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Once upon a time, in a land far far away, there lived a handsome prince who had been blessed with incredibly good looks, stunning guitar playing ability, and the capability of singing (more or less) in tune for a good couple of hours without going hoarse.
Well, the bit about it being a long time ago is true. And the bit about being able to sing without going hoarse after 20mins is also true. The rest might have been made up.
I've recently got back into playing with a band (drummer & bassist), neither of whom can sing. Even worse than I can't sing. So, I'm attempting to do some vocalling again. But after a few decades of not singing, my voice gives up after about 20 mins.
I'm not shouting, I'm not straining - at least not to the extent that I feel it at the time. But I end up barely able to talk after 20mins of singing. Voice recovers reasonably quickly (an hour or so later) and all's good again.
So, is it just a matter of practising - exercising my voice - and it slowly getting used to singing again? Or are there some preparatory exercises that I should be doing as a warm-up?
Never had a problem when I was 18 ... life, huh!
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I feared that "practice" would be the answer.
Another good friend of mine says that the voice is just a muscle, and needs to be exercised/trained like any other muscle.
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