does anyone have any good singing tips?

Question

I love songing but i want to get better. I just wondered if anyone has any good tips tht could help me? thanx

Answer 1

Breathe in deep. You need to take in more air then you do for speaking. Make a conscious effort to really inhale -- it should feel a bit unnatural at first.

Get the breathing down and the rest will fall into place.

Answer 2

Practice your breath control (breathe from your diaphragm) and make an "open space" when you sing.

Exercises:
Lay on your back on the floor(a bed is too soft) and place a large text book on your abdomen. Now sing something. You should really be able to see the book rising and falling and feel the resistance. If not, then you are not breathing deep enough. Practice this way, focusing on the book moving. Then when you're upright and singing try to remember that feeling.

When you sing, place your hand over your diaphragm so you can feel it working and to remind yourself to use it!

Place your fingers just in front of your ears where your jaw hinges. Open your mouth wide like you're yawning. You should feel a gap open up. Keep your fingers there to remind yourself to keep the space open. Practice like that so you can get used to keeping the space open to give your voice a rounder sound.

You can also do this, pretend to be an opera singing. Be over the top! Now remember all the things you just did to imitate an over the top opera singer. Thats all the things you need to do only taken to the extreme! Find a happy medium.

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Answer 3

Everyone is right about Breathing. Two other tips:
(1) check out books, DVDs, etc on singing technique at music stores (especially, because they won't carry every single one) or online.

(2) Sing along to artists you know are good vocalists... especially if you know they are trained vocalists. . Some folks still sound good with rotten technique, and when you sing along to folks who use poor technique it tends to rub off on you.

I know, for example, that Mariah Carey was formally trained (though she's a little over-the-top for my taste) as was Josh Groban. Emmy Rossum ("Phantom of the Opera" movie) was formally trained and is recording an album now. Also, Broadway musical cast albums are very good, because most of the singers (unless it's a Pop Star doing the lead) use good technique and the songs, themselves, are excellent for training your voice.

Sing every chance you get and enjoy it!

Answer 4

Yea...if you cant sing, dont do it.
lol. Just playin with ya. Confidence is great. Learn the PROPER breathing techniques to allow you a fuller voice. Learn the scales. Find the keys & styles that are comfortable for YOU. Dont try to "sing like" anyone else, because everyones voice is different. That's how some people make the mistakes of trying to copy other artists, and they end up sounding horrid!!! Find your own zone & be great at it.

Answer 5

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There is an exercise called the lip whistle. Purse your lips together and blow, sort of like a kid making motorboat noises (pppp) while making a tone in your throat. When you can do this well, go up and down the scale while doing it, and keep going higher and higher.

Also, make the sound of the "ng" is the word "sing" and go up and down like a siren.

Answer 6

stay healthy, drink plenty of water, practice everyday for about an hour, listen to good music and if you want to, become a big singing star.