how do you relax your voice for SINGING???

Question

i join choirs after i stopped singing classes. but right now I cant seem to relax my singing voice. i feel like my head hurts and my jaw is tired from singing. i drink a lot of water and it only helps for a minute!!!!!
IT IS SOOOOO ANNOYING!!!

PLZ HELP ME

Answer 1

Try doing the "siren" exercise, where you lightly sing starting at a high note and you slide down. You can also start low, slide up high and then slide back down. In addition, in my voice lessons we do this with an actual phrase, that is we "call" the phrase in a high-ish light voice and sort of sing-song say the phrase. This opens the throat; I sing the phrase right after I've called it, and it always improves, it's amazing. Ask you director about the "siren" if you can't get it from my description.

Good luck.

Answer 2

It's not your voice that hurts, but your head and jaw. The reason is that you are singing with too much muscle tension. When you sing, think about letting your jaw relax as much as possible; you don't have to move it very much to make the full range of sounds. Lightly rest a finger or two on your jaw to monitor the motion—you'll be surprised how much it can flop around unnecessarily!

When I feel my jaw tensing up, I do a circular massage with the ball of the thumb against the cheek, just below the "hinge" where the lower jaw attaches to the upper. Do the massage on both sides at the same time.

Answer 3

From experience, it seems to be more of a mental thing. The more you think about it, the worse it gets. I remember taking voice lessons, and being so stressed out by the teacher that I did worse with her than when I was in competion.

However, one of my choir directors would suggest just talking quietly with friends or humming softly before singing and then doing some vocal warm ups.

Also remembering to breath correctly from the diaphram can sometimes loosen your voice as well as get your mind off the your voice not being loose. The biggest thing is to not push it. Singing in choirs is a great place to just ease into it until you are feeling comfortable again.

Also for the pain, I recommend taking one Aleve to help the pain as well as loosen the muscles. My dentist prefers Aleve over pain meds because of the muscle thing.

Hope at least some of this helpful. Have FUN singing!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Make sure you don't get tense when you are breathing in. Try to use your breath as a time to "free up" your throat.

Maybe you're singing the wrong part. You really should get back into voice lessons. I recommend this non-profit website:

Answer 6

Black tea is really good for singing. Maybe its because you stoped the singing classes. You could be pushing youself too far. Just try to take it easy

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Answer 9

Warm up!!!! You are probably pushing your voice out. You must warm up before intense singing.

Answer 10

Yawn. Notice how it feels. That's how your muscles should feel when you sing. Open throat, wide, relaxed mouth...