Does your throat feel like it's about to close up?
Do you feel that your voice always lets you down?
Don't worry - it's perfectly natural! Most singers don't realise that the larynx (or 'voice box') isn't there to make sound. The main function of the larynx is to stop food going down into the lungs. Have you ever swallowed a crumb and felt the powerful reflex cough? That's what happens when the larynx doesn't perform its job properly!
In normal operation, the larynx closes down when we swallow. It also closes down when we do hard work - when we lift heavy objects, for example.
Unfortunately, it also starts to close down when we feel nervous - at auditions, waiting in the wings for a big entrance, approaching passages with high notes. All these are 'triggers' that can make the voice close down.
As with most things in nature, where there's a problem, there's also a solution. Understanding why, how and where the voice closes down allows the singer to recognise the sensation of constriction and deal with it.
Estill Voice Training™ can explain precisely what happens in the voice as a result of these constriction triggers - and how to prevent and overcome it.
As a Certified Master teacher of Estill Voice Training™, Andy Follin can help you recognise and solve problems with constriction - meaning you'll never have to worry about an audition again!
Book a Singing Lesson with Andy now: enquiries@vocalskills.co.uk