Tips on singing?

[Brutal Peanut]

Line your throat with Vaseline, makes your voice come out smoother. An old Elton John trick.

Whoah, do not do this. All it'll do is make your throat slimy, unless it's the kind with menthol, in which case it'll really screw up your singing voice. I saw a guy get sent home from a college level jazz ensemble practice because he had Vicks Vaporub on his chest and it was messing with some of the other singers' voices.

It's a quote from a t.v. show. I forgot to put all the JK, JK, JK, LOL, stuff so people would understand that I wasn't serious.

 

[Bomberman4000]

My advice would be sing to your strengths. I myself am a Baritone/Tenor 2 (honestly depending on what time of day it is and how warm my voice is) so in order to make up for having a somewhat limited range of maybe 3 octaves I focus hard on dynamics.

I try to capture the who and the what the character in the song represents. I try to make who I'm auditioning for believe that I am that person. My voice wasn't the best when I was in college and doing musical theater, but I got parts because I was comfortable with who I am, knew what the essence of the character was, and played to my strengths.

Also, that breathing stuff that ajemas was talking about is spot on. A very good place to start.

 

[theparsonski]

Thanks for all the help guys, I had my audition about an hour ago and I honestly felt it went rather well. I know that I was better than a lot of the people there, and I think I was one of if not the most confident while doing it (despite not having sung solo infront of anyone since I was 5). I think I have a good chance of getting a non-chorus part, so I'm pretty pleased with that anyway, even if I don't get Enjolras. All these tips were very helpful, thank you! If anyone is genuinely interested in how I do, as I won't find out for a few weeks then drop me a message and I'll tell you.

Thanks again!