Get Rid of Singing Throat Strain

If you need to get rid of singing throat strain you're not alone as a singer. Many singers struggle with this problem, but it can be alleviated as long as you use right technique. There are many techniques you can practice with the right guidance as a singer. You need to raise your soft palate and open up your vocal chords probably.

Your tongue is one part of the body to be aware of when it comes to throat strain. If your tongue isn't relaxed, then guess what?; you're cutting off the space in your throat when you want that area to open up for singing. It's not a pleasant feeling if you pay attention.

Just try to start noticing what position your tongue is in right now? Is it relaxed? More often than not, it may be tensed up and blocking part of your airway. So this is just another area that comes down to relaxation.

The soft palate raised in the back of your throat takes certain relaxation too. If we can achieve a comfortable raised palate, we will also increase our range naturally. What happens when our palate is hanging and partially blocking the throat? We get throat strain when singing.

What about the larynx? Well, if we can hold the larynx in place, perfectly still, we utilize the vocal chords more efficiently and don't strain them. Typically, the larynx will move up and down when people are speaking or singing. This blocks some of the vocal chords. It doesn't matter if we are singing high or low; the larynx should stay in the same position.

I know that I sing some songs great at home feeling totally comfortable with a relaxed throat. Why would that change so drastically when I sing at a gig? There's a number of reasons people sometimes get throat strain when sing live.

First, you could be nervous, which naturally tenses up the throat. The good thing is that awareness can be developed. Just being more aware of your weaknesses changes everything in life. It's no different with singing.

Next time you're on stage in front of people singing, just be conscious of your throat and whether or not you're tense. In the moment while singing, you can concentrate a little on relaxing the throat because you're aware of yourself tensing up. Just be kind to yourself, it's not berating yourself, you're just helping yourself out while on stage in front of people.