| To: VOCALIST <vocalist> From: Peter Louis van Dijk Subject: Scratchy cords Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
At present I am teaching two tenors who have the same habit of really "pushing" when they sing.I am getting them to sing phrases on "nnn" and then go back to the text once they feel the resonance. This approach is proving to be quite successful and one can really hear the difference in the sound and a lot less "effort" is being used. In both cases, the pupils are aware of how much easier the sound is to produce, but are also experiencing a slight scratchiness or tickle in the vocal cords.They can still sing, but it is obviously a bit uncomfortable until everything has settled. Could anyone explain what is happening here? Could it be that the cords are adjuncting in a healthier way, but are not used to having that area of surface touching, hence the tickle? Many thanks.
Regards Susi C T RSA
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