Master Your Voice Singing Course:
Introduction 0:00
Sing with Chest Voice 4:24
Sing with Head Voice 5:07
Sing in Mixed Voice 6:10
Find your Genre 7:35
Choose songs that fit your voice 8:29
Have you always wanted to find your true singing voice? I'll be honest, most of videos and blogs on this subject are very philosophical. They mention journaling, recording yourself, asking friends what they think that you sound like, Etc.
But actually, I want to show you how to find your true singing voice through actually singing. The truth is that most singers have a hard time finding their natural singing voice because they start off by imitating others. Adele, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, you name it. Everyone wants to sound like their favorite singer. And this makes sense, because you want to show your inspiration and it's difficult to have the confidence in your own voice when you're so inspired by your favorite singers.
However, the truth is that it's very difficult to truly imitate or mimic another singer and sound good doing it. Just for an example, when I first started off singing, I wanted to sound just like Elliott Smith. But Elliott Smith is a very breathy and light singer, and I'm a very strong and resonant singer. In other words, I had bet on the wrong horse. Now there's nothing wrong with being inspired by other artists, but it's very important that you find your own voice as you become an artist. So today I'm going to show you five steps to find your true and natural singing voice. Three of the steps will be vocal concepts that you need to learn in order to get the most out of your voice. And there are also two musical elements that I want to share with you when you're learning to find your voice.
The first vocal element in finding your natural voice is to learn to sing with chest voice. Chest voice is the name for the range of notes at the bottom part of your singing voice. When I first started off, I wasn't actually singing with enough chest voice in this was leading me to sound breathy. It's very difficult to find the correct vocal Tone If you're always singing that way.
In the second step in finding your natural voice is to learn to sing with head voice. Head Voice is the term for the top part of your singing voice. Many beginning singers don't sing in any head voice. In other words, they need to discover it in order to get the most out of their voice.
Our final vocal element for finding your true singing style is to sing with mixed voice. Mixed voice is the term given to singing with a blend of the chest voice and head voice so that your voice sounds even from the bottom to the top. If you learn how to sing in mixed voice correctly, you'll be able to sing any note in your entire range and still sound like you.
Next, I'll cover the musical elements that will help you find your voice. The first step in the musical department is that you need to choose a genre that matches your voice. Many singers will choose a genre that does not actually fit their true singing voice. For instance, I would love to be an R&B singer, but my voice does not have the flexibility and power for all the riffs and runs that happen in R&B. Instead, my voice has built more for pop and some lighter rock music.
The second step in musical elements to find your voices that you want to choose songs that fit your voice. Too many singers will choose songs that are too high, too low, or just don't showcase their true voice as well as it could. One easy way to overcome this is to sing a vocal exercise instead of the lyrics. By singing the musical exercise, you will automatically go into singing the exercise rather than trying to imitate the singer. This is very important, The journey in finding your own voice can take a bit of time and yes recording yourself can help with this. However if you don't have these other vocal and musical elements put together, it's going to be very difficult to find your sound correctly.
my next shower world tour is gonna be fire
Same
Girllll you are hilarious ????
?????
???
How much are the tickets ?
1. Chest voice
2.head voice
3.sing in mixed voice
4.Find your genre
5.Choose songs that fit your voice
Don’t mimic other singers. You can avoid this by speaking the words
The speaking the words part actually helped
This Girl is on ??????
Ok sing as i speak.. but what about resonance? Where i shud keep voice resonance? in the mask ?
HOBI JACK JOKER BOX AHHHH
army 2
this honestly was such a useful guide! i’m 14 and music is my passion but whenever i sing certain songs my voice tends to mimic the voice of the singer. especially when i’m singing along with the song. i desperately needed and simple yet effective way to find my voice and i feel like this is the one. i’ll come back and update whenever i do find my own voice! thank you so much for this!
edit: back again!!!! I’ve improved a lot!! fr this helped so much. In the beginning, my throat was having some trouble getting used to the new/correct technique and I kinda had a sore throat from the change in my vocal ig? I took some time off singing to give my throat some rest. I was being somewhat harsh on my vocal cords, straining them. so I needed some time to rest. I resumed a month later and I can definitely say this has helped me tons!
I agree a lot.
and now?
Same
Same!
@Shem Gabriel Morales nah he dead
Very helpful hints. I think i am trying to work around the impossible unless i face it.
1. Quit smoking and hopefully open up nasal congestion for a more clear sound.
2. Sing from the chest not from the head which i tend to do. I also noticed I talk mumbly at times when I don’t necessarily want to talk or feel anxious in any way. I definitely care what people think too much and causes me to be anxious when talking and then i cant even talk. I don’t know when i developed this anxiety but anyways its just something to note that i have to communicate both talking and singing more clearer.
3. I play guitar. Little known music theory but decent ear for it. I tend to focus more what i’m doing and the next lyrics then letting it come out naturally.
4. I have a deeper tone than I want so i try to go higher than my voice allows me without starting to head sing. (I really love R&B) lol.
5. Knowing I’m more capable than I give credit for. Practice practice practice
your goals are very admirable, stick with it
What’s your strategy for clearing nasal congestion?
I have a fairly deep voice for a woman, and because of it I’ve never thought it would be possible for me to be good at singing, so I never tried to practice. I feel more inspired to put effort into trying, now. Thank you ??
Same
Same
keep going! you got this
sade has a great deep singing voice you should listen to is it a crime by her
cmon cher!!!!
Ok. Your laugh at 3:00 is EPIC & AWESOME!!
I had to point it out because I listened to it SEVERAL TIMES back to back!?
Subscribed!! Your videos are so helpful & FUN to watch!! Thank you for explaining things so well that those of us who are beginners still have a clue what you’re talking about.????
I’ve been singing from the age of 4, all they way to my current age. Im classically trained and tend to be in christian choirs. Not what my voice is build for at all! My voice is super sweet, and can be fairly deep and raspy sometimes so it’s perfect for hyperpop and indie! I can’t wait to be able to perform in my real voice
excellent goal
So here is a serious question: If you want to learn the very basics of singing, basically if your goal is to sing a song along with the radio without your passengers having the urge to jump out the window – are there any exercises that you can apply when nobody is watching or hearing you?
The only place I can overcome my hesitation to sing is when by myself in a car on the highway.
but singing along with the radio encourages you to mimic
I think you could try to sing just alone in the car while not on the Highway and not listening to music during it. Just have alone time in the car singing. Hope that helps.
Hey man this guys teaching methods are good, great in fact. I personally found the program that Ken Templin offers was the one that helped me. It has physical and vocal exercises to help strengthen your core muscles of both your body and your voice. However, this guys channel seems to be more examples rather than exercises, where it seems to differ from Ken’s program which I can attest really gets results. This channel offers really really great advice, but you need clear exercises too that will get the ball moving. Just remember that regardless of how embarrassing the exercises are, they are critical for good vocal development. I hope it helps. Sorry for recommending another on this channel, I just found OP question was not answered properly. Another recommendation is for you to learn to train your ear to catch the notes/ pitch. There are some great programs out there that really help you in this area as well. Singing is a beautiful process where your whole body is the instrument, not just your voice. There is so much to always engage at the right times, which will give you your desired results, but most people mistakenly think that it is just their voice box that gives them results. Just as You cannot drive a car just by turning the steering wheel left and right. You cannot sing just by using the most obvious parts of your body. I hope your journey is going to be fun and full of fulfillment for both you and your audience.
Hey man this guys teaching methods are good, great in fact. I personally found the program that Ken Templin offers was the one that helped me. It has physical and vocal exercises to help strengthen your core muscles of both your body and your voice. However, this guys channel seems to be more examples rather than exercises, where it seems to differ from Ken’s program which I can attest really gets results. This channel offers really really great advice, but you need clear exercises too that will get the ball moving. Just remember that regardless of how embarrassing the exercises are, they are critical for good vocal development. I hope it helps. Sorry for recommending another on this channel, I just found OP question was not answered properly. Another recommendation is for you to learn to train your ear to catch the notes/ pitch. There are some great programs out there that really help you in this area as well. Singing is a beautiful process where your whole body is the instrument, not just your voice. There is so much to always engage at the right times, which will give you your desired results, but most people mistakenly think that it is just their voice box that gives them results. Just as You cannot drive a car just by turning the steering wheel left and right. You cannot sing just by using the most obvious parts of your body. I hope your journey is going to be fun and full cof fulfillment for both you and your audience.
this video is very ADHD friendly. i love how your setup is so clean / simple, there are no distractions and i can focus on learning. thank you.
@sylo, good suggestion but so much of singing is watching how the sound is formed
@Sylo Jesus loves You
YES.. i felt that too
I was thinking that too!
My impatience means I had to skip to 1 min and then skip further to each step and cut out all the filler, no hate, just being honest about my adhd because I felt like it wasn’t adhd friendly as such. But anyway, it is an informative video and thank you for sharing ???
I’ve been singing since I was 15 and this CHANGED my perspective. As I have been getting older my voice hasn’t been feeling like mine, and for the first time I’m hearing my natural tone and sound quality. I don’t have much control singing this way but I’m excited to really learn me. THANK YOU with all my heart!
so glad for you!
This is exactly how I feel!!!!!!
my voice always changes depending on what song i’m singing to match the singer so i’m very excited to hear my actual voice
@I_regret_commenting_so_many_things omg that’s great ? wish you all the best ?? I really hope you get through
@neo phoria thank you ?
@therealZENA I sing in two different languages too! I sing in spanish for my church which means in doing lots of different notes in whatever im singing ?
@therealZENA yes
Uh are you sure you are not just changing scales lol.
This video was helpful thank you. Do you have any tips or tricks to prevent mimicking when singing along to songs, like when I’m listening to the radio?
I’ve been singing for almost 4 years now and what I’ve noticed is that you’ll have moments where you like the sound of your voice better than other days. I’ve analyzed this phenomenon and I have made out a couple of things that consistently made my voice sound better:
Having practiced the days before
Sleeping 8 hours
Brushing my teeth consistently
Increasing my serotonin
– exercising
– working on my goals
– socializing
Not consuming caffeine in any form
Not smoking weed
(haven’t made reliable observations with alcohol, tobacco or vaping because I never did that consistently)
Not having eaten recently (definitely 90 minutes+, I like to eat when I can’t sing anyway. Basically not having a full stomach, even after drinking a bunch of water I’d not get my voice out properly for a while)
For men, increasing my testosterone by again exercising and not choking my wiener all the time also gave a lot of power to my voice, highly recommend.
I hope this helps someone
Master Your Voice Singing Course: https://ramseyvoice.com/special-offer
oh i , i just just wanna be your everything, oh i, i just want to be your everything, ok back later, thank you – andy gibb hes the best ever
you started to learn to sing at 25 years old? how old are you now? you don’t look more than 21.
This was very helpful. Thank you for the advice! Now to practice.
Another exercise that has helped me is to connect with the lyrics beforehand so when I go to sing it, it doesn’t feel forced or imitated. This helps me focus on the emotion instead of the “perfect” sound, and my natural voice is able to come through.
Thanks for this helpful video! I can sing as high as Frankie Valli! ?
Hi Ramsay, I might need your assistance concerning something, the reason why I looked up your video is that I can’t tell what my real singing voice sounds like. There are days when I can sing a certain song correctly, and some other days it seems impossible to just sing the same exact song or any other for that matter, it’s like I’m only pronouncing words and I can’t seem to get my usual singing voice out. I can’t can’t seem to sing notes I usually can, it just doesn’t sound melodical at all. I just keep trying my best but to no avail. I’ve been like that since a while. What can impact one’s voice like that? What are the possible explanations why I sometimes just can’t seem to get my singing voice out?
I know how to sing. I love singing but I just feel like my voice doesn’t sound good at all anymore. I see people singing casually and still sound good while I need to pur effort but stilly voice sounds weird. I am starting to doubt if I really could ever sing to begin with
Great ?