How to Improve Your Singing Voice

"Do re mi fa so la ti do
Do ti la do fa mi re so
Once you know the notes to sing,
You can sing most anything"

I am sure most of you would identify with these words from the classic musical 'Sound of Music'. Especially, those who are into singing can relate to it even more and will certainly give a nod of approval. That brings us to the question of singing and improving your singing voice. Singing I guess is one of those talents which when nurtured and presented well can give you as well as the audience immense pleasure. They say that singing can take you a lot more closer to the almighty. But how does one get a 'divine' (pun unintended!) voice? Well, there are quite a few ways to improve singing voice.

Tips to Improve Singing Voice

Natural Pitch
As far as possible, do not have a huge difference in your singing pitch and the pitch or voice in which you talk. In fact, ideal would be to keep both the same. You are less likely to ruin your voice this way. Both high notes or low notes would not be a problem for you then. If at all you are straining your voice at high pitch, it is an indicator that you are not singing at the same pitch as your speech. Read more on singing tips for beginners.

Elementary, My Dear Watson!
One of the most elementary things to do when you want to enhance your singing voice is to know the pronunciations and where to put your tongue and soft palate. This is because these two create a distinct sound, which can affect your singing. For your voice to resonate, the soft palate has to be raised. Then, the tip of the tongue should be at the back of your teeth. If it is positioned too far back, it will block your throat and you would not be able to sing.

Exercise? Yes, Your Vocal Cords
For improving your singing voice, what you need to do is 'SING'! Sing as much as you can! Sing until you hit the exact note after striking a chord on piano. If you cannot do this at home, go for a singing lessons or hire a vocal trainer. Slowly and steadily as you master the lower and middle octaves, go for higher pitch. This will give the requisite range and power to your voice. Just as you would sing, listening to the maestros continuously is also necessary.

Food For Voice
Keeping tabs on what you eat and drink is very important if you want to improve singing voice. Water, is what you need to drink all the time. If it is lukewarm the better. In addition to that too spicy or oil or even sour food can affect your voice box. Thus one needs to be careful about that. Specifically if you have a performance coming up, avoid heavy foodstuffs, particularly dairy products and thick drinks a couple of days before any performance.

Breathing Exercises
These play a major role in improving your singing voice. Some of the exercises you can do to improve your breathing are inhaling for a single count and exhaling for 2 and slowly increase it, taking a big breath and blowing as hard as you can, as a superhero would to blow a huge fire and even plain deep breathing will go a long way in getting the best of your voice. If you go breathless, the fact that you have an amazing voice would be nullified.

Final notes
If you really want to know how to improve singing voice quality, it is extremely important that you are relaxed and warm up before a performance. Never start a song directly without warming up, which includes deep breathing and relaxing your body to gear up for the performance. Proceed to light humming from there and gauging the scale once you are ready. As far as possible avoid singing on the top of your volume and straining your vocal cords.

This is where I end my rendition of words about singing! Go on, hit those perfect notes!