Singing Guide: Bloc Party
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Are you ready to sing like Kele Okereke from Bloc Party? Kele is known for his unique high-pitched voice, coupled with emotive and introspective lyrics. To learn how to sing like Kele, you need to focus on developing your head voice and falsetto.
One of the key songs that showcase Kele's vocal technique is "Banquet." In this song, Kele demonstrates his dynamic range, shifting between his falsetto and head voice to create an energetic and passionate performance. To sing like Kele, start by identifying your vocal range with the Singing Carrots Vocal Range Test. This will help you understand your voice's upper register potential.
Next, you need to focus on developing your falsetto and head voice through practice and training. Singing Carrots provides numerous helpful videos on techniques such as Twanging, Vibrato, and Breath Support. The How to Twang Exercise and Farinelli Breathing exercises are particularly helpful in developing a strong falsetto and head voice.
It's also important to master breath support and correct posture for singing. The Breath support and How posture affects your singing articles offer great advice and instructions on how to achieve this.
Another important aspect of singing like Kele is song interpretation and emotional control. In his live performances, Kele often shows impressive emotional control, which makes his performance even more captivating. In Singing Carrots article on Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking, you can learn tips on how to practice emotional control and deliver a more authentic and passionate performance.
To wrap things up, here's a list of helpful Singing Carrots resources to help you learn singing like Kele Okereke from Bloc Party:
- Vocal range test
- How to Twang Exercise
- Breath support
- Farinelli Breathing
- Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking
- Search songs by vocal range
With practice, patience, and dedication, you can learn to sing like Kele from Bloc Party and become a skilled vocalist.