Vocal Diet: For Voice to Succeed
It is important to note that what you take before you are to perform a song or have a show significantly determines your voice quality.
In order not to have your voice with a low quality before singing it is advisable to eat various foods and definitely beverages that may harm your voice, say, two hours before singing.
Here’s why:
While some foods and drinks cause production of stocks or mucus that can close your throat this can make singing uncomfortable or irritating.
For instance, food items such as cheese, milk as well as chocolate put a layer over your vocal cords and you will not have clear sounds.
Few Things to Remember
Eat Smart, Sing Better: Try to take something light to eat at least three to four hours before you perform. Chanting without taking food can make you feel weak and may alter the quality of the voice as well as the pitch.
The best is to keep an average, or you will end up with a ‘belly singing’ kind of voice.
Physical Fitness: That’s why it’s important to strengthen your singing muscles, figurally and literally.
It goes far beyond hitting the right notes, it’s a multi-muscular effort. If you need powerful support for your breath and have no strength to continue the performance. Non-strenuous exercises like Pilates or Tai Chi are fine for strengthening your core muscles and won’t wear away your voice.
Nevertheless, excessive weightlifting with your vocal folds can sometimes overpower them, so be careful.
Most musicians experience tension as far as stress is concerned and tension is known to cause contraction in muscles, particularly those of the throat hence hampering a good performance.
This means your body will remain relaxed and your voice in good condition when performing through use of other relaxation tactics such as deep breathing and meditation.