Your Beautiful Singing Voice

Why is it important to know your voice type?

Because to know your voice type tells you about your working range, which is a good indication of what you are able to sing, and where your limits lie. Singing outside of your natural range is not only potentially harmful but it will also most probably not be a lot of fun!

If you would like to know your voice type, it is important to remember that not all voices will fall neatly into one type. Often a persons range will extend higher or lower than the main voice types. This is perfectly normal and actually there is confusion as to exactly which notes are correctly identified as the highest and lowest of each range.

It should also be noted that within each voice type singers can have a very different sounding voice, some are darker or heavier than others and this may affect whether they are chosen for certain parts in a musical or opera for example. So it is best to keep an open mind when deciding which voice types and ranges your voice falls in to.

If you would like to learn singing techniques but you haven't the money or ti to go to a professional singing teacher then an online singing course may be the way to go. it also means you don't have to have any embarrassing first lessons either!

I have found this online singing course with the motto - Singing is Easy and I truly believe that to be true. With the right training it should be easy, not hard and most of all enjoyable!

So why not try Easy Singing Lessons as a first step on the way to your beautiful singing voice.

In Opera there are actually 25 different voice types, the lowest being the basso serioso and the highest the coloratura soprano. Many of these voice types are actually sub-dividing the main types depending on the quality of the voice as well as just the comfortable working range. So you can see that voice types and ranges can be used as an indication of your working range or they can be expanded to describe much more accurately the type of voice which a person has.

So now that you know how it works and have a better awareness of what is going on inside when you sing, I hope that you have a better understanding of why we need to maintain our voice and look after it.

See the problem with the voice, and especially with a beautiful singing voice, is that its not replaceable. So if you break it, well thats it gone - you can't just go to the shop and get a new one.

Below I have listed a few of the things that you can do to make sure you keep your voice in the best condition possible and make sure that you keep your beautiful singing voice for years to come.

Keep Hydrated

How many times do I hear this! Its the same answer for everything! Sport, good skin, better grades at school, cellulite and sunburn! I think there are enough good reasons to drink enough water but I'll give you this one more anyway...

When you get dehydrated your vocal cords swell up and get more stiff and this makes it difficult for them to move. It also means that you need more air to sing and your range won't be as big. So its better to keep hydrated. Carry a bottle of water around with you and sip on it throughout the day, especially if you live in a large city with car fumes and pollutants as these dry out your vocal cords even more.

Get Plenty of Rest

Again, this is another one that is recommended for many other areas of your life as well as voice care. If your voice is tired then you need to give it a rest. After a performance try not to talk too much, the same goes for the day before a performance. With overuse your voice will become tired and this could cause you problems. Its always better to prevent problems from occurring in the first place than have to remedy them afterwards.

Eat Healthy Food

ANOTHER one that we should all be doing already! Surely this is easier than you thought, huh?

You have to make sure that your body has all the nutrients it needs in order to keep working at peak performance and to have a beautiful singing voice you definitely need to be at your peak in terms of your physical health.

Warm Up Every Time

It is really important to have a proper warm up before each time you sing, whether that be a rehearsal or a performance. A good singing teacher or professional singing course can give you warm up exercises appropriate to your own personal singing goals.

Try Not To Cough

When you cough what is happening is that the vocal cords are being brought together and then they explode apart with enough force to shake off the mucous or foreign irritant. This is obviously not a good thing. It is possible to develop a technique for humming off any irritants and this should be used instead whenever possible.

Avoid Upper Respiratory Infections

Professional singers go to great lengths to avoid getting infections like laryngitis and sinusitis. Well actually i think everyone does but as they cause coughing and mucous build up as well as tiredness and dehydration they are especially dangerous for those wishing to develop or keep a beautiful singing voice.

Take it Easy On Stimulants

This includes alchohol, caffeine and illegal drugs. All are bad for the body and all are bad for the voice. Dehydration, overuse, being unaware of vocal abuse due to numbed senses - I don't think I really need to elaborate on that one.

Get Proper Training

The best piece of advice that I can give after all of the above is to get some training in the form of a singing teacher, either in a group or privately or even online. That way you will be sure that you have a proper warm up tailored to your needs, advice on technique and breathing, someone to guide you into developing your own personal style and assist with choosing music. Encouragement when you are doing the right thing and avoidance of doing the wrong thing, which could lead to later problems and mean that you could actually lose that beautiful singing voice that you are trying to develop.