Few Simple Vocal Exercises You Should Practice for Your Singing Success

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Before coming up on a stage, singers will certainly need to prepare well for a successful performance. Not only that well prepared singers memorize notes and lyrics to songs, but they also need to do some routine vocal exercises to improve their singing.

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Singing on stage is like running on a marathon. Runners put a lot of strain and tension around their leg muscles after prolong periods. They need warm up exercises as part of their preparation to stretch out their leg muscles. If not, they will get tired easily or be prone to injury. In the case for singers, routine vocal exercises help with stretching out diaphragm muscles in preparation for any prolong singing activity.

There are many different techniques to vocal exercises for singers. They require some practice. Here are some recommended ones:

• Humming: Usually done with closed lips, singers can utter any sound like hmmm..., mmmm..., and ngng.... They should experience buzzing sensation during this time. Regularly practicing this helps with stretching their vocal cords, adjusting the voice to various pitch ranges as needed, and avoiding unnecessary damage to the voice.
• Nays: The word 'nay' should be practiced by keeping the tongue resting on the back of bottom front row teeth. It is somehow associated with the word 'nasty' since singers need to keep it sounding that way. Overtime, this exercise helps singers developing solid vocal cord closure, producing a balanced sounding tone, and developing a smooth connection between chest voice and head voice.
  
• Lip trill: Singers would practice the bubble sound that typically comes out during swimming or underwater. Also known as brbrbr... exercise, singers would blow air out from the lips and let their lips vibrating to the air supply in a relaxed manner. Mastering this brbrbr... exercise helps singers developing better diction when singing, relieving some pressure off vocal cords for easier and safer warm ups, and warming up their diaphragm and its surrounding muscles for better breath control and support.

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Prior to practicing any warm ups or vocal exercises, any aspiring singers should not overlook any simple steps that can facilitate their practice. They will in turn become part of the routine for rehearsing a successful performance. Here are some of them:

• Maintain proper posture with relaxed shoulders when standing up
• Breath slowly during natural pauses
• Sing one note and hold it as long as possible
• Sing ma, me, mi, mo, mu to improve diction (an example of singing phrases)
• Record efforts, learn different sounding notes, and repeat steps

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There are lots of vocal exercises for singers, but it doesn't mean that you have to master 100 of them. If you are serious of becoming a successful singer, you cannot skip the routine of warming up or practicing any vocal exercises. Mastering them on your own may be challenging and time consuming. A vocal coach either through a traditional class or online support can assist you in your vocal development. Through online support, you can learn at your own pace, which may be beneficial for your singing success.