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How to Prepare a New Song for a Solo

By Psalmist4M

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I’m asked many times to sing on programs and have to learn the song requested for the program or a new song for the worship service. For some of us memorization may sometimes be a challenge especially when the time is limited or the words are ... more »

How to Prepare Your Body for Singing

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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You must be poised, relaxed and in a receptive state of mind before you begin to sing. Here are some physical exercises to help you get rid of tension in your body... more »

How to Rock Your Lyrics, Songwise

By Larry Fike, M.Phil.

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Can anybody write a rock song? I don't know. I've written about a thousand or so, some on network television, so here I offer some humble advice (insofar as people who can give such advice can be humble). Enjoy, experiment, and don't take ... more »

How to Sing Higher

By EliazarPlatt

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Everybody wants to sing higher. Everybody wants to sky vocally and bring down the house. And although we all can't be Celine Dion or Steve Tyler, we all can sing higher. Here's how... more »

How to Sing Like a Professional

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Have a nice singing voice doesn't mean you can sing like a professional. There are several tips to enhance your singing, which can improve the overall tone and sound of your voice. Even if you don't have the best singing voice, the right ... more »

How to Sing Like Bruce Springsteen

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Bruce Springsteen arguably is one of the greatest rock-'n'-roll icons of the past 30-plus years. At the least, his voice is one that's recognizable almost instantly. Whether he's belting out a rock song or crooning a ballad, Springsteen has an ... more »

How to Sing Like Natasha Bedingfield

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Natasha Bedingfield is one of today's hottest up-and-coming pop artists. Bedingfield's smooth and slightly raspy voice, her sophisticated lyrics and her offbeat rhythms make Bedingfield's singing truly her own. Read on to learn how to sing like ... more »

How to Sing the University of Michigan Fight Song

By christinevand

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At any University of Michigan football game, the cheer you are most likely to hear repeatedly in the crowd is the school's fight song. Called "The Victors," the song was written in 1898 by Louis Elbel after a football win in Chicago, ... more »

How to Sing with a Sore Throat

By michaelgavin

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For years professional singers have been touring the country and singing with a sore throat. There is a well known and hidden trick that many of these singers will employ in order to crank out that last show on the tour, when they really should ... more »

How to sing with good breath support

By Amy Gould

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Singing well requires good breath support. If you sing with good breath support it will make everything else that you do when you sing that much easier... more »

How to Treat a Singer's Sore Throat

By Matthias Niska

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Imagine this situation: you slave all semester in your voice lessons, perfecting your technique and learning challenging music, only to come down with a sore throat a week before your recital. The best way to treat a sore throat is to prevent it ... more »

How to Use a Singing Machine Karaoke System

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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So you've decided that the pedestal Singing Machine is the Karaoke machine you want. The Singing Machine model "STVD1001" karaoke system certainly is a top of the line karaoke machine, with it's tall speakers and pedestal video stand. It makes it ... more »

How to Use the Soft Palate in Female Voice Training

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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The soft palate plays an important role in proper sound production and is, therefore, one important focus of female voice training. Correct use of the soft palate can mean the difference between a rich, resonant sound and a thin, constricted ... more »

How to Yodel

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Yodeling is a singing art that requires constant movement from the chest voice to the head voice, back and forth. Known as an Alpine method of communication between mountain peaks, it could get you a lot of attention in midtown New York. Learning ... more »

How to Audition Backup Singers

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Some musicians - especially in soul, rock and country music - add extra singers to their groups to support their lead singer, often in a call-and-response fashion. This provides extra interest to your songs and is usually well received by the ... more »

How to Become a Lyric Writer

By eHow Careers & Work Editor

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Lyric writing can be an extremely rewarding career and it can get you close to performers and singers. Many singers and bands need great lyric writers because they are not good with stringing the words together. Start living the dream and get ... more »

How to Become a Madonna Impersonator

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Dressing up like Madonna is easy since she's gone through so many looks over the decades. There was the '80s lace and layered tank top phase, the Marilyn Monroe phase and the Vogue phase. There are quite a few more phases, but we'll get to that ... more »

How to Become a Yodeler

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Yodeling is something that one associates with the Ricola commercials. It is a style of singing which involves switching the registers of the voice rapidly from head voice to chest voice (or falsetto and natural voice). Though most people ... more »

How to Behave in a Recording Studio

By Stewart Cararas

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It goes without saying that one should know how to conduct themselves in a professional environment. The recording studio is no exception. Occasionally, an artist will bring along a friend to the recording studio. Sometimes this can work to the ... more »

How to Check if One has Proper Breath Support for Singing

By Matthias Niska

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Having proper breath support is the most basic, most essential, prerequisite to successful singing. But many singers, including some who have taken formal voice lessons, fail to understand the basic mechanics of proper breath support. Don’t be ... more »

How to Exercise a Voice For Singing

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Singers must train perform exercises just like athletes. They must exercise their voices, practicing the proper way to project sound through the lungs and diaphragm. Doing so leads to the best vocal projection while singing while not straining ... more »

How to Extend your Vocal Range

By Lindah

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Many people love to sing but have a hard time hitting notes tht may be out of their range. With this article you will be able to learn techniques that will allow you to extend your vocal range. Remember everything takes practice and dedication... more »

How to Find a Christmas Caroling Group

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Christmas caroling is one of the best ways to spend the Christmas holidays. Music and song touches so many people's hearts in a variety of ways. If you are looking to join a caroling group, or start your own, all it takes is contacting the right ... more »

How to find LYRICS to an unknown song.

By EDANYA

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How to find lyrics to an unknown song... more »

How to Form a Barbershop Quartet

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Guys! Do you enjoy singing sentimental songs in close harmony with other guys? If so, you should start a barbershop quartet. The four-part-harmony style is uniquely American and was first started by men in barbershops who got together to sing old ... more »

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