can any body tell me how to sing clearer and better, I can sing, but I never took lessons...can anybody tell me some advice...what to do , and how to make your throat not get dry??
ps. dont tell me to take voice lessons...i dont have the money for it.
2006-09-15 09:19:18 · 11 answers · asked by JOLIE69 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
when you sing, imagine your voice coming from down below your belly button, try to feel it. the muscles all the way down there do contribute to your overall ability (ever wonder why ppl say "belt it out"? power comes from down there.) stand up straight, and sing upwards a little bit, that will make you project a little stronger and a bit clearer and louder.
start off slowly, and just go through the major scale as low as you can (super low voice - do re mi fa so la ti do). then, do it a little higher, then a little higher, and work your way back down. this will help with your range and control.
2006-09-15 09:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by hellion210 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the only way to sing better without having a professional training is only by singing more and more. hum in your free time. sing in front of your family for fun, and people will recognize your talent, not you. iam a young singer as well, so i can tell from experience. to sing, u should get involved in the song, no matter what it is. sing expressively and openly from your throat. when about to reach high pitch, take deep breath. these are the only basic techniques that will help you improve your singing. you may not even take lessons if u become perfect. the important thing is that the voice should come from throat and you should feel the vibration when u sing a note for a few seconds...u can do it..
good luck
2006-09-15 09:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Seungyong W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, voice lessons are expensive. I've paid in the range of $50-75 dollars for a 30 or 45 minute lesson. Sometimes they help and sometimes they don't. From what I remember about what my teacher taught me one important thing to do is to stand up straight. This is so the air can travel clearly. Drinking water is not over rated. Your vocal chords can get dry easily. So keep a bottle of water on hand. My teachers taught me to make sure you inhale and when you do your stomach should expand. Your breath should be a clean, clear stream. You need breath to sustain your sound.
I have notes and tapes from my voice lessons. I'll dig them up and see if I can give you any of the breathing ideas, scales or any other tips. Email me if you'd like to hear more. I'd be glad to help you out.
2006-09-15 09:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sam M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know there are throat sprays for throat hydration especially for singing. Entertainer's Secret is one. The only other remedy I have had success with on dry throat is singing more.
You could try singing along with clear music. Try some classic or ever Christmas music by classical artists, it should push your range a little bit and should help you improve your singing ability. My kids love the Cedarmont Kids music, it's children singing but the music is very classic and clear, (and it's not horrible screaming children) and it really has a good range of music and highs & lows. You can hear samples at cedarmontkids.com.
2006-09-15 09:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by mommy333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about voice lessons... finding a good teacher is like winning the lottery. If you're not singing clear its probably because you're singing in the throat, putting out too much air. Try to record yourself... see if it sounds breathy. If it does take deeper breaths into your diaphram and put out as little air with out constricting your vioce as possible. Start to try this on your lower register only. Once you feel more and more comfortable, start reaching for the high notes..... Dont scream and drink water! Good Luck!
2006-09-17 06:10:35 · answer #5 · answered by Gio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing you wnat to learn to do to protect your vocal chords is to sing using your diaphragm. The diaphragmis the muscle that runs under your lungs and is what makes you breath.
You need to keep your throat open - you want to imitate the way your throat feels when you yawn. Practice this and open your throat on every inhale, and when you sing, use your lungs to power the note rather than using your throat. remember to do this on low notes too, just because they're low doesn't mean you shouldn't support them.
You should probably practice scales to flesh out your lower range and upper range, as well as styles of singing.
2006-09-15 09:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by sandand_surf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took lessons and the fist thing you should do is to open your throat like you are yawning when you sing.
The second thing to do is to learn to control your air. Take a deep breath and hold it. Learn to release your air till the end of each verse. Go to the local library and check out books about singing. That is free!
Good luck.
2006-09-15 09:29:59 · answer #7 · answered by cutencurley_05 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a website that help me. It's called www.tuneheads.com
About the dry throat, have plenty of Halls (Flavor of your choice) and drink plenty of water.
2006-09-15 09:23:09 · answer #8 · answered by D-Wizzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By clear, I assume you mean "on key"?
Take a keybaord (even a really small cheap one) and practice your scales. IE> go from C to C vocalizing the notes one by one up the scale.
2006-09-15 09:30:46 · answer #9 · answered by jaike 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink water and warm up before u sing
2006-09-15 09:26:31 · answer #10 · answered by raindrop 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋