Voice coaches say that talking the 'wrong' way can be a major strain on the voice. Late into her career, Stevie Nicks had to learn not to talk in a gruff voice because it was ruining her singing voice, which is now better than ever. Besides coughing and throat clearing, (as Jenny said), they also say don't smoke. There is no way you can continually pull dry smoke across your vocal cords and not have it effect your voice. RR
Jenny Goodspeed wrote: > You can do permanent damage to your voice if you use > it improperly over a period of time - you could be > straining while singing - but you could even cause > damage if you use your talking voice improperly. Also > frequent persistant coughing or clearing of the throat > over time can cause damage. > > --- Deb Messling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Could any singers on the list expound on this theory > > of improper vocal > > strain? It's something I've thought about as a > > possible cause for Joni's > > vocal problems, but I don't know anything about > > singing.
