Many of us were impressed with Hugh Jackman's fantastic performance in the movie 'The Greatest Showman', and more specifically, the opening song ‘The Greatest Show’. For those of us who were more captivated by the singing over the acting, today we will explore how to learn to sing like Hugh Jackman, the famous Australian actor and singer who played Barnum in this biographical musical.

Jackman possesses a unique vocal technique that finds balance between muscles responsible for breathing and contraction. This is clearly seen in the song ‘From Now On’ from the movie. His tone is smooth, deep, and full of expression. He is known to have trained with a singing coach regularly to attain his skills.

If you'd like to learn singing like Hugh Jackman, the following tips can help you get started:

• Analyze your voice. Understanding your voice and vocal range is essential in developing your voice. We offer a free vocal range test to help you find where your comfortable range lies.
• Breathing basics. Just like muscles need oxygen, your vocals do too. Efficient breathing is important when singing. We suggest understanding basic breathing practices; this post on breathing basics will help you in developing your breathing technique.
• Voice registers & vocal breaks. Every singer has a different vocal range and knowing your range can help ease the transition between different registers and assist in the development of mixed voices. Jackman is distinctly able to maintain the same sound across different registers known as whistle tones. Our post on voice registers & vocal breaks will introduce you to what they are and how you can develop them.
• Learn to control your breath. Developing control over your breath is critical in developing your voice. Our post on breath support will guide you through ways of improving your breathing and sustain without running out of breath.
• Maintain a good posture. The way you stand and breathe while singing will affect your sound and it's important to have a correct posture while singing. The post on how posture affects your singing will provide insight into maintaining a good posture.
• Open mouth & throat. Opening your mouth and throat while singing is one of the most important aspects of singing. Our post on why to open mouth and throat while singing explains the importance of this aspect in detail.

In addition to the above, Singing Carrots offers relevant resources that could help you learn to sing like Hugh Jackman:

• The singing course "Singing for Beginners" covers singing theory and practical tips.
• The singing game "Pitch Training" will help with pitch accuracy training.
• The vocal pitch monitor allows you to visualize your pitch in real time
• The search songs tool can help you find songs that match your vocal range and difficulty

In conclusion, Hugh Jackman an impressive and versatile singer with a unique vocal technique. However with the right approach and good training anyone can train their voice to a professional level. With available tools and practical advice from Singing Carrots, you can train your voice to sing like Jackman.