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2naSalit

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23. I agree with...
Mon Dec 11, 2023, 05:24 PM
Dec 2023

Pretty much everything everyone else said.

I am dealing with my aging voice and not sure how much longer I have. Had a couple respiratory things in the past year and in 2021, I stopped singing entirely for a year due to covid and my housing situation.

So I have taken breaks several times and I find it takes longer and requires much more care in selecting my exercise plan each time. I have a strange break in one spot, F (second octave) to be exact, that I can only catch when I have enough air to make it happen at mid volume. I have learned to work around it but it's there.

Never had any physical or health issues other than the regular ENT viral stuff but I have found that my posture is a culprit sometimes. There are days when I can't keep my lower back in line which reduces my air capacity and control and that's a thing because some styles of singing require some power, I can get the power but for only half the time I need. Like a reed instrument, if there isn't the properly controlled flow of air, the notes will not materialize.

I don't think I want to perform live any more as I am not confident I could pull off a full length performance anymore. It's been so long since I have that I really wonder.

I started getting therapeutic massages and they really help with the control and capacity problems.

I think you should take a hiatus from performance until you have resolved the issue, if you work out, only do it a couple times a week, only work your mid range until you feel like you can start stretching out in both directions, save working your high range for last. Stagger it in phases, work mid range then slowly add in the low range and eventually start locating your upper range. It matters that you do that.

Once upon a time I spent a decade of my life as a part time classical vocalist, other times other genres here and there. Do what you can to have a healthy diet and get good rest, relax your body and slowly rebuild to performance level.

Good luck.

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Trying to get my singing voice back [View all] Sugarcoated Dec 2023 OP
All I can say is the old adage. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #1
Aside from the very occasional hit or glass of wine Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #4
It gets worse as you age griffi94 Dec 2023 #18
Yes, it's a whole new ball game now that I'm older Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #20
Which is why you need to be slow and not over do it. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2023 #24
I used to have a voice. Lunabell Dec 2023 #2
That sucks Lunabell, I'm so sorry! Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #5
I'm not sure. Lunabell Dec 2023 #10
Heartbreaking to lose something you so love to do Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #15
I should've made this part of my question Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #3
Yes. Lunabell Dec 2023 #12
I also have lost my singing voice Hela Dec 2023 #6
I sang a little right after the cold Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #8
Very sorry about the vocal challenges that you've had Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #9
I think it will just take time, and your voice will recover. Croney Dec 2023 #7
Slow and steady Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #11
I disagree with this information. Lunabell Dec 2023 #14
Yes, that's what vocal experts say Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #19
That's Good Advice ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #26
Thanks... For 79, I'm strong with certain notes! Croney Dec 2023 #17
It will probably come back on its own in time, but you might want to consult Ocelot II Dec 2023 #13
That makes sense. I've heard many singing and vocal coaches Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #16
This time of year it's tempting to want to sing a lot; there are so many occasions for music. Ocelot II Dec 2023 #21
It really is Sugarcoated Dec 2023 #22
I agree with... 2naSalit Dec 2023 #23
In 2021, I Got A Bad Cold ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #25
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