Overpowering Your Voice - Why Too Much Breath Pressure Equals Weaker Vocal Performance

Overpowering Your Voice - Why Too Much Breath Pressure Equals Weaker Vocal Performance

* Screaming your melody to the top of your lungs may make me momentarily go "Wow, the singer is certainly trying to be great", but it won't make me go buy your album. When you lose vocal control, you lose your the power to persuade me to hear you.

* Over-blowing your vocal cords hurts them. If you value your instrument, you must take care of it unless you intend it to only work badly for a short season.

Watching any awards or talent show, I almost always see overpowering in artists' performances. Especially with TV shows, they tend to be events where it's hard to hear well unless you're wearing in-ear monitors. You have a lot of ambient sound swirling round and it's easy to get disoriented, disconnected to your voice. But of course, you have to make such an impact -- so you give it all the push you've got.

Mistake.

Giving it all the push you've got translates to pushing 100% of the breath pressure you have available through your vocal cords -- and 100% is TOO MUCH PRESSURE! Doing this always results in a lack of control. Lack of control makes you pitchy, makes your vibrato flutter irregularly or unnaturally, makes you unable to execute vocal embellishments (licks or 'ad libs') well. It also causes your tone to be too thin or harsh, because it tightens your throat.

You need to do what great sparring partners do... learn to pull your punches. Control what you are giving out and it will be much more effective (not to mention, it won't hurt them or you!). Back off the forward breath pressure until your power seems to be balanced at your tailbone. Then you can actually give more communicative life to your performance. Even if you can't hear yourself for the guitar player's amp you're standing in front of, don't take the bait. Back off and let the sound man turn you up, and if possible, move away from that amp!

Here's the magic equation for best vocal performance -- instead of overpowering your vocals, do this:

Back off the pressure ... and add passion. Then "more" won't end up being "less"!

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Judy Rodman -singer/songwriter/producer/vocal instructor, developer of... "Power, Path & Performance" vocal training - Learn from a pro who's been where you want to go!

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Judy Rodman has over 30 years of professional experience as a session singer, award-winning recording artist, stage and television performer, a multi-genre hit songwriter, a studio producer and vocal consultant, and a highly sought-after voice teacher.

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