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Keep hydrated. Water is not only important to keep you healthy overall, but also to keep your throat happy. Without enough water you can easily strain your vocal cords and damage your voice.
Always warm up first. Just like taking a warm-up lap before going on a run, warming up the voice is critical to preventing damage and strain. Begin gently at first with your voice, gradually widening your range.
Get enough sleep. Your voice is your instrument. Take care of it. A groggy or tired throat, not to mention a sore one, will retard your musical progress and prevent you from singing well. If you have a sore throat, do not sing at all.
Sing on pitch. Sing along with a CD or live accompaniment, listening carefully to yourself to make sure you are singing on pitch and on time.
Sing with friends. Practice harmonies and singing as one voice with other singers.
Don't smoke. This does great damage to your voice.
Stand tall. Practice good posture as you sing; let the air flow easily from your lungs to your throat.
Relax the upper body. Relax your shoulders, relax your neck. Your abdomen is the part that should be tight, supporting your voice.
Sing from the chest, not the throat. You should feel your abdomen muscles working as you sing. If you solely sing from your throat, your voice will wear out.
Move your mouth. Pronounce the words that you sing; don't just make pretty sounds.
Put some soul into it. Sing with energy and conviction.
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