Q&A for How to Sing Clearly

Water is definitely the best. It's common for singers to have different preferences, like adding a bit of lemon or honey to the water or preferring warm water. Avoid creamy things like milk or sugary liquids like soda.

Everyone who can speak can sing, except for a small number of people who have amusia, also known as tone deafness.

The vocal cords are muscles, so just like dance or weightlifting, practicing regularly is necessary for improvement. Work on the skills in this article, and hire a private voice teacher if you want more guidance.

A healthy diet is best. Caffeine can dry out your vocal cords, dairy can cause unhelpful mucus buildup, and sugar can cause the vocal cords to be a bit swollen. Eating right before sleep can cause acid reflux, which can temporarily paralyze the vocal cords and cause hoarseness.

I'm guessing you mean a rapid palatal expander. While definitely distracting, there's likely no reason it should have to affect your singing.

You can do some daily voice exercises, practice singing a couple songs, and try to practice singing in a low voice and a high voice. Then your vocal range will hopefully start improving.

Try meditating before a performance to increase calmness. When you are in front of the audience, you can try to pretend that they are not there and that you are singing alone. The more you perform in front of others, the calmer you'll become.

If you feel like your voice is too heavy you should open your mouth wide enough. If you are singing the A vowel you should be able to fit an apple in your mouth, if you're are singing an E, a banana. Try lifting your soft palate higher and try to sing forward a little more. Sing in your nasal cavity a bit, your nose will vibrate if your doing it right. Singing in your head voice is the best way to fix this problem, in other words keep everything light and try to put your voice into your head instead of your chest, if that makes sense.

You might try posting a video of you singing on youtube, many performers get their start that way.

Practice singing a little every day for at least 15 minutes.

If it is vibrating, try gargling and rest for a bit. Do this four times a week, and you may feel better.

Practice, and make sure to record yourself and be self-critical enough that you can improve.

Yes. If you can, get lessons or a vocal coach.

Try something you've never tried before, and keep at it until you have mastered it. Then move on to another challenge and do it again. The bigger the challenge, the greater your confidence will soar.

Yes, absolutely.

Of course you can! I do it every day. Practice in front of a true friend or by yourself during recess. It does not matter what age you are!

Drink a lot of water and stay hydrated. Warm tea with honey also helps.

Boosting your voice isn't really possible with drinks, but to soothe the muscles in your throat (which leads to clearer notes), you can drink tea mixed with honey and lemon. If you drink the honey-lemon tea, I would suggest you let it sit in your mouth to relax your soft palate as well.

Always sing naturally. Keep in mind that the microphone will not affect your voice, it only projects it and makes it louder. If you get nervous, that might affect your voice. One way to relax yourself from nervousness when on stage, is to breathe in and out and pretend like you either know everybody in the room as a friend, or pretend you are singing alone.

God already loves you, and will appreciate your song as long as you are sincere.

Yes, it will. Smoking can cause inflammation or irritation of the throat. It can also cause your voice to become raspy.

Try making your throat vibrate while your voice doesn't. To make sure its vibrating, press two fingers on your throat and sing.

Record yourself, then play it back to catch your mistakes and learn from them.

Find an acquaintance who is good at singing, someone who doesn't know you too well. They won't lie to you, and they won't be mean either. Ask him/her to point out where you get things wrong, and practice singing with them. (You'll also probably make a new friend by doing this, too.)