Singing Guide: MS MR

Singing Guide: MS MR

Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources

Are you a beginner or advanced singer?

If you want to sing like MS MR, you will need to master a combination of breath control and resonance.

Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow, the duo behind the group's ethereal sound, blend their unique vocal qualities to generate a distinctive effect.

To mimic Lizzy's vocal technique, you'll need to work on strengthening your chest voice. You may use the Singing Carrots tools for chest voice that are available in the resource section. The following songs showcase Lizzy's unique vocal quality:

  1. Hurricane: This hit is propelled by Lizzy's wailing voice and bright chord progressions, so practice blending your chest voice with head voice to capture this effect.
  2. Wrong Victory: This song demands a lot of chest voice power to carry off the soaring choruses and spine-tingling falsetto bridges.
  3. Head Is Not My Home: Lizzy's hypnotic singing style has a unique essence of compelling surrealism, which is reflected in this song's attitude. Vibrato is a crucial technique to capture the desired effect.

Trying to replicate Max's voice may be tricky, given his versatile vocal talents. He is known for his rich, deep sound, which is powered by techniques like mixed voice and a falsetto. Experiment with various vocal registers, for example, the chest and head voice, to sharpen your mixed voice techniques. Incorporate breathing exercises as outlined in the resource to enhance breath control while singing. Some of the MS MR songs that highlight Max's technique include:

  1. Bones: In this hit song, Max's understated vocal delivery is backed up by an eerie, mesmerizing synth-electronica backdrop. Mixed voice and a smooth falsetto are key techniques to practice to capture a similar effect.
  2. Criminals: This song demands excellent breath control given Max's rising and falling vocals throughout the track.
  3. All The Things Lost: Here Max uses his signature restrained vocal style to build a melody that conveys serene calmness.

While trying to replicate MS MR's sound, it's essential to keep practising regularly to build stamina, vocal range, and control. The Singing Carrots tools offer a wealth of tips and exercises to help you get there. If you're looking to broaden and enhance your vocal prowess, you can join the educational singing course or use the Singing Carrots vocal range test, pitch accuracy test, and pitch training tools.

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