If you don't already have natural vibrato, you can't really develop it. You can focus on letting go when you sing, and not trying to sing straight and pure. But No one said vibrato was better anyway. I personally HATE Vibrato, maybe a little at the end of a phrase, but not so much. I'd focus on developing other aspects of your voice, a clear tone and vibrant sound, but not necessarily vibrato.

Dont it sounds terrible!

Don't listen to the people who say you can't develop it or it sounds bad. It adds warmth and beauty to the voice and actually makes it easier to sustain a note for long periods of time without your voice cracking. As for vibrato having to be "natural"? There is no such thing as natural vibrato. It is ALL manufactured. Try putting you fist on your belly button and sing a long note. As you are holding the note press your stomach rapidly. You will hear what sounds like a very bad vibrato, but this is helpful. Also try extending you hand, pointing, and moving your hand up and down while you are singing one long note. In the middle of your note, stop moving your hand but continue to sing. Try to keep the vibrato going. You should eventually be able to feel the vibrato in your throat and you will be able to make it whenever. It's not hard. I'm almost 14 now, and when I was 12, I learned all the basics of vibrato and it's not hard. I developed it quickly. Trust me on this. Don't disregard this information just because I'm young. It can really help you. I hope you get some use out of this, good luck!

I think vibrato sounds amazing.. = ) Personally I don't like it throughout EVERY single note, but I love it.

There is such a thing as natural vibrato, but if you don't have it, it is harder to come by than getting rid of it, if it is undesired (if someone does have natural vibrato singing straight toned on a regular basis can damage their vocal chords). If you don't have it you need to learn to relax your throat and open up your mouth. Vibrato is a natural thing. Vibrato isn't something you do. It's something this is. Make sure you know how to breathe properly and that you're using your diaphragm to support and project sound not your throat. Your throat should feel relaxed while singing not strained. Place one hand around your throat and one hand on your upper chest. You should feel a minimal amount of vibration while singing if nothing at all. If it's not that way then you are not using your diaphragm properly, you are still depending on your throat too much and that is why you have no vibrato. Think about it this way. If a machine is vibrating like a washing machine (or a fan) and making noise and someone decides to sit on it, what happens? The vibration is lessened or canceled out all together. Make sure you are doing everything possible to keep your throat relaxed or you will be preventing that natural vibration of your vocal chords from happening. Only drink room temp. water while singing. Work on bringing the natural vibrations in your voice out by holding out ahhs and relaxing your throat. As for vibrato and whether it sounds good or bad. It's all in how it is used. As with anything if it is used properly it can be wonderful, but put into the wrong hands and used improperly it can be a disaster. Hope this helps.

I didn't have any sort of vibrato in my voice before...but after a while I just started to develop it! At the beginning stages, just try to sing any random note and hold it. Now, sing that note again, but break it up with short pushes of air (as if you're imitating actual vibrato but doing a really bad job). Just keep doing that until you can break up the note with air fast enough that it sounds like real vibrato. With practice, smooth out the long notes so that it doesnt ACTUALLY sound like it's a note broken up...make it smooth and wavey (use imagery?) Lastly, envision youself as an opera singer. Worked for me ;)

Please do NOT listen to ANY of the above posters, they are all filled with nonsense and garbage. Vibrato does indeed occur naturally and it is a very healthy thing to develop. Singing straight tone will damage your voice. Anyone can develop vibrato, it is never "unattainable".

The way in which air flows over/through the chords is predominately by the control of your diaphragm, and it creates vibrato naturally. It is happening all by itself even if you haven't learned to concentrate on and control it. What you want to learn is how to control your diaphram to pulse air at a faster more rapid rate so that it actually creates an audible difference. The muscle does this, not your lungs alone. Find a vocal coach that not only believes in, but cultivates the muscle strength and focuses on breathing exersizes as a main component of his or her lesson plan "f you dont know how to breathe, you can't sing." I know that sounds rediculous because everyone assumes they know how to breathe. Breath control starts with the diaphragm and ends in the sound that results. As a singer, You do not breathe from your lungs (per- sey) or with a rise in the chest upon breathing in... You breath with your mid section and when you breath in, your stomach should rise and upon breathing out, it deflates. Thatis controlling your mid section and your muscles. Breathing in through and then singing through the nose first and foremost. The mouth is for shaping sound... not releasing it. Once you master this, Vibrato will make more sence all by itself.

Put the washing machine onto spin cycle and then sit on it when you are singing

Vibrato is a natural function of the matured, classically trained singing voice. Young children do not have natural vibrato; it begins to develop with the onset of puberity. As singers build the muscles that support the breath, their vibrato becomes more consistant and free. When there is undue tension in the voice caused by tightness in the jaw, tongue or other parts of the system the vibrato may take on unatractive aspects such as edginess, flutter, etc. or may be totally impeaded. As we age and our muscle tone weakens, the vibrato tends to "spread" or get wider. Overly wide vibrato is called "wobble." A good reference book on singing technique can tell you much more. I suggest "The Structure of Singing" by Richard Miller or "Principles of Voice Production" by Ingo Titze. Just so you know, I have a doctoral degree in voice and have been singing professionally for thirty years.

Don't try and develop a vibrato - it will not sound good! When you're old enough and your voice is mature enough a vibrato will come automatically and you can learn to control it when that happens! Don't worry, it will happen you just have to be patient! Keep singing and don't think about what your larynx is doing! Hope this helps! xx