Singing along with the singer is fun. In your car, with your earbuds, at the show.
And singing along feels a lot like you’re the singer.
But being the singer is a different thing all together.
The singer is the one giving everyone else the foundation. The notes, the tone, the timing, the inflection and dynamics. All of this is a gift the singer is giving to the listener, who then can easily sing along.
We all start out singing along…but if we want to lead, eventually we have to be the singer.