How do I belt without damaging my voice?

I am a baritone, and I have been belting for some time now, but lately my voice has been hurting. I guess I have been forcing it a little, but even if I'm not forcing, my throat still hurts. I don't want to damage my voice, I want to learn to belt the proper way, anyone have any suggestions?How do I belt without damaging my voice?eat some honey- it coats your throat so that it doesnt hurt as much. or drink warm water, tea, etc...or see a vocal coach, they know all the tricks.How do I belt without damaging my voice?warm-ups....if you don't know how to do a warm-up session and/or when a warm-up session has relaxed your tonque and throat and all that stuff....then you shouldn't be belting in the first place.How do I belt without damaging my voice?Find a voice teacher. This is not something you want to tackle on your own with advice from people you don't know. You could damage your voice and get nodules.How do I belt without damaging my voice?When you belt -- actually when you sing at any volume level -- the power and volume in your voice needs to come from your diaphragm, not your throat. Its all about proper breathing and supporting your voice with proper body mechanics.



When you sing, and you take a breath, do your shoulders go up? If so, then you're breathing too shallowly using only your upper chest, and tensing up your throat and larynx. You need to breathe deeply from your diaphragm instead. When you breathe, your abdomen should expand outward as you inhale, and contract as you exhale, while your shoulders don't move. Then you can support and control your breath - and the volume of your voice -- with your abdominal muscles instead of tensing up and forcing more sound out of your upper chest, throat and voicebox. Good upright posture will help a lot, too.



A good voice teacher can coach you on all of this. Good luck.