Sometimes I like to sing a little bit too much – so much so that I practice singing more than I should. And what should the inevitable be? The inevitable fact is that my voice just gets flat worn out and stops functioning correctly. Unfortunately, I am a little bit stubborn when it comes to this and sometimes practice singing too much (yes, I believe there is such a thing as too much practice). In a perfect world, this wouldn’t be much of a problem. However, because we do not live in a perfect world, I tend to mess it up every once in a while.
Here are some things that go along with the title of this post:
When I practice singing too much, I…
- get physically worn out and frustrated
- notice that my vocal tone goes dead
- have trouble getting the proper vocal cord closure needed to connect into my mix voice
- rush my warm ups and practice
- forget that my voice needs a break every once in a while
Does this sound like you sometimes? I have to consciously remind myself that I must take breaks from singing in order to let my voice rest. I notice that many of my vocal woes simply come from a lack of rest. It always seems like there is so much to be done, yet so little time to do it. And when you try to jam singing into the mix, sometimes it can be overwhelming on your voice.
So the take home point of it all: rest your voice!
What happens to you when practice singing too much?
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hey thomas how are you and how has your training gone i havent been on your site in a while. Youv improved the website greatly. This topic suits me i thought i had vocal nodules but i went to the throat doctor and he looked at my chords and he said there was no nodule there.
i have a question my voice gets tired and hoarse if i speak fOr a little amount of time to someone but i can sing for hours and not get tired but sometimes it does. the doctor said its vocal abuse what do you think and will a speech and language therapst
help me
i want so much too go to nasville for a few lessons but my parents wont let but do you think the skype lessons would be just as rewarding
Hey man! It has been a while. That’s good that you don’t have any nodules. It means you are doing something right.
I find it odd that your voice tires out whenever you speak, but that is doesn’t when you sing. It might be a mental thing. I would simply try speaking in the same coordination that you sing – not actually sing, but try to get your vocal chords together and speak from your diaphragm. A speech therapist may help you, but I’m not very familiar with them. If any of them offer a free first session, maybe you could test one out to see if it works. But honestly I would just try to speak in the same coordination that you sing. I figure that if it doesn’t hurt when you sing, that same coordination won’t hurt when you speak.
I think I may be going to Nashville in December for a few lessons myself. I have never tried Skype lessons before, but I imagine that they would work fairly well. It isn’t quite the same as in person, but at least you could get immediate feedback from them and ways that you can improve. If you decide to do a Skype lesson, let me know how it goes! I’d might try one myself.
Good to hear from you again!