A volume level meter has a housing that is mounted on a microphone, and is connected to a pop filter positioned in front of a vocalist and adjacent to a microphone. The display faces the vocalist, and is arranged on the housing so that it indicates a volume level of audio signals received from the microphone. The vocalist can see indicators on the display and know the volume level of the audio signal from the microphone. This allows the vocalist to monitor the volume level indicators of the volume level display and control their vocal volume levels based on the indicators. In this way, the vocalist to reduce fluctuations in vocal volume levels that may lead to distortion of the audio signal by monitoring the volume level display.