I'm not sure how to. I understand you have to use your diaphragm but is that all there is to it? Do you have to push? Push your diaphragm or throat or anything? I don't quite undersatnd the concept of how to project.. Hi Lady,
If you want to project your voice, you have to actually "Imagine" your voice going up (above you) and out (away from you) you have to focus that your voice is reaching your audience at the back. It's really something more mental than physical. Hope you understand what I mean. Take care! :) You don't just simply use your throat to sing, you must also use your stomach muscles (this might sound funny, but imagine you are pushing up from your who-ha ;) You push your stomach in Stand up one foot in front of the other.
Hold your diaphragm (lower stomach) and sing
If you can feel your stomach moving when you take a breath your doing it right.
Keep practicing and you will be singing from your diaphragm and be able to last a lot longer when you sing. My dad taught me how to sing by putting one hand on my stomach and one hand on my back & having me take deep breath's. He told me to do this exersize everyday for atleast 15 minutes. You have to feel you stomach grasping all the air. If your stomach goes out when you inhale. You're doing it right. After that, he told me to take deep but steady breaths. You take in a deep breath, and slowly let it out by singing the words to a slow song or talk. My dad made me do this so much..., I got so good that I could say 15 words out of my favorite song all in one breath!!! That was hard. But hey..., I can really project my voice and now I can really blow my voice in church.
After you do those two exercises, test your voice by singing. The key to having a unique voice is keeping it your own and not trying to sound like the person singing on the radio or on the cd.
If you really wanna do it, it can really happen.
(it sounds corny..., but its true)
Jasmine Do not push your throat. You only have one set of vocal chords and if you push your throat every time you sing you'll develop vocal nodules (calluses) on them.
Cheerleaders often develop these because they use their throat a lot to yell and chant. Singers will develop them from not singing the correct way.
Some people are able to project more than others. That's just life. Some good ways to build your diaphram (so that you can project more sound) is to do some breathing exercises.
I usually have my choir kids take a deep breath for four counts and then they "hiss" like a snake until they are out of air. The "hiss" is a controlled release, a constant steady stream of air. The more they do this the better "breath control" they have and the stronger their diaphram is.
When you actually sing you'll get more of a projection when you sing from your head voice (higher pitches). The reason why is because the sound will resonate (vibrate) inside of your head. (This isn't something that is learned... it's natural.) Any instrument, voice, piano, flute, violin, drum, etc. must vibrate to produce a sound.
So the question is... how do I sing in my head voice? If you will "sigh" that's your head voice. (When I demonstrate this for my choir kids they always giggle because I tell them it sounds like someone that's in love.) Make sure that you start on a high pitch and move it lower or move from low to high because starting in the middle won't allow your vocal chords to stretch.
Remember if your throat starts to hurt or burn you're probably pushing it. For more help I suggest that you find someone that teaches voice lessons. A local community college or university professor should offer them, or go to a local music store (one that sells music products such as pianos, sheet music, pitch pipes, etc.) They might have names of local people in your area that teach private lessons. Voice lessons aren't cheap though. Price a few before you commit, but they're worth it if you stick with it and keep practicing.
Hope this helped! | 