I’m not usually someone that screams, but when I do I lose my voice pretty quickly. How can some singers do this for hours on end, every day?
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In short, they cannot. With training they can better control their vocal output and do many things with their voices with much less strain and damage. Nonetheless, even highly trained singers find it difficult to sing at high intensity continuously. A high intensity rock concert lasts perhaps 3-3.5 hours and the singer might be pushing it to the max for less than 20-30 minutes.
After that, they have to rest and recover. No one can scream continuously and uncontrollably for more than a few minutes without incurring some damage which accumulates if not healed. Singers have damaged their voices permanently. This is why training and practice is necessary.
training ,
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5t2ITnW1s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5t2ITnW1s) – this lady has a guide for the famous metal growl/scream 🙂
technique and practice of course. the thing is they’re not all out screaming. they’re letting the microphone do a lot of the work. phiwong is wrong that ‘no can scream for more than a few minutes without incurring some damage’. look at the meshuggah vocalist for instance. they do longer shows and tours and he’s being doing it for decades and his style is all out intensity the whole time. People like the vocalists from Lorna Shore, Slaughter To Prevail show how easy it can seem with hard work and experience.
edit: or actually! an even better example is Courtney from Spiritbox who goes back and forth between intense screams and beautiful clean vocals in the same song so that’s proof your voice can be preserved to the max when you know what you’re doing. or another famous example is the Pisces video from Jinjer.
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