SOVT Straw Exercises for a Strong Speaking Voice

[@healthyvoicetips]

Thank you for watching. What are your questions about straws? Ask away! Join my VOCAL GYM here: www.vocalfreedomsystem.com/vocal-gym

[@Kergorn]

I am a "voice professional" for my family. I've went to multiple ENTs and even a voice therapist and no one knew what I had. 4 YEARS later I found your videos. Thank you so much for giving me hope I may have my voice again pain free

[@healthyvoicetips]

Nice to meet you too (virtually). Pain is a complex phenomenon and needs a different type of approach than just vocal exercises. I have a free resource. It explains how pain is perceived in our bodies and what goes into it. When you know how pain in your body works, you will know how to deal with it. Here is the link: www.vocalfreedomsystem.com/pain Let me know if you have any questions. Also, I made several other videos on this topic on this channel you can watch.

[@Kergorn]

@@healthyvoicetips If I could love your comment I would. I'll definitely check out your site!

[@Jamaiceltable]

Came across Katarina a couple of weeks ago. I have been having terrible trouble with my voice for the last year. Her exercises actually do work.

[@healthyvoicetips]

So happy to hear! Let me know if you have any questions.

[@rickskehan4146]

Thanks for this wonderful lesson, Katarina! Rick S.

[@healthyvoicetips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kritibhayani]

Thank you for making this video :) It gave me my voice back and now I am working on making it stronger so it does not hurt on daily basis.

[@healthyvoicetips]

I am so happy to hear that you are doing better. If I can be of any help, let me know.

[@Andrea_Manconi]

Thank you, Katarina! You're giving me more and more trust in your profession, I could really go to a phonologist someday

[@healthyvoicetips]

Happy to hear that it was helpful

[@anjananaturelover2083]

Thank you for this , I wish I had found you twenty years ago … best wishes from India 🙏🇮🇳

[@healthyvoicetips]

Best wishes for your too!

[@valerie963]

Very helpful as always Katarina!

[@healthyvoicetips]

Thank you Valerie! Hope you are doing well!

[@RemainForeverHealthy]

Wow. Very helpful

[@healthyvoicetips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@antonistaniec9803]

Thank you so much for your videos! What books about the voice (especially about the singing voice) do you recommend?

[@healthyvoicetips]

I've got plenty of books but I don't recommend books any more. You have to play with your voice, you have to experience it. No book will give that to you. Unless you are looking for some knowledge about anatomy, physiology or some other theory. What kind of information are you looking for?

[@MichaelAntus]

Thanks Katarina...

[@healthyvoicetips]

Thank you for being a loyal follower! 💗

[@stephenbeauregard1101]

Hi Katarina, when I sing at church or speak to a large group, I have a consistently strong voice. But my conversational speaking voice is very inconsistent. Some days, it's fairly deep and strong and requires little effort. On other days, it is remarkably weak and raspy. I thought that anxiety might be a factor, but my weak voice can emerge in circumstances in which I'm not nervous at all. What do you recommend?

[@healthyvoicetips]

Sorry to hear about your vocal difficulty. Have you been assessed by a laryngologist? That’s the first step I highly recommend in solving vocal problems. If you're interested in a personal evaluation, I'd invite you to contact me here: www.vocalfreedomsystem.com

[@OctoberB.-mr6fv]

Is this the same as Lax Vox? Why exactly does this work?

[@jewellusher3636]

Where can you buy the long straw

[@nishikantmalviya4519]

After Sergey of neck. My left vocal cord paralyse tell me some more exercise for cure my voice back .when I talk my voice not strong and hors voice

[@healthyvoicetips]

Sorry to hear about your situation. Have you been assessed by a laryngologist after that? That’s the first step I highly recommend in solving vocal problems. It would be helpful some rebah also. In the meantime you could try my straw exercises, it will help you.

[@enet2404]

Hi Katarina, i have breathy sound voice while im speaking, but when im singing i can sing in fully voice amd breathy as well, cause my teacher told me how to do it, the problem is with my speaking voice for 5 years i have phlegm in my throat, its probably a silent reflux, so on the end of the day my throat is dry and my voice gettong higher and even more breathier, what to do about it?

[@healthyvoicetips]

Hi Enet. Sorry to hear about your difficulty. Have you been assessed by a laryngologist? That’s the first step I highly recommend in solving vocal problems.

[@vinay4631]

Where do I get a straw like one which u have demonstrated!

[@healthyvoicetips]

There are many different straws on the market. I showed a few straws in this video so I am not sure which one you exactly refer to. If it is the stainless steam one, I got it from a dollar store but you can buy them on Amazon or in health stores (fitness stores). I would however, suggest that you first try something inexpensive to see if they have benefits for you and only then invest in something more expensive.

[@vinay4631]

@@healthyvoicetips thank you

[@smoothvelvetsinger]

Does this work for singers too?

[@drstudio5986]

Hello i am suffering from left vocal cord paralysis can this method is usefull help me with this

[@healthyvoicetips]

No, not necessarily.

[@yessicafe509]

The straw without the water are you pushing air out of the straw?

[@healthyvoicetips]

You are doing exactly what you would do with a straw in water - you blow air through the straw while making sounds.

[@yessicafe509]

​@@healthyvoicetipsthank you!!

[@Vlogisian]

For how many minutes and times we can do straw exercises in a day ? Help please

[@healthyvoicetips]

It depends on your goal. Everyone's needs are different but generally, a few minutes several times a day. They are gentle exercises so if you are not creating tension while doing them, they will not hurt you.

[@Vlogisian]

​@@healthyvoicetipsI am Vocalist. I am going to start this exercise from tomorrow. Will few minutes and several time in a day. If I get any problem will get back here in comment section madam 😊

[@MulberryGate]

are these also good for singing voice?

[@healthyvoicetips]

Yes, they are!

[@MulberryGate]

@@healthyvoicetips great, thanks!

[@ivn-pL]

But the voice is going to stay strong and deep? Or the strong voice is gona leave within days, do I have to start again.

[@healthyvoicetips]

It takes time. This is not magic.

[@icqme8586]

while doing a SOVT pitch slide my voice is not smooth. It kinda jumps or breaks. Is something wrong or is this normal?

[@healthyvoicetips]

Absolutely normal. The more you practice, the smoother it becomes.

[@icqme8586]

@@healthyvoicetips I also notice more bubbles as I go up in pitch. Is that inefficiency? I should try to keep the bubbles the same at different pitches? Thank you

[@healthyvoicetips]

Yes, try to keep them the same. The bubbles are a great visual to guide you in how much air and pressure to use for each pitch. great work!

[@GaryRichards-cb1fc]

Bel canto teachers think straw theory is snake oil.✔✔

[@healthyvoicetips]

Of course, there will be always people who do not agree. That is fine.

[@GaryRichards-cb1fc]

in Bel Canto training/building of the voice, straw theory has no place. it may be enjoyable, even fun, but there are better breath exercises. snake oil is what it is. the newest old fad. reinvent the wheel. many like it and for them, okay, but not for bel canto. @@healthyvoicetips