We Sing – Simple Ways to Hit the Right Notes

We all love to sing. There is no doubt that it remains one of the cheapest, yet most effective ways to get rid of stress, express our emotions, and achieve a full-body natural high. While not all of us may want to pursue a professional career in singing, I believe that all of us do want to hit the right notes when we sing. Getting it right, in truth, is not all that difficult. You only need to remember a few simple techniques that will make you avoid sounding tone deaf to the people who are within hearing range when you decide to belt out your favorite song.

Breathe right. Singing definitely has a lot to do with proper breathing as a person’s ability to hit and sustain the right note depends on the right breathing technique. The thing to remember here is that when you inhale, it is not your chest that should rise but your diaphragm that will expand. You can put the palm of your hand against the area below your lowest rib to check if you are doing it right. Next, when you begin to sing, don’t push out all the air you inhaled at once. Just exhale slowly and properly according to your normal pace.

Enunciate. There’s nothing worse than listening to someone sing and not understand a word that is coming out of that person’s mouth. Singing well also means being understood so make sure that you enunciate clearly and pronounce your vowels correctly. Once you’ve got this technique down pat, you instantly become more pleasing to listen to–an accomplishment I’m sure we all want to achieve when we sing.

Stand Upright. This tip is connected to the first one about proper breathing technique. Having the right posture ensures your body’s optimal capability to channel oxygen from the lungs at a controlled pace. When you have a clear lane for oxygen to be dispensed, you can make sure that a consistent and clear sound will emanate from your vocal chords.

Know Your Limits. This is perhaps the simplest technique you can master in no time. Not everybody has the voice of Celine Dion or can hit a falsetto as high as Mariah Carey. In the same way that not all of us have a clean low register like Luciano Pavarotti. As a singer, you need to know your vocal range so you can sing the songs that are fit for the extent that your voice can reach. Further, once you are conscious of the limits of your singing voice, you can make the necessary adjustments in pitch when singing songs instead of trying to hit the original notes and failing. A contralto will never be able to hit a coloratura soprano note, just as a countertenor can’t hit the low notes the way a bass tessitura can.

These tips, when done properly, should be enough to make you sound better than most. If, however, you decide that singing is the right path for you career-wise, it would be best to get a professional vocal coach or more advanced tips that are available everywhere, including the Internet. But for the majority of us who just like to sing, proper breathing, posture, enunciation, and admitting our limitations may just be enough to get us an appreciative applause when we sing.

About the Author

There is so much more that you can learn about why we sing, singing, and ways to improve our singing voice; visit http://wesing.org for useful tips and helpful information.

Raffy Chan is a writer and internet enthusiast, based in California. He enjoys doing research, writing, and website/s creation. He is the originator of the QuidErgo Group: a community of professionals, authors, artists and computer enthusiasts who come together with the common aim of communicating with the online world.

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