3.27.16 WTTS on CBS March Madness, Adam "Frog in Throat"

I do love that t shirt on him. Thanks for all your posts Pi! 

The venue of Amsterdam, the Heineken Music Hall used Adam's picture in their Happy Easter post! In the bottom right corner it says: Soon live @hmh! We celebrate Easter with Music






Also on Instragram:

http://instagr.am/p/BDc0MaPs3TQ

Adam Lambert - The Light -TOHT Mt Pleasant, MI  -  Mardi Blitz

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUD9D1EOqI&feature=youtu.be

Adam Lambert - LMD (partial) - Shady - Fever

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfJjdMThMM

If I Had You (partial) - TOHT - Mt Pleasant

www.youtube.com/watch?v=myVxMSsZNCc

The bad news: Yes, singing when your vocal cords are inflamed, swollen, or coated with mucous CAN damage your cords if you try to force the notes out, ignoring the limitations of the compromised cords. 

The good news: Adam is a master singer, a smart singer, and a controlled singer. He knows his voice very well. He is also a seasoned performer and knows all the tricks to sell a song visually, and with interesting phrases and alternative melody lines that do not stress his voice. 

When I am able to set aside my worrywort and observe him in this concert, it is very interesting to see what he is doing to make it thru without the pyrotechnics he normally employs. I just watched the videos above and he is working very delicately with his voice. He is singing lightly with no twang or sharp edge to the tone. He is staying down in his lower and mid registers, not pushing his voice to produce notes the cords cannot do with minimal effort. I think he probably had the backing vocals turned up, too. And, some phrases he dropped, just dancing or turning it over to his backing vocals and the audience. A sign that Adam is correctly limiting his voice is that we don't hear it cracking and don't see him coughing - both signs that he pushed his cords beyond their natural ability to vibrate. 

Of course, the very best thing to do when you have problems with your vocal cords is to shut up. Don't scream, don't sing, don't talk, don't whisper. Don't do anything that causes the cords to close and be made to vibrate by forcing your breath thru them. But, if you have to sing or talk, doing so as Adam did last night puts the least strain on the cords. 

From the way Adam sounded, how he sang and didn't sing, and what he said about having a frog in his throat, it appears to be a head cold or allergies. If it is allergies, perhaps moving to a different part of the country will eliminate the allergen. If it is a cold, it should be gone in a week to 10 days. If he has to sing, decongestants can reduce the mucous that coats the cords, making it easier for them to vibrate. Steroids can reduce the inflammation of the cords. Enforced total vocal rest between performances gives the cords time to rest. As long as Adam's self-preservation and experience overrides his desire to please his fans with big performances while he is under the weather, his voice should be fine soon.