Principles Of Good Singing Pt. 5: Voice Control

Singing well implies controlling the various elements of vocal expression
to achieve maximum communicative impact. And what are these elements?
Volume, resonance, flexibility, and range. The crucial piece of information in this regard is that voice control is possible only because these elements are based in muscular action. We can see that voice control has a very precise meaning: it indicates having the ability to manage the vocal muscles in an efficient, coordinated fashion.

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Principles Of Good Singing Pt. 4: Beauty Of Tone

The next principle is beauty of tone. Beauty is a very difficult idea to define even though we experience it everyday in one form or another. The problem is that beauty is not an objective item like a tree or a car that everyone can see and physically describe to everyone’s satisfaction. Rather, beauty is personal judgment about the aesthetic appeal that something has, and aesthetic judgments are greatly influenced by one’s experiences, both personally and culturally. Without a doubt, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

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Principles Of Good Singing Pt. 3: Personality

Very closely related to the singer’s need to be believable is the idea that a singer could hardly qualify as authentic if what is distinctive about who he is, as a one of a kind person, remains hidden from his performances. The general rule in this regard is that more is better—more self-expression, more attitude, more feeling, more conviction, more individuality—in short, more personality.

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Principles Of Good Singing Pt. 2: Believability

A singer’s goal is to vitalize the passions and imagination of her listeners;
this could happen only if the listener trusts that the singer is genuine—that is, if the emotions in her voice, words, and delivery are felt to be honest. This is why a foundational principle of good singing is believability.

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Principles Of Good Singing Pt. 1: Vocal Technique

What are the best techniques for executing high notes? How do I sing both powerfully and comfortably at the same time? How do I keep my voice from cracking on certain notes? How do I enunciate words when I sing high notes so they are understandable? How do I keep my vocal tone the same throughout my whole range? How do I move from one vocal register into another both comfortably and musically? How can I stop from losing my voice or going hoarse?

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