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Tips on Opera Singing

Tips on Opera Singing

Singing Opera Opera singing is not an easy thing to do. It requires a lot of talent, patience, practice and time. But these things would be put to waste even for a person with great talent without discipline. Your voice must be trained correctly and accurately as well as your ear. A detailed knowledge of music theory, a study and appreciation for foreign languages and acting are needed as well. Opera is more than just singing superbly, it is a versatile field that requires great commitment and devotion. So if you already decided that you want to learn how to sing the opera, there are important things that you must remember.

Before you do anything else, you must consult with people who are in the opera business. Look for professional advice and seek expert opinion about your capabilities. The field of opera singing is very competitive and having some experts’ judgments are advantageous for you to fulfill your dream. Once your potential is reinforced by an expert, you must find a voice coach. Nowadays, you can easily find coaches and music schools. However, most are expensive. It is important that you choose a teacher who sets goals and has a time frame for achieving the said goals. Without it, the coach might be in only for the money and is not sympathetic to you. Once you have chosen the most suitable teacher for you, you must train hard.

Practice is really taxing but when it is done with passion and determination, it will surely wonderfully pay off in the future. It is highly recommended that you training program will include arias from the 17th and 18th century. The arias from those times are perfect for beginners and are readily accessible in Cd's, DVDs and other multimedia equipment. Alternatively you can learn to sing opera online at a fraction of the cost of a professional lesson.


Those mentioned above are the outward preparations that you must do. Now, there are more training components that you must take account for. Relaxation is important once you begin train. If you are not relaxed, you won’t be able to sing properly and you would lose your resonance. Everyday you must perform relaxation practices so that you are properly conditioned. If you can afford a regular massage, that would be great but if not, there are a lot of free relaxation exercises. For example, create a big smile and hold it for an entire minute. It may seem easy but smiling for a full minute may prove to be challenging. Smiling makes you feel good and relaxed so smile as much as you can. The next important component is moisture.

Your vocal cords needs to be moist for you to be able to sing well. Also, moisture safeguards your vocal cords from much dreaded damage. Drinking a lot of water everyday helps to moisten up your vocal cords. Another thing to consider is air control. This is very important since all great opera singers have great air control too. This simply means you must sing from your diaphragm. There are a lot of exercises that will help you improve your air control. For example, before you take a shower, you can put your hand on your belly button. Then breathe in deeply so as to force your hand on your belly outward. You can repeat it a couple of times every day.

Finally, you must practice imitation. Sing scales everyday and imitate opera singing in the same way you imitate a dog’s bark. Imitating opera singers does not mean you will have the same voices as them; it only puts your vocal cords in the best position for singing without harming them.