Singing like Lacey Sturm: techniques, tips, and examples.

Lacey Sturm's unique vocal technique is a blend of power, control, and emotion. Her distinctive voice tells a story and captures the listener's attention. If you want to learn how to sing like Lacey Sturm, you need to focus on the following techniques:

1. Chest Voice Control

   Lacey Sturm's chest voice is her trademark. Mastering chest voice is a crucial step in singing like Lacey Sturm. This technique requires you to use your diaphragm while keeping your throat and mouth open. The diaphragm allows you to control the air pressure behind your voice, while the open throat and mouth produce a full and resonant tone. Singing daily exercises that concentrate on chest voice control will help you develop this technique.

   Suggested Exercise: Chest Voice Explained

2. Voice Registers

   Understanding and using your voice registers is essential in singing like Lacey Sturm. For beginners, finding the voice registers can be a challenge. However, with patience and focused practice, you'll master the upper register that gives songs a powerful finish.

   Suggested Exercises:

   • Singing Comfort Zone
   • Voice Break
   • Mixed Voice

3. Emotion Control

   Lacey Sturm's vocals are always filled with raw and intense emotion. The ability to control your emotions is key in singing like her. Proper breathing and maintaining a healthy mindset during practice will help you control your voice and emotive performance.

   Suggested Exercises:

   • Relaxing Breath
   • Voice support and respiration

4. Song Selection

   Picking the right song is also important when singing like Lacey Sturm. Her genre leans toward rock, alternative rock, and Christian songs. Learning how to find your vocal range is crucial, so be sure to take the vocal range test to know which songs suit your voice the best.

   Suggested Exercise: Vocal range test

5. Vocal Health

   Sturm takes vocal health seriously and is vocal about the importance of taking care of your voice. Always rest your voice before practice and performance. It's also important to keep yourself hydrated and avoid consuming foods that can irritate the throat.

   Suggested Article: Vocal health - prevent damage at a healthy level

Practical Tips for Singing Like Lacey Sturm

• Take breaks between practices and performances to rest your voice.
• Stay hydrated to keep your throat relaxed.
• Control your emotions when singing to produce a powerful and meaningful performance.
• Avoid consuming cold drinks, caffeine, chocolate, and dairy products before performances.
• Take the time to warm up your voice before singing.

Examples of Lacey Sturm songs to practice

• Impossible
• Life Screams
• Mercy Tree
• The Reason
• You’re Not Alone

Access to Singing Carrots learning resources

Singing Carrots offers excellent resources to help you in your journey to sing like Lacey Sturm. The pitch accuracy test, vocal pitch monitor, and pitch training tools can help you understand your voice better. The singing course teaches you the theory and practical tips necessary to improve your singing. Additionally, you can use the search song tool to find songs that meet your vocal range, difficulty, and genre preferences.

Suggested Singing Carrots tool: Vocal pitch monitor