Cody Simpson - How to Sing Like Him

Vocal Technique

1. Breathing: Cody's singing style relies heavily on breath control and phrasing. Practice breathing exercises, like the Farinelli breathing exercise and using correct breathing techniques when singing and speaking. This will help you control your vocal tone, hit longer phrases, and maintain your pitch.
2. Vocal Registers: Cody's voice has a unique blend of his chest and head voice, also known as mixed voice. To develop your mixed voice, use the Voice break and Mixed voice exercises, which will help you connect your chest voice to your head voice and reduce the vocal break.
3. Phrasing and Articulation: Cody's diction is clear and articulate. Try practicing articulation exercises like Finger Bite to strengthen your lips and tongue and shape vowels properly.
4. Twang: Cody uses a nasal ‘Twang” in his upper register which gives him a warm and bright tone.Achieving this effect can be done with this Twang exercise and Stop Sounding Nasal

Songs to Practice

1. "La Da Dee": This hit song by Cody Simpson is a great starting point to practice his style. The song features a bouncy and upbeat melody that highlights his smooth vocal tone and phrasing.
2. "All Day": This song has a catchy chorus with a groove that will help you focus on your rhythm, phrasing, and vocal control.
3. "On My Mind": Cody's song “On My Mind” is a great example of his mixed voice. Try recreating his smooth vocal style and learn the art of sustaining long phrases.

Singing Carrots Exercises

• Vocal range test: Take this test to determine your vocal range and compare it with famous singers.
• Pitch accuracy test: This exercise will help you improve your pitch accuracy by singing along simple melodies.
• Vocal Pitch Monitor: This tool shows the notes that you're singing on a virtual piano and helps you improve your pitch accuracy.
• Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game: This game helps you develop your ear and vocal range, and improve your pitch accuracy.
• Search songs by vocal range: Find songs that match your vocal range, difficulty, and genre preference. Use this to find more songs that showcase Cody Simpson's style.
• Educational singing course: Our singing course covers singing theory and practical tips, which will help you improve your singing skills.

Learning to sing like Cody Simpson requires a focus on smooth and natural vocal tone, breath control, mixed voice, nasal twang and vocal articulation. By practicing breathing exercises, using the right vocal register techniques and engaging with Singing Carrots resources you can improve your singing and start singing like Cody Simpson.