Singing Guide: Cody Karey
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Cody Karey is a Canadian tenor who made his breakthrough in the music industry in 2008 at the age of 24 with the release of his debut self-titled album, Cody Karey. His unique vocal tone enables him to create emotional ballads with ease. Karey's voice is known for its velvety quality, and he has an incredible vocal range that spans over four octaves.
If you want to learn how to sing like Cody Karey, here are some tips that can help you achieve your goal.
Voice Analysis
To begin, you need to have a good idea of your overall vocal ability. You can use Singing Carrots' Vocal range test and Pitch accuracy test to help you understand your voice better and identify the areas that require improvement. Through this analysis, you can recognize which of Karey's vocal techniques and qualities are within your reach and which ones need further work.
Vocal Warm-Up
Before you start singing, it's essential to do a proper warm-up to get your voice ready. It is a crucial step to avoid straining and damaging your vocal folds. Singing Carrots has Pitch Training exercises that can help you warm-up your voice, improve your vocal range, agility, and pitch accuracy.
Breathing Technique
Karey's powerful voice requires excellent breath control. Proper breathing technique helps you maintain tone and pitch longer, which is critical since Karey's songs often require sustained notes and phrases. Singing Carrots' articles Breathing basics and Breath support will guide you on proper breathing techniques.
Vocal Technique
Cody Karey's voice has a velvety, smooth texture that is unique because of his vocal technique. The article, Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking, will help you understand how to harness your vocal technique while also performing with the right amount of emotion and skill.
Unique Vocal Style
Cody Karey's vocal range and unique voice have become his signature style. Songs like "To Believe," "You Are The Song," and "Rescue me" feature Karey's vocal range, breathlessness and dynamic control, and his ability to deliver emotion. Try to incorporate this individuality to your singing to have a singing style of your own.
Preparing for the Performance
Learning the song is essential, but you should also prepare yourself for your performance. The article Tips for performing on stage will give you tips on how to prepare yourself mentally and physically before your performance.
Singing Carrots Resources
Singing Carrots has resources like the Song-search feature that can help you find Cody Karey's songs by genre, difficulty, and vocal range. You can also discover other famous singers' vocal ranges through Artist vocal ranges and try singing their songs as well.
Last but not least, if you want to pursue a career in singing, Singing Carrots' 21-lesson program singing course for beginners will give you an excellent foundation for singing theory and practical tips to help you become a better singer.
By following the above tips and using Singing Carrots' resources, you can improve your singing and get one step closer to singing like Cody Karey.