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Voice Tips
On June 23, 2019, Jill was a guest presenter for Actor-Com '19, a conference for actors sponsored by SWIFT.
Here are some warm up tracks for the voice (more available as a voice student):
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FEMALE VOICE:
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Good for voice:
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Water (room temp preferred)
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Throat Coat tea - Traditional Medicinals (recommend lemon)
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Vocal rest
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Getting enough sleep (regularly)
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Discovering and treating allergies regularly
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Hydration treatments
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Vocal warmups before singing or extended speaking
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Keeping throat warm in cold weather (scarf)
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Avoid those that are ill
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Caffeine free tea
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Regular (weekly) voice lessons with a professional coach
MALE VOICE:
Not so good for voice:
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Caffeine (yes, that means chocolate too) (dehydrating)
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Smoking (use vapes or preferably quit altogether)
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Screaming/yelling
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Whispering
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Clearing throat
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Coughing
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Post nasal drip
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Acid reflux
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Sleep apnea (if untreated)
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Alcohol (dehydrating)
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Extreme prolonged weather exposure
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Pollution exposure
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Sickness exposure
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Vocal fry (Google it if you don't know what it is)