Singing Guide: Gracie Fields
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Gracie Fields is remembered for her unique vibrato and her charming soprano voice. Her singing style emphasized breathing control, vocal range, and a natural sense of musical phrasing. To develop your own singing style in Gracie Fields' fashion, learning these techniques is essential.
When practicing breath control, it is important to maintain good posture and have a relaxed throat. Our breathing basics article covers all the essentials to help you train well.
Gracie's voice was light yet powerful, so learning and understanding what a light touch really means, as well as how to control your voice, is also important. The Voice registers & vocal break article can guide you through this.
After warming up, practice the vocal art of vibrato, which can add great depth to your performances. You can learn the science and art of vibrato by reading our Singing with Vibrato article. And then watch our video on Beggars Bounce for an excellent tutorial!
Gracie's song performance was always warm and full of feeling, and learning how to express emotions is also very important. Our Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking article discusses this in more detail.
If you also want to learn some of Gracie's specific songs, then Singing Carrots can help! Our search songs by vocal range feature makes it easy to find songs that match your voice. You can also learn about some of the famous songs in Gracie’s style, like "Sally," "Sing As We Go," "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World," and "Wish Me Luck." Finally, if you're interested in learning more about singing in general, check out our educational singing course.