Persistence Is More Important Than Perfection

I read this recently in a pilot magazine. The author talked about the various things that pilots berate themselves over – bad landings, inability to hold altitude, too much speed (too little speed!?!). He listed these and a host of other things that are …yep… *totally* “First-world Problems.”

Yet, we persist in beating ourselves up over these things every time we fly.

Unfortunately, in Vocal Training, the same thing is true.

We often beat ourselves up over not getting the exercise right, not getting the pitch right, missing the entrance, and … well, you get the idea.

News Flash: we will never (and I do mean never) reach “Vocal Nirvana” – perfection. So, it comes down to managing our inner narrative in the most positive way possible. And that eventually seeps into every aspect of our training and learning. It motivates us to accomplish our vision for who we want to become as a Vocal Artist.

Persistence Is More Important Than Perfection

Now that you’re a MaJoVTA Member, use the new website to your full advantage. This is one of the most important aspects of your Vocal Training.

In his book Music Learning and Development, author Robert Woody talks about the two kinds of knowledge:

• Things we need to know (declarative knowledge); and
• Things we need to be able to do (procedural knowledge).

He further states that each is its own kind of knowledge. And each has its own way of working itself into the human brain. Over time, the two different kinds of knowledge eventually become the same.

Somehow, he says, the knowledge is absorbed and adapted together by the brain into a functional whole. This results in your increased ability to sing with ever greater skill, ease and artistic expression.

MaJoVTA.com is structured exactly along these lines to help you:

• The “Learn” tab content is what you need to know (declarative knowledge about Onset, Breath Management, Portamento, Vowel Definition);
• The “Train” tab content is what you need to be able to do (procedural exercises for Sostenuto, Intervals, Velocity and Vowel Stability).

When you access and use them, these two elements of the website work together. They move you forward in your passion for learning to sing. Along with your weekly training session, they give you the tools you need to make Vocal Training a part of your life. And that’s not just…voice lessons.

Persistence Is More Important Than Perfection

How persistent are you?

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