If you’re having trouble regulating your breath, lay down on the ground and place a book on your stomach. Practice moving this book up and down by taking full deep breaths. This is how you should breathe when you sing.
Avoid opening your jaw as wide as it will go or it can actually close off your throat, which won’t help you sing louder.
Proper posture will help your breathing, which can improve vocal tone and projection.
You may feel a slight vibration in your nose, but don’t worry. When done correctly, using forward placement will give you a deep sound that isn’t nasally.
Lay on your back with your hands on your waist. Take a full breath and focus on expanding your stomach from bottom to top. This should make your hands raise up and out if you do it correctly. Once your breath is comfortably full, breathe out slowly to a count of 5. Repeat this exercise 10 times. Breathing exercises are also a great way to calm your nerves before a performance. [8] X Expert Source Amy Chapman, MASinging Coach Expert Interview. 18 October 2019.
For a simpler exercise, make the ’ng" sound (like at the end of the word “lung”). Keep making the sound to practice moving your tongue against your soft palate.
Be sure to select songs that work with your vocal range. If you’re unsure whether a song will work with your range, ask your vocal coach for feedback.
Practice your breathing before you begin singing. Do something simple like count your breaths in and out. For example, breathe in for five counts and release for five counts. Continue doing this until you’re calm and ready to sing.
If you close your eyes, remember not to tilt your chin upward, which can make it harder to sing loudly.
Find a vocal teacher who specializes in a genre of singing that you want to do.
Practice using the microphone and ask a friend or vocal coach to tell you how loud you are. Try singing directly into the microphone and compare it to singing into the side of the microphone. Ask for feedback about your volume.
If you stand too far back from the microphone, the mic probably won’t be able to pick up your voice.
You only need to move a little to the side of the microphone. Don’t worry if you still get occasional pops while singing. This is to be expected with using a microphone.
Use the microphone to your advantage. It can easily amplify your voice during softer parts of a song and you can back away a few inches when you need your sound to really pop.
