to the people who can sing, how do you do it?

Question

my parents wont pay for singing lessons and i want to be able to sing so badly. can you post me a step-by-step guide as to how you do it?

Answer 1

Sure, I can give some basic tips, but really, you should try to get a teacher (choir director, community chorus director, someone with knowledge) to listen to you, to make sure you're not creating bad habits that will hurt your voice. Maybe try asking students who take voice lessons, either at a professional studio or at a nearby college. Most of them have enough experience to tell if you're doing something wrong, and since they aren't professionals yet, they'd probably be more than willing to help just for the experience and for the joy of helping someone else to sing.

The most important part of singing for a beginner is learning to breathe properly. Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Raise your arms above your head and then lower them while keeping your chest high. Keeping your chest high gives your lungs room to expand. Most importantly, stay relaxed - don't lock your knees, don't clench your shoulders or your jaw.

Now take a deep breath. Your chest should stay put, and your belly and lower back should expand. Think of the muscles in your abdomen as a hand holding a balloon (your lungs). If the hand tightens, the balloon can't fill, but if the hand is loose, then the balloon can fill up and expand. So if your stomach and lower back go out, you know that your lungs are filling with plenty of air.

As far as tone goes, females have two ranges - chest voice (lower register) and head voice (upper register). Where exactly chest voice becomes head voice is different for everyone (one more reason to get a teacher), but you'll probably know when to switch when singing in your chest voice becomes difficult - your sound will get strained, your throat will constrict, and it will probably hurt. Learning to switch between ranges smoothly takes years of practice, so don't be alarmed if your tones are a bit different in one range versus another. Head voice will feel like it is vibrating in your face and head (I used to tell my young students to "talk like Mickey Mouse" to get them to understand what head voice feels like).

Work carefully on your breathing, don't push or strain anything, and try to find someone who can listen to you and give informed advice. Good luck!

Answer 2

I got started singing along to my favorite recordings. For me, Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) was very helpful to imitate. Later, I took operatic voice training in Switzerland, where the best thing I learned was to breath from my diaphram (push down lower in your chest than just your lungs) and let the air come out through your sinuses (the sinuses are like the hole of the guitar). Other than that, it's all about practice. Spend time at it every day. Maybe you could make friends with one of the music teachers at school and get some free lessons! That's my best advice.

Answer 3

well you could mainly just go to a choir class...those help majorly...almost all schools offer these classes. Or if you can't do that you should just sing to regular pop music around the house...that helps get your pitch right becuase you are listening to their voice and that will help you regonize and be able to do the pitch. After this you should work on your air support. My 7th grade teacher told me how to do this. She said light a candle and blow on it...not hard. See how hard you can blow it without blowing it out...like sing a vowel or something...just blow it enough to make it flicker...and then try and increase the amount of time you can do this everytime you try it. also you should get like regular christmas music since alomst everyone knows them by heart and get your preacher...assuming you go to church...to play them for you in a private session and learn the notes and everything...if you do this and can hold your air support well and get pitches right...you are well on your way...the rest is up to you...you have to practice all the time tho...good luck

and actually...sometime vibrato is a bad thing...it depends on what kind of music you are singing

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Well work on vibrato-that little shaking you hear at the end of a long note. It sounds obnoxious at first but try to d=sound like a siren, shaking your voice. Then, work on belting and see how high you can get. Practice every day until you get good. I also suggest doing karaoke.

Answer 6

You know, babe, if I had the answer to that question, I'd be shaking my booty and rocking harder than Rod Stewart and Van Halen. Instead, I teach grammar and literature.

Answer 7

You can't really instruct someone to sing. it's more natural. If you want to sing you must atl least have potential.

Answer 8

well i went to choir since i was in grade 3