Comments on: Your Voice’s Early Warning System: Part II

By: Heaven The Axe

Heaven The Axe — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:03:00 +0000

Hey there…I didnt even realzie I had bad reflux but a visit to my ENT comfirmed it and now I take 40mg of Nexium tablets twice a day to deal with it and stop it harming my voice it makes a noticable difference good luck!

By: Acid reflux symptoms

Acid reflux symptoms — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Hi,

Thanks guys for giving infor mation about Voice’s Early Warning System.

Thanks

By: Nausea Remedies

Nausea Remedies — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:12:46 +0000

I wanna find more info about this, anybody could?

By: dsi r4

dsi r4 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:28:40 +0000

When I wake up, I can sing about 3 notes lower than usual, all the way to the last octave on the piano scale. Not only that, but my voice is much richer, thicker, and has a lot more timbre. Why does this happen and how can I harness this morning voice for the rest of the day?

By: Dane Chalfin

Dane Chalfin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:48:29 +0000

When we say reduce the effort, we mean just that. Don't change the sound, the volume, etc. Just don't let the voice overwork. Try saying a simple “mm hmm”. Notice how hard (scale of 1-10) the voice has to work to create that sound. Most people say 1-2. Then call out on a “Hey!”. Notice how hard the voice is working on that sound. Most people say a fairly high number to begin with. Try repeating the “Hey!” at the same pitch and volume, but this time see if you can get the voice to work no more than a 2-3 effort level. Most singers find they can reduce laryngeal effort immediately just by monitoring it and refusing to let the voice work harder than absolutely necessary. Make sure your posture is good and you aren't overbreathing as well.

Best,

By: Paco

Paco — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:11:37 +0000

What do you mean by reducing “the effort of feeling in the larynx”? Sing softer? Less push? This is quite confusing for me: “locking down”, “lowering my larynx”, “speaking above the pencil”, “feeling waves in my soft palate”… HAHAHAHA!!! I am trying really hard to improve my singing but sometimes I really need to stop thinking in all this tips and relax into the pleasure of singing as I can. The point is that sometimes I do feel a bit hoarse and husky after a hard session, not too much, but realy enough to consider it potentially dangerous. But I just can´t get the voice I like without pushing hard. I feel it in my larynx, but in my bronchial tubes and teeth and nose too. How can I accomplish reducing my feeling in my larynx? Thank you.