This document provides 5 tips for better singing: proper breathing through slow, controlled breaths; good posture by aligning the back against a wall; muscle control especially of the diaphragm to support breathing and singing; avoiding unnecessary tension; and regular practice. It emphasizes the importance of breathing from the diaphragm to hold notes longer, create better tone, and project the voice without forcing air through the vocal cords.

1. Singing Tips
YOU CAN LEARN TO SING
BETTER!

2. 5 Important Parts To Better Singing:
 Breathing
 Posture
 Muscle Control
 Avoiding Tension
 Practice

3. It Starts With Proper Breathing

4. Our Breathing Is
Normally Quite
Shallow – With The
Exception OF
Exercise

5. And Of Course -
SINGING!
Exercise: Rather than just taking a long
deep breath - try taking quick ‘sips’.
Once you feel comfortable with your
new way of breathing, start reciting the
months of the year. Try and see how
many months you can get to before
you’re out of air. “Easy”, you say! “I will
just go really fast”. Ok, the idea is to
recite each month as slow and
controlled as you can be. This is the
beginning of how you develop
breathing for singing.

6. How Can Posture
Affect Your Singing?
Improving your singing voice depends
much on your ability to release and stay
free of tension. Tension is discomforting and
greatly restricts air flow - forcing you to
labour and stress, rather than relaxing and
singing with true freedom.
The key is to align your body and prepare
it’s parts to create and support your voice.
Exercise: Stand with your back to a wall,
opposite a mirror is better. Place your head
to the wall so your chin is parallel to the
floor. Roll your shoulders to the wall, now
slowly move your back to the wall and stop
just before your spine touches. Find your
balance. Close your eyes and take a deep
slow breath. The only tension should be in
your abdominals. You should be able to feel
how easily the air flows through your lungs.

7. Proper Muscle Control Is Vital To A
Great Singing Voice..

8. Muscles In Your Head, Neck, Abs,
And Especially..

9. Your Diaphragm
The Main Support Of
Breathing And Hence
Singing:

10. Learning To Use Your Diaphragm
Properly Will Enable You To:
 Hold Your Notes Longer
 Create A Better Tone Quality
 Project Your Voice Better
It’s about being able to resist the air as you
exhale from your lungs in a controlled way.
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11. Try holding your index finger
roughly an inch from your lips
and breathe out very slowly,
while trying to notice the
movement of your diaphragm
as you exhale. This will be the
same amount of breath you
take when you singing.

12. You should never 'push'
or 'force' air through your
vocal cords to produce a
strong or loud sound,
which will increase air
pressure against the vocal
folds may damage to
them.

13. Avoiding Tension Is Crucial

14. Always Stretch It Out As Part
Your Vocal Warm Up
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15. Practice Makes ‘Pitch’ Perfect
PRACTICE
IN THE MIRROR
PRACTICE
I
IN THE CAR
PRACTICE
IN PUBLIC

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