Get Your Head Above Water With These 5 Self-Help Singing Tips
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Do you feel like you're blundering your way through worship every Sunday?

Sort of hoping that no one will notice you can't really sing the song in that key?

Holding the mic that little bit further away because you don't want anyone to hear your voice fall apart on THAT high note...again?! 

Or maybe you have to work it out as you go along because no one there is gonna show you how to do it!  

You are not alone!  

I think as worship leaders there is even more onus on us to put our best voice forward. Not only for us, as the vocalist, but for every listener under the sound of our voice.  Why? Because no one wants to hear messed up vocals, especially when trying to concentrate on worshipping.

Let's be honest. Its distracting!


So, whenever preparing for sunday service, I really do think we should come prepared to put our best vocals forward. So, how do we do that? By adopting a simple warm up that works for your voice..

In the following article (click link), The American Academy of Otolaryngology explains why it is important to warm up and how it helps with the intensive activity of singing, along with 8 warm up exercises that work. (The following link will take you the AAO webpage.)

In my article "10 Early Warning Signs..." I explained the early warning signs of vocal damage.

This article explains how to easily prevent vocal damage.

A recent trip to the Complete Vocal Institute, in Denmark , gave me a whole new set of teachings tools for worship  and  gospel vocals.  

3 John 1:2 “My dear friend, I pray that everything may go well with you and that you may be in good health—as I know you are well in spirit.”


Vocal damage can creep up on you unawares, especially if you are not in tune with your voice and it's natural abilities.  In all the belting, runs, riffs, distortion and high notes, you may not have noticed that your vocals are subtly changing, ie tone has changed or range has dropped. 

We are inspired by the Bible where it says: