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A few tips for you

Hoarseness - The most common cause is abuse of the voice such as shouting over background noise. Hoarseness is also caused by the brain driving the voice harder than it should, making the vocal chords close too heavily so that they constantly hurt themselves. Smoking also does a lot of damage to your voice.

Breathy voice - When your vocal chords don’t close properly they leave a gap which the air passes through, without making them resonate. This may be caused by bad instructions from the brain, or by a polyp or nodule protruding from one of the edges of the vocal chords. This stops them closing, and therefore working, properly.

You should see your GP after two weeks if your voice sounds abnormal when you speak or sing.

Voice is too sharp - If you limit the resonation of your throat then your voice will sound powerless. It will also sound too high, whatever pitch you are singing, because the lower overtones of timbre are missing. People with this problem often loose the respect of their colleagues as it sounds funny, especially when they raise their voice.

Voice is too low - The other extreme would be a voice that sounds too low. People sometimes feel sexier when they speak using abnormal throat resonation, avoiding sinus resonation, but this approach can cause serious voice problems.

Clarity of the voice - The entrance to the larynx is a ring of muscles just behind the tongue which tighten to narrow the opening in the centre. This tension prevents us from accessing the beautiful clarity of our natural voice and resonation. You can feel the difference between this tension and vocal freedom if you concentrate.

I don’t wish to be a rude foreigner, but the English language is totally useless for producing a good vocal sound. English vowels do not work very well for singing or speech. To help my pupils practice correctly I use Italian, and we have to compromise between the English accent and the ideal vowel sounds.

For singers

Lifting of the Adam’s Apple - There are two ways we can reach higher pitched notes.

We habitually make it easier by lifting the Adam’s Apple (Thyroid cartilage), instead of using the natural technique of using the pair of Artenoid cartilages. This changes the shape of the larynx and the timbre of the voice becomes unpleasant.

A dumpling in the throat (a soft palette lifting) - Many singing teachers use yawning as an example of the ideal relaxed, open position of the throat. However, there is a negative side to this that we must be wary of. Yawning also lifts the soft palette which creates a large amount of resonation in the mouth. To the singer this sounds great, but to the audience it sounds as though they have a dumpling in their throat.

Tone deaf people - Lots of people think they are tone deaf. I have busted the ‘tone deaf’ myth many times. Please get in touch with me for more information.

Every singer and singing teacher should aim for an absolutely natural voice regardless of style or genre. Listeners should not hear any difference in timbre between your singing and speech. It is unacceptable to be unable to make out the words of a song.

s for you arseness - The most common cause is abuse of the voice such as shouting over background noise. Hoarseness is also caused by the brain driving the voice harder than it should, making the vocal chords close too heavily so that they constantly hurt themselves. Smoking also does a lot of damage to your voice.eathy voice - When your vocal chords don’t close properly they leave a gap which the air passes through, without making them resonate. This may be caused by bad instructions from the brain, or by a polyp or nodule protruding from one of the edges of the vocal chords. This stops them closing, and therefore working, properly.You should see your GP after two weeks if your voice sounds abnormal when you speak or sing. Voice is too sharp - If you limit the resonation of your throat then your voice will sound powerless. It will also sound too high, whatever pitch you are singing, because the lower overtones of timbre are missing. People with this problem often loose the respect of their colleagues as it sounds funny, especially when they raise their voice. Voice is too low - The other extreme would be a voice that sounds too low. People sometimes feel sexier when they speak using abnormal throat resonation, avoiding sinus resonation, but this approach can cause serious voice problems. Clarity of the voice - The entrance to the larynx is a ring of muscles just behind the tongue which tighten to narrow the opening in the centre. This tension prevents us from accessing the beautiful clarity of our natural voice and resonation. You can feel the difference between this tension and vocal freedom if you concentrate. I don’t wish to be a rude foreigner, but the English language is totally useless for producing a good vocal sound. English vowels do not work very well for singing or speech. To help my pupils practice correctly I use Italian, and we have to compromise between the English accent and the ideal vowel sounds. For singers Lifting of the Adam’s Apple - There are two ways we can reach higher pitched notes. We habitually make it easier by lifting the Adam’s Apple (Thyroid cartilage), instead of using the natural technique of using the pair of Artenoid cartilages. This changes the shape of the larynx and the timbre of the voice becomes unpleasant. A dumpling in the throat (a soft palette lifting) - Many singing teachers use yawning as an example of the ideal relaxed, open position of the throat. However, there is a negative side to this that we must be wary of. Yawning also lifts the soft palette which creates a large amount of resonation in the mouth. To the singer this sounds great, but to the audience it sounds as though they have a dumpling in their throat. Tone deaf people - Lots of people think they are tone deaf. I have busted the ‘tone deaf’ myth many times. Please get in touch with me for more information. Every singer and singing teacher should aim for an absolutely natural voice regardless of style or genre. Listeners should not hear any difference in timbre between your singing and speech. It is unacceptable to be unable to make out the words of a song.

• AVOID  panic. There is very small number of voice problems we are unable cure completely DO  relax as much as you can, take a couple days off

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