Voice Lessons?

Question:

Voice Lessons?

I was wondering if there's anything i can do at home without going to a voice lesson teacher. I'm ok with going to one later but for now is there any at home things i can do to help? I open to any suggestions. Thanks

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A couple of months ago my 2 bffs and i went to take singing lessons. the teacher was really good (she had professional experience). Here's some tips the teacher gave us:

1. if you are going to be singing for a long time you should warm up ur throat first by singing do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do a couple times and by do-re-me I dont mean the song, just sing the notes (from middle c up an octave(8 notes) to the next c). it helps if you can play the notes on a piano while you sing them.

2. whenever you sing, try to OPEN your throat. By that I mean you try to sing out your lungs (not like opera) but dont like, try to twist or squeeze your voice because it sounds bad. Try to just open your throat and sing.

3. When you listen to music, you will notice that every singer has a different voice. You have your own unique singing voice. Don't try to imitate someone else's voice because then it is not natural. So when you sing naturally your voice will sound much better than when you try to sing like someone else.

4. Take deap breaths and try your best!

5. NEVER stress your voice. If you dont normally sing on a daily basis, then you should build up your practice time. Like, you can start out by practicing for 15 or 20 minutes a day, or every other day. This is really good because it also helps train your lungs. Then each week add on 5 or ten minutes to your practice time. Trust me, you dont want to start singing on a burst of energy and keep singing for like, an hour or two, because the next day your throat will burn like crazy and it really hurts. So take your time, there's no need to rush, and have fun with it.

If you want (or feel confident enough) you can have a friend help listen to you. I hope you really like singing, because it is really fun, and i hope these tips really helped you out!