Comments on: Reading Aloud: Singing while sick

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:53:01 +0000

I don’t mention it on this thread, but there is a miracle cure that my voice coach recommended. Hot pineapple juice; it does wonders. Meanwhile, go for plenty of voice rest and just a light warmup right before you go on.

And stay away from citrus, which promotes more mucus.

Good luck tonight!

By: Richie

Richie — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:30:38 +0000

This is the exact thing that I’m dealing with right now. It started yesterday, and tonight I have an important gig, that (right at this moment) I think I’m not going to be able to go through with. I’m hoping I can mind a miracle cure before tonight that will blast the cobwebs (or mucus) out of my throat.
worried

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 05:41:48 +0000

I will have to try that. AIR, I don’t have much of a voice at all at the higher ranges when this happens, but I haven’t done a lot of regular singing (other than to children) in quite a long time.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 03:43:52 +0000

I bet you sound great as Kathleen Turner.

By: FG

FG — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:15:16 +0000

I’m all Kathleen Turner. It’s kind of fun …

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:14:01 +0000

Rick: Sinus surgery! That sounds really unpleasant, but I trust the final results will be worth it.

Maggie: next time that happens, try humming through your range and seeing if there’s an open spot higher up your range.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:41:26 +0000

I bottom out, as well, and mostly croak while singing at that point.

One year in high school, however, I turned into E.T.
This was also the week of the school play — the school play where I was one of the leads. Needless to say, they had to dig up an understudy.

By: Rick Novy

Rick Novy — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:32:41 +0000

Funny. I had sinus surgery last Wednesday, and my daughter happened to pick the next day to bring home the annual cold that’s always passed around school. I got it, of course, which made the recovery ever so pleasant during the four days I had it. As for my voice, sometimes nothing happens, sometimes I get raspy.

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:47:35 +0000

I feel fine. I just sound like Kathleen Turner, which is not a bad thing.

By: Evan Nichols

Evan Nichols — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:54:18 +0000

My voice deepens too, so I can do a pretty good Sam Mowry impression. I like the rumbly resonance (about the only symptom of a cold with any positive value). Since I don’t sing (well, not in front of others), I haven’t noticed any other impacts or missing range in My Instrument.

I hope you feel better soon!

By: -e-

-e- — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:33:20 +0000

I don’t know about key, but I go totally deep gravely pack a day smoker, sort of Brenda Vaccaro… (for those of you old enough to know who she is)

By: Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:01:55 +0000

I bottom out. I’m usually a baritone with a (sometimes) F above middle C to G an octave and a half below. When I have a cold that affects my voice, I can drop to an E on occasion and my notes from A below middle C down are much stronger. However, I can’t hit middle C at that point either.

It is three AM and the above makes sense. Sorry if it doesn’t in the morning when I’ve slept.