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Here you’ll learn to sing with ultimate control through reviews of online lessons, great articles on our blog, video and audio and much more…

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How To Sing For Beginners

Important Note: Before we get into it I want you to know this. The voice you’re born with is not the voice you’re stuck with. We are often told or think that the natural way we sound is all we have to work with. That’s not true. Like any muscle in your body you can train your voice to be stronger and work better. So don’t ever feel like you “can’t sing.” You just need to train. So what’s the best way? First, know what the important areas of your voice are (See the basics below). Then do exercises that train these areas regularly.

The Basics

Chances are – you’ve already been singing a while (even if you don’t think you’re good). Here’s what you need to know. A beautiful sound comes down to control of these main areas:

  • Breathing – there are 7 different ways you can breathe
  • Pitch – are you in tune?
  • Tone & Resonance – how does the character of your vocal sound?
  • Vocal Muscles – vocal chords, diaphragm, larynx – strain vs. tension
  • Power & Dynamics – How loud and soft are you able to project?
  • Range – Can you hit high notes properly?

Vocal Sound Game Plan

  1. Practice the breathing exercises above for at least 5-15 minutes in total daily
  2. Practice the vocal exercises above for 15-30 minutes daily for 1 week in your natural tone
  3. Next, do the vocal exercise in a specific musical scale (ex/ the C Major Scale) for 1 week
  4. Each week build your pitch by doing the exercises on additional scales – 1 new scale per week
  5. While you’re doing this, visit our blog to learn a new technique, method or exercise you can add to your repertoire

Scales

There are 24 main music scales (major/minor) in total. That means do go through every scale will take you 24 weeks (assuming you do one per week.) After this (and through our blog) you’ll want to focus on specific areas of training your voice:

  • Advanced Breath Control
  • Harmony
  • Pitch
  • Tone and Resonance
  • Endurance
  • Projection
  • Vibrato
  • Falsetto (High-Notes)
  • Specific Genres of Singing

You’ll want to spend at least a week focusing on each of those areas.

Taking Control:

The most important areas you should focus on are controlling your breathing and changing your voice and how it works/sounds.

Breathing

Let’s start with breath control. Breathing needs to be:

  1. Intuitive – so your sound is natural
  2. Relaxed – straining yourself never sounds good
  3. Enough – you don’t want to run out while belting out a longer phrase

Simply put, you should be able to steadily count from 1 to 30 without taking a breath and without straining yourself. If you can’t do that, you’ve got work to do. 

How to Improve:  Practice these 7 different types of breathing – they will promote control and relaxation in you

  1. Sleeper Breath – the kind of breathing you do when falling asleep – deep and heavy
  2. Slow, Silent Breath – how you’d breathe if you were on the phone, secretly listening in to a conversation
  3. The Yawn – how your breathing works when yawning
  4. The Sigh – kind of like the yawn, with less exaggeration
  5. The Gasp – quick, short breath as if you’re startled
  6. The Pant – like the gasp, but faster and in succession
  7. The Hiss – controlled breathing through your teeth and lips

You want to practice your breathing regularly – do these different techniques over and over. It will promote relaxation, endurance and control.

Changing How You Sound

This is the really fun (read: weird) stuff. Your sound is produced by muscles in your body. Like any muscles that work well, they need to be trained constantly. You want your voice to be able to:

  • Produce an easy tone
  • Not be strained
  • Be on key/pitch

To produce an “easy tone” all you have to do is make a natural sound from your mouth. Without any tension or strain make a short and quick “hmm” sound – as if you just learned something interesting. Use your natural pitch – don’t try to hit some specific note/pitch. Just be natural – whatever you’re most comfortable with. How To Improve: Keep making that noise over and over again. This will promote relaxation.

  • Gradually, make the “hmm” sounds longer and longer.
  • Work that humming into different music scales
  • Next, practice humming while imitate how a siren goes up and down.

Doing these things will help you hit different pitches and also connect your different voices (head /middle / chest voice) without any noticeable transition. What Does That Mean? What that means is you will sound MUCH better. Now this is just one type of vocal exercise. There are a lot of different ones out there and they all work to train a different aspect of your singing voice. When learning you want to practice several specific types of vocal exercises daily.

Total Time Commitment

Total Time Commitment

32 weeks, 20-45 minutes of daily basic practice, 30 – 60 minutes daily / weekly to learn something new, 30 – 45 minutes of daily “new technique” practice

Of course… this is a long time. But if you do this diligently, you will become a spectacular singer.

Realistic Expectations for Vocal Improvement

I know what you’re thinking – “I want to get better NOW!” And 32 weeks (approx. 8 months) is a long time to wait. Most people want a shortcut, and I understand that. I did too when I first started as a vocalist. So I decided to fast-track things a bit.

Realistic Expectations for Vocal Improvement
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My Shortcut to Singing Success

There is really only one way to get better quickly – vocal lessons. But those can get super expensive. I’m not rich, and I wanted to learn from a pro (not some choir teacher or failed singer) – so a vocal coach or private lessons was out of the question. What’s the next best thing? 3 words –  online singing lessons.

Why They Work So Well: These courses were perfect for someone like me – I needed to learn about pitch, control, breathing, tone, resonance, vibrato, high notes, endurance, projection and all that AT THE SAME TIME. I didn’t want to spend a year learning everything individually. And these types of lessons are structured in a way to speed up your learning by several months. They stack principles on each other and schedule things to help you learn at a faster pace than normal.

The Only Question Left – What to Pick?

My personal favorites are either Singing Success by Brett Manning or the Superior Singing Method by Aaron Anastasi.

My Results I first started with SSM because I didn’t have the extra cash. I literally started singing better after the first day. After the first week – it was a night and day difference. The entire course took a couple of months for me to finish and by the end of it I felt like I had new control over my voice. I could confidently do any song, in any key and even hit high notes properlyBut That Wasn’t All. Shortly after I finished SSM, I decided to buy Brett Manning’s program (using their easy payment plan) – and honestly, I’m so glad I did. Most people would stop learning after one course, but I was hungry for more. And it truly helped me totally master my vocals.  ***August 2014 Update: I have to mention something everyone needs to know about Singing Success after a reader of this blog pointed something very interesting about the program out to me. Read all about it in our review.

Superior Singing Method

Superior Singing Method

The Best Option Superior Singing Method is a GREAT vocal program. It’s my personal favorite and I had really great results with it. It’s a great course with a ton of bonuses and there’s a ton of great tricks and tips in it. You can also read our comprehensive Superior Singing Method review to learn if it’s a fit for you.

Singing Success

Singing Success

An Alternative A great alternative is Singing Success. Brett Manning is a great vocal coach. He’s worked with Taylor Swift and Haley Williams. Best part – it’s got tons included in it. You can also read our full Singing Success Review to learn more about the program, in-depth.

If you really want to learn how to sing – and do it quickly – there’s no better way than using an online voice lessons. Read our full set of online lesson reviews to learn more and find out which one is best for you.

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What It’ll Take To Learn to Sing

Improving does take practice, dedication/drive and some investment (time + money), but if you give it your all you will be amazed at the improvements you make in yourself. Remember, there is a lot more to being a singer than just opening your mouth and making sounds. It’s about your breathing, your posture, your pitch and tonal control. There’s a lot that goes into the beautiful sounds you hear on the radio and in you favorite music.

Things to Keep in Mind

What you’ll learn throughout the pages of this website is exactly how you can put that drive and dedication you have to work for you. Check out some of our great articles on our blog. We’ve got articles for every type of issue related to being a singer (hobbyist and professional) and we’re constantly adding new ones.

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To start things off, here are some tips and pointers to get you started off on the right path to becoming an amazing singer/vocalist:

Ok Great, What Next?

The next step is really up to you. Are you trying to learn how to improve your voice for a particular genre of music? Read our Jazz and Blues articles on our blog. Or maybe you want to learn how to sing high notes? We’ve got a lot of different articles here that you can read for pointers on specific areas of vocalization. If you’re absolutely brand new to singing and are looking for a place to start off with fundamentals then I suggest checking this Vocal Technique 101 Course by Berklee’s School of Music. You can sample the course for free. If you can’t afford that course and just need to know some basics check out this great resource by the BBC. Once you’ve read through some of our articles, your next move should be some formal training. Read our online vocal lesson reviews to find out which program will be best for you. Thanks for taking the time to check out our website. We’re here to help, so please send us an email if you’ve got questions or article topic ideas for us. We’d love to hear your comments too! And if you found this site useful, tell your friends on Facebook and Twitter! To your singing success!

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