How to build your first setlist so your voice lasts to the end: opener, peak and closer, keys that flow, and the recovery song nobody remembers to include.

The songs beginners should avoid for now, and exactly what makes each one punishing: sustained belted highs, huge leaps and phrases with nowhere to breathe.

Easy pop songs to sing, chosen for narrow ranges and conversational melodies, plus the rhythmic traps in modern chart music that catch beginners out.

How to transpose a song to your key step by step, using a capo, a keyboard, a backing-track app or just your ear, so the melody finally fits your voice.

How to choose a song for your voice by checking where the melody actually lives, not just its highest note, so you sound comfortable rather than impressive.

Easy karaoke songs for beginners, plus the four qualities that make any song karaoke-proof: familiar melody, narrow range, forgiving tempo and a crowd chorus.

Easy songs for female beginners that sit in a normal untrained range: narrow melodies, gentle head voice and absolutely no belting required to sound good.

Easy songs for male beginners, grouped by why each one is forgiving: narrow range, short phrases and choruses that sit where your voice already lives.