| To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist> Subject: vocal fatigue Date sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:25:10 -0800 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Hi Stephanie: I am a voice instructor, piano teacher, dancercize teacher, singer,writer and co own my own business with my best friend. Fatigue can happen to everyone. Currently we teach 6 days a week and run our boutique/gift shop as well. I have approx. 50 private students as well as classes in drama and dancercize which means that I have to use my voice in one way or another for hours each day. I find that the summer time is the ideal time for me to get the needed vocal "rest" that I need but during the year I can always tell if I'm over doing it because my voice begins to sound tired, the high notes do not "sing" with ease and I occasionally even get "dry" voice. I try very hard to get 8 hours sleep every night and to drink a pure juice like fresh orange or V8 splash which seems to be quite good. Also, LOTS and LOTS of water. I did not have nearly as much noticeable fatigue in my voice when I taught but did not run a boutique as well. I believe that the added talking on the phone or to customers in the store and the ordering of stock etc etc etc have begun to show. I have dropped out of a choir in which I sang and I don't do church music every Sunday as I did last year to alleviate some of the extra usage of the voice. I have begun to warm up more often through out the day and for a bit longer in the morning so as not to damage a sometimes tired voice. I'd be interested in hearing more about your fatigue. After all, if it's ego that prevents some from discussing it then they will lose out. Jacqueline
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