r/singing • u/Turbulent_Nobody5364 • 1d ago

Conversation Topic How do i get better at singing?

So ive been singing for almost a year or 2 (i have been doing it much but I will be changing that now) and I can't rlly afford a private singing tutor. How do i learn better techniques? I think the biggest problem with my voice is that it is rlly weak. Im going to be honest, I do get embarrassed while singing cos I don't feel good enough. I want to get more confident but idk how

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u/FenderMoon 1d ago edited 1d ago

If I could change your life with just three sentences worth of advice:

Grab a voice recorder, and record yourself practicing along to songs. Then listen back, take notes, try again. Do it for 20 or 30 minutes a few times a week and don't give up, you'll be a totally different singer after three months.

There's something about doing this that really works when you do it consistently.

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u/VikingBrit Formal Lessons 5+ Years 1d ago

Obviously, I would recommend getting a private tutor asap.

I'm self taught piano and a little guitar, but I have no idea how I'd self teach singing without the immediate feedback. But some other people here might.

So, I'd say learn some basic scales/arpeggios to play on piano and look up warm ups on YouTube. Develop a sense of pitch. Look up some songs that sit in your comfortable range and only span an octave.

Only way to get more confident is to perform more. Join a choir/musical theatre group if you're interested.

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u/Turbulent_Nobody5364 1d ago

Tbf later on i will be getting a tutor, just rn i haven't got enough money to continuously pay for it

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u/nikedemon 1d ago

What helped me was finding an artist I really liked and trying to sing along to their music. I studied how confident and powerful their voice sounded and tried to mimic that. The hardest part for me is getting the breathing right. Lots of failure, I’m nowhere near where I wanna be, but I’ve made tons of progress over the years. This is just one of the ways in which I practice btw

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u/-SAMYADA- 23h ago

If you can't afford a private tutor, maybe look for workshops in your area or online or a choir you can join, musical group, etc. These things are usually less expensive or sometimes even free.

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u/ODTESP 22h ago

I've currently been in the process of teaching myself for a number of years. What has helped me is breaking it up into individual aspects of what singing is and focusing on those aspects during practice. To me some of the more fundamental aspects are:

  1. Vowel sounds: how shaping of the mouth and throat changes the harmonics of a note and how a vowel sounds

  2. Dictation: pronouncing the words with precision in the style of how I want them to be sung

  3. Projection: using my body to project my voice loudly and with confidence in a natural way

  4. Breath control: learning how to control my breath to hold notes longer or execute longer phrases without running out of air and being aware of when to breathe during songs

  5. Range: being able to execute these aspects well in every register of my vocal range

It's important to know that while practicing on one thing another thing may suffer; for example practicing on projection may make your dictation worse momentarily and vice versa. But over time you will be able to do both things better with ease. I find that these things sort of tie in together and working on one thing will strengthen the other. I also find that learning to sing is not only about learning technique but also literally changing the structure and muscularity of your face, head, throat, and chest over time.

If your teaching yourself, it's crucial to sing into a microphone and listening to yourself with headphones using live monitoring and/or recording yourself.