Singing Help?

Question

Ok, so I have queston to ask. If you can answer all of them, plz do.

1) What other singing resources are there on the internet that I can use besides wikihow.com? Maybe there are downloads or something or maybe links to another website where it can help?

2) How can I improve my singing besides practicing on the piano? And how do i get my voice to sing pop style? And how do I expand my range?

3) Any singing tips out there? I'm also going to audition for a school musical in a few months to come. Any tips for singing and the audition (by tips, i mean singing tips. Not the songs to choose and such)?

Thanks in advance.

Also, I cannot get a singing teacher for now.

and I'm trying to say FREE information.

Answer 1

Dear Dan,
this will not be a 10 point answer. I'm going to skip #1 because I simply don't know.
#2 A piano is good for learning, simply because it shows you where you are in terms of pitch. You can step away from it at any time, and still keep practicing. the important part is to develop a sense of where you are in your voice- does it feel low, middle, or high? and to react appropriately. Which means you start observing things like: breath support ( even pop singers should go that route), lack of tension in the lower jaw, ease and comfort in the throat ( like when you start a yawn), lack of tension in the tongue, and all-over freedom and stability in the body.
To sing pop style ( I hope pop and not metal, goth, scream or emo) try and sing as if you were speaking, rather naturally, without creating too much of a fuss about how well you pronounce or articulate your language. You'll watn to feel a slight "buzz" or sense of participation along the ridge of your nose, pehaps up to your forehead, without squishing your sound through your nose. this should give you a feeling of lightness and comfort, as well as keeping your sound stream directed out.
To expand your range, you're going to need time and patience ( and piano, just to check). You'll want to get those higher notes to feel as comfortable and easy as the ones in the middle. Be prepared for two distractions: as a man, you have a falsetto voice ( it sounds like when you were 5) that you can slip into very easily to go up high. This is popular nowadays, but it doesn't help too much in expanding your full-voice range. the other distraction is that there is a defiinite limit as to how high you can go!
If you are a tenor, you'll go highest, a baritone in the middle, and bass not very high. Just the opposite.
It's a day-by-day task to slowly develop upper range ( also lower, for that matter) so that your vocal apparatus gets used to the idea. After all, you wouldn't expect your beginning track runner to go the hundred meter dash with any success the first few times through, would you? You have to be patient and train.
#3 Determine what voice you are, and pick your material accordingly. Most musical parts for guys are light baritone/low tenor roles, with the occasional bass thrown in here and there. Once you pick your songs, learn them thoroughly. Be aware of what your voice can do with them, and don't try and be a pale imitation of the guy on the recording! Each person has their own voice, otherwise it'd get pretty boring out there, with only a few to listen to!
To strengthen your sense of acheivement, ask a couple of very good friends to listen to you. If they are honest ( that's why GOOD friends) they'll tell you what you can improve on. If you have a recording device, listen to yourself, and assess your performance. Don't be shocked if it's the first time you hear yourself. We all have a different sound in our heads than the one that the outside world hears. With repeated recordings, you'll be able to start integrating the two, and coming closer to your own individual real sound.
Kepp preacticing for friends. Increase your "audience". This will give enough courage to stand up in front of the jury/committee when the audition comes.
Best wishes and keep on singing.
PS When you can get to a singing teacher, please do so. they will be able to help you along.

Answer 2

Don't use sites like www.vocalist.org.uk . They have bad info on singing.

Go to singingsuccess.com . Singing Success is a program that uses a certain singing style, called Speech Level Singing. It's the best. Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, and a ton of other grammy winners have used Speech Level Singing to get the best out of their voices. It costs a lot of money, so make sure you really want to be a singer before you spend the dough.

"You are limited far more by knowledge, than by talent." - Brett Manning

Answer 3

improving your singing isn't very hard you just have to work at it. It may take awhile.My advice is: First see what notes your good at hitting. Find a song that has the notes you can hit.When you have mastered a note try another until that one is mastered. Playing instruments helps learn keys but it doesnt teach to much on how to sing.

A couple singing tips: Like i said, make sure you've mastered the note before tryng out.dont get to nervous-that may be hard to do but dont. If you have satge fright pretend you are the monly person there- like your in your room by youtself with nobody else.
Anything else i can help with-let me know-i love giving advice.I hope mine helps.

Answer 4

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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. You can go higher than you can usually sing, but after awhile, you will be able to sing that high.

Answer 5

1. www.vocalist.org.uk