I’d say this is the most damaging technique to a singer’s sound because each singer needs to have what I call, a “vocal fingerprint.”
Singers intentionally over-darken their sound to imitate a big sound or another singer. This is how you’ll find the perfect balance between a light and dark sound- chiaroscuro.ģ. They’re not all equal thirds, but you need to find what works for you, for each vowel, and for each pitch. Overall, singers need a balance of all three. The most underused resonator is the nasal one-the resonator that produces the most forward sound! Many singers use only two of the three resonators, and they miss out on their maximum resonance. There are three main resonators when it comes to singing: oral, pharyngeal, and nasal. To do this, you need to channel the right amount of nasal resonance. I’m not asking anyone to sing like Gilbert Gottfried, but the goal is to think of your voice more like a laser beam, rather than a wall of sound. Singers don’t use enough nasal resonance. The way to counter this is to memorize the feeling and position of a forward-placed sound, rather than relying on your ears.Ģ. It’s important to nip it in the bud as early as possible. Listening to yourself sing is a hard habit to break. You can only achieve a true projected sound with forward placement. It’s not as present in the hall as they think it is. A singer thinks, “damn, that’s a pretty-ass sound.” It may very well be a pretty-ass sound, but no one sitting at the back of the auditorium will hear it. When you listen to yourself and judge the sound that’s in your own head, that normally means your sound isn’t projecting to the public. When singers do this, it’s not an accurate assessment of their singing. There are three reasons why singers do this: When a singer creates their sound in the back of their throat, it has the opposite effect: an artificial, over-darkened, and covered sound that doesn’t project. It creates what’s called “ping” and it travels farther than any other sound. Forward placement focuses the sound outwards and allows for the best projection.
Why is this important? The whole point of singing opera is to be heard by thousands of people who are hundreds of feet away, without a microphone. The biggest mistake most young opera singers make is… not singing in a forward position. And there’s no judgement from my end because I was guilty of this mistake, too, early in my singing. From all my years of singing, conducting masterclasses, and listening to other singers, I’ve noticed a prevalent mistake that affects almost all singers.
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