You will get what you pay for.
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A teacher will train your voice, the voice tuner will guide you when you are off-key, practice makes perfect and performing will build confidence.

All the best!
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Just the other day, this guy came up to me and said, "hi, how are ya?" I wanted my voice to say "hi" back, but it just went, "damn, you’re ugly, did yo mama rent you from the…" POW! He just levelled me with his right fist.

Yeah, I can’t sing either.
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During singing:
1) Do not rush into a song.
2) When doing karaoke,not necessary to follow the dots. Feel the music and groove with it YOUR STYLE.
3) Try singing alone to gain confidence,then slowly increase your audience.
4) Do not shy away from audiences. Accept their criticism and improve from there. Every successful singer is like that.
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If Susan was average looking, she would have been judged as ok and probably wouldn’t have made it to the audition round in front of Simon and the others. See, these reality shows are for entertaining. Not so much finding phenomenal talent. People who look the part and sing the part get rejected from these types of shows all the time. WHY? Because they have no story. If you don’t have a story behind you, even if you sound like heaven on earth, you will not make it to the second round.

Paul Potts (and del_ was truthful on that) was technically a mess. However, he did have a good instrument. His gimmick was that he looked "different", and who would think a guy like him would sing opera. In the real world, if he had gone on a real opera audition or competition for classical music (even with a small company), where all types of supposed "unattractive" singers but incredible on stage sing every year, he would have been crucified. But, that wasn’t his medium. People who aren’t opera buffs were amazed. And I must say, I don’t blame him for riding the wave. Who would turn that down?

Susan, to me, in a better place than Paul Potts. She seems more comfortable with her instrument. I could actually see her doing musical theatre and doing well AFTER training. It wouldn’t take as much work. Now, is she amazing? No. There are unattractive people out there that I am sure sing better, but they didn’t have the courage to do what she did. And that is what I give her props for. But these TV shows prostitute people’s adversity sometimes. But again, I am not mad at Susan. If I were her, I would ride the fame to my advantage too.

I’m not a talent reality show fan. I am still confused as to how Paula’s non singing self can judge a singing competition. Dancing, yes. Singing, no. She is just there as entertainment, and people aren’t bright enough to know it. It baffles me that people don’t understand that. If they were looking to judge singers fairly vocally, she would be the LAST person on the panel. These shows are for entertainment purposes only. Even if it eventually helps a singer, the industry is out there to entertain…not so much embrace a real phenomenon.

I can’t be upset at the "normal" people. I get upset at the behind the scenes judges (the preliminary judges) who let great singers slip by because their lives are too BORING. If I were to audition (which will be a cold chance in hell), I would milk a poor me story, wear some ghetto attire, and blow them away once I opened my mouth. That way, I know I would get through the finals. I know with how I usually dress to perform and speak proper english, I would never make it through because I would be too boring. lol
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I think maybe she could appeal particularly to those singers who are either middle aged, unfortunate looking or mediocre. The whole thing with her is people think to themselves "See shes fugly yet she doesnt care and she is good." I dont think there is a problem with that.

Anyway, for what she is singing she does well. If she ever sang opera I would hurl. Thank god this hasnt been shown on TV here in Australia!

Paul Potts… I recall that he went onto the Oprah Winfrey Show! I think this shows how little Oprah knows about music. How anyone in their right-mind could consider him to be one of the greatest tenors of our time is beyond me. (Wasnt Pavarotti still alive then?)

Have you read Chart Throb? If not I suggest you do, it gives great "insight" into the world of reality TV. Whether or not it is true, you can decide, but it is entertaining and does make you think of the "reality" of these shows.

Cheers!
MLL
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Believe me, I’ve watched parents drop their kids at school. Even the most outgoing ones will have moments when they wail and scream for their parent to stay. And every single one of them recovers and goes to play within 10 minute after the parent leaves. If your child is really having problems, the teachers will tell you. And keep in mind she acts differently when she knows you’re there, including not participating. When you leave her, she’ll start participating.

The hardest part is on you, the parent. It’ll break your heart when you leave her, but believe me she’ll be fine by the time you start your car in the parking lot. Be strong.

One thing you can do to help is create a good-bye routine. For example, I always stay with my daughter for 5-15 minutes, then we always do 10 hugs-and-kisses by the door, and one more set while I’m halfway out. After a month of this, she cheerily waves goodbye and runs off to play.

Good luck!
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