Simple Ways to Maintain our Aging Voices 🎵🎤

Published: Tue, 09/22/20

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Hello Friends and Singers,
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But today, I want to alert you to a fun & useful article called:
Do you need a voice lift? I know the vocal coach mentioned in the piece, Anne Marie Speed. She's a dynamo and a great expert in all things vocal. She offers some fabulous ideas about keeping our voices in shape. But if you do not have time to read the whole article, here are the main takeaways:
1. Hydrate your voice. Avoid tea, coffee, diet drinks and stick to water. Two litres a day is good.

2. Reconnect with your spoken voice. Read a poem out loud every day. Walk around the house singing. Anything to exercise that muscle.
3. Do some tongue rolls and other exercises. Rolling your Rs, doing ‘M’ sounds with your lips shut, imitating a fire siren — it all helps. (NOTE! see my video below for a few amusing tongue-related exercises.)
4. Remember posture and breathing. Relaxing your diaphragm helps your lungs.
5. Use your ‘reading aloud’ voice as your everyday voice.

Give your tongue a brief workout!

Some time ago, I created a short video on Simple Tongue Exercises. Have a look. It's quick and easy and helpful in maintaining your precious voice - for both speaking and singing! It might make you laugh!

COMING LATER THIS WEEK
On of my subscribers asked me to do a video about how to hold a long-held note 🎵 without going sharp or flat. This can be a an annoying problem for many singers‼️ I'll post that video on Friday and send you an email about it.

We are living through such challenging times. Aside from helping you to sing a little better week to week, I hope also to bring you some diversion and a few smiles, as well. Thanks so much for being in this growing group of singers over 40. Love to you all.

When in doubt, sing!

Barbara

- My coaching web site is here: Singing Tips with Barbara Lewis

P.S. I am working on a Christmasy video now, too. (I love Christmas!) Coming soon...

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