Hi! Today I’m going to take the time to share some singing tips that will help each of you Sing Better Now. Some of these tips are detailed and some of them are more basic, but I encourage you to try out each of them as I find they are often beneficial to both beginner and advanced students alike.
Tip 1 - Open your mouth when you’re singing!
Singers who keep their mouths mostly closed are likely tense in the back of the tongue and are far from achieving their maximum tone quality. I like the two finger rule. If you can fit two fingers between your front teeth while singing (esp on an “ah” or “oh” vowel), then you’re good. If not, open your mouth more.
Tip 2 - Sing with a Relaxed Tongue.
After years of giving voice lessons I’m convinced that 65% - 85% of all vocal problems have to do with tension in the tongue. Worst part is most people aren’t even aware of it. Look in a mirror while singing. If the tip of your tongue isn’t dominantly resting on your bottom front teeth, then you’ve got problems. Relaxing the tongue more forward in the mouth will help.
Tip 3 - When breathing before singing, don’t take in too much air.
If you breathe in too much air before singing, then you create pressure under the folds that can easily hinder your ability to sing freely. It can prevent you from being able to sing overly high or low notes and almost always causes unwanted tension in your neck and throat area. To fix this, become aware of just how little effort is involved while breathing regularly, then try to mimic that sensation when you’re about to sing.
Tip 4 - Keep the larynx steady while singing.
If you don’t know where your larynx is, it’s where you adam’s apple is (or where it would be ladies). If this area of your neck it raising and lowering while singing, then you’re throwing off your whole vocal mechanism leading to numerous different complications. To become aware of this so that you can correct it, rest your hand on your larynx while singing and make sure that it remains steady.
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