Why I Can Keep Going: Vocal Training for People with Quiet Voices

I am often told that my "voice is quiet" or that "the ends of my sentences are hard to hear," so I started taking vocal training from my fellow instructor, Kyoko Ishikawa.

I have summarized my realizations from the second lesson.

It is important to relax your shoulders

You need energy to produce a voice, but I am not yet in a state where I can project my voice properly 💦

I am continuing to do vocal training every day that feels like a warm-up, where I relax my shoulders and vocalize with a "haaa" sound.

Start by "listening" first

When you think of vocal training, you might imagine constantly making sounds, but...

Kyoko Ishikawa's Future Vocal Training lessons don't actually involve much vocalizing.

She starts by asking, "What would you like to do today?" and proceeds according to my needs at that moment.

I tend to be the listener when I meet people, so I rarely have the opportunity to have my own story heard. First, she listened carefully to what my current situation is like.

She taught me that before practicing how to project my voice, "listening" is also important.

What is different about people with good voice quality?

There are people who are said to have "good voice quality," aren't there?

The difference, apparently, is that they are rich in "overtones."

Since my voice is thin, you could say that I am not producing "overtones."

If your voice is quiet, train your false vocal cords!

Since vocal cords are muscles, you can train them through muscle exercises.

I was told that for someone like me with a quiet voice, it is good to train the false vocal cords.

She showed me a diagram of where the false vocal cords are located and gave me advice on what kind of vocal training I should do.

My physical condition is fine, but I lack energy

To be honest, I haven't been feeling very energetic lately.

Oh, I don't mean I'm unhealthy! My physical condition is fine.

It's not that I'm full of negative emotions, but more like I feel empty, or perhaps a bit burnt out.

If I were a smartphone, I'd be at about 20% battery. My total energy is low, and I'm barely managing to get through the work right in front of me💦

To recharge my energy

Usually, I can quickly cheer myself up by eating something delicious... but right now, physical things don't seem to satisfy me. It feels like I need something intangible.

Kyoko Ishikawa advised me, "Why don't you go to the beach and walk on the sand?"

Grounding, I suppose. Maybe getting energy from nature is the way to go✨

What is the secret to being able to continue?

Kyoko Ishikawa asked me, "It's amazing that you can keep posting in that state! Where is your source of energy?"Kyoko Ishikawa asked me.

You don't need motivation to brush your teeth, right?

It's the same with habituation; motivation becomes irrelevant.

It might sound paradoxical, but not relying on motivation might be the secret.

The reason I started future voice training

I wrote about the reason I started Kyoko Ishikawa's future voice training here↓

You just decide to do it, and then you do it. That goes for sharing information and voice training, too.

Even when I'm not in the best condition, I want to do what I can and keep the promises I've made to myself.

Replies to my post-voice training reports are encouraging💛

After I do my daily voice training and post about it on X, getting a reply from Kyoko Ishikawa is also a source of encouragement.

It seems that having a lack of confidence isn't all bad.Kyoko Ishikawa's note contains her thoughts on future vocal training.

Voice and mental state are connected.

With experience in coaching and more, Kyoko Ishikawa provides support for the mental side of things as well, walking alongside you.

I hope that I can learn to express what I have inside me...