Singing Guide: Stuart Pendred
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Stuart Pendred is a British baritone that stands out for his unique timbre and the ease with which he produces sound. To learn singing like Pendred, one must pay attention to posture, breath support, and pronunciation. Pendred is known for a warm and smooth sound, which he developed through good breathing, posture, and a solid technique.
To start, it's essential to analyze your voice and determine your voice type. Singing Carrots offers a Vocal range test to help you know your vocal range and assess your voice type. After identifying your voice type, do some research on the specific techniques used by those who excel in your vocal range.
For Stuart Pendred, his unique sound comes from taking a relaxed approach to singing, avoiding excessive tension of the vocal folds. To develop breathing skills like those of Pendred, check out Singing Carrots's Breathing basics article. Continuous practice of breathing techniques is necessary to build proper breath support.
Pendred also emphasizes the importance of open mouth and throat while singing, which is explained in detail in this Open mouth & throat article. Understanding and visualizing the areas involved in singing are essential for good pronunciation and vocal control.
Once you have worked on the basic techniques, it's time to practice singing. Stuart Pendred has an extensive repertoire of opera music. A song that showcases his range is "Bella siccome un angelo" from Don Pasquale. The song requires a lot of range control, providing an excellent exercise to tackle different voice registers and melodic lines. Other recommended choices include the hauntingly beautiful "Paolo", from "Simon Boccanegra".
Additionally, Singing Carrots' Pitch Training tool offers interactive vocal warm-ups, pitch visualization, and exercises for range and agility to help improve your skills. Singing Carrots' Song search function is an excellent resource to find music that suits your vocal range, difficulty level, and genre preference. You can also create your performance set and get linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio from Singing Carrots's Song-book.
To conclude, learning to sing like Stuart Pendred or any other baritone requires continuous effort on developing proper breathing techniques, understanding your voice type, and sufficient practice in maintaining an open mouth and throat. Use all the tools and resources provided by Singing Carrots to develop a solid foundation and advance your skills.