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Featured Article
GIVE
IT A REST! By Vocal Coach Melissa
Cross
Tomorrow
night is the “BIG ONE”. The band has
rehearsed every day for two weeks and it is sounding
more awesome than ever. Last night, you sang your
ASS off and some “important” friends
came down to check it out. Boy, did they ever think
you were the SH-T! About halfway through rehearsal,
you were feeling like you were not getting enough
breath when you inhaled and your throat was feeling
a little heavy. “F-K-IT, just let it RIP,”
said that “goin’ down with Kurt, Janis
and Jimi” voice in your head. After rehearsal,
you all go out for a “few” cold ones.
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The bar is slammin’ noisy and EVERYONE is
there. You are networking your way through the
night. It’s 3:00 A.M. Hungry as a horse
on its way back to the barn, you chow down some
Burger King before you hit the hay. You dream
that your limo is late to pick you up for your
spot on “Headbangers Ball”.
9:00 A.M. next morning. Phone rings and you wake
up to answer it with a voice like Marlon Brando
in “The Godfather”. And now you are
REALLY freaking out. You stay on the phone for
4 hours complaining about your throat. You spend
30 bucks on slippery elm lozenges, honey and lemon
tea and vitamin water. You make some quacking
noises at the bathroom mirror throughout the day
to confirm the horror of your demise. A few hours
to go and you are walking to the electric chair!
Q:
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE, CLASS?
A:
There is no such thing as the “BIG ONE”.
Pressure sucks. This is supposed to be fun. It’s
only rock n roll. Get a grip.
Never
rehearse every day for two weeks if that’s
not what you ordinarily do. And if you do, make
sure that you are taking10 min. breaks of silence
every 75 minutes. If you don’t have a great
PA, figure out how to get one. It will save you
thousands in vocal surgery bills.
Don’t
sing harder to impress anyone. Nobody is “important”.
And besides, if you are trashing your throat,
you probably think you sound better than you actually
do. That’s because the extra effort your
putting in translates to “better”
in your imagination. TIP: Lose narcissistic tendencies
at rehearsal for constructive results. (cont'd.)
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The Zen of Screaming!
By Melissa Cross
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$19.99
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During
rehearsal, when experiencing that there is
not enough air coming in when you are taking breaths
and your throat is feeling heavy, PAY ATTENTION! This
is your body’s way of explaining politely that
your cords are swelling and they are not happy about
it. TAKE A BREAK IMMEDIATELY (let the band rehearse
without you). If you had done this, the movie would
have ended happily. The “f-it goin’ down
for rock n roll voice in your head” should be
permanently retired to an 80s retrospective museum.
Lack of sleep causes fatigue and fatigue causes vocal
distress. Partying all night before gigs is not an
intelligent move. Talking and networking over noise
in a bar at any time, much less the night before a
gig, is a really STUPID move. A lot of people do more
damage here than they do on stage.Do not eat before
going to bed. This can lead to reflux laryngitis,
which will exacerbate the one already created. Lying
down horizontally after eating allows the stomach
acid (that is working on your undigested cheeseburger)
to splash the lower part of your voice box. Your body
will create mucous to soothe the burn. If you absolutely
HAVE to eat before bed, sleep sitting up or take PEPCID
AC or another fast acting antacid. (cont'd.) |
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If
you wake up hoarse, SHUT UP!! A day of complete
silence will do a miracle of wonders. Don’t
complain on the phone and quack at the mirror. Take
control. You will reduce swelling significantly
with silence. Those who have actually mastered the
vow of silence through a day or more will attest
to the miracle of the result. Many do not believe
it will work. And it is not easy to do, especially
when you are freakin’ out. Vocal rest means
complete silence- NO WHISPERING (whispering is worse).
Write notes or text message only. Drink water, it
works great! And it’s free! In the middle
of the afternoon, do the speech warm-up on the DVD.
One hour later, do the DVDs singing warm-up in your
appropriate range. One hour later sing a couple
of lines from a chorus in the set. Then shut up
until show time.
If
you still think you are in trouble, you have two
options. The first one is call your local ENT (Ear,
Nose and Throat doctor) and ask for a shot of prednisone.
Prednisone is a steroid. Not the kind that makes
you bat homeruns or grow tits. If it is your first
time having one of these, be aware that a very few
people may experience a temporary psychological
reaction that causes a kind of manic, anxiety state.
(I remember that happened to me the first time I
took it, but it never happened after I took it subsequently.)
A lot of rock stars take this stuff frequently.
Personally, I don’t think that’s a good
way to go. But once in a while, until you figure
out how not to trash your throat anymore (from my
DVD, of course, HAHA!) it could be a Godsend.
The
second option is postpone the show. If they smelled
money, whoever it is will be back. If they didn’t
smell money, they probably were not going to show
up anyway.(end)
Keep on rockin’,
Melissa
Brought
to you with permission from Melissa Cross.
For more information or to order the "Zen of
Screaming" DVD please click
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Last month's featured article:
SINGING with POWER
By Jeannie Deva
Can
you use it and not lose it? As you may know from
experience, powerful singing is a style that often
seems accompanied by its own punishment - strain,
hoarseness, laryngitis, throat discomfort, loss
of upper range, or a frequent need to "clear
your throat." In severe cases, the result can
be nodes or polyps, (nodes: calluses on the inner
rims of; polyps: blisters on the tops or undersides
of the vocal folds), which are painful and restrictive
of singing. Metal and Rock singers often have the
attitude that training will make them sound too
“pretty.” So not knowing what else to
do, they tough it on their own, canceling gigs,
sessions and parts of tours. (cont'd) |
 
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