When a singer finishes a concert or gig, they may find themselves in a room with a lot of background noise, having to raise their voice to be heard. This is a top cause of vocal overload.
In this session, Lucie Rayner and Besfort Williams will help singers look after their voices to prevent injury and explore what work places can do to help singers avoid vocal overload, covering the following topics:
The definition of vocal overload
The prevalence of vocal overload among voice users
Scenarios that make musicians susceptible to vocal overload
Techniques to look after the voice
What the workplace can do to help voice users -
o Quiet green room
o Vocal cool downs
o Having a space where musicians don’t need to raise their voice over background noise e.g. selling merch after a gig
Lucie Rayner is a Chartered Physiotherapist and assessing clinician for The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) and specialises in treating performing artists with a wide range of musculoskeletal problems. She has extensive experience in managing acute and chronic injuries in dancers, musicians, and other performers from amateur to elite level. She currently works freelance in a variety of settings, including supporting West End musical theatre performers.
Besfort Williams trained at The Guildford School of Acting. He is an associate of renowned singing teacher Mark Meylan, and has clients working in television, theater, and the recording industries. He teaches on the musical theater BA Hons course at Arts Educational and has previously taught at LAMDA. He has assisted as vocal coach on The Book of Mormon tour, and most recently has acted as vocal consultant for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production The Magician’s Elephant.
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