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Introduction: 0:00
Tall posture: 3:08
Laryngeal posture: 4:40
Tongue posture: 7:35
Feeling for tension while singing vowel: 8:38
Breathing: 10:20
Easy breathing exercise: 11:56
Ear training: 14:30
Solfege: 17:06
Learn an instrument: 20:20
Warm up your voice: 21:30
Sing with Chest Voice: 26:00,
5 tone Gug for males: 26:32
5 tone Gug for females: 27:14
Octave Repeat Wee for males: 28:00
Octave Repeat Wee for females: 28:45
Mixed Voice: 29:30
1.5 Octave Gee for males: 30:30
1.5 Octave Gee for females: 30:45
Speech Level Vocal Tone: 31:20
Sing without straining: 34:08
Singing legato: 37:55
How to Sing Vibrato: 40:19
How to Become an Artist: 42:00
Have you always wanted to learn to sing better but haven't known where to start? The truth is, that anyone can learn to sing better with the right singing exercises and proper techniques.
In this video, Matt Ramsey, a vocal teacher and singing coach gives you everything you need to know to improve your singing in 2020. In this video, I wanted to give you as much information as possible about the typical vocal progression and journey that a singer goes on as they improve their voice.
We're going to improve a lot of different aspects of your singing, but don't get overwhelmed. Instead, just get curious about the areas that you need to improve on in practice.
We start off learning how to sing better by improving our posture. The right posture for singing is called a tall posture. It's also important, that you keep your larynx relaxed as you sing higher notes. Another area of posture that you need to look at is the tongue tension that comes with singing higher notes.
Next, we cover breath control. The correct breast for singing is called the diaphragmatic breath where your stomach will expand on the inhale and contract on the exhale or as you sing. I'll also give you one of my favorite exercises for improving your breath control called the farinelli breathing exercise.
In the next section it's time to train your ear. Many singers who are starting out don't actually have issues with singing on Pitch. Often times it's just they don't have the right feedback to know whether they're on the tune or not. A very simple trick that you can try is to cup your ears or record yourself to see where your on Pitch. It's also important to learn Solfege so that you can start to identify the relationships between different notes. Also consider learning an instrument to improve your ear training in your ability to learn new singing techniques.
In the next section, it's time to warm up your singing voice. One of my favorite exercises for doing that is the octave and a half lip trill where you flap your lips together while singing over an octave in a half scale.
In the next section it's important to learn to sing in different vocal registers. We'll start off by singing in the chest voice with a five tone scale on the word “Gug” as in “Gut”. Next, we'll start finding your head Voice by singing an octave down arpeggio. Finally, you'll learn to sing with your mixed voice by singing on an octave and a half arpeggio on the word “Gee” as in “geese”.
In the next section it's time to work on your vocal tone. The optimal vocal tone is not breathy or too light, it's right in the middle. One of the easiest ways to find the perfect vocal tone is by singing with your speaking voice.
In the next section, I'll teach you to sing without straining. As you start expanding your vocal range it is very common to start straining as you sing higher notes. But it's important that you learn not to push or spread those higher notes.
In the next section teach you how to sing with different vocal effects like Legato and vibrato. Legato means singing smoothly whereas vibrato is the wavering that you hear when a singer holds a single note. To find vibrato, simply pulse on your solar plexus as you hold a note.
In the next section, I'll show you how to get started singing outside of the practice room. A great place to get started is with private voice lessons either online or in person. You can also consider trying a singing course. As you're practicing your singing, it's important that you warm up for 30 to 60 minutes a day. A great place to get started and improving your singing voice from a young age is a choir. Finally, you may want to join a band at a certain point.
In the final section I'll talk you through what it takes to become an artist. In the first step, it's important that you listen to lots of great singers to remain inspired. You'll also find it helpful to choose songs that fit your voice and voice type. Finally, it's important that you find your own distinct to vocal style. You don't want to just imitate other singers, you want to learn to sing with your own voice.