Gaby Rückert's unique vocal style makes her one of the most inspiring contemporary artists to learn singing from. She's widely known for blending classical and pop styles and creating her unique interpretation of the music. Her signature singing technique is focused on the mixture of head- and chest- voice, careful vibrato control, and resonant singing. Here are some tips on how to approach singing like Gaby Rückert.

Voice Technique

• To achieve Rückert's level of chest and head mixture, focus on control of your vocal range. Start with finding your vocal range with Singing Carrots' Vocal Range Test. You need to learn how to smoothly blend your head voice into chest voice while descending on the scale. This skill will enable you to deliver the smoothness and brightness that Rückert's music is renowned for.
• Work on your vibrato; it is a significant feature of Rückert's singing style. Her vibrato is strong yet never distracting, gives enough life to the sound to sound exciting but never too intense to disrupt the clean sound. Check out Singing Carrots' Singing with Vibrato article to develop this essential singing technique.
• Control your breath with slow and steady inhales and exhales. For this purpose, practice Breathing Basics and Breath Support exercises. Rückert's quality comes from her lung capacity and ability to vary airflow to her vocal cords as needed.
• Practice resonating your sound in nasopharynx (mask resonance). It requirements raising your soft palate and opening your throat wider than usual. To learn more about that, read the Resonance in Singing article.

Song Choice

Selecting the appropriate songs is critical to honing in your singing skills. Studying Rückert's song choices will help you polish your skills while being entertained. Here are some recommendations:

• "Fliegen" - In this song, Gaby uses her clear and smooth voice to deliver an upbeat message.
• "In Dieser Nacht" - In the song, Rückert demonstrates her strength at mixing chest and head voice with catchy melodies.
• "Ich kenn da ein Haus" - Another of Rückert's songs delivers a great example of the various emotional colors and variations of Rückert's voice.
• "Das Leben tanzt Sirtaki" - This song lets you experience Rückert's skillful vibrato control and effective expressive highlights.

Browse Singing Carrots' song search function and use the vocal range filter to find songs according to your vocal capability.

Practice

To develop your singing skills like Rückert, you should practice regularly and consistently. Start your vocal practice session with a pre-workout routine to warm up your voice. As a suggestion, try Farinelli Breathing exercise and Humming exercise.

Consider working with Singing Carrots' Pitch Training for polishing your pitch accuracy. After a few weeks of preparation, you'll notice significant advance in your vocal clarity and range.

Additional Advice

• Posture is everything in singing. Your capabilities and endurance depend on your body posture. Check out Singing Carrots' How Posture Affects Your Singing article for some tips.
• When singing Rückert's songs, or any songs, it's important to learn the song's nuances. Work on your song learning skills and check out the How to Learn a Song Effectively article.
• Stay aware of your overall singing abilities. Regularly check your progress with our Progress Statistics.

Good luck on your journey, and don't forget to have fun!