Learn to Sing like Freddie Mercury with Singing Carrots

Freddie Mercury had a very unique and powerful vocal technique that made him stand out as one of the greatest singers of all time. Let's take a look at some of the specific ways you can learn to sing like Freddie Mercury, and the Singing Carrots resources that can help you in the process.

• Embrace Your Voice Type

  The first step in learning to sing like Freddie Mercury is embracing your own voice type. Everyone's voice is unique, and by trying to imitate another singer too closely you'll be using the wrong type of vocal technique for you.

  Singing Carrots offers an excellent voice type overview and voice test that can help you discover your voice type and develop your own unique vocal style.

• Work on Your Breathing and Posture

  Breathing and posture are key components of Freddie Mercury's iconic vocal style. Singing Carrots features several resources on breathing, posture and voice registers such as Breathing basics, Voice registers & vocal break and How posture affects your singing. Work on your breathing technique and posture to make sure you have enough breath and support to hit those high notes.

• Develop Your Range and Flexibility

  Freddie Mercury's vocal range was legendary and hit some notes that few other singers could reach. You can develop your own range and flexibility by practicing vocal exercises, such as those offered in Singing Carrots' pitch training program. This program features an interactive pitch game that makes training your voice fun.

• Study Freddie’s Unique Singing Style

  Freddie Mercury's unique singing style can be broken down into several key components, such as his use of vibrato, distortion and his falsetto register. If you want to learn to sing like Freddie Mercury, you need to study his unique style and technique.

  Singing Carrots has several articles on these topics that can help you get started: Contemporary vocal techniques: Heavy modal, Twang, Belting, Vocal distortion & Growling, and Singing with Vibrato.

• Put It All Together

  Now that you have a better understanding of how to sing like Freddie Mercury, it's time to put it all together.

  Singing Carrots' song search feature can help you find songs that are within your vocal range and practice singing like Freddie Mercury. You can also create your own set list using Singing Carrots' song-book feature, which includes linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio.

By following these steps and utilizing the resources provided by Singing Carrots, you'll be well on your way to singing like Freddie Mercury in no time!