Ultimately, if you are sick, there is no show or role worth risking the rest of your career for, none of your cast-mates want your illness, and sometimes rest is best. Sometimes, medications or a steroid may provide some relief of symptoms, but could potentially give you a false sense of “being well” and you may over-sing, resulting in further vocal injury. If you have throat pain or hoarseness you should see your ENT (ear, nose, throat physician) so that they can medically evaluate whether your vocal situation is safe to perform on. Performing during an illness can be a slippery slope. Performing with a Sore Throat or Hoarseness
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Her research includes the area of the Broadway “belt.” In addition to her duties as a voice pathologist, she continues to maintain an active professional performing career. She holds an adjunct Assistant Professor at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and the College of Allied Health. Wendy LeBorgne, PhD CCC-SLP (Voice Pathologist and Singing Voice Specialist) is the director of the Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation and the Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati. Photo: USC Thorton Popular Music Major – Annie Dingwall Although nothing you eat or drink gets onto the vocal folds, adequate oral hydration allows the mucus to act like a lubricant instead of glue. Be sure to drink plenty of non-caffeinated beverages throughout the day. Long term phonotrauma can lead to vocal fold changes such as vocal fold nodules.ĥ. After a period of doing this, your vocal folds begin to react to the impact by becoming swollen and red. When you increase your vocal loudness, your vocal folds bang together harder (much like clapping your hands really hard, loud, and fast). Avoid phonotraumatic behaviors such as yelling, screaming, loud talking, singing too loudly. As you improve, you should be able to increase the amount of time as well as the difficulty of vocal skill.Ĥ. Rather, you should sing (and exercise) in smaller increments of time (30-45 minutes) each day, gradually building muscular skill and stamina. You would not think of trying to get all of your exercise in at the gym by going one day a week for 5 hours. When you are preparing for a show or audition season, you must pace yourself and your voice. You want to be the next star that they hire, not just a copycat.ģ. Also remember that if you are imitating someone who is already famous, their millions have been made. Attempting to imitate someone else’s voice or singing style can require you to sing or do things outside of your comfortable physiologic range or current vocal skill level.
Professional singers carry some of these same risks and must maintain a disciplined practice schedule with intervals of rest and recovery to perform at an optimal level, regardless of genre.Ģ. Gymnasts are extremely disciplined people who spend hours perfecting their craft and are much more likely than the general public to sustain an injury. Singers are like vocal gymnasts who traverse their artistic range with apparent ease and flexibility. Train your voice and body just like an athlete: Learn proper singing technique, don’t overuse the voice, get plenty of rest, eat a balanced, healthy diet.
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