Improving vocal resonance

Of all the acoustical instruments, the human voice is by far the most versatile in creating different tonal colors with its resonance. It has more flexibility than any man-made instrument. Here are two ways to increase the richness of your resonance.

Stand in front of a mirror and sing an "ah." Use an "n" or "ng" preceding the "ah" for a good forward focus on a comfortable tone and notice the back of your throat. Then, with your mouth still open, gasp as if you have just been startled and look into the mirror to see what happens in the back of your throat. Your soft palate should lift and you should be seeing more of the back of your throat.

Now sing the "ah" vowel with that "n" or "ng" preceding it for good forward focus and keep the soft palate up. You should hear a bigger, more resonant tone. Remember, none of this will work unless you keep warm air with good breath support under your vocal tone at all times

Now, let’s lift the soft palate another way. Open your mouth as much as you can comfortably, then sing the same "ah" with the "n" or "ng" preceding it for proper forward focus. However this time, slowly open your throat as you sing. This time, believe you are trying to swallow a piece of hot potato or think of a "yawning" feeling as you do this exercise. Do this until your tone becomes fully resonant and bright. Remember you must keep the tone focused forward and must not swallow the tone at any time during this exercise.

Always try to imagine that you are spinning the tone and releasing it as opposed to muscling the tone and pushing it out.