Q&A for How to Avoid Singing Through Your Nose

No, singing through your nose is not bad and it won't hurt you. However, most people don't prefer nasal singing because it limits the beauty and tone of the sound

It is perfectly fine to inhale through your nose for singing, though singers rarely have enough time for that during a song.

The most likely reason for your nasal sound is that your soft palate isn't lifted while you sing. Review the information in part 1 of this article to work on raising your soft palate.

It's not possible to sing from your stomach, but the term "belly breath" refers to using your diaphragm muscles to control your breath support low in your torso. To learn more about diaphragm singing, check out this article: https://www.wikihow.com/Sing-Using-Your-Diaphragm

Having a nasal voice is not dangerous at all, it just doesn't sound very good.

Take deep silent breaths through your mouth but make sure you get enough air. A vibration in your diaphragm is probably just your vocal cords.

If you can affect the tone by deliberately making one sound, you can change an incorrect and too nasal vocal production just as easily. Take a deep, relaxed breath and say the word “go” in a very dopey, dumb sound. While you are doing this, pinch your nose and then let go. Practice that, and soon your problem should correct itself.

You need to lift your soft palette and have taller vowels. Try putting a peppermint in your mouth in between your back two teeth. This should help open your mouth.

Breath air in, or take a deep breath before singing. As you breath out, the notes should come from your diaphragm.

Many times our family members don't know how to describe our flaws, but they mean well. In actuality, everyone sings with their nose. If you use your fingers to close your nostrils and try singing, you will realize that you get a different sound. The sinuses actually add a beautiful reverberation to our full sound. I recommend that you have a professional voice coach address this concern.

Of course! Just try not to push yourself. Your body can take days, months, or even years to heal. Make sure you are fully recovered first and enjoy singing!

Your soft palate is raised when it feels like you are yawning. When the back of your throat feels open, then you're correctly raising your soft palate.

Yawn and you can feel something going upwards. If you open your mouth like that when you sing and it feels the same, you’re doing it right.

Yes, it will. But this is a good technique to test if your voice is nasal. If it sounds squeaky, then you're singing through your nose. If it doesn't, then good job!

Phrase it as constructive criticism. Ask them if they're open to some critiques, and if they say "no", then just let it go. But if they say "yes", then tell them something along the lines of this: "Your singing voice sounds a little bit nasally to me. I'm not sure if I'm correct, but you can tell by singing and pinching your nose. I don't mean to be rude or anything."