| Most people think that singers with good voices are | | | | well hydrated when your urine is clear and not cloudy. |
| born with them. Yes, although some people have | | | | Everyone's voice has its own limitations. So get to |
| better singing voices than others, most, if not all good | | | | know yours. Shouting, talking loudly or even singing |
| singers undergo vocal training to improve their voices. | | | | forcefully is damaging to your vocal cords, this is sheer |
| Most of the singer's training is done through specific | | | | common sense, but many singers still abuse their |
| vocal exercises to achieve certain effects such as | | | | voices this way. So don't shout. |
| singing powerfully, getting vibrato into the singing voice | | | | Unfortunately, some people think that to sing |
| or even expanding your vocal range so that singing | | | | powerfully, they have to shout. No, they don't have to. |
| higher notes is a breeze. | | | | You can develop a powerful voice with the correct |
| Unfortunately, this article cannot do that as the | | | | vocal exercises without having to shout. |
| exercises must be physically demonstrated and | | | | Your vocal cords collide with each other more than a |
| manually practised. So instead of learning how to get a | | | | million times everyday when you produce a sound and |
| good voice, this article will show you how to protect | | | | so, any extra harsh activities like shouting puts further |
| and preserve your singing voice because your voice | | | | strain on the already overused vocal cords. |
| quality can be destroyed by bad habits that you may | | | | When recovering from a coarse voice like say, from a |
| not even know you have. | | | | sore throat, avoid any unnecessary conversations or |
| Your voice is produced by a delicate mechanism and | | | | phone calls to let your voice fully recover. Otherwise |
| when used correctly, it rarely gives you any problem. | | | | your recovery will be slower and even then, small |
| So take good care of your precious voice and will | | | | permanent damages may occur. |
| serve you well for your lifetime. | | | | You need to know that your vocal cords are muscles |
| The first golden rule to having a good voice quality is | | | | and therefore like any muscles, they need a thorough |
| not to take up smoking and if you are already a | | | | warm up before it can perform at its peak when you |
| smoker, do quit smoking before this nasty habit | | | | are singing. By the same token, they need to be |
| destroys your singing voice further. | | | | cooled down with vocal exercises after your |
| The thousands of irritants and chemicals in cigarettes | | | | performances. |
| damage your voice and will certainly shorten your | | | | Just because you get away without warming up or |
| singing career and even your life unless you are a rock | | | | cooling down now does not guarantee that you will not |
| singer and need to have a raspy and coarse voice. | | | | damage your voice in the future. |
| Always stay hydrated and as such, you need to stay | | | | Next on the list is to avoid late night eating because |
| away from caffeine, alcohol and other substance that | | | | this may end up with your stomach acid spilling into |
| dehydrates you. The vocal folds must be hydrated at | | | | your larynx when you lie down to sleep and causing a |
| all times to stay healthy and lubricated. So drink plenty | | | | hoarse voice and over the long term, permanent voice |
| of drink as much water everyday to keep them | | | | damage. |
| hydrated. | | | | These are just some of the many things that you |
| If you are on medication, check with your doctor or | | | | should not do to preserve, protect and maintain your |
| pharmacist whether the medicine you are taking is | | | | voice producing mechanism so that you can have a |
| dehydrating. As a general guide, your body should be | | | | good singing voice permanently. |