“Resonance is where the magic happens, it is what gives your voice intensity, personality, emotion, and what helps you make a mark as a singer. Resonance is all about better tone quality” Victoria Rapanan What are the ingredients of a… Read More »Resonance in singing
Singing out of pitch almost always comes down to one of three trainable abilities: a musical ear (comparing notes), musical memory (remembering notes), or vocal technique (controlling the muscles that produce sound). Situational factors cause the rest. Think nerves, poor monitoring, or a song in the… Read More »Why do you sing out of pitch? – And how to fix it
Articulation means the good and clear pronunciation of words. But there is more to it! Next to improving the singer’s understandability it also affects the resonance and interpretation. So articulation is not a topic you should underestimate, it influences your… Read More »Articulation
What is Vibrato? When we hear someone singing with vibrato, we hear a tone with regular fluctuation: it’s not `straight´ but slightly changes in pitch and volume. It can give the voice a warmer and more relaxed sound, and can… Read More »Singing with Vibrato
What is vocal distortion? Distortion is a ‘noise’, an effect that can contain a range of emotions from aggression to devotion. The more a sound is distorted, the more ‘noise’ and the less tone there is. But generally speaking distortion… Read More »Vocal distortion
Contemporary vocal sounds heavy modal, twang, and belting are the main sounds of today’s pop, rock, and soul music. The contemporary singing styles often have a powerful midrange.
📚TERM. Intuition Intuition is the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. 📚TERM. Rational Something based on clear thought and reason. Singing is something that can be approached in many ways. Most singers show a clear… Read More »Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking
What are the significant trademarks and differences between Pop/Jazz and Classical singing and how did teaching methods develop the styles?
Constriction is a thing almost every singer needs to deal with! It arises through the lack of breath support, and happens around the passagio/voice break.
When you want to learn a song effectively I recommend using the three phases: L-E-I of practicing. The phases consist of 1. Learning 2. Exploring 3. Interpretation of the song.