| Date sent: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 05:30:06 EST Subject: Coughing To: vocalist Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
COUGHING/CLEARING YOUR THROAT A really weird question too is there a different way to cough that singers use? An opera singer told me about 10 years ago that she opens her throat and simply pushes air through making sure not to cough using a glottal attack.. Is there any credence to this? Also, I have a dear friend that has a beautiful lyric tenor voice but he habitually clears his throat (sounds like he's saying "ahem", but not quite). Is this just a bad habit or does it have no affect on your voice? I always thought coughing could "toughen" your vocal folds and eventually have a detrimental effect on your long term vocal sound. He has such a beautiful voice, I'd hate to think that habit is actually hurting his voice, rather than just being an annoyance.
Thanks!
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