Stupid stupid voice!!

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 8:20pm

Blah Im really upset cuz I've just like lost my singing voice and I have soo many stuff to sing for this week
Saturday- Concert on the town gren im singing at
Sunday- audition for Peter Pan
Monday- singing for disabled children at my church
Tuesday- 4 hour YAGMCB rehearsal
Wedsnday- Select Choir field trip to the hospital
Thrusday- 5 hour rehearsal for Holiday Spectacular with Debbie Gravitte
Friday and Saturday- the show

and my singing voice is gone..not completely but mostly
if anyone has any solutions to this i would soo appreciate it! Im already drinking lots and lots of water, and im not talking any other suggestions, i would love you forever!
Thanks!

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 8:22pm

That happened to me a month ago. I was supposed to sing at a few at/bar mitzvahs and a voice lesson and NYSSMA and I got laryngitis. I got my voice back just in time and I got a 27/28 on NYSSMA. Feel better!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 8:31pm

what's NYSSMA?... new york state select music association? hehe.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 8:37pm

New York State Student Music Association.

[OneBlazeOfGlory]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 8:55pm

Aww thats some rotten luck Sally

Sadly, I think what your already doing is the best sure for a lost voice. Is your throat dry or more nasty mucous-y? for the later it may help to gargle with warm salt water, but I'm not sure if that will help or not. Every tried throat coat? That stuff rocks. It works wonders... Maybe you should try a test dosage before the events actually start to see if it works for you...

Hope you feel better soon

[Allie]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:03pm

You know, I had never heard of throat coat until I started posting here! I haven't found it yet, but I've heard nothing but good things about the stuff! I say give it a shot.

[OneBlazeOfGlory]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:06pm

'You know, I had never heard of throat coat until I started posting here! I haven't found it yet, but I've heard nothing but good things about the stuff! I say give it a shot.'

YES give it a shot... its a MUST for singers... I don't know who invented that stuff but they got me out of some pretty tight situations...

Just be warned though... it can have some side effects. Thats why I think you should test it out before you actually really need your voice

[touchmeinthemorning]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:13pm

go to the ENT. Obey what they say. If it's vocal rest, obey them...more gigs will come.

[broadway_star_tomorrow]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:14pm

i second the throat coat.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:18pm

Get Vocalzone lozenges and suck on them when you rehearse and sing. They're tiny miracles.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:26pm

where can you get "Vocalzone?" I have never heard of it.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:34pm

You can get them at high end drugstores, and Ricky's stores.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:37pm

Thank you soo much guys!

I'll try everything!

where do i get that throat coat stuff?

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 9:49pm

Rock on! I will have to check that out then.

[broadway_star_tomorrow]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 11:06pm

throat coat is carried at some supermarkets....in either the natural food aisle or the tea aisle

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 12/2/04 at 11:27pm

ok thanks again guys!!!

::prays it works cu there is no way i can miss singing on stage with Debbie Gravitte!!::