How to prepare your body for singing
When you are learning singing, knowing how to prepare your body for singing is crucial to make the most of your session and sound your best. And as vocalists, our instrument is quite different from any other instrument!
For singing, our instrument IS our body, so we want to make sure that it is ready to sound the best it can at this particular moment.
If you do these exercises before you start warming up your voice, they will help you to use your voice with more efficiency and ease.
Preparing your body for singing: Alignment exercise
Start with your feet parallel and hip-width apart.
We are going to roll forward and backward with our feet, transferring our weight from the ball of our feet to our heels and then back to the ball of our feet. At first do these movements rather big, and then a little bit more subtly each time, until you find your weight well centered and distributed through the plant of your feet. Keep your pelvis neutral. Make sure that your knees are unlocked.
Once you are familiar with the movement, bring your attention to your back muscles as you keep on practicing the exercise. You will probably feel that your back muscles relax as you bring your transfer your body weight from your heels to the ball of your feet. If you keep your pelvis neutral and you allow your spine to move freely, this exercise will work as a nice and gentle massage for your spine.
How to prepare your body for singing: a balance exercise
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Start with your feet parallel and hip-width apart.
Raise one knee up (about 90 degrees) and at the same time open both arms to the sides.
When you find the movement, coordinate it with your breath and change legs every time
When you breathe in, knee and arms raise up at the same time. When you breathe out, you lower your arms and your leg comes back to
your starting position.
In the next repetition change the leg you are lifting.
This exercise can be quite challenging! do not give up if you find it hard at the beginning. If you are consistent with it, it will align your body in a way that really helps you sing easily.
How to prepare your body for singing: a relaxation exercise
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Start with your feet parallel and hip-width apart.
Raise your shoulders up, hold for 2 seconds, and then release them down and relax completely. When you relax, also drop and soften your jaw.
Repeat 2 more times
This routine will take you just 5 minutes a day and it will make your singing practice so much easy!
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