Getting Technical with vocal training - Part 1

Good singing starts with solid consistant air pressure from the lungs. What is called the vocal fold must be relaxed and low in the throat so it can vibrate freely and create a pleasant sound. So what is the vocal fold? The vocal fold sits in the larynx on the top of the trachea and vibrates the air to create the fundamental pitch as well as harmonics that colour the tone.
For more of the voice system click here:


http://www.voicefoundation.org/voiceproblem/anatomy/learning.php
Dave Graham
KR International

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Vocal Training in Tokyo

Hi many people have asked me through this blog if I will vocal train them. For the record my time is limited but I will try my best to help artists that are in Japan.

Send me an email at dave@kr-international.com with a brief introduction about yourself.

Dave Graham
CEO, KR International
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Singing Flat? "Lifting your tone"

This is addition to the last post on practicing in front of a mirror. Many singers will actually sing flat and are surprised when I tell them. They feel that they are sining correctly in key. Use the mirror to help with this problem. When you practice scales and signing try raising your eye brows as this can help give you a "Lifting" feeling and at the same time check your posture again and head position.

Cheers Dave Graham (Genkidave)

Practice in front of the mirror

I always recommend practicing in front of a mirror. There are many reasons for this, one being that your expressions may not be appropriate for the song you are singing. Sometimes you must drop back your expressions a little. Some singers are so intense that they sing with their eyes closed all the time. Some singers have a painful expression on their face, when the song they are singing may be a cheerful one. The believe that the showing the effort it takes makes them a better singer. I addition you could have a bad habit with your hands when singing. If you hands always move in one routine when you are signing then you have a problem as people will be drawn to the hand movement and away from your voice. Most of these problem are real issues that will turn your audience off from you regardless off how good you sing. The second reason is to practice giving your voice a positive lift when singing. You can develop a confident glow while singing if you practice in front of a mirror. The third reason is to be able to check your posture. Make sure you are standing straight with your head held high. All of this will help your beathing and show you have confidence when you perform!!! Go to it and let me know if any of this works for you.

Dave Graham (Genkidave) KR International

Hwayobi - Korean Singer

Here is a singer from Korea who has a powerful and well controlled voice. I have put two clips here. One is unplugged on a TV show showing her skills in singing without backing. The second is a live track singing a very difficult song from Alicia Keys "If I Aint Got You".

Many of the artists that I train love to sing this song but unless you can feel the rhythm and soul of this song there is every little chance of doing it well. I am afraid to say that Hwayobi failed to give me a goose bumps that I usually expect of a singer of her level, however, I am a perfectionist and am still waiting to hear someone that sings this song the way it was intended. If you believe you can sing this song in a special way please send me the track as I believe that once I hear it right then that singer has a very special gift!

Merry Christmas

Wishing you awesome Christmas and New Year. For all the singers in Japan, I look forward to catching up in January. For all the other people that come to my site to find ways of making it as a singer I would like to wish that you make a new years resolution to take a step forward in your singing career. Persistence, hard work and a good manager is what you need to move forward.
To all our artists, we will have a new site live before the 1st of January www.krartists.com

which is our website for the artist management and development.

Good Luck to you all. Dave Graham dave@kr-international.com

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