Sing Without Straining: 10 Exercises to Eliminate Tension and Free Your Voice
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Introduction 0:00
Definition of vocal strain 2:44
Straight and tall posture 5:16
Breathing correctly 6:45
1.5 octave lip trill for males 8:36
1.5 octave lip trill for females 9:06
Tongue Tension 9:30
1.5 octave ng for males 11:20
1.5 octave ng for females 11:42
1.5 octave gee for males 13:10
1.5 octave gee for females 13:27
1.5 octave no for males 14:55
1.5 octave no for males females 15:19
1.5 octave nuh for males 16:00
1.5 octave nuh for females 16:16
Larynx tension 16:31
1.5 octave mum for males 20:00
1.5 octave mum for females 20:23
Narrow the vowel 21:35
Imagine you’re on top of the note 22:53
Do you want to learn how to sing better but feel like you're straining your voice every time you do? The truth is that it's very easy to strain when you're trying to work on your voice, expand your vocal range or hit high notes.
That's because the voice naturally has a little bit of strain when you try to push it to do something that it doesn't do naturally. Just like working out, vocal strain, is the result of pushing your voice to do something beyond its current limits.
Now, while we should avoid vocal strain and eliminate tension as much as possible, that is an ideal rather than reality. The reality is that any time you work a muscle there is a little bit of tension involved. However, the truth is that many beginning singers strain their voice too much when they're trying to improve their singing.
The biggest reason that you want to get rid of vocal strain is that it tends to ruin the vocal tone of your notes. If you learn how to sing without strain however, then you can make those same notes sound really really great.
My definition of vocal strain is anytime the muscles outside of the vocal cords get involved in your singing. It could be too much tension or strain in your tongue, in your larynx, in your neck, shoulders, or your abs. It's very important that you learn how to disengage these muscles from interfering with your singing too much.
So here are my 10 favorite exercises to eliminate tension and for your voice: The first exercise is to use the tall posture. In this exercise, you'll bring your feet to shoulder-width apart and your hips walls to be shoulder-width apart. This will prevent you from slouching or pulling your neck too far back. It's also important that you keep your gaze forward as much as possible.
In the second exercise for singing without straining, you'll learn to sing from the diaphragm. Many singers will raise their shoulders or expand the ribs whenever they breathe in. However this is not the most efficient breath that you can take. Instead, you want to inhale so that the diaphragm expands the stomach muscles. So when you inhale, the stomach will come out, and when you sing, the stomach will come back in.
In the third exercise for singing without strain, you're going to sing an octave and a half scale on a lip trill where you flop your lips together on each note in the octave and a half arpeggio.
In the fourth exercise for singing without strain, you're going to sing an octave and a half scale on a “ng” consonant like you're saying “rung” but holding the “ng” at the end.
In the fifth exercise for singing without tension, you'll sing an octave and a half scale on the word “Gee” as in “Geese”.
In the sixth exercise for singing without tension, you'll sing an octave and a half scale where you replace each word of the scale with the word “No”, as in “note”.
In the seventh exercise for singing without tension you're going to sing an octave repeat arpeggio on the word “Nuh” as in “nut”.
In the eighth exercise for singing without tension, you're going to sing an octave and a half arpeggio but this time on the word “Mum” as in mother. As you're doing this exercise, it's very important that you relax your larynx and make sure that it's not going too high as you sing upwards.
In the 9th exercise for singing without tension, you'll take a phrase of a song that's been giving you a hard time and narrow the vowel. For example, if you're singing the line “of a girl” where “girl” is the high note and you feel that your voice is straining to hit the high note, it would be good to think of a more narrow vowel on the word girl so “gourl”, as in good.
In the final exercise for singing without tension, you want to get into a psychological mindset of believing that you're on top of the pitch rather than reaching up for it.
Learning to sing without tension is probably the most difficult singing concept to master, because you're always trying to push your voice to do more than it wants to do naturally. And tension will always come from that, however it's important that you're using the minimal amount of tension possible.
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@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
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3 жыл бұрын
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@aly2295
2 жыл бұрын
same thoughts
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2 жыл бұрын
Well, he expect new clients, doesn't he?
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Жыл бұрын
@@Nick_englishGuru I hope it's the case, because doing all of this for free is really nice of him. It doesn't always seem so, but trust me putting all of that together is a lot of work
I'm the worship leader at my church, and lately I have noticed my voice is slowly fading away, and I'm losing my voice... sooooo... I realized that I need to figure out how to avoid this roblem! Lol. You definitely have helped me out!! THANK YOU so much! God Bless YOU.
@othnieldavis181
18 күн бұрын
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This is one of my biggest problems. I get scared of high notes and always strain or miss it. Thank you. This is the first day of actually seeking real help. As I am just starting to perform other than church or karaoke. Thank you!❤
@KathyAchtzehn
2 ай бұрын
❤
@NadiMakesMusic.
28 күн бұрын
You are confident enough to do it!
timestamps of exercises straight and tall posture 5:16 breathing 6:45 1.5 octave lip trill for males 8:36 &females 9:06 1.5 octave ng for males 11:20 and females 11:42 1.5 octave gee for males 13:10and females 13:27 1.5 octave no for males 14:55 and females 15:19 1.5 octave nuh for males 16:00 and females 16:16 1.5 octave mum(yawny) for males 20:00 and females 20:23 tip 21:35 mental exercise 22:53
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@luvindaopera111
6 ай бұрын
Nice job! Voice teacher of 30+ years here. Appreciate you sharing and showing examples. "A singer is as good as the breath they take, then how they manage it."
Nice job! Voice teacher of 30+ years here. Appreciate you sharing and showing examples. "A singer is as good as the breath they take, then how they manage it."
U deserve a million.
@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro
8:39 LipTrill 11:30 NG 13:11 GEE 14:56 NO ;( 16:02 NUH 20:05 MUM
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
helpful
@thesmallone271
3 жыл бұрын
BLESS YOU for this comment :)
This fundamentally changes my understanding of how the voice works. I did not realize that vocal strain is more than and often is outside the voice box. The way I learned to use my voice was with all the focus in my throat on producing sound because that’s where the sound is actually made. But I had to relearn how use my voice to remove that strain, but it seems I have only moved the strain to my core instead of training to remove the strain entirely. This video has taught me more than any teacher or tutor has ever taught me about how to produce vocal sounds without hurting myself. Thank you
I really wanna thank you Matt. I'm currently working on becoming a singer. My cousin is actually a vocal coach and she says she would love to help me sing. But she hasn't been able to see me due to other issues. I've been watching you since 2020 and it's 2023. Thanks to you, I can belt, do whistle notes, and somehow hit an A6, and I'm 14. Thank you for everything
That mental shift of being on top of the note is a great deal for me. Thanks Ramsey
Just found you! First night after 3yrs singing with a choral group. As a soprano my thought was fighting with me and Handel was an accomplis! You helped. Thanks!
Thank you so much for your voice training today! You're absolutely a gem.
Thanks for that short voice training tip. I'll definitely use it for future gigs and learn to relax my vocal chords more. ❤
Rounding the vowel for me on high notes and adjusting my feet to hip length apart really helped me! Thank you!!!!!!!!!
This is by far the most helpful lesson I’ve found on KZread and the fact that you’re not even charging really makes a difference and the urge to even invest. This is really great. Thank you so much for this video.
This is incredible I just found your video and it helped me so much, I’ve been struggling with straining and when I sang my song after following your video I almost scared myself with how good I sounded compared to before. THANK 👏🏼YOU👏🏼💕
Best description of what causes vocal strain I’ve heard and needed to hear!!! Thank you 🙏
You are amazing!!! I have been watching SO many different videos of so many different people and this one was exactly what I needed. ThNAK YOU
Thank you so much Matt ~ I'm soaking up your amazing direction ❣
Thank your very much for all these excersices ramsey!! ❤ This really helped me for an upcoming singing competition 🎉 Keep up the good work 🤘🤘
Great video. Thank you. Your advise has helped me hit some higher notes whilst recording my own song. I was straining to hit one line and now it sounds great.
Such a great video!! Thank you for all the quality information and exercises. 🙏
After having vocal tension for years and not knowing why, finally this video has made me realise what ive been doing wrong thank you!!
I have watched dozens and dozens of videos on how to get rid of vocal strain or tension. And nothing has worked. But your video literally changed EVERYTHING! You made it very easy and simple to understand, and now i don't tense when im singing! 😃 Thank you so so so much!
Wow I did not know I was capable of singing like this! Got me crying. Thank you so so soo much!
such a great energy. I find your tips so useful. keep up the great work and thanks.
Joined a band 6 months ago and have averaged 4-9 sets a weekend. This is the first time my muscles are exhausted. Now keep in mind I’m not the lead but still sing 60-70% of the set and these exercises really hit all the sore spots. Great video thank you for the exercises. Definitely will be using them all week to shape up and last the rest of the busy season 👍
BIG THANK YOU! I want to sing well or at least decently so badly. I'm so glad i found this video tonight. 😄
Bravo Matt! very helpful. I finally understand how to access my mixed voice instead of moving directly to falsetto. Bravo
Thank you so much for your content! It's clever how you attack both mindset and physical challenges.
I never comment on videos but this was a great lesson. Totally worth the time spent to listen and will subscribe
I can’t keep that lip trill going for long. The most helpful tip in this video is imagining that I’m on top of a note. Thanks!
Great lesson! Thank you so much for making these videos 🥰 You are an amazing coach!
Thank you Ramsey. I appreciate your expertise and exercises!
You explained everything so clearly, thank you! Thank you also for all the helpful advice. :D
Thanks so much. The last two tricks worked real magic on me.❤
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I decided to learn to sing professionally so thats how I found your videos. What you teach helps my overall body tension and communication. My neck and jaw pain is less too. Your videos have been uplifting for my mental health too. So wonderful and positive, thank you.
This is great info. I sing in a band that has chosen some really challenging songs to spice up our set list. I put these lessons into practice and within a couple of hours I could notice less strain and more ease of range. I'm going to record myself tomorrow and compare it to another recording in three weeks.
EXCELLENT,,,BRAVO. I HAVE TAKEN A MANY VOCAL LESSONS. NEVER HAVE I HAD SUCH AN MARVALOUS LESSON.
A collection of some of the best tips and exercises. Thank you!
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I'm slowly improving by watching your videos Thank you
thank you, you helped me out alot. im going to keep watching your videos and learning.
So informative, thank you! I seem to tense my throat (somewhere) a lot when very consciously singing or even speaking
Oh good LORD! One time through that video made HUGE difference. That was amazing. Immediately before this video I did 3 embarrassing runs through of Drops of Jupiter, and immediately after, it was a performance I was proud of! Thank you.
I just subscribed. I took voice lessons when I was 19, I am 45. I have an event coming up to sing in two weeks so I want to practice but not strain. My vocal teacher said I am high soprano, but I tend to struggle on the lower notes. So I appreciate this video so much!
This was so so helpful. Thank you!
I really appreciate you for sharing those techniques. God bless your heart.
This is exactly what I needed! I’m having a performance in a few weeks and during a rehearsal today I almost strained my vocals. Your channel is a treasure!! Thank you.
Literally SO helpful, dude!!! I was so worried about strain and at the same time so insecure about what it really means and how to avoid it. Thanks a lot :)
leaving a comment to boost viewership, hope this reaches more people because what youre doing is super helpful! thank you for taking the time to teach us :)
Thanks for the advice! I'm trying to eliminate strain when singing in my upper register and I've found that the way I try and do it has simply made it worse. This is great!
thanks. it felt better already. Increasing voice range tips would be great.
I really enjoy your very detailed advice, which is really helpful, thank you so much! You have a very big heart!
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Straight to the point no talking bs great exercises
Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into your videos! I'm so glad I found your channel. Keep up the tremendous work you are doing, it is helping me a lot and I'm sure it helps lots of people too. Thank you again!
@ramseyvoicestudio
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
This was awesome! Very helpful!
I love this video a lot, you are a great teacher.
You've been helping me get better every day man
@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
Aw thanks Ryan!
Thank you!! You're really helping me with my singing, you're amazing!!
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
You truly put your whole heart into your lessons! Thank you so much for bringing us these wonderful exercises. You deserve the best! 🥰❤️
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@delianagamos1947
7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much ❤️
yes I agree with the tongue tension!! Probably my biggest problem especially when singing high operatic notes as well as high belts! I liked the "ng" neutral exercise to start with!
@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Cinderella, tongue tension is so common, especially on high notes!
@graceanderson2136
Жыл бұрын
You are soo amazing...thanks a lot..please can we share contact so you help me more
Excellent advice. Thank you.
Amazing video, thank you!
Hey. My local Theater is doing Newsies and I’m auditioning for Kathrine. If you don’t know who she is or what the musical is, in her solo she has to belt a high E. So I have been bing watching your videos to work up to that. It’s really helping! You’re AMZING
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
here's my lesson on belting: ramseyvoice.com/belting/ and best of luck in your show
Really amazingly helpful video thank you so much
Excellent video, thank you, I learned a lot
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3 жыл бұрын
thanks!
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Thank you so much for your teaching! It's really useful
@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome Ginny!
This video is pure magic. Thank you so much! Everything already feels a little easier and less strained, I can't wait to keep practicing :>
@y4477l
5 ай бұрын
Hey, How's it going so far?
@nalbinalbii888
3 ай бұрын
Hey, How’s it going so far? :3
I was doing the exercises and I was like "WoOw it works!" ty so much 💓
Thank you for this video!
Man you rock! You explain everything so clear. It almost seems easy. Can't wait to start. (Although the lip thrill itself fysically seems impossible to perform ) Thank you so much!! 🙏🏻
@ramseyvoicestudio
2 жыл бұрын
it does take practice
@AdindaQ
2 жыл бұрын
@@ramseyvoicestudio hahaha. It does. I tried during my 1,5 hours drive to my parents (alone in the car, no embarrassing moments...) And I tried a little too long and got a little too dizzy 😆
This was really helpful. Thank you
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Thank you for helping me add strength and elegance to my voice. I have a higher range now than I did in my 20s and I’ve not been practising. However, l won’t take it for granted anymore!
You were born to be a teacher! 🫶
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Thank you for teaching me something I didn't know. Things far as singing was made easier for me. God bless you!
@ramseyvoicestudio
2 жыл бұрын
you're welcome!
Great exercises! Thanks!
Thank you Ramsey very helpful (y)
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I really needed that help!
@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
You got it Edisa!
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Very helpful! Going to practice now ...
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@ramseyvoicestudio
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow thanks Mathis!
Great lesson, very helpful 👍🏻
@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
glad to hear it
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@ramseyvoicestudio
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
You're a great teacher
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Amazing bro 🤯 Thank you
Excellent advice. I like the mental note lesson. Think of being on top of the note. Geesh, that works!