Singing Guide: Frankie Laine
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Frankie Laine, one of the most popular singers of the 1950s, is famous for his powerful and dynamic vocals. If you want to learn how to sing like Frankie Laine, you need to focus on developing your voice by using the right techniques and practices.
One of the key features of Frankie Laine's singing was his impressive range. He was able to go from low notes to high notes effortlessly. To develop a similar range, it's important to practice regularly and push your vocal limits.
Breathing is essential for singers, and Frankie Laine paid close attention to his breathing techniques. By using both active and passive breathing, he was able to control his voice and achieve smooth transitions between notes. To learn more about breathing techniques, check out Singing Carrots’ breathing basics article.
Frankie Laine often employed vibrato to add depth and nuance to his singing. Vibrato is a pulsating effect in the voice that occurs by singing a note with a slight variation in pitch. Singing Carrots’ video on singing with vibrato provides a clear overview of how you can master this technique and add it to your singing.
Frankie Laine’s voice also showcased a brilliant use of dynamics. Dynamics refer to the variations in volume and intensity of your singing, and they’re especially important when you’re singing emotionally charged songs. You can learn more about dynamics in Singing Carrots’ article on singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking.
To sing like Frankie Laine, you should also pay close attention to your articulation. Correct articulation enables you to sing clearly and effectively. To master this technique, Singing Carrots’ article on articulation can help you understand the nuances of correct singing.
Finally, to put all the above techniques together, Singing Carrots’ Pop/Jazz vs Classical singing article explains the main differences between Pop/jazz and classical singing styles.
Singing Carrots provides many valuable resources to further advance your singing technique. With exercises like the Farinelli Breathing exercise, How to Twang exercise, How to Growl exercise, and Humming exercise, you'll be on your way to mastering your vocal technique. Additionally, with Singing Carrots’ Vocal range test, Pitch accuracy test, and Vocal Pitch Monitor, you'll be able to monitor your progress and continue to grow your vocal range.
To replicate Frankie Laine’s signature sound, you can draw inspiration from songs like “That's My Desire,” “Jezebel,” “The Cry of the Wild Goose,” and “High Noon”. And at Singing Carrots’ song book, you can find more songs matching your vocal range.
By utilizing Singing Carrots’ many resources and practices, you'll be able to develop your vocal range, perfect your breathing techniques, experiment with dynamics, and more. With these tools at your disposal, you'll be well on your way to singing like Frankie Laine.