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• Learn how to Control Nerves Onstage

1. •Understand Great Posture when singing - minimum vocal tension
   

2. •Get Help with Career Advice as a Singer
   

3. • Performing In Public
   

4. •Audition Techniques
   

5. •Vocal Technique
   

6. • Practice
   

7. • Vocal Warm-up
   

8. • Safe singing and speaking techniques
   

9. • Avoiding voice abuse
   

10. • Maintain healthy voice habits such as:
    

1. ◦Drinking enough water
   

2. ◦Avoiding throat-clearing and forceful coughing
   

3. ◦Avoiding dust and smoke
   

4. ◦No smoking or exposure to second-hand smoke
   

5. ◦Diet:
   

1. ■Eat at least three or more meals per day
   

2. ■Avoid caffeine (after the morning), carbonated drinks, chocolate, mints, spicy and acidic food (due to acid reflux)
   

3. ■Use alcohol in moderation - if at all
   

6. ◦Do not eat or drink 3 hours before going to sleep (the stomach takes about 3 hours to empty)
   

7. ◦Do not eat or drink at least 2 hours prior to a performance
   

1. ■This includes drinking water just prior to a performance.  Many professional singers do just this.  However, if you utilize your abdominal muscles properly for breath support, it can force the contents of the stomach upwards into the throat and larynx.  This results in an acid burn of the voice box.
   

11. •Medications:
    

1. ◦Antihistamines may cause dryness of the throat and larynx.
   

2. ◦Decongestants, alone or in combination with an antihistamine cause dryness.  Read the labels of over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines and avoid anything containing pseudephedrine.
   

3. ◦Aspirin and blood thinners may cause bleeding beneath the lining of the vocal cords, leading to prolonged hoarseness.
   

4. ◦Mucolytic agents, such as guaifenesin, may be helpful if taken with large quantities of water.
   

5. ◦Topical anesthetic sprays or lozenges cause loss of sensation in the larynx.  Singing while using them is "like trying to play the piano while wearing gloves".
   

6. ◦Menthol and mints can be very irritating to the vocal cords and increase gastric acid.
   

7. ◦Progesterone-dominant birth control pills may cause irreversible virilization of the female larynx with a permanent loss of vocal range.  Consult with your gynecologist about alternatives.
   

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