singing advice needed- dry mouth
singing advice needed- dry mouth
MikeH
Understudy Joined: 9/8/04
#0singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/10/05 at 11:20pm
It seems no matter how much water I drink before/during performance, my mouth always gets extremely dry. Does anyone have any advice that might help this problem ?
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#1re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/10/05 at 11:22pmhow about tea? dont know if its much difference to water but maybe?
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#2re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/10/05 at 11:25pm
are you really nervous? cuz my mouth gets really dry when i'm nervous...
if that's the problem the only solution is to NOT get nervous..:)
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MikeH
Understudy Joined: 9/8/04
#3re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/10/05 at 11:31pmNo, I wouldn't say it's nerves... I remember reading awhile back that Sutton Foster used some kind of candy or something during her shows. Anyone know anything about this?
#4re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/10/05 at 11:33pmToo much hot tea dries you out even more.
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Jazzysuite82
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/6/05
#5re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 1:47amSome singers use any kind of candy. It doesn't matter what kind. Just something in your mouth to get syliva forming. That sometimes helps.
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#6re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 2:26am
Cough drops.
Cough drops will do double duty--they'll get you salivating AND help your throat open up.
Jazzysuite82
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/6/05
#7re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 2:28amYou really should be careful of menthol though...and anything that sort of numbs the throat like anteseptic (sp) spray.
#8re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 2:53am
Use something like Vitamin C drops or something. That should do the trick.
There's something specifically for Dry Mouth as well. I saw it once at Whole Foods and, if I'm not mistaken, it's something like Singer's Salvation.
#9re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 4:56amFor ANYTHING mouth-and-throat-and-singing related, I highly recommend Slippery Elm cough drops. There's a REASON they've been making 'em for a hundred and fifty years.
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#10re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 5:42amYes, Brian Stokes Mitchell uses singer's Salvation (that's the nickname for it, I forget it's real name) and it's apparetely a Godsend for singers.
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#11re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 6:32am
Guaifenesin, the singer's drug. It keeps your vocal cords lubricated when you're trying to get through eight shows a week with a cold or the flu.
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WildhornFanatic
Broadway Star Joined: 2/5/05
#12re: singing advice needed- dry mouth
Posted: 4/11/05 at 8:41amHere at Ithaca they always tell us NEVER to drink water before a performance/ audition because it dries you out. Water washes away the saliva in your mouth. Drink apple juice. It has the same PH level as your saliva.
MikeH
Understudy Joined: 9/8/04
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