how can i sing better?
964422
Hello! I love to sing too! In the past, I practised by lying down and singing out loud. You've gotta feel your muscles at your stomach area and evetually you'll have the strength. Now, i can hit high notes without my voice cracking! Good luck!
1082879
Speak slowly and clearly, turn up your microphone's sensitivity, plug in headphones, and eliminate background noise. Your results will be much better.
266445
It is always nice to get advice from people with experience. One thing though, try to be yourself. With a lot of pratice, you can find that unique sound in your voice too. you write as if you are pretty young. Please get as much education as possible and pratice your sing while you are going to university. Your talent will be perfect when all this is done. Trust me! \n\n\nI was trying to be a singer when i was in my teens, waste my time when i was to be getting education. I regret not getting that level of education. I went back to evening college and now have my own studio. now I am getting some attention. I think this is the right time for me to get me singing career going because my talent is way better than any other time in my life.\n\nJust keep practising at every chance you get.
843747
There are nooks and tapes that will help you to train your voice. Meanwhile try this: tighten a wide belt around your waist and practice speaking. this will train you to speak from the diaphragm which will lower your voice. Eventually you will be able to do it without the belt.
801861
I am 25 and have been singing since I was in kindergarten and the one thing I have learned is to never strain to get out of your range, it hurts and to be perfectly honest, it probably doesn't sound as good as you think it does.  Remember this visual:  you always want to be soaring on top of that note, not struggling to touch it from underneath!  I would have a Dr look at it to let you know b/c contrary to one of the afformentioned answers you can, in fact, damage your vocal chords.
745214
Don't drink milk. Milk covers your vocals with mucus. I would suggest tea. It's hot and soothes your voice. If you don't like tea, try hot coco but use water instead of milk to make it. Get plenty of rest too.
1101084
an excellent way to learn anything is to study how a master does it.\n\nsince you say 'lyrics' i assume you mean things for singing.\n\nlook at placebo, the shins, the stereophonics (their stuff from a few years ago at least) ...\n\nand some of the older classics.
213521
You can warm up with some arpeggios...I'm a musician and I suggest you to study very hard if you want to sing well!
226002
Nothing you can consume will improve your vocal instrument but there are some things you should not intake before you sing:\n\nDairy products - produces phlegm after consumption and can make it harder to sing clearly and/or comfortably.\nIce cold beverages or drinks with real lemon juice in them - can constrict the vocal cords temporarily\nAlcohol - can cause drying of the throat\nCaffeine - I've known it to cause drying with some people\n\nIf you have a sore throat, herb tea with honey is a good choice.\nIf you have a cold and a mucous problem, zinc tablets may help.  I don't recommend over the counter medications regularly but if you're in a pinch take something mild that won't make you drowsy.  I had a gig one night and I was sick and took an over-the-counter remedy I had never had before.  Dried everything up and I had to constantly drink water to go on with the show\nAnd yes, water.  Drink lots of water.
21691
You got to have the talent to sing first. Then, practice every day for at least 15 minutes to start, then, as your voice gets stronger, start lenthening your practice time till you get to an hour a day. Have plenty of water available, as you will expell a lot of water while singing. Do not drink any dairy products before singing, as this coats your throat and makes singing very difficult. If you could join a chorus or choir, you could get a lot of practice from the director. I started in high school and now I own a karaoke and sing to trax tapes at church. If you want to do this professionally, such as be famous, you'll need bigger connections. But, it all starts with talent. If you don't have it, practicing will only make you sing louder, but not necessarily better. If you have people telling you that you've got a good voice, check with a professional, maybe the chorus teacher at your local school. See if he'll listen to you after school and give you his opinion. If you watch American Idol, I'm sure you've seen what those people go through to get to the top. It takes lots of hard work, and talent. Without talent, all you have is hard work and no one wants to watch someone work hard. It's hard on the ears. <*)))><
970431
practice. sing anything.  just stay relaxed when you sing.  loose jaw an make sure you breathe into ur stomach...its kida weird and will take u a while to get used to it.  also, b4 u sing, dont drink milk...dont try to sing anything out of ur range without keeping ur throat super relaxed.  also, always sing on full breath.  keep good posture.  straight back, head level, etc.
648271
Drinking milk before I sing makes it a little scratchy, but what does it for me is screaming and gettin anger out in my music - do this a lot. It's not healthy for you voice, but it gives it a scratchy sound.\n\nAlso, I know this might sound stupid, but try singing with a scratchy voice. Just learn what it feels like and if you like what you hear continue to do it. \n\nYou might have some luck contacting some local punk/emo/metal bands and see what the singer does to enhance his/her voice.
478381
Truly what worked for me was to sing along with girls singing (on cd of course) and please do it when nobody is around.  i used to do it in my car, would sing with whatever I could and expanded my range about 4 notes in about 2 months.  (also remember to take zinc... helps the vocal chords repair)
462971
The more you do it the easier it gets. Start with small audiences, and work your way up. Family and friends are your best starting audiences because you are already comfortable with them. It also helps if you find focal points to look at instead of the whole crowd at one time. Some people say to imagine the audience is naked, or that you are singing to a room full of circus clowns. Anything to put you at eases. Just do whatever works for you, but it really does get easier the more you do it, so sing, sing, sing. Church is a great place to start practicing. Good luck  and best wishes to you.
789335
You can buy some speech tapes [elocution] or a book which tells you how to pronounce English properly without have that 'Mayfair' drawl [posh stuff]  Start off with exercises; use the tip of your tongue, the roof of your mouth, your teeth and lips and open your mouth more when you speak.  You should try singing sentences - you don't hear that many accents from pop singers because they aren't as lazy with their mouths when they sing.\n\nI am sure there will be tapes - search on the internet under 'Elocution'  and Good Luck\n\nBy the way you will be regarded more highly if you speak well [not posh] and don't speak too fast, it's almost impossible to understand young people in call centres these days, I have to make them slow down and pronounce their words properly to get to know what they are talking about!
943755
Be confident everytime you sing..... show them off your "talent"..... let them realize that even you dont have voice like celine dion or mariah carrey... you can still belt in!!! hola girl!!!! the show must go on!!!!
1184984
Tips from American Idol. They do not use any dairy for a day before they have to sing. Then they have ice cream as  release after they sing. Before they sing they swallow 2 teaspoons of olive oil to lubricate throat.\n\nTo really improve your voice you need to use the foods suggested on this site for weight loss but they also remove the mucous causing the raspiness. Ideally  a mostly raw vegan diet gives you a huge advantage over everyone else.