How can I learn to sing?

Question

How can I learn to sing?

Answer 1

-Choose a good singer to sing along with. One who is adventurous with their vocal range.

-Always stand up to sing, it allows more air into the lungs.

-Before playing and recording your effort along with the song, loosen your vocal chords by singing the do re mi fa so la ti do scale.

-Sing a song you already know well and project your voice.

-To project, imagine you are singing to people at the back of a hall. You want them to hear you.

-To make the voice louder without screaming whilst singing, push down with your tummy muscles and the voice will be stronger. This will take practice, but is worth the effort.

-Strength is needed (using the tummy muscles) in the last words of sentences, as they must be cut off and not phased out weakly with the lack of breath. It is always possible to use tummy muscles to exhale that last bit of air needed to finish the sentence. Notes can be reached with confidence if correct breathing is used for projection. There is much less chance of wandering out of key if done this way.

-Vibrato can be achieved with projection, and then breathing the sound at the end of the word, rather than holding the note.

-With practice, you can pop the breathing in and out ever so quickly to make a great sounding vibrato. Notes will then sound more musical and take on a professional sound.

-After practicing and feeling more fluid with the voice, play the song required, and turn on the recording machine.

-Sing along to the end, and then listen to the playback.

-If the vocals or the singer on the music is too loud and drowning the other out, adjust for a better all round mix. (Turn down the mic volume, or the volume on the song).

-Sing along again, then listen. If the mix is fine with your vocals just above the singer on the music, go for a 'take.'

-Listen to the playback carefully and write down all the words that sound wrong.

-Play the song without recording your vocals this time, and concentrate on those wrong sounding words. Listen carefully to the singer and after repeating the song until you feel you have it properly in your head, record yourself again.

-Playback and check for your progress. You can repeat this until you have got it right.

-Do not practice the whole song whilst making mistakes on words thinking you can learn them later, or you will have a barrier on those words and will find it much harder to alter the way you sing them.

-Learn to wiggle in a word to make it sound more interesting, but stay within the key. It is similar to singing harmonies when other notes can be sung in conjunction with the main note.

-Experiment!

-The use of a recorder to check if you are singing in key, is the best way to learn how to stay in pitch and will show up any mistakes before you are stuck with them.

-If you are not tone deaf, you will progress very quickly with this method.

-Correct breathing and confidence makes a good singer.

-Technique and fluidity in going up or down a scale to the highest and lowest edge of the vocals, makes an excellent singer.

-Practice daily and there is no reason not to sound like some of the best!

Answer 2

TAKE SINGING LESSONS