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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / May 2006OTP - update and voice issues
Hi, Everyone; Sorry I haven't been vocal lately. Pretty busy - There was Passover - all the cleaning and cooking (for those of you not Jewish, think 2 consecutive Thanksgiving feasts that include about 3 hours of liturgy each). Followed by the kids April vacation and my older sister visiting from Denver - we took an overnight trip to Montreal to see the Treasures of Catherine the Great exhibit (it was wonderful. And the kids were very patient and well behaved) Followed by my Mom visiting (the first kind of chemo caused a major problem, so they are trying a different one and she is tolerating it much better) Followed by torrential rains which began to seep into the basement the night before and all day of my sister's graduation from Boston University (became well acquainted with the shop vac, first vacuuming non-stop and eventually every two hours round the clock. Water came in on the complete opposite side of the house from the sump pump) Followed by getting a cold which wasn't too bad except for the fever and resulting laryngitis. Well - I'm supposed to chant some stuff this Saturday at a service when there is a Bat Mitzvah celebration. Any of you singers know good ways to get one's voice back? Or sing despite having a squeaky voice? Adelle AKA Minnie Hey, Adelle, Hot tea. Make it green for all the health benefits of green tea. No lemon but cream and sugar are ok. That goes in ya and on ya goes good old fashioned Vicks VapoRub. Smear liberally on your chest and keep it on until you have your hot shower b4 you go. I've gotten my soprano voice back since quitting the cigs 2 1/2years ago. My oldest and youngest sons are both in their respective school choruses and my youngest got a special chorus award this year. I've gotta heavily sugar his tea when he has hoarseness but it works. Mazel Tov, Adelle! Hugs from Rosie  Signature"If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." -- Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II > Hi, Everyone; > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Adelle > AKA Minnie > Hey, Adelle, > > Hot tea. Make it green for all the health benefits of green tea. No > lemon but cream and sugar are ok. Why no lemon? I remember my sister taking lemon juice, honey and crushed aspirin on a spoon before performing on advice of several vocal coaches. > That goes in ya and on ya goes good old fashioned Vicks VapoRub. Smear > liberally on your chest and keep it on until you have your hot shower b4 > you > go. ugh! Hate having that goo on my skin. > I've gotten my soprano voice back since quitting the cigs 2 1/2years > ago. My oldest and youngest sons are both in their respective school > choruses and my youngest got a special chorus award this year. I've gotta > heavily sugar his tea when he has hoarseness but it works. > > Mazel Tov, Adelle! Thanks! BTW - I'm not the one celebrating a bat mitzvah. I'm one of the regular leaders and torah chanters. On weeks when there are no guests, I don't feel too bad if my voice isn't cooperative. But when it's an occassion and we have so many guests, I feel the need to sound good - to honor the day and the kid's acheivements. Adelle > Hugs from Rosie > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> Adelle >> AKA Minnie Rehi, Because citric acid is an irritant of the vocal cords. So is aspirin despite being an NSAID. The tannic acid in tea doesn't stiffen the cords like lemon or asprin would. You want 'em flexible...and the theophylin (sp. but I hurt and ain't lookin' it up) in tea loosens the cords and also opens up your chest. That old remedy your sister was told to do would make ya squeak all by itself and could even result in nasty nodules on the cords if done regularly...yer sister got off lucky. If you were here in FL 'd see to it that you drank freshly cut, cold aloe in water. <g> The Vicks is half the battle at getting yer cords reduced in irritation....so hate it if ya must but do it anyway. LOL The heat from the shower helps, too. Honey makes my voice cloudy so I don't do it. If it doesn't affect the clarity of yours then have at it! Hopin' it goes well. Rehugs from Rosie Signature"If you wanna get it done, you gotta fight for yourself." -- Meat Loaf, Bat Outta Hell II > > > Hey, Adelle, [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > >> Adelle > >> AKA Minnie Thanks for the explanation. Will remember it from now on. Gave my aloe plant to my sister some time back. Oh well. <bg> Actually - I want a new one. But every time I get one, the poor thing vacillates between drying out and getting root rot. Just as an fyi, the Traditional Medicinals 'throat coat' tea has helped some. I can practice some today with far fewer squeaks and breaks (where the voice just fails - just isn't there at all). And yes, I must practice. When chanting, the vowels and musical notes don't appear in the scroll. If I don't have it committed to memory (both mental and muscle), I can't recite it smoothly. And if I make a mistake, I have the worst time getting back on track (not something I want for an 'occasion). Adelle > Rehi, > [quoted text clipped - 106 lines] >> >> Adelle >> >> AKA Minnie > And yes, I must practice. When > chanting, the vowels and musical notes don't appear in the scroll. If I > don't have it committed to memory (both mental and muscle), I can't recite > it smoothly. And if I make a mistake, I have the worst time getting back on > track (not something I want for an 'occasion). Interesting bit of info there about preparing for cantor duties. I didn't know that about cantor scrolls. LOL - the muscle and memory reminds me of the standard advice for singing Gilbert & Sullivan patter songs - "don't think about it, just do it from memory." If you think, you lose it. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Hi, Adelle. Drying out a bit now? Tea, and some honey in it may help, too. Also, warming up your voice by humming gets you breathing and vocalizing a bit differently and may help the quality. Works for me! Stage fright helps, too... ;) Gives you a little something extra when the time comes. luv&stuff, Denise > Hi, Adelle. Drying out a bit now? sort of. The dehumidifier just shut off w/a full tank. > Tea, and some honey in it may help, too. Also, warming up your voice by > humming gets you breathing and vocalizing a bit differently and may help > the quality. Works for me! Will try it. Right now, it feels like if I drink any more I'll float away. Thanks! Adelle > Stage fright helps, too... ;) Gives you a little something extra when the > time comes. > > luv&stuff, > Denise my singer step-daughter (serious singer - operatic soprano) says licorice tea. She got Mike drinking it also and he swears it helps. But it's about time for me to go to bed to recover from reading about how busy you've been! LOL My sympathies on the flooding - our basement flooded twice this spring - once witht he thaw and again when the sump pump died during a heavy rain. The big mop and wringer bucket fromt he church lived in our basement for a while and Mike gained a lot of experience in using it! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > my singer step-daughter (serious singer - operatic soprano) says licorice > tea. She got Mike drinking it also and he swears it helps. Hmm! I have some Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat which has licorice and slippery elm bark. Will try it. > But it's about time for me to go to bed to recover from reading about how > busy you've been! LOL My sympathies on the flooding - our basement [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > in > our basement for a while and Mike gained a lot of experience in using it! Our wasn't anywhere near as bad as yours sounds. But we kept ahead of it (or tried) using lots of towels for dams. Hoping you are feeling better soon. Adelle >> my singer step-daughter (serious singer - operatic soprano) says licorice >> tea. She got Mike drinking it also and he swears it helps. > > Hmm! I have some Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat which has licorice and > slippery elm bark. Will try it. I hope it helps - it was actually one of her early voice teachers (an operatic alto & university voice prof herself) that got Emily using it. In fact, I think that is the brand she likes, though will use other licorice teas when she can't find it. Emily has some allergy/asthma problems herself, so has dealt with this a lot even at the young age of 29. >> But it's about time for me to go to bed to recover from reading about how >> busy you've been! LOL My sympathies on the flooding - our basement [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hoping you are feeling better soon. I've even wondered if some of my trouble was mold in the house from all the damp! Our across the street neighbor often wishes she had a basement, but so many of us flooded around here this spring (very sudden thaw) that she's decided maybe she's just as glad she doesn't have one! Mike tells me he moved my stored fabric back onto the floor today so they fellas could diagnose our heater issues. I need to look into some shelving for storing those boxes before the next thaw kicks in...... SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Hope you get well soon. Boy you sure have been busy. What about some kind of throat spray would that be of help. SignatureLove and hugs Jo (\__/) .~ ~. )) /O O ./ .' {O__, \ { / . . ) \ |-| '-' \ } )) Warning: squirrels. .( _( )_.' '---.~_ _ _& > Hi, Everyone; > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Adelle > AKA Minnie As the others have said, keep your throat moist and don't push your voice too much. With laryngitis, it's very easy to really strain your vocal chords and do long term damage. Use a microphone if at all possible (you may want to practice with one to see how you sound). If you want any hints on using a mic, e-mail me (I used to do sound for various folk events and I'm pretty good at keeping the sound system transparent). |
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