Singing Guide: Chasen
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Chasen Callahan is an American singer-songwriter who started as the lead vocalist of the Christian rock band "Chasen". One of the unique aspects of Callahan's singing style is his voice control and dynamics. Chasen is known for his high register and falsettos, replete with emotive wails and vibratos. In this article, I will be detailing how one can learn to sing like Chasen.
Analyzing your Voice
Before you start training your voice, it's essential to know your voice type. Check out this voice type reference guide to determine if you're a soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone, or bass.
Breathing Techniques
Breath support is essential for singing with power and control. To improve basic breathing techniques that can aid in singing, check out this breathing basics guide, which offers insights on respiration and how to use your breath support muscles to enhance your singing.
Learning from Chasen's Vocal Techniques
Chasen has a beautifully emotive falsetto and a powerful upper register, which distinguishes him from other singers. To learn more about falsetto and other voice registers and breaks, this voice registers and vocal break guide will be helpful. You can perfect this voice break by improving your breath support and open mouth and throat while singing.
Singing Techniques
To improve your vocals and overall ability to sing, it is important to have a structured practice routine. Enhance your singing skills by incorporating song learning techniques which can help you to pick up new songs quicker, and to sing them with ease. You can also check out our tips for avoiding constrictions which can hinder your singing.
Unique Techniques
Chasen uses a range of emotional singing techniques that are not limited to classical singing. Check out this guide on pop/Jazz vs classical singing to get an insight into the different singing styles and perform with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking like Chasen. Contemporary techniques like heavy modal, twang, and belting are also explored in depth in this guide on contemporary vocal techniques which includes videos on how to practice twang and growling.
Warm-up Exercises
Before you start practicing, it is essential to warm-up. Use Farinelli Breathing, Humming, and check out this 3-Minute Warmup Exercise.
Famous Chasen Songs
- Crazy Beautiful
- On and on
- Nothing like you and I
- Someone to love you
- Castaway
Practice with Singing Carrots
Check out Singing Carrots for additional resources to help with your singing journey. Use Vocal range test, Pitch accuracy test, Vocal Pitch Monitor, Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game, and Search songs by vocal range