I Love singing. Since the day I started playing guitar I almost always used to sing, even though at the beginning I was terrible at it. There is something about singing that just makes us feel good, and it’s one of the most enjoyable musical activities you can engage in. No wonder just about everybody lovessingingin the shower… Today I’ll show you some surprisingly cool advantagesand health benefits of singing that might make youtake your singing out of the shower and into the world…
Especially as a guitarist, singing along instead of just playing an “empty song” will make you a tonmore interesting to listen to. Let’s start with all the health benefits:
Health Benefits of Singing – Singing Is Therapeutic Both Physically andEmotionally. Here’s Why*:
1. Singing IsScientificallyProven ToImprove Your Mood, Make You Happy And Relaxed. It releases the same feel-good brain chemicals as sex and chocolate! Endorphins and Oxytocin are a very powerful combination that will make you happy, reduce stress and ease any pain you might be suffering from.
2. It’s An Actual Workout, And AReally GoodOne. Through singing and proper breathing, you are having a great aerobic workout. Yes, the one that works on the lungs… If you don’t believe it, try for yourself to sing for 30 minutes and see how great you feel afterward, or ask any performing singer (even if it’s the local choir singer) how he feels after a two-hour performance.
Now seriously, find an empty space and just go and sing your favorite songs as if you’re the band leader. Put the actual songs in the background if it gets you in the mood, and let us know how it felt…
3. Your Everyday Posture Will Become Better and you’ll look more impressive. The most basic singing 101 is to always make sure you stand / sit straight and in a correct posture. When you get this right and keep practicing it regularly, it will also “spread” to your everyday routines.
4. Your Breathing Will Become More Efficient And You Will Be More Vital.When you are more efficient it means you get more oxygen, more oxygen means you are less tired and enjoy increased vitality! Unfortunately, it’sa fact that most of us just breathe incorrectlyand in a shallow way. Partly because of the everyday life hurries and stresses, and partly just because we never practiced doing it in the most efficient way, even if it sounds like something so simple and obvious. Singing will help you fix it!
5.Singing Boosts Your Immune System, helping to fight disease and prolonging life expectancy.
Benefits of Singing for the InstrumentalMusician:
6. You are no longer a no-lyrics guitar player! When You Sing along WithYour Instrument You Are 10XMore Interesting For The Listeners! And everybody can learn how to sing, so why not? Think about it, would you go to a concert where the artist only plays the guitar and does not sing a single word? That just sound boring.
7. Singing Will Get You To The Front Of The Stage.Even if you don’t want to become the full-time lead vocalist in your band, decentsinging skills canlet you jump tothe front for a song or two occasionally, like John Frusciante does in Red Hot Chilli Peppers concerts and he is just one example.
8. You will be able toSing Harmony and back up the lead vocalist! Who said The Grateful Dead, The Beatles? Those are the kind of harmonies that can make peoplehappy… (-:
9. The enhanced breathing control you will get from singing will be Very Helpful If You Play Multiple Instruments that require good breathingcontrol such as the harmonica, flute, trumpet, etc.
10.Singing Enriches YourAbility To Appreciate The Art Of Great Singers, just like you guitar lets you further appreciate good guitarists.
11. Oh, and check out the meme on the bottom of the post… It might just be true (-;
So What Are You Waiting for? Everybody Can Learn How to Sing Well:
Check out this article here for 4HUGESinging Tips that will get you comfortably singing starting from today! In this link, you can also read a bit about an excellentonline course I took and highly recommend about in case you are really serious about it and willing to put in the time to become a much better singer.
Related Articles and Studies That Prove The Points Above:
Time Magazine – Singing Changes Your Brain.
Guitar Tricks – 11 Tricks For Singing AndPlaying Guitar At The Same Time.
An academic research from the UK about singing benefits.
Heart Research.co.uk – Singing Is Good For You.
* The source of the health benefits is from Barbershop.org – Health Benefits Of Singing.
That’s it. Peace and have fun singing!What motivates YOU to sing? Please let us know in the comments.
