What is the best thing I learned in my vocal technique over the years from varied influential teachers? Figuring out what vocal tools I require on less than 80% throat days. Life will life and in my case, this week my throat is currently cohabiting with thick coat grass, pollen, and dust allergies after a week of public school music teaching. When having a gig with a high tessitura as I do tonight—I find as much oo as I can muster and breathe where I must; my throat requires it. Susan Graham’s wise words at LSU in the early 2000s continue to ring true; warm up at the level of fatigue and edema.
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