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  1. Further to this - allergies have also been a source of a sore throat as post nasal drip can irritate the back of the mouth/top of the throat area. And of course, anti-histamines can dry out your throat - so I've been trying natural anti-histamines from the health food store.
  2. I'm another who's been experiencing the burning throat thing. However, I've been getting some relief and getting to sing more comfortably. Hydration - not just drinking lots of water and avoiding coffee/tea/alcohol; but a more direct treatment of using Biotene (a dry mouth treatment) several times a day along with a humidifier beside my bed. Massage - a yawn accompanied by massaging the throat above the larynx. I've only been doing this for a couple of weeks but my throat is handling singing and talking in loud places way better.
  3. Wow, posted a year ago, huh?! Oddly enough I think you might try what I just learned about my own voice and having a very similar issue. I recently had a discovery which may help you. I too have a naturally quiet voice and have to really push in noisy places to be heard. I was lamenting my voice when I was advised to copy the signing of an artist that has a similar voice but that is somehow more interesting to listen to (William Fitzsimmons if you're interested) and while doing so figured out that he was singing a little more staccato than I do. As I made my words a little more staccato (mostly in the onset of a word, speaking a little harder on the first letter of the word) I noticed my voice had more presence. It may have been also affected by an exercise which was to make a whimpering sound like a crying puppy. (Another way to try this is to try making your voice really nasal while talking, and then back off the nasality enough to have a 'more normal' voice but still sharper sounding than usual. ) I then was at a local bar watching a band with friends and used this new technique and found they could hear me better than usual and my voice didn't hurt the next day - which is what usually happens. I then used this 'new voice" while at a restaurant talking with a friend who is partially deaf. I wasn't talking any louder than previous visits, but he assumed I was because he could hear me quite a bit better - even though I wasn't pushing my voice as much as usual.
  4. For many many years (decades) I was a guitar player who never sang. Then I wanted to perform some of the songs I wrote, so started singing them. I got out and performed a fair amount, played a couple of festivals, had a weekly gig, played in lots of places, recorded a fair amount - and realized I wasn't really singing as well as I should. So I started to learn how to sing 'properly.' Took lessons in person, via skype and online courses. Got better projection (still not great but better), sang in tune more consistently, a lot more knowledge about getting better tone, breathing, and things were improving. However I could no longer sing more than about once a month. Every time I sing, I wind up not being able to sing well for a month. I'm not really pushing (I have at times because of bad PA, loud band, etc) and I'm trying to do the techniques I've learned and spent many many hours practicing. The more I warm up, the less time I can actually perform. I'm down to about an hour and a half now, when doing well. I've had my throat checked - it's fine, but did find out I have low level allergies and swollen nodes in my nose. But anti-histamines and nasal irrigation really don't help. I did make progress with a really expensive (to me) vocal coach from New York, but doing the exercises he gave me doesn't seem to help - I guess I'm just not doing them right without more coaching. Over the last couple of years I've probably spent upwards of $2000 to 'fix' my voice - but no joy that lasts for more than a day. And I'm out of money for any more lessons. I've been told a lot of things by people who have never had to deal with an issue like this - and none of it helps, most makes it worse. And even when I can sing well, I still don't have a 'commanding' voice like a lot of singers I've worked with, I don't have the projection or the tonality that people seem to want to hear. The most compliments I've gotten were when I was doing solo and was singing in a more breathy way - and I was able to sing a lot more back then. Now, it's just bland singing that is technically a bit better than when I sang (non breathy) before but not as interesting. I can't seem to get back there and I'm certainly not thriving trying to go forward. I formed a band a while ago and finally decided to have someone else sing my tunes - great singer, except he wouldn't or couldn't sing many of my songs, and the nature of the band changed because I was 'no longer in charge' and we wound up breaking up last week. I know this is a long ranting post, I'm sorry for the novel. I guess what I'd like is to hear from someone who's had a similar situation and what helped them. Neil PS - This video is one of my favourite at least in a tonality perspective, projection was good for me, but kind of flat performance though.
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