An Incredibly Fast and Easy Way to Sing Better

Sometimes it helps to just go back to basics!

I had a fabulous voice lesson with Ayo Awasika last week.  The most amazing part about it?  How important a return to the basics is.

I brought her the song "Use Me" by Bill Withers. It has one note that jumps up high - not that high, really, and I can hit it, but sometimes it sounds... well... less good than it could.  I had tried a number of different approaches as far as placement, mix, pressure, and volume, but no approach gave me a consistently good result.
                                   
She had me massage my jaw a bit, pull it down with the palms of both hands, and let it hang like it's heavy.

Simply doing that made that one note easier to hit, more powerful, and more similar in tonal quality!

So simple.  So basic.  But so powerful!

So, next time you sing, try relaxing your jaw and see if that helps!

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(c) 2010 Adrienne Osborn

Adrienne Osborn is a vocalist and performance coach based in Colorado.   For more free articles and tips, visit http://PerformanceHigh.net.