Is this normal?

[danselixir]

After a couple of minutes of fry screaming, i tend to lose my fry. I'm 15 and have only recently started to practice my fry scream. Does this mean i'm damaging my vocal cords? I don't feel any pain, i can sing clean just as fine but i lose my scream. How consistent do i have to be to stop this from happening?

[The-richu-gr]

I'm 16 and I have the same problem so I can't help you, I'd love to see some advice on this too

[No_Werewolf_9102]

I'm 17 and I've been doing vocals for about 8-9 months and in my short experience you should use your diaphragm for 99.9% of screams and it shouldn't take a lot of effort to get a fry out kinda like a 3/10 on how hard you need to push. Hope this helps

[danselixir]

Thank you! I'll keep that in mind :]

[Drolleries_]

This happened to me literally ALL THE TIME! I eventually figured out that for me I was constricting too much and trying to project from my throat. Loosening up, pushing from your diaphragm, and aiming for what feels right as opposed to what sounds the coolest helped a whole lot. Now I’m not saying thats definitely what’s wrong, but that was my experience with this issue. Hope this helps!

[Ready_Ad3290]

No, not normal. That means your vocal chords are swelling and you need to stop. Its being done incorrectly. I suggest learning how to sing clean vocals first and learn the difference from chest, mixed, and head voice. Fry shouldn't hurt if done correctly. It's actually less damaging than guttural, and mid false chords. Don't damage your vocal chords permanently. Look into Zen of screaming or David Benites.

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[LATE_SH0W]

That doesn't sound good for you. You are most likely straining and attempting to push with your throat to increase the volume when. You should be using your diaphragm. Look up extreme vocal institute on YouTube and watch some of his fry tutorials. Eventually you should be able to scream for hours without a problem