Singing Guide: Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
If you're an aspiring singer who wants to learn how to sing like Taylor Swift, you're in luck! Taylor Swift is known for her unique vocal technique, which incorporates breathiness, a clear storytelling style, and a mastery of the chest voice, head voice, and falsetto. In this article, we'll explore some practical advice and resources from Singing Carrots that can help you develop the techniques used by one of the world's most popular singers. We'll be focusing specifically on her collaboration with Bon Iver on the track "Exile" from her album "Folklore."
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Focus on breathiness
One of the most distinctive features of Taylor Swift's singing style is her breathiness. To achieve this, focus on your breathing technique. Singing Carrots offers a great resource for this in their breathing basics article, which details ways to improve your breathing awareness.
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Master chest voice, head voice, and falsetto
Taylor Swift is known for her ability to master all three of these vocal ranges. Singing Carrots has an article on voice registers and vocal breaks, which can help you understand each of these vocal ranges. Additionally, this video from their skill-related videos collection provides an overview of chest voice, including how it works and how to approach singing in that range.
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Use vibrato for emphasis
In the track "Exile", Taylor Swift frequently uses vibrato to add emphasis to certain notes. Learn how to use this technique by checking out Singing Carrots' singing with vibrato article.
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Tell a story with your lyrics
Taylor Swift is known for her ability to tell a story through her lyrics, and her vocal style reflects that. Singing Carrots has an article on how to learn a song effectively, which can help you focus on both storytelling and your vocal technique.
Additional resources on Singing Carrots:
- Vocal range test
- Pitch accuracy test
- Vocal Pitch Monitor
- Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game
- Search songs by vocal range
- Vocal ranges of famous singers
- Educational singing course
By incorporating these techniques and using Singing Carrots resources, you can learn to sing like Taylor Swift on "Exile" and bring your own storytelling to life through your vocal technique.