When I sing you can distinctly tell when I transition from my chest to my head voice. It sounds like a breaking point. How do I get that smooth transaction? I know you’re supposed to mix the two but how do you do that? ~ Kate Hey Kate, Singing in mix voice is probably […]
We’ve already discussed the importance of resonance space and how that openness is what creates the fullness of your sound. But, I wanted to take a moment to break this “how to sing openly” thing down in a different way, so that hopefully it’d click with a different group of singers. So, in this article, […]
If you’re like most singers out there, one of the things you’re probably working on is how to expand your range. We strive, we push and we struggle, fighting for an extra half step here and there. But what if I told you there was a way you could learn to expand your range by […]
Greetings Aspiring Singers, If you’ve been following my articles for any period of time, you know that it’s space that creates the fullness of the sound. Just think of thumping a wine glass. If it’s empty when you thump it, it’ll ring out. But, if you fill the same wine glass with pennies and thump […]
As a vocal coach, I get an extra kick out of watching movies where a teacher helps an unlikely hero discover their magical powers, like The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The look in the students eyes when they realize the greatness they’ve accomplished is just plain fun to see, and it reminds me of teaching lessons, because […]
I’m going to start this post with a little story… I spent most of today in a Nashville recording studio acting as moral support for my buddy Lee while he cuts his first EP. Lee is a country music singer, but saying he sings country is reckless. Country is too vague of a term. Lee […]
Have you ever wondered why some days your singing sounds better than others? Maybe one day you feel complete vocal freedom, but then you wake up the next day and you can hardly carry a tune in a bucket. Unfortunately for us singers, our instrument is ever changing and can be negatively altered by outside sources. We literally […]
If you were to go out and ask 100 singers if singing should feel as relaxed as speaking, I believe 98 to 100 of them will say yes. Ironically, out of that same 100 people, 86 of them will probably sing with unnecessary tension the next time they open their mouth to sing. Now, I’m […]
Learn to Get Rid of the Two Most Common Forms of Vocal Tension for Singers
Hello and thank you for visiting my Singing Tips Blog site. My name is Ken Taylor and I give Singing Lessons in Orlando, FL. I plan on sharing many articles in the near future on various different topics under the category of Vocal Technique. If you have any questions for me, please post them in […]
