by Jane Edgren | May 23, 2018 | Vocal Health and Sciencey Tidbits
This is the shortest blog post I will probably ever write. There is an excellent book called The Vocal Athlete that is filled with solid, dependable information on vocal science and health. It contains an in-depth section on medications, discussing the potential side...
by Jane Edgren | Apr 2, 2018 | Vocal Health and Sciencey Tidbits
Most advice about this subject should be directed to medical practitioners, however, there are some common sense things one should do if they do lose their voice. Recovery depends on the reason for the voice loss, commonly referred to as laryngitis. Don’t sing....
by Jane Edgren | Mar 9, 2018 | Vocal Health and Sciencey Tidbits
This question comes up all the time in my studio. Unfortunately, I cannot give either you or my students a definitive answer. My mom was a singer and she used to boast that if she was performing at an event where she had dinner, she’d finish her eating, down a...
by Jane Edgren | Feb 16, 2018 | Vocal Health and Sciencey Tidbits
When I was out surfing the internet one day, I stumbled upon this really extraordinary exhibit from San Francisco’s Exploratorium. I won’t go into a lot of detail about the web page here because it speaks for itself. Simply put, it shows how the shape of...
by Jane Edgren | Jan 21, 2018 | Vocal Health and Sciencey Tidbits
A nodule (or node, as it is sometimes called) is similar to a callus on your hand. It can form on the vocal cords by many different circumstances, but it is usually caused by vocal abuse or overuse, often referred to as phonotrauma. When the vocal cords come together...
