Kelly’s Heroes
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IMDB rating: 7.40 Plot: During World War II, Lieutenant Kelly learns of a German bank located behind enemy lines containing 16 million dollars in gold bars. His platoon, led by Big Joe, has three days of R&R coming, so, with the aid of hustler Crapgame, anachronistic hippie Oddball, three Sherman tanks and a touch of irreverence, Kelly leads his men deep into French territory to steal the gold for themselves. |
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Help with my singing voice?
When I was 11 I had a great singing voice. I could sing a Kelly Clarkson song very well.
When I turned 12, my voice sounded horrible. Probley from wrong technique.
I am 13 now, it is still bad. Would a singing teacher help restore my voice?
I just got finished playing Band Hero-I sang a lot. My voice hurts right now. I had some olive oil to lubricate my voice, but that was a half hour ago. It still doesn’t feel that great. Better, but not normal.
I don’t have a raspy talking voice. My voice used to be strong/powerful. Now it is weak. I get so self conscious I try to sound like the person singing the song. How can I find my own voice again?
Also, how do I go about finding a good singing teacher? I am home schooled, so i don’t have a choir teacher to ask.
~K.
If your throat hurts after singing, you are doing something wrong with your voice. Stop!
If your throat hurts right now, then rest your voice for a while - and by a while, I mean, rest it for at least one day. For one whole day, don’t sing at all, and try not to talk so much. If your throat still hurts after one day’s rest, then rest it again for another day. Some people even take up to three weeks for their voices to recover. Expecting your throat and voice to recover after just half an hour isn’t being very realistic. Sorry. 
If you sprained your ankle or broke your leg, would you expect yourself to be able to heal and walk without pain after just half an hour? No. You would need to rest it for a few days, or longer, for how long it takes for it to heal. It’s kind of the the same with your throat. Also, olive oil may help lubricate your throat, but you need to make sure that you’re drinking enough water throughout your day too (8 glasses a day, more or less, at room temperature). Actually, I’ve never even tried lubricating my throat with olive oil. Water!
You are young, and your voice is still developing. Your vocal cords are very delicate tissues at this point. So please, please, please…. be careful when you are singing, or you may end up damaging your voice. And I don’t want to scare you, but voice damage can sometimes be permanent. You need to be gentle with your voice, especially at this age. I know, Kelly Clarkson songs are fun to sing along to. But Kelly Clarkson has a mature and naturally big voice, and if that’s not what your voice is, and you are forcing yourself to sing that way with improper technique, you’ll just hurt yourself. Even Kelly Clarkson herself has had voice problems because of the way she sings!
So don’t push your voice so much. If it hurts, then stop. And don’t sing too much in one day! Sure, your voice needs practice and exercise to improve. But it also needs rest!
A good voice teacher can show you proper technique, so that you will sound better and be able to sing without hurting your voice/throat. But I don’t know where you are from, so I don’t know how you could get in touch with a good voice teacher. Maybe you could browse the phone book, or visit any nearby schools/colleges, or churches nearby that have choirs. Some music stores (where they sell guitars and other instruments) double as music studios/music schools…. some may be offering voice lessons (we have a lot of these in the country I live in. I don’t know if it’s the same in your country). BUT, if you are really worried that you may have injured your throat from singing improperly, you may want to consult an ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) doctor first. If s/he thinks your throat has a problem, s/he may refer you to a voice therapist and/or perhaps, a good voice teacher. ENTs are the specialists that singers and non-singers run to when they have throat problems.
I just started taking voice lessons myself. Before, I had a very weak and soft voice, and my range was very limited. Every time I tried to sing loud and high, my throat would hurt, and I would be hoarse the next day. But after just four lessons, my voice sounds a lot better. It’s loud and powerful, I can hit notes I wasn’t able to hit before in full voice, and most importantly, IT DOESN’T HURT! The people around me were shocked by the difference. I was shocked too. But I’m only at my fourth lesson, so I still have so much to learn. I still have some "bad habits" that I need to get rid of. Like, when I get to the high notes, I often end up with jaw and neck tension…. veins popping out of my neck…. and that is BAD, BAD, BAD! My teacher says I’m supposed to relax my neck and jaw, and push from the diaphragm instead of straining with my throat.. but this is difficult to explain through writing. You really need to be with a teacher who can show you, and correct you when you’re doing it wrong.
As for finding your own voice… again, a teacher and proper technique will help you. It’s hard to imitate another singer when you’re singing with proper technique. Or if you mean you want to find your own style… then…. try making the song your own, by changing the melody in some places. Or maybe you could even write your own songs!
Good luck! 
silence | Dec 26, 2009
No idea on the a singing teacher. Practice. Don’t be self conscious. Learn to breath when you sing. It’s all about the use of breath when you sing.
David | Dec 26, 2009
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