Singing Guide: Mac Powell
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Mac Powell is an American Christian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Third Day. Powell is known for his high, clear tenor voice that carries his passionate and emotion-filled performances for Christian and gospel music. To learn singing like Mac Powell, one needs to focus on four main techniques: proper breathing, smooth vibrato, belting, and vocal freedom.
Proper breathing is the foundation of singing and a vital part of Mac Powell's signature style. By mastering the Farinelli Breathing exercise, one can improve breath control, lung capacity, and channeling of energy from the diaphragm. To use the Farinelli techniques, try the vocal warm-up video for breathing.
Smooth vibrato adds depth, warmth, and soul to the singing. Mac Powell's vibrato was a combination of his breath support and vocal freedom. A Vibrato Exercise like Beggars Bounce can help one to improve and control vibrato better.
Belting is a vocal technique that gives a singer the ability to hit high notes powerfully and consistently. Mac Powell is known for belting out intense and heart-wrenching pitches in many of his songs. To achieve that, one can see the voice break video, mixed voice video, and comfort zone video. Practicing with a Breath Control Sustain Video can also help to improve belting.
Vocal freedom is the last but not the least important technique to add to your singing. It is the ability to sing with power and expressiveness without straining or damaging the voice. To develop vocal freedom, one should go through the video on singing with intuition, thinking, and skill.
With these vocal techniques, one can easily learn to sing like Mac Powell and deliver performances with the same passion, depth, and soul. Songs like "Cry Out to Jesus," "Your Love is Like a River," and "I Lift My Eyes Up" will showcase the techniques that Mac Powell uses.
Singing Carrots has a lot of relevant resources for learners to improve their singing. To analyze one's voice, use Voice Analysis, which breaks the process down step-by-step. There is Breathing Basics to improve breath control, Open Mouth & Throat to achieve a more full-bodied tone, and Articulation to deliver clearer lyrics. Other resources include the Vocal Range Test to find songs that are suitable for your vocal range and the Song Book to get linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio of many songs.
I hope this helps you to master the singing techniques used by Mac Powell and delivers performances that inspire and move your audience. Enjoy the process of learning and happy singing!