Laura B
Chapter Summary: A lot of the health problems that we face in our voice are from trying to do too much too soon. The voice takes time to grow and mature, as does any muscle. With the human body not being fully developed until the age of 21, not every child has what it takes to be a singing prodigy. There are a lot of similarities between a child's and an adult's voice, but the differences cause us to need to be aware of the process of maturation. Our voices follow the laws of nature. We cannot cause ourselves to have something that we cannot physically have, and other things take time to develop. As we begin to age, we must continue to exercise our voices by vocalizing every day. We will have the capacity to continue to perform well into our later years if we continue to take care of our voices.
Key Concept: "The biggest threat to the healthy growth and maturation of your voice is trying to do too much too soon. You must discover what nature intended for you, and not try to make your voice into something it isn't."
Key Terms: myasthenia larynges, maturation
Making Connections: Again, I keep on getting the message to not do too much before the voice is ready. I wish that I would have got this message earlier in my life, because I was always being pushed to sing big pieces from the time I was about 12 years without any real vocal training. I'm so grateful that I know now how to treat my voice better. I am going to be more conscious of the maturation process if I become a voice teacher and end up teaching kids and teenagers.
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