Singers: Love Your Larynx
The importance of learning all this vocal technique stuff is seeing the bigger picture.
I know lots of new singers are frustrated by vocal technique. In a PDF guide linked beneath my YouTube video, I outline 5 essential vocal tools that really matter in the long haul for vocal health. Muscle-memory-building tools that you rely on the most in the basic use and care of your unique voice. Go grab your free PDF copy and learn more.
Getting to grips with the basic vocal roadmap is paramount ie the scientific reasons why/how the vocal process works so you can work out what is going wrong or RIGHT at any time.
Of course, it isn’t as simple as that … well, it IS actually. In part.
A paradox!
I love to teach my students to self-scrutinise. I give them enough vocal instruction and learning to enable them to feel confident as they experiment along the way. It’s like watching a tight bud unfurl and come into bloom. It’s wonderful.
What’s of the greatest value is the discussion and support singers give to each other within our mentoring community.
Here, I'm talking about the LARYNX - as part of a vocal technique A-Z journey.
Most people know that the larynx houses the vocal folds/cords and that it is where the magic begins. But few singers, at the beginning of their journey, fully appreciate that some initial voicing problems/tensions may in part come as a direct result of not fully appreciating the intricacies and positioning of the larynx.
The larynx is an open tube - not attached to the skeleton in any way but held in place, cradled by a complex system of muscles, as my infographic states. It is easy to imagine how vocal tensions may arise since there are so many linking factors to consider - the jaw, the tongue, the neck etc.
What is to be done? How should singers best help themselves?
- Get a good grasp of the basics - the 5 Essentials. These very simple principles/steps/principles underpin all the vocal technique there is to know.
- Get some guidance - join a mentoring group/community.
Other usefully related blog posts from the archive for more learning or just getting started:
When you’re too scared to start
New to singing? Here’s something you can’t miss
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