"How do I build a big beautiful voice?"
With the Bel Canto technique anyone can build a big beautiful voice. Here are some of the elements that will help you do that:
1. Use proper breath support. There are many schools of thought on what proper breath support entails. The most effective method is one which follows the following progression: Take a spontaneous open breath, passing through "Ah." The lower abs should come out upon inhalation. As you sing a line of song, pull your abs in gradually and then release the abs at the end of the sung line. Your neck, shoulders and jaw should be relaxed and your shoulders should never come up. Some vocal schools teach students to expand their ribs horizontally outward upon inhalation. This is incorrect! It will largely limit your vocal range and result in a wobbly vibrato.
2. Sing exercises of Bel Canto (Italian Opera) technique. These exercises are the fastest way to turn a small voice into a strong powerful one. These exercises build stamina and develop vocal resonances. One can use vocal resonances to amplify the sound. Opera singing 300 hundred years ago performed without a microphone for audiences of hundreds of people. This technique allows one to develop the projection necessary to do just that. Anyone can do it given proper direction. Anyone who has a speaking voice with the exception of those who are mute (do not have a speaking voice).
3. Utilize proper placement. Using frontal placement allows one to use less air and project more. Focusing sound on the hard pallet, and engaging vocal resonances will amplify your voice. These elements are brought together in three voice building tapes that my students do in their lessons and at home. These tapes are incredibly effective. They are not posted online due to the fact that they must be executed properly with a voice teacher.
"How do I become a great singer?"
There is vocal science, a set of rules, that dictate what a singer must do physically to develop a big beautiful voice and the ability to sing difficult songs with ease. The name of this science is Bel Canto. Some singers naturally use the Bel Canto technique and others learn this powerful technique from an experienced teacher. Examples of singers who mastered Bel Canto include Whitney Houston, Freddy Mercury, Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley, Ariana Grande, Luciano Pavarotti and many more. Though it started as an opera technique, today this science is applied to all contemporary styles of singing such as Rock, Pop, Jazz, Opera, R&B, Broadway, and others. If Bel Canto is learned in pure form, you can build a big, beautiful, agile voice with an impressive vocal range and be capable of executing vocally challenging elements of singing. On this technique, your voice will color itself when singing with feeling.