Singing Guide: The Corrs
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Singing like The Corrs – advice and tips
The Corrs are an Irish band consisting of siblings Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim. They are renowned for their unique mix of pop rock and traditional Irish folk music. Andrea Corr, the lead vocalist, has a distinct voice that sets the band apart from others. Her vocal technique involves breathy, airy tones, with a strong emphasis on vibrato.
To learn how to sing like The Corrs, the first step is to analyze your own voice. Singing Carrots offers a range of articles to help you with this, including How to analyze your voice and Voice types.
Once you understand your voice type, the next step is to work on your breathing and posture. The Breathing basics article and the Breath support article can help with this. To further improve your technique, the Open mouth & throat article can be very useful.
When it comes to singing like Andrea Corr, her unique vocal style emphasizes a breathy and airy tone with vibrato. Practicing vocal techniques such as twang, growling and vibrato can help you achieve a similar sound. Singing with Vibrato and Contemporary vocal techniques: Heavy modal, Twang, Belting articles can help with this, as well as the following related skill videos available on Singing Carrots:
It is also essential to have good articulation as this adds clarity to your singing. Articulation article explains how to improve in this area.
For song selection, choose songs with a similar style to The Corrs. Singing Carrots provides a song search feature to help you find songs matching your vocal range and genre preferences. Check out the search option here.
To improve your voice further, try the Singing Carrots vocal range test and pitch accuracy test to determine your vocal range and pitch accuracy. The Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game feature also offers vocal warm-ups, pitch visualization, and exercises for pitch range and agility.
Lastly, for anyone who wants to take their vocal skills to the next level, Singing Carrots provides a comprehensive singing course covering singing theory and practical tips.
With practice and improvement of your singing techniques, you can enhance your skill to sound similar to The Corrs.