Ed Durbrow said:
Why is it that warm liquids seem to help my voice? I assume they also go down the esophagus. I also have experienced adverse effects on the voice from eating ice cream. May be the heat or cold affects the muscles around the larynx???
Well, Ed, you have those tiny little muscles in the larynx. Imagine putting your leg up to the mid calf in ice water (Ice Cream would be interesting!) and try a nice energetic walk. I'm sure you would be having some difficulty, and may even experience problems beyond the iced section, into the knee. Muscles should be "warmed" before exertion. Not iced. You swallow very close to your larynx. All that cold would probably affect you. Warm liquids, not hot, are often advocated for singers, to help keep the vocal apparatus ready to go. Singing is athletic, not only for the support muscles, but for those tiny little muscles we do not really consciously control. I always tell my students that we should just let our instruments play, and to stay out of the way, since the body knows how to play the larynx better then we do. Does this make sense to anyone?
Wish me luck/break-a-leg. I have an audition tomorrow that I found out about yesterday. Yikes.
Jocelyn Gooch soprano Alameda, CA
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