How Coffee DESTROYS Your Singing!
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2022
- I love everything about coffee.
But time and time again, you see singing teachers warn you not to drink it.
Do you need to give up coffee to be a great singer?
I tested out my voice on days when I had and didn't have coffee so you can learn what you need to do to keep your voice healthy....
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Ciao! I started singing more than 10 years ago and I love my daily Italian espresso. But I can’t ignore how terrible I feel after 3 to 5 hours.
There are times where I quit coffee for weeks and I can’t help but notice that the throat clearing is gone. And I can’t ignore how more pristine my tone becomes. I sing metal and rock, and my screaming is heavily affected by coffee. In few words, you’re not alone! Great video
Everything you just described in this video is EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH. It's the vocal break that gets destroyed. My throat is just try, my runs are slow, and I feel like I'm FIGHTING to sing. I know I have to give it up, but gosh, that's such a high price to pay. I don't know if I can.
EXACTLY WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH too 🥲 but I love coffee ☹
Me too 😢 love coffee so much
When you drink coffee your cortisol hormone raise and it triggers fight or flight state making you very stressed and everything you do feels like you are fighting for it.
Yes, but I still continue drinking coffee. The trick is drink water slowly two times after you drink coffee and nothing will happen to your voice.
I thought I was crazy to think that everyday after having my morning coffee I had mucus in my throat. I consume a ton of cough drops to try to clear that out and I am sure it is hurting me even more. I will try without coffee for a while. Thanks for the info
Thank you for this video. I was looking for a reason to stop drinking coffee, and now I have it :)
Hi Matt,
I discovered dairy to be a problem for me when I sang years ago.This means no milk, yogurt, cheese products the day I sing. Some time ago I starting drinking coffee with an Almond creamer( Silk) with no dairy. I only have☕️ 1 cup the day I sing.This works for me.😊
watching this while drinking coffee- 😀☕️
Thank You - your research is appreciated
Cold drinks and Peanuts too. Warm Ginger drink is best
I switched to alternative milks and that made such a big difference. I also wonder if its the sugar in the coffee, as sugary drinks are also often a no no from many vocal teachers. I find when I have extra mucous either from coffee/tiredness/allergies straw exercises seems to help most to clear my voice out compared to just normal warm-ups or an extra long warm up. If its extra bad a good steam also helps me! But yes I think more people need to talk about how crazy we think we are when it feels like every little thing affects your singing. I wish more people were dramatic and vocal about it! So thank you for talking about this :D
Thank you so much Sir Ramsey 😊❤️👍
Excellent idea to do a fair comparison test. Like asthmatics and other breathing impaired individuals, coffee helps me a lot! I had to experiment to find the right combo (no creamer, just a smidge of sugar). Like the tea with lemon and/or honey combo that's so popular, you've got to play around with it, whether it's coffee, tea, or hot lemonade. You have to find out what works for you!
I didn't drink coffe for years. One month ago I began to drink again, and now the mucus in my throat is back. I gave up coffe after realizing it also dries my skin since it makes every human loose more water, nutriends and vitamins.
Instead I enjoy tea...berries and rooibos and stuff. ❤yumm.
You're not alone. I notice after the caffeine kicks in (roughly an hour or so after drinking) my voice is noticably less resonant and weaker/tinney, and my vocal chords feel strained, even before much use in the day. My instincts tell me the caffeine tightens them and makes them less relaxed (which is when my voice seems to sound a lot better).
Hey man. You're definitely not alone, coffee has always had very detrimental effects to my voice. I think most average people and even some singers may not notice it, but I'd guess it's because they're not as in tune (play on words not intended) their vocal instrument.
I'm not even 100% sure why coffee does that. For me it makes my throat super dry, which negatively impacts tone and greatly reduces the longevity of my vocal Stamina.
It's not acid reflux; I have no other telling signs of reflux, and I start to experience the symptoms after just a couple sips of coffee. Also, other acid reflux triggers like acidic drinks, fatty/spicy foods don't trigger any reflux for me either.
It's not the caffeine. Well, it could be, but I can take caffeine in different forms without it affecting my throat. Caffeine pills are an excellent solution - get the positives of coffee without any of the negatives. I highly recommend them if you want caffeine but don't want coffee. Preworkout and energy drinks also do fine. Caffeine is caffeine though, and it does dehydrate your body a little, so regardless the form this can slightly affect your voice. But the pills don't have anywhere close to the impact coffee does, even in higher dosages.
I honestly think it's just how harsh coffee is. The effects are worsened if the coffee is hot or even warm, since it contributes to clearing out the mucous that protects your throat. Adding sugar and (for some people) dairy will make matters even worse.
Maybe it's just that the caffeine in coffee is composed a little differently than in the pills/other caffeinated beverages. I know the caffeine from coffee hits me way faster than pills do, and makes it way more likely for me to crash or have withdrawals and brain fog. Who knows.
The only thing I'm debating now is whether I should continue to take caffeine pills or whether I should cut out caffeine completely. I think cutting out caffeine completely would make my voice more consistent and healthy in the long run. I'll have to give it a try! But certainly no more coffee for me.
You should try Japanese sencha green tea🍵
I don’t think it’s the caffeine either. I switched to decaf and it didn’t help. When I cut it all out - my voice came back.
@@thecharleythorntonAll out meaning?
Nicely done.
Probs should have done more than one day test x
Replace coffee with a super greens drink. That's what I am doing. I got abs showing from singing. It builds your entire core! I love coffee as well but I have to give it up.
Really singing needs so much effort?
Ahhh I live on coffee, I always wondered ! In fact I’m drinking a cup right now !
You are awesome and make great content...thank you
I'm on the worship team at church and I realized a while back that coffee, especially drowned in creamer like i like it😁, had a negative affect on my voice, obviously that dairy messed me up🥴
I also struggled with finding the right foods that worked for me so i just avoided eating all together, but I'm gonna try a banana on the morning cause we're doing 2 services now and i need the fuel😅
I still enjoy my coffee but on the Sunday mornings i have to lead i don't drink my coffee😢 i miss it but i just remember i can enjoy a cup later😊
Second note, I noticed a HUGE difference in my voice after I stopped smoking cigars...I kinda had to because I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia and came out with COPD and oxygen supplement...
But I quit drinking coffee because it kept aggravating my supraventricular tachycardia...now that was some scary stuff right there...my heart would suddenly jump to over 230 b/m for no apparently reason. 😳😖😳😱
I hate hospitals more than I love coffee...
Smoking is always bad for the throat, whatever you smoke. I'm glad you were able to quit!! Coffee have such scary effects on you, wow ._. 230b/m... Maybe have a tea? xDD
Depends if you use milk in your coffee. I use nut milk and no dairy. It doesn't make any difference to me. I'd check to see if you have GERDS that can cause mucous
What gives me all the mucous is the allergies I have. Arizona is riddled with pollens. Also I have a reaction to perfumes and cig smoke which doesn't help. And God forbid I smell weed as that gives me a migraine.
Interesting. What are GERDS?
@@chrisofmelbourne87 Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) no "s" on the end
@@mradaChris Ah okay. I actually have that...never knew it was linked to phlem creation. Hhmmmm
I don’t drink cows milk but have a black coffee every day about lunch time. If I don’t have it I get a headache the next day - so I guess I am hooked. I am learning to sing and do have cracks and trying to get smooth transition from chest to head voice. I am going to try singing before my coffee and then later in the day to see if there is a difference. Really interesting video though. And the replies too. Thanx
Great point. I don't know about testing my voice after only different two warm ups, but coffee, like anything you ingest effects that part of your body. But coffee doesn't go part your larynx, right? It goes down the esophagus, right? So I suppose it could effect the soft palette and maybe that's what is effected. Then there's the effect of the caffeine. Really good points, thanks for posting this! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
i know it makes my voice worse but like many I love coffee. I am once again looking at trying to switch to green tea
What if I just drank a shot of espresso. Same effect?
Give it a shot! And let us know what happens. I'm a tea drinker so I'd have to compare with an without it. But I noticed the dairy difference!
Oh man. I drink coffee so I can get up to work and make money for music. Haha. Well thank you for the advice. I've got a sort of audition coming up. I'll probably try to skip the coffee. I haven't thought about a difference before watching your video, but it's probably there. If the band likes me maybe I'll be able to compare singing with and without coffee more often.
Hey man
Just saw a couple of your videos and was completely blown away
Do u have some tips for someone who has a Indian accent like me to sing English Songs cause whenever I try to I think I hit the right notes but my tone is really bad
i had a hoarse voice for years... one cup of coffe in the mornings and my voice is healed and good for the day :)
Thank you for your video! So Matt, is it the actual coffee? Or is it the caffeine that hampers your vocal strength? Thanks!
I feel exactly the same way!
I drink only espresso, never regular coffee. Maybe this could help! Regular coffee dries me out in the exact way you're talking about. Espresso has significantly less volume of liquid compare to regular coffee as well
I have the same issue. I didn’t know what it was but I lost all the clarity and power in my upper registers. Finally I cut out coffee and immediately got my voice back. I haven’t had coffee in 10 years. I miss it. But I hate the feeling that my voice is muffled by mucus.
Always drunk Coffee so I'll have to try this experiment. What I do know is DAIRY is far worse and my voice improved out of sight when i stopped dairy.
Great video/ no dairy for me yet coffee is something. I Love: however it’s worth testing out if it makes that big a difference.
The thing is that coffee does also affect the neck muscles, wich are totally important for singing. I actually noticed too that coffee on the day of my performance makes my voice control much worse.
Coffee definitely has a negative effect on my voice. Been trying so hard to quit
I feel same way so I've cut down to 1 in morning per day. I do use creamer w my coffee.
I have never drank a cup of coffee in my life.. but I do drink multiple cups of tea every day. Do you know if that might affect the voice in the same way coffee does??
@ 2:30 is what I sound like after trying for those notes above a B5 or of I haven't done any warmups for a few days lol.
I'm sure pop has something to do with it, so I'm trying to drink water after I drink any kind of pop.
I grew up on drinking caffeinated drinks of all kinds and for so long I had big problems. It turns out the more you drink caffeine the more you get hooked to it thinking that there is nothing wrong with it and maybe its this and that. Not only it ruined my voice but It was very difficult to speak and swallow food and that made me lose confidence way too much. I suggest nobody to drink this drug even though I love drinking it but I won't drink it anymore because it's damaging my health. The more you drink coffee the less your body absorbs food leading to major problems. From my experience I don't need to drink coffee at all and I can focus 100% without it. My current diet is mostly keto so it's high in protein which is very crucial for optimal health, and I'm taking supplements too because I figured that I was deficient in a lot of vitamins. I feel great without coffee, have too much energy and can focus much better than when i was drinking coffee. Trust me this is same like drugs and you don't need it. It can be difficult but it's very much worth it to stop drinking caffeine. If you still want to enjoy it just don't drink it everyday at least. For me personally I enjoy having optimal health it makes me feel superior.
First off, I love coffee. However, it does give me the jitters when I perform. I am not sure that it affects my vocals that much, but I am going to take your advice and skip coffee for a day and see if my vocal warm ups are better.
Did you notice any difference?
@@isaacvr6947 I still have not tried it yet. I think I love coffee too much ha ha
@@jameslester9819 yeah I feel the same way haha! 😂
my voice sounded worse when i was warming up after dinner
but warming up in the evening, hours after lunch and before having a snack makes my voice sound better
And I don't think coffee had any effects in my voice because i usually have coffee after singing
maybe i should try singing after coffee so that i may know whether coffee is bad for my voice
I never thought about coffee damaging my voice.
But lately I was struggling to use my C2 & D2 notes (these my lowest reliable notes - I get lower some on some day or other factors, and it's usually too weak even for a good mic pickup).
So last several days I noticed that shortly I woke up, I can not only sing C2 & D2 as loud as my higher voice but also I could drop down to A1 (and sometimes even G1, but that's too unstable).
So what happens that an hour or two later I lose not just 2-3 tones, but also a lot of volume in the C2 & D2?
I guess part of it is the unavoidable tonus that you get when awake, and esp. if you use your voice more (or sing high I guess).
But I wonder if coffee also is a problem for my lowest registry?
Having a cup RN 😸
What is it in the coffee? is it the caffeine? is it the other compounds?
Is it bad only for audio-book narrators ?
This is exactly the video I was looking for. I've been a coffee drinker for 10 years now, average of 2-3 cups daily. Over the last week, while drinking coffee, I can instantly feel the thick mucus building up on my throat. But I can't quit cold turkey. I need to figure out some way to continue drinking coffee while minimizing the impact on my throat. Any suggestions?
Edit: Maybe British-style tea would be less detrimental?
Caffeine pills
I love coffee and singing 😢
I notice it triggers silent reflux in me. As others have said, slow runs, feels tight and difficult to sing which isn't my norm. I know I have to cut it again just wish I didn't like how it tastes so much 😢
Interesting. But no coffee seems too large a price, especially given (without testing admittedly) I'm unaware of difficulty. So... I think what we need is a non-abstinence solution ;-)
Water 💦 and lemon 🍋 honey with ginger tea and warm up bestttttt
Wow coffee does affect you; tea that I blend treats my chronic pain but also affects my vocal break…just like you…
Yep if I have too much dairy I wake up like I have a cold, phlegm etc when I know I don't so that's fun.
And what about tea?
I could never tolerate caffeine or soda period I had to quit
Coffee and water? Talk about having to go pee! Lol.
So is it coffee???? Or is it dairy??? Cuz I'm a vegan so I don't really have to worry about the latter
If I don’t drink coffee, I will sit in my bed for 8 hours straight and still feel tired. I don’t give a fuck about the taste.
John 3:16 Jesus loves you!!! Believe in him and have everlasting life.
Does Jesus love coffee?
By Jesus, you mean Phil Collins of course
@@AhtoNajeebRashied Jesus the God that came down to earth and died then rose inorder to give us eternal life. He'll be back soon so please trust in him and repent.
Bruh I'm drinking coffee rn-
Y’all know there are caffeine pills right?
my voice was fine until i drank my 6th coffe
Aren’t you just putting that on ? You have to be a good singer to sing # & flat , don’t you ?
Bullshit. That is all. One cup of black coffee will not kill your singing voice.