Rowan Rey Sutherland 
Since ancient times, people have expressed their emotions, thoughts and attitudes towards the world around them through singing. It doesn’t take much to learn this art. It turns out that it is quite possible to learn to sing even without classical vocal lessons. Below we publish EKmixmaster studio tips on how you can learn to sing on your own.
So what does it take to sing like your favorite artists? Especially if you are unfortunate enough to be one of those lucky ones who easily hit any note. There are people endowed with such talent that they can hit every note perfectly even without singing lessons. The world-famous, exceptionally talented Freddie Mercury, by the way, never took vocal lessons, but he is deservedly considered one of the best singers of all time.
So what do you need to know and be able to do? Even if you have a talent for performing, you need to understand how to make the most of your voice without harming it. Let’s move on to practical advice.
Each person has his own range of voice in which he is comfortable singing. If you try to play notes outside this range (higher or lower), you risk damaging the ligaments. So defining your voice is the first thing you should do. In addition to the fact that voices are divided into female and male, they are also classified by height.
Male voices are divided into bass, baritone, tenor and countertenor (tenors that are available to female alto or soprano voices). Women’s are alto (the lowest), mezzo-soprano, soprano. However, there are singers who have such a large vocal range that they cover several octaves at once. Freddie Mercury’s range was 3.5 octaves, but Guns’n’Roses vocalist Axl Rose is considered the record holder – his range is as much as 5 octaves!
When you have determined your range, you should understand what type of singing suits you. It’s no secret that there are big differences between classical, jazz, rock and pop singing. This is especially true for the technique of execution. Jazz, rock and pop singers, for example, use a so-called “talking” voice. Classical vocalists, on the other hand, change their voice with the help of the “tilt technique”. Try yourself in different singing techniques, and you will understand which of them you are most comfortable with.
There are a few more points that mastering services advises to pay attention to, especially for beginners. Breathe consciously: don’t take too much air into your lungs. In addition, you should breathe not with your chest, but with your stomach. The following exercise will help you learn this. Put one hand on your stomach and try to inhale so that not the chest rises, but the abdominal wall.
Make sure your facial muscles are relaxed. It’s no secret that we often stress them out without even realizing it. For complete relaxation, you can do a massage by rubbing the muscles with both hands.
Your posture also affects your singing. Stand confidently but not tensely, knees not fully extended, back straight and shoulders relaxed.
It will be very useful to stretch your voice before starting the lesson. For example, sing the scale.
There are also special chants that allow the ligaments to come into working condition.
Give up bad habits – smoking and alcohol. Adhere to a healthy lifestyle: sleep for at least 8 hours, proper nutrition, enough fluids.
And finally, you can use free tutorials or one of the applications that can even check if you hit the notes.
