Does weight affect how one sings? I don't know if its me being paranoid, but it seems like whenever I improve the most with my singing is when I've gained weight. The my junior year in high school I started putting on weight, and also gained more volume, intonation, and vibrato with my singing. Not to be steryotypical, but many opera and choral singers arent generally the smallest around. Someone told me that is because of having more air or something like that to breathe. So, does one's weight and body structure affect your singing, and if weight changes (loss weight specifically) will that affect your singing as well? Anyone have suggestions?
2006-12-19 06:50:49 · 8 answers · asked by Kitty 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
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I personally believe that weight has no bearing on vocal production. Overweight people do not have larger lungs, diaphrams, or vocal chords; they just have more fat! Since this is your junior year in high school, I'm going to assume you're about 16-17, maybe 18 years old. Your voice is improving because A) you are probably working on it in a choral setting, and hopefully with a voice teacher, and B) vibrato and tone (and range) continue to develope and change until a singer reaches about 28 years old. Your voice has improved because of your effort and aging, not your weight! Weight loss should not affect the your timbre or vibrato at all, and will probably help you if you're going out for auditions for musicals or operas.
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2006-12-19 07:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by incandescent_poet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-24 08:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think about the body in terms of physics, singing using proper vocal technique uses your entire upper body as a resonating chamber. So, when you are larger, the common belief is that there is more of you to resonate. That doesn't mean your vocal chords change, but your timbre may sound richer, and you may be able to project more. With today's modern microphones this is not needed. Please do not consider gaining weight and leading an unhealthy lifestyle for the sake of your music. The health problems you will have are not worth the slight amount of benefit.
2006-12-19 06:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there are any hard scientific facts to support this either way. What you eat, however, does effect your singing (lots of water is good, dairy can be problematic, etc). Since your eating habits change when you gain or lose weight, maybe there is a tie to what you are eating when you're heavier and the quality of your voice.
2006-12-19 07:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by Teflonn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gaining or loosing weight in general affects how you sing. Lifting weights itself doesn't really change it.
2016-05-22 21:38:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since some of the best singers are large, maybe !
2006-12-19 06:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-12-19 08:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋