Singing Guide: Van Zant
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Van Zant is a southern rock band formed in 1977 by Johnny Van Zant, brother of the deceased Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. The band has released several albums, many of which feature Johnny Van Zant's powerful and soulful vocals. To learn to sing like Van Zant, I recommend focusing on developing your own unique voice while incorporating elements of southern rock and blues into your singing style.
- One of the standout elements of Johnny Van Zant's singing style is his ability to convey emotion through his voice. To achieve this, it's important to focus on using proper breath support and diaphragmatic breathing. Singing exercises that emphasize these techniques can be found in Singing Carrots' articles on breathing basics and breath support. Johnny Van Zant also uses a lot of vibrato in his singing, which can be achieved through Singing Carrots' video lessons on vibrato.
- In addition to emphasizing emotion in his singing, Johnny Van Zant's voice is also characterized by his use of a southern accent in phrasing and delivery. While it's important to develop your own voice, incorporating elements of southern twang into your singing style can add a unique flavor to your performance. Singing Carrots has a video exercise on Twang that can help you incorporate this technique into your own singing.
- Some standout Van Zant songs to showcase their vocal style include "Downright and Dangerous" and "Help Somebody". Learning these songs can help you understand Van Zant's unique vocal techniques and incorporate them into your own singing style. Singing Carrots' vocal range test and pitch accuracy test can help you find similar songs that fit your vocal range and improve your pitch accuracy.
Overall, to learn to sing like Van Zant, focus on developing proper breath support and diaphragmatic breathing, incorporating vibrato and southern twang into your singing style, and learning and practicing their unique songs. Singing Carrots' resources on breathing, vibrato, twang, and song search can be helpful tools in achieving this goal.