Your body, mind and voice need to be warmed up and ready for the day. It is a way to prepare for the task at hand and allow yourself to ease into what is ahead. When it comes to your voice a simple, low impact 5 minute warm up allows your vocal cords to wake up and begin speaking or singing at a comfortable level.
The benefits of staying hydrated are endless. To name a few; keeps tissues moistened, relieves tension, ease of movement and increases energy levels. All will have positive impacts on the health of vocal cords, full body health and mental health.
A favourite of ours at Edinburgh Voice care. Straw phonation is when you put a straw in your mouth and make sound through it as part of vocal warm up or practice tool. Straw phonation ensures that there is less impact and stress on the vocal folds and has benefits such as balanced vocal fold alignment and boosting vocal energy.
An often forgotten about part of a vocal routine. The aim of a cool down is to reset your voice to a comfortable speaking level after high intensity speaking or singing. Achieved by following a gentle, massage like routine filled with humming and yawning like exercises.
Extremely important for everyone and something many of us don’t prioritise . Rest allows the body and mind to heal. Give yourself time to find stillness in the world around you, even for a few minutes a day. Your voice will thank you.