singing lessons

Meaning

Singing lessons are private or group classes where a teacher (voice coach) helps students improve their vocal technique, pitch, and breathing. People take these lessons to learn how to sing better, prepare for auditions, or just as a fun hobby.

Examples

• She takes singing lessons twice a week to improve her voice.

  She takes singing lessons twice a week to improve her voice.

• My parents paid for my singing lessons when I was a teenager.

  My parents paid for my singing lessons when I was a teenager.

• I am looking for a professional teacher who offers online singing lessons.

  I am looking for a professional teacher who offers online singing lessons.

• His voice has improved a lot since he started taking singing lessons.

  His voice has improved a lot since he started taking singing lessons.

• Singing lessons can help you learn how to breathe correctly while performing.

  Singing lessons can help you learn how to breathe correctly while performing.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am doing singing lessons every Monday.

  ✓ I am taking singing lessons every Monday.

  In English, we 'take' or 'have' lessons (or classes), we do not 'do' them.

• ✗ She goes to song lessons to learn how to sing.

  ✓ She goes to singing lessons to learn how to sing.

  'Singing' (the gerund action) is used to describe these lessons, not 'song' (the noun representing the piece of music).

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you want to improve your voice, you should take ___.

  💡 Classes where a teacher helps you learn how to sing.

  Show answer

  singing lessons

• He goes to ___ every Saturday morning to practice his high notes.

  💡 Vocal classes with a coach.

  Show answer

  singing lessons