Functional voice training helps singers understand and use their voice according to optimal physical function. Just as we might jog to improve our cardiovascular fitness, we can exercise the voice to improve our singing. Singing can be great exercise for your respiratory system – and your whole body. When we sing, we are making music with the larynx, the vocal tract and other articulators (including your tongue, lips, soft and hard palates and teeth) and the respiratory system. We often forget singing is a fundamentally physical task which most of us can do reasonably well. Singing is also a great way to raise your awareness of any physical tensions you may be holding in your body, and there is increasing interest in the intersection between singing and mindfulness. When you’re feeling stuck in your head, try singing your favourite song to reconnect with your body.įocus on your breathing and the physical sensations you can feel in your throat and chest. Singing is a deeply embodied activity: it reminds us to get in touch with our whole selves. Unlike instrumentalists, singers have no buttons to push, no keys to press and no strings to pluck. Let it happen or make it happen? There's more than one way to get in the zoneĢ. You may well find yourself lost in your task – if you don’t realise this until afterwards, it is a sign you’ve been in flow. You can improvise by slightly changing the melody, rhythm, even the lyrics. Try your hand at some vocal improvisation by picking one phrase in a song you know well and playing around with it. One way to get into this flow state is through improvisation. Research has shown singing can induce the flow state in expert singers and group singing. ShutterstockĪccording to positive psychology, flow, or deep engagement in a task, is considered one of the key elements of well-being.
Playing around with a song you know can help you get into a flow state.
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