| Body
& Soul Vocal care with
Laryngologist MARTIN HOPP, MD
POST-SHOW VOCAL CARE
MBADC: Obviously warming up is important, but is there anything a singer
should do post-show?
MH: Post-show, a vaporizer is the best thing to do. Voice rest and a
vaporizer for an hour. The best thing people can have on the road is, they can buy these
small things called Pocket Saunas, which is actually
not a sauna, it’s a small vaporizer. Steam yourself when you’re waiting in your
dressing room for 15 or 20 minutes after a set, or between sets, and that rehumidifies
your vocal cords and rests them. So humidify and voice rest immediately after a set for an
hour is very helpful. Not talking. The old adage, "when you’re on the road
don’t use your voice unless they’re paying you to do it" bodes well if
you’re having problems. That’s what voice rest is all about. And warm up, in the
shower, mid-range scale. Because if you have stem going on your vocal cords, you’re
not going to strain them, just do them mid-range.
MBADC: No wonder everyone sounds so good in the shower, right?
MH: Hey, it’s fun, you’ve got good feedback, you don’t
need monitors…And you won’t strain yourself, because you’ve got steam
bathing your cords at the same time.
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