Vocalist’s Tip: Clear Pee, Clear Voice
I’ve met many singers who have trouble maintaining a clear voice. A major problem is that a lot of amateur singers like to study technique and practice scales but only a few really learn to take care of their instrument. If you leave the same set of strings on a guitar for a few years (if you can manage not to snap them in that space of time), the tone is going to be lifeless. Likewise, if you don’t care for your voice, it’s going to sound bad. Really bad.
The most important thing you can do is drink water, and plenty of it. It lubricates the vocal folds and gives that clear sound. It doesn’t take much water to do this, but if you don’t drink enough your body is going to allocate all that water to other areas that need it more (you know, the digestive system and boring stuff like that). If you’re drinking enough, your vocal cords will be happy and your voice will be clear.
How do you know you’re drinking enough? Doctors like to say we need 8 glasses a day, but each body is unique in its water management. One talented vocal teacher once told me that if your pee is clear, you’ve drunk enough water to make sure your voice is clear too.
It’s crude, but it sure works.
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