In answer to the people who have suggested that maybe my vocal woes which led to steroids was due to faulty technical singing, I'd like to say the following and ask others about this as well.
Is it possible that I (or anyone) could generally on a day to day basis be singing with good technique but that in a stressful situation, i.e., under the gun, with allergies, learning new, difficult music on the fly, one could lapse into faulty "old" habits that might get one into a situation where one's cords suffer? I believe that this means my technique isn't quite set yet or that something about it isn't entirely ingrained but perhaps that doesn't mean I am in the habit of singing with horrendous technique regularly. I'm sure I've heard many a great singer say that they had to put themselves on vocal rest after working on a difficult opera because they managed to lapse into poor technique whilst singing a particularly challenging piece... has anyone else been down this road???
We are human and technique has to be incredibly secure (mine is in a state of rework) in order to hold up under such stress.
Thanks, DS
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