Singing Guide: The Medium
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
If you aspire to sing like Chris Cornell, you need to develop a powerful and controlled voice that fits the style perfectly. Cornell was famous for his versatile vocal range, from a low baritone to a high falsetto, rock edge, and intense vibrato.
To learn how to sing like Chris Cornell, you should try the following:
1. Analyze your voice
Before developing specific singing techniques, you should record and analyze your voice. Sing along with one of Chris Cornell's songs, like "Fell on Black Days," evaluate your vocal range, timbre, and any constrictions that occur while singing. To improve, leverage Singing Carrots' vocal range test, pitch monitoring, and pitch accuracy test.
2. Learn Cornell's singing Techniques
Cornell's unique voice was known for his belting high notes, operatic vibrato, chest mixes, and scream vocal effects. With the correct posture, body alignment, and breathing, you can learn and master Cornell's singing techniques through the following resources from Singing Carrots:
- Breathing Basics
- Voice Registers and vocal break
- Breath support
- Open Mouth and throat
- Pop/Jazz Vs Classical Singing
- Contemporary Vocal Techniques: Heavy Modal, Twang, Belting
- Vocal Distortion and Growling
- Singing with vibrato
- Articulation
- Chest Voice Vocals and vocal registers
- Voice onsets and offsets
3. Learn Cornell's songs and showcase your skills
Cornell's music had a broad emotional range, from soft melodies to aggressive rock songs. As a beginner, you should start with easier songs from the Soundgarden's debut album, "Ultramega OK," and gradually progress to more difficult ones. The following resources from Singing Carrots will help you learn and practice Cornell's songs:
- How to learn a song effectively
- Search songs by vocal range
- Vocal ranges of famous singers
- Singing course for beginners
- Song search and songbook
To achieve your goals, keep in mind that it takes consistent practice, patience, and dedication. By using the Singing Carrots platform, Cornell's singing techniques, and songs as inspiration, you can develop your unique voice and style, just like Chris Cornell.