yoo hoo Grant!!!

Hi Grant,will the port still work if my voice is starting to go, 2 shows down and 6 to go the air conditioning has taken it's toll. what do you suggest, do you know any miracles.SharonAcorn Theatre

Hi Sharoni'm over herein the corner where i belong because What's On is still not up-to-date!mind you i am still presiding over a crippled 'pooter at homei only have 2 more re-partitionings, 3 more formats and another complete re-install to go before i'm back up and running againbut, to the business at hand!REST! Seriously. A day without uttering a word (if it's at all feasible) can make the world of difference. Use a pen and pad - it's kind of fun :)WARM UP! I'm sure you do. But pay particular care as the temptation is to drop the warm-up in case you use up your remaining voice. A quiet, long warm up will prepare your voice well for what is coming.RELAX! One of the objectives of the warm up should be to release any of your working day tensions that might carry on to the stage. Worrying about your sore throat and trying to save your voice can often increase the tension on your already frayed larynx. Be especially careful not to allow yourself to tense up in performance.BREATHE! We all know that this is where it begins - but how well do we practice it? Think about the inward breath. Keep a corner of your performance mind focused on taking in a bit more breath than you need. You'll find you can give a more vocally relaxed performance when you're not struggling to force out the last bit of breath for a couple more words.PRAY! Perform the usual rites for your favourite deity and then cross your fingers just in case.CheersGrant

ok so that was:restwarm uprelaxprayanddrink portoki can handle that!!!ta Grantu can get back in your corner nowSue

I just didn't understand it, I mean i drank the whole bottle! of port that is.Oh the worries of Community theatre where the word understudy is not that well known.Sharon> Hi Sharon>> i'm over here> in the corner where i belong because What's On is still not up-to-date!>> mind you i am still presiding over a crippled 'pooter at home>> i only have 2 more re-partitionings, 3 more formats and another> complete re-install to go before i'm back up and running again> but, to the business at hand!> REST! Seriously. A day without uttering a word (if it's at all> feasible) can make the world of difference. Use a pen and pad - it's> kind of fun :)> WARM UP! I'm sure you do. But pay particular care as the temptation> is to drop the warm-up in case you use up your remaining voice. A> quiet, long warm up will prepare your voice well for what is coming.>> RELAX! One of the objectives of the warm up should be to release> any of your working day tensions that might carry on to the stage.> Worrying about your sore throat and trying to save your voice can> often increase the tension on your already frayed larynx. Be especially> careful not to allow yourself to tense up in performance.> BREATHE! We all know that this is where it begins - but how well> do we practice it? Think about the inward breath. Keep a corner of> your performance mind focused on taking in a bit more breath than> you need. You'll find you can give a more vocally relaxed performance> when you're not struggling to force out the last bit of breath for> a couple more words.> PRAY! Perform the usual rites for your favourite deity and then> cross your fingers just in case.> Cheers> Grant