What should you do if your voice is thinner than usual because of a chest cold and you want to sound better? Dear icemonst...,
Being sick is rough for vocalists. Your voice is thinner because a chest cold not only effects you vocal mechanism, but also you breath support.
Right now the most important things are rest, and hydration. Don't use your voice except when you really need to. Catch up on some sleep too. Sleeping will assure vocal rest, unless you talk in your sleep, and will help your body fight off this nasty chest cold. Water is really important too. Try to get in 8-10 glasses a day and what ever you do don't sing without some on hand.
Congestion is an annoying issue that goes with a cold. Yes you need to clear it as well as possible before singing, but you have to be careful. Try not to caugh or clear your throat. When you do your vocal chords are smacking into one another and that will make them sour and inflamed very quickly. The water will help alot. Hot tea with honey and spicy foods are also helpful.
It might be a good idea to visit a doctor if this cold just won't quit. When the sickness gets to the lungs it can become bronchitus or phnemonia. Vitamin C and Zinc are great to help fight off colds. You can find multiple vitamins for colds at nearly any grocery store.
Instead of practicing your concert music aloud just go over it in you head. Keep vocalizing low key. Pay special attention to breath support. Practice breath support at least five minutes a day without vocalizing.
Feel better soon and good luck on concert night.
~ moss first, get your vocie from the diaphragm, not from the chest eventually youll get used to this, this is the treick to broaden your voce more, open your mouth while singing, and most of all, every morning, when your vocal chords are'nt stretched yet, try vocalizing. Zeus D means breathing, not the voice. there are two types of voice, chest and headvoice, aka falsetto. as for vocal recovery, just take it easier, drink water. believe me, nothing is more debilitating than pneumonia, and ive been there. just rest up, no sudden moves vocally |
