3/17/2015

Singing Coach Los Angeles Lessons

By Lena Stephenson


Singing is a skill, just like swimming or running. Therefore, one needs to keep practicing no matter how good they are. A singing coach Los Angeles helps both professional, seasoned and beginners practice their skills. The work of a coach is to teach how to breathe and control your body in order to maximize the output of your vocal chords.

Simple but effective breathing techniques is part of what a tutor will teach. A singer cannot stop to breathe in the wrong place during the singing. In addition, you have to breathe in from the lower side of the lungs in the nose and out through the nostrils and mouth. You will also be taught ways of relaxing your shoulders during inhalation to prevent strain to the vocal muscles.

As you sing, remember that surrounding muscles as well as the rest of the body are affected. Hence, maintaining a good posture while singing becomes indispensable. A tutor should show you how to relax neck, shoulders and other supporting muscles. In addition, the head should be up and looking on straight ahead while the feet are wide apart. Proper body posture helps prevent injuries or strain.

A tutor will also help you develop best practices for your singing hobby or career depending on your voice. One of the best practices that singers should stick to is warm up exercises. Just like for athletes where warm up exercises prepare them to run, in singers they prepare the voice muscles for action. In addition, warming up prevents strain and damage to vocal cords.

A voice tutor will also help you build your articulation as a singer. You should be able to utter words clearly as you sing. Also, as you pronounce the words, the voice quality should not be compromised. In addition, there are notes or syllables where you should not stop to breathe as the logic will be affected. All these things can be taught by only a qualified tutor.

Another important aspect that as a singer you can get coached on is range. Range refers to the span between the lowest and highest notes you can hit. For female singers their range may be higher (Sopranos) or lower if they are altos. For male voices, high ranges are called Tenor while low ranges are Bass.

Your voice coach will also teach how to nurture and keep your vocal chords safe. They are prone to fatigue just like other body muscles and therefore, one should always take enough rest. Most importantly, if one has not sung for a while, he or she should first take thorough warm up exercises just as athletes do. Failure to take care of vocal chords leads to strain and damage.

Whatever you do, keep practicing, it has to be done as often as possible to stay in shape. When you do not have an audience, you may record yourself and play it back to listen to your articulation and range. Even singing to friends helps as they are able to give feedback.




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