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voice
okay so im in voice. and we have a recital coming up in april. my voice usually sounds good but right now my voice sounds really congested and my throat is very dry. and im having to clear my throat every minute. it sucks. yes I have allergies and right now its kinda making me mad because I sound horrible. I was wondering if you knew of any home remedies I could try
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Ouch. I know the feeling. Especially with the weather fluctuations around this time of year. I've literally had days where I wake up with a perfectly warmed up voice, and then days where I end up speaking like an octave lower than normal.
First - Stop clearing your throat!! The agitation produces more phlegm to protect your throat and makes your voice sound even muddier. It's gonna turn into you drinking a lot of water, but every time you want to clear your throat, take a drink instead - just a small sip. You might consider cutting out dairy until your recital as well, AND caffeine. Dairy will coat your throat, and caffeine is very dehydrating.
One of my favorite tricks is to melt some kind of herbal cough drop (Ricola natural ones are good) into a mug of herbal mint tea - nothing too hot, after the cough drop melts put an ice cube or two in to cool down the tea.
Breathing steam might help loosen things up a little bit, relax your muscles.
Some people find that lemon juice in their water or herbal tea helps cut through phlegm built up by allergies or post-nasal drip, but I find the acidity in the lemon makes it worse for me.
I've also found that room temperature water is ideal for my voice. Water that's too cold or too hot changes the sound! Vocal chords are muscles - you have to warm them up and stretch them and sometimes rest them, or be gentle when they're giving you trouble. You wouldn't put ice on a knee right before running, right? Neither would you put a hot compress on it before a jog. You'd walk a little bit, stretch a bit, get your body moving, let the muscles warm up slowly, and then get going. It's the same thing with voice.
These are my personal remedies. I hope they help! Feel free to let me know what you tried/if it helped/if it didn't.
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