Admit it, we all love to sing. While other people may not be particularly awe-struck by our daily shower singing rituals, or our work desk karaoke – there’s no denying our unreserved need to regularly yodel out a few of our favourites. And guess what, it’s really, really good for you. So, go ahead, bellow out to your hearts content while we break down a few benefits and reasons you should sing every day.

1. Singing releases endorphins

Yes, that right. Singing every day not only releases endorphins and raises your serotonin levels (those happy hormones), it also raises those of the people around you! After all, who doesn’t love a good sing along with friends, the reintroduction of an old family favourite around the dinner table, or the privilege of sharing a carriage with an oddly expressive commuter as he or she hums along happily in headphones...during rush hour. Well, ok, maybe the jury’s out on that last one, but you’ve got to admit at the very least it will bring out a few awkward smiles!

2. We learn through muscle memory 

Another benefit, and reason to sing every day is the more you sing the better you will get. Similarly with your body, the more you work out, the stronger and fitter you become – so, the more that you work on your voice the stronger that too will become. That said, it is important to learn the basics of ‘how to sing’ before you go off on your merry way. This helps to ensure when you are working on your voice, you are doing so in the most beneficial way possible. Again, our body/working out metaphor can be applied here: if you don’t know how to exercise properly, you could hurt yourself. And this is where a good singing teacher comes in.

3. Singing is a form of expression

Sometimes in life we get stuck, we can forget what it is that we need and we can become unsure how to get out of said rut. One of the best ways to help, is to express ourselves. And what better form of expression is there than singing? When we sing every day, not only does it make you happier, it also helps you open up and understand yourself, in your most natural state. The first time we use our voice properly is when we are born but as we get older we are encouraged to use our voice in different ways that maybe, don’t serve us as we would like. Singing helps you reconnect with yourself, the performer in you and your creative cravings.

4. Singing helps you figure things out

Singing, and indeed music, are there for us when we really need them to be. When we really just need some alone time, or when we are trying to get those unanswered questions answered, or for when we are making all-important plans to do better and be the best we can be. Lyrics help inform, motivate and inspire our everyday lives. Thing is, singing helps you figure things out; it’s a therapeutic process that, if you do it every single day, helps you enormously. And that is, arguably, what it is all about.

5. It's great practice

For whatever you have lined up on the cards, when you sing every day it is – naturally - great practice. From gigs, shows, performances, singing lessons, singing every day will give you the practice you need to help you develop and become the singer you were born to be. Not to mention it’s perfect practice for those wild Friday nights with a karaoke set in tow - and because you’ve practised you can take your bow and soak up those compliments.

Singing every day helps you in so many wonderfully creative ways. If you’ve been wondering for some time now if you could be good if you had lessons and how easy your voice will be to train; then it’s about time you found your authentic power voice. Because trust us, it’s in there somewhere. Singing every day can help you tease out that voice. And if you’re looking to develop it further, why not come and see one of our singing teachers? We can help you on your way through to the stage.

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