Singing Guide: Charles King
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
How to Sing Like Charles King: A Practical Guide
Do you admire the unique vocal style of Charles King? Do you wish to learn how to sing like him? In this article, we will discuss the techniques and methods that you can use to develop your voice in a way that emulates King's sound.
Know your voice type
Charles King had a high tenor singing voice. Before you begin to sing like him, it is essential to know your voice type. Singing Carrots offers a vocal range test that helps you discover your voice type and compare it to King.
Understanding Vocal Registers
Understanding vocal registers is crucial in developing your voice. Charles King used the high-pitched head register extensively in his singing style. To utilize this register effectively, it is essential to develop good breath support. Check out these exercises to learn about voice breaks and understand your vocal registers.
Focus on Articulation
In Charles King's singing style, articulation played a significant role. It would help if you focused on your articulation to deliver crisp lyrics in your singing. You can follow the finger bite exercise to improve your articulation.
Warm-up and Practice
You must warm up before you start singing to prevent damage to your vocal cords. The Farinelli breathing exercise is an excellent warm-up exercise. You can also use the Humming exercise to introduce extra tension to vocal cords.
Emotion-control and Performance
Charles King's singing style was often complemented by the emotions he conveyed in his performance. To achieve the same level of emotional depth, you can use the Relaxing Breath exercise to control your emotions and deliver a powerful performance.
Recommended singing courses
Singing Carrots offers a singing course targeted towards beginners who want to learn about singing techniques and methods. You can learn about the Vocal range, Vibrato, Chest voice, Voice Break, and the Mixed voice in the 21 lesson course.
Songs that showcase Charles King's vocal style
Additional Resources
- Voice types
- Breathing basics
- Voice registers & vocal break
- Breath support
- Open mouth & throat
- How to learn a song effectively
- Avoiding constrictions
- Pop/Jazz vs Classical singing
- Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking
- Contemporary vocal techniques: Heavy modal, Twang, Belting
- Vocal distortion & Growling
- Singing with Vibrato
- Articulation
- Why do we sing out of pitch?
- Resonance in singing
- How to find your own authentic voice
- Vocal health
- How posture affects your singing
- How to overcome stage fright
- Tips for performing on stage