From: Benny Ng (Sydney, Australia)

If you love singing… but freeze when others are around — you’re not alone

Let me ask you something.

Do you enjoy singing when you’re by yourself…  but feel your voice tighten, shake or disappear when someone else is around?

Maybe you:

• Can’t get your voice to sound good
• Don’t know what you’re doing wrong or how to fix it?
• Practice alone but avoid singing in front of people
• Don’t trust your voice under pressure
• Aren’t sure if you even have “talent”
• Keep telling yourself: “I’ll practice more first”

Have you been…

• Trying a bunch of random vocal exercises and not getting the results you want?
• Watching YouTube videos but only got more confused by different coaches saying different things?
• Trying to learn singing on your own but just not getting anywhere?
• Singing without any vocal training and getting sore quickly/losing your voice from time to time?
• Working on your singing skills but have performance anxiety that affects your voice?

If that’s you, read on…

The real problem most beginner singers face

Here’s the truth most people never told you:

Learning vocal technique alone is not enough.

Even when technique improves, anxiety can shut your voice down very quickly.

That doesn’t mean you’re bad at singing.
It means you never trained to increase your self efficacy in singing.

And until you do that, progress stalls.

Hi, I’m Benny Ng!

I’m the founder of Top Singing Secrets.

I’m a singing teacher based in Sydney, and I’ve been teaching since 2011.

I’m a trained rock vocalist, songwriter, and I’ve studied how the voice works at a postgraduate level — but what matters most is this:

I’ve felt the same fear my students feel.

I learned the hard way that anxiety doesn’t just live in your head —
it shows up in your breathing, your throat, your body and your sound.

Once I started training courage and vocal technique together, everything changed.

That’s what led me to create the Shower to Stage Method.

Meet my student, Otto.

He was a complete beginner.

In under 8 weeks, he went from singing alone in his apartment to singing in front of his family.

Not because he became a perfect singer.
But because he followed a clear, supportive structure.

“Can I learn singing on my own?”

If you’ve tried learning singing on your own and didn’t get the results you wanted, it’s not because you didn’t try hard enough. There’s just so much information out there. It’s confusing to know where to start, which exercises to do and which technique to learn. 

And not knowing whether you’re doing them right makes it harder. 

At the same time, private lessons can be expensive, daunting and stressful because you have to sing in front of someone and receive feedback immediately.

If you’re a complete beginner, it’s totally fine to start this journey on your own.

Although I did take private lessons, most of my progress came from self study. Back then, online courses weren’t available so I read lots of textbooks on singing. I recorded myself with my phone, listened back and assessed myself. I’d look in the mirror to check my posture and mouth movements. 

That process gave me control over my own learning. If I didn’t understand something, I knew how to find the answer. Even now, I still self assess my voice with recordings.

And here’s the good news for you:

These days, you can get video examples and backing tracks on YouTube. There are so many apps and practice tools out there to improve your vocal skills. You don’t need to know everything. You just need to know where to start and learn some simple techniques so you’re building a strong foundation. 

As you get a feel for your voice and know how it works, you’ll be so much more confident to work with a coach later on.

“Do I have the talent?”

Before I show you how to test your talent, let me tell you a quick story about Ed Sheeran.

When he was nine years old, he had a stutter. Speech therapy didn’t help. One day, his dad bought him an Eminem CD. Ed Sheeran rapped along to every song on the CD and that was how he recovered from his stutter.

He also said he wasn’t a naturally talented musician, but through hard work and perseverance, he became the artist that he is today.

How would you know if you have the talent to sing?

The first one is the “breathing signal”.

Do this with me: Breathe in through your nose… 2, 3, 4.

Now breathe out through your mouth… 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

If you can breathe, your voice already has fuel because you need air to vibrate your vocal folds.

Next, this is the “speaking signal”.

Say this out loud: “I am a vocal athlete.” 

Did your voice sound clear and your throat felt physically ok? 

If you can speak clearly without pain, your voice is most likely healthy and can be trained to sing well.

You may not sound good at this stage because your vocal folds aren’t strong enough yet for you to produce a pleasant tone or be consistently in tune when you’re singing. The good news is: if you train your voice, it will get stronger!

“How can I be more confident to sing in front of people?”

The answer to this is to embrace singing mistakes. 

Mistakes are a main ingredient of success. 

Without mistakes, there will be no success. 

Without failure, there will be no success.

In 1879, Thomas Edison and his team invented the incandescent electric lightbulb after experimenting with thousands of materials. including 6000 different plant fibres. 

“The electric light has caused me the greatest amount of study and has required the most elaborate experiments. I was never myself discouraged, or inclined to be hopeless of success.” - Thomas Edison 

J.K. Rowling was rejected by 8 publishers before Bloomsbury agreed to publish the first Harry Potter book.

Making mistakes is a very natural part of being a singer.

In fact, trial and error is how singers learn. You literally have to try it the wrong way first, to learn how to get it right. It’s unavoidable.

Our voice is inside our body - we can’t see or touch it. We learn to control our voice by recognizing internal sensations. We call this “interoception”. If it’s a new technique you’ve never done before, then you wouldn’t know how it’d feel. The chances of you getting it right the first time or the first 30 times is very slim. 

For example, one day, I was teaching my student how to do the tongue trills (rolling the R's). 

He wanted to get it right immediately and that anxiety stopped it from happening.

So I told him: “Focus on doing the reps, and not whether you get it right or not.” We’d do 10 reps of tongue trills every lesson. Most of the reps failed. 

3 weeks and maybe 50 reps later, it happened! He could finally do tongue trills not because he avoided mistakes but because he allowed them.

Imagine...

It’s your best friend’s birthday party and you’re doing a surprise performance.

Walking confidently onto the stage, you say a few words into the mic and the music starts.

All eyes and ears on you now. You open your mouth to sing the first line and you hear gasps in the audience.

“Who is this singer?”, they thought.

You flow from one line to the next with all the volume changes just as you rehearsed.

Your voice jumps from low to high then back to low again with ease.

Building up to the chorus, you start to sing quicker and louder.

At the climax of the song, you belt out the familiar chorus effortlessly as the audience sways their body and nods their head.

For a moment, there was something magnetic between you and the audience.

When you finish your song, you hear a thunderous applause. Your best friend  comes up to the stage and gives you a big hug.

"I was a complete but after 8 weeks... I gained confidence in singing... I also ended up singing a song in front of some friends and family... I never thought I would've been able to do that..."

What changes to expect after completing Shower to Stage Academy 

Before

• You only sing alone
• You doubt your voice
• You avoid performance opportunities

After

• You trust your voice
• You sing around others
• You feel genuine joy when singing

 You'll get...

6 Live Group Classes (Over 6 Weeks)

Each session is around 2 hours long and fully recorded.

Note: You never have to perform unless you want to.

Bonus #1: Singing Practice Toolkit

Vocal warm-up tracks

Audio tracks specially recorded for beginners to warm up the voice quickly and efficiently.

Beginner-friendly repertoire list

Song choices for all voice types (low, medium, high - male & female). These songs contain specific elements that make it easy for beginners to sing. 

Practice session planner

No time? This planner helps you to fit practice around your busy day - so you always know how and how much to practice.

Bonus #2: Personalised Vocal Feedback Video x 2 (With Benny Ng)

You send me a video of you doing vocal exercises or songs, and I’ll send you a video back, telling you:

• What you’re doing right
• What’s holding you back
• Exactly what to adjust next

I’ll be telling you things like:

• What is your vocal range and voice type?
• Were you singing in tune or not?
• What does the tone of your voice sound like?
• What are your vocal strengths/good things about your voice?
• What is causing your vocal issues?
• How to solve your vocal issues?
• Was the song you were singing right for your voice? If not, why not?
• What songs suit your voice?
• How to sing that song better?
• What exercises can you do to improve your voice?

You’ll get 2 review videos. No more guesswork about whether you're singing it right.

Bonus #3: Sing In Tune Guide

Simple exercises you can do right now to improve pitch accuracy within a week by learning how to hear pitches clearly and correct yourself - even if you sing out of tune right now.

Bonus #4: Singing Courage Companion

Practical tools to help you regulate your nervous system, stay grounded and apply courage strategies consistently. Stay calm no matter what happens.

When you join Shower to Stage Academy, you’ll get:

• Shower to Stage Academy ($800 value)

• Bonus #1: Singing Practice Toolkit ($150 value)

• Bonus #2: Personalized Vocal Feedback x 2  ($60 value)

• Bonus #3: Sing In Tune Guide ($100 value)

• Bonus #4: Singing Courage Companion ($80 value)

Total Value: $1,190

Singing Confidence: Priceless

This is for you if:

• You’re a beginner singer (any experience level)
• You love singing but fear holds you back
• You want a clear structure instead of guessing
• You’re willing to practice consistently

This is NOT for you if:

• You want instant confidence without effort
• You’re looking for advanced vocal tricks
• You don’t want to take real steps forward

“But what if I’m not ready?”

That’s exactly who this is for.

You don’t need to be perfect to start.  This academy is designed to prepare you for your first performance.

What would change if you stopped hiding your voice?

You’ve tried singing tutorials. You’ve tried guessing. You’ve tried doing it alone. 

This academy is different because we train bravery and vocal technique together.

This isn’t about talent. It’s about:

• structure instead of guessing
• progress instead of avoidance
• courage and confidence built properly

If this feels like the support you’ve been looking for, you can change your future with just 2 simple steps:

Step 1: Click the “enrol” button

Step 2: Choose a payment option

Step 3: Check your email for instant access to the academy

If you're thinking: "This all sounds amazing, Benny, but I'm still not sure..."

Well, I'm going to say Shower To Stage Academy will be a good match for you if…

You've always wanted to learn singing but are too afraid to sing in front of a vocal coach. You know you can sing well if you can learn how to do the proper vocal techniques correctly - and do it on your own while still getting guidance and feedback. This way, you can finally get to know what your voice is capable of.

You want to be admired by your friends and family - not just because you can sing well, but also because you have the courage to sing your heart out in front of them.

Singing has always been something you wish you could master. You don't need to be great but just good enough to sing your favorite songs (and sound good).

You're excited to give the Shower to Stage method a try and see how you go. With the money back guarantee, you have the peace of mind to finally give singing a go without risking embarrassment.

Let me help you make that happen. Join me and your fellow shower singers in Shower To Stage Academy!

Henry David Thoreau said: “Most men [and women] lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”

Let this be your sign to develop your voice to its fullest potential! I’ve been teaching singing lessons for over a decade. I can tell you the students who progress the most aren't the ones who are the most talented, but the ones who persist in spite of challenges.

I truly believe everybody has the ability to develop their singing voice to its fullest potential. The roadblocks are different for each individual, but the most common ones are not knowing where to start and being too anxious to get started.

If you’re too anxious to sing in front of a singing teacher, then an online video course is the perfect place to start your training. You can do it at your own pace and in private.

Once you’ve completed the modules of the academy, your performance anxiety will be a thing of the past.

No more lip syncing birthday and Christmas songs because you’ll be belting out your favorite songs. Heads will turn and eyebrows will raise. Only this time, they are admiring you.