André De Shields is a Broadway legend, having appeared in productions such as "The Wiz", "Ain't Misbehavin'", and the recent hit "Hadestown". His unique vocal technique is heavily influenced by his experience as a dancer and choreographer. His singing approach is light and delicate but also powerful and expressive, and his performances are always full of energy and passion.

If you want to learn how to sing like André De Shields, you need to focus on developing your breath control and your ability to perform vocally while dancing. You can start by assessing your vocal range and pitch accuracy with our Singing Carrots vocal range test and pitch accuracy test. This will give you a good foundation for using our pitch training exercises that are available on our website under the pitch training section.

Next, it's important to work on proper breathing techniques. Singing Carrots offers a variety of articles on breathing exercises and support that will help you avoid constrictions and maintain your pitch accuracy. Check out Breath support and Breathing basics to start with.

In order to sing like André De Shields, it's also important to be comfortable with vocal registers, particularly falsetto, and to be able to seamlessly transition between them. Visit Singing Carrots blog articles like Voice Registers & Vocal Break and Chest Voice/Voice Registers to learn more.

Furthermore, his song choices are always interesting and unique. Some of them, such as "Ain't Misbehavin'", "The Wizard of Oz", and "Hadestown" feature memorable, fast-paced verses, while others, such as "The Final Nightmare" and "Hedwig's Lament" are more melodic and emotive. You can find more song suggestions by vocal range and genre through Singing Carrots' search tool.

Finally, André De Shields places a high value on performance and emotional delivery. Articles like Singing with Intuition, Skills, Emotion, and Thinking and Tips for Performing on Stage are great resources to help you develop those performance techniques for your repertoire.

By practicing these techniques and songs and using Singing Carrots' vocal training and resources, you can become a better singer like André De Shields, both technically and emotionally.