Singing Guide: Soundgarden
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Are you a fan of Soundgarden and interested in learning how to sing like Chris Cornell? Chris Cornell had a unique vocal technique that is characterized by his ability to change his voice qualities from a high-pitched whine to a low, dark rasp. He often used this technique in Soundgarden's music.
If you want to learn how to sing like Chris Cornell, you need to work on your voice range, breath support, and vocal flexibility. Here are some tips and resources that will help you progress:
- Analyze your voice: Take the vocal range test, to know your vocal range better and know which songs are suitable for you.
- Work on your breathing: Cornell very often used his powerful voice supported by an excellent breath. Learn the breathing basics.
- Learn how to warm-up your voice effectively: Before you start singing, you need to prepare your vocal cords. Vocal warm-up exercises are a great way to do it. The video about Farinelli Breathing will teach you how to warm-up correctly.
- Practice vocal exercises: Exercises like twang and growling can help improve your voice quality and range. Check out the How to Twang Exercise and How to Growl Exercise are some of the most effective and popular exercises on Singing Carrots.
- Work on articulation: The video about the Finger Bite will provide you with tips on how to improve your articulation.
- Practice singing with vibrato: Cornell's singing also stood out for his vibrato technique. Check out the Beggars Bounce and Diaphragm Bounce videos to obtain more information about this technique.
- Work on your chest voice: Learn to sing in your chest voice to achieve Cornell's characteristic sound. Videos that teach you how to sing with your chest voice, such as Singing Comfort Zone and Chest Voice Explained, are available on Singing Carrots.
- Select Cornell's music: Choose songs from Soundgarden's album to showcase your vocals. Using Singing Carrots, you can search for songs by your vocal range, preference genre, and difficulty. You can also create your performance playlist with sheet music, chords, and other resources on the site's Song-book section.
- Last but not least, work on your stage performance: Sing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking while performing on the stage. The Singing Carrots article: Tips for performing on stage will come in handy here.
Remember, Cornell was an exceptional singer who had a unique voice that was difficult to replicate. However, with the tips and resources outlined above, you can improve your singing and enjoy your journey to be the best performer you can be!