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Position:Home>Theater & Acting> No voice 3 days before show!Question: No voice 3 days before show! Its 3 days before show and i have a cold! I"m not a lead, but i still need to sing!. Sadly, as of today, i have no voice!. Its just a croopy cough that makes my voice sound like a frog, or maybe a goose!. ive tried gargling salt water, and drinking tea!. Anyone have any ideas!?!!?! My director is going to KILL me!
~EmWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I know this sounds disgusting but this really helps trust me! most people don't know about this, I don't know why!. 1) Egg drop soup from a local Chinese restaurant!. (it breaks up your cold!.) the chinese culture give it to the young and sick,!. 2) garlic helps, I'm telling you garlic helps!.It helps build your immune system!. get garlic tablets or use minced garlic in some meet that you cook!. (if you don;t believe me on garlic read this article!.) http://www!.learningherbs!.com/garlic_reme!.!.!. 3) oh, hot peppers, eat ti with a hot dog or something!. 4) And get some halls cough drop!. (Not the flavored, the plain ones!.) 4) NO SUGAR! Www@QuestionHome@Com Go buy a bunch of Ricola cough drops!. That's what they use on Broadway to fix/keep there voices in shape!. I eat them all the time, and they really help!. The Menthol ones are the best!. The blue package!. Along with that, don't talk use the erase board like they said, and try to keep coughing to a minimum, if your coughing!. My friend played Mayzie in Seussical, she had laryngitis for the first two performances, but was still considered one of the show stealer's!. We weren't all bad singers, she was just really funny!. I lost my voice for a talent show once, i ate Ricola and it really helped!. So try that!. And I'm speaking from personal experience!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Drink Throat Coat tea, and take Thayer's Slippery Elm (I know weird name) but this is what professional theatrical singer's use!. Beware of cough drops, they help in a pinch but dry out your throat even more in the long run!. Menthol is bad for your voice not good!. In a pinch (like right before you perform) you can take a spoonful of Elderberry Syrup!. It tastes absolutely disgusting but it works!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Go to the doc and have him prescribe you something!.!.!.possible antibiotics or steroids in some cases to reduce congestion and or swelling!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com during the day also before your going to the show take a steamy shower and breathe through your nose, it helps loosen your voice even when your not sick!. it will help!! Www@QuestionHome@Com Go to the DOCTOR! Sometimes they can prescribe you something that will help you feel better almost immediately!. GO GO GO!Www@QuestionHome@Com Try not to talk for those 3 days, not a single word! Instead of talking, use a Expo board or just plain paperWww@QuestionHome@Com REST!!!!!! and then perform as best you can if you feel better!. but don't go and kill yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Go run some laps around the neighborhood!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |