So you guys don't have to watch 8 mins... Worst milk Green tea Wine Carbonated drinks Best Peppermint tea liquorice root tea Vot? sounds like she's saying Pot (marijauna) Water
@@sandrabraidsetbeaute3794 Turmeric has scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer. It's a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis.
@@scrimemic9268 _"Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer._ _It’s a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis."_ *www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric#section11*
Throughout high school and my first two years of college, music was a big part of my academic studies. I performed in many different choirs as a baritone vocalist and often had issues with losing my voice during concerts. One time during a choir show, my baritone register completely dropped out, so i jumped a whole octave and sang tenor for the entire 2nd half of the program. It took me three weeks to get my voice back completely. After that experience, i started a routine of relaxation and loosening my vocal cords via steam inhalation and drinking herbal tea. To this day, i still keep three boxes of my favorite herbal tea blends on hand so that i can have them ready to go in the colder months. My favorite herbal teas are Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea, Traditional Medicinals Roasted Dandelion Root, and Stash Lemon Ginger. All of the tea that i keep on hand is caffeine-free.
Thank you for these videos. 😊 I'm 13 years old and I'm doing my very first audition for singing on America's Got Talent this year in November and this stuff helps.
A drink I have twice a day every day is boiled water with fresh lemon juice and grated ginger. Not only is it great for your voice like normal water, it also boosts your metabolism :D
You can drink dairy this is just a dumb myth there is literally no proof for this but if your throat does feel weird after drinking milk just eat pineapple
Coconut water at room temperature can help a lot if you're dry raspy at the gig. Drinking it after a gig before bed will also help your voice recover faster and improve your endurance. I learned this from some of my friends who are professional opera singers and they say it is an absolute necessity during performance season. If you need something for nerves, a tiny bit of brandy mixed in can do the trick.
People just want to let you all guys know that Green tea Is really good for the vocal chords. I'm a singer and it helps my voice. I strained my voice one time and I had to do a 6 week recovery and I couldn't drink coffee. so i had Green tea instead of the coffee and I got my voice back in the 6 week time period. So stop saying that green tea isn't good for the voice because it is.
Thanks for the drink tips, i do drink licorice root tea before i sing and during but never heard about drinking port which i also love. Thanks again for all your info, EvR
Thanks, Beautiful. We have a gig 12-29-24 and I've been sick since Thanksgiving. My voice is improving but has a way to go. ALL of your suggestions are gonna happen here. Many thanks.
Thanks heaps for this :). I’m paranoid about losing my voice ALL THE TIME, and this just gives me a little bit more peace-of-mind, with these drinks at the ready. Keep up the great work! You’re helping a great deal of people
for me the best Lubrication for me while singing is lukewarm water and the worst coffe before singing and carbonated drinks. coz those two makes my voice to cracks and breaks.
I like beer the best. The foaming action of swallowing really help me. I drink non alcohol beer and it works really good. I eat a lot of Halls cough drops in the first set too. Non iced water is a must too
For those without steamer i find that pouring a bit of boiling water into a mug and leaning your whole mouth nose to enclose it works!! So the water shouldnt be more than a third of the mug so it doesnt blow back to your fave when you exhale
I am so glad you included Port. I drink it often before I perform because it tastes so good but I always thought it was bad for your voice. I am happily mistakin!
Thank you so much! Back then a few years ago my singing was really pretty and I just love to sing all the time where ever I went. And then out of nowhere, my voice dropped. My voice just went from really good to bad and I wondered why and I found out I've been doing a lot of bad habits for my voice but now I'm trying to regain my singing voice again and so far it's working!! :)
I have friends Who swear by sparkling water to help them clear their throat, they drink it in periods where we practice a lot or have many performances. not during performances though.
I used to be such a good singer, I used to sing all the time, at churches(even though I'm not religious) and always had solos on school plays, I used to always be able to hit high notes say Adele could(when I was 12) after a year of not singing properly and not training my voice it went to shit, now I'm 16 and I'm trying to regain that voice back haha.
Hey Nicola - I live in the Barossa Valley in South Australia and have been sipping on port for my singing voice and found it really good, but now I have another one.... still port but a port that's produced here in the Barossa called Sable, it's a chocolate port and not fiery like some of our ports and I find I can pitch much better. In fact I really can't sing very well without it. Of course you still have to go easy with it as you don't want to end up drunk! I found your exercises very helpful and I am going to keep doing them to give me better control. Thanks again!
Whiskey is the best during long night gigs! avoid beer at all times! Peppermint tea during day gigs and Pineapple (NO ICE during hot days!) Thanks! Milk is Kriptonite for singers!!!
@@Singerssecret Dear Nicola, I am ur new Subscriber and, i like ur vdo very much. I'm a new singer, i want to know, what is " VOT" u'v just mentioned ? And, how to get rid MUCUS from the the THROAT and from CHEST, Plz let know asap, if possible. Thanks in advance
so many people insist on bringing Perrier into my studio and swear it helps them. I'm just the mix & mastering engineer so I have no idea if it really helps or not
LOL im not a professional but fizzy drinks usually indicate carbonated water which is very bad for your vocal cords as it burns then which is why everyone says stay away from soda if you want to sing
Yesss!!! You nailed it! I do find anything with milk or drinks that are carbonated are a complete no-no! (ie. pop or beer!) I have found no issues with my beloved red wine, but then that is just me... Have you ever tried having a shot of olive oil (or similar) just prior to a more challenging song?? Supposedly, that just opens your throat and allows you to achieve those challenging notes! Let me know what you think! :)
"The Lady In Red" I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight, I've never seen you shine so bright, I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance, They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance, And I have never seen that dress you're wearing, Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes, I have been blind; The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek, There's nobody here, it's just you and me, It's where I want to be, But I hardly know this beauty by my side, I'll never forget the way you look tonight; I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight, I've never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing, I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side, And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away, And I have never had such a feeling, Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight; The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek, There's nobody here, it's just you and me, It's where I want to be, But I hardly know this beauty by my side, I'll never forget the way you look tonight; I never will forget the way you look tonight... The lady in red, the lady in red, The lady in red, my lady in red, I love you...❤️ No one's mentioned this very obvious fact often enough; you're a very kind, intelligent, generous, talented, sweet, funny and very lovely lady Nicola, also looking very lovely in red. It's definitely your color.😉 Excellent videos, enjoying all of them, thank you! BTW, I've always brought my own bottled water to gigs (trusted source) and drink them at room temperature, never cold, sometimes poured into a glass with a straw, adding a clean slice of lemon, and drinking regularly throughout the performance, whether thirsty or not. It's always worked best for me, compared to anything else I've tried/tested. A side note; the great power/pop/rock singer Robin Zander of Cheap Trick insists on always having a hot pot of coffee in his dressing room before their gigs - it's been in the band's technical rider for many years. Proving once again there's usually an exception to the 'rules', as coffee is known to dry out the throat. Stick to what works for you individually.
I'm not being sarcastic here, but I've tried all the "recommended" pre-drinks "Throat Coat, "Tea "w/honey", "etc. I sing Sinatra and what works best for me is (believe it or not) is a highball with bourbon..."A" highball (not several.) My choice is two fingers of Jim Beam, three splashes of mineral water, and a Maraschino cherry. Maybe it's psycho-suggestive, because Frank drank the same thing only with Jack Daniels (I find the Jack a bit too sweet.) Good luck everyone, Nicola has good recommendations; especially, if you do not partake. But the most significant thing that affects us (me) is nerves, that's probably why the Bourbon works : ).
Take green tea capsules. I also think, that, if you take enough of the good stuff for your body; the dehydrating effect of green tea becomes negligible, if there at all.
So I used to sing so well last year but I've been slacking due to me being busy and my throat would hurt at times. Now when I try to sing it sounds strained and I feel like I've lost a bit of my high range. I wanna practice to get it better but it hurts which also is part of the reason I slacked a bit. What's the best thing I can do for my voice?
Timian tea got me through 1 month of intense musical practice as the lead and with a song like One by U2 (the Mary j. Binge version) sung at least 3 times a day at last.
Yes, I have a lot of phlegm production, even when I’m not singing I can feel more crud developing if I have any cow’s milk. I’m lactose intolerant anyway so it’s best to avoid that. I learned the hard way that cold water is a baaaad idea! I didn’t know coffee was bad. If I can’t get hold of water before singing, I have grabbed some hot decaf coffee-no milk, only creamer-and that seemed to help. I did not know peppermint tea was good for singers. I love mint tea anyway! I will have to carry it with me, and drink it more often otherwise.Thank You!
I like your accent, you definitely know what you are talking about. I am a solo performer, and I can tell you from personal experience that peppermint tea is by far the best thing that you can use before and during performances. Also, a vertical mesh nebulizer that delivers pharmaceutical grade Saline to the dry and swollen vocal cords, it's better than Steam and is a big help. If you could see my set lists you would see the kind of torture that I put myself through singing in standard a440 tuning and one half step down if it was recorded in that tuning. In my personal opinion which isn't worth very much I would say that if your singing is not taking a toll on your voice, then you are using improper technique. If you are singing cover tunes then you should adapt your voice to the song, not the song to your voice. If you can't then don't do it.
i always drink coffee in the morning, if i dont i cant sing for crud, good coffee relaxes all my muscles and makes me feel awake and aware, of course i dont drink coffee while im belting like a demon.... cuz it can dehydrate you so i drink a good amount of coffee in the morning wake up stretch around go for a walk, cleaning always helps me feel up to some serious belting, because a clean space motivates me, then i make my own chamomile, licorice root tea have been doing it for years didnt even realize kt was helping my singing always just felt smart for brewing it, i was pretty shocked, also i knew that about green tea i think its the way the human body handles caffeinated teas i think on occasion it handles it like water because its so much water and the caffeine gets processed the way your body would process water, how i came to the conclusion is like so, about 10 years ago when i was growing up i used to get chronic leg pains and everyone told me it was growing pains etc, so most of my life i had to deal with random leg pains, about 4 years ago i decided to start drinking teas on a daily basis, cuz i thought it would help my singing, after about of month or two of drinking tea my ancient leg pains started coming back, and i always deduce the reason for things like this in my life by asking myself what did i do differently that i wasnt doing before the pain. so the answer this time was i started drinking tea. but for years i was drinking mint tea and chamomile tea on and off, not religiously, so i tested it. i stopped drinking tea altogether. two weeks later the pain was completely gone no knee pains no pain anywhere, felt great. so i brewed up a cup of green tea "caffeinated", felt good for about two days, then my legs started hurting. hmm i was like weird, so i waited another two weeks for the pain to go away completely and brewed another cup of tea this time, it was a black tea also caffeinated, and about two days later bam, hurt like crazy, so i did this over and over for about a year, and learned that caffeinated tea confuses my body, making my body think its straight water, then processes it like straight water, and somewhere in my knees and legs the caffeine literally builds up and blocks some form of body communication flow.... or blood or something because thats what it feels like. coffee doesn't do that, it seems my body can identify coffee diferently than water especially observable by the fact that when i drink it it dehydrates me a little. so advice: do not drink caffeinated teas because they are notorious for causing chronic pains, drink coffee in the morning and follow this beautiful ladies video. thanks for reading take care and rock on.
Are you all in England? anyone in NJ ? i wrote many songs and I need a 2nd acoustic and vocal to rule the stage, the songs are catchy and I have all different types
I find milk terrible, but usually when I've done open mic I accepted coffees as a thank you instead of beer etc. Would alcohol be better than coffee - given it doesn't have much milk in it (normally)? Also, what about ginger beer or just ginger water? or lemon water? lemon, honey, ginger? honey, pepper? I read chocolate can clear things, but I guess you would go for one without dairy in it. :)
some people vocals work differently though some can drink cold water and still be able to sing comfortably and warm up their voice even though cold drinks are not usually good for the voice but some people have that ability but i say honey tea or peppermint tea are good drinks for your vocal muscles also
Wow! I drink green tea before singing everyday and have been noticing dry, cracky vocals lately. I've noticed orange juice is very harmful as well. I'm curious to see if cutting out green tea and switching to a peppermint tea will help!
What’s the 3rd drink on the best drink list? Can you spell it? The accent is making it hard for me to understand. Sounds like “Port” is it a wine or what? And does the alcohol in it dry your vocal cords? I must say I’m glad your addressing this it’s been on my mind!!
Thank you so much! I'll have to test it on my system; but having some kind of a compass is extremely valuable. I'll stay away from seltzer and just go with water now. Keto will keep me away from port ;{. Took me awhile to realize Scotch whiskey doesn't work(guess I just like it). I'll try brandy as I like that too. Not many options with keto.
Actually, white wine is the prescribed drink for singers in old europe, or certain parts, at least. They will only serve the singer white wine, in certain European countries... Just saying... I have used this a jam booze and I do find that it is one of the best... I agree with milk, green tea, fizzy drinks as well, as I've sung on them all! I drink Throat Coat, by Traditional Medical... not cheap.. includes peppermint and licorice teas... Port wine? Red.. interesting... I will def try!
Please madam, I am Emmanuel.. I really want to learn how to sing melodically with my own voice because I don't like the way it sounds 🤧, please teach me 🙏🙏🙏
I keep having the problem with drinking too much water before going on then feeling like my diaphragm is being pushed on by my water bloated stomach. Anyone else have this issue?
Thank you for advices, have to admit that I haven't heard fkr half of these good for singers drink :) But some things depends from person to person I guess, Any sort of alcohol I tried is the worst dring for me, most of the time I lost voice for at least 3,4 days. Cold drinks 2,3 dayes. Fizzy max two days, most of the time after fizzy drinks I just need good sleep to recover my voice. Both cold and fizzy add rock rhasp but that can't be heathly I guess. Coffee middle voice sounds better and more comprrsed,upper register like blocked, but for some reason coffee also protects my voice, so I find it useful when I am not singing. Milk I haven't notticed any difference, maybe bit sore thorat, but def. not the worst option for me. Sour juices like lemonade or oragngade are way worse thing for me. I am male (tenor).
Thanks for the tips! If I may add: tea and wine (especially red) are drying on the throat due to tanins (tanins are astringents, so they dry the mouth). Can you tell me why warm tea is better than cold water? I figure the cold water would help with the inflammation, overusing the muscle and the vocal cords... What do you think?
If I have a cold then I stick to warm drinks, so yes it can make a difference. Some singers don't have ice in their water but I've not had a problem if I'm not sick.
Peppermint could actually be very bad. Peppermint relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, which can lead to acid reflux, which is horrible for the voice
So you guys don't have to watch 8 mins...
Worst
milk
Green tea
Wine
Carbonated drinks
Best
Peppermint tea
liquorice root tea
Vot? sounds like she's saying Pot (marijauna)
Water
Port not Vot lol
thank youuuuuuu
Rich Hlywka thank youuuuuuu
Rich Hlywka is it licorice tea ?
Rich Hlywka thanks
I have one worst drink
Very cold water it gives tension to your throat so it will be hard for you to control my voice coach told me that
warm water is one of the best drink as well
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Arianna Faylona OMG YES COLD WATER IS THE WORST!! I have an audition tomorrow so I will avoid that thank you!
Arianna Faylona Thats also with running so if you drink cold water it strains your insides making you slow down while running
Regular room temperature is what I drink and the only drink I drink. That and coffee and that’s about it.
Hot water with honey and lemon is a massively good drink for singer
thanks!
Diana Summer :)
Shayne Smith thats true !!!
Shayne Smith what's mean drink port which port I know just port that have a boat hhhh.
Diana Summer but don't soo hot cuz it will burn your tongue x_x
I usually drink hot water with turmeric and ginger powder and honey :)
Tumeric is bad for you heart
@@sandrabraidsetbeaute3794 Turmeric has scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer. It's a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis.
@@scrimemic9268
_"Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer’s and cancer._
_It’s a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis."_
*www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric#section11*
@@sandrabraidsetbeaute3794 no not really but it does have a lot of mucus so I don't recommend for a singer
Throughout high school and my first two years of college, music was a big part of my academic studies. I performed in many different choirs as a baritone vocalist and often had issues with losing my voice during concerts. One time during a choir show, my baritone register completely dropped out, so i jumped a whole octave and sang tenor for the entire 2nd half of the program. It took me three weeks to get my voice back completely.
After that experience, i started a routine of relaxation and loosening my vocal cords via steam inhalation and drinking herbal tea. To this day, i still keep three boxes of my favorite herbal tea blends on hand so that i can have them ready to go in the colder months. My favorite herbal teas are Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat Lemon Echinacea, Traditional Medicinals Roasted Dandelion Root, and Stash Lemon Ginger. All of the tea that i keep on hand is caffeine-free.
The green tea really surprised me! Also, coffee is really bad for your voice too
Angelica Schuyler what's means drink port ?
Green tea has more caffeine than coffee but herbals and caffeine free teas are great
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Yea green tea makes my throat pretty dry, the tea has so many leaf particles that cling to your throat.
Right. I would’ve thought that the green tea would soothe or relieve your voice.
I've never really done a video about drinks and diet but this has really inspired me to make one, thank you Nicola!
I guess these can also apply for Voice Acting.
can you do funny charachter voices? I have many from making fun of my family and friends, but it is really a Gift set up for me by Angels ")
+Russel Well not exactly "funny" voices, but I can indeed imitate some voice tones and accents.
oh, nice, you replied, cool.
I have a bunch of comedy voices lol, and 90 songs im trying to find a band! lol
unless you are looking to act out a phlegmy voice, then milk would be good!
Warm honey water!
Thank you for these videos. 😊 I'm 13 years old and I'm doing my very first audition for singing on America's Got Talent this year in November and this stuff helps.
Late but all the best for your future 💜
peppermint tea! that's good to know :)
A drink I have twice a day every day is boiled water with fresh lemon juice and grated ginger. Not only is it great for your voice like normal water, it also boosts your metabolism :D
Levi Taylor my metabolism is already very High and im underweigjt
I heard milk and I'm like: *WELL THERE GOES ANY HOPE OF MY SINGING CAREER*
Just drink hot water
You can drink dairy this is just a dumb myth there is literally no proof for this but if your throat does feel weird after drinking milk just eat pineapple
It doesn't really damage your vocal cords, just don't drink any of those bad drinks before a gig, your performance will be 👎
Lmao me too I love milk 😹😹😩😩
i heard that cold drinks shock your vocal cords thats why i drink room temperature water
Yeah same room tep room is great
Coconut water at room temperature can help a lot if you're dry raspy at the gig. Drinking it after a gig before bed will also help your voice recover faster and improve your endurance. I learned this from some of my friends who are professional opera singers and they say it is an absolute necessity during performance season. If you need something for nerves, a tiny bit of brandy mixed in can do the trick.
Thank you so much! That was very useful info.
You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)
Singers Secret I love your videos I known drinking dry your vocal cords could you make a video how to set up studio
Singers Secret please what mean a port I know just prot taht have a boat not drink port
People just want to let you all guys know that Green tea Is really good for the vocal chords. I'm a singer and it helps my voice. I strained my voice one time and I had to do a 6 week recovery and I couldn't drink coffee. so i had Green tea instead of the coffee and I got my voice back in the 6 week time period. So stop saying that green tea isn't good for the voice because it is.
Thanks for the drink tips, i do drink licorice root tea before i sing and during but never heard about drinking port which i also love.
Thanks again for all your info,
EvR
Thanks, Beautiful. We have a gig 12-29-24 and I've been sick since Thanksgiving. My voice is improving but has a way to go. ALL of your suggestions are gonna happen here. Many thanks.
You got this!
Thanks heaps for this :). I’m paranoid about losing my voice ALL THE TIME, and this just gives me a little bit more peace-of-mind, with these drinks at the ready. Keep up the great work! You’re helping a great deal of people
You're welcome! :) Just so you know, all my new tutorials are being posted here: ruclips.net/user/NicolaMilan
for me the best Lubrication for me while singing is lukewarm water and the worst coffe before singing and carbonated drinks. coz those two makes my voice to cracks and breaks.
I don't know about green tea...But black tea with Ginger is extreamly good for both health n voice as well....
I like beer the best. The foaming action of swallowing really help me.
I drink non alcohol beer and it works really good. I eat a lot of Halls cough drops in the first set too.
Non iced water is a must too
For those without steamer i find that pouring a bit of boiling water into a mug and leaning your whole mouth nose to enclose it works!! So the water shouldnt be more than a third of the mug so it doesnt blow back to your fave when you exhale
I am so glad you included Port. I drink it often before I perform because it tastes so good but I always thought it was bad for your voice. I am happily mistakin!
Gravely James.What does the bottle says,I've seen several marked port wine,even dry and sweet ones.Which is better
Thank you so much! Back then a few years ago my singing was really pretty and I just love to sing all the time where ever I went. And then out of nowhere, my voice dropped. My voice just went from really good to bad and I wondered why and I found out I've been doing a lot of bad habits for my voice but now I'm trying to regain my singing voice again and so far it's working!! :)
PeachTeaDud what did you do to get back? I’m trying to get my voice
Hot pineapple juice is great for your voice as well.
I'll try it
Sedrick Rogers it is?
I have friends Who swear by sparkling water to help them clear their throat, they drink it in periods where we practice a lot or have many performances. not during performances though.
Omg I love your channel! I'm a classical singer wanting to change to jazz/blues and it was been super helpful.
Thanks Lory!!
I used to be such a good singer, I used to sing all the time, at churches(even though I'm not religious) and always had solos on school plays, I used to always be able to hit high notes say Adele could(when I was 12) after a year of not singing properly and not training my voice it went to shit, now I'm 16 and I'm trying to regain that voice back haha.
Just give it time and consistent practice. You've got to rebuild your vocal muscles.
Sameeeee i use to always sing and now i just turned shit lmao. Its a difficult way back to the mic.
Valiant Faynt I'm 12 rn and a good singer so I should practice and train my voice so that doesn't happen to me
Singers Secret after my tonsil surgery my voice got so bad.
Any tips to recover?
Me too!
Puberty hit me hard when I was 10, Grade 5
I'm 15 years old now and on Grade 10
Goodbye Tenor
Hello Baritone
Hey Nicola - I live in the Barossa Valley in South Australia and have been sipping on port for my singing voice and found it really good, but now I have another one.... still port but a port that's produced here in the Barossa called Sable, it's a chocolate port and not fiery like some of our ports and I find I can pitch much better. In fact I really can't sing very well without it. Of course you still have to go easy with it as you don't want to end up drunk! I found your exercises very helpful and I am going to keep doing them to give me better control. Thanks again!
Whiskey is the best during long night gigs! avoid beer at all times! Peppermint tea during day gigs and Pineapple (NO ICE during hot days!) Thanks! Milk is Kriptonite for singers!!!
totally agree with hard drinks just NO ICE nor cold. i can hit high notes
Good knowledge. Thank you for precious tips.
TERRIFIC VIDEO - NICOLA. I LOVE YOUR CHOICES!!!
THANK YOU!!
thank you so much this was amazing. i have an audition tomorrow and this helps
You're welcome and good luck!!! :)
Singers Secret it went well and i didnt drink milk. i drunk lotsvof water. thank you. ibsubbed ur channel is good
I didn’t get one is it vot ?
@@Singerssecret Dear Nicola, I am ur new Subscriber and, i like ur vdo very much.
I'm a new singer, i want to know, what is " VOT" u'v just mentioned ?
And, how to get rid MUCUS from the the THROAT and from CHEST, Plz let know asap, if possible. Thanks in advance
so many people insist on bringing Perrier into my studio and swear it helps them. I'm just the mix & mastering engineer so I have no idea if it really helps or not
Ginger tea with lemon and honey is very good for singers!!!
Thank you for the advice. My voice has been scratchy lately. Now I know why, too much chocolate milk. I will go for the peppermint tea ☕️
LOL im not a professional but fizzy drinks usually indicate carbonated water which is very bad for your vocal cords as it burns then which is why everyone says stay away from soda if you want to sing
Wonderful video.....I would add to stay clear of teas with caffeine because caffeine will dry out the vocal folds.
Fellow singer from Ironton Ohio USA, saying hello! I sing in a southern gospel male Quartet called the Hallmark Quartet.
Yesss!!! You nailed it! I do find anything with milk or drinks that are carbonated are a complete no-no! (ie. pop or beer!) I have found no issues with my beloved red wine, but then that is just me... Have you ever tried having a shot of olive oil (or similar) just prior to a more challenging song?? Supposedly, that just opens your throat and allows you to achieve those challenging notes! Let me know what you think! :)
"The Lady In Red"
I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright,
I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance,
They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance,
And I have never seen that dress you're wearing,
Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes,
I have been blind;
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I've never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight,
I've never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing,
I've never seen so many people want to be there by your side,
And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away,
And I have never had such a feeling,
Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight;
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek,
There's nobody here, it's just you and me,
It's where I want to be,
But I hardly know this beauty by my side,
I'll never forget the way you look tonight;
I never will forget the way you look tonight...
The lady in red, the lady in red,
The lady in red, my lady in red,
I love you...❤️
No one's mentioned this very obvious fact often enough; you're a very kind, intelligent, generous, talented, sweet, funny and very lovely lady Nicola, also looking very lovely in red.
It's definitely your color.😉
Excellent videos, enjoying all of them, thank you! BTW, I've always brought my own bottled water to gigs (trusted source) and drink them at room temperature, never cold, sometimes poured into a glass with a straw, adding a clean slice of lemon, and drinking regularly throughout the performance, whether thirsty or not. It's always worked best for me, compared
to anything else I've tried/tested.
A side note; the great power/pop/rock singer Robin Zander of Cheap Trick insists on always having a hot pot of coffee in his dressing room before their gigs - it's been in the band's technical rider for many years. Proving once again there's usually an exception to the 'rules', as coffee is known to dry out the throat. Stick to what works for you individually.
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I wish you good luck and my wishes are with you wonderful person.
I'm not being sarcastic here, but I've tried all the "recommended" pre-drinks "Throat Coat, "Tea "w/honey", "etc. I sing Sinatra and what works best for me is (believe it or not) is a highball with bourbon..."A" highball (not several.) My choice is two fingers of Jim Beam, three splashes of mineral water, and a Maraschino cherry. Maybe it's psycho-suggestive, because Frank drank the same thing only with Jack Daniels (I find the Jack a bit too sweet.) Good luck everyone, Nicola has good recommendations; especially, if you do not partake. But the most significant thing that affects us (me) is nerves, that's probably why the Bourbon works : ).
Many Thanks for your Brilliant video, Best and Worst Drinks tips for singers. I also like peppermint tea.
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Port is a strong, sweet sort of wine that originates from Porto in Portugal. 😋🍷🥴
I thought she said POT?
Take green tea capsules. I also think, that, if you take enough of the good stuff for your body; the dehydrating effect of green tea becomes negligible, if there at all.
If having mucus issues Apple Cider Vinegar is excellent to use.
I agree!
I absolutely love the way you pronounce the word gig
So I used to sing so well last year but I've been slacking due to me being busy and my throat would hurt at times. Now when I try to sing it sounds strained and I feel like I've lost a bit of my high range. I wanna practice to get it better but it hurts which also is part of the reason I slacked a bit. What's the best thing I can do for my voice?
thank you so much! I do all the bad ones!
Great info. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
Timian tea got me through 1 month of intense musical practice as the lead and with a song like One by U2 (the Mary j. Binge version) sung at least 3 times a day at last.
Yes, I have a lot of phlegm production, even when I’m not singing I can feel more crud developing if I have any cow’s milk. I’m lactose intolerant anyway so it’s best to avoid that. I learned the hard way that cold water is a baaaad idea! I didn’t know coffee was bad. If I can’t get hold of water before singing, I have grabbed some hot decaf coffee-no milk, only creamer-and that seemed to help. I did not know peppermint tea was good for singers. I love mint tea anyway! I will have to carry it with me, and drink it more often otherwise.Thank You!
You're absolutely right about green tea.
Oh peppermint tea! Thank you I will try it :D
Have you ever tried ginger tea.? I drink a lot of it in my gigs and public speaking engagements.
I have. Its great!
I like your accent, you definitely know what you are talking about. I am a solo performer, and I can tell you from personal experience that peppermint tea is by far the best thing that you can use before and during performances. Also, a vertical mesh nebulizer that delivers pharmaceutical grade Saline to the dry and swollen vocal cords, it's better than Steam and is a big help. If you could see my set lists you would see the kind of torture that I put myself through singing in standard a440 tuning and one half step down if it was recorded in that tuning. In my personal opinion which isn't worth very much I would say that if your singing is not taking a toll on your voice, then you are using improper technique. If you are singing cover tunes then you should adapt your voice to the song, not the song to your voice. If you can't then don't do it.
i always drink coffee in the morning, if i dont i cant sing for crud, good coffee relaxes all my muscles and makes me feel awake and aware, of course i dont drink coffee while im belting like a demon.... cuz it can dehydrate you so i drink a good amount of coffee in the morning wake up stretch around go for a walk, cleaning always helps me feel up to some serious belting, because a clean space motivates me, then i make my own chamomile, licorice root tea have been doing it for years didnt even realize kt was helping my singing always just felt smart for brewing it, i was pretty shocked, also i knew that about green tea i think its the way the human body handles caffeinated teas i think on occasion it handles it like water because its so much water and the caffeine gets processed the way your body would process water, how i came to the conclusion is like so, about 10 years ago when i was growing up i used to get chronic leg pains and everyone told me it was growing pains etc, so most of my life i had to deal with random leg pains, about 4 years ago i decided to start drinking teas on a daily basis, cuz i thought it would help my singing, after about of month or two of drinking tea my ancient leg pains started coming back, and i always deduce the reason for things like this in my life by asking myself what did i do differently that i wasnt doing before the pain. so the answer this time was i started drinking tea. but for years i was drinking mint tea and chamomile tea on and off, not religiously, so i tested it. i stopped drinking tea altogether. two weeks later the pain was completely gone no knee pains no pain anywhere, felt great. so i brewed up a cup of green tea "caffeinated", felt good for about two days, then my legs started hurting.
hmm i was like weird, so i waited another two weeks for the pain to go away completely and brewed another cup of tea this time, it was a black tea also caffeinated, and about two days later bam, hurt like crazy, so i did this over and over for about a year, and learned that caffeinated tea confuses my body, making my body think its straight water, then processes it like straight water, and somewhere in my knees and legs the caffeine literally builds up and blocks some form of body communication flow.... or blood or something because thats what it feels like. coffee doesn't do that, it seems my body can identify coffee diferently than water especially observable by the fact that when i drink it it dehydrates me a little. so advice: do not drink caffeinated teas because they are notorious for causing chronic pains, drink coffee in the morning and follow this beautiful ladies video. thanks for reading take care and rock on.
No: milk, green tea, wine or sparkling drinks. Do: peppermint tea, liquorice root tea, port (not too much!), water
thank you so much it works you made me a better singer thank you❤
every singer i know their go to is warm green tea n honey sometimes with mint or slippery elm bark.
Are you all in England? anyone in NJ ? i wrote many songs and I need a 2nd acoustic and vocal to rule the stage, the songs are catchy and I have all different types
Thanks your the best💕
Drink:
Greentea Wine with Soda Milk :p
Thank you! That was very informative. I always thought that coffee is bad for the voice (especially when consumed with chocolate...)
FeyonaT agreed. caffeine is a diuretic so leaching more moisture! not helpful, is it?
Kaempferia galanga is good as well to our voice because it has a benefit to come out mucus.
I think mead (honey wine) could be beneficial too.
I find milk terrible, but usually when I've done open mic I accepted coffees as a thank you instead of beer etc. Would alcohol be better than coffee - given it doesn't have much milk in it (normally)? Also, what about ginger beer or just ginger water? or lemon water? lemon, honey, ginger? honey, pepper? I read chocolate can clear things, but I guess you would go for one without dairy in it. :)
What about turneric decoction with basil leaves, crushed ginger, pepper powder, cloves, etc ...this is a herbal decoction, need your opinion
some people vocals work differently though some can drink cold water and still be able to sing comfortably and warm up their voice even though cold drinks are not usually good for the voice but some people have that ability but i say honey tea or peppermint tea are good drinks for your vocal muscles also
Wow! I drink green tea before singing everyday and have been noticing dry, cracky vocals lately. I've noticed orange juice is very harmful as well. I'm curious to see if cutting out green tea and switching to a peppermint tea will help!
Thank you so much♡
What’s the 3rd drink on the best drink list? Can you spell it? The accent is making it hard for me to understand. Sounds like “Port” is it a wine or what? And does the alcohol in it dry your vocal cords? I must say I’m glad your addressing this it’s been on my mind!!
Port is fortified wine. If you have trouble with sulfites in wine then you will have the same, or worse, problems port.
Thanks for the excellent tips!! :D
Thank you so much! I'll have to test it on my system; but having some kind of a compass is extremely valuable. I'll stay away from seltzer and just go with water now. Keto will keep me away from port ;{. Took me awhile to realize Scotch whiskey doesn't work(guess I just like it). I'll try brandy as I like that too. Not many options with keto.
Water is the most beneficial in my opinion.
Water drys my throat
@@belenavalos7720 try not to drink any carbonated water try just plain water purified waters or even honey tea or peppermint tea
Ginger tea for me as the best the worst are cold icy beverages
Peppermint tea. Heard your advice, bought it, drank it, sang, so true!
Great tips - I didn't know about the benefits of peppermint and liquorice-root tea!
Actually, white wine is the prescribed drink for singers in old europe, or certain parts, at least. They will only serve the singer white wine, in certain European countries... Just saying... I have used this a jam booze and I do find that it is one of the best... I agree with milk, green tea, fizzy drinks as well, as I've sung on them all!
I drink Throat Coat, by Traditional Medical... not cheap.. includes peppermint and licorice teas... Port wine? Red.. interesting... I will def try!
I mean to say I agree with YOU on milk, green tea, and carbonation.
yes liquor is proven and boosts confidence.. with confidence you can hit high notes
Please madam, I am Emmanuel.. I really want to learn how to sing melodically with my own voice because I don't like the way it sounds 🤧, please teach me 🙏🙏🙏
What if your in a rock band? What bar cocktail is best?
Does drinking lemon and vinegar destroy the voice ? And how to heal it ?
I keep having the problem with drinking too much water before going on then feeling like my diaphragm is being pushed on by my water bloated stomach. Anyone else have this issue?
the best drink hot milk with pepper and turmeric . it really cures
I used to be a decent singer but ive drank like so many fizzy juice and ive had swolen lungs its just keeps cracking
Thx, Water, Normal or Peppermint Tea is my New Drinks hopefully from now on
Thank you for advices, have to admit that I haven't heard fkr half of these good for singers drink :)
But some things depends from person to person I guess,
Any sort of alcohol I tried is the worst dring for me, most of the time I lost voice for at least 3,4 days. Cold drinks 2,3 dayes. Fizzy max two days, most of the time after fizzy drinks I just need good sleep to recover my voice. Both cold and fizzy add rock rhasp but that can't be heathly I guess. Coffee middle voice sounds better and more comprrsed,upper register like blocked, but for some reason coffee also protects my voice, so I find it useful when I am not singing. Milk I haven't notticed any difference, maybe bit sore thorat, but def. not the worst option for me. Sour juices like lemonade or oragngade are way worse thing for me.
I am male (tenor).
i can personally say Port saves my day
Thanks for the tips! If I may add: tea and wine (especially red) are drying on the throat due to tanins (tanins are astringents, so they dry the mouth). Can you tell me why warm tea is better than cold water? I figure the cold water would help with the inflammation, overusing the muscle and the vocal cords... What do you think?
I always find warm helps more than cold
Should I stay away from cold water, or does the temperature of the water not make much difference?
Thanks!
If I have a cold then I stick to warm drinks, so yes it can make a difference. Some singers don't have ice in their water but I've not had a problem if I'm not sick.
Jono Martin cold water makes a huge differenence. DONT DRINK IT. Make sure u can drink hot water
Thnks very much for the tips
My pleasure 😊
Also drinking cold ice water is really bad during singing. All drinks must be room temperature!
Peppermint tea? I knew it. I knew it was good for voice (idk how I knew tho) but I drink it sometimes and it seems to make my voice clearer maybe
how to get rid of flats and cracks especially during winter
Peppermint could actually be very bad. Peppermint relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, which can lead to acid reflux, which is horrible for the voice