How to Find Your Own Singing Voice

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Tired of being laughed at because your singing voice sounds like a donkey's? Don't worry! With a few simple steps, you might find improvement. Everyone can sing, but some not as good as others. Keep trying, and you too will soon be able to sing like a bird.

Steps

1. Learn a song that you really like. Don't sing along to it while you're learning it, though, because you'll try to sound like the person singing the original.
   
2. Sing the music scales with your voice. When you find the right key, you will know. It will sound beautiful to your ears and in your heart.
   
3. Record yourself. It helps quite a bit. Listen to the recording like you're listening to the radio. Judge yourself like you're listening to someone else. Maybe you're straining too much, or that note you sang was flat. Fix it, and record. Repeat until you get it right (or you don't want to overuse your voice).
   
4. Practice singing in front of a mirror. It'll help you enunciate the words better and people will understand what you're saying.
   
5. Stand in front of your friends and sing! Once you are comfortable with what key best suits your voice, you'll do great!
   
6. Stay away from songs that are too challenging for you. Maybe come back to it once you are more capable.
   
7. Always sing from your diaphragm, not your throat. Also, when you breathe, make sure you standing upright, and your body is fully loosened. This will help a ton!
   
8. When you are loosened, breathe into the DIAPHRAGM! If your shoulders go up like a normal breath then the air is going into the wrong tubes for singing. To understand this aspect, try laying down flat on your back and taking in a breath. Notice your stomach will move up, and not your shoulders - this is the result you want. Then try that same technique of breathing into the diaphragm and standing.
   
9. Talk to a vocal teacher, and register for some lessons. He or she will help you find the voice within you. They will train you until you have a very unique voice that people want to hear!
   

Warnings

• Don't hurt your throat doing this. Nobody sings well at every single moment in time. Just sing as you have been, as singing can make people feel happy.
  
• Screaming, talking loudly, and even whispering can strain your throat. Whispering strains your voice more than loud talking does!
  
• Men: Singing in your upper register for long periods of time can also cause serious damage.
  

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