Easy songs to start singing, by styles
A simple song has short range, comfortable tempo and phrases with space to breathe. It's ready by styles and how to prepare each song step by step.
A song that's easy to start singing has a short range, a moderate tempo, a melody that moves by small steps and phrases with space to breathe. Boleros as "Taste to me," pics as "Imagine," Spanish pop as "La flaga" or Colombian music as "The Roads of Life" fulfill that and are good starting points.
Below you have a list of styles, with what every song works. Remember that nearly any song gets easier at the right tone for your voice, so don't miss one that you like just because the original version looks high or low.
To sum up
- A simple song has a range of about an octave, moderate tempo, few leaps and clear breaths.
- It starts with your language: Spanish and you focus on your voice and not pronunciation.
- The tone matters more than the song: anything can be uploaded or lowered to stay in your comfortable area.
- First learn the nonprint melody and mark the breathing before singing the complete song.
- To leave after these songs with sharp and sustained, tone changes, melisma or very fast letters.
How to Know if a song's easy for you
| Criterio | easier. | Harder |
|---|---|---|
| Rango | About an octave, in your comfortable area | Very serious scattering and very sharp chores |
| Tempo | Moderate or slow | Very fast or with letter run down |
| Melody | It moves by short steps and repeats itself | Large leaps, ornaments and meles |
| Frases | Fingers with breathing pauses | Long and quiet |
| Ritmo | Simple, close to talking | Very syncopate or with broken parts |
| Language | Your mother tongue | A language that you do not care about |
| Estructura | Stroke and chorus that repeat | Tone changes and many different sections |
A quick filter: if you can delay the complete memory song without forcing anywhere, she's a good candidate. If there's a note that you're always shouting at, the song's high at that tone. And if you're clear about where your comfortable area is, the [voice type test]](/herramientas/tipo-de-voz) He's giving you good guidance.
Boulders and ballads
Bread and slow ballads are ideal for working with tied phrases, long notes and breathing, because they give time to think about each sentence.
| Song | Author or interpreter | What's his job? |
|---|---|---|
| "Taste me." | Alvaro Carrillo | Slow and intimate phrases, long notes at midrange. |
| "We're boyfriends" | Armando Apple | Soft legate and quiet frying. |
| "with you I have learned." | Armando Apple | Expressive melody with moderate leaping. |
| "To kiss me so much." | Consuelo Velázquez | Looped bottles and air control and demand a little more range. |
| “Eres” | Bacvba coffee | A slow leap and a close speech and with no sharp tipsy. |
If you want to start in English
He chose clear and slow-temped songs. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) has a narrow range and a great deal of repetition and "Imagine" (John Lennon) and "Let It Be" (The Beatles) move in the midarea and "Count on Me" (Bruno Mars) is cheerful and best accompanied with guitar or ukelele.
Pop and rock in Spanish
| Song | Interpreter | What's his job? |
|---|---|---|
| "The skinny" | Jaribe de Palo | Short range, comfortable tempo and phrases that are repeated. |
| "The black shirt" | Juanes | Melody close to speech, rhythm and tightness. |
| "I ask God" | Juanes | Repetitive scattering at medium range and without shouting. |
| "Color hope" | Diego Torres | Easy to remember paddle; project with joy and without push. |
| "I send you flowers" | Fonseca | A gentle melody and sticky rhythm and joint. |
| "Reeling the sun" | Mana | Longer frasts and a chorus that goes up a little: good first challenge. |
| "Hanging in your hands" | Carlos Baute and Marta Sánchez | Dueto: turn around and listen to the other and sing together at the choir. |
Several of these songs are recorded by male voices. If your voice's sharp, try to put them up with tone: they don't have to sound as the original.
Colombian music
To have music from here links with what sounds at the house and at the 9th and at the high school's flagpole's. These songs are widely known and have accessible melodies:
| Song | Autor | What's his job? |
|---|---|---|
| "The Way of Life" | Omar Geles | The narrative Vallegranate in midrange: to tell a story singing. |
| "The cold drop" | Emiliano Zuleta Baquero | Rhythma, diction and energy, well known in the Carlos Vives version. |
| "The Pyre." | José Barros | A clear melody and frying and breathing. |
| "Colombia, tierra dado" | Lucho Bermudez | A cheerful rhythm and tidddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd@@ |
| "Old town" | José A. Morales | Slow Andean music and legendary and good choice for duet with two voices. |
| "The Way of Life" | Hector Ochoa | Wide melody pail, one more step as soon as you have a base. |
To better understand the rhythm of these songs, we explain this to you in [Colombian rhythms: bamboo, corridor and cumbia]](/blog/ritmos-colombianos-bambuco-pasillo-y-cumbia-explicados).
Songs for children who start singing
The best thing about them is a short range in the mid- acute area, and that's where she's comfortable with her child's voice and songs that can be accompanied with play and movement.
- "The chicks say" and "Rice with milk": traditional rounds with a very short range, perfect to start tuning.
- "Stars, where are you?": his initial leap is clear and serves to train his ear.
- "The yard of my house": round with play, pulse and movement.
- "There's a friend in me," by Toy Story: quiet and melody about to speak.
- "Remember me," by Coco: slow song to work with tied phrases.
It prevents children from mimic the power of adult singers in film songs with very tiring chores. children's singing We explain how to adapt his repertoire.
How to prepare a step by step song
- Listen to her carefully. Several times, with his words and his words, his words and his words and his words, his words and his words and his words.
- Learn the nonprint melody. I'll put her at "nah" or "lu" till you get her clear.
- Read the letter out loud. That's a text, and I understand what she's saying.
- Find your tone. If some place forces you to shout or mumble, get them up or down. Many karaoke apps allow them and we explain here [how to transport a song]](/blog/como-transportar-una-cancion).
- Sing it by parts. First a verse, then a choir, and only after that complete song.
- Be high. Listen to the tuning and breathing and if you get the letter.
- That's what I mean. When you get out, decide where to sing softer, where to grow and what to say.
Songs to leave for later
There are beautiful songs that aren't to start with, not because they're prohibited but because they demand tools that you haven't been given:
- "I will always love you," in Whitney Houston's version: sustained sharp, tone changing and high power.
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen): several sections, broad range and character changes.
- "Son of the Moon" (Mecano): a widely range melody with delicate acute.
- Power ballads with beeling chores and R & B songs filled with manes.
In the meantime, choose two or three songs from this list that you really love and get them to your next class of [singing]](/clases/canto)Your teacher will tell you how to sing them and how to work at them.
Frequently asked questions
What song to bring to my first singing class?
One that you like and that you can tippple completely without forcing. It takes two or three options with the letter by hand. The teacher will choose the one best to get to know his voice and will tell you if his tone should be changed.
Is it best to learn how to sing in Spanish or in English?
To start with, in your language: it allows you to concentrate on breathing, tuning and expression. English can come after them, working pronunciation as another skill.
What songs are easy for a serious voice?
Boleros, many ballads and songs as "Stand by Me" are often comfortable with serious voices but more than the song matters the tone: nearly anything can be put down to suit you.
Can I learn how to sing with karaoke alone?
Karaoke's a good game and helps lose his fear, but doesn't fix his technique or tell you why you get bad or tired. Use it at a moderate volume, at your tone, and match it with exercises and with someone listening to you.