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 Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:30 am
Back when I used to take voice lessons, I was slowly but surely smoothing out the bridge between my head and chest voice. Now that I've fallen out of practice, it's a lot of trouble for me to make the transition these days.
Anybody have any helpful tips for closing the gap?
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:00 am
When I was taught pop music technique, I was taught to sing in a "throat" voice, which I guess would be the mixture of the two. There's still a break between head and chest using throat voice, but it's kind of hard to use it without hurting your vocal chords. It relies a lot on the diaphragm and it is kind of "pop" sounding. I've found that technique very useful for auditions, but I've only met one voice teacher that's willing to teach it.
Overall, I think flipping between head and chest at will kind of gives a unique, old-world sound, but yeah, more of a character sound, not a good "Broadway-ish" sound. If you're comfortable teaching yourself, a lot of folk music uses that throat technique. Just be careful and use good singing posture. If you feel a pull in your throat, there's something wrong. Try adjusting your shoulders, leveling your head, relax your tongue, don't move your mouth as much, et cetera. Hopefully that should help. If not, maybe consult a choir or theatre teacher. They may be able to help you with smoothing out your break if my throat voice nonsense doesn't help you. xd
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High-functioning Werewolf
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:28 am
Honestly, the best advice that can be given is practice and then keep practicing. Don't oversing, drink much alcohol, or smoke and soon the gap may not close, but you'll have mroe control with which to make it sound like it has.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:15 am
Have you tried singing while holding your nose? It really does work...
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