What Kind Of Worship Vocalist Are You?

BREAKING RECORDS ARTIST

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straining or forcing the voice to produce a sound
having a light and breathy sound
hitting higher notes
finding their sound

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The correct placement gives you power and strength for longevity. You won't get so tired at the end of a set. Your sound will be strong and supported. Here are some questions to ask while you are singing.

Where are you placing your sound?
Where do you feel the vibration/sound?
What part of the head is vibrating?

The goal of warm-ups and vocal techniques is to get to know where the sound is vibrating in your head.

Where should you feel it?

Once you get to know your body. And where the proper vibration of the sound should be. Then we can practice it over and over again. To make it stick in the "muscle memory"

That will be a well of knowledge that we can pull from when we need to replicate it in a song.

Honestly, we cannot trust what we hear in our heads. We have to trust the vibration; when we are doing the proper technique.

IMPROPER PLACEMENTS

THE GROVEL OR THROATY TRAIT

Singing with your throat is not nice. It is really a harsh sound. so cultures it is what their sound is. However, if you sing with your throat all the time, it'll end up being sore and you can damage it. Singing through the throat will stop you from holding out the notes and singing longer phrases. You can see James Brown below where he has to stop.

Put your hand in front of your mouth while you are talking. Do you feel the airflow coming out of your mouth? If you do not feel it at all or feel it on occasion. It might be a sign that you have a bit of a grovel/throat sound.

James Brown has a grovel trait. Click Here to listen.

THE NASAL TRAIT

It's really an improper placement. This nasal trait is when there is a lot of air coming through the nose. However, some modern vocals will use it for style. Below is a link for Urkel who was known for speaking through his nose.

Here is a way to know if you don't have a balance.

Count to 10. When you reach 5 plug your nose. You should not hear a difference at all in your speech. If you do, you have too much air coming through your nose.

Urkel from the sitcom Family Matters is a great example

PROPER PLACEMENTS

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SPACE

The other part of the equation to effortlessly hit the higher notes and extend your range.

Step 4 is Space

Space or height in the vocal track. In other words, is the ability to lift your soft palate, while you are singing. Some people call it an internal smile others ask you to "raise your eyebrows". I call it SPACE. Give the sound room to freely roam lol!

Space must be used in conjunction with placement. When both are functioning together, it creates that RICH and BEAUTIFUL tone.

So what is the soft palate?

The soft palate is the muscular flap located at the back/ roof of the mouth, where the uvula is. This muscle has two main functions. It raises high and spreads either wide or narrow within the vocal tract.

So how do you do it? A gentle yawn or inhaling from the tongue position of a "K" consonant sound. This can show you what it feels like to raise your soft palate.

The third honorary function of the soft palate is The Velarpharyngeal Port. This port opens and closes off the airflow to the nose. Try breathing in through your nose only - this is the Velar Port "open". Now try breathing in through your mouth only - this is the Velar Port "closed".

On vowel sounds, the Velar Port is "closed" so that there is no airflow through the nose. The soft palate raises and moves through a number of changes in size and width through each register.

(neutral, wider, narrowing, narrow as we sing through Chest, Chest Mix, Head Mix, Head respectively).

So when you are approaching a higher note, instead of reaching for it. Get a good breath and lift your soft palate. Making a narrow, vertical space. As you go higher, you will have to drop your jaw.

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