How should I sing?

The best singing method is one that works best for you. Many teachers will claim that their method is the best. What you are looking for is a method or technique that helps you with breathing management, tone, resonance, articulation, and of course the principals of singing.

Why won't my voice work?

Plenty of things can cause your voice not to work right. If you think about how you sound while you are singing, then you might not sound your best. If you aren't getting enough sleep, you will be sluggish and won't be able to get your voice to respond as it should. Your voice will feel tired if you've spent too much time singing the day before. Singing muscles are just like any other muscle. Your singing muscles will need to rest after being used. Emotions also affect your singing voice. If you cry, your vocal cords may swell, which needs to be worked around or remedied somehow.

Do fat people have bigger voices?

Nope. Your voice size isn't related to your waist size. If this were true, then large people would be natural singers by default. In all honesty the extra weight will make it harder for you to breathe. If you have been used to moving under a lot of weight, then it shouldn't really be an issue. Rather than the size of your waist, the size of your throat really makes the difference.

My voice is really scratchy, do I have nodes?

You need to put your vocal cords through a lot of abuse to get nodes. You can't get nodes from yelling for your favorite team for one day. Your vocal cords would swell, but nodes would take much more. Nodes are basically like calluses. If you don't rub the cords the wrong way, you won't have the problem. If you continue to have scratchy sounds in your voice, then sing in the high range. Nodes usually affect the higher part of your voice. If the sound is husky only in the middle part of your voice, you probably have another kind of swelling other than nodes.

Is there a difference between a coach, voice teacher, or accompanist?

The coach is a person that can play the piano and will give you good advice on singing. There will be a number of things that take place during a session with a coach, some of which involve pronunciation, and singing in the right style. A coach is able to teach you the basics, and of course compliment the things that your voice teacher will tell you.

An accompanist plays the piano for you but doesn't give any advice. The accompanist won't charge less than the coach.

Your voice teacher is the one that will teach you technique. While the coach has knowledge of technique of course, the voice teacher is the expert. The voice teacher will be able to fofer a lot of knowledge, even if they are not a great pianist. Half of your voice lesson will be spent on technique, and the other half will be on other things.

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