Singing Guide: Kiss Me Kate
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Kiss Me Kate is a musical about a theatrical company that stages a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The production is plagued by romantic entanglements and bad tempers, but eventually, everything is resolved and the show goes on.
To learn how to sing like the main character, Lilli Vanessi/Katherine, you need to master classical techniques and deliver powerful performances.
Classical singing requires breath support, proper posture, and open mouth and throat to achieve consistent musical tones. To begin, it's essential to perform basic warm-up exercises that develop breath control, articulation, and register transitions. Here are some warm-up exercises to help you get started:
Once you feel comfortable with your warm-up exercises, you can start working on specific techniques that are essential for classical vocal performance:
To get an idea of what Kiss Me Kate songs demand composition-wise, you can test your vocal range with our vocal range test and practice your pitch accuracy with our pitch accuracy test. The vocal pitch monitor will help you see your sung notes on a virtual piano.
As you learn to sing like Lilli/Katherine, explore tracks such as "So in Love," and "I Hate Men." These two songs require emotional depth and vocal agility, allowing you to showcase your range.
Don't forget to analyze your voice, practice proper breathing, and correct any tension in your body or throat while singing, and use our vocal health tips. Resonance in singing is another critical component that must be developed, along with achieving vocal vibrato without straining your voice.
Once you are comfortable with your classical techniques, you can move on to contemporary vocal techniques like Heavy Modal, Twang, and Belting. Here are some exercises recommended to master these techniques:
At Singing Carrots, we provide comprehensive singing courses, interactive warm-ups, pitch visualizer, exercises for range and agility to help you learn how to sing like Lilli/Katherine. We hope the resources mentioned above will help you in achieving your singing goals!