How to Sing: Build Your Voice Like a Delicious Cake 🎶🍰
Learning how to sing isn’t just about hitting notes — it’s about building a strong, connected voice that feels natural, expressive, and powerful. In my YouTube video (embedded below), I break down the process into simple steps, and I’ve created a free download of singing exercises you can use to practice at home.
Think of your voice like a cake. Every cake needs ingredients, and every singer needs vocal ingredients. When you train your voice through vocal training exercises, you focus on each element individually, and then your body mixes them together into one awesome, delicious cake — your unique singing voice.
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The Three Main Ingredients of Singing
1. Breath Support: The Foundation of Your Voice
Breath support is the first and most important ingredient. Without it, your voice collapses like a cake without flour.
Deep breathing for singing: When you inhale, your belly should expand outward. If your shoulders rise, the breath is too shallow. Try breathing in through your nose as if you’re smelling cookies — this naturally gives you a deep, relaxed breath.
Diaphragm engagement: Singing isn’t about pushing air from your throat. Your abdominals should be engaged, giving you power and stability. This is what singers mean when they talk about “breathing from the diaphragm.”
Quick singing exercise: Say the word “bup” quickly and hold the breath on the “b” for a moment. You’ll feel your abs engage — that’s the proper support you want when singing.
👉 In my free download, you’ll find this breath support exercise for singers.
2. Expression: Singing From the Heart/Speech to Sing
Expression is the ingredient that makes your cake delicious. It’s not just about technique — it’s about emotion, authenticity, and connection.
Sing like you speak: The healthiest singing voice feels like your natural speaking voice. If your speaking voice is strained, don’t worry — voice lessons and vocal exercises improve both singing and speaking.
Conditioning, not forcing: Singing is about training your body gradually, not overthinking or pushing too hard. Each practice session is about meeting your voice where it is and trusting the process.
Speech‑to‑sing exercise: In the free download, you’ll find a conditioning exercise that helps you transition smoothly from speech into song.
Your voice is your body’s expression organ. The more naturally you can connect singing to speaking, the more powerful and expressive your voice becomes.
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3. Vocal Registers: The Cupcake Trio
The final ingredient is actually three smaller ones — the vocal registers. Think of them as a cupcake that make your voice versatile and complete.
Head voice (upstairs): Light, airy, and free. Try an owl hoot or say “wee” like you’re sliding down a slide. You’ll feel it resonate in the upper part of your head.
Chest voice (downstairs): Strong, speech‑like, and grounded. This is the register most people use when speaking, felt in the nose and mouth area.
Pharyngeal voice (the staircase): By itself, it sounds nasal, but once integrated it adds power, strength, and stability. It blends head and chest voice together, eliminating breaks and giving you a powerful mix/belt.
👉 Fun fact: Children naturally use the pharyngeal register all the time, but society often trains it out of us with phrases like “use your indoor voice.” Reclaiming this register through contemporary singing techniques and letting go of limiting beliefs is one of the best things you can do for your voice.
Putting It All Together
When you combine breath support for singing, expression, and vocal registers, you create a strong, connected voice — your own delicious singing cake. Each practice session is about mixing these ingredients until they become second nature.
Breath support gives you stability.
Expression gives you authenticity.
Vocal registers give you range and power.
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Watch the Video + Get Your Free Download
I explain all of this in detail in my YouTube video, which is embedded below. In the video, I walk you through singing tips and techniques, demonstrate how to feel abdominal engagement, connect speech to singing, and explore your registers.
And don’t forget to grab your free singing exercises download — it includes the practices mentioned here so you can start building your own delicious singing cake today.
