". . . shouting in tune. . . ."

No, DON'T go for it! That's a good way to damage your vocal cords!

Good breath support, yes. And use your natural resonance. Many opera singers, who, without amplification, must make themselves heard over a full symphony orchestra, have learned how to use the resonance cavities in their own bodies—particularly nasal resonance—which not all that many pop and folk singers do.

But let me be clear:   that's nasal resonance. Feeling the sound in your sinuses and nasal passages, and feeling like you're singing through the "mask"--the front of you face. NOT nasality or "noseyness."

Singing this way can produce a sound that may not be all that loud, but it "rings." And cuts through and keeps going until it runs into a wall.

The late Ferruccio Tagliavini, a light lyric tenor, was famous for his ability to sing lightly and softly, and still make himself heard clearly in the back row of a 3,000 seat opera house--and over an orchestra, yet! CLICKY. He could caress a tone lightly, but due to his masterful breath control and his use of nasal resonance, nobody missed a note or a syllable.

But no matter how you slice it, singing with good vocal technique won't make you sound like an opera singer unless you have that kind of voice. There are a lot of voice students who which it was that easy! But if you DO have a voice with operatic or classical potential, you might have a whole new career ahead of you. Do you have any idea how much an opera singer can make for a single performance!??

There is no easy way to explain this here, without being able to explain in detail and demonstrate. But short of taking lessons from a good teacher (who, contrary to the ideas of many, will NOT make you sound like an opera singer—they will just teach you how to get the best out of your voice), there are a number of fairly good books on the subject.

I might recommend Singing Professionally, by Arabella Hong-Young. She is not an opera singer, but she studied voice at Juilliard, has sung in Broadway musicals, and now teaches at Juilliard. The book is an easy read, and she describes things fairly clearly—at least as clearly as one can without being face to face and able to demonstrate.

But really, a few lessons from a good teacher can make a big difference.

But NEVER force your voice beyond what feels comfortable.   One way to blow your voice out is to shout loudly. How many people come back from watching—and rooting—at a sports event barely able to talk for a few days, because of all their shouting? Much of that sort of thing and you won't have a singing voice.

Don Firth