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Singing Guide: Marian Montgomery
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Marian Montgomery is a well-known British jazz singer with a unique vocal technique that blends jazz, blues, and soul. Her rich, velvety voice and smooth vibrato have captivated audiences for decades. If you're eager to learn to sing like Marian Montgomery, here are some tips to get you started.
- First, it's important to understand the basics of singing, such as analyzing your voice, breathing, and posture. Singing Carrots offers numerous articles on these topics, which will help you improve your singing technique.
- Next, to learn Marian Montgomery's unique vocal technique, it's essential to develop good tone control and pitch accuracy. Singing Carrots' pitch accuracy test is a great tool to assess your pitch accuracy. Remember, Montgomery's vocal range is lower and breathier than other jazz singers, emphasizing her lower and middle range.
- To develop Montgomery's smooth and voluptuous vibrato, Singing Carrots' pitch training game and vocal range test can be particularly helpful. Practice holding pitch on longer notes while gradually increasing the amount of vibrato.
- Once you've improved your foundational vocal technique, you can start should seek to incorporate Marian Montgomery's style and repertoire. Montgomery's soulful renditions of blues and jazz standards, such as "Lover Man," "All of Me," and "The Man I Love," beautifully showcase her unique vocal technique.
- Singing Carrots' song search tool can help you analyze these songs to identify the signature vocal techniques Montgomery uses. For example, focus on how Montgomery uses her vibrato, enunciation, and breathiness to convey emotion and create tension. This will help you practice and incorporate those same techniques into your own singing.
- While learning to sing like Marian Montgomery takes time and effort, it's also an enjoyable and rewarding experience for any jazz enthusiast. With the resources and tools available through Singing Carrots, you'll be on your way to developing Marian Montgomery's unique vocal technique and performing her songs in no time.