Are You A Music Artist? Do This To Improve Your Voice

As a music artist, your work is not limited to sitting down to write good lyrics. There is also the work of keeping your voice, which is your primary instrument, intact. That is your tool, and with all work tools, you must take care of it. 

Unfortunately, that would mean letting go of some of your favourite food and drinks, but I can assure you it is always worth it. Everyone sacrifices one thing or another in pursuit of success in their careers. 

Click to see what you should not do to your voice. 

However, my focus today is on what you can do to improve your voice. Yes, you can improve your voice. 

1. Hydrate your voice - drink enough water. Always drink water and take herbal tea from time to time to stay hydrated. Dehydration causes itchiness in your throat, and that’s not helpful for your vocals.  
2. Have warm-ups - don’t just burst out singing and pitching high all of a sudden. Do your warm-ups before singing. This can be a set of sounds you make or mime to prepare your vocals for the actual work.
3. Rest your voice - while you should practice daily, have days when you don’t do any major singing. This is especially for those that have full-time musicians with gigs all the time.
4. Stay within your vocal range - working on your vocal range doesn't mean you push yourself to the edge every time. It will strain your voice and affect your vocal over time. Take it step by step when practising. During a performance, stay within what is comfortable for you. Also, everyone has a limit, be content with whatever your peak range is and make the best of it. 
5. Have a correct posture - how you sit or stand when singing is very important. You need to be properly positioned to allow the free flow of air in your body when singing. You should stand straight, face down instead of up if you have to pitch. Also, it’s better to sing standing than sitting down. 
6. Have breathing exercises - you have to be able to control your breath to hit some notes right when singing, and how you do this is by learning breath control. Also, the better your breathing, the stronger your voice, so you have to learn to breathe properly. 
7. Practise daily - as with every other thing in life, consistency is key. When you practise singing daily, you definitely get better at it. Your throat muscles become more flexible, and your vocals get better. 

Many artists think the quality of your voice depends entirely on talent. Well, that’s not true. Talent only lays a foundation; you can do more with your voice when you work on it and improve it. Talent is your voice in its raw state; there is room for refining it and making it valuable.