Keeping your Voice Healthy

We spend so much in voice lessons on how to sing that we forget to cover the topic of how to keep your voice healthy.

Truth be told, EVERY singer has their own remedy on how to get over the common cold and sing your best while ill.  The situation is made even worse for voice lessons in Houston, because Houston may have the worst allergies I have encountered!

So here are my secret weapons against illness and overuse of the voice:

Lots of sleep, water, and good food!

I know, this is very anti-climatic. Perhaps you thought I would have some nasal spray, throat coating tea, vitamin formula etc...

While there are many 'miracle' products, many marketed specifically to singers, they are only effective at taking your money!  The only way to keep your voice healthy, through illness and use, is to be sure to sleep an adequate amount, stay hydrated, and eat foods that promote good health (if your grandma wouldn't recognize it as food, it probably is a bad choice!).

DWS