DO	DON'T
practice daily	miss even one day of practice
practice varisais even if you're learning songs	strain your voice by shouting
sing varnams in aakaaram	try to sing gamakas your voice is not trained for
gargle with warm water and salt daily	eat too many spicy foods
drink warm liquids	drink cold drinks or things with ice
cover up yourself and your instrument when you go out	stay out (or take your instrument out) in the cold or heat
get plenty of rest	stay up too late
listen to the shruti	try to sing without knowing your shruti
practice a variety of songs	forget about old songs
get feedback from a teacher	try to figure out how well you're doing yourself
tune your instrument carefully	let your instrument decay
perform each note clearly and distinctly	let the notes blur together