watch how you breathe. lay on your back and take in a deep breath. does you stomach or your chest move up and down? if its your stomach than youre not truly breathing correctly.

try this: as youre taking in a breath, tighten your abdominals. this will force you to breath with your diaphragm which is not how most people breath. imagine taking an ice cream scooper to your torso and carving out a piece of your abs. then when youre tightening them focus on pushing your belly button upwards. it sounds weird but follow it step by step. and singing with your diaphragm wont do anything if you dont have a good voice.

are you tone deaf? when i was about 5 i had horrible vocal cords. there are pictures of them with tears etc... all over. so i had to go to a speech therapist. they blew into a pitch pipe and i had to match that tone exactly with either singing the letter e or o. and i had to hold that note as long as i can. if youre really interested in learning then go out and get a pitch pipe and practice daily. if youre tone deaf this wont do anything though.

i never took singing lessons. i guess i just have the natural talent part. but i practice a lot. i sing constantly. and when i find a song that im not perfect at, i listen over and over until i get it down pat. hope this helps.