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Is your voice a Musical Instrument?
When I sing, dogs begin howling and neighbours call either plumbers or police depending on the note I’m trying to reach. What about your voice?
When we sing, the air being forced through the larynx increases, the glottis narrows, and the vocal cords vibrate, producing sound. The tighter the cords are stretched, the greater the number of vibrations and the higher the pitch of sounds produced. Decreasing the air pressure and relaxing the vocal cords, on the other hand, increases the opening of the glottis, causing vibrations to decrease and sounds to become deeper.
A beautiful voice is a natural endowment, but in opera singing, technique is also important. The singer needs to learn how to breathe in order to have an adequate air supply. Then he must learn how to control it. It is said that the famous 18th-century singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, could sing 150 notes in one breath!
Armed with this knowledge, the next time you sing your favourite song why not consider a few tips from Ken Tamplin (Vocal Academy):
Tip #1: Get to know the song well. Psychological confidence is an important factor.
Tip #2: Determine if the song fits and suits your voice. If not, why not transcribe it into your own vibe and style? Learn to capture the spirit and style of the original and try to duplicate it.
Tip #3: Have realistic expectations! Reach for the stars incrementally, and devise realistic goals.
Tip #4: Train technically to be “in shape” to sing a desired song. If you keep trying the same thing, and it is not working, your information (and/or at least your understanding, interpretation, and implementation of that information) may not be correct.
What do you think of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZATunybJm_4
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I wouldn’t regard myself as a naturally good singer, so I found this video very interesting. I like how he talked about how lower notes require different singing actions versus higher notes. Building the “muscle memory“ to become better in singing in any style is something I had never heard before. And in this way it makes sense. When I was learning to play woodwinds as a young person, I remember my mouth hurting a lot when I first started. Many years later, I could play and it never bothered me. It’s interesting to think about singing in this way. Thanks for sharing!
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