how to develop vibrato - vibrato techniques for singer

hey guys Madeleine Harvey here thank you so much for joining me today in our video we're gonna be talking about vibrato what is it why do people keep talking about it what does it give your sound and what you can do at home to build up to it so if you liked today's video please be sure to give it a thumbs up or click the subscribe button below because I would love to see you here more often we've got a lot to talk about today so let's just go ahead and get started what is vibrato well it is a fancy way of saying a shake an oscillation of two different pitches that are happening simultaneously and this kind of pitch variant happens as a result of a change in air pressure and vocal cord tension that's the scientific answer basically meaning a shaking your sound but what does it give your voice mm but the presence of vibrato adds an expansion and elegance a vitality a warmth a polish and a general all-around sexiness to what would normally be kind of a simple sound a lot of vocal coaches however won't teach or even talk too much about vibrato because their stance is that vibrato is a vocal effect that happens naturally as a result of good foundational vocal habits such as breath support and tone and I completely agree completely agree however vibrato does have a deliberateness to it which means it must be engaged so you my youtube friend are probably at home singing and saying I have really great vocal habits but I still have trouble engaging a vibrato what do I do well never fear it is for you that I have made this video so before we get started with our sounds that we're going to play with today I just want to say that vibrato is a lot like a golf swing meaning people tend to use what works best for them so as you use today's video to help you practice and develop your vibrato I strongly encourage you not to judge the quality of your sound we're going to make all sorts of crazy sounds and it's up to you to experiment and play so that you can discern what works best for you these sounds that we're going to play with are kind of temporary silly sounds that will help us first understand the sensations of a broto engage them and get the ball rolling so again don't judge yourself and have fun are you ready to get started let's do this to get us started let's simplify the coordination of vibrato down to a very simple note Bend like this I've chosen a tempo that should allow you to perform the bend perfectly so go nice and slow what we're looking to do through this bending exercise is to really feel that sensation of a semi tonal movement but nice and slow we're going to build up to it over time and what this is going to do is translate into a very beautiful subtle vibrato but it does take a little bit of time to build so we're gonna start here on middle C here we go II II taking more time with me II II Hey II Hey well done well done go that slow in the beginning be very clear about it perform it perfectly what you can do slow you can do quick and what we're looking for is at first if you notice that we really want to feel the tone be initiated before we move it so really strive for II feel that tone a very pure clear tone is first initiated before you bend well done our next exercise is kind of like a breathy laugh e pant and it sounds like this make sure that you are engaging the diaphragm from underneath what this exercise is meant to do is to kind of wake up the diaphragm and to bring a little bit more dexterity into your vibrato so be very very clear about each pant bring a quality into each pant we're not going for for vibrato execution in this exercise we are slowly introducing and isolating the components that contribute overall to a really beautiful vibrato and diaphragmatic dexterity is key here we go nice and slow haha well done very well done kind of weird right but if you need to pause this video to take a second to clearly feel that sensation of before you start to add pitch that's totally fine take your time it I care not how well you execute each exercise the only thing that matters to me is that you embody and truly feel each sensation well done our last exercise in today's video is a very bouncy wobbly wide feeling vibrato and it sounds like this kind of feels to me like an engine kind of revving EE or like a baby bouncing on somebody's lap EE good and what this exercise is meant to do is to kind of bring together those subtle connections of diaphragm and vocal cord so it's in essence taking what we've learned so far and put them both together we're not going for again a vibrato execution here we want to feel the connection of diaphragm and vocal cord and get very clear about the quality of the lift lift lift take your time here we go nice and slow I'll give you the first three notes you here we go Nene Nene evening II me good very very very good in essence that's exactly it so again a great way to practice is just kind of take some time clear your mind and just kind of bounce a little bit feel that lift that lifted the diaphragm don't be too concerned about again how it sounds remember all of the sounds that we've done today have been kind of a temporary silly sound that affords us the sensation just to get the ball rolling very good job so now that you have a nice feeling for what the components of vibrato feel like go forth into the world my friends and sing remember to keep your sensations very clear and work at a pace that allows you to perform with quality I also want to encourage you to kind of view vibrato as a vocal effect much like licks trills runs and riffs so as you work with vibrato and you get really good at it you can vary the degree of your vibrato throughout your performances that way you keep your listeners ear engaged thanks so much for joining me today I hope you've enjoyed today's video if you have please be sure to give it a thumbs up or click the subscribe button below I would love to see you here more often and if you have a question that you would like for me to answer will please feel free to leave it in the comments portion of today's video thanks so much for spending this time with me I've loved having you and I will see you next time ah

Channel: Madeleine Harvey

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Length: 12min 38sec (758 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 08 2016