Kelly's throat problem?
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Kelly's throat problem?
Hummingbird | Friday, August 23, 2002 - 07:13 pm     The only thing that could keep Kelly from winning now is that pesky throat problem she seems to be dealing with. Tamyra was her only real competition. Kelly is a better all around performer than Tamyra but Tamyra was better than the other two. I'm not a singer so I don't know how serious throat problems are but I would think to get better she would need to rest her vocal chords. No chance of that in a heated compition. Hope she is well! |
Admin | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 07:46 am     Isn't being a good performer also about being able to withstand the strain on your throat and vocal cords? Even the biggest stars get throat problems, but usually after a few weeks of 2 hour nightly concerts. These guys are singing songs that are 1 minute long. It shows their lack of training and experience. |
Imbewitched | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:05 am     Admin - I agree to some degree with what you are saying. Good performers are able to withstand the strain. But these kids are not professional singers and there throats are not used to this much strain nevermind the mental stress that they have been under. From what I have read, when they are not practicing, they are doing interviews and photo shoots. They are not getting enough rest for their bodies or throats. I think professionals have had time to build up their vocal cords to be able to do the 2 hour concerts and have little or no adverse reaction. Just a thought. |
Wcv63 | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:34 am     I've read that they practice their songs for about 4 hours every day. That alone is enough to strain the voice. Plus they have to learn and perfect two new songs (two now...was one) every week. They also are doing promos, interviews, and being flown to different places. They are tired, under mental stress (what with it being a competition and all) and going at a pace that even though they are young sooner or later will get to you. I've also read that they have been fighting off a "bug" that has been making it's rounds among AI staff. |
Car54 | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 10:45 am     I used to work for one of the major theme parks- one where they had many live musical shows, and the young performers with wonderful voices would work a few seasons and usually end up with damaged voices. They sang full out too many hours, and the park had no formal training for them in how to protect or use their voices in a way that would keep them from damage. A lot of formal music training is about how to sing properly and how not to damage your voice. These kids don't really get that kind of training and the pressure to compete just encourages the strain. |
Kitt | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 03:02 pm     It looked from the clips on the last show that the contestants were actually recording songs, presumably for that top ten compilation album they talk about. I'm surprised they're not ALL ill. |
Djgirl5235 | Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 11:47 am     I am a singer, and one thing that is CRUCIAL to prevent strained vocal chords is proper warm=up before singing ANYTHING. This is done by a variety of exercises, and is something I do unless I'm just singing along in my car because I'm doing that quietly. Before a performance, it is crucial to do a warmup because you will be using your vocal chords to their full capacity, and could strain them. I've sung with strained vocal chords after a long competition and must say that only very talented people can do it. Kelly has had proper training, that is exhibited in being able to sing with laryngitis - not an easy thing to do. She always breathes properly, and her phrasing is without fail, the best in the contest. I am with her all the way!!! |
Wcv63 | Thursday, August 29, 2002 - 07:23 pm     Djgirl, I am not a singer and know nothing about breathing or phrasing but I do know that Kelly has a tremendous voice and never fails to give me goosebumps when she sings. I also LOVE her personality and the goofy nerdiness that is at her very core. For all those reasons I am also with her all the way!! |
Djgirl5235 | Friday, August 30, 2002 - 08:46 am     Wcv - Goosebumps? For sure!!! I replied to your message in your folder, but one thing I have to say, is that I perform for the love of performing, and at one point thought that I would persue a career in it, but thought twice about it, because I don't ever want my passion to disappoint me - does that make sense?? Anyway, as another goofy nerd - I absolutely love that about Kelly - she's definitely not afraid to be who she is, and that sense of comfort about oneself is not easy and very rare to find in someone her age! I'm just now coming to be comfortable with who I am, and I still have a long road ahead of me - thank goodness for Dr. Phil!!! Go Kelly!!!!! |
Danimom | Friday, August 30, 2002 - 04:00 pm     throat problem could be from yelling out from her throat to reach some of the notes in her songs. When she sings from her gut, her voice is really pretty, but she doesn't have too many notes to choose from down there. She's a really good performer. She has good stage presence, really good stage presence. I think she will win. Does anyone see her singing a pop song well? Don't teen idols sing pop? |
Bigd | Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 09:42 am     I am also a singer and one of the problems I see so often is oversinging. Once you are on stage, especially singing with live accompaniment, you can get an overwhelmed feeling and tend to oversing, taxing your voice further than you nomally would. You overcome this with experience performing with live musicians. |
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