What is vocal placement? Many of the older traditions of singing described how a singer must concentrate their sound. These singers often discussed the experience of this focused point of sound which could be perceived viscerally and locally in their bodies. As a singer advanced, they would eventually become capable of willing this sound into various […]
Read MoreBalanced Singing
- December 4, 2017
- Guy Babusek
- Singing Technique, Vocal Power, vocal training, voice development
Balanced Singing — The Singer’s Pyramid If you want to sing well, I suggest you learn balanced singing. I find it useful to think of balanced singing as being in four parts. Together, I call these The Singer’s Pyramid: 1. Build your core sound You build a core of sound using many tools, including coupe […]
Read MoreDeveloping the Pharyngeal Voice the Old Way
- November 21, 2017
- Guy Babusek
- bel canto, Head Voice, Resonance, Singing Technique, Vocal Power, Vocal Registers
Developing the pharyngeal voice The sounds I am making in the attached recording will probably sound at once bizarre and comical to you. This is especially true if you’ve never heard an old-school advanced pharyngeal workout before. Developing the pharyngeal voice in a traditional manner is a process that takes many years. Please remember, that […]
Read MoreThe Pharyngeal Voice
What is the pharyngeal voice? In order to begin to bridge the gap between the head and chest registers (often called the “mix”) the old Italian School used a device known as the Pharyngeal Voice. The old masters taught that this mechanism helps to engage only the very inner edges of the vocal folds. This middle Voice […]
Read MorePowerful Singing: Volume Vs. Intensity
- December 9, 2015
- Guy Babusek
- practicing singing, Resonance, Singing Technique, Vocal Power
Powerful Singing: Volume Vs. Intensity One thing that seems to cause confusion in singing is the difference between intensity and volume. Often a singer will try to get an intense tone by pulling their chest voice higher and higher through their range. This, over the short term, can cause vocal strain; and over the long term it can cause vocal […]
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