Feeling overwhelmed when it comes to practicing?

Let’s set the scene: you just started voice lessons and are feeling motivated and inspired to start practicing your singing every day! Yay!

Then it hits you: you have no idea what to focus on in your practice sessions. After everything that your voice teacher has told you so far about breath support, the soft palate, your tongue, your jaw, head voice, chest voice…you’re overwhelmed with the laundry list of items to think about during your singing practice!

So what should you actually focus on? It’s time to prioritize, my friend!

After all, practicing singing is kind of like juggling a bunch of balls in the air at once—there are a lot of physical things to coordinate. And, I hate to break it to you, but that feeling of juggling a bunch of things at once never fully disappears.

This is why prioritizing the parts of your singing that need the most attention is important, especially when you first begin your singing journey. For example, if your biggest issue when singing is your breath control, then you may want to spend a little extra time and focus on your breath support before jumping directly to belting. Don’t get me wrong—the other parts of your technique still need love, too. But if your attention is pulled in a bunch of directions at once, chances are that you won’t be able to give the extra care and attention to the things that need the most help.

You might also find that, by focusing on a specific part of your singing, other issues that you have may iron themselves out!

Then, before you know it, you’ll be able to juggle all the parts of your singing with a little more ease.

So how do you know what needs the most attention in your singing? Ask yourself the following questions, and let the answers inspire you to take action!

• What is the most uncomfortable thing happening right now in my singing, and what exercises do I know that can help with this issue?

• What in my singing is easiest to fix right now?

• What signals is my body sending me right now? What is my body telling me about my singing?

These questions are ideas to get you started when thinking about what to focus on in your singing practice, but don’t be afraid to think outside the box! The main goal is to become so aware of what’s happening physically in your singing, that you can intuitively fix issues as they come up and improve your “juggling” skills.

Most importantly, don’t be afraid to reach out to your voice teacher for advice when it comes to practicing; your teacher can shed more light on the things that need the most attention in your singing, and can help you build a game plan for your practice sessions!

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