Voice Lesson with John Scott: Phlegm

www.jdsvoice.com John Scott answers Ramona's question about her vocal chords: "Why do we get phlegm?" Learn how to improve your vocal technique by eliminating the glottal attack and keeping your larynx low www.jdsvoice.com

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Education

Tags:

• Voice
• Lesson
• singing
• vocal
• chords
• voice
• technique
• larynx
• glottal
• attack

[Trykan360]

I used to hack all the time.. I even wrote a song bout it.. Nieces used to laauuugh:0)

Hackin up a hairbaaaall hacking up a hairbaaaaall hackin up hackin up hackin up a hair baaaaaall. That you! Thank you!!

[Trykan360]

Great vid sir. Thank you so much.

[evacookie913]

DON'T sniff and swallow!!! It might work for some, but I have a friend who used to do that a lot and after a while she got mucus stuck in her nose bridge, or whatever it is called, and she had to take all of it (the mucus) off to be able to breathe well again. Taking it off is not the nicest experience to go through, and how can anyone be so sure that sniffing and swallowing mucus from the nose is better than clearing the throat?

[threedicksandachick]

i love my phlegm!!! It helps me

[mmdillon1]

The explanation of phlegm problems isn't explained well in this clip. Most people who have excess phlegm on their cords, like many opera singers at the Met (who use their voices properly!) have post nasal drips and/or allergies. For this reason, problems peak in spring & fall. Warming up the voice is essential and helps to vibrate the phlegm off the cords (or more accurately, the vocal folds). Warm lemon tea and breathing steam can be very helpful.

Corrective septum surgery can help, too.

[thienfoil]

@mjordan1998 Pushing REQUIRE a high larynx, but a high larynx doesn't necessary require pushing.

[Laeyto]

thank you! i've been working on keeping a stable larynx, but now i realize i;ve been glottal attacking the whole time.

[VoiceYoga]

@mjordan1998 It's true that a high larynx is ok for advanced singers, but for most singers starting out, it can be a killer. The CVT group in Belgium advocate a high larynx, but almost other vocal methods recommend a stable larynx.

[mjordan1998]

Agree about the glottal attack. Completely disagree about larynx positions. A high larynx isn't bad at all look at AC/DC, gnarles barkley, etc

[ladybuglover95]

thank you, I really want to stop my glottal attacks!