Whats the best way to warm up your voice for singing? I love to sing but I am tone death and a little rough?

around the edges. I am always singing sundays for church in the chior but I want lead a solo but need to know whats the best way to warm up my voice????%26gt;
Whats the best way to warm up your voice for singing? I love to sing but I am tone death and a little rough?
well sweetie , One of the first things a good vocal coach will tell you is to relax your jaw. It will greatly improve your tonality. You also need to remember to keep the back of your throat open wide - kind of like it feels when you're yawning. When you raise your eyebrows, sometimes it helps open up the back of your throat. It sounds like a lot to remember, but after you train yourself, you will do all this automatically without even thinking about it.


The best technique I've heard to improve range is to imagine your vocal range as an elevator. The lower notes are down in your chest and those higher notes are at the top of your head. When you're trying to reach that upper range, shoot your "elevator" through the roof. I've tried this many times when there is a note I just can't reach and it works!


Singing is largely about visualization...or should I say 'audiolization'? You have to know what you want to sound like...and then you have to try to emulate exactly what you are hearing. Don't expect to get runs and frills like Mariah Carey right away. Find artists that match your range to practice and don't strain yourself trying to sing something way out of your range or capability. The better you get, the more things you will find you can sing that you never thought you'd be able to.


Breathing is of vital importance. Up until I was about 24, I thought I was a soprano. I always sang in my "head voice" in this light, airy soprano and would get light-headed every time I tried the breathing techniques everyone told me about. I finally started singing in a voice closer to my natural speaking voice...singing from the back of my throat. I found this to be MUCH more natural and I was able to sound more like the artists on the radio. Try altering between soprano and singing in your natural voice. Eventually, you will be able to shift seamlessly between the two. I often run scales from my natural voice all the way into my head voice.


As far as what to drink, etc. Everyone seems to have their own remedy. I find coffee and warm drinks relax my vocal chords and my voice is much better. Some swear by tea and honey. Some people say gargling salt water (which makes me want to vomit! Ick!). I heard another singer once swear she drinks Coke before every performance and I've heard others say that soda, caffeine, cigarette smoke, etc. will damage your vocal chords. In the end, it all comes down to what works for YOU. The only proven destroyer of vocal chords is constant untrained shouting and lack of rest for your pipes.


Practice, visualize your dream voice, and don't be afraid to practice parts you can't "get" over and over and eventually you will get better control - You'll find that a lot of "control" has to do with diaphragm breathing, the shape of the back of your throat, and the way you are visualizing the sound. I truly believe just about anyone can learn to sing so don't give up. -B-
Reply:Scales work. If you do enough scales, you will eventually be able to hear a note and know what note is is. You'll also be able to tell when people are flat or sharp (though in my experience, people off key are almost always flat).





Do chromatic scales, jumping scales, all sorts of stuff. Work on your music theory also.





And remember some people are better singers than others, but as long as you feel the music, and make it heartfelt, you'll always be good (Look at Louis Armstrong and Janis Joplin).





Lastly, just so you know, its tone deaf. As in you cannot hear different tones. 8*)
Reply:If you're tone deaf, you may want to address this issue before hoping for any solos. No "warming up" will fix this. One CAN practice pitch matching, etc, but if you are truly tone deaf (i.e. can't tell the difference between to notes when they are played for you) then you might want to change your ambitions.
Reply:I know many singers who drink a mixture of honey and lemon hot tea before performances, as well as doing vocal exercises like scales.