What do/eat/drink before a vocal audition...?

Question

I am preaparing for an audition tommorow and I was wondering if there is anything I could do to prepare my voice. Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

That's a great question and you're on the right track if you are thinking about what NOT to eat and drink. But remember there's other ways to protect your voice too...

Alcohol and caffeine can dry out and irritate your throat. So drinking a cup of coffee, or having even a small drink, right before an audition is a bad idea.

Acid reflux (which causes irritating stomach acids to be pushed backwards into your throat) can really irritate your throat. If you know there are certain foods that cause you to experience indigestion or acid reflux, start avoiding them a few days before your audition.

Basically, before your audition, avoid mint, or mentholated products.Sucking on hard candy or a lozenge, or chewing some gum before an audition isn't a bad idea. It will increase the production of saliva, which will moisten your throat. But candy or gum that contains mint (like peppermint or spearmint), and mentholated products (like some cough drops) will actually dry out and irritate your throat. Before your audition, stick with fruit-flavored hard candies.

Also:

Before an audition, avoid smoke.Smoke will dry out your throat and irritate your vocal cords. So, you definitely shouldn't smoke before an audition. You should also avoid places where you're likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke, like bars and parties.

Breathing in dust, fumes, or chemicals (like strong household cleaners) can also irritate your throat. So avoid them as much as possible before an audition.

Before your audition, avoid yelling, talking excessively, or singing too loudly.

Before your audition, you want to rest your voice as much as possible. So, no cheering at the concert, singing silly songs at the top of your lungs, or staying up late at night talking on the phone to old friends.

Don't whisper.In order to save their voices for an audition, some singers start whispering a few days before. But whispering can actually put as much strain on your vocal cords as shouting would. So, instead of whispering, talk in your normal voice. You want your voice to be ready when it's time to audition.

Wishing you the best of luck!

Answer 2

Drink plenty of warm water. It replineshes your vocal cords. DON'T DRINK MILK!!!!!!!!! IT WILL MAKE YOUR VOCAL CORDS WORSE!!!!! Practice your song but use less then half your voice. So you can sing it out the next day. Also try doing some diction excerises like ending your t and d's, and emphasising a little on k,g,b,c,f,p, and s. When you sing doing that it might sound weird but it is good so the audience can understand what you are saying. But DON'T GO OVERBOARD WITH THE EMPHASSING!!!!! If you do it might sound bad depending on how overboard you go. Last thing to my knowledge get plenty of rest.

Answer 3

No Dairy! It will cause mucus.

Potato chips
or
peanuts

Both have salt to clear away any mucus and enough grease to coat the cords.
I also like throat coat herbal tea.

NEVER GIVE UP! ! !

Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

NO:
Dairy, eg milk chocolate ect
Fizzy drinks(soft drinks)
Nothing that will give you bad breath(unless you intend on cleaning your teeth right before it)
Nothing to sugary
Nothing to hight in fat.
coz all of those (except the bad breath) can cause your voice to sound like you have a throat infection.(scratchy)

DO EAT/DRINK:
Lots of water(but not so much that you will have to go to the bathroom continously.)
Juice
Honey
Cough drops.

coz they are all good for your voice.

Break a leg!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I don't know if it's the same with you but what work for me is cheery soda (not to cold though) or if you have a restrand that has a soda that they put extra syrup in (like i know red lobster does) that helps your thought..
food not quite sure usally i have fedicueni or something hot (if it's cold out)
good luck

Answer 7

I don't know if it actually helps anything, but I eat dried apricots before a performance. Don't drink anything with any kind of syrup (like coke) or milk. It kind of sticks in your throat and makes your voice crack and stuff.

Answer 8

I find that good old water works the best and is easy to grab one and drink it in the car on the way to wherever your going. MAke sure though that it is room temp. Not to cold and not to hot either!

Answer 9

A few shots of Jack Daniels

Answer 10

some red tea with honey or green tea