Three Kinds of Singing Vibrato
By Jeannie Deva There are three ways singers create vibrato. Let's start with what it means. The word vibrato is Italian for “vibrate” and it comes from the Latin “vibrātus”, past tense [...]
By Jeannie Deva There are three ways singers create vibrato. Let's start with what it means. The word vibrato is Italian for “vibrate” and it comes from the Latin “vibrātus”, past tense [...]
The Latin root word for the word resonant means echo. For a singer, resonance means using the natural hollow spaces of your body - nose, sinus, throat and upper chest cavities - [...]
Have you been taught to push your stomach forward when you take a breath and then hold it still or push it in as you sing? Or perhaps you've been told to slowly [...]
By Jeannie Deva Having worked with thousands of singers over the years, I have found that many are confused about technique and what they should be doing when singing. They are uncertain whether [...]
This is a short sample video lesson from Jeannie Deva's Online Vocal School at Artistworks.com. This three minute video lesson teaches you a simple exercise that will help you sing with more accurate [...]
The word vibrato is Italian for “vibrate.” It’s a pulsating effect created within a sustained tone. These pulsations are created through a slight wavering of the pitch.
By Jeannie Deva Thank you for your comments on my recent blog post. I hope you don’t mind me using one of them to lead into this week’s wrap-up of our discussion of [...]
By Jeannie Deva Singing with a "Yawn" Some Classical techniques focus on lifting the soft palate and maintaining an open throat as you would if you were yawning. To get some idea of [...]
By Jeannie Deva Q: "Dear Jeannie… I would like to know if there is a difference between Classical and Popular music vocal technique. Thank you for your (magazine) column. It keeps a lot of [...]
By Jeannie Deva In my nearly 40 years as a vocal coach and voice teacher, I have worked with thousands of singers. They are all individuals but have one thing in common. Nearly [...]