This blog discusses how you will learn to sing by learning vocal technique and training at Sing Like a Star vocal studios.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For professional singing lessons in the Atlanta, Marietta and Alpharetta GA area, or to register for voice training online by skype, facetime, or speakerphone, please visit the website at www.singlikeastar.com, and click on the GET STARTED tab to register for a professional vocal evaluation and consultation.
