Learning how to sing like Rachel McAdams in her role as Mary in the movie "About Time" can be a fun and rewarding experience. In this article, we will explore Rachel's unique vocal techniques, the songs she sings in the movie and provide practical advice and Singing Carrots resources to help you become a better singer.

Rachel McAdams is known for her sweet, pure, and delicate voice, with a soft and breathy tone. To achieve this kind of voice, one should focus on breathing, articulation, and resonance. Here are a few tips to help you achieve a voice like Rachel's:

1. Breathing: A good breath support is essential to achieve a clear and steady voice. Practice taking deep and slow breaths, and make sure to engage the diaphragm when breathing.
2. Articulation: Clear and concise articulation is vital to ensure that the voice is projecting and sounding precise and well controlled. Exercises like Finger Bite can help to improve articulation.
3. Resonance: Finding the sweet spot of the voice and identifying where it can project clearly is important to bring out the best sound. This helps to boost the volume and depth of the voice.

In the movie "About Time," Rachel McAdams sings two songs with varying degrees of complexity. "All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern is a jazz standard that requires a lot of control, improvisation and timing. The other song, "How Long Will I Love You" by Jon Boden, is a simpler song with less range and an easy melody to sing.

Here are some Singing Carrots resources that can help you improve your singing, especially for Rachel McAdams' songs:

• Vocal Range Test: Try using the Vocal Range Test to determine your vocal range. You can compare your range with Rachel's (mezzo-soprano).
• Pitch Accuracy Test: Use the Pitch Accuracy Test to measure your pitch accuracy. Practice until you get to the level you desire.
• Vocal Pitch Monitor: The Vocal Pitch Monitor is useful in monitoring your singing progress. It visualizes your sung notes on a virtual piano.
• Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game: The Pitch Training educational singing game contains plenty of interactive vocal warm-ups, pitch visualizer, and exercises to improve agility, and vocal range.
• Search songs by vocal range: The Singing Carrots' Song Search tool lists many songs based on your vocal range, genre preference, and difficulty level.

With these resources, you can be on your way to singing just like Rachel McAdams in "About Time." Remember, practice makes perfect, so keep singing, keep having fun, and, most importantly, keep learning!