cl_skl_girl asked:
I really want to learn how to sing. I’m always singing along to a lot of songs but my voice is horrible. I keep straining it because i can’t sing using my diaphragm. I’ve tried a lot of lessons and stuff but I just cant seem to get it right. I really really wanna learn how to sing :l
I really want to learn how to sing. I’m always singing along to a lot of songs but my voice is horrible. I keep straining it because i can’t sing using my diaphragm. I’ve tried a lot of lessons and stuff but I just cant seem to get it right. I really really wanna learn how to sing :l
Well, there really is no quick way to learn how to sing correctly. I’ve been taking lessons for the past three years and am planning on going to college for music (hopefully to become an opera singer if i’m that lucky)… But if you really want to learn how to sing correctly i suggest lessons. But in order to really sing from the diaphragm you just have to fill your stomach full of air when taking a breath and pushing out your stomach… when singing try not to let it go in… its really a matter of breath support… the stronger your lower abs are the easier it will be to keep your air moving quickly as you sing… also to practice i used to lie on the floor and put books on my stomach and breath in and push out and try to keep the books (and your stomach) from going in.
I also suggest warming up before you sing and if you’re singing from your throat it could be that youre straining or the notes are too high or low for your voice right now.
good luck with the singing!!!! i hope i actually helped haha
The real key is not to push yourself too hard. Learn where your natural range is. Sing as low as you can go. There, you are singing in your chest voice. For the sake of getting to know your voice, go up chromatically and find the few (2 or 3) notes that you have trouble with, where all the notes around them are fine. Those notes are where your voice is switching into head voice.
Here’s an exercise for helping to keep the throat open, or rather training you/your mind on knowing what it feels like. place your hand out in front of your face, in an L (thumb on bottom, rest of the hand straight up). Move it towards your face until your thumb is under and touching your chin. Breath in. If it sounded high and shallow, then your throat was closed. Try to make it sound low. Then your throat is open.
When you fill up with air from that exercise, note where it is going, or what part of your body is expanding. If your shoulders are going up, then you should try to work on the air going more downward, toward the belly region so that it doesn’t put tension on the throat.
I don’t think the problem is because you can’t use your diaphragm, but more like you don’t exactly know what the diaphragm is. The diaphragm is simply an upside down bowl-shaped muscle that controls the rate of exhalation. It pushes up on the lungs to force them to let go of the air. That is all that it is. Nothing more. You don’t sing from it, but control how hard and fast it pushes it by controlling how much air is exiting your lungs. Too much air could cause your throat to constrict, as is the same with too little. At first putting the correct amount of air through is going to make you feel dizzy, and you are going to have to exhale before taking another breath, because you have some left over. It’s all part of learning how to properly breath, and make the breathe last as long as possible.
Don’t give up; I’m sure you can do it!
There are some free videos on Expert Village that you might want to check out here are a few links:
You might also want to check out this free 5 day singing mini course (Day 4 deals with breathing and posture):
Day 1: Introduction and Vocal Warmups
Day 2: Vocal Tone
Day 3: Becoming Pitch Perfect
Day 4: Breathing and Posture
Day 5: Creating a Connected Voice
Hopefully this helps!