The words ‘trash’ and ‘voice’ don’t belong together! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes , Google Play, TuneIn Radio, Android apps How does your voice feel today? Is it gunky? Limited? Tired? Trashed? Or does it feel Normal, Better… Read More » about This Is Why Your Voice is Trashed. Really. 10 things to Stop!
Vocal Health
Why You Should NOT Sing From Your Diaphragm
This is the last place you want to sing from!! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes, Google Play and Android podcast apps You hear this phrase a lot in vocal lesson circles… “Sing from… Read More » about Why You Should NOT Sing From Your Diaphragm
How To Conquer Adolescent Male Vocal Strain
Nope… It doesn’t have to feel OR sound like this! NOTE: The audio player should appear below, if not, please click on the title of this post and go online to hear. Available also on iTunes, Google Play and Android podcast apps If you are a teenage boy, you’ve undoubtedly felt and/or heard the… Read More » about How To Conquer Adolescent Male Vocal Strain
Chiropractic, Wellness, Voice: Interview with Dr. Dwaine Allison
Today’s post is my audio interview with Dr. Dwaine Allison, chiropractor and wellness physician. You may notice that I’m sounding unusually nasal… when I recorded the interview I was just getting over bad cold! You can enjoy that adventure in respiratory ailment at my previous post Cold Cough, Laryngitis! 9 Day Journal of a Desperate VocalCoach Listen &… Read More » about Chiropractic, Wellness, Voice: Interview with Dr. Dwaine Allison
Cold, Cough, Laryngitis! 9 Day Journal of a Desperate Vocal Coach
Desperate times call for desperate measures!! Day 1 Monday I noticed I started a weird dry cough that evening. Didn’t seem to be a reason for it. So I just ignored it and kept watching the rerun of Castle I was into. The new episodes have been awful… they split up over no good reason…. Read More » about Cold, Cough, Laryngitis! 9 Day Journal of a Desperate Vocal Coach
Quick Vocal Warmup Tips That Work On Froggy Days
At last week’s gig… Thank goodness for vocal warmup that works! Today I’ll be doing a quick post for allergy sufferers needing to sing soon, from my personal experience last week. With a 45 minute full band gig to do and heavy frogs on sluggish vocal cords typical of my voice during season changes, this… Read More » about Quick Vocal Warmup Tips That Work On Froggy Days
Voice Feeling A Little Guarded?
Still guarded even after the storm is over? pic courtesy of Dr. Robert Hubbard, aka ‘The Survival Doctor‘ My sister & brother-in-law’s poor rain-soaked little dog Nick illustrates perfectly how we feel when we are not sure how our voice is going to perform. But the guarded stance for voice is a counterproductive tactic. Years… Read More » about Voice Feeling A Little Guarded?
Reflux Laryngitis From Stomach Flu or Food Poisoning
What’s eating you? Stomach flu, stomach bug, food poisoning… sometimes it’s hard to tell, but we all know the signs. Diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting, and sometimes, reflux laryngitis! Yours truly just had the experience (I’m always doing research for you:) After a 24 hour bought with something intestines decided didn’t belong there, I noticed I… Read More » about Reflux Laryngitis From Stomach Flu or Food Poisoning
Listening to Tight Voices? Danger: It can Tighten Your Own
Whew.. even just looking at this pic makes me cough… Be careful what you listen to. You know that phrase ‘you are what you eat’? Well, your voice tends to mimic (be) what it hears (consumes). If you stop and think about it, the way a baby learns to talk is by listening to other… Read More » about Listening to Tight Voices? Danger: It can Tighten Your Own
Vocal Strain: What is it? What can you do about it?
Vocal Strain- Never Again! What is vocal strain? Vocal strain, like any other strain, is the overuse or misuse of the vocal cords. Only 1/2″ to 1″ long in adults, these little bands easily can be overblown. After just 20 minutes of screaming at a ball game, blood blisters can begin to form on them!… Read More » about Vocal Strain: What is it? What can you do about it?