How to practice singing in the car
Many students often tell me that they practice singing in the car while driving, either because they don’t have any other free time, or because they don’t have a space where they can sing without people around.
There are benefits but also risks from this type of practice when you’re training your voice seriously, but if you do it properly it can help you.
Singing is an activity that requires you to be completely present. Why? Because the muscles we use for singing are not completely voluntary, at least not like a bicep or a hamstring — we are not as used to observing them or working on them. Our whole lives, we have been building habits more related to survival than singing, for example (among many other examples), using a high breathing instead of a low one.
In order to use our body properly for healthy singing, we must build the right habits and it does take a lot of awareness and practice, which requires being present and being disciplined.
When we practice singing in the car, we certainly cannot be 100% present because we must pay attention to many other things. If you practice without 100% awareness, you will still be building bad habits instead of good ones, more than likely.
But there are still things you can do in the car that will help you save time when you are studying singing, without affecting your technique very much.
How to practice singing in the car
- Sing along with the songs you’re learning. Even if you’re not super present, it will help you remember the lyrics and the melody and to become really familiar with it, which are the first steps to learning a song
- Practice singing a different melody while listening to your favorite songs! This is fun and helps you improve your listening skills while developing your creativity (one of the skills you want to develop as a musician)
- Listen to random songs on Spotify. There more music you listen to, the more open your ears will be. It can also be a great opportunity to explore songs you might want to study and sing yourself.
- Practice improvisation. Take the chance to sing whatever you feel like! whether with background music or not.
- Take the opportunity to sing as loud as you want without worrying about being heard. If you sing trying to be quiet so no one hears you, your voice will be negatively affected. So this is your chance 🙂
- Sing along to your favorite songs – have fun with your singing – that is the main reason why we make music 🙂
- Listen to the songs carefully and explore what emotions are being expressed. Pay attention to the stories developed in the songs you listen to. Empathize with the singer. Observe how they use different dynamics in the different moments of the song, and how does that makes you feel. Observe how connected you feel to certain songs, and why.
- Red light? take a moment to adjust your posture and to make sure you are not using a slouching posture!
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