock
• Pop
• Jazz
• Musicals
• Heavy metal
• Country
• Children’s songs
• Rap
• R’n’B

• Luciano Pavarotti
• Magdalena Kozená
• Kiri Te Kanawa
• Bono
• Sting
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Frank Sinatra
• Aretha Franklin
• Ray Charles
• Stevie Wonder
• Prince
• Michael Jackson
• George Michael
• Madonna
• Bob Marley

• The Requiem d-minor KV 626 – Mozart
• Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
• How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – U2
• Ella and Louis - Ella Fitzgerald
• I just called to say I love you – Stevie Wonder
• Evita - Madonna

Singing has always been a part of life. It has been used to tell stories in many cultures, to express feelings from hard working slaves (work songs), as an integrated part of religion, to entertain, etc.

To day many of the greatest idols are singers. They fill up big concert halls and stations, and the magazines love to tell us the story of their life.

• By nature we are born to be sopranos, altos, tenors og basses.