Singing Guide: Vaults
Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources
Are you an aspiring singer looking to learn how to sing like Vaults? Known for their ethereal sound, Vaults is a British band formed in 2013 with vocals shared among three singers. If you want to learn how to produce unique ethereal sounds like Vaults, follow these tips:
- Work on your breathing technique: Proper breathing technique is crucial to producing the airy, ethereal quality that Vaults is known for. Check out Singing Carrots' blog to learn how to breathe actively, and passively.
- Find your spatial positioning: When singing like Vaults, it’s important to explore the different positions between the sound’s origin and your ears. The Shapes exercise offered by Singing Carrots can help you develop this skill.
- Experiment with your voice registers: Vaults is known for oscillating among multiple voice registers. Explore the different registers with Singing Carrots’ Voice Registers and Vocal Break exercise.
- Use Vibrato: Vibrato adds an extra dimension to passages in vault’s singing. Check out Singing Carrots Vibrato exercise to learn how to incorporate this technique.
- Focus on your open mouth and throat technique: Create a spacious and open tone by practicing with Singing Carrots’ exercises for opening your mouth and throat.
- Sing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking: Singing Carrots' guide to Singing with intuition, skills, emotion, and thinking will help you connect with your inner singer while doing your best work.
Now that you have the foundational knowledge on how to sing like Vault’s, let’s dive into their unique vocal technique.
Vault's unique sound characteristics are:
- Ethereal high notes: Vaults is notable for their ethereal, airy vocals which they achieve by singing high notes in falsetto.
- Use of vocal layering: Vaults uses three vocalists to create beautiful harmonies that layer and complement one another. This is what contributes to the unique, otherworldly sound.
- Vocal Runs: Vaults often uses riffs and runs designed to show off their vocal technique. Practice your vocal runs and discover your favorite style with Singing Carrots' Pitch training.
After learning the above techniques, it’s a good idea to practice singing some of Vaults’ popular songs. One example is “One Last Night,” which showcases their ethereal, airy sound. Listen to this song and give it a try in your newly developed style.
You can also make the most of Singing Carrots' Song-search tool to discover songs that will meet your new vocal range.
By utilizing the tips and relevant Singing Carrots resources provided above, you will be well on your way to learning how to sing like Vaults in no time!