Some people are naturally better singers than others - they are
born with natural talent. Even if you are not one of the lucky ones (and
even they need to do voice training exercises) there are a few tips on
how to train your voice to improve your singing voice. Many people love
to sing and it's even more enjoyable if you know that your singing voice
is in tune and that people are really enjoying listening to you sing.
You
will need to learn some basic singing exercises to improve the strength
and stamina of your vocal cords. Ultimately these exercises will lead
to improved singing by helping you develop as a singer both from a
performance standpoint and as an athlete in full control of your vocal
abilities. As athletes know you have to exercise to get stronger so do
your vocal exercises. It will payoff when it is time to put on a
performance.
How to Train Your Voice - The Fundamentals
No
matter what style of singing you prefer the basic voice training
concepts are the same. You might like to swing, or rock or croon or even
rap but the same approach to training your voice still applies.
How to Train Your Voice -Posture
One
of the most important things for a singer is breath control. To create
the best platform for proper breathing you must stand up straight and
balanced. This will create the room that your diaphragm needs so you can
control your airflow down low from the diaphragm.
How to Train Your Voice -Breathing
Great
singers have great breathing technique. You cannot really be a great
singer without great breathing technique. For singers proper breathing
means that you raise up the soft palate at the back of your mouth while
lowering or energizing your diaphragm. The combination of these two
things gives your the ultimate in breath control.
How to Train Your Voice -Energized Phonation
Now
you've got to learn to convey your great posture and breathing into a
great sound. First of all hiss, yes, a nice long hiss whilst you really
stretch your diaphragm - if you can hold a good long, steady hiss then
you're probably doing this part right. After you've mastered the long
hiss and it is suitably consistent slur it into some "buzzy" lips, a
little bit like when you blow a raspberry. Don't worry about pitch, that
will come later, these are just the fundamentals about how to train
your voice for better singing.Adding pitch is the next step remembering
to maintain your posture and breathing at all times.
Once the
basic breathing techniques are ingrained it is time to move on to making
some actual singing sounds like "ah's" and "om's". While singing these
vowel sounds try to practice the same control you had earlier with your
hissing and buzzing sounds. Move on to scales and easier songs. Try to
do things in an orderly progression so that you never get ahead of
yourself or your abilities. It is the best way to train your voice.
