Q&A for How to Become a Good Singer Without Lessons

Because your vocal cords are muscles and need time to strengthen and develop, there's a limit to how fast you can improve your voice. The fastest way would be to take lessons with the best voice teacher available and spend all your time between practicing singing and wise vocal care and vocal rest.

Not everyone can be a good singer because some people's vocal cords are paralyzed and some people have tone deafness- though both of those things are rare. Just as most people can be a good dancer, if they devoted enough energy and practice, most people can be a good singer in the same way.

Because the vocal cords are muscles, you can train them like you would train any other muscle in your body. Learn the best techniques, make sure you're doing them correctly, and practice consistently.

Learning good singing technique and practicing consistently are the best ways to improve your singing voice. If you are committed, persistent, and you make sure you're practicing wisely, you'll improve.

The quality of your microphone, sound system, and speakers will have a big impact on your sound. Higher quality equipment will reduce distortion.

Drinking warm water before you sing will help improve the sound of your voice quickly.

Yes. Be optimistic. You will need a lot of determination and a lot of hard work. Set targets and goals for yourself. You won't be Celine Dion, but you'll improve eventually.

You need to do a lot of ear training. A good first step is to play scales on the piano and sing along, matching with your voice the notes you play.

Try warming up your voice by drinking some water (warm water soothes it better) and doing voice warm ups. Popular warm-ups include doing scales, like Do-Re-Mi.

Try to warm up your throat by practicing the vowels and open your mouth full.

Record yourself singing. If you still can't tell, post a YouTube video of yourself singing (don't show your face if you don't want to) and let anonymous strangers tell you if you're good, though be aware, they can be harsh.

Yes, water can help keep your vocal cords hydrated.

Drink more water during the day, and sip on tea to soothe your throat.

You can not change your voice, but you can sing higher by lifting the soft pallet. You can sing lower by slowly singing lower or higher. It takes a while but it's worth it. Just don't strain your vocal cords.

Absolutely, 25 is still quite young. Practice, take lessons, and determine which genre of music your voice is best suited to. Bill Withers, Susan Boyle, and Leonard Cohen didn't get started in music until they were over thirty.

Other fruits work to flavor the water as well. The important thing is to avoid coffee or other dehydrating beverages.

You should avoid it, as it can make the problem worse, and you probably won't sound good.

Just try your best. You don't have to be amazing or perfect. Just have fun and enjoy performing.

Try singing in front of one of your good friends, then work your way up to a group of friends and so on.

Yes. It helps hydrate you and relax the muscles inside your throat, which is good before a performance.

Try to listen many times to the music that you're singing. You can also try to follow singing when you're playing the song. Do vocal exercises, and get help from a vocal teacher.

Listen to the instruments in the song and tune your voice to the same pitch as them. Practice doing scales along with a piano.

Practice around friends and family as often as possible. Choose people who will encourage you.

Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible. It takes years of training to be able to sing in a totally different octave. It requires lots of professional training.

Yes, you can learn at any age.

Singing is like painting a picture. In a painting, you can't reach your goal of finishing it so quickly. Being patient and warming up before you sing will help you improve.

Screaming, sharp or flat notes, tone deafness, etc. There are tons of qualities that can make someone a "bad" singer, although having a rougher voice shouldn't discourage someone from singing if they want to.

Don't use lemon. The lemon is just for taste, if you want to add flavor to your water. You can use a different flavor or you can just drink plain water.

Avoid singing while you are sick if you can. You can aggravate your vocal chords too much.

There is no set time. Some people are naturally great singers. For others, they'll never have the luxury. Just train your voice and if you have the talent, it'll happen.