Vocal Insight

In live performance technical skill serves well.
However, the natural ability to perform and deliver with “feeling” overrides technical proficiency

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It is quite common for people to misconstrue a dark and textured vocal timbre with a limited vocal range. However it is possible to have a wide vocal range combined with a dark and sonorous vocal tone (chest and mixed voice), which can then lift into sounding more vibrant and solid in the upper vocal registers (head voice). 🗣️

“Anything that happens within your body is going to affect your instrument, the voice.”
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An insightful vocal artistry analysis based on the voice of R'n'b artist Toni Braxton 🗣️

EXPLAINED || Toni Braxton's Voice The Voice: EXPLAINED is a music education docu-essay series by award-winning multidisciplinary artist Milik Kashad. Each episode breaks down the science, his...

The idiosyncratic gospel riffs and runs are a mainstream trend within singing
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Sing your own song, find your path, and let the most unique qualities of your voice inform your instrument
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The Voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.

– Richard Strauss

The Voice of Chaka Khan – A Pedagogical Insight 🎵🗣

EXPLAINED || Chaka Khan's Voice The Voice: EXPLAINED is a music education docu-essay series created by award-winning multidisciplinary artist Milik Kashad. It is designed to educate listene...

💡Did you know that menstruation affects the female voice?
It is known to reduce the upper vocal range, and thicken the vocal folds thus producing a slightly more darker timbre
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"The word register is borrowed from organ terminology and refers to different stops on the organ that produce different sets of sounds or registers. Because the lower register seems to come more from the chest, it was called the chest register; the higher one was termed the false or head register because it seemed to resonate or come from the head, and because in men it is above the natural speaking range and thus seems to have a “false” sound. These terms are, in fact, misleading, since Vocal registers are produced in the larynx and are not the result of residence in particular regions of the body. But Vocal registers continue to be identified according to the Singer’s subjective sensations as a matter of convention.
Although the two main registers are chest and falsetto, some schools of singing recognise a middle register that is a sort of combination of the chest and falsetto voice, making three key registers. There are also two lesser-known registers at the extreme ends of the Vocal range— a very high female register, called the “whistle“ or flageolet register, and the very low male register, called “vocal fry” or “growl” register (also known as strohbass), which is produced by extremely lax vocal cords. But these are rarely used, whereas the development of the chest and falsetto registers — and the middle register between them— figure prominently in Vocal training." (Dimon, 2011: pg 58)

The Authority is in the Text.
The Character is in the Tone.

An interesting article based on the art of singing and technique.

https://charlessimmons.com/how-to-sing-riffs-and-runs-pros-and-cons/

Voice Quality Vs Vocal Acrobatics 🎶🗣

"The fact is that lots of people have amazing riff abilities, but the most successful singers out there are the ones who can move people while singing a few notes, not a lot of them."

How To Sing Riffs And Runs: Pros And Cons | Charles Simmons So you want to learn how to sing riffs and runs. Maybe your favorite singer is Beyonce, Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, or someone else, and you want to