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 Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:39 pm
angelofmusic24 Well, there's the essentials- 1. Drink lots and lots and lots of fluids 2. Sing light until your concert 3. Always take throat... thingys But my dad's director has this strange remedy that you take a glass of warm water and add salt and sugar to it. Then you swish it around for a minute or so and spit it out. The last time I tried it, it made me gag. xp
I love green tea w/ mint for sore throats. I'm not sure if it's good for your voice, but it cleared up my stuffiness and made my throat feel better.
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:43 pm
At weenie camp (my affectionate term for my band/choir/orchestra/color guard camp), the teacher of our advanced voice class told us one of the best things to have before a concert is an apple. Apples have a pH level that is very close to that of saliva. A year later at the same camp, when one of my friends lost her voice halfway through the week (the rehearsal schedule is tough on the chords) I made her eat an apple and she was better by that evening. I've used it on ailing chords before, too, and it really works well! Trust me.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:56 pm
I might try it, but I'll have to edit the recipe
Im allergic to lavender xp
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:35 pm
I dunno, chamomile tea is my all-around remedy for everything. Or, for a quick fix, black tea with honey and lemon. And make sure you breathe in the steam, since it helps clear out your nasal passages. I've tried the salt-water gargle too, and it really does help.
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 2:37 pm
Queen Arwen i have a question about the suggestion of eating ginger roots, my mom makes these sugery ginger things 9baked sliced, sugered ginger) im addicted to those things but my om says if i eat too much my throat will get soar and dry so is this type of ginger really helpful? neutral The problem is the sugar, which will dry you up. So if you're going to use these to get your ginger fix, make sure you drink more water than usual too.
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:17 am
Plain potato chips are supposed to clear out your throat. You know get all the gunk out. Also if you're going to drink water drink it at room temp cause cold messes with your vocal chords.
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:01 pm
hm, I hadn't heard of an apple as a cure, but I've been told that they're ideal for eating right before you sing. They're abrassive enough as they go down that they'll clear out phlegm from dairy products and stuff, but it's not too abrassive so it won't hurt your throat.
I tried the salt-water gargle before a concert once, when I had forgotten at dinner that night and had ice cream stressed . It did clear up the gunkiness, but really dried out my throat. Maybe I used too much salt. I don't know, all I know is that I was trying to drink something that would give my throat a little bit of coating so that I could get through the concert.
But I think the best advice, unless you have a concert, is that if it hurts to sing, DON'T. I know people who have had to have nodules removed from their vocal chords because they pushed them when they shouldn't have.
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:54 am
i know i was tought to eat potato chips or something along those lines. something really greasy so the grease can fill the cracks in the vocal cords.
this next might seem kinda weird but it works too. like if you are about to sing and feel your voice failing bite your own tongue (hard enough to bleed alittle) and then swallow the blood. it too will fill the cracks in the vocal chords and give them a rush of much needed blood.
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:19 pm
Before our musical every year, the whole cast sits in a circle (it's usually small cast) and eat half a lemon, and guzzle down two glasses of water... Then at intermisson we do the same with apple... Keep in mind, too much lemon is bad for your throat and voice so eat in moderation. Warm/hot water isn't as good but it's a quick fix, and acts as like 4 glasses healing wise. Also, the apple doesn't prevent, it just fixes. Lemon first, apple later!
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:57 am
This is weird too, but I read that the cast of "American Idol" drinks "Olive Oil" before going on, apparently it lubes up the throat! xd
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:30 pm
Echinacea tea with lemon, mint and honey is my preffered choice, although I also like French Lemonade or sparkling lemon water. They work the absolute best in the way of drinks. The best remedy without consuming a liquid is to boil a pot of water on the stove, put a towel over your head and breathe in the steam.
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:23 am
Two words:
Fisherman's Friend.
Yes, they're evil, and I hate them with a burning passion, but they do help. You can usually find them at any drug store among the cold remedies.
I normally try to drink anything warm, honestly. Lukewarm water, warm tea...I'm not sure why.
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:37 pm
there are so many types of diets, but i cant seem which one to pick.. all suburban is coming up in 3 days and i have to sing an opera song... crying
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:27 pm
I've had a bad cough for the past two months, and I have a concert coming up. I don't wanna cough in the middle of a song in a concert, so does anyone have a remedy for that?
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:38 pm
My mother has always suggested lemon juice with honey for an ailing throat.
Any tips on how to combat the beginnings of laringitis? whee And Kaze, I hope your cough leaves soon! I'm not sure what to tell you other than get lots of sleep and vitamin C...then again, that's why I'm posting here too. >_<
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