Singing Guide: Temple Of The Dog

Singing Guide: Temple Of The Dog

Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources

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Temple of the Dog was a 90s grunge band that featured members of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Mother Love Bone. The band was created as a tribute to Andrew Wood, the late lead singer of Mother Love Bone and featured vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Drummer Matt Cameron of both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, Guitarist Stone Gossard and Bassist Jeff Ament, who were both members of Mother Love Bone and co-founders of Pearl Jam, and Guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam.

To learn how to sing like Chris Cornell, you need to focus on his unique vocal techniques that include a wide vocal range, high-pitched screams, and vibrato. He's also known for incorporating jazz-influenced melodies and phrasing into his grunge sound.

If you want to sing like Chris, you can start by taking Singing Carrots' vocal range test and pitch accuracy test to determine your baseline skills. Once you know your vocal range, you can explore songs that match your range and difficulty level using the song search feature.

To develop your range, start with vocal warm-ups and breathing exercises to enhance your breath control, expanding vocal range, and ability to sustain notes. Singing Carrots Pitch training is the perfect tool for that. It features interactive vocal warm-ups, pitch visualizer, and exercises for range and agility. Additionally, Singing Carrots' singing course covers all aspects of singing theory and practical tips to help you develop your singing abilities.

To achieve Chris Cornell's signature sound, you can practice vocal distortion and growling exercises. You can refer to Singing Carrots' tips on contemporary vocal techniques and Vocal distortion & Growling video.

Also, understand your voice type, and focus on good posture and breath support techniques. Pay attention to articulation, resonance, and vocal control. Singing Carrots also has an article on Voice types and another one on Voice registers & vocal break that you may find helpful for that.

Finally, practice! Learning a song is more manageable when broken down into small sections worked on bit by bit. You can use Singing Carrots' Song-book to create your performance set. The tool allows you to get linked lyrics, sheet music, chords, karaoke, and YouTube audio of each song. The article How to learn a song effectively is also a valuable resource.

In conclusion, learning how to sing like Chris Cornell requires practice and understanding of the unique techniques that made him an iconic vocalist. Use the resources available on Singing Carrots to help you achieve your singing goals and become a great singer like Chris Cornell was.

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