Hi & many thanks for your great reactions to Jinjer! I’ve been following your reaction channel for about a year now and I really appreciate your love and genuine admiration for all kinds of music. After listening to you talk about growling and it’s potentially harmful impact on the voice I was wondering if you could give some advice as to how to care for one’s voice? I am not a singer but a conference interpreter and I’ve been having trouble with my voice for nearly two years now, so much so that at one point I had to take a three month break from interpreting because my voice just couldn’t take it. Speaking and singing are probably two very different things but I was wondering if the same ”voice care” techniques could be used for both? Many thanks and stay safe!
Hi Saana!
Thanks for your question! The same voice care techniques absolutely can be used for both singers and speakers! I work with speakers and they are a tough group when it comes to encouraging them to warm up their voices before they speak. Light humming can be helpful to just get the blood flowing to the larynx. Even better would be to do lip trills to connect the breath with the voice. You can even lip trill through your speech, if you have one that is written out. Again, it helps reduce the impact of long days of speaking. Also, drink your water. Staying hydrated provides much needed moisture to the voice. There is a lot of friction that happens in the vocal folds when speaking for hours. If the body is properly hydrated. It is like oil for your automobile. There are more things that can be done. If I can ever help with a one on one, I’d love to meet you. Let me know if you need a different time than what is on my calendar. https://bookwithchristiboveevoiceloveco.as.me/ Thank you, dear!
Saana says
Hi & many thanks for your great reactions to Jinjer! I’ve been following your reaction channel for about a year now and I really appreciate your love and genuine admiration for all kinds of music. After listening to you talk about growling and it’s potentially harmful impact on the voice I was wondering if you could give some advice as to how to care for one’s voice? I am not a singer but a conference interpreter and I’ve been having trouble with my voice for nearly two years now, so much so that at one point I had to take a three month break from interpreting because my voice just couldn’t take it. Speaking and singing are probably two very different things but I was wondering if the same ”voice care” techniques could be used for both? Many thanks and stay safe!
christibovee says
Hi Saana!
Thanks for your question! The same voice care techniques absolutely can be used for both singers and speakers! I work with speakers and they are a tough group when it comes to encouraging them to warm up their voices before they speak. Light humming can be helpful to just get the blood flowing to the larynx. Even better would be to do lip trills to connect the breath with the voice. You can even lip trill through your speech, if you have one that is written out. Again, it helps reduce the impact of long days of speaking. Also, drink your water. Staying hydrated provides much needed moisture to the voice. There is a lot of friction that happens in the vocal folds when speaking for hours. If the body is properly hydrated. It is like oil for your automobile. There are more things that can be done. If I can ever help with a one on one, I’d love to meet you. Let me know if you need a different time than what is on my calendar. https://bookwithchristiboveevoiceloveco.as.me/ Thank you, dear!