1st Open Throat-Breaking Down Singing Styles Vocal Warmups--Voice Lessons and Tips

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[nfarnham2008]

Hmm I'm confused now. I sing and have been singing for a few months. I sing stuff like shinedown, as well as a lot of other rock/country. I was told by someone that I was pulling up too much in chest and my range stops. So he told me I needed to sing with an open throat, but are you saying it is only applicable for classical? I have a good chest voice range but when I go up into head voice, I can't even access it and I squeak out into a weird falsetto. (I have an acoustic cover on here) HELP!

[timwelch2]

@nfarnham2008 opening your throat will make the sound more classical and is not commonly used in pop/rock music



[jatnooo]

@timwelch2 @nfarnham2008 but yet you would have a more healthy way of singing and a healthier sound 2 ...also u can modify it and mix up the 2 ways of singing and find a more comfortable way of going up in your range without hurting or damaging your vocals! :)

[timwelch2]

@jatnooo @nfarnham2008 There is not anatomical research (that I can find) that proves that a open throat sound is healthier than a non-open throat sound. Also, you still have to mix in a non open throat sound. If you have that research I'd love to read it. In the experience of my voice studio I find that over use of the voice (in general) combined with an overly thickened vocal fold production causes the most vocal dysfunction. :-) not the openness of the voice.

[hottluv32]

I thought non open throat meant straining, but I guess I was wrong. Still, isn't it harder on the vocal folds to sing non open throat?

[timwelch2]

@hottluv32 nope, you can sing hard on your throat with both open and non open throat, and vise versa

[drummerbode]

can't focus on my voice.. that girl is hot. lol

[DanyelHawkes]

i think both of those examples are relative. The first examples are ''more'' open than the later. But its true that there not doing it correctly yet. But they're both students. The theory is there though, the teacher is explaining it correctly. Its not bel canto, bel canto is a world of its own.

[AllyTheLlama15]

@jatnooo iM REALLY CONFUSED please help..I HAVE A CLASSICAL VOICE, BUT I WANT IT TO BE MUSICAL THEATRE... My throat is really open..how do i switch and close it xxxxxx

[Manu9078]

would Jackie Wilson's singing be considered open throat singing?

[wanttobehacker]

I'm a man and I just got into puberty one year ago and my voice gets alittle bit too squeeky and low, it was on the song "Fever" and I sang along to michael bublés version. But anyways is there a way to train my voice to get the dark tone in it.

Because before I used to sing in a light voice and I still do because it's easier but doesn't fit to all songs. Please help me

[girlycrazy1233]

Can u show us a couple exercises to help our voice??

[jatnooo]

just using or applying some details like using air to change the notes and supporting them with the diaphram... instead of the muscles around your throat it actually helps with the pitch 2! cause the voice or singing is a instrument of AIR. and i think that this are essential basics that every pple that study music .specially the voice (singers) has to know... ;) ans singing with a thickened vocal fold production isnt that what im saying??? lol

[jatnooo]

@timwelch2 well i think every voice is different... and as my personal experience applying some classical tecnique... referrering as trying to have a more free sound by using the diaphram instead of straining the vocals to get up to the high part of my register has help me on having a way of singing that dosent hurt my vocals and actully can sing longer and stronger without them getting tired. but im not saying to change your way of singing to a classical way ...