Urm, hello. Can I have tips for singing?
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blueprintstudios
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http://tinyurl.com/vocalsguide
ask the rest to bring down their voices, then for your bassy vocals, eq the lows abit, and boost abit more on the mids and not so much on the highs (at least not until it feedbacks). then check your fengshui, there'll be a spot where there's minimal feedback, usually away from the speakers.
I don't know if doing situps will strengthen your diaphragm.. otherwise bruce lee may have been a famous singer instead...
ask the rest to bring down their voices, then for your bassy vocals, eq the lows abit, and boost abit more on the mids and not so much on the highs (at least not until it feedbacks). then check your fengshui, there'll be a spot where there's minimal feedback, usually away from the speakers.
I don't know if doing situps will strengthen your diaphragm.. otherwise bruce lee may have been a famous singer instead...
darkclaw3000
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you might want to check out this site here and see which one best suits the question you are asking... there's a lot of factors that can help to improve your singing. what are you looking for?
http://singinghow.com/increase-your-vocal-singing-range/
if breathing, make sure you are breathing correctly thru your diaphragm. when you take a deep breath, your tummy should pop out. don't force it out though. focus on this until you naturally breath this way. thru your diaphragm.
to strengthen your diaphragm, you can try take a deep breath, release it ALL, when you think theres no more air, RELEASE AGAIN, blow out ALL! Then say the whole alphabet as many times as u can before breathing in. this will greatly work your diaphragm.
careful of passing out though hhahaha. make sure your standing, and theres a couch nearby or something.
http://singinghow.com/exercises-for-singers/ <some exercises you might want to check out
http://singinghow.com/increase-your-vocal-singing-range/
if breathing, make sure you are breathing correctly thru your diaphragm. when you take a deep breath, your tummy should pop out. don't force it out though. focus on this until you naturally breath this way. thru your diaphragm.
to strengthen your diaphragm, you can try take a deep breath, release it ALL, when you think theres no more air, RELEASE AGAIN, blow out ALL! Then say the whole alphabet as many times as u can before breathing in. this will greatly work your diaphragm.
careful of passing out though hhahaha. make sure your standing, and theres a couch nearby or something.
http://singinghow.com/exercises-for-singers/ <some exercises you might want to check out
jeremykoh89
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Hello there, I don't think sit-ups will help anything. Staying healthy n fit does contribute to your instrument as a whole. Some believe having 'six packs' is detrimental to singing as it hardens the abdomen muscles, but it's still a myth. So, focus on the technique. pm me if you have questions!
limyingxi88
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Hey I'm finding a teacher to sing, but it's gonna be classical singing but I guess it's all the same? If I find a good teacher I recommend to you? 
limyingxi88
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aww man that's a pity!
darkclaw3000
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Hey I'm finding a teacher to sing, but it's gonna be classical singing but I guess it's all the same? If I find a good teacher I recommend to you?
i have to intrude on this. classical singing and popular/modern singing is NOT the same. classical singing teaches a different set of vocal configuration that is NOT set or meant for modern singing. sadly a lot of teaches stand strong by this method that leads to many students of vocal totally lost and can't really achieve what they want. the easiest example i can give is, try getting pavarotti sing like adam lambert.
its a totally different world. but in my opinion, the proper breathing technique that classical teachers will teach will be very useful, but thats just how far classical training is for modern singing.
here's something that you might want to read up.
Are Pop Singers Doomed?
If the particular schooling of a voice teacher does not include an understanding of how the body creates Popular music sounds, it will omit any method of developing the student’s capacity to sing these styles. Unfortunately, some teachers lack this understanding to such extent that they tell their Rock, R&B and other Pop music students that they have to change the style of music they sing so as to preserve their voice. Or they may try to adapt a Classical approach to a contemporary style thereby causing inappropriate tonal quality. For example: focusing your voice into the mask of your face can result in a lighter, brighter and breathier sound. Though on occasion you certainly may find a light, breathy voice appropriate for expressing certain emotions and styles, to be limited to that sound is not desirable.
Beautiful Voice
There are several schools of Classical technique such as the Italian “Bel Canto,” and the Germanic “Covered Sound.” The common denominator of these is the goal of a predetermined sound quality. These techniques are seeking to develop the singer’s voice to conform to the school’s concept of beautiful sound. Within these confines, it is doubtful that everyone is endowed with the basic vocal equipment necessary to achieve that “beautiful voice.” Perhaps this is the genesis of the unfortunate myth that you’re either born a singer or you’re not.
I am by no means anti-Classical. Classical techniques have given the world many virtuoso vocalists, from Pavarotti to Melba Moore. Many Broadway, Jazz and other singers have found beneficial application from this traditional training. As well, the Classical world sets high standards for the development of singers and is an example well worth following. My point is only that when a singer wants to create sounds at variance with those characteristic of Classical style, new techniques are needed so as to physically support the sound while allowing for the more “earthy” and broader vocabulary of sounds used in contemporary styles.
Try This
The most usual and obvious difference between Classical and Pop technique is in the end result: How does the singer sound? Have you ever heard a singer who has Opera training sing Pop? Unless they disregard the techniques of their training, they sound Operatic. Some Classical techniques focus on lifting of the soft palate and maintaining an open throat as in a yawn. (Try sustaining an “Ah” with your throat in a yawn position. Now sustain an “Ah” as you would normally speak it, letting your throat shape itself.) I find that there are many more degrees of throat muscle movement necessary in contemporary styles due to the variances of sound quality and dynamics usually demanded within one song. The movements, however, are natural and will occur automatically based on the emotion of the voice as long as the singer is not trying to force inner throat positions.
To hold the throat in the same “yawn” position throughout tends to leave you stuck with only one sound quality which, for contemporary standards, can sound contrived or fake. Different emotions require diverse sounds. Since flexibility of expression is what we’re after, our technique needs to allow us the development of an instantaneously emotion sensitive vocal instrument. I believe in the importance of personal choice and self expression; of freeing one’s artistic abilities not restraining them. As a result, I have actively sought an approach that allows the use of the body as a vehicle for self expression without damaging it.
It’s All Natural
The human body is the human body. There are definite components that work in certain ways in sound production. I have found that the basic functions of the body for making sound are designed to occur automatically and naturally provided we understand them well enough not to interfere. We can get out of its way and allow our body to do what it is designed to do. We can assist it. We can expand on its natural functions. We can exercise it so that it can do what it’s designed to do more efficiently and with greater ease and speed.
Contemporary Singing
In contemporary styles of singing, there is a vast array of sound used to express feelings. Gone are the Classical taboos of chest voice. Gone are the limitations of head voice. In many forms of Rock the more texture (rasp, growl, edge) the singer has, the better. Few would dispute that most contemporary styles are more “down to earth” and sometimes downright raw as compared to Opera. Therefore contemporary singers can’t approach the voice with all the same directions that were originally designed to create a Classical vocal sound.
darkclaw3000
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Thanks everyone for the replies and tips!
Urm.. my voice is too gentle even when I tried as what my bandmates say.. so urm.. how do I get a 'rougher' voice?
Those punk rock type. =]
usually when your voice is too gentle is when you use either too much air, or too weak a projection. for rock/rougher/stronger/fiercer vocals, you need to use a lot of strength especially from your diaphragm. open your mouth wide, aim the sound at the back of your throat. it will sound shrilling and sharp. this will prevent you from getting to much air out.
projection, you have to learn. first of all, separate VOLUME(loudness) and PITCH. (you should know those terms) maintain an 'ah' vowel on a medium volume. now increase the PITCH, but on a same VOLUME thruout. your volume shouldn't rise up as you raise your pitch. this is where control is needed. now, try to increase only VOLUME, but maintain the PITCH. so your 'ahhhhhhh' should increase in VOLUME only. and doesnt go up in pitch. (like is shouldn't go up as if you're playing a string on fret 1 of a guitar, and slide to fret 12. you should play the same string on the same fret, but only turning up the volume on the amp. hope this is clear.)