There are definitely a lot of vocal technique books out there that can help you learn how to sing better. We haven’t had the opportunity to purchase or review them all in our own practice, however, there are a few that have made a difference and some that look very promising. The intention of this…
Each singer is unique, however, there is generally a set of ranges for male singers and another for female singers. These different vocal ranges are not set in stone so to speak (or to sing for that matter ); however, the following should be a good reference for the basics (A few notes: these approximations…
Learning how to sing with vibrato will add richness to your voice when properly executed and used in the right places. Here we’ll discuss what vibrato is and offer an exercise to help you develop it. So first, what is vibrato? Essentially, vibrato is a slight variation of pitch around a particular note. The pitch…
Vocal care for singers can sometimes be an overlooked topic–especially for singers who learn on their own or never receive quality instruction. It comes down to this: take care of your voice. We know from experience that not properly caring for our voice will actually hurt our progress (and potentially cause long-term damage). Here are…
There seems to be competing views on what are considered proper breathing techniques for singing. For example, we’ve seen some teachers say things like “sing from the diaphragm” and then other teachers say “you can’t actually sing from your diaphragm, that’s a myth”. So instead of taking sides and arguing about whether a technique is…