Techniques for performing confidently and connecting with your audience, including stage presence and microphone technique.
Breathing Techniques: Proper breathing techniques help in supporting vocal performance and improve endurance by using the full capacity of the lungs.
Pitch Control: In a vocal performance, pitch control is crucial. Practice vocal exercises that cover pitch fluctuation and range variation to nail any note.
Vocal Warm-ups: These exercises are the lifeblood of Vocal performance. Warm-ups help in increasing blood flow and reducing muscle fatigue.
Articulation: It involves forming words clearly, and shaping of mouth and lips while singing. This helps in crystal clear pronunciation and conveying the message of the lyrics to the audience.
Vibrato: This skill adds life to the music and layers the voice with emotions. Vibrato is essential and gives a professional touch to any vocal performance.
Voice Resonance: Resonance refers to the quality of tone, and voice, the way it bounces off the throat and other structures around it. Improving resonance results in a stronger and deeper-sounding voice.
Control over Voice Breaks: Every singer has the voice break up issue when hitting a high note or when transitioning between notes. Practice sustained notes and countering this issue by focusing on proper breathing and diaphragm control.
Range Expansion: Expanding the vocal range comes in handy concerning different music styles, helping in singing songs that require high or low notes.
Dynamics: Vocal performance is much more than singing on one voice level. The inclusion of dynamics like adding variations in volume makes the performance more interesting to listen to.
Stage Presence and Confidence: Whether it's a live performance or recording, conveying confidence and exuding stage presence are essential. This ensures that the audience is captivated, and your performance leaves a lasting impression.
Breath Control: This technique focuses on controlling the intake and release of breath, which is important for proper phrasing and diction.
Vibrato: This technique adds a slight quiver or tremolo to the voice, which can add depth and emotion to a performance.
Falsetto: This type of singing uses a higher register often associated with male voices, but is not limited in gender.
Belting: This technique involves singing at the top of the voice with full volume and power.
Head Voice: This refers to the higher registers of the voice, which can add brightness and sweetness to a performance.
Chest Voice: Refers typically to the lower notes in the voice's range, which has a warmer and fuller sound.
Resonance: When a particular sound chamber within the singer's body is utilized to produce sound.
Pitch: The act of accurately hitting notes at the right frequency.
Tone: The character of how sound is delivered by an instrument or voice.
Articulation: The process of accurately and clearly pronouncing words and syllables during execution.
Projection: The ability to increase the volume of the voice without losing control or pitch.
Dynamics: The variation in volume that adds musical character to the performance.
Diction: The clarity of pronunciation while singing.
Texture: Combining different type of vocals such as harmonies or backing vocals to add another layer of sound to the performance.