How can you learn how to sing?

And Is it true anyone can learn to sing?
Yes! Yes! Yes!

Anyone with a healthy speaking voice can sing. You might have sing in the shower, in your car, and sing along with co-worker when a famous song comes out. I know you probably have wondered if you can ever sound good while singing. So how can you learn how to sing beautifully?

Fortunately for you, I have found some ways great ways how you can to learn how to sing without going to music school.

Now, Why do you want to learn how to sing?

I love to sing! Like alot. Everywhere there is music either I’m actively singing or humming even if I don’t know the words to the song. But I wonder if there is a way to learn to sing without going to the choir or even music school. I have been to karaoke alot and can sing okay? I can sing loud but not properly. Thanks to the pandemic shutdown I finally got time to hone this hobby into actual practice. I want to sound freaking great when I sing, so this is my why! 😉

Maybe you just want to sing in your church

OR

Maybe you want to sing to someone special that you have been eyeing on 

OR 

Maybe you want to sound great in a karaoke session 

OR

Maybe you want to a new skill to your guitar or piano skills

Singing brings the best euphoria or makes you feel the emotion that is real or it brings you to memory lane of the best times of your life. Singing connects people together just like food. Learning how to sing is a gift? Like any other skill, like riding a bike, driving, or cooking it all comes down to learning and practice.

P.s I am not a vocal coach! so don’t shoot the messenger. I have been learning and wanted to share with you if you are scared to learn how to sing or think you are too old to try. Heck! I am turning 34 in 2 weeks, I’m proud that I even have the courage to go on this journey. ????

I found 5 easy ways to learn how to sing for beginners. Trust me, it’s fun! If you are not having fun, you are missing the point of singing.

How to learn to sing at home for free: YouTube

I love to find everything on Google or YouTube first before I try other avenues. While the pandemic wasn’t great fun with everything shutting down, it allows for exploration. I discover how to sing from Youtube as I was not aware of vocal coaches post the basic singing lesson on their channels. All these vocal coaches break down from warm-up, riff and run techniques, mistakes to avoid, and how to take care of your voice, posture, and breathing as well.

Here are some vocal coaches that I enjoy learning from

Cheryl Porter

Tara Simon

Healthy Vocal Technique by Victoria

Ramsey Voice Studio

Eric Arceneaux

Proper Posture

Singing is athletic. Your throat and neck is the only part of your body that you are using for singing. Your whole body is an instrument when you sing. I’m a big believer in maintaining good posture most of the time. It’s the start with respecting your own body and it makes you look confident anyway, so why not practice good habits right?

Before you start warming up for singing, get in the right position. Your legs stand hip-width apart position, toes point out a little, and shoulders keep it down, [not shrugging], it makes you look relaxed.  Pull your shoulder back gently. This allows for an open throat as well since an open throat means you are relaxed.

Learning to sing with proper posture is important as you want to build good habits. It’s alot harder to unlearn the bad habit and create a new habit again. As you get more experience with your vocal ability, you can always start to move your body as you please. 

Warm up & Learn Your Basic

I was a personal trainer and can’t emphasize warm-up and learning basics for beginners. Heck, I don’t like doing it but no one wants to be more prone to getting injuries. Learn more about your throat anatomy.  This same goes for warming your throat before singing. Without warm-ups, you can strain it easily.

Here are a few warm-ups you can choose from

1. Lip Drills
2. Hum
3. Tongue DrillsPractice in ascending order and descending order.  There are plenty more warm-ups you can do, I will write a post on more warm-ups in another blog post.

Practice Daily

Like any skills that you have now, it all comes from consistency. Maybe you don’t even deliberately practice walking since you first started to walk but you do it every day and use your legs to walk every day. This is the same for learning to sing, you have to practice if you want to at least have decent skills. Remember why you want to learn how to sing in the first place.

Nothing great or even close to good is ever created if there is no consistency.

I know this firsthand from being a personal trainer. If only people who want to lose weight and get in shape to be consistent and stick to a routine longer then can walk around with more confidence in their new physique.

Listen to a different genres of music

I love to listen to ANY song that is why I appreciate all kinds of music even in a language I don’t understand. Someday if I want an easy day when practicing a song, I will sing lullabies or children’s nursery rhymes. This gives me so many ideas on different melodies, tempos, and vocal placement.

What you are used to may not be suitable for your voice range. We love a sing-along session in karaoke with friends but it doesn’t mean it’s something you should practice when you are actually learning to sing.

I recently more open to singing country songs, it’s easier on my voice. Singing should be comfortable and fun instead of straining and feeling exhausted

These 5 ways you can basically start your journey of learning how to sing on your own without breaking your bank account for a vocal coach and also going to music school. Since I prefer to use whatever tool I have, for now, I will eventually invest in vocal coaching. I want to hear about your experience if you ever learn how to sing and what is your thoughts on these 5 ways that I recommend.