Sunday, September 26, 2010

Tips On How To Sing For Longer Periods Of Time

By Jacaranda Flagg

The biggest challenges in singing is sustaining a note for a long period of time without losing any sound quality. Millions slave with this every year, but surprisingly it only takes some small adjustments to mend the problem.

First, Your Breathing

The effective primary thing to work on is your breathing. If you can't take a deep enough breath and maintain it, needless to say you won't be able to sing a lot. However, even before we work on holding your breath, you need to learn how to breathe accurately.

This starts with focusing on the act of breathing. Not only is this is a powerful training tool, it is very unwinding. Stand straight, with your shoulders back and your neck upright. Breath in by way of your nose and hold the breath for a second.

At the moment, when you relinquish the breath, hiss the breath out of your body. Do this by placing the tip of your tongue against the in just your front teeth and letting air out in a whooshing sound - like a pump up raft being deflated.

The purpose of this exercise is to train the total core of your body to breathe in and out effectively. Eventually, you should be capable to tap into a massive reserve of air that will allow you to sustain a note far longer than when you got started.

Practicing Notes

You should expend between 10-15 minutes every day practicing your breathing exercises, strengthening your muscles and building up your stamina. However, in short order, you'll have to start putting it to use with actual singing.

To do this, sing your scales but try holding every note a little longer than is traditional. Rather than releasing and breathing between each note, hold them for as long as you would let the breath hiss. You can even time it with a wrist watch to ensure it is exactly the same.

Fitness, diet, and practice should merge to help you reach those perfectly elongated notes and maintain your stamina for longer time when you go on stage next. - 40727

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