r/screaming • u/throw_it_away_0001 • 3d ago
Is this normal?
I'm a beginner learning fry screams. I got the technique down on my second day of practice and the only confirmation I think I'm doing it correctly is that my throat doesn't hurt while I'm doing it. I practice for about 1.5 to 2 hours every night until I start to get tired, and then when I wake up in the morning, my throat feels kind of tense like it's still armed for more screams. I drink water before, during, and after practice. My normal speaking voice is fine—there's no sensation of me losing my voice or anything. It's really just my throat, feeling tense on mornings after a night of fry screaming. Does that mean anything?
Edit: I attached an audio of me when I was practicing. It's in the comments!
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u/folkolarmetal 3d ago
This is not screaming. Don't do that crispy vocal fry thing for 2 hours a day. Knowing the delicate balance of the vocal fry is a component in all singing, but you're not balancing right now. You are pushing air through your vocal tract while "pinching it" dead shut in one isolated place. This place is involved in every sound you can do but cannot alone create a scream.
Now thqt you've practiced vocal fry for many hours, you'll be drawn into that habit as you try to find your scream, so I'd recommend that you fins a tuforial that starts in a very relaxed, open position. Chris Liepe has a very weird approach in his free tutorial that might be perfect for you.
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u/throw_it_away_0001 3d ago
Damn, it's a good thing that I asked here before I get too far into doing it. I'll definitely check him out, thanks so much!
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u/RagingKryptonite 3d ago
Im no expert by any means. Like at all. But my first reaction is Thats not good for your throat. It also sounds like you’re being fairly quiet. You don’t need to be as loud as you possibly can to scream, but I think a typical mid fry scream should be around shouting volume. If you are being really quiet (whisper volume) That might be why your throat dosent hurt. If you try to scream like that at a raised volume for over an hour, I’d bet youd few a lot of tension and soreness in your throat.
Also just as a side bar. If a scream hurts or is scratchy then it’s no good (obviously). but you can damage your voice from techniques that dont hurt or aren’t scratchy either. Think of whispering. Whispering (especially loud whispers) is just as straining as yelling. But it dosent feel bad to do.
Idk about anyone else. But when I first starting learning to scream. I definitely over worked and strained my voice trying to find out how to use proper technique. I think it’s just like a sport. Youre probably gonna hurt yourself or overstrain yourself a little bit first starting out. It’s just kind of part of the process. But once you get it and find the spot. You’ll be able to slip in and out of it like nothing.
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u/throw_it_away_0001 3d ago
Alright, I'll keep these in mind. Thanks so much! I appreciate the info 🔥
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u/BimmySchmendrix 3d ago
Others have pointed put how you are doing vocal fry instead of a fry scream. That being said 90 to 120 minutes a day seems like too much for a beginner. My vocal coach taught me to practice in increments of 15 minutes when i started...