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By Anonymous October 16, 2014
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By The Pengwin May 16, 2014
Sing Like A Star Vocal training is unlike any vocal training in existence today. This world- renowned singing technique creates a strong voice with great high notes and no breaks or strain. Students learn to sing from the chest voice to higher pitches by “mixing” into the upper register. The results are powerful high notes, effortless control, and the commercial vocal quality producers are looking for. Your voice will be strong, smooth, and balanced, with dramatically increased vocal range, power, and vocal control. You will be able to sing in any style of music you choose, with a healthy, flexible, and powerful voice. You will learn to sing licks, runs and riffs for R&B; or Gospel styling. You will learn to apply your vocal technique and training to the style of music YOU love to sing-rather than a teacher’s favorite style of music. You will learn to be a confident singer, with a voice that you can count on to work correctly- every time! You will learn to be the artist you always dreamed you could be. You will also learn to be a great performer- a very important skill! You will have the opportunity to perform in the Sing Like a Star Showcases, held every 3-4 months at a professional theater. Singers need a goal and a chance to incorporate performance and vocal technique skills as they improve. The more you perform, the better performer you become, and our Sing Like a Star Showcases are just the place to evolve and grow! Why Singers Need A Voice Teacher Singers cannot teach themselves to sing correctly, for two reasons. The first reason is that we don’t hear ourselves accurately. Most people who hear their recorded speaking voices for the first time are astounded- the sound they hear in their head is not at all the sound that the rest of the world hears! Secondly, the vocal apparatus is inside the larynx, so we cannot see it working. Therefore, the intelligent student or artist knows that keeping the voice aligned correctly requires consistently working with a specialist- a professional who understands the science of the voice and the art of vocal development. Most people who try to teach themselves to sing use incorrect muscles, acquiring bad vocal habits or tendencies that eventually damage the voice. You need an expert vocal technician to properly develop your voice, and you also need the discipline to practice and vocalize daily in order to overcome previous incorrect habits and to build the muscles correctly. What Makes A Great Teacher To be truly effective in teaching singing, a teacher needs to understand how the “mix” works; unfortunately there are very few voice teachers who have researched and understand the science of vocal production; most are simply passing along outdated concepts. Along with a superior vocal technique, a qualified teacher should also have extensive performing experience in the real world. If a teacher has never been a professional performer, there is a large chance that the technique they are teaching doesn’t really work for them either. The Incorrect Methods Most incorrect and vocally damaging teaching falls into the two following categories: “Broadway belt” methods of teaching encourage pushing the chest voice too high and hyper-extending the vocal cords. So-called “rock” teachers use this method also. This results in vocal abuse and damage, and usually, a very short career. You can sometimes “get away” with it for a short time, (when you are young) but most singers trained this way eventually get nodules (growths on the vocal cords resembling small warts, resulting from abuse of the cords). Nodules require surgery and complete vocal rest for several weeks. As soon as the singer goes back to the old incorrect vocal habits, the nodules return. The second incorrect method is the “classical” or “choral” type of teaching that encourages airy, breathy and weak vocal production. These methods discourage the use of the chest voice, which is essential in all styles of singing. You cannot use this type of production for commercial music (Rock, R&B, Gospel) or Broadway styles because it is too weak, especially in the lower register. How This Training Is Different At Sing Like A Star studios, you will develop a strong and powerful chest voice, AND a strong, powerful upper register, and you will be able to connect your lower register to your upper register smoothly. Your voice will sound even from the very low notes to the very high notes instead of sounding like two different voices. You will no longer strain as you sing high notes, your low notes will be strong and powerful, and you will have the control to sing riffs, runs, and licks for R & B and Gospel styling. Sing Like A Star vocal training teaches the singer to negotiate the “bridges” of the voice (also known as “passaggio” the part of your voice where you might tend to crack or break or strain as you go up in pitch) easily and without muscular tension. This results in the ability to easily sing in ANY style with soul, emotion, and flexibility. Rather than confining you to a teacher’s favorite vocal style, this training allows you to sing freely and expressively in the style in which YOU like to sing! Professional Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Pop, Musical Theatre, and Country singers around the world all rely on Sing Like A Star vocal training to maintain their voices and their careers. Over 130 Grammy and Tony winners are where they are today because of this amazing technique! This vocal technique is the gold standard of the music industry, and the vocal technique recommended by the producers of American Idol, The Voice, X-Factor, and Glee. Your Voice Questions Answered By Tricia Grey, MM How does my voice work? The vocal cords (or folds) are located inside the larynx, or “Adamʼs Apple”, and are attached from front to back. Air pressure causes the cords to open and close very quickly, creating sound. When the muscles outside the larynx tighten in an effort to control pitch or dynamics, external and unnecessary muscular tension is created which causes the larynx to rise and prevents the vocal cords from vibrating freely. Sing Like A Star exercises will teach you to use just the right amount of air, creating balance between air and muscle. Sing Like A Star vocal training teaches the muscles to work automatically, creating a “neuromuscular response” by the use of scientifically designed exercises that result in a relaxed and stable larynx and appropriately adducted vocal cords. This allows the singer to focus only on performing and enjoying singing, because the voice now works correctly and automatically! What is “belting”? Do I need to be able to “belt” to be successful in popular music? Poorly trained singers often “yell”, particularly on the higher notes of a song, or when pushing for high notes. Directors and producers may demand that a singer belt out a song for greater dramatic effect. When a singer sings entirely in chest voice, pushing for the high notes and spreading the vowel, the results are; swollen vocal cords (which may develop nodules), distorted pronunciation, a decrease in vocal quality and control, and an inevitably shortened career. Belting, using only the chest voice, is unhealthy because you are using muscle to force the vocal cords to function in a way in which they were not designed to be used. The voice is not balanced, and the vocal range becomes severely limited. My chorus teacher says I should sing with an airy, breathy sound in order to blend in with the group. Is this correct? Traditional classical training emphasizes only the legitimate sound, which limits the singer to singing only classical music; the use of the chest voice is discouraged, so singers often cannot be heard on the lower notes, and the sound is airy, breathy, and weak. The result is an unbalanced voice that does not sound authentic singing current music. You need a strong chest voice in order to sing correctly in any style! With Sing Like A Star training, you will learn to “mix” and connect the registers, and to negotiate the “ bridges” of your voice, (the areas of transition, where you might tend to incorrectly push chest too high, or else disconnect into a weak sound) which will allow you to sing with freedom, power and emotion in any style you choose. Sing Like A Star training creates a balanced production, resulting in a smooth transition from chest voice to head voice, and no voice breaks or abrupt changes in the vocal quality as you ascend in pitch. Why does my voice crack when I sing high notes? Almost every untrained singer experiences “voice breaks”. Some singers deal with the break by forcing the chest voice up, other singers are taught to sing in only the head voice, staying away from chest voice altogether, and others simply lower the keys of songs to avoid high notes. None of these solutions are correct, and all can result in limited choices in song material and an ultimately deteriorating instrument. A break occurs when excessive air builds up and forces the vocal cords open, causing the voice to crack. This “air blast” causes the cords to tighten in resistance and they jam up. At Sing Like A Star you will learn to sing in a connected tone from your chest voice to your highest notes with no strain, because the correct amount of air is sent to the cords, allowing coordination to occur between the vocal cords and the air. What is a “bridge”? How do I know where my “bridge” starts? Throughout the program you will hear terms like “registration”, “ head voice”, “middle voice”, “chest voice”, “mix”, “breaks”, “ bridges”. All of these terms refer to the coordinating of the voice as a singer ascends or descends in pitch. Bridges reveal changes in vocal coordination and occur in relatively predictable parts of the scale. If the bridges are not negotiated smoothly there may be an abrupt disconnection and interruption of vocal tone, known as “ cracking” or “breaking”. Here’s how it works: the chest voice is your lower voice, which most people use for speaking. It feels as though the tones are coming straight out of your mouth when you sing, and you if you place your hand on your chest as you sing a note, you will feel vibration in your chest. As you sing a scale starting from your lowest note ascending upward, you will notice at a certain point that you will begin to feel a sense of “reaching” for the note, or perhaps a feeling of straining to reach the pitch. You are now in your first passage area, or “bridge”. Think of this area as the passageway to your high notes. This first “bridge” is a critical area of the voice because this is where your outer muscles are most likely to try to “help” the process, by pulling and tightening in order to stretch the vocal cords to reach the higher pitch. Or else, they let go completely and the result is a weak, breathy sound. However with Sing Like A Star vocal training, you will overcome these issues completely. Your Sing Like A Star training will enable you to build a strong connection between the lower and upper registers, resulting in a smooth transition from the chest voice upward. With a good mix, or “middle” voice, you will ultimately be able to go up and down the entire range of your voice no with breaks, no uncomfortable weakening of volume or intensity, and best of all, a healthy flexible voice that will enable you to sing in any style! The smartest investment in your vocal future is a weekly Sing Like A Star voice lesson and daily practice. When you want a great vocal technique that will give you amazing high notes, strength, power, flexibility, and a healthy vocal production, Sing Like A Star vocal training is the answer! ...read more
By Sing Like a Star January 09, 2012
Jazz music is very popular with radio stations dedicated to only playing jazz. There are different styles of jazz music; most jazz music lovers either have one specific type of jazz they listen to or they may listen to all the different genres of jazz. There are many places where you can listen to jaz... ...read more
Jazz is a style of music that originates from the southern United States, especially New Orleans, Louisiana. It incorporates elements of European and African music from the 19th and 20th century. Jazz music is characterized by improvisation, syncopation and swing notes. ...read more