Why You Get Hoarse When Singing & Screaming... And How to Recover (Fix)!

We've all been there: Maybe it's a half hour singing session or maybe its several hours... Your voice starts feeling weak and... HOARSE

It doesn't sound as good, and it feels terrible.

If this isn't enough trouble, the bigger issue is that most of the time, it's hard to pinpoint the WHY!

WHY do I get hoarse after short singing sessions? How can other singers sing for hours and NOT get hoarse?

How can you get the sounds you want to get and be better and easier on your voice? Watch this!! :) It's all about airflow management!

YES, it is possible to sing for long hours. YES you can sing aggressively. But you have to play by the rules and then your voice will honor you!

[redfive]

Not affiliated with Chris or compensated in anyway, but Chris's "Discover your voice" course is fantastic. Starts a bit slow, but he takes the time to properly set the foundation up. Moved me past a lot of throat tightness and proper inhalation/placement issues I couldn't seem to solve even with IRL lesson teachers.

[trotty-]

Literally sitting here with a hoarse voice and this vid pops up, thx chris as always

[SeleckPlays]

My wife: "Why in the hell are you singing like that?!"
Me: "I'm embracing the nasally old man!!"

[johndep]

Now I can add “Nasally old man” to my Chris Liepe vault that also includes “dying cat”, “worried ghost”, “crow”, “cookie monster”, “Mickey and Goofy”, and many others. Thanks for the awesome examples that really make it easy to understand the concepts!

[juliep]

Notes to help me retain info

-warning signs: mucous buildup and hoarseness

-hoarseness is usually from swelling from using too much air through primary cords

- balance support with airflow moderation/compression

- exercise: "if you feel, you will heal" Place "if" nasally, then hold back air/compress and let it leak through. Almost hold back too much air. Nasally old man sound. Start extreme then back it off. Play around with it!

- uses a lot of ee vowel, but you can play around with opening it up

Thanks Chris you rock 🤘

[AungoO]

The last time I got hoarseness was very long ago when I did not know how to scream or sing in high pitch. I used to use my neck a lot and that led to straining much. Todays, I have been screaming alost everyday without hurting at all thank to Chris. The “the discover your voice” really helps me know the feel when I do it right. Before learning this muscle memory, I spent a significant amount of time on singing the part repeatedly until I found that spot. Now, I can do it without even thinking about that. Again, Thank you, Chris.

[MattLeFaitMusic]

This technique legit saved my voice man! Good teaching!

[swissnqd]

I have been struggling with hoarseness for a while, kind of had it in my head that I needed to push for power, this video was eye opening

[zenrobotninja]

When you were going to giving an example, I realised that was exactly how I sound... The positive and negative examples really help me understand it

[alistairjones]

this video popped up at the exact right time

[JosephGallagher]

I've got a mild cold at the moment and a deadline to meet for a high note on my band's new song (for release next month), I will practice this tomorrow morning and see if I can hit it without hurting my throat as I did on the early rehearsals
Thanks to you I was able to finally scream without losing my voice on the 2nd song, great lessons

[officialWWM]

Fascinating. I suffered from this for years when our band PA was bad, I could barely hear my monitors and my guitarist was too loud. About 2 years ago, we switched to a silent stage setup and for the first time in years I could actually hear myself...I was suddenly able to sing a 4 hour gig with no problems! I just didn't need to push as hard or sing as loud to hear myself and it made the world of difference,

[U.N.]

This is gold stuff chris. I just got hoarse today so this kinda timed perfectly. Love you man

[KM-pjxy]

"The _n_ _a_ _s_ _a_ _l_ _l_ _y_ _o_ _l_ _d_ _m_ _a_ _n_ " is something I can't get out of my head now. Thanks Chris as always!

[ohrenschmalz]

Been improving my singing for a year now and am seeing some major differences even though I am still insecure and often times think it doesn't sound great when it does xD but my voice gets hoarse afterwards.

So, thank you, Chris! Gonna check this out after work. :)

[sciexp]

Thanks for sharing this. It's good to remember it always, mostly when you are learning.

[debansuini]

Okay Chris! The Lord put you in my path. You are exactly what I've been looking for. I would love a one-on-one, but I didn't find the website to be very user-friendly. Anyway, I have been needing a warm up that will help me make an octave jump seamless. This will help. Thank you. Changes my whole dynamic when singing.. Thank you

[DerVagabundli]

Im finding your videos super helpful, even when it’s “just” learning about what it is I’m doing. It’s great to be able to put what the voice feels like into words. Also your screaming videos have been the next step for me. Thank you!

[JaviereInniss]

As a vocalist, this actually helped me to make my voice feel better for some reason! I had a very hoarse voice for a while and I didn't know why until I watched this video. Since masks are enforced in my school it made it harder to breathe more controllably and I had to breathe in more air which in a result got my voice sorer and sorer. Thanks to you, I am singing more often and longer! Also I'm not totally sure but I have a bit of grit and distortion as well as some higher pitches mixed :D. Keep making these videos! You deserve more!!

[Shekler]

Loved the video. Used to take vocal lessons for a year, but now have to learn by myself. Everytime I started recording, about an hour into recording, my vocals get kinda hoarse and hitchy when singing. Definitely will try this and hope it helps me.