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DO + Keep well hydrated 1.5-2l/day. More if energy out put increases. + Maintain good general health with a balanced diet. + Consider planning your eating to suit performance needs. + Maintain regular vocal practice and training. + Get a vocal instructor who understands how to train and exercise the voice for singing. + Get [...]
I recently answered a question in “Singing Coaches/ Teachers“, on Linkedin, from a teacher who has a student who’s jaw clicks and dislocates when she sings on an AH sound. This clicking could be due to Temporalmadibular Joint disorder, in other words a disorder of the jaw joint. The symptoms can be in the form [...]
So guess what? I am doing a Masters degree! Yes, I am back studying again, and I’m very excited about this course. I feel like it’s been created just for me! This is a MSc in Performing Arts Medicine, think, sports medicine for performing artists. As I am discovering this subject encompasses a very wide [...]
These exercises, by voice scientist Dr Ingo Titze of the National Center for Voice and Speech, may help alleviate these symptoms.Please see a ENT consultant if the problems persist or worsen. Share/Bookmark
Our vocal cords (also know as vocal folds) are amazing. Approximately 12.5 mm to 17.5 mm (0.5″ to 0.75″) in women and 17.5 mm to 25 mm (0.75″ to 1.0″) in length in men, they are the second second fastest set of muscles to the eyelids. Pretty impressive right? They can do so much for us from protecting the airway so [...]
Another tour cancelled due to poor vocal health and use! Haemorrage of the vocal folds often occurs as result singing with swollen vocal folds. Swelling can occur for a variety of reasons such as throat infections, cold infections, gastric reflux, sbad vocal technique or even in certain times of the menstrual cycle. If you tend [...]
John Mayer has just announced that he has had to cancel his up and coming concerts due to vocal issues. He states he has something next to my vocal cords called a granuloma. Unfortunately the condition is as bad as it sounds, especially to a singer or professional voice user. A granuloma is a growth [...]
Avoid foods that trigger the symptoms: You may already know the specific foods that set off your symptoms, but if not then you may need to follow a process of elimination to find out which foods are problematic. Keep a food diary and record any symptoms and the times they occur. Make a note which [...]
What is Gastric reflux? Singers who suffer from gastric reflux, also known as gastro-oesophageal reflux, acid reflux, indigestion, heartburn, GORD (UK) or GERD (US), will relate to the frustration and anxiety of singing with vocal folds that have been affected by this condition. My experience I am fortunate and do not suffer from reflux but I [...]
This course is now Full. Let me know if you are interested in this course and I will keep you updated on future dates. Cheers Line This 10 week course starts Wed 28 Sept 7-9pm at Sing Vocal Studio (SVS) in NW3 London. Who is it for? Singer’s and performers who want to dig deep [...]
