I’ve been to two separate dances where the lesson was taught in a smaller side room, away from the noise of the set-up occurring int he main hall.  Maybe that’s to save the caller’s voice.  Neither lesson did any actual dancing to music though, which some callers like to include.

I also keep Throat Coat tea around.

On Oct 14, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Lindsey Dono lynzimd@yahoo.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


I'm a fan of Throat Coat tea http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/products/throat-coat/ (they do not pay me). It uses the same slippery elm bark as the drops mentioned earlier. I keep several bags in my calling box.

I think that I should try vocal warm-ups. What is hardest on my voice is having to run a beginner's workshop without a mic in a noisy hall. I'd rather run a shorter workshop and give the sound engineer an extra ten minutes to get the caller's mic set up for me to use, but this doesn't always seem to be possible.