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by Cilica

I firmly believe that we can begin to do anything at any age but when we live in an environment that values youth, one can be challened trying anything later than 30. It is getting a little better now to switch careers without too many obstacles. Though there is still resistance in the arts for older people, especially in the pop culture. You would imagine in the arts that it would be easier but not. There is agism about what age you should be to sing professionally, sing opera or attempt to be a pop artist.

In saying this about the arts – I’m speaking of the professional realm of the arts – like tv, plays, soundtracks and the alike. Realistically this is only about 1% of where people sing. Most people sing for fun, sing in choirs, sing in community plays, are hired to sing as soloists for amateur choirs and shows.

What I found is that there are voice coaches that will not teach anyone over 35 saying ‘no you are much too old to learn to sing, why don’t you try singing in a choir?’ What there is a whole world out there for you to sing with and for. There are all types of songs to sing and chants to meditate on. Our abilities don’t diminish because of our age, in fact often they improve.

Community arts programes and festivals and such don’t have restrictions on age. They are just happy if you can sing and want to committ to the production. Often this is the most satisfying outlet to sing as well because they appreciate your efforts. This isn’t to say that they want anyone, just that

Though inspiringly television shows like Britain’s got talent does enable the older singer to audition. Also it really does make a difference what type of singing you’d like to do. One of my earlier voice coaches Judy Maas was 52 when she passed a CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) audition – I should note it was a blind audition in that the ajudicators were not able to see Judy.

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