Hey There:
Although I am certainly far from the most experienced and knowledgeable
person on this list, I will take eon part of the question as I am a lyric
tenor male rock vocalist and am also trained and, therefore, sing correctly
(for the most part! LOL) Well, I read where you said that "I am hearing all
this stuff about relaxing your larynx and your soft pallete but if you would
hear the music that I listen to, I don't think they do either" - actually
they are! For instance, both Layne Stanley and Chris Cornell trained with
Maestro David Kyle in Seattle whose students also include Geoff Tate of
Queensryche and Ann Wilson of Heart. Also many of the current vocalists are
baritones: Aaron lewis of Staind, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Scott Stapp of
Creed, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, etc. so don't sweat it. Also,
with proper training and register coordination, a baritone can sing just as
high and just as healthy as a tenor. Just ask any SLSer! ;)
And you are also scaring me very badly with this talk of stretching out
and "making" your chest voice go higher. My teacher, the infamous Seth
Riggs, always says "You should never make your voice do anything. You allow
it to do what it needs to do." I know this may confuse you at this moment
and why shouldn't it. You need PROPER vocal instruction with someone who
both understands the mechanics of the voice and how to teach proper usage of
them (particularly the registers) and that respects pop/rock singers.
Now I invite the illustrious array of incredible pedagogues on our list to
illuminate the more technical aspects for you. Keep on singing! :=)
Yours In Music,
Denis J. Lanza
Lead Vocalist - Infinity Minus One
-----Original Message-----
From: bluesrocker4u_1@y...]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 3:01 PM
To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vocalist] Question about Singing
How is it going people? I just have a couple questions about singing
in general.. I have been reading this message board for a while and
kindoff find myself getting confused by all of the talk in here. My
problem is this. I am trying to achieve a higher range in my
voice...particularly my chest voice. I just started this one class
in school and my teacher told me that I am a baritone. I was very
upset when I heard this because many of my favorite singers and
inspirations seem to be tenor and can hit those notes that I have a
problem hitting.. I can hit them fine, I just tend to start squelling
and stuff when I get that high. I just wanted to know what it is
that I can do. I know people say that you can't change what you are
born with, but I really want this to happen...what lead singer are
baritone now a days anyways...It almost feels as though my career is
broken just because of my thick vocal chords:( Anyways, I want to
get into the tenor range and become easy with that, but I am not sure
what I need to do.. My teacher was telling me the diaphramatic
breathing style and when I did that I could sing a M2 above my usual
highest chest voice range (the G# above middle C). Anyways, to make
a long story short, I was just wondering what I should work on or
practice in order to get high in the range. I am also a pop singer
and not an opera singer so I don't know if there are any differences
between the two. If you could think of some of my inspirations, you
would understand...Incubus, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. I have
no idea what head voice is and I just tend to falsetto on the high
notes i cannot hit for the best of me...Is there any way I can
stretch my vocal chords to make my chest voice higher? I am hearing
all this stuff about relaxing your larynx and your soft pallete but
if you would hear the music that I listen to, I don't think they do
either..I was also pushing out when I was breathing in through my
diaphram and my teacher told me not to push it out but to let in down
when your breath is gone.. I don't know if Im doing it right on that
either..Not that I want to imitate them, I just want to build some
blocking stones from them and become a great singer like Brandon Boyd
or Chris Cornell. Any help would be greatly appreciated on this
problem im having. Thank you
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