Why Straw?

The Voice Straw offers the COMPLETE straw training tools for singers, speakers, actors and daily voice users. By regulating aerodynamic pressure both below and above the vocal folds, our voice training tools help you perfectly position your vocal folds for sucess, and adjust your larynx into an optimum position to make using your voice easy and enjoyable.

woman using voice straw to warm up and man playing piano. Voice Straw is the #1 tool for professional singers, actors, speakers and daily voice users. It's backed by science and utilizes straw phonation to make singing and speaking easier.

The #1 tool in a vocal toolkit:

Voice Straws are training and rehabilitation tools that focus on pressure and resistance in the throat to help voice users achieve healthy vocal fold movement and vocal balance.

The Voice Straw's vocal tools are uniquely designed to relieve tension, strain, breathiness, cracking and flipping in the voice. Each product is scientifically proven to advance vocal technique for singers, voiceover actors, and any voice user who utilizes voice projection.

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  • When to go bigger

    If you experience any of the following, switch or add straws to get a bigger diameter.

    • Squeezing in the throat

    • Unnecessary tension or strain

    • Inability to reach high notes

    • Head pressure

    • When recoving from a cold

    • After a heavy voice demand (long day of speaking or singing)

    (Note: Try using the bigger straw or using both small straws at the same time.)

  • When to go smaller

    If you feel the following, switch to a straw with a smaller diameter:

    • It feels easy

    • You are running out of air

    • Too much breath is flowing through the straw

    • You don't feel the back pressure in your throat

    • You don't feel the openness in your throat

  • Interchanging straw sizes

    If any of the following apply to you, you may need to interchange straw sizes more frequently:

    • The voice is tired

    • Menstruation

    • Change in medication

    • Lack of sleep

    • Allergies

    • Post surgery

    • When rehabing vocal injury

    (Note: When you are expanding your vocal range, you may need to add a second straw the higher you go.)

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Backed by science:

Based on exceptional science and peer-reviewed studies, including pioneering work by voice scientist—Dr. Ingo Titze, The Voice Straw is a ground-breaking vocal tool for singers, actors, and speakers.

The Voice Straw offers a unique features that truly leverage the science it's founded on. These features are proven to benefit voice users by training healthy vocal cord positioning, lengthening the epilaryngeal tube and lowering the larynx. Voice Straws are strategically made to be the most lucrative tool in a singer’s toolbox.

Beyond Straws — The Voice Cup

Articulate, sing, and practice dynamics while keeping your vocal tract in a healthy configuration.

About Voice Cups

The Voice Cup is the next step for SOVT exercising. As the companion to the Voice Straw, Voice Cups allow you to keep the same healthy aerodynamic (breath) pressure, but also work through the acoustics. This means that you can sing and speak with the same straw benefits to build balance and create healthy vocal patterns.

By adding the Voice Cups to your Voice Straw routine, you can articulate, sing lyrics, practice dynamics, and annunciate different vowels and consonants all while keeping your vocal tract in a healthy configuration.

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How to Use Voice Cups

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    Singing with Voice Straws & Cups

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    Intro to Using Straw Phonation

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    Voice Straw Warmup Sample

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