| Having a deep voice really helps, as I've experienced | | | | 1. Do breathing exercises. Take slow, deep breaths |
| in school. It's been useful to my classmates that I | | | | filling up your lungs and forcing the diaphragm into |
| have a deep voice and they always want me to be | | | | action. Control the amount of air you exhale on each |
| in their group during group activities that involve | | | | breath. |
| reporting. The group that I joined would always get a | | | | 2. Try to always have good posture. Try standing at |
| high grade because one of the criteria for which our | | | | attention like they do in military boot camp... head up, |
| teacher gives credit is the clearness of the voice of | | | | chin in, knees loose, shoulders back, and muscles |
| the reporter. | | | | relaxed and not tense. |
| Have you ever wondered why some people have | | | | 3. Exercise your mouth muscles by slowly naming the |
| that kind of voice and others don't (and maybe that | | | | vowels, A-E-I-O-U. Exaggerate the movements so |
| "others" includes you)? It's because one's voice is | | | | you'll feel the muscles stretch. |
| mostly acquired from one's parents, which means a | | | | 4. Say some tongue twisters. You know, like, "she |
| deep voice is innate. Not all of us are gifted by having | | | | sells seashells by the seashore." Start off at a slow |
| a deep voice. | | | | pace and gradually build up speed as you go. This will |
| However, though these ideas may discourage those | | | | help loosen up your tongue and relax your vocal |
| who don't already have a deep voice, there's still | | | | chords. |
| hope for them. Because, as the knowledge of man | | | | 5. Sing short one-syllable notes such as 'ha' and 'ho', |
| has risen, many mysteries have been revealed and | | | | repeatedly. Make sure the sound emanates from you |
| questions have been answered. And luckily, one of | | | | diaphragm, way down low. Don't force the breathing. |
| the answered questions is this: What can I do to | | | | 6. Try singing a single note and holding it for as long |
| make my voice deeper? For sure, many people are | | | | as possible in a single breath. Then, vary the pitch of |
| seeking for the answer to this question. | | | | the note, going up and down the scale. You'll notice |
| And the answer to these questions is now very | | | | the higher notes require less breath and can be held |
| accessible through the Internet. This means that if | | | | longer. |
| we were just determined to pursue our objective of | | | | 7. Recite notes that focus on the vowel sounds like |
| having a deep voice we would really achieve it. | | | | in the song Do, Re, Mi. This is a great song and kids |
| Though finding instructions and information about | | | | love it. Maybe you can get the children involved and |
| deepening your voice is very easy, in contrary, | | | | they can learn a little about music and the same time |
| applying the searched information is the hard part of | | | | you're working on deepening your voice. |
| the quest. | | | | These exercises will help your voice become more |
| As the saying goes, "If there's a will there's a way." | | | | developed and more resonant. There are many other |
| In your objective of deepening your voice there are | | | | things you can do to deepen your voice. It's easy to |
| lots of ways. Here are some of the ways to deepen | | | | find, if you're determined to do it. |
| the voice: | | | | |