Singing Guide: Tommy Roe
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Tommy Roe: Tips on How to Sing Like Him
Tommy Roe is an American pop musician widely known for his string of hit singles in the 1960s. Roe's high-pitched voice, coupled with his rockabilly style, catchy lyrics, and indelible hooks, helped him become one of the most successful pop acts of his era. If you'd like to learn to sing like him, here are some tips and Singing Carrots resources to help you:
Practice breathing correctly
Correct breathing is essential for singing well, regardless of your preferred style. Fortunately, Singing Carrots has plenty of articles (like Breathing basics and Breath support ) and exercise videos (like Farinelli Breathing) that can help you learn how to breathe properly.
Develop good singing posture
Good posture when singing helps you breathe more effectively and project your voice, so you can hit those high notes like Tommy Roe. Check out this video on Singing Carrots that explains how posture affects your singing.
Discover and work on your voice type
Knowing your voice type can help you sing more confidently and comfortably. You can find more information about voice types in this Singing Carrots article.
Warm-Up with Exercises
Warming up exercises like 3 Minute Warm Up, Humming, Chest Voice Explained, Glottal Onset, Sustain Vocal are great ways to improve your voice while increasing your range and flexibility.
Learn Tommy Roe's unique vocal style
Tommy Roe was known for his rockabilly style and catchy hooks. To learn more about what makes his style unique, listen to some of his hit songs like "Sheila," "Sweet Pea," and "Dizzy."
Sing Along with the Vocal Pitch Monitor
Singing Carrots offers a Vocal Pitch Monitor tool that can help you visualize your pitch and see where you can improve.
Improve your pitch accuracy
Singing Carrots also offers a Pitch accuracy test along with a song search by vocal range to help you find the perfect songs to practice with.
Tommy Roe's success can be attributed to his unique vocal style and great technique that he honed over time. With enough practice and the help of Singing Carrots' articles and exercises, you can learn to sing like him too!