My Singing Sounds Bad - How to Take Your Voice to Greatness

What do you when your singing sounds bad? Is there hope to correct this? Today we are going to take a look at this.

The Reason Why You Might Not Like the Sound of Your Voice

You might not like the sound of your voice because you mostly hear the sound resonating in your head. So you hear your voice resonating in your body but not how it interacts with the room. The sound waves of your voice interact both internally with your body but also externally with the room. This is why you may hear your self recorded and be shocked that your voice sounds super nasal. The more you listen to yourself recorded the more you will train your ear to adjust the way you hear. Also when you’re recording yourself make sure that you are using a good microphone so you are hear yourself correctly.

So if you are recording and listening to yourself and you still feel like a weak singer what do you do?

How to Become a Good Singer?

The first step to becoming a good singer is to work on singing on tune. First start with something small and manageable before you try something too complicated. In singing on tune you need to work on developing a good ear so you can identify when you are off pitch as well as working on your muscle memory to correct your pitch issues. For more information on singing on tune make sure to read this blog post.
After you have worked on your tuning you need to work on breathing. As you work on breathing you will be able to have better control on your tuning and you will be able to hold notes stronger. For more information check out this blog post on breathing.
The next step is working a creating a balanced resonance and sound. This is working on where the sound waves move in your body. You will be able to tell if you have a struggle with resonance if you wind up with a super nasal, or dull sound. A balanced resonance will bring a balanced sound to your voice.
The next step is looking at ways to release tension. If your body is tense it will make it harder to sing.

Together these four points will take you a long way towards being an excellent singer.

I hope you enjoyed your lesson today about what to do when your singing sounds bad. Please check back often for more piano and vocal lessons for your musical adventure.

Linnea Loves Music