How can you improve a singer's timing?

I’m order to improve a singers timing, the vocalist has to first relax and then listen to the music. If they practice this simple routine daily, over time their timing will improve and their confidence will build to a new level as they begin to trust in their new ability! 🤎 Abe Clark

The most important thing in music is timing, it is not heard but is . Improper use of it can ruin the flow. There is no set manner that it has to be employed. Many great artists apply it differently in various songs. Listen to many songs by Bill Withers and you'll hear him come in one beat after the norm. The effects of timing can be phenomenal. The timing employed by The Spinners lead Phillipe Wynne was so dynamic that every other Soul lead wanted to copy it but could not. I believe that one must be born with timing.

Whether singing or spitting lyrics, you have to work with the tempo of the beat to be on track. You can't just jump on the beat without finding a melody and where to jump on or off the bars. Therefore, timing and melody plus how to deliver are the keys where to jump on or off the beat.

Similar to singing in tune, rhythm is something that comes naturally to many folks but not all. However, concentration with a tuner can aid one to observe being in tune, and practicing with a metrinone can help one observe keeping accurate rhythm. Going to church is helpful and many have old fashioned hymnals where the music is written out. It is important to any musician to learn the fundamentals of reading music: once again observation is important to learning to give all notes full value. Improved observation of instruments and other singers aid one in self-observing progress. As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect." Even the best performers had a beginning in listening.

Timing can be tough! But with practice, a metronome or a real good drummer. That can help keep track of timing. With a metronome, you will find the tempo of the song, best to try this with cover songs first! Find the tempo of the song which you can look up online! Then set your metronome to that tempo! Tap your foot to the beat and practice! The old sang is ‘Practice Makes Perfect! Hope this Help! Shay Lynn A Nashville Country Music Recording Artist! Singer/Songwriter!

The timing is important because once you understand it, you can play with it to make more impact, vary things up, or just have fun with it. Like they say, learn the changes then forget them.

If you cannot feel it, then work it out by the brain -> means practice counting beat. Once you get use to it, you may don’t need to count it outloud but your brain will slowly observe the beat of that song and hopefully you get the timing! I would ask my student to practice timing with her/his favourite simple song. What you should do is “listen” to that song without vocal. No need to sing outloud, just instrumental track. And when you can sing in your head, humming the melody along with the instrument track -> slowly you will get the timing I’m believe that once you know How To with one song. You will get to know how to do it again with another song. Keep practice!

It’s a great help if you can play any instrument. You don’t need to be an expert or a master , You can play only 1 note for bass line on the piano then start singing. Just 1 bass note for each bar, It will give you confident , to see and feel the timing in another perspective way.