Singing exercises!?

Question:DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY SINGING EXERCISES I COULD DO? i need to get my voice better before February! can anyone help?
and do you know any ACTING exercises too?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY SINGING EXERCISES I COULD DO? i need to get my voice better before February! can anyone help?
and do you know any ACTING exercises too?

Practice every day. It is better to warm up for 15 minutes, three different times during the day, than to spend 2 hours straining to reach notes. That way each warm up almost acts as a new day's warm up. So you get three days of work in one day.

Don't strain your voice. The first thing that people do when they want to sing is force themselves to sing notes that they really can't reach (both high and low). Find the middle of your range and start from there.

Try singing a few notes at a piano. If you have piano skills, great. If not grab a friend who does. Play a single note and then try matching your voice. Listen carefully to what you are singing vs. what is being played. Try this on different vowels: e eh ah Listen CAREFULLY. Even better, have someone else listen to make sure you are singing the right pitch.

Next, warm up slowly. Don't start very high. In fact, it might actually be better to go down first. Start on middle C doing a five note scale (C => G and then back down) and then go down to B, B-flat, A, you get the idea. Try to connect your pitches through air. You don't want to swoop, instead try to keep a very steady flow of air coming out of your mouth. For example: If you take a big breath and then exhale you will notice that it is very smooth, the air is steady, it doesn't sound like a scratched CD. Apply this to your exercises.

Now you can go up. Keep in mind the same things: don't swoop, steady air, don't strain. As you repeat this throughout the day you will notice that your voice will get stronger, as will your range.

I don't know if you know solfedge, but if you do then these exercises are good. If you don't, maybe a friend can explain: (note: (do) = high do)

do mi sol mi do
do mi sol (do) sol mi do
do sol do
do (do) do
do (low-sol) do

Now apply the skills you have learned in these exercises to the songs you are singing.

hello :D

yes - before singing you need to warm up. Start my simply humming to yourself for a but, and then singing a bit of 'aaaa's and 'oooo's. you can do a song of you choose, but choose an easy one - you can strain your voice if u go straight into it without warming up!

what is it that you dislike about your voice? tell me, and I can offer more help. =) do you sound too squeaky, or what?

Purse your lips together and blow, sort of like a kid making motorboat noises (pppp) while making a tone in your throat. When you can do this well, go up and down the scale while doing it, then "sing" your song this way.

Say the word "sing" then hold the "ng" position. Then, hum in that position. Scales, siren sounds, the melody of a song, etc.