The importance of a physically fit singer
The Importance of being a physically fit singer.
While you all know the importance of healthy singing warm ups like Voice Lessons TO GO, and building stamina vocally in a regular practice schedule for your singing, it is also important to keep our bodies in good physical shape as singers. This is for a variety of reasons:
1. The obvious, you will look better and be more attractive to people you want to be hiring, casting and booking you. This will also give you more confidence when you step out in front of people which we could all use to get us through performing.
2. The stronger you are in your body the more stamina you will have as a singer. The stronger your legs are to support your abdominal muscles which support your laryngal muscles, the freer your vocal mechanism will be to create beautiful flowing sounds without strain, or fatigue.
3. You never know what you may be asked to do while singing on stage, whether it be dancing, walking around a set (up and down stairs), jumping around in a band etc… The stronger, and healthier you are as a person the easier you will find it to do these things as a singer. - I saw The Pussy Cat Dolls in concert and was absolutely amazed at the shape they were in. They were practically doing cardio aerobics the whole concert in their damce moves as they sang and never once did they sound out of breath. There are few singers that can claim that. Whether you like their music or not, the fact that these women were not lipsinking and still singing well through all of there moves was crazy amazing.
4. Breath Control- Doing cardio such as swimming, increases your breathing stamina which is so important in good singing. In other words as you increase your breath support you will be able to sustain notes and phrases longer. Taking less breaths during phrases will give you more control over your choices in singing lines and will make you sound more professional. (another reason not to smoke as a singer)
So think about it this year as you follow through with your new years resolutions. If you are serious about singing, here is one more reason to tend to your physical body and get in shape. Your breath support will thank you!!
written by: Ariella Vaccarino- creator of Voice Lessons To Go (singing lessons on CD) and author of Vocalize!
Tags: Breathing for singing, healthy singing, working out as a singer
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