Losing Voice While Singing – 3 Steps to Prevent Vocal Damage

Losing voice while singing is evidence some kind of vocal abuse is occurring (unless you’re sick). If it happens regularly it’s likely abuse is happening every time you sing, even though you may not realize it.

Inside this video I’ll help you diagnose why you’re losing your voice and give you 3 steps to fix your voice so it feels and sounds good every time you sing.

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There’s nothing more disturbing to a singer than to lose voice while singing. If you lose your voice during the song, you’re in trouble.

First I’ll show you how to find the cause of the problem. Then I’ll give you 3 steps to correct the issue so you can sing effortlessly without losing your voice. This is a PROVEN approach that’s worked for THOUSANDS OF students and it will work for you!

Number one, overall: Take a Vocal Test!

To diagnose your problem go to PowerToSing.com. On the homepage you will find a vocal test I call the PowerTest. Follow these steps:

1. Start by clicking on the red button “Record”.
2. Click on “Play”. Be sure to choose your voice “Men” or “Women/Children”
3. Start Singing “ah” with the piano accompaniment.
4. Click “Stop” when you stop singing.
5. Click the grey “Play” button and listen to your vocal test. (The Play button is on the left above the “Name Field”.)
6. Answer the quiz questions, enter your email address and click on submit.
7. In a minute or so, check your email (check your spam if needed) and tally your answers and choose your vocal type. It will be one of these four. Pulled Chest/High Larynx, Light Chest/No Chest, Flip/Falsetto or Mix.

The vocal test has you sing through the transition area of your voice. This is called the bridge or passaggio. It quickly reveals unwanted muscular reactions which cause straining, breathiness, breaking or flipping into falsetto.

These negative muscular reactions also happen when you sing songs. You may not be aware of it, but often these are the cause of losing your voice.

Do you know what your Vocal Type is? Type yes or no in the comments below!

Here are Three Steps to Eliminate Straining, Breaking, Breathiness or flipping into falsetto.

1. Get your Vocal Type to Improve Your Understanding of Your Voice (There’s a PDF for this)
2. Watch videos about Your Vocal Type
3. Download the Free Exercises for your Vocal type. These exercises will eliminate the unwanted muscular reactions that are causing the hoarseness, loss of voice, and other problems you’re experiencing.

The exercises for your vocal type will develop your ability to sing through the bridge of your voice into head voice without straining, breaking, breathiness or falsetto. They’ll also help you increase your range and ability to sing with mix and head voice. The exercises will help you develop healthy power in your voice without vocal damage. [Demo]

Yes eventually you be able to do that!

Here’s another helpful video [CLICK HERE] about how vocal types reveal vocal problems.

Now you know how to discover and diagnose your vocal problems and eliminate those problems with exercises for your Vocal Type.

Here’s the free PDF I mentioned above.  It’s called: “Get your Vocal Type”. This PDF contains links to the Vocal Test, videos about your vocal type and the exercises for your individual vocal type. Get the PDF here or in the YOUTUBE description section below this video.

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A COMMUNITY OF SINGERS JUST LIKE YOU, I HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE, Power To Sing, WHERE I SHARE UP TO DATE SINGING ADVICE TO HELP YOU SUCCEED WITH YOUR VOICE.

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I’m Chuck Gilmore with Power to Sing. You can sing higher with beauty, confidence and power. I’ll see you inside the next Video.