How can I improve my singing?

Question

I know how to sing but I really wanted to sing the opera, what tips can you give me inorder for me to produce an operatic voice?

Answer 1

If you're in school, your college probably has soundproof (or pretty close) practice rooms for students who are taking music lessons. Find out where those are, take your guitar and practice as loudly as you want.

Exercises are really moot until someone can hear you and tell you what you need to work on. However, it may help to get a couple pieces of music that you really want to work on and get them practised and memorized, so you have something to show your teacher when you do start lessons.

Also, you may want to do some light weight work with your back and stomach muscles. They're used a lot in singing, and the stronger they are, the easier it'll be to sing correctly once you have a teacher.

You also need original music and words that come from your life or your brain. Once you are familiar with the words, key of song(s), and timing of the piece and phrasing of the music then you need to work on PROJECTING your voice from your guts and sound off like you have a pair.

You MUST FEEL and ACT OUT the emotion and spirit of the melodies and reall sing the words not just say them or mimic someone else. Really believe in what you are singing.You also need lots of confidence, practice and showman ship.It would help if you have "SOUL" in your mind, body, and spirit.Feel the rythm. Let it Flow.

There are also plenty of ways to improve your singing. Most teachers tell you to support the sound, which basically means tightning up your tummy. Since your style is opera, what you should be doing is emulating the well known singers in those genre's at first, and then start to develop your own sounds. Just experiment around with stuff. Singing scales also helps to improve your singing, and you can find what range your are in so that you can pick songs that best suite you.

Drink a cup of licorice root tea. You can find it at any health food store. It's not the most delicious thing you'll ever taste but it will loosen up your voice.

Lastly, if you smoke, quit now. And get in the habit now of drinking lots of water to keep hydrated. You may even want to check out a book from the library on vocal health (or vocal exercises, while you're at it).

(P.S. I'm sure you know this but NEVER gargle salt water or drink alcohol before singing. It will only dry out your larynx

Answer 2

If you have a good ear for music, you don't need vocal lessons to learn how to sing better. You can find your favorite tunes and sing along to them in the car while you drive. As for opera, this may be more difficult because to self teach and you may need lessons to go from good to great.

In reality, you'll either have the voice for it or you won't. Don't waste money with lessons until you first determine that you have the basic vocal abilities required for opera.

Answer 3

Very few operatic singers are untrained. You need to get a voice teacher (preferably one with experience with operatic voices), and the sooner the better. While it is not necessary to go to college, most singers (in the US at least) go that route.

I recommend this organization (of which I am a member) for finding a voice teacher:

Answer 4

take singing lessons from a music teacher or someone you know that can sing real well. Take breathing excerises to help your voice. a little tip from my choir director. We sometimes do breathing excerises, it does work. Good luck.

Answer 5

I have heard that singing while lying down is a very good exercise for your voice.

Answer 6

protect your voice by drinking tea with lemon and honey and take singing lessons. and if it's hot in your house, don't use a fan or air conditioner use a dehumidifier instead, but if it's cold keep it warm in your house and keep going to lessons and you'll get better over time.

Answer 7

Go to college and become a Vocal performance major

get a private voice teacher to teach it all to you!

Answer 8

Well, for now, try to sing along with a CD of a master whom you'd like to imitate.

Answer 9

there are lots of thing! you need a voicve teacher (i have one and she taght me EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUTING SINGING) and DO NOT try to sing opra in a rush it take time to devaop a beatfull voice! and i;m sure that your vouice IS "beutful" NOT "pity-full"