If You Only Do One Vocal Exercise After 50, Make It This

If you could only do one vocal exercise after 50, this is the one I would keep. In this video I explain why straw phonation, a semi-occluded vocal tract exercise, does more for the aging voice than anything else: it lowers the effort it takes to sing, protects your vocal folds, and smooths the break between your lower and upper register, all at once. I cover the science, the research in singers over 60, and how to do it without the most common mistake. This is not medical advice. Download the free Mature Singer's Guidebook: https://products.johnhenny.com/free-m... Train with us at VoiceSchool: https://voiceschool.com The Straw Mistake video:    • The Straw Mistake Hurting Singers Over 50   The Intelligent Vocalist podcast: https://johnhenny.com/category/podcast/ 00:00 If you could only pick one 00:38 What it is 01:29 Why this is the one (three benefits) 03:03 Why it matters more after 50 04:07 Do this with me 05:21 The one thing to get right 06:22 Why it beats the alternatives 07:13 The bottom line SELECTED RESEARCH Titze IR. Voice training and therapy with a semi-occluded vocal tract. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2006. Chan RW, Titze IR. Dependence of phonation threshold pressure on vocal tract acoustics and vocal fold tissue mechanics. J Acoust Soc Am. 2006. Effects of a 6-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program on the Aging Voice. Journal of Voice. 2020. A 4-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program for Aging-Related Vocal Fold Atrophy. Journal of Voice. 2023. #SingingOver50 #MatureSinger #StrawPhonation #SOVT #VocalTips #JohnHenny #VoiceSchool