Vocal Consistency
Do you ever find that you’re able to sing one day, and the next day you feel like you are regressing?
The voice can be affected by multiple things, so it’s important we understand what those issues are.
Understanding the issue makes for a more consistent and healthy relationship with your voice. Vocal Consistency has to do with how often you are singing, the state of your body before singing, and the state of our minds.
Practice Makes Perfect
How much time a day do we find ourselves on our phones, watching TV, sleeping? When it comes to being an artist, the grind doesn’t stop.
Making time for your craft and practice is essential for your improvement. As little as 15 minutes a day can get you relatively far with your voice.
The voice works with familiarity, and grows as you use more of it. Riffs are only hard if you don’t spend enough time on them. The same goes for using vibrato, belting, and other advanced vocal techniques. Your progress is measured by how much time you put in. Consistency is guaranteed with practice.
Consistency In Your Body
We have to look at all of the contributions as to why something may go wrong when singing. Have you drank any liquids other than water? Have you eaten anything with high dairy content? Did you just wake up? Did you just finish a long exhausting day? These are the questions we want to ask ourselves if our voice fatigues quicker than normal.
Watching what you intake can help reduce that unsettling feeling in your stomach when we feel nervous. It helps keep the throat clear for better vocals. If you have just woken up, your breathing will be tight which means more shallow breaths.
If you’ve just worked a long day, your body is likely to be tired, and in some cases prevents you from being able to sing at your best. Remember to take it easy on yourself and be patient. Being aware of these things help us NOT become frustrated when running into vocal hiccups.
Consistency In Your Mind
Are you holding yourself back? A lot of the time we don’t realize that we are. This can be as simple as singing quietly out of fear of being loud. We are trained to be quiet in certain instances and it’s not often we get to shout unless we are in our homes, car, shower, etc. We back away from notes we are unsure of and this hesitation stems from uncertainty.
Tying into practice, practicing enough will make you sure of what you’re capable of. And once you know that, there should be no fear as to what you can do. Think about what makes you uncomfortable when you sing. Finding what that is can lead to better consistency and hassle free singing.