#VocalTipsTuesday Today is all about Water!! you will not believe how many singers do not hydrate enough before, during and after singing! Singing is a physical effort and needs your vocal cords to be lubricated and flexible to get the best out of them, make sure you keep drinking throughout the day to prevent yourself from drying out!!
#VocalTipsTuesday Today is about Constriction and tension, if you have either of these when you sing you will limit range, tone, control, volume, flexibility and pretty much all the things you want to achieve in your voice! Its one of the main problems I see in students when they first start learning with me, its obvious that we use much more effort than is needed when we start out – we think singing is hard so it should feel like an effort! its important to relax, take the pressure out of the throat and support more if necessary. Singing should feel comfortable and effortless throughout the majority of the range, the only thing that changes is effort levels and concentration to keep the sound supported and well rounded.
#VocalTipsTuesday Today is all about increasing volume. Volume doesnt come from push it comes from a good cord closure (the vocal cords touching properly) one of the best ways to tell if you’re getting a good closure is to listen for breath leaking in your voice when you sing, is it quiet and breathy? then you’re probably not reaching the best natural volume you can achieve. Practice singing while controlling the breath flow to make a clean sound – once you get rid of the breath you will feel and hear the difference!
#VocalTipsTuesday Today is all about Breath! how many times as singers are we told that the next note is difficult so take a deep breath! The problem is with a deep breath we usually tend to overfill our lungs – and the first thing we want to do? we let is all rush out! So next time you think you need to take a deep breath – instead think a low breath, using the diaphragm place the air lower into the body (dont allow the chest to raise) Let the air flow steadily and keep it from rushing over the cords!
