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5 Pieces of Advice For First Time Voice Students

It’s okay to be nervous! The voice is a personal thing attached to you. We are a wind instrument. You and only you know how your voice feels. As you start working through the vocalises with your teacher, you may find that the teacher will ask you various questions about how your voice is feeling. …

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The Magic Of Straw Phonation!

Many of our students are fully aware of the magic capability of the almighty straw. One of our favorite parts of introducing straw phonation into a lesson is the students’ sheer confusion followed by amazement of the difference. Using a straw within the lesson is considered a semi-occluded track posture (SOVTP), in the same category …

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Free Vocal Health Bookmark!

These Bookmarks include the following tips about how to check in with your voice: 1. Speaking loudly or over long periods may lead to a voice disorder. 2. Hoarseness or breathiness may signal a voice disorder. 3. Stress can lead to forceful voice production, resulting in possible tissue damage. 4. Caffeine and alcohol dehydrate vocal …

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Stay in Vocal Shape!

As another winter month begins, we at Starling Voice Studio wanted to introduce posts specifically dedicated to vocal health – aimed towards anyone who uses their voice daily. Thank you to the National Center for Voice and Speech – www.ncvs.org: How to Stay in Vocal Shape: keeping healthy and avoiding injury Warm Up/Cool Down: Start …