Rival
“Start here and slide up the octave, then back down, keeping the tone resonant in your nasal cavity. Let’s do it softly, and…”
I’m standing in the crook of Hildy Shultz’s piano, warming up at the start of my voice lesson. She gives me the beginning note, and I open my mouth to do the exercise. Nothing comes out. I put in a bit more breath and get a tone. But it’s hoarse. Like I’ve got a cold.
“Stop,” says Hildy after I’ve tried a few more times. “Brooke, are you feeling all right?”
I tell her I ...am. It’s the truth. I don’t feel sick, even though I sound like I’m trying to sing through a nasty sore throat. It’s like my voice box is swollen. The sound is having trouble getting out.
“Try this,” Hildy says. She leads me through some vocalises that go from what should be my lowest tone to what should be my highest. I can only get the middle register out. And even those notes sound forced.
“Okay, stop. Open.” Hildy stands up, leaning over so she can examine the back of my mouth.MoreLess
I’m standing in the crook of Hildy Shultz’s piano, warming up at the start of my voice lesson. She gives me the beginning note, and I open my mouth to do the exercise. Nothing comes out. I put in a bit more breath and get a tone. But it’s hoarse. Like I’ve got a cold.
“Stop,” says Hildy after I’ve tried a few more times. “Brooke, are you feeling all right?”
I tell her I ...am. It’s the truth. I don’t feel sick, even though I sound like I’m trying to sing through a nasty sore throat. It’s like my voice box is swollen. The sound is having trouble getting out.
“Try this,” Hildy says. She leads me through some vocalises that go from what should be my lowest tone to what should be my highest. I can only get the middle register out. And even those notes sound forced.
“Okay, stop. Open.” Hildy stands up, leaning over so she can examine the back of my mouth.MoreLess
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