You’re Allowed to Sing Just Because You Want To

Why You Don’t Need a Reason to Sing

Here’s something I wish someone had told me a long time ago:

You don’t need a reason to sing.
Not a goal. Not a trauma. Not a performance. Not a big voice. Not a great backstory.

You can sing just because you want to. That’s enough.

We live in a culture that tends to make everything transactional. Productive. Marketable. If you sing, it better be healing. Or impressive. Or leading somewhere. Otherwise… what’s the point, right?

Wrong.

Singing is allowed to be ordinary. Private. Flawed. It can be for the shower, the car, the kitchen, the dog. It can be for your own ears only. It can be light, silly, shaky, or loud and off-key. You don’t have to earn the right. You already have it.

In my studio, I meet a lot of people who’ve been told they can’t sing. Or that they shouldn’t. Or that it’s only worth doing if they’re going to “get good.” But here’s the truth: you don’t have to be good to sing. You get good by singing. And even then, being good doesn’t have to be the goal.

You’re allowed to sing just because it feels good.
Because it calms your nervous system.
Because it lets something out.
Because it makes you feel more like you.

Some of my students come in with big creative goals. Some are exploring gently, with no plan at all. Both are valid. Both are welcome.

If no one’s given you permission yet — here it is:

You’re allowed to sing. Just because.

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Want support exploring your voice?

I offer private singing lessons (online and in-person in Canberra) for people of all levels — including complete beginners. You don’t need to have a plan or a perfect voice. Just curiosity.

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Let’s make sound— the kind that feels good in your body.