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Van,

Passion. Expression. Commitment to the lines.

Express the lyrics with passion and a belief in what they are trying to say, not just hit notes. Forget pitch, duration of notes, ect., until you can sing any given song from your emotions.

Sinatra, for example, was a great actor. Besides technique, he could act out a singing performance, expressing passion and commitment to the lyrics,,,word by word, (in face, body, and sound), to relay the meaning without question. He made any story "sound" important. That goes beyond having a nice voice and control and projection. There's a feel that also comes across in every word. Without feel, it's just a nice voice. The song and the performance of it will be void of realism and sincerity, and the "need" for the listener to keep listening with full attention and imagination. I wish for all that for myself. Once in a while I know when I have it for a given song, when I'm lost in the absolute meaning of each line, and the song's message. And I'm not a trained singer, nor could compete with "singers" on any stage. But if I have the passion tuned in for a song, I think I can communicate it well enough to have the listener pay attention the song. That lets their imagination take over, and any of us can sound better for that experience. Passion can say a lot, and can take over where the techniques leave off.

If you're just singing to be in pitch and be in proper form and all, (without that above points), you may be missing the song altogether.

Communicate your passion for the song. Mean what you sing. Feel it.