They’re called The Singer’s Blog, and it’s managed by journalist Gene Myers. You can find lots of celebrity interviews and helpful singing information, including articles by Sing Like A Pro!
Here’s a link to a recent article I wrote on breathing techniques… check it out!
http://blogforsingers.blogspot.com/2009/03/tips-on-breathing-from-sing-like-pro.html
Thanks for reading, I hope you’re enjoying the new YouTube video!
Elisha Rae
Sing Like A Pro has a new YouTube video up about a tip to increase your vocal range. Have a look, and leave a comment about it if you like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g3bByFceLA
Thanks!
Elisha Ewonchuk
Here’s a quick tip on vowel shaping… kind of goes with articulating. When singing, your notes will come out sounding more polished if you shape your vowels a little. Vowel shaping is DIFFERENT from vowel bending by the way; vowel bending is a technique classical teachers use to hit high notes without tension.
Here are the basics of what I like to do. For lower notes, I shape my vowels into the “o” vowel sound. Here’s an example. When we sing the word love, it comes out sounding like “luv.” To shape this vowel, I emphasize the O sound and actually sing “love” with a strong O sound instead of the U sound.
For higher pitches, I do the opposite. Easiest way to do it is to shape your mouth into a smile. However, you may not want to do the opposite on high notes. Different techniques work for different people, so you may want to keep shaping your vowels into the O sound for high notes too. Classical singers are often taught to do this and nothing else. I say try both ways and do what works best for you.
There are many more tips and techniques in the Sing Like A Pro e-book, visit www.sing-like-a-pro.com for more information today!
Elisha Ewonchuk
Sing Like A Pro
Hello singers,
This may seem like an obvious practice tip but it’s important to follow… and sometimes people forget about it. The tip is to make sure that you’re practicing a song in the same fashion that you’re going to perform it in.
Singers can often get sidetracked practicing a song to certain music, or singing it with specific trills and techniques, then when it comes time to perform it they sing it completely differently! I think it’s definitely important to try new things and ways of singing songs, but while you’re practicing is the time to do that… not while you’re performing. Then, perform what you practice.
Thoughts?
You can find more great singing lessons and singing tips on the Sing Like A Pro website at www.sing-like-a-pro.com.
Elisha Ewonchuk
Singing Instructor
Sing Like A Pro