Singing on a “Cold” voice, the reason we warm up.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008It is important to remember that singing is is an athletic job in the body. The voice is there at all times sitting in your larynx ready to come out, but the body needs to be warmed up so that it supports the laryngeal muscles to produce the sound correctly in the body.
If you were a runner you would start slow, stretch- the same goes for singing. Otherwise, the risk is that we can hurt our voices. We can put pressure into our vocal chords instead of support into our abdominal muscles and legs to produce a projected sound which can result in vocal strain or worse (over time) vocal nodules.
Even the smallest amount of singing warm-ups can make the difference. Humming or gentle singing for a few minutes will get the body working. Full vocal warm-ups are fabulous for not only warming up the voice, but vocal training. As you do your vocalizes you work on good support, extending your range, and proper vowel production.
I have four volumes of Vocal Warm Ups called Voice Lessons TO GO on CD that can be a great help ranging from beginner to advanced and are available on my website www.voicelessonstogo.com if you are looking for some options they are great.
So warm up every time you sing out.
Sing healthy people!
Ariella Vaccarino
www.voicelessonstogo.com
