All Things Vocal Podcast

How To Get Mucus Off Vocal Cords

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Today's topic is How to get Mucus off your vocal cords. Listen to this podcast episode for tips to un-phlegm your froggy speaking or singing voice.
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Subjects covered in this episode include:
Signs of mucus-laden vocal cords
Tips to thin out mucous
Natural remedies including lymph drainage massage
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Heather Wibbles lymphatic drainage massage
De-gunking strategies for voices with allergies

How My Damaged Voice Recovered Came Back

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Today's topic is my story of getting my voice back from vocal damage. Listen to this podcast episode to find hope for full recovery from most cases of vocal abuse, strain, and yes, even damage.
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If you'd like to train with my method, consider my vocal lessons and  packaged vocal training courses.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Mayo Clinic
Intubation
24 Italian Art Songs
Power, Path & Performance vocal training method

The Vagal - Vocal Connection Part 2 by Jackie Warner

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Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 2, by guest podcaster Jackie Warner, who is a Functional Medicine practitioner. Listen to this podcast to find ways to reduce chronic stress, balance and nurture the body, and strengthen vagal tone. 
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If you’d like more information on developing, increasing and protecting your vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Find the author of this episode, Jackie Warner, and her wellness services at Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic, Nolensville, Tennessee.
Topics covered in this episode include:
Stress and its impact on the body
Balancing two parts of the autonomic nervous system: The sympathetic (fight or flight) and the parasympathetic (the brakes).
Stress response signals, adrenaline rush
What happens when stress becomes distress
Symptoms of adrenal overdrive or depletion
Jackie's 4 steps to reset your stress response to heal anxiety
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Institute for Functional Medicine
Dr. Golubic
Heart Math emWave
Thrive Health and Wellness Clinic
Headspace app
ashwagandha
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Selenium benefits
Very special thanks to our expert Jackie Warner for writing the article that I (Judy) am narrating for this episode. She is a board-certified nurse practitioner in family practice and functional medicine. Combining her diagnosis and treatment-based experience in hospital care with a functional medicine approach to identifying and eliminating the underlying causes of disease and dysfunction is Jackie’s passion, and her Thrive Health & Wellness Clinic, located in Nolensville, Tennessee, is its expression.

The Vagal - Vocal Connection Part 1 by Leah Grams Johnson

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Today's topic is about how the Vagas nerve impacts the voice. This is Part 1, by guest podcaster Leah Grams Johnson. Listen to this podcast to find ways you can improve your vagal - vocal connection to benefit both! It contains a great reason to sing.
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If you’d like more information on developing, increasing and protecting your vocal health, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Suggestions covered in this episode include:
Ways to stimulate your vagas nerve
How this far-reaching nerve rules the autonomic nervous system
How relaxed (non-threatened) versus fight-or-flight (fear) signals affect the voice
Where the vagas nerve physically touches that impacts the voice.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Christopher Bergland, Psychology Today
 Dr. Arielle Shwartz
Stacy Sampson, DO, Medical News Today
Leah Grams Johnson
Many thanks to Leah Grams Johnson for researching, writing and narrating this Part 1. Leah is a singer-songwriter hailing from the coast of Northern California. Her unique take on Country and Contemporary Folk music has resonated with fans of all musical backgrounds nationwide. She is also an accomplished horsewoman and loves to do yoga!

Heal Your Spirit, Find Your Voice Interview With Life Coach Terry Smith

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Today's topic is my interview with founder of Coaching Life Matters Dr. Terry S. Smith. We talked about how psychology affects voice...  about how healing the spirit lets you find your unique and authentic voice, as well as a much better life. 
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If you’d like more information to powering and protecting your singing and speaking voice, check out Power, Path & Performance vocal training at www.judyrodman.com. 
You can find Terry S. Smith for help and to donate to his highly recommended nonprofit at www.coachinglifematters.com. 
Points covered in this interview include:
Terry’s background - his dysfunctional childhood and adolescence, his deep questioning, and his spiritual quest for truth.
How he used singing to find joy, to connect to his inner being, to create brain endorphins, and to question what is real.
The power of gratitude.
What Terry experienced in vocal lessons.
Terry’s training in listening helps people learn to listen to their own voice and questions.
Three core beliefs that determine our actions: security & survival, protection & esteem (love), power & control.
How finding true voices can help successful entertainers can avoid feeling fake.
Terry’s core method of life coaching is mapping people’s stories. His coaching initiates the healing power of understanding your own story.
The parts education, process, discipline and decision plays in healing and finding the true self and voice.
How we act from the 12 year old inside who was wounded. How children are the best recorders and worst interpreters.
95% of people’s behavior can come from believing the lie that they are not worthy of love.
God as compost maker
Be careful what you’re looking for (you’ll find it). Look for truth with an open mind. Look in your history for those who validated and affirmed you.
How authenticity can power songs and speeches.
A conversation between Peter and Jesus.
The power of living out of knowing you are loved.
The impact of enlightened voices on others.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
coachinglifematters.com

Career Saving Tips to Protect Your Voice From a Hit Song - Part 2

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Today is the second part of my 2 part series... career saving tips to protect your voice from a hit song. Listen to this podcast episode for 7 more strategies to help your voice survive the increased performance demands that come with vocal career success!
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If you’d like more information to protect your singing and speaking voice, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Suggestions covered in this episode include:
Nourish your body like your voice is attached
Workout like a pre-game athlete
Avoid voice saboteurs
Rehearse with and use in-ear monitors
Stay in touch with your vocal coach
Be prepared for the emotional ride
Know what to do about laryngitis
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
Take care lifting free weights
Quit smoking
Shania Twain losing her voice to Lyme Disease
In-ear monitors - don't just use one
Doing vocal exercises wrong
What to do about laryngitis
Pre-show nutrition
www.judyrodman.com 

Career Saving Tips to Protect Your Voice From a Hit Song - Part 1

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Today's topic is 5 career saving tips to protect your voice from a hit song, part 1. _______. Listen to this podcast episode for 5 strategies to help your voice survive the increased performance demands that come with vocal career success!
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If you’d like more information to protect your singing and speaking voice, signup for my newsletter and get my 5 page vocal health report. See the signup box at www.judyrodman.com. 
Suggestions covered in this episode include:
Control your breath for vocal health
Sing like it's the first time to activate fresh fire even when you're weary
Limit and control your speaking voice
Rest wisely
Increase and monitor your hydration
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
laryngopharyngeal reflux
Spasmodic Dysphonia
pulling technique
www.judyrodman.com 

Tips For Stage Performers From A Sound Girl ... Interview With Fela Davis

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For this episode, I interview Fela Davis…an audio engineer and entrepreneur based in New York City. She graduated from Full Sail University and now has over 15 years of audio engineering experience, including working for industry powerhouses Clair Global and House of Blues. You’ll hear the names of several legendary artists she’s worked with as we chat. 
Fela specializes in wireless mics and in ear monitors, has prepped gear for network and cable TV shows including Good Morning America Summer Series, The Colbert Report and The Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade. She and her partner Denis Orynbekov combined their expertise to create 23dB Productions, located in New York City. Besides in-studio work, they offer a mobile one-stop shop for live projects: They film videos, do multitrack recording, mix and master for concerts and live events.
When Fela's not creating content for her company she’s on international road tours… currently working as mixing-front-of-house engineer for 5-time Grammy award winning jazz artist Christian McBride, and does some shows with 5-time Grammy award nominee Ottmar Liebert. 
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To be vocally prepared for your best stage performances, train with Judy in lessons or courses. To do your best studio vocals ever... check out 'Singing In The Studio', the ulimate training for getting magic in your studio vocal performance. 
Subjects covered in this episode include:
Taking a career placement test to uncover your best fit in the arts.
Why singers and engineers do well to understand each other's issues.
Specialties for sound engineer jobs such as front-of-house and monitor engineers.
Mistakes Fela has seen performers make, and how to can avoid them.
Practicing with in-ear monitors to get used to the sound.
Current technology in wireless mics and the trust factor
Fela's favorite microphones... shootouts... buying your own.
Caution with digital editing; the importance of being prepared before the vocal session.
Working with Christian McBride on the road.
Paying dues and establishing reputation.
The dangers of reverb in wedge monitors.
What speakers can do to help audio engineers capture their voices best.
Tips for singers who want to learn audio engineering.
Links mentioned in this podcast include:
23dB Productions
Christian McBride
Fela's Linkedin profile
The SoundGirls organization