I have had singing lessons in school for a year (i`m 15) but my teacher doesn`t really teach us anything. I know how to breath etc and i`m a soprano in my school choir.

I would like some tips on extending your vocal range (at the moment I can sing from the G below middle C, to the second G above middle C). Any other useful tips would also be great.

I would like to be a professional singer when i`m older so if anyone has any tips i would be greatful.

Thank you

Hello...Anyone????

im not sure how mutch help i can give you but i shall try. as you already should know never have soda or any thing with suger befor a praformance drink a botel of water 2 hours befor the praformance and have an extre with you... the 2 hour befor so its in your system. do warm-ups til you think your ready and go for it. try practucing with a piano go to the one you know well wnouph and go up a half step till you master that key and keep going or if you want to learn the lower keys go lower. umm... thats all i can think of for now but if i think of any from my experances i`ll let you know, peachy?

As far as breathing, it`s best to breath from your diaphragm. If you don`t, you tend to run out of breath more quickly and you aren`t as loud.

To achieve good quality and volume, you can tell if you are singing properly if you have the vibration when you touch the sides of your nose (up toward your eyes, but still the nose). If you can pinch your nose even without a tone change, you are singing properly. Higher notes tend to cause vibration up in your cavities by your eyebrows. If you do not feel vibration in either of these cavities, you are singing from your throat, which can really ruin your vocal chords and I`ve even had it cause pain.

That`s all I can think of right now.

Thank you. I have an audition in 3 weeks and I needed all the advice I can get LOL!!!!!!

Also, do you have any tips for auditions?

I`m singing
Wind beneath mny wings (Bette Middler)
Because you loved me (Celine Dion)
Think twice (Celine Dion)

My main tip is to be confident the more you act like you feel right at home performing in front of people the more they will feel at home listening to your performance. Also if you act confident in yourself that`s one more reason for them to have confidence in you enough to give you a high score or choose you for the job. Never apologize if something goes wrong. Try and just go on and do your best. Often things go wrong with sound equipment or with the accompaniment and the singer has no control. if you can bounce back from those things you`re on your way to being a pro in my opinion. I also Like to record myself on my computer and listen to the play back You are ofen your worst critic you know. I have even seen an ad for computer software that lets you see your pitch as you sing a song. It`s called [url=http://www.carryatune.com/online]Singing Coach[/url].

Let us know how your auditions turn out!

www.carryatune.com/online

Thank you

you are walcom, its jnjoyess to help when i know what im talking about!

I got through to the final It`s on sunday so i`ll let you all know how I get on.

It`s most likely too late now, but don`t intake dairy 2 (or less) hours before you sing. It clogs up the throat.

I got through and have the final on sunday so it`s not too late

thank you

P.s. the last post was me, but there is another Catherine on here so i`m using `AngelGirl` now