Singingtips.pdf

· When you are learning to sing, you are doing it to find out what your · Being hoarse in the morning does not mean you wil be hoarse in the voice is capable of, not someone else's. Be happy with what you have. · Being hoarse doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't sing. · Try to stop smoking. Smoke sticks to your vocal cords and burns · Don't take Antihistamines against Al ergies.
· Try not to drink alcohol before and after singing. Alcohol dries out the · When being hoarse gargle with warm water containing 1/2 tsp each of · Try not to do drugs before singing. Drink more water.
· Learning how to sing wel takes time. There are no shortcuts. Be · Be aware of your registers (Chest, Head, Falsetto).
· Forget ice-cold drinks unless you have some sort of trauma to the throat area, i.e. tonsils removed, that sort of thing. This tightens up · Watch your register breaks. Smoothen them out. Bring your registers your vocal cords. They must be warm and loose in order for you to · If you have a headache and you need a painkil er take Tylenol (Not · Don't talk too much. It wears down your vocal cords. · Know about your diaphragm. That's your support.
· Coffee dries your vocal cords out. Drink more water.
· Don't lift your shoulders when you breath in.
· A singer should never get thirsty. Drink water before you get thirsty. · Your tummy goes out when you breath in.
Thirst is a sign that you're dehydrated.
· For healthy singing try to make as little air as possible come out of · Unless it's cal ed for, always stand with good posture (this does not · Don't lift your head when you reach for a high note.
· Don't eat before you go to bed. Don't eat for 3 hours before you · Keep the tip of you tongue below your teeth. · Don't sing any song out of your range. · You're born with a range. You can not change it.
· Don't sing your loudest for extended periods of time. Loud singing is the · Use al your range.
fastest kil er for your voice. Remember you have a mic. Turn the PA up.
· You're not born with a vocal sound. You choose your sound. Use your · Try to sing softer without loosing the intensity and feeling in your · Think about your resonance rooms (Chest, Mouth, Nose, Head) and · Raspy, throaty and breathy singing are legitimate tools to make your singing more interesting. (A lot of conservative teachers disagree with · Smiling while singing often gives you a better, modern sound than a l me on this.) Bear in mind singing styles like these are al unhealthy even if they're sometimes necessary and very effective. Don't overdo it. Experiment. There are ways to use those techniques in a less · Don't exhaust yourself the day before a performance. damaging way. And don't try do get more intense with volume! · Pineapple juice can help when your voice is tired.
· When playing with your band make sure you hear yourself wel . The · Choose your personal mic that fits to your voice. Try a bunch.
· Get to know and understand the organs involved in singing. · Know the basic concepts of compression, EQ, Deessing, Reverb and · Start your Warm up before singing as softly as possible. · Imitating other singers can be good and bad. You want to be unique · Warm down after singing as softly as you can.
but everybody has their influences. Copy them and find your own.
· Know what a scale is. Learn major, minor etc. Know what straight and · Record yourself as much as you can. Try different sounds and shuffle/swing means. Know basic time signatures.
· Good Pitch and good Time makes a singer good. Those are the two most obvious things you have to master.
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