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Emily Sophie Marie Weston  
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#1 | Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:15
Hello world:3,

My songs are written on events that take place in my or someone else's life, no strings attached.I usually perform acoustic songs on the piano and am learning the guitar.

I would love to be a singer and change the world. I know a lot of people say this - I am fully aware of the incredibly low chances of me even coming close. But I'm prepared to try.

My youtube channel is called 'Dusk162' and is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/Dusk162?feature=mhee. I would be very thankful if you could take a look at it.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I am more than happy to collaborate with anyone, despite their choice of genre.

Au revoir,

Emily, muhahahaz.
Melissa Benton  
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#2 | Posted: 4 Feb 2012 23:49
8 Ways to Sing Better Now

1. Open your mouth when you're singing! Singers who keep their mouths mostly closed are likely tense in the tongue and are far from achieving maximum quality of tone. I like the two finger rule. If you can fit two fingers between your teeth while singing (esp on open vowels like "ah" and "oh"), then you're good. If not, open your mouth more.

2. Relax the tongue. After years of giving voice lessons, I'm convinced that 65% – 85% of all vocal problems involve tension in the tongue. Worst part is most people aren't even aware of it. Look in a mirror while singing. If the tip of your tongue isn't dominantly resting on your bottom front teeth then you've got problems. Relaxing the tongue more forward in the mouth will help.

3. Don't take in too much air. If you breathe in too much air, then you create pressure under the folds that can easily hinder you ability to sing freely. It can prevent you from singing high notes and it almost always causes tension in your neck. To fix it, become aware of just how little is involved in regular breathing and try to mimic that sensation when singing.

4. Keep the larynx steady. If you don't know what the larynx is, it's where your adam's apple is (or where it would be ladies). If this area of your neck is raising or lowering while singing, then you're throwing off your whole vocal mechanism leading to many different complications. Rest your hand on your larynx while singing and make sure it stays steady.

5. Open and relax the back of the mouth. This is equally as important as allowing the front of the mouth to be open, if not more. If the back of the mouth is closed off, then the quality of the sound is shot (and I guarantee you're tense). To get a feel for it, hold the "ng" sound of hung and feel how closed that is. Now say "ah" like you're in a doctor's office... that's more open. Leaving the back of the mouth open like the "ah" sound can help create a beautiful resonance in the voice.

6. Sing with ENERGY. I can't express this enough. Singing is a very physical activity. You must be energized and excited about what you're doing or else it lacks passion (and it's flat!). Singing with energy helps you hit higher notes and helps keep the sound out of the throat. Allow yourself to get excited before singing... do some jumping jacks or walk around a bit before getting started and realize just how much it helps.

7. Believe what you're singing. I once read a quote that has stuck with me for years. It was something along the lines of, "that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Music is a form of expression. It's alive and has a great ability to influence listeners. But that's only true when you believe what you're singing. Try to connect to the song through some personal life experience and see how alive the music you're singing becomes.

8. Get out of your own way. Singing should feel like speaking. There should be no pressing, tension, straining, reaching, or grabbing when vocally active. These sensations usually happen when we try to force the sound out of us. If you're not able to sing something, try to bring it back to speech first. You'd be surprised how easy that high "C" can be when you speak it.

It's important to mention that focusing on all of these tips at once isn't going to be overly effective because our brains can only process so much at a time. Therefore, I suggest practicing one of these tips for a few days, then move on to another. What we do when we sing is largely based on habit, so be sure to practice consistently.

Find and Learn more the other tips how to become a famous singer here.

I think this tips can help you and guide you. Also give you some recommendation.
The Concerned Conservative  
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#3 | Posted: 5 Feb 2012 09:20
Emily Sophie Marie Weston:
Hello world:3,

My songs are written on events that take place in my or someone else's life, no strings attached.I usually perform acoustic songs on the piano and am learning the guitar.

I would love to be a singer and change the world. I know a lot of people say this - I am fully aware of the incredibly low chances of me even coming close. But I'm prepared to try.

My youtube channel is called 'Dusk162' and is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/Dusk162?feature=mhee. I would be very thankful if you could take a look at it.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I am more than happy to collaborate with anyone, despite their choice of genre.

Au revoir,

Emily, muhahahaz.

Hi ESW. What I would do to become a famous singer is do whatever you can to improve yourself in every way. Take voice lessons, join poetry clubs, study liberal arts in college, learn to play a few instruments. Then just keep at it for the next 10 or so years. Find bands to get into, opportunities to sing and play, and even people who have similar interests that you can build off of. They call this the "Master Mind" in "The rules of Success" by Napoleon Hill. Most famous musicians have taken years to get to the top. Did you know the Beatles started to play in high school and weren't even really that good? They put 8 hour days in for 5 years in strip clubs in Hamburg Germany and then came back to Liverpool to be one of the best bands around. So keep at it! Your time will come. Also be open to learning anything and anything about music that comes your way.
The Concerned Conservative  
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#4 | Posted: 5 Feb 2012 09:21
PS you have a great start!
edyson2  
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#5 | Posted: 28 Mar 2012 05:28
how to become a better singer

1. Figure out what kind of singer you want to be. What kind of music do you like? Pop? Rock? Country? Keep in mind that you have to be able to sing and sound good while singing that genre.

2. Find practice songs. Choose a few songs that you enjoy and can sing good. Practice those ones often.

3. Relax your mouth - Singers can't be tense. Let your jaw drop and remain slack. Let your tongue fall forward in your mouth and rest, flat, against your front teeth. Don't move it too much when you are pronouncing words, and don't try to use your jaw to control pronunciation or volume. Stay loose and relaxed, with everything falling forward.

4. When singing, feel like you are always on the edge of a yawn - this will create the correct tone in your voice. It will feel weird, and probably sound weird at first, but that's how the professionals do it. Make yourself yawn, and then talk in a "sing-song" voice. This is how you will feel and sound (sort of) when you have the correct tone to your voice.

5. Posture is very important for singers. Your feet should be shoulder-width apart (some singers put one foot slightly in front of the other). Your shoulders should be relaxed and down. Your body should be loose - not tense, but not hunched over, either.

6. Breathing is also very important. Always take a deep breath from your stomach, NEVER your chest. A low breath will push your diaphragm down and help you control your air. The idea is to have enough air to sustain a phrase. You will learn how to control your air as you sing. Don't let too much of it out at once or your tone will sound breathy. Always practice taking a deep breath from low in your stomach, and learn to control from there. Take a deep breath, then try pretending you're blowing through a straw. This will help you develop breath control. If you're not sure where you're breathing from, lay down on the floor and place a folder or notebook on your stomach. It should rise as you breathe - your chest should not. When you're standing, your shoulders should remain down when you breathe.

7. To create vibrato, you must keep your jaw very relaxed and dropped, and allow the vibrato to develop naturally. If you clench your jaw or try to force vibrato, it won't happen. You will feel vibrations in your throat, around where your tonsils are when you begin to develop vibrato.

8. Practice a lot. You will begin to notice where each pitch lies in your voice, and how your throat and mouth feel when you hit that pitch. Use this to memorize where specific pitches are, which will improve your accuracy.

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