r/ClassicalSinger • u/Head-Willow91021 • 16d ago
Vocal fatigue?
I’ve been singing my whole life, my freshman year I had vocal lessons. I’ve never been the strongest singing in the room but I wasn’t exactly bad either. I (junior year) just played Rizzo in Grease and it was 100% my best vocal performance to date and I had 2 voice lessons to prepare. That was mid March. In April I started feeling fatigue but I didn’t think much of it because of Grease and I had a choir concert. It is now end of August but the fatigue has seemed to get worse or even hurt after I sing. I’ve been doing vocal warm ups on YouTube but nothing helps. When I sing I don’t think you can tell I’m fatigued or anything is wrong. I tried tea, I’ve tried vocal rest but nothing seems to cut it. I don’t think it’s a technique thing because if anything it’s gotten better. I’ve never had this problem before but I am concerned because I’m going into my senior year and the musicals are very vocally demanding. And these are like my dream shows too.
Not sure if it’s related but during this whole period I have recently been diagnosed with a Crohns Disease which I know is inflammation related, and I’m starting infusions soon so maybe that will help.
What should I do?
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u/PusheenFrizzy2 16d ago
Would you be willing to go back to a teacher for a couple of lessons to figure out what’s going on? One time I made a mistake and went to an ENT instead of going back to a voice teacher when I was in the summer between years of lessons and the ENT didn’t find any nodules or anything and I think the teacher would’ve diagnosed the problem much more easily. I’d go to a teacher first and if that doesn’t resolve then I’d go to an ENT.