How to Warm Up Your Singing Voice
If you do not warm up before trying to sing, you are risking a number of vocal problems and putting your musical fitness on the crossroad. Other than that, you will not sound that good, and would not be able to reach the notes at the highest pitch of your singing range.
However, it does not take that much of an effort to warm up. A nice warm up always helps you perform better and entertain the guests listening to your vocals. There are several ways to warming up your singing voice before a very long practice session or a concert.
Instructions
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How to find your range?
It is a very normal practice to warm up a singing voice with scales, and the routine is famous for a purpose that it works all the time. On the other hand, it is not that hard to remember. You should warm up by slowly working up and down a major scale, with the addition of new notes at the top sometimes.
This will help you get your voice prepared to hit notes in your higher pitch, and will assist your body to breathe at regular intervals with the use of good posture. Make sure to start gradually so that you do not warm up any faster to begin by singing at the top of your range as this can harm your voice a little bit. -
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Time management
You have to give at least 30 minutes to properly warm up your singing voice. Take time out for this before a practice or a performance. The throat muscles need some work to get to the right place. That is a reason you realise your voice sounds better in long gigs. Make sure you do not do very strong practices between the warm up time and try to save the energy for the main concert. -
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Warming up without actually singing
You can warm up your singing voice without singing, even though it is not that enjoyable and you will not get the desired results. You should press your vocal cords back to stretch them in order to get ready for the stage. Yawning is a good exercise and it will push back your throat. Perform this several times and hold it for 20 seconds before breaking. This will improve your voice. However, it can make your vocal cords a little sore if you are doing it for the first time.
