Effective Vocal Singing Exercises

To be a successful singer, participating in vocal singing exercises is critical.  It is not fair to yourself to simply open your mouth and sing and expect the sound that is coming out to be brilliant.  You have to properly prepare, warmup and condition your diaphragm, vocal chords, body and mind.  Below are helpful and effective vocal singing exercises that you should be completing.  In addition to these, a program such as “Easy Singing Lessons” will guide you through 10 steps to sing smart, not hard.  Using the program alongside these exercises is sure to provide you with some really spectacular results.

Posture Exercise

Place a full length mirror directly across from you either in a room or a hallway so that you can see your entire body, or at the very least, your top half.  Stand facing the mirror and observe the following do and don’t traits while you sing scales:

• Do be natural and relaxed.
• Do allow your back muscles to stay relaxed.
• Do keep your abdominal muscles completely relaxed.
• Do keep your neck nice and loose.
• Do balance your weight on your soles and heels and keep your toes forward.
• Do hold your head up.
• Do keep your chin level.
• Do allow your knees to be loose.
• Don’t hunch your shoulders over.
• Don’t tuck your chin in when you attempt low notes.
• Don’t tilt your head upward while singing high notes.
• Don’t strain your abdominal muscles.

Breathing Exercise

Next on the list of vocal singing exercises focuses on your breathing.  This may actually exhaust you a bit in the beginning but with practice you will find that the exercise will require less effort.

Lay on your back and place your hands rights on your waist with your fingers in the direction of your belly button.  As you take a deep breath, concentrate on filling your stomach up with air.  You should feel it rise.  Take a 5 count to slowly breathe out and repeat 10 times.

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Vocal Exercise

Of course, vocal singing exercises would not be complete without a drill focusing specifically on your voice.  Stand with your arms at your side and your shoulders relaxed.  Slowly breathe in and sing one note, holding it as long as you are able to without losing your breathe.  Take caution to not suck your stomach in.

Use different notes to repeat the exercise and then try a variety of mouth shapes like you are speaking vowels.  You can also try singing both long and short notes as well as a full scale.

It is always a good idea when participating in these vocal singing exercises to record yourself so you can hear where your strengths and weaknesses are.  If you feel that you are struggling with certain areas of your pitch, try a program such as “Pitch Perfecter” to remedy these problems.

Lyric Exercise

Traditionally, learning one song is not too much of an issue.  If you need to learn several songs for a performance, things may get a little tricky.  A helpful tip is to learn the songs that you like the very least first and get them out of the way so that the other songs feel like a reward.

To easiest learn lyrics with vocal singing exercises, follow these helpful steps:

• Read and repeat the words as fast as you can.
• Make notes about what the song’s actual theme is about.
• Speak the song’s rhythm and then sing it.
• Type or write the words while you say them.
• Try learning the words in reverse order.
• Sing or speak the lyrics every single day while you are driving, cleaning your house, etc.
• Memorize the words without the music and then add the music later.
• Record yourself saying the words and play it next to you while you fall asleep.
• Give yourself a reward when you learn all of the words perfectly.